<p>Archaeologists in China have made a stunning discovery. They unearthed a World War II "horror bunker" where the Japanese conducted frightening human experiments and gathered data, according to an SCMP report.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bunker has been found in northeast China, near the city of Anda in Heilongjiang province. The site was reportedly used by the infamous Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army which conducted terrifying germ warfare experiments on humans between 1935 and 1945.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Historical records show Unit 731's experiments at the Anda site included infecting prisoners with deadly diseases and testing new biological weapons. Some of the most gruesome studies were conducted in underground bunkers designed to contain and control the spread of infectious agents," the publication noted, referring to the&nbsp;official report that was published in "Northern Cultural Relics" journal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bunker&nbsp;was&nbsp;discovered five feet below the surface and has several interconnected chambers where different experiments were carried out. The&nbsp;archaeologists started the investigation in 2019 but are yet to physically enter the facility.&nbsp;</p>

<p>the human subjects were lowered into the bunker for observation and dissection. The subjects were dissected for&nbsp;frostbite and syphilis testing. They were&nbsp;as well also exposed to deadly diseases which could be used to develop biological weapons.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/taiwans-last-comfort-woman-passes-away-all-you-need-to-know-about-japans-sordid-past-595731"><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;Taiwan’s last ‘comfort woman’ passes away. All you need to know about Japan’s sordid past</strong></a></p>

<h2><strong>USA knew about the horror bunker</strong></h2>

<p>Experts say the discovery of the bunker or the underground laboratory is expected to unearth new evidence about war crimes by the Japanese Army.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The facility was destroyed in August 1945 to erase the evidence of the experiments. Notably, the US knew about the inhumane experiments and Japan was granted immunity after its surrender in World War II. Declassified documents in the 1990s revealed that US authorities were aware of the programme and that the data from the Anda facility was&nbsp;used in biological warfare development at Fort Detrick in Maryland.</p>

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<h2><strong>Japan and its violent history</strong></h2>

<p>Japan might be one of the most peaceful nations on the planet currently but its history is saddled with some of the most macabre and bloodstained stories. The Imperial Army is infamous for its blood-curdling activities and the massacre of Chinese soldiers in Nanjing.</p>

<p>The Nanjing massacre took place in December 1937 when the Imperial Army began its seizure of Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. According to numerous reports, the Japanese troops mercilessly killed Chinese soldiers in violation of the laws of war, tortured and killed civilians, raped Chinese women and destroyed Chinese property on a scale, whose full extent will never be known.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Archaeologists in China have made a stunning discovery. They unearthed a World War II "horror bunker" where the Japanese conducted frightening human experiments and gathered data, according to an SCMP report.

Archaeologists in China have made a stunning discovery. They unearthed a World War II "horror bunker" where the Japanese conducted frightening human experiments and gathered data, according to an SCMP report. The bunker has been found in northeast China, near the city of Anda in Heilongjiang province. The site was reportedly used by the infamous Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army which conducted terrifying germ warfare experiments on humans between 1935 and 1945. "Historical records show Unit 731's experiments at the Anda site included infecting prisoners with deadly diseases and testing new biological weapons. Some of the most gruesome studies were conducted in underground bunkers designed to contain and control the spread of infectious agents," the publication noted, referring to the official report that was published in "Northern Cultural Relics" journal. The bunker was discovered five feet below the surface and has several interconnected chambers where different experiments were carried out. The archaeologists started the investigation in 2019 but are yet to physically enter the facility. the human subjects were lowered into the bunker for observation and dissection. The subjects were dissected for frostbite and syphilis testing. They were as well also exposed to deadly diseases which could be used to develop biological weapons. ALSO READ | Taiwan’s last ‘comfort woman’ passes away. All you need to know about Japan’s sordid past USA knew about the horror bunker Experts say the discovery of the bunker or the underground laboratory is expected to unearth new evidence about war crimes by the Japanese Army. The facility was destroyed in August 1945 to erase the evidence of the experiments. Notably, the US knew about the inhumane experiments and Japan was granted immunity after its surrender in World War II. Declassified documents in the 1990s revealed that US authorities were aware of the programme and that the data from the Anda facility was used in biological warfare development at Fort Detrick in Maryland. WATCH | China opposes NATO's plan to open a Liaison office in Japan × Japan and its violent history Japan might be one of the most peaceful nations on the planet currently but its history is saddled with some of the most macabre and bloodstained stories. The Imperial Army is infamous for its blood-curdling activities and the massacre of Chinese soldiers in Nanjing. The Nanjing massacre took place in December 1937 when the Imperial Army began its seizure of Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. According to numerous reports, the Japanese troops mercilessly killed Chinese soldiers in violation of the laws of war, tortured and killed civilians, raped Chinese women and destroyed Chinese property on a scale, whose full extent will never be known. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

