A 28-year-old Russian researcher dies under mysterious circumstances at a plague research institute. Was it a laboratory accident, a deadly pathogen, or something more sinister?
Meanwhile, China conducted eight plague-related emergency drills in the months leading up to her death, including one involving Russian researchers. Coincidenceβor was China anticipating something?
Joining me is Dr. Sean Lin, a former U.S. Army officer and microbiologist, who served nine years in the military, specializing in preventive medicine, infectious disease surveillance, and vaccine development. He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a master's degree in International Relations from Syracuse University's Maxwell School.
We discuss Russia's mysterious plague death, China-Russia biological research cooperation, the Soviet bioweapons legacy, and the growing threat of AI-powered biological warfare.
Plague or bioweapon? What do Russia and China know that the rest of the world doesn't?