THE U.S. intelligence released an alarming report accusing North Korea of developing ‘poison pens’ and sprays capable of spreading lethal diseases like smallpox and anthrax.
The U.S. State Department released the intelligence report as part of its annual assessment.
According to the report, North Korea has genetically engineered ingredients to create bacteria, viruses, and toxins as part of its biological weapons (BW) program.
Experts from the U.S. and South Korea believe that apart from nuclear weapons, the isolated East Asian country possesses a significant range of biological weapons that could wreak havoc and devastation in the region in the event of war.
In 1993, former CIA director James Woolsey claimed that Pyongyang was using universities and medical institutes to research anthrax, cholera, bubonic plague and smallpox. He added that North Korea was testing biological weapons on offshore islands.
North Korea has yet to respond to the U.S. intelligence report.
