“It is said that those who don’t know history are destined to live it. Jim Ketchum has provided a critical history lesson in Chemical Warfare Secrets Almost Forgotten. The book points to future weapons development, whether you like it or not. Incidents such as the rescue of over six hundred hostages at the Moscow theater, and the tragedy of Breslan dramatically changed the landscape. Unfortunately, the US decided to halt research into the vital area of mind altering drugs. Others did not. The rise of terrorism will drive us back into that area of study. Before anyone starts that trip, they must read this book.”
John Alexander, PhD
Author of Future War
John Alexander, PhD
Author of Future War
Notably, Ketchum makes a distinction between the research programme he was involved with, and the CIA's now famous Project MKULTRA , which also looked at ways of influencing the mind and involved a significant amount of LSD research.
Dr Vaughan Bell
BSc (Hons) MSc CertHEd PhD
Dr Vaughan Bell
BSc (Hons) MSc CertHEd PhD
The story of how Dr. James S. Ketchum helped the Army Chemical Center research psychedelics and deliriants on volunteers, for use as non-lethal weapons. Includes funny details about the subjects' trips. (This is unrelated to the CIA's MK-ULTRA.)
The Bonobo – The Diggnation Project
The Bonobo – The Diggnation Project
Dear Doctor Ketchum,
Let me take a moment of your time to tell you how very much I enjoyed reading your book, Chemical Warfare. The history of the chemical warfare service is a passion of mine. I worked with Harry Salem at the Edgewood Arsenal from 1985 to 1995, and we continue to collaborate from time to time. From 1970 to 1980, I was a Research Associate in Dermatology at HUP first with Morrie Samitz and then with Al Kligman. Your experiences hit close to home several times.
Regards,
Sidney A. Katz, PhD
Professor of Chemistry, Rutgers University
Faculty Appointments at:
College of Arts & Sciences (Camden, NJ)
Graduate School of Arts & Science (New Brunswick, NJ)
Let me take a moment of your time to tell you how very much I enjoyed reading your book, Chemical Warfare. The history of the chemical warfare service is a passion of mine. I worked with Harry Salem at the Edgewood Arsenal from 1985 to 1995, and we continue to collaborate from time to time. From 1970 to 1980, I was a Research Associate in Dermatology at HUP first with Morrie Samitz and then with Al Kligman. Your experiences hit close to home several times.
Regards,
Sidney A. Katz, PhD
Professor of Chemistry, Rutgers University
Faculty Appointments at:
College of Arts & Sciences (Camden, NJ)
Graduate School of Arts & Science (New Brunswick, NJ)
© 2006/2007
J.S. Ketchum
J.S. Ketchum
Documenting a Lost Decade of Clinical Research
Thanks for sending me a copy of your book, “Chemical Warfare Secrets Almost Forgotten.” I enjoyed reading your careful personal account that corrects the all-too-often inaccurate media reports of what took place during those years you were at Edgewood. And I thought that your balance between the description of your research and your more personal biographical involvement generally helped provide credibility within the context of a real researcher’s “jovial openness,” foibles, reactions, and his scrupulous medical team - although perhaps some sections in later chapters are more personal autobiographical diversions than contributions to the theme of your work at Edgewood.
And no stodgy, defensive documentary. Your Prologue was exciting and intriguing and set a marvelous stage for the introduction of your reader to the idea of potentially legitimate, even humane reasons for incapacitating agents, and the successive chapters describing your work. I learned a great deal and felt that you were telling it just as it was. And your description of Project Dork was absolutely mind-boggling.
…At any rate, Jim, I really did enjoy reading your book and think that you have done a great job with it.
Jim Hedlund, PhD
Professor of Psychology Emeritus, University of Missouri, MI
Colonel, US Army Medical Service Corps (ret.)
Consultant in Psychology to the Surgeon General (1962-64)
And no stodgy, defensive documentary. Your Prologue was exciting and intriguing and set a marvelous stage for the introduction of your reader to the idea of potentially legitimate, even humane reasons for incapacitating agents, and the successive chapters describing your work. I learned a great deal and felt that you were telling it just as it was. And your description of Project Dork was absolutely mind-boggling.
…At any rate, Jim, I really did enjoy reading your book and think that you have done a great job with it.
Jim Hedlund, PhD
Professor of Psychology Emeritus, University of Missouri, MI
Colonel, US Army Medical Service Corps (ret.)
Consultant in Psychology to the Surgeon General (1962-64)
Chemical Warfare Secrets Almost Forgotten
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