United Kingdom Breaks Silence on Gruinard Island as Deadly Anthrax Test Site is Declared Safe After Years of Military Secrecy and Environmental Restoration

After decades of silence and classified operations, the United Kingdom has officially revealed the full story behind Gruinard Island—a once-secret site used for biological weapons testing during World War II. Long contaminated by lethal anthrax spores following covert military experiments, the island remained off-limits to the public for over 40 years. Now, after an intensive decontamination effort and environmental restoration project, the government has declared the island safe, breaking its long-held secrecy and marking a critical chapter in the nation’s military and environmental history.​