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==== Warfare ====
A [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Biological warfare|biowarfare]] [[military operation plan]] developed from 1942 to 1944 during [[World War II]] was planned to disseminate linseed with anthrax spores to be eaten by livestock, and eventually consumed by the human population.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Myles |date=22 April 2024 |title=Britain's mysterious WW2 'island of death' |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240419-britains-mysterious-ww2-island-of-death? |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=BBC Culture}}</ref> This would have led to widespread death, but the plan was eventually abandoned for Operation Overlord.