'Horror bunker' where Japanese conducted 'frightening' human experiments unearthed in China

<p>In a report,&nbsp;the US intelligence community has said,&nbsp;SARS-CoV-2, the virus, which causes COVID-19, was 'not developed' as a biological weapon.</p>

<p>The development comes even as US President Joe Biden has been reiterating the allegation that China continues to reject calls for transparency and withholds information about the origins of the virus.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;</strong>Gravitas: America's COVID crisis: Walled by the western press</p>

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<p>Prepared by the Director of National Intelligence at the direction of the president, the report&nbsp;on Friday said "SARS-CoV-2 probably emerged and infected humans through an initial small-scale exposure that occurred no later than November 2019 with the first known cluster of COVID-19 cases arising in Wuhan, China in December 2019."</p>

<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;according to the results released on Friday, US intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the pandemic.</p>

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<p>Four members of the US intelligence community say with low confidence that the virus was initially transmitted from an animal to a human, as per the unclassified summary. A fifth intelligence agency believes with moderate confidence that the first human infection was linked to a lab.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China's refusal to fully cooperate with the US and other international investigations of the virus has hampered reviews of the virus' origins. On Friday, the Director of National Intelligence, said, "China continues to hinder the global investigation, resist sharing information&nbsp;and blame other countries including the United States."</p>

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In a report, the US intelligence community has said, SARS-CoV-2, the virus, which causes COVID-19, was 'not developed' as a biological weapon. The development comes even as US President Joe Biden has been reiterating the allegation that China continues to reject calls for transparency and withholds information about the origins of the virus.

In a report, the US intelligence community has said, SARS-CoV-2, the virus, which causes COVID-19, was 'not developed' as a biological weapon. The development comes even as US President Joe Biden has been reiterating the allegation that China continues to reject calls for transparency and withholds information about the origins of the virus. Watch | Gravitas: America's COVID crisis: Walled by the western press × Prepared by the Director of National Intelligence at the direction of the president, the report on Friday said "SARS-CoV-2 probably emerged and infected humans through an initial small-scale exposure that occurred no later than November 2019 with the first known cluster of COVID-19 cases arising in Wuhan, China in December 2019." Meanwhile, according to the results released on Friday, US intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the pandemic. Also Read: USA bears the brunt of the Covid pandemic Four members of the US intelligence community say with low confidence that the virus was initially transmitted from an animal to a human, as per the unclassified summary. A fifth intelligence agency believes with moderate confidence that the first human infection was linked to a lab. China's refusal to fully cooperate with the US and other international investigations of the virus has hampered reviews of the virus' origins. On Friday, the Director of National Intelligence, said, "China continues to hinder the global investigation, resist sharing information and blame other countries including the United States." (With inputs from agencies)

COVID-19 virus origins: US intelligence community says it was 'not developed' as biological weapon

A new report has revived all the theories around the Wuhan lab. Five years before the pandemic began, Chinese military scientists were discussing the weaponisation of Coronaviruses. Palki Sharma gets you the details.

