BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland recently admitted that the United States has a "biological research facility" in Ukraine. Just before, in the face of russian accusations, the US side had flatly denied it. Why change attitudes? What exactly are these biological laboratories in the United States plotting?
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian revealed on Tuesday that the United States controls 336 biological laboratories in 30 countries around the world. According to the data released by the United States itself, the country has 26 biological laboratories in Ukraine, and all dangerous viruses in Ukraine must be stored in these laboratories.
People of insight in the United States and many countries, including Russia, have repeatedly questioned these biological laboratories, but the United States has always prevaricated on the grounds of "scientific research" and "peaceful uses" and has never published its research results. However, these biological laboratories have been exposed to safety accidents such as the loss of deadly strains, the failure of laboratory equipment, and the disappearance of mice infected with pathogens, which have caused concern to the world.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 10th, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the same day that the United States conducted bat coronavirus experiments in the biological laboratory in Ukraine. In addition, the U.S. side plans to conduct research on bird, bat and reptile pathogens in Ukraine this year, and gradually transition to the study of the possibility of carrying African swine fever and anthrax.
Previously, the Fort Detrick Biological Laboratory in Maryland had been disclosed a series of safety accidents, such as the bizarre death of civilian employees, the loss of deadly strains, virus and chemical leakage and other safety accidents, the laboratory was once called by the US media as the "darkest experimental center" of the US government.
Fort Detrick is just the tip of the iceberg. These opaque, irregular, and unsafe biological laboratories in the United States are like a sword hanging over their heads, making the world uneasy. However, the United States has never abandoned these so-called studies because of the doubts of the world, and on the contrary, it has done everything in its power to obstruct the establishment of a verification mechanism for the Biological Weapons Convention and refuses to accept the verification of its biological facilities at home and abroad.
What research does the United States do in these labs? Will new "bioterrorism" be fostered? Is there an ulterior motive? Whether these laboratories will pose a threat to the lives and health of all mankind, the United States should respond to the legitimate concerns of the international community and give the world an explanation.
U.S. ought to answer questions about 336 furtive biolabs worldwide
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- The U.S. government’s Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Tuesday admitted in a way that the U.S. had established biolabs in Ukraine. Previously, Russia found the U.S. worked with these biolabs to develop biological weapons, but the U.S. defended itself and denied they are under its control. Why did the U.S. change its attitude after denying it? Is there any ulterior motive behind these biolabs?
Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday revealed that the U.S. Department of Defense controls 336 biological laboratories in 30 countries, and data released by the U.S. itself shows that the country has 26 bio-labs and other related facilities in Ukraine, all dangerous pathogens in Ukraine must be stored in these labs.
Some Americans and countries including Russia have questioned the use of these biolabs, but the U.S. government seemed to prevaricate with the excuse of "scientific research" and "peaceful use", rejecting to publish its research.
But a series of safety accidents, for example, missing deadly pathogens and infected mice, and the malfunction of lab equipment, have triggered global concern over these labs.
The Sputnik News of Russia cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday that the U.S.-funded biological labs located in Ukraine were conducting experiments with bat coronavirus samples.
Documents from the Russian Defense Ministry said that the U.S. planned to conduct work on pathogens of birds, bats, and reptiles in Ukraine in 2022, with a further transition to studying the possibility of carrying African swine fever and anthrax, according to the Russian media.
Experiments which may bring disasters to people’s safety like these have already been conducted in U.S.-controlled biolabs in history.
For instance, Fort Detrick, a lab located in Maryland in the U.S., was notorious for safety accidents like the bizarre death of civilian employees, the loss of deadly strains, the leakage of viruses and chemicals, etc., and was once called "the center of the darkest experiment" of the U.S. government by local media.
And Fort Detrick is believed to be the tip of the iceberg. These non-transparent, non-standard and unsafe labs are like a sword hanging over the head, which makes the world anxious. However, the U.S. has never stopped its so-called research in these labs. The country even tried to impede the establishment of a verification protocol of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) worldwide and rejected the verification of its domestic biological facilities.
What kind of studies are the U.S. conducting in these biolabs? Do these studies nurture "bioterrorism"? Is there any ulterior motive behind these biolabs? Will they threaten the health and safety of people? The U.S. owes the world an explanation.
Source: China News Network