The world watches in horror as Russian forces unleash unthinkable terror on the people and cities of Ukraine. The western world thought such vicious invasions were products of the past and that no global leader would undertake such a mission. Meanwhile, fierce Ukrainian resistance, coupled with tough Western sanctions, have backed Putin into a corner, saber-rattling about nuclear, chemical and biological warfare, a reality unimaginable just a few weeks ago. No one really knows what Putin will do, which means we must double down on our preparedness.
In Judith Miller’s book, Germs, she details the Soviet Union’s massive and sinister bio-weapons efforts, including how scientists made a germ that tells the body to destroy itself. She also recounts how 750 people were poisoned in The Dalles, Oregon in 1984 by followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh who cultured a strain of salmonella and spread it around salad bars. I knew many of those people, having spent my early years in that town.
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