DEFUSE

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Event.png DEFUSE(Biological weapon/Research?) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Date2018
PerpetratorsPeter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance
DescriptionA rejected proposal from Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance to weaponise naturally occuring bat coronaviruses, to preempt "zoonotic spillover".

DEFUSE - Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses (2018) was a research proposal by Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance, asking for $14,209,245 of funding from DARPA to preempt "zoonotic spillover through reduction of viral

shedding in the bat caves".

Application

Rejection

DARPA rejected the proposal, citing a number of reasons such as the failure to address the risks of Gain-of-function research.[1]

Exposure

Project Veritas released the rejection letter in January 2021.[2]

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:DEFUSE project funding rejection letterletter2018DARPA
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