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Bioweapons research is banned by an international treaty – but nobody is checking for violations

https://theconversation.com/bioweapons-r...ons-163472

Assmerica is the culprit! 

The Pentagon expressed fears that inspections of biodefense installations would compromise national security or lead to false accusations of treaty violations. The Commerce Department opposed intrusive international inspections on behalf of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Such inspections might compromise trade secrets, officials contended, or interfere with medical research or industrial production.