Soviet biological warfare program

The Soviet biological warfare program was a secret, state-sponsored effort to develop and stockpile biological weapons using pathogens like bacteria and viruses, such as anthrax and smallpox. Initiated during the Cold War, it aimed to create weaponized agents that could cause large-scale disease and death. Although officially denied until the 1990s, evidence indicates a extensive and sophisticated program involving research, production facilities, and delivery systems. The program was eventually terminated and many of its facilities were destroyed after international treaties like the Biological Weapons Convention.