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Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 05:51 PM Apr 2020

The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/covid-military-shortage-pandemic/

Despite President Trump’s repeated assertions that the Covid-19 epidemic was “unforeseen” and “came out of nowhere,” the Pentagon was well aware of not just the threat of a novel influenza, but even anticipated the consequent scarcity of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds, according to a 2017 Pentagon plan obtained by The Nation.

“The most likely and significant threat is a novel respiratory disease, particularly a novel influenza disease,” the military plan states. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the novel (meaning new to humans) coronavirus. The document specifically references coronavirus on several occasions, in one instance saying, “Coronavirus infections [are] common around the world.”

. . .

“There have been recent pronouncements that the coronavirus pandemic represents an intelligence failure…. it’s letting people who ignored intelligence warnings off the hook.” In addition to anticipating the coronavirus pandemic, the military plan predicted with uncanny accuracy many of the medical supply shortages that it now appears will soon cause untold deaths.

The plan states: “Competition for, and scarcity of resources will include…non-pharmaceutical MCM [Medical Countermeasures] (e.g., ventilators, devices, personal protective equipment such as face masks and gloves), medical equipment, and logistical support. This will have a significant impact on the availability of the global workforce.”




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The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming (Original Post) Strelnikov_ Apr 2020 OP
Yeah, it was about as unforeseen as the August 8th PDB dhol82 Apr 2020 #1
A Trump worshipper on FB was telling us the Chinese let that out of the lab in Wuhan. brewens Apr 2020 #2
FB-boy deserves the PRC. Igel Apr 2020 #3

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
1. Yeah, it was about as unforeseen as the August 8th PDB
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 05:56 PM
Apr 2020

Still can’t believe that Condi got away with that one.

brewens

(13,594 posts)
2. A Trump worshipper on FB was telling us the Chinese let that out of the lab in Wuhan.
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 06:06 PM
Apr 2020

My response was, yeah, that's what some diabolical bio war guys do, create a virus that's "just like the flu", "will just flow on through" or "one day just goes away". Got it!

Igel

(35,320 posts)
3. FB-boy deserves the PRC.
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 06:27 PM
Apr 2020

Because they say that it was the US that let the virus out in Wuhan.

Difference being that it's some dork on FB versus the official Chinese Communist Party organ and ranking government officials.

Even some American crackpot's first attempt at an acceptable CT innuendoed that maybe it was released from Ft. Dietrich. (Which was also picked up by Chinese publications.)

Here's the person guilty of the coronavirus crime against humanity, per the CCP: https://www.army.mil/article/230403/belvoir_athlete_cycles_to_pinnacle_of_military_sports

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