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US experimented on humans with radioactive oatmeal, mystery fog | Elizabeth Vargas Reports

2025-08-30 News & Politics
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Secret Army Chemical Spraying Experiment Plagued St. Louis Neighborhood, Causing Illness

Learn how the U.S. Army knowingly exposed over 10,000 residents to cadmium decades ago and why crucial records regarding potential radioactive components are still being withheld today.

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  • The U.S. Army admits spraying zinc cadmium sulfide, a known carcinogen, over the Pruitt-Igoe neighborhood in St. Louis without resident consent during the Cold War.
  • Decades later, former residents report suffering from rare cancers and unexplained illnesses, fueling suspicion about unreleased chemical components.
  • Official reviews, like one by the NRC, could not verify safety because the Army claimed key exposure data was either classified or missing.
  • Experts designing the St. Louis test were leaders in open-air radiological weapons development, suggesting potential radiation dispersal.
  • Affected residents are demanding governmental accountability, compensation, and the immediate declassification of pending documents like Joint Quarterly Report 5.

This investigation details the secret Cold War testing conducted in St. Louis, where authorities deliberately sprayed a chemical cloud over a large civilian population. Readers will understand the documented sequence of events, the specific compounds admitted to being used, and the continuing, verifiable obstruction of accountability concerning the long-term health devastation.

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NewsNation’s Natasha Zouves investigates a secret U.S. Army experiment in St. Louis, where a mysterious fog once drifted through a neighborhood of more than 10,000 people. The chemical contained cadmium, a known carcinogen and decades later, residents are getting sick, some with rare cancers. Now they’re asking: What else was in that spray? NewsNation’s Natasha Zouves continues the investigation. READ THE FULL INVESTIGATION: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/did-government-poison-st-louis/ Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

Top Comments (10)

@sarahsoutar252 2025-08-31

If they are admitting to using radioactive oatmeal, just imagine what they are NOT admitting to.

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@184ktmdm 2025-09-09

Our government commits disgusting crimes constantly and no one ever get held accountable.

777 17 replies
@ashleylala4293 2025-08-31

If you think they aren’t experimenting on us today, you’re crazy.

20.2k 463 replies
@SusannaWBank 2025-11-19

That's why it's called the projects. Everyone who lives in them are experimented on in some type of way smh

362 13 replies
@sleepykittytarot 2025-09-08

Shouldn't this be considered homeland terrorism? Disgusting.

4.4k 75 replies
@giommar 2025-09-04

this should be a wayyyyyyyyyyyyy way bigger story than we’re acting like it is

5.5k 74 replies
@Kadafitheprince2379 2025-09-01

That wasn’t testing that was chemical warfare

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@gofakeyourself2978 2025-11-26

This is being talked about now when so many people noticed a strange fog all over the country?NEVER trust the government!

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@blip9999999999999999 2025-09-02

The test isn't over yet. They're still watching to see who lives and who dies.

1.5k 24 replies
@Megan-v5h 2025-08-31

It’s insane tht ppl still think our government cares abt us in anyway

5.7k 106 replies

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