Anthrax Leak
In 1979, in Sverdlovsk, Soviet there was an anthrax leak from a company. This wasn’t an accident, but it came from a factory that produces chemical weapons.this outbreak affected ninety four people and killed sixty four. According to scientist, if the head wind was the other direction, hundreds of thousands people would have died. For all we know, the city could be planning to attack another country with the anthrax, but backfired on them. Anthrax is a serious disease that causes infections and usually is from contaminated meats. The disease is so severe that it could lead to death. According to the soviet, the outbreak of the Anthrax was an accident. Officials in the Carter Administration was suspicious that the anthrax was going to be used against another country, but the soviet denied. Thirteen years later, 1992, Russia set southern scientist to investigate the scene and they found out that it was military facility where the leak came from. The soviet shouldn’t even have the anthrax disease because it is a violation of the treaties and conventions that bann it. The investigators reported that there is no specific evidence that it was an accident.