Tulsi Gabbard says US funded 120+ biolabs in over 30 countries

The United States has funded more than 120 biological laboratories across over 30 countries, according to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. These disclosures, based on newly declassified intelligence, reveal that many of these facilities have been involved in research on hazardous and highly contagious pathogens with limited oversight.

Declassified records show that over 40 laboratories in Ukraine alone handled Soviet-era biological warfare pathogens and conducted research on dangerous agents like anthrax, Ebola, MERS, SARS, and plague. The Kherson Diagnostic Laboratory in Ukraine, for instance, reportedly received significant funding while its authorization to work with specific pathogens was still pending.

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ODNI will continue to work closely with partners across the government to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, to end dangerous Gain-of-Function research that threatens the health and well-being of the American people and people around the world.

In response to these findings, a policy shift under President Donald Trump aims to end federal support for gain-of-function research worldwide. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is expanding its review of overseas facilities and their activities, including clinical trials, to assess risks associated with foreign-funded research programs. Gabbard has also directed increased intelligence collection on such facilities, citing significant ethical, financial, and security concerns.

Furthermore, Gabbard rescinded two Biden-era intelligence assessments concerning "Havana Syndrome," also known as anomalous health incidents (AHI), which affected U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers abroad. These earlier assessments were criticized for selectively excluding relevant intelligence, suppressing alternative analysis, and relying on a flawed medical study.

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Despite the obvious potential for catastrophic global impact research on dangerous pathogens in biolabs can have, politicians, so-called health professionals like Dr Fauci, and entities within the Biden administration's national security team lied to the American people about the existence of US-funded and supported biolabs, and threatened those who attempted to expose the truth.