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Roundup

Biological Agents & Programs · 1974

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Roundup

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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 72

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Lethality / Infectivity

Transmissibility

Incubation / Onset

Stability

Countermeasure Difficulty

Detection Difficulty

Weaponization

Persistence

Technology

Deterrence Value

Methodology ↗ → Biological Agents & Programs ranking

ManufacturerMonsanto

CategoryBiological Agents & Programs

In service1974

⊕ History

Data Quality82%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Biological Agents & Programsranking ↗methodology ↗

Biological Agents & Programs MASS Rating

4/7

All-Time

Biological Agents & Programs · 10 axes scored

Lethality / Infectivity

Transmissibility

Incubation / Onset

Stability

Countermeasure Difficulty

Detection Difficulty

Weaponization

Persistence

Technology

Deterrence Value

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the biological agents & programs category.

01 / Overview

Roundup

Category

Biological Agents & Programs

Prime contractor

Monsanto

Production

1974–

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS & PROGRAMS

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

biological agents & programs category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the biological agents & programs category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

SERVICE LIFESPANRetired

1974Production started

years in service

04 / MASS Score

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS & PROGRAMS RANKING Biological Agents & Programs

#3 Black Flag 81 #4

Dichlofos 72 #5 Roundup (this weapon) 72 #6 Garlon 45 #7 ワイパアエースゾル 15

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

4BIOLOGICAL AGENTS & PROGRAMS 6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BIOLOGICAL AGENTS & PROGRAMS

ⓘ Rankings are within theBiological Agents & Programscategory.

Biological Agents & Programs Monsanto

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