Posted on 03/06/2022 4:42:31 PM PST by Widget Jr
The labs in question are part of a network of facilities linked to the Biological Threat Reduction Program, a US-government-funded effort
A Twitter thread has gone viral after making eyebrow-raising claims that the Russian government is taking down American biolabs in Ukraine under the pretext of the "special military operation" that has pushed the world to the brink of an all-out war.
The claims surfaced shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met recently and issued a joint statement slamming US bioweapons activities. It's worth noting that both Russia and the Soviet Union have a long history of bioweapons-related misinformation. The latest allegations came as Russia launched a terrifying military operation in preparation for a potential invasion of Ukraine.
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However, such claims have been debunked in the past. The labs at issue are reportedly part of a network of facilities linked to the Biological Threat Reduction Program, which is a US government-funded effort dating back to the 1990s aimed at reducing the threat of the former Soviet Union’s weapons of mass destruction programs, including in countries like Ukraine that was once a part of the communist regime. The Soviets had maintained a massive bioweapons program, and part of the role of the US-linked labs is to take custody over leftover supplies, similar to a central reference laboratory in Kazakhstan. According to Matt Field, editor of the Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, the major focus of the labs in the network is on disease surveillance and public health.
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I don’t understand why its so hard to figure out why Russia invaded. He wants to go back to the glory days and taking their resources is a plus.
This bio labs stuff is phony. Putin couldn’t care less
Land and resources — the reason behind every other European war for the past five thousand years.
If anything, Putin should release humper biden’s laptop contents, assuming he has a copy.
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