Like you, Dr. Malone, I worked in this domain for a number of years. My role as the chief engineer for the development of the initial CONUS labs and associated collection and transport. Our mission was purely analysis/detection of samples using DNA (PCR, probes) and immuno technologies. We worked with long-retired BW experts from when…
Like you, Dr. Malone, I worked in this domain for a number of years. My role as the chief engineer for the development of the initial CONUS labs and associated collection and transport. Our mission was purely analysis/detection of samples using DNA (PCR, probes) and immuno technologies. We worked with long-retired BW experts from when the US had an offensive capability and we had access to their protocols from Ft Detrick (pilot) and Pine Bluff (production) - only for phenomenology purposes. Weaponization of the pathogens is the key differentiator between defensive and offensive...and this step is quite a technical challenge per our (then) experts.
Based on my experience, and also in consideration of the extreme political ramifications to the US, I doubt Ukraine would be involved in actual weaponization steps. Agree with all you say re: BWC and Gov't and media transparency.
I thank you for all you have done to educate the public re: the pandemic and vaccines. You are a national treasure.
Like you, Dr. Malone, I worked in this domain for a number of years. My role as the chief engineer for the development of the initial CONUS labs and associated collection and transport. Our mission was purely analysis/detection of samples using DNA (PCR, probes) and immuno technologies. We worked with long-retired BW experts from when the US had an offensive capability and we had access to their protocols from Ft Detrick (pilot) and Pine Bluff (production) - only for phenomenology purposes. Weaponization of the pathogens is the key differentiator between defensive and offensive...and this step is quite a technical challenge per our (then) experts.
Based on my experience, and also in consideration of the extreme political ramifications to the US, I doubt Ukraine would be involved in actual weaponization steps. Agree with all you say re: BWC and Gov't and media transparency.
I thank you for all you have done to educate the public re: the pandemic and vaccines. You are a national treasure.