Comments on: WaPo on Secret BW Lab https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/07/30/wapo-on-secret-bw-lab/ Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Andy https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/07/30/wapo-on-secret-bw-lab/#comment-225 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:15:22 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/wapo-on-secret-bw-lab/#comment-225 While I see the point, there is a legitimate concern about developing countermeasures to some of these agents. It would be sad indeed if it were illegal to formulate cures or other defensive measures against BW.

The US has no need for any sort of BW program, but there certainly is a need for BW countermeasures. I’m not versed on the legal issue, but we need the ability to do defensive research.

]]> By: J. https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/07/30/wapo-on-secret-bw-lab/#comment-224 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/wapo-on-secret-bw-lab/#comment-224 Yeah, that quote kind of jumped out at me also. On the one hand, I understand the need/desire for collaborative research between DHS, DHHS, and DOD. On the other hand, this excessive desire for “red teaming” and developing BW agents just to see if you can sounds crazy. There is definitely a middle ground here, where teh center ought to report annually on what it does without giving out technical details that would benefit non-state actors interested in such data.

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