“In an
article with the headline 'US Army operated biological weapons in
Germany,' Berlin daily Bild revealed that the US military used deadly
live anthrax spores in military exercises. The investigation revealed
that several of the US military exercises on German soil involved
'incidents' in which live anthrax spores were released. The incidents
took place in the town of Landstuhl, near France, Luxembourg and the
Ramstein military base. The US military previously sent live anthrax
spores to South Korea.”
“The
German defense ministry told the newspaper that the spores were not
sent to any German military laboratories. The US military previously
admitted that since 2005 it sent anthrax spores to South Korea,
Australia and Canada, but not Germany.”
“The
spores were supposed to be neutralized at the Dugway Proving Ground
in the US state of Utah before being sent to the exercises, but the
incident made 'some spores even more active,' according to the
newspaper.”
Firstly Bacillus anthracis is a bacterium, not a virus. Secondly, anthrax spores are not deadly. It is the bacterium that arises from each one that germinates which contains the toxin. Infection is easily treated.
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