Interrogation of Generalleutnant Hermann von Bülow at the International War Crimes Court, Geneva, Switzerland, 16. September 1962:
Prosecutor: General, you were the head of the German Nuclear, Biological and Chemical division at the Oberste Heeresleitung?
Bülow: Yes, I was appointed to this position two years before the war, and held it until demoblisation after the armistice. During that time I was awarded the Pour-le-Merite, the Schwarzer Adlerorden and the Hohenzollern Hausorden first class. I was promoted to my current rank after the conquest of the British Isles.
Prosector: Was it you that proposed the use of Tabun, Soman and Sarin in the invasion of Great Britain?
Bülow: Yes, we knew that had only inadequate defenses against these agents. We succeeded in not only paralysing the English air defence, we also achieved a major crippling of their armour. In all, I would say, the use of gas saved innumerable lifes on both sides, as English defense collapsed now rapidly and they surrendered immediately after the parachute landings.
Prosecutor: Did you also propose the use of nuclear bombs against Russia?
Bülow: Of course, we could never hope to match their numbers. To break their aggression, the use of nuclear weapons was irrefutable. Also, the predominatly western winds would carry radioactive downfall further into the Russian empire. And - they did not have nuclear weapons, nor any precautions against them. Thanks to our Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institute we had an advantage of about ten years of research in nuclear weapons. - When you look at the primitive American devices that erased Cologne, Frankfurt, Metz, Straßburg, München and Hamburg, our strikes on New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Detroit, Chicago and Memphis were much more elegant and effective. Also, thanks to our superior rocket science we had not to rely on clumsy bombers, which often failed to hit the correct objective. Ask the Dutch what they think of the US 15 KT bomb that hit Njimwegen instead of Düsseldorf. Or the Swiss about Basel...
Prosecutor: Did you also propose the use of anthrax and typhus fever against the US?
Bülow: Yes, I did. But Kaiser Wilhelm IV. would not allow it. Even the Reichskanzler proposed it, but his Majesty wouldn't have it. - However, already before the war, we had provided ample supply of the agents to our Japenese ally who inteded to use it in China. So it was the Tenno who authorised the use of anthrax and typhus fever against the US west coast.
Prosectuor: Was it you who initiated the development of the binary agent Vetol?
Bülow: Yes, after we had used Soman, Tabun and Sarin against England, it was quite clear that something new had to be developed. Only if we succeeded in remaining scientifically atop of the enemy we could hope to wear him down. - It gave us the edge during the first invasion, otherwise they would have overrun the Atlantic Wall defenses in England with their Napalm, Fuel Air Explosives and optically guided missiles. We captured a lot of that stuff - and added it to our inventory.
Prosecutor: Who were your primary collaborators?
Bülow: Well, there was Colonel Krauskopf, my deputy, a chemical doctor himself. Then there were Professors Löwenstein, Einstein, Kirschfeld, Hahn, and Heisenberg of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut. Also, old Count Rathenau did a lot to orchestrate industry.
Prosecutor: Thank you, General.