Operation Whitecoat [2017]

Operation Whitecoat [2017]

On Demand

During the Cold War, more than 2,300 non-combatant conscientious objectors from the Seventh-day Adventist church volunteered to serve their country by participating in U. S. Army medical experiments focused on developing defensive medical countermeasures against the Soviet Union’s bio-warfare capabilities. These volunteers were exposed to experimental vaccines and infectious pathogens. Operation Whitecoat tells the story of these patriots–their commitment to both their religious principles and