Editing Geraldo Huber (section)

==Military Career and Role in [[DINA]]==
Huber’s military career began in earnest after his 1964 graduation, and he rose through the ranks to become a Colonel in the Chilean Army. In the early 1970s, following General Augusto Pinochet’s coup against President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973, Huber became an agent of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), Chile’s secret police, which was notorious for its role in [[Operation Condor]], a U.S.-backed campaign of political repression across Southern Cone countries. As a DINA operative, Huber’s engineering background and logistical skills were leveraged for sensitive operations.

In the early 1980s, Huber was assigned to the military chemical installation in Talagante, Chile, where he reportedly worked on chemical and biological weapons programs, including those linked to DINA’s Proyecto Andrea and [[Colonia Dignidad]]. This project, involving operatives like Michael Townley and Eugenio Berríos, developed toxins such as sarin gas for assassinations, potentially at facilities like Colonia Dignidad. His presence at Talagante indicates involvement in DINA’s covert operations, per The Pinochet File by Peter Kornbluh.

From 1987 to 1989, Huber served as Governor of Talagante Province, a position that combined military and administrative duties, reflecting his growing influence within Pinochet’s regime. In March 1991, he was appointed to the Army’s Directorate of Logistics, a critical role overseeing the procurement and sale of weapons abroad. This position placed him at the center of international arms deals, which would later prove fatal.