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2022-08-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

In the Zaporozhye region, they announced the use of chemical weapons

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Posted by badanov 2022-08-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Really? Are Russians this stupid, or do they think the rest of the world is?

Look to poorly processed rations, produced by someone well-connected to Putin's regime.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-08-21 10:19|| 2022-08-21 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, yeah, for sure. I remember the Yellow Rain stories from the 80's.

Posted by magpie 2022-08-21 14:40|| 2022-08-21 14:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Botulinum toxin (aka Botox) is an extremely potent neurotoxin. It is produced in the wild by a common anaerobic (hates oxygen) bacterium. A common source is Aunt Millie's improperly-canned green beans.

A number of people have messed about with botulinum as a bio-weapon, including those Japanese nutters, Aum Shinrikyo. Drawbacks to botulinum as a weapon are that it needs to be ingested or inhaled, and it does not take effect for a day or so. Not at all like fast-acting nerve agents that work in minutes.

It could be a Ukrainian stunt, but I would bet on a good old-fashioned food poisoning as the cause. A little public health detective work would clear this up - assuming anyone wanted it cleared up.

Posted by SteveS 2022-08-21 15:19|| 2022-08-21 15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia doesn't want it cleared up -- they can use it for propaganda, and the most likely culprit is poorly prepared rations. The Russians used canned foods in their ration packs.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-08-21 16:59|| 2022-08-21 16:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Day 178 of the Invasion and some Quartermaster accidentally serves contaminated canned food from the an old pallet of stored food... Yeah, I find that more plausible than BioWar.

The Russians yelling "Murder!" about it and blaming the Ukrainians I find even more probable.

Posted by magpie 2022-08-21 18:53|| 2022-08-21 18:53|| Front Page Top

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