Russian lab worker's plague-linked death raises questions as Soviet files detail bioweapons cover-up

Daily Mail - Oct 7, 2026

Hidden files have exposed how the Soviet Union spent decades covering up its building building and stockpiling of biological weapons, as experts raise concerns after Russia lab plague death.

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