06-26-2020, 08:56 AM
The train of events since then highlights two things.
First is that bio weapons have traditionally been considered nonviable because once they're loose ... they're loose. IMO, most nations looked at them only as a way of warning other countries not to try something stupid like starting a plague.
Second is that the "high security" of biological agent research labs is as subject to Murphy's Law as anything else. 100% is very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve in the real world. The problem, of course, with these "bugs" is that anything less than 100% is very risky.
Good thing we have Bill Gates to keep us safe.
Cheers
First is that bio weapons have traditionally been considered nonviable because once they're loose ... they're loose. IMO, most nations looked at them only as a way of warning other countries not to try something stupid like starting a plague.
Second is that the "high security" of biological agent research labs is as subject to Murphy's Law as anything else. 100% is very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve in the real world. The problem, of course, with these "bugs" is that anything less than 100% is very risky.
Good thing we have Bill Gates to keep us safe.
Cheers
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