Since this post, the State Dept has come out and confirmed there are biolabs in Ukraine. Comments in that post are just filled with liberal indignation. But also loved how the fact checkers went straight to “this is absolutely false” before the facts actually came out.
In reality, Nuland’s statement about “biological research facilities” did not confirm allegations of bioweapons labs. African swine fever, for instance, is not a human pathogen. But it does devastate pigs and can be used as an economic weapon, so it is considered by the United States to be a potential biowarfare agent — especially in countries (such as the United States) with little experience with it.
In 2019, a group of Eastern European experts assessed that a “lone wolf” without any special training in microbiology, financial support or specialized lab equipment could launch such an attack. They said the ASF virus was especially dangerous because of its high virulence, lack of vaccine and devastating impact on pork production.
any weapon against hogs is a weapon against America :grillman:
Didn’t the US themselves spread some sort of swine disease in Cuba in order to ruin their economy and food supply?
