Biowarfare – can it tell us anything about the corona virus?
The United States administration has suggested that the corona virus may have been developed in a Chinese laboratory, although no evidence has been produced to support this claim.
As theories swirl about the origins of COVID-19, Rear Vision brings you the story of biological warfare.
Duration: 29min 5sec
Broadcast: Sun 7 Jun 2020, 12:05pm
Guests
Milton Leitenberg
Center for International and Security Studies
University of Maryland
Adrienne Mayor
Stanford University
Author of Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Dr Leonard Cole
Program on Terror Medicine and Security
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Professor Ulf Schmidt
Centre for the History of Medicine, Ethics and Medical Humanities
University of Kent
Emeritus Professor Alistair Hay
School of Medicine
University of Leeds
Dr Richard Pilch
Chemical and Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Credits
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Presenter
Keri Phillips
Producer
Keri Phillips
Contributed by
Juan Pablo Macías