Did the Pentagon Send Live Anthrax to Itself?

Last week it was revealed that the Pentagon accidentally sent out dozens of live anthrax cultures to laboratories across the United States. The DoD routinely ships inert anthrax samples to research facilities to study, but in this case, the samples were not thoroughly inactivated before they were sent (sometimes by FedEx) to unsuspecting researchers. Since that time, the number of dangerous deliveries sent by the Pentagon has risen to 50 in 18 states, which is expected to rise in the coming days and weeks.

Now the story has taken an interesting turn, with the news reporting that the Department of Defense may have sent live anthrax to their own headquarters, the Pentagon. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency was apparently on the list of locations that received the tainted Anthrax batch sent by the Dugway facility.

The samples would have been sent to the police force’s laboratory in Virginia before reaching the Pentagon, and the DoD has yet reveal their findings on the matter.  The Pentagon’s security force frequently receives anthrax samples to calibrate their chemical/biological sensors, which are used to prevent terror attacks against the building.

But who needs terrorists when you send biological weapons to yourself?