US cites ‘defense purposes’ as pretext for research in biolabs — analyst Former US Marine Corps intelligence analyst Scott Ritter has reviewed documents concerning research in biolabs. Ritter suggests that some of the research conducted was not for defensive purposes. This raises questions about the stated justifications for the research.

• Former US Marine Corps intelligence analyst Scott Ritter reviewed documents.
• Some documents suggest research was not conducted for defensive purposes.
• This implies the stated justifications may be a pretext.