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Smallpox as Weapon Theory Linked to 1971 Outbreak
A US researcher cites Soviet documents describing a 1971 smallpox outbreak near the Aral Sea linked to a weaponized strain. Three people died and 50 000 were vaccinated as officials weigh public vaccination while stockpiles grow. Skeptics questioned the claim amid concerns over aerosol spread and global teror risks.
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Washington
Alan Zetkoff
Zelicoff
Hospi
Sandia National Laboratories
Monterey Institute of International Studies
California
Aral Sea
Kazakh Republic
Zelioff
Zelkoff