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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2015, 07:55 PM Jun 2015

Why are they doing this???? What is the need for this function?????

Live anthrax samples were shipped to several laboratories, which was a process mistake, it should have been killed before it was sent out.

My question is why are we even playing around with this stuff?

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Why are they doing this???? What is the need for this function????? (Original Post) CK_John Jun 2015 OP

My guess is they're working on vaccines and treatments. darkangel218 Jun 2015 #1

That's a lot of labs in a lot of locations, I hope they discover something great. CK_John Jun 2015 #3

my guess... kentuck Jun 2015 #2

The present vaccine is awful--many servicemembers have bad reactions to it. nt MADem Jun 2015 #4

They also use it to calibrate anthrax detection equipment pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #5

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

1. My guess is they're working on vaccines and treatments.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 07:57 PM

Jun 2015

No excuse for their carelessness though.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. That's a lot of labs in a lot of locations, I hope they discover something great.

Reply to darkangel218 (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:13 PM

Jun 2015

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

2. my guess...

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:06 PM

Jun 2015

They wanted to scare the Congress before they took NSA vote.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

4. The present vaccine is awful--many servicemembers have bad reactions to it. nt

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:27 PM

Jun 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. They also use it to calibrate anthrax detection equipment

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:38 PM

Jun 2015

Facilities like the Pentagon have detection systems that need to be recalibrated periodically.

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