What Lies Behind The Incident At The Siberian Plague Research Laboratory?

Defectors spoke about the development of combat strains of the plague.

An outbreak of plague in a Russian laboratory should not, in and of itself, cause panic. What is far more alarming is that Moscow is in no hurry to disclose the details of the incident and continues to conceal information about its military biological program, writes The Telegraph (translation by Charter97.org).

An employee of the Siberian State Scientific Anti-Plague Institute died, and approximately 200 people have been quarantined. Meanwhile, Russian authorities are providing very little information about the incident.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Moscow to be more transparent. “Russia must share additional information with the world,” he said, adding that Washington is closely monitoring the situation.

That said, the plague itself is not a disease capable of causing a pandemic on the scale of COVID-19. The disease is treatable with antibiotics and spreads much more slowly than many other infections.
The possible existence of a military biological infrastructure in Russia is an entirely different matter. “A broken test tube containing a plague sample is one thing. A test tube containing a weaponized virus is something else entirely,” the publication emphasizes.

American biosecurity expert Ashish Ja points out that Russia officially designates the Anti-Plague Institute as a civilian institution, yet U.S. intelligence agencies have repeatedly reported on the expansion of Russia’s military biological program.

Its roots go back to the Soviet era. Defectors have spoken of the development of combat strains of plague, anthrax, smallpox, and other deadly infections. Despite its obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention, Moscow has not granted full access to facilities associated with the Soviet program.
Biological weapons are dangerous not only because of their physical effects. “They are capable of causing fear and panic. The psychological effect is almost stronger than the physical one,” says Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former commander of the British Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Unit.

Against the backdrop of growing tensions between Russia and the West, it is precisely this factor that is causing the greatest concern. Europe is already accusing Moscow of waging a “shadow war,” and experts fear that the Kremlin may use its old chemical and biological arsenals to exert pressure and intimidate.

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