[vuln]

Ukraine has bio labs, funded by the US and operated by Ukraine.

There is also proof and testimony that the US funded the Wuhan lab also.

“They're looking at pathogens that infect humans and animals with an emphasis on those that are endemic to Ukraine, Anthrax, tularemia, tuberculosis, botulism, classic swine fever, Crimean hemorrhagic fever, avian flu, those types of things.”

Just like Wuhan was just checking out some crazy bat strain. I don’t know what “Gain of Function” is.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/...

https://ua.usembassy.gov/embassy/kyiv/sections-offices/defen...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ukraine-news-russia-war-us-...

[threeseed]

Every country has bio labs.

The insinuation which your sources refute is that they are bio-weapon labs.

[MissingAFew]

I'm sorry, but I really don't see the difference. If they do gain of function to create a virus, that virus can be used as a weapon. You can't separate the two.

[threeseed]

It's the difference between making fertiliser for farming or to build a bomb. Intent matters.

And so if they are creating viruses to better understand how to cure them or prepare responses for dealing with them then that is a good thing. Creating a virus for use in a bio-weapon is a bad thing.

If you don't have bio-labs then you don't have cures so we can't get rid of them entirely.

[MissingAFew]

The amount of engineering required to go from fertilizer to bomb is astronomical. Deploying a virus covertly does not compare in the slightest, that's a disingenuous comparison and you know it.

[threeseed]

"It's a very simple explosive to make," she said. "In fact, for years the IRA {Irish Republican Army} made their bombs this way."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/04/21/a...

[__MatrixMan__]

That's like calling ping a DoS tool.

[MissingAFew]

Not really. Development of the virus is the hard part. Ping is straight forward and widely available.

As soon as the virus is developed, it can be used by other departments within the government easily with proper approval, and purposes other than intended.

[bratbag]

Would you care to share the credentials you have that allow you to make a sweeping statement about it being impossible to separate the two?

Because that was a line of propaganda attack, but I'm willing to give you a chance to prove you are qualified and not just mindlessly regurgitating bullshit.

[MissingAFew]

I don't need credentials for common sense. If a virus is developed, it can be easily used improperly when given to the wrong individuals. There are differences, but not enough to make it useless in bioweapons development.