Conspiracy Theory

To the Editor:

Let’s pretend that a country decided to find a way to cripple its foes physically and financially without using nuclear weapons that cost billions to produce, deliver and destroy infrastructure for generations, making it unusable to all. Instead, they create germs that cause a disease that will sicken and kill millions and best of all cost almost nothing to develop and spread and does not harm any infrastructure. They also develop and promote a media campaign that says the disease is harmless and any vaccines against it are tainted in various ways. Brilliant. I...