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The Soviets Abandoned a Top-Secret Bioweapons Testing Ground. 34 Years Later, ‘Anthrax Island’ Is Waking Up.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Vozrozhdeniya Island, located in the Aral Sea along the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border, played a large part in the Soviet Union’s bioweapons program.
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The island that was once the world’s largest biological-warfare testing ground

Back when the Aral Sea, in Central Asia, was the fourth-largest in the world, Vozrozhdeniya Island was a paradise, abundant with life. In fact, the thriving fishing towns floating in the Aral Sea once ...
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The Soviets Abandoned a Top-Secret Bioweapons Testing Ground. 34 Years Later, ‘Anthrax Island’ Is Waking Up.

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the mid-20th century, the small town of Kantubek—nestled on Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea—was ...
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The Soviets abandoned a top-secret bioweapons testing ground. 34 years later, 'Anthrax Island' is waking up.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Vozrozhdeniya Island, located in the Aral Sea along the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border, played a large part in the Soviet Union’s bioweapons program.