In a recent document, the Pentagon admitted to running 46 biolabs in Ukraine but says they are peaceful efforts to improve nuclear and radiological safety and security, disease surveillance, chemical safety and security, and readiness to respond to epidemics and pandemics such as COVID-19.
According to the Pentagon, the US government has funded 46 biological research facilities in Ukraine over the last 20 years, but only as part of a peaceful public health endeavor rather than to develop weapons. Russia and China have been accused by the US military of "spreading disinformation and sowing mistrust" about its efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
In a document titled 'Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts,' the US Department of Defense for the first time revealed the specific number of such facilities its government has sponsored in Ukraine.
According to the Pentagon, the US has “worked collaboratively to improve Ukraine’s biological safe...