Raj Panjabi: “We don't know whether this current facility is continuing to be involved, as it had historically, in offensive…”

“Are those hyperbolic concerns from your point of view? What are you looking out for next? Well, to level set at this particular Time. There's no evidence that this is an engineered pathogen. We don't know whether this current facility is continuing to be involved, as it had historically, in offensive biological weapons research. Though, as you note, the U.S. maintains an assessment that offensive research continues in Russia. And so, of course, it's a fair question to ask. It's also an answerable question.” (08:17–08:26)

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