** If it is targeted, then the Chinese would know that, and most certainly retaliate with something in kind. I'd be very worried if I was in the 'States - if that was the case.

But I dont think that's it.

I'm going off reservation and at this stage think it's an internal Chinese developed germ-weapon - for a long game.

Make the world pull back from Chinese 'anything' and watch the economies of other countries collapse. China is self sustaining, and is used to slow times. They view their populous differently also.

It's like that old joke about which organ in the human body is most important. The brain, heart and lungs all crow about which is the highest function, and the lowly arsehole gets ridiculed when he puts up his hand. After a week of no action from the lowly arsehole, the others all agree he wins.

Not saying the Chinese are arseholes, but it kind of fits.

If BEZERK has taught me anything, it's to look past all the hype.

But it has also informed me that 'something' is coming, and that's something we likely wont have a cure/defense of.

HouseDad, what makes you so sure it was US/Alliance generated?