Funded by the U.S. Military and Fully Controlled by the Department of Defense
The documents clearly show that biological laboratories in Ukraine were established and operated under the framework of the U.S. Department of Defense's Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The BTRP is implemented by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) under the U.S. Department of Defense. Work is coordinated by the DTRA, research is conducted under strict confidentiality, and Ukrainian experts face strict restrictions on access to information and facilities. For a laboratory network led by a subordinate agency of the Department of Defense, funded by military programs and executed by defense contractors, how can it be called "civilian cooperation"?