The Terrible War Crimes of Unit 731

Hello everybody! If you are unfamiliar with the recent cases of missing and deceased scientists, then this episode, as well as the following episodes to come in this series are going to hopefully cover everything there is to know at this moment in time. This is an ongoing investi ...  Show more

Hello everybody! In todays episode, we are going to cover a topic that is being very widely discussed in the world right now. If you are unfamiliar with the recent cases of missing or deceased scientists, then this episode as well as the following episodes to come in this series ...  Show more

Unit 731 was a secret group within the Japanese Army in WWII that committed unspeakable atrocities against humans in the name of scientific research. Listen with caution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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Unit 731 was a covert biological warfare R&D unit in Imperial Japan that engaged in lethal human experimentation. They would perform vivisections (autopsies with a living subject) and intentionally infect people with diseases (smallpox, plagues, typhus, anthrax, etc). This was al ...  Show more