Monday, December 11, 2017

Growing Fears That North Korea Has A Biological Warfare Program

KCNA/via Reuters

Chicago Tribune/Washington Post: Microbes by the ton: Officials see weapons threat as North Korea gains biotech expertise

Five months before North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006, U.S. intelligence officials sent a report to Congress warning that secret work also was underway on a biological weapon. The communist regime, which had long ago acquired the pathogens that cause smallpox and anthrax, had assembled teams of scientists but seemed to be lacking in certain technical skills, the report said.

"Pyongyang's resources presently include a rudimentary biotechnology infrastructure," the report by the director of national intelligence explained.

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More News On Growing Fears That North Korea Has A Biological Warfare Program

North Korea could be preparing for biological weapons program -- The Hill
North Korea pushing for biological weapons factories, analysts say -- FOX News
North Korea May Also Be Developing Submarine Missiles and Biological Weapons -- NYMag
North Korean threat intensifies as it grows its bioweapons program -- Axios

2 comments:

Deiconik said...

Rings a bell. May as well use the ol WMD pitch.

fazman said...

Wonder if Collin Powell still has his crayons,so we can draw another super dooper mobile wmd lab.