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Sources/Additional Resources:

Atlantic, how DNA evidence uncovered the truth of the leak: theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/11/sverdlovsk-russia-anthrax/508139/ 

History DA, Soviet bioweapons: historyda.org/biological-warfare 

LA Times: latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-20-mn-59460-story.html 

Good details: https://www.helyx.science/post/the-sverdlovsk-anthrax-leak-covering-up-a-biological-chernobyl 

NYTimes, in-depth: nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/europe/coronavirus-lab-anthrax.html 

Washington Post, some details. washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/coldwar/biologicala.htm 

BBC podcast: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04xm4c2