Before 9/11 the US Had 2 Maximum-Security Bioweapon Labs. Now There Are Up to 17, Many in Cities With Millions of People Nearby

The number of high-containment bioweapon labs in the United States has climbed sharply since 9/11, and researchers who study outbreak scenarios warn that the risks scale with them.

Before 9/11, the US had 2 maximum-security bioweapon labs. Now there are up to 17, many of them in cities with millions of people nearby.

The people who study this for a living say a released pathogen can’t really be stopped, only slowed. Annie Jacobsen’s new book runs the scenario: from outbreak to anarchy in 6 days.

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