China’s Biological Warfare Threat to the United States
A Department of Justice monkeypox-smuggling case involving NIH researchers highlights broader concerns about China’s biological warfare capabilities, military-linked biotechnology research, biological smuggling incidents, and the CCP’s use of Military-Civil Fusion to leverage civilian scientific research for potential military applications. On June 2, 2026, the Department of Justice charged two NIH researchers, Vincent Munster, 53, a Dutch national and Chief of the Virus Ecology Section