Just like the US biosafety folks invented their own definition for “gain of function” to route around regulation they also did so with “biological weapon program”.
The US has biological military activities that reach the point of providing anthrax for the 2001 anthrax attacks.
In 2001 there was also a New York Times article reporting:
Simultaneous experiments involving a model of a germ bomb, a factory to make biological agents and the development of more potent anthrax, these officials said, would draw vociferous protests from Washington if conducted by a country the United States viewed as suspect.
According to the US view, the US is allowed to experiment with germ bombs as long as it does so to study how to defend against germ bombs.
From a biosafety perspective, the Chinese should be applauded for calling for disclosure. Mutual disclosure of biological military activities would be very great.
Just like the US biosafety folks invented their own definition for “gain of function” to route around regulation they also did so with “biological weapon program”.
The US has biological military activities that reach the point of providing anthrax for the 2001 anthrax attacks.
In 2001 there was also a New York Times article reporting:
According to the US view, the US is allowed to experiment with germ bombs as long as it does so to study how to defend against germ bombs.
From a biosafety perspective, the Chinese should be applauded for calling for disclosure. Mutual disclosure of biological military activities would be very great.
Strongly agree. Dictators can be negotiated with, viruses cannot. Do not call up that which you cannot put down.