Dead Sheep Tell No Tales: Aum Shinrikyo’s Sarin Tests in Australia Never Happened

• In Event: Non-state Violent Actors, Features and Tactics II

Brief Overview

The Australian government has long maintained that the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo tested sarin nerve agent in the Australian Outback, but this claim does not stand up to scrutiny.

Author

• Chris Quillen, George Mason University