Gravitas: Chinese military probed weaponising Coronaviruses

According to Australian media reports China had discussed weaponising Coronaviruses in 2015, which is almost five years before the first COVID-19 case was reported in the Wuhan and may have predicted a World War III fought with biological weapons.

Report: China discussed weaponising Coronaviruses in 2015

<p>The international law on biological weapons is quite clear - it says they should not exist. But, despite the progress made by international conventions - the threat is far from over.</p>

<p>It's rare for all countries around the world to agree to something, but the Biological Weapons Convention is perhaps one of the few things that the world can agree on. Signed in 1972, this convention banned the development, production and stockpiling of an entire category of all forms of biological weapons.</p>

<p>More than 180 countries in the world are party to this convention today. Biological warfare is one of the few areas where most countries agreed to not only disallow the use but to destroy their own arsenal as well.</p>

<p>In 1969, the then US President, Richard Nixon, decided to eliminate America's stockpiles of biological weapons, and major powers like the UK and Russia followed suit.</p>

<p>India ratified the biological weapons convention in 1997 when it also declared that it possessed a stockpile of sulfur mustard. Its destruction was completed in 2009. In the 20th century, most countries gave up their biological weapons programmes. &nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the spectre of biological weapons is&nbsp;somehow back to haunt humanity in the 21st century. On papers, no country is openly pursuing biological weapons today. But, some recent breakthroughs in science have heightened tensions. Innovations in gene editing and synthetic biology may give birth to a new age of biological weapons. Scientific breakthroughs are exposing the gaps in the Biological Weapons Convention.</p>

<p>It's possible that some states could be experimenting with biological weapons, even non-state actors have tried to develop them. It is believed that 6 countries, in particular, might have an ongoing bioweapons programme - Iraq, Iran, Libya, China, Russia, and North Korea.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The need of the hour is for a fresh global consensus to strengthen the rules against bioweapons. And India should be a part of this conversation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Growing border conflicts with Pakistan and China's advanced&nbsp;gene-editing raise&nbsp;the threat levels. Considering the close relationship between Beijing and Islamabad, New Delhi must take note of the growing global concerns over bioweapons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


The international law on biological weapons is quite clear - it says they should not exist. But, despite the progress made by international conventions - the threat is far from over.

The international law on biological weapons is quite clear - it says they should not exist. But, despite the progress made by international conventions - the threat is far from over. It's rare for all countries around the world to agree to something, but the Biological Weapons Convention is perhaps one of the few things that the world can agree on. Signed in 1972, this convention banned the development, production and stockpiling of an entire category of all forms of biological weapons. More than 180 countries in the world are party to this convention today. Biological warfare is one of the few areas where most countries agreed to not only disallow the use but to destroy their own arsenal as well. In 1969, the then US President, Richard Nixon, decided to eliminate America's stockpiles of biological weapons, and major powers like the UK and Russia followed suit. India ratified the biological weapons convention in 1997 when it also declared that it possessed a stockpile of sulfur mustard. Its destruction was completed in 2009. In the 20th century, most countries gave up their biological weapons programmes. However, the spectre of biological weapons is somehow back to haunt humanity in the 21st century. On papers, no country is openly pursuing biological weapons today. But, some recent breakthroughs in science have heightened tensions. Innovations in gene editing and synthetic biology may give birth to a new age of biological weapons. Scientific breakthroughs are exposing the gaps in the Biological Weapons Convention. It's possible that some states could be experimenting with biological weapons, even non-state actors have tried to develop them. It is believed that 6 countries, in particular, might have an ongoing bioweapons programme - Iraq, Iran, Libya, China, Russia, and North Korea. The need of the hour is for a fresh global consensus to strengthen the rules against bioweapons. And India should be a part of this conversation. Growing border conflicts with Pakistan and China's advanced gene-editing raise the threat levels. Considering the close relationship between Beijing and Islamabad, New Delhi must take note of the growing global concerns over bioweapons.

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