Siberian Lab Pneumonic Plague Super-Weapon Leak? Annie Jacobsen Said This Could Happen [REBROADCAST]
Change Agents with Andy StumpfShow Notes
This interview was recorded in July. In the interview, she said, “There is a science-based history of Russia trying to develop a pneumonic plague super-weapon.” This weekend, that exact scenario may have unfolded.
This week, this story broke: "The United States is watching a case involving a laboratory worker who died at a plague research institute in Siberia, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio."
Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author known for her research and writing on topics related to national security, defense, and intelligence.
Her investigative work has focused on some of the most secretive areas of government and includes the titles Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency, Operation Paperclip, and Nuclear War.
Her latest, Biological War: A Scenario is out now. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783250/biological-war-by-annie-jacobsen/
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