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Death in Russian lab raises questions over plague pathogen bioweapon research

The US accuse Russia and other states of developing banned biological weapons. After an incident at the plague lab in Irkutsk, Euronews interviewed bioweapons expert Mirko Himmel.

  • Laboratory technician dies in Russia, raising concerns about bioweapon research.
  • Institute for Plague Research in Irkutsk linked to Soviet biological weapons programs.
  • Offensive plague pathogen research unverified due to lack of verification mechanism.

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