Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by baja_blast on Sunday February 26, 2023 @05:28PM
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But it is in the best interest of all countries. Unlike nuclear weapons where the damage can be isolated to one area, highly contagious weapons are impossible to control and will end up hurting themselves as well.
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Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by monetus on Sunday February 26, 2023 @05:54PM
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When it scales down to individual bio-hackers though, I feel like that virus is bound to be made.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by hotpotamus on Sunday February 26, 2023 @07:15PM
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I suspect the world would be better off if all knowledge of nuclear weapons were eradicated. I doubt on a few levels that the damage can really be isolated given proliferation. Baby Boomers were found to have significantly elevated levels of strontium-90 in their baby teeth attributed just to atmospheric testing. That did result in a treaty to ban the practice, but nuclear weapon research continued and continues today. I doubt any country will willingly stop viral research; especially because there are legitimate medical reasons for such research, though I suspect weapon applications are inextricably intertwined as well.