# WWII

“We Were Turning Plague into Weapons”: Full Testimony from a Unit 731 Member Rekindles Evidence of Industrialized Biological Warfare

A newly disclosed full interview with former Unit 731 member Sato Hideo provides direct testimony that the unit sought to weaponize plague bacteria, produced pathogens at industrial scales, and conducted systematic human experiments. Museum curators say the account, corroborated by archival evidence and court testimonies, reinforces the view that these were organised, state-connected crimes rather than isolated abuses.