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The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after failing to properly inactivate the bacteria 11 months ago. The anthrax was initially sent from a Utah military lab and was meant to be shipped in an inactive state as part of efforts to develop a field-based test to identify biological threats. No one appears to have developed any symptoms, but have been given treatments as a precaution.
What went wrong? What are the best way to handle diseases such as this?
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U.S. Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax To Nine States
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Hacking's just another word for nothing left to kludge.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday May 29 2015, @11:33AM
Perhaps thinking about ways it can be transmitted to North Korea? Yes, that's an atrocity, but I wouldn't put it past people in the US military structure to do it.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2015, @04:18PM
So how long until they have a false flag involving brown terrywrists and this thrax. Would make a good cover,ship it everywhere, say oops, one year later....