CIA’s Cold War Tick Experiments Examined Following New Allegations Linking Them to Lyme Outbreak Introduction Allegations that U.S. government biological weapons tests during the Cold War may have contributed to the modern Lyme disease epidemic are under renewed scrutiny. The claims, advanced by biochemist Dr. Robert Malone, are based on an analysis of declassified documents concerning secret tick experiments in the 1960s. According to Malone’s report, these activities were part of larger, clandestine programs aimed at developing insect-based bioweapons. The analysis was published on March 6, 2026, and has prompted calls for further investigation from some members of Congress. Officials…

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