Let's say you developed a biological weapon by altering an existing virus. What safety protocols would you put in place?

Well one thing is the virus couldn't last forever - it needs a limited lifespan. Why? Well, look at Anthrax Island uninhabitable for something like 90 years. That's no good to you if you want to take over other territories. You could never invade or control - you have merely destroyed.
Why else? Safety protocol if there is an accident. No point having an endless weapon out there. Could kill all of your own.

Far better is to alter a virus by placing an inbuilt 'feeding' protein within it. A protein that becomes exhausted over a set period of time - say three to six months. It is also better if it doesn't kill but lays low, or limits the capacity of, the opposition military. Even forcing them to wear the NBC suits limits their capacity so you need something that spreads rapidly.

Hence, this is the type of virus you release before invasion. A virus that dies out in a certain period of time, spreads rapidly and generally makes military forces ill but doesn't kill them.

The virus will not mutate - you wouldn't be able to control that, and it dies out due to only being 'fuelled' by its in-built protein.

How will this be proved? The virus will suddenly die out despite various governments wanting further precautions, lock downs etc. It also won't come back, which will be a huge giveaway that may require some further dirty work.

How did this happen? Accident, however, no accident it is massive in Iran and there is no reporting of this. I wonder who supplies Iran with this kind of thing?

Just completely unfounded ramblings but good conspiracy material.

Edited by ASCPFC (29 May 2020 11.24am)

Let's say you developed a biological weapon by altering an existing virus. What safety protocols would you put in place?

Well one thing is the virus couldn't last forever - it needs a limited lifespan. Why? Well, look at Anthrax Island uninhabitable for something like 90 years. That's no good to you if you want to take over other territories. You could never invade or control - you have merely destroyed.
Why else? Safety protocol if there is an accident. No point having an endless weapon out there. Could kill all of your own.

Far better is to alter a virus by placing an inbuilt 'feeding' protein within it. A protein that becomes exhausted over a set period of time - say three to six months. It is also better if it doesn't kill but lays low, or limits the capacity of, the opposition military. Even forcing them to wear the NBC suits limits their capacity so you need something that spreads rapidly.

Hence, this is the type of virus you release before invasion. A virus that dies out in a certain period of time, spreads rapidly and generally makes military forces ill but doesn't kill them.

The virus will not mutate - you wouldn't be able to control that, and it dies out due to only being 'fuelled' by its in-built protein.

How will this be proved? The virus will suddenly die out despite various governments wanting further precautions, lock downs etc. It also won't come back, which will be a huge giveaway that may require some further dirty work.

How did this happen? Accident, however, no accident it is massive in Iran and there is no reporting of this. I wonder who supplies Iran with this kind of thing?

Just completely unfounded ramblings but good conspiracy material.

Edited by ASCPFC (29 May 2020 11.24am)

The 'supposed' (and I put supposed because this is just from the top of my head) proofs would be that it just dies out, doesn't mutate and doesn't return. Let's hope.

Here's my take. She had an affair with the Kennedy brothers, became unstable after she was dumped, threatened to go public with the affairs and other secrets and was either silenced by the secret service that night or just overdosed accidentally. When you look at all the evidence and consider the circumstances, you have to suspect the former.
Trouble is that a lot of people die in suspicious circumstances when they become a problem for the authorities and we are always expected to believe that it was not murder.

That is the problem for me.

Let's say you developed a biological weapon by altering an existing virus. What safety protocols would you put in place?

Well one thing is the virus couldn't last forever - it needs a limited lifespan. Why? Well, look at Anthrax Island uninhabitable for something like 90 years. That's no good to you if you want to take over other territories. You could never invade or control - you have merely destroyed.
Why else? Safety protocol if there is an accident. No point having an endless weapon out there. Could kill all of your own.

Far better is to alter a virus by placing an inbuilt 'feeding' protein within it. A protein that becomes exhausted over a set period of time - say three to six months. It is also better if it doesn't kill but lays low, or limits the capacity of, the opposition military. Even forcing them to wear the NBC suits limits their capacity so you need something that spreads rapidly.

Hence, this is the type of virus you release before invasion. A virus that dies out in a certain period of time, spreads rapidly and generally makes military forces ill but doesn't kill them.

The virus will not mutate - you wouldn't be able to control that, and it dies out due to only being 'fuelled' by its in-built protein.

How will this be proved? The virus will suddenly die out despite various governments wanting further precautions, lock downs etc. It also won't come back, which will be a huge giveaway that may require some further dirty work.

How did this happen? Accident, however, no accident it is massive in Iran and there is no reporting of this. I wonder who supplies Iran with this kind of thing?

Just completely unfounded ramblings but good conspiracy material.

Edited by ASCPFC (29 May 2020 11.24am)