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Finally, the chapter asks the question of why, given the known presence of birds transiting through the fixed Johnston Grid area (a result established by a special POBSP subprogram called STAR BRITE), the army nevertheless chose to conduct bioweapons trials there, despite the potential hazards they might present to populations of the Western Pacific.
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Made of dredged-up coral, it became known as “the Coral Carrier.” The chapter also describes how after a series of observations made by POBSP field teams, the scientists made important discoveries about bird migration patterns in the Central Pacific. Tern Island was converted from an irregularly-shaped tropical isle into an air base that looks much like an aircraft carrier steaming through the waves. It was also used as a launch site for atmospheric nuclear bomb blasts. Johnston is one of the most isolated islands in the world, and for that reason it became the staging point for many secret US Army experiments, including biological warfare tests. The chapter describes how two islands visited by the POSBP, Tern Island in the Northwest Hawaiian chain, and Johnston Island, in the mid-Pacific, were converted to suit the needs of the military.
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