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“U.S. officials warned that North Korea and Russia maintain “offensive” biological weapons programs that violate the international Biological Weapons and Toxins Convention (BWC), which has been ratified by nearly every country in the world.

Both countries, along with China and Iran, likely also maintain the ability to deploy “traditional pathogens and toxins” that could be highly infectious and spread rapidly across the globe, according to the report. It also says the risk of accidental contagious threats is increasing with the number of laboratories worldwide conducting high-risk research.

U.S. officials examined biodefense threats through 2035 and advised modernization efforts across the Pentagon and military forces to address them.”

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4158388-us-military-at-pivotal-moment-for-biodefense-review-warns/amp/