Ken Alibek
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Dr. Kanatjan Alibekov was born in Kazakhstan. After earning his medical
degree, he joined the field of bioweapons, and eventually became the
First Deputy Director of Biopreparat in the Soviet Union. During his
years of developing the world's deadliest biological agents, Alibekov
and his colleages worked under the assumption that the U.S. was
developing the same types of weapons. After a trip to inspect U.S.
facilities for signs of bioweapon development, he discovered that the
U.S., unlike the Soviet Union, was abiding by an agreement not to
develop biological weapons. Following this realization, and knowing no
English, Alibekov defected to the United States in 1992, and provided
the U.S. with details of the Soviet Union's weapons programs. His
current research in Manassas, Virginia focuses on enhancing the power
of the general immune system to better respond to bioweapons exposure.
Before entering the United States, Kazakhstan attempted to employ Dr. Alibekov in a top role in their own biowarfare program-which does not officially exist-but he refused.
Writing as Ken Alibek in the United States, he authored Biohazard, a history of the Soviet bioweapons program (particularly, but not exclusively, Biopreparat).
Before entering the United States, Kazakhstan attempted to employ Dr. Alibekov in a top role in their own biowarfare program-which does not officially exist-but he refused.
Writing as Ken Alibek in the United States, he authored Biohazard, a history of the Soviet bioweapons program (particularly, but not exclusively, Biopreparat).
