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Except it wasn't eradicated. It's still stored at the US's Fort Detrick, and in Russian and Chinese bioweapons facilities, too be released as a bioweapon, now
by webdoodle 8mo ago
Except it wasn't eradicated. It's still stored at the US's Fort Detrick, and in Russian and Chinese bioweapons facilities, too be released as a bioweapon, now that no one has natural immunity anymore.
- MagicMoonlight 8mo agoIf you don’t keep it then the first time you’ll get to study it will be when the first bodies are recovered from your cities.
- runako 8mo agoCoincidentally, that would be the first time it would be urgent to study.
- IshKebab 8mo agoIt would be a pretty shoddy bioweapon considering you can't really target it and vaccines are available. Maybe Russia or China are funding anti-vax idiots in the US so that it only affects America :-D
- webdoodle 8mo agoMost people aren't vaccinated for smallpox, and only a very small amount of vaccine is even produced, mostly for medical and military people. Targetting is easy, here's your blanket while the power is out...