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For 80 years, scientists at Porton Down have sought to develop deadly and destructive chemical weapons within one of Britain's most secretive installations. Thousands of human volunteers were subjected to a programme of often ruthless medical testing yet their stories have remained untold. Now many are claiming they are suffering the long-term effects from these tests with serious damage to their health and a police enquiry has been launched. In this daring new publication, journalist Robert Evans investigates the ethics and actions of the scientists and survivors of Porton Down.

Former journalist for the Sunday Telegraph, Rob Evans is currently a freelance politics writer for the Guardian. He has worked as a researcher on a number of television programmes and in 1999 he was awarded the Award for the Campaign for Freedom of Information.