The US Military Actually Experimented With Ricin-Coated Bullets

The U.S. Military, back in World War I, dabbled with the idea of coating bullets and shrapnel in ricin. They also talked about creating a 'dust cloud' of ricin toxin that could be "inhaled through the lungs." This would, of course, have been devastating to the enemy, not to mention a painful way to go. From Global Security: Two methods of weaponizing ricin were explored: bullets and shrapnel coated with ricin toxins or a 'dust cloud' of toxin toxins inhaled into the lungs. The thermal sensitivit...