▁Korea ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁ ▁Cuba ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁rum ored ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁employed ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁against ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁island ▁nation ▁of ▁Cuba . ▁No am ▁Ch om sky ▁claimed ▁that ▁evidence ▁exists ▁imp lic ating ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁but ▁these ▁claims ▁are ▁disput ed . ▁▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁held ▁that ▁C IA ▁oper atives ▁had ▁cont amin ated ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁sugar ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁storage ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁a ▁ ▁Canadian ▁agricult ural ▁techn ician ▁assist ing ▁the ▁Cub an ▁government ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁paid ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁inf ect ▁Cub an ▁tur keys ▁with ▁the ▁dead ly ▁New castle ▁disease . ▁Though ▁the ▁techn ician ▁later ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁just ▁pocket ed ▁the ▁money , ▁many ▁Cub ans ▁and ▁some ▁US ▁citizens ▁believed ▁a ▁c land est in ely ▁admin ister ed ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁agent ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁subsequent ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁in ▁Cub an ▁tur keys . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁first ▁serious ▁out break ▁of ▁African ▁Sw ine ▁F ever ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere ▁occurred ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁Cub an ▁government ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁U . S . ▁cover t ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁this ▁out break , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁pre empt ive