In 1945, 3,900 people worked at Detrick with no public knowledge.

Evidence

At its peak in 1945, 3,900 people worked at Detrick, and yet not a whisper about what they were doing appeared in the press during the war. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 234

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 234
• XREF: connects to: The Detrick scientists attempted to improve upon Japanese biological warfare practices. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 635

Broader Connections

• The Detrick scientists attempted to improve upon Japanese biological warfare practices. #expands (0.75) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 635