[Conservomax]

Also, measles and mumps are parymixoviruses, They have already identified SARS as a coronavirus with 95% certainty, Therefore I think the guy is full of shit. Who would bioengineer a really bad cold (which is what SARS is) when they they could weaponize smallpox, an outbreak of which would be much much worse.

[aristeides]

Haven't paramyxoviruses been found in some of the victims?

[DannyTN]

"Who would bioengineer a really bad cold (which is what SARS is) when they they could weaponize smallpox" What are the possibilities...

• It's naturally occuring (Most probable)
• It's bioengineered as a weapon and intentionally released but is a failure. (Doesn't make sense)
• It's bioengineered as a weapon and intentionally released acting as designed. (Doesn't make sense)
• It's bioengineered as a weapon (A Failure but is accidently released, China would be likely culprit)
• It's bioengineered as a cure, a study, or gene therapy and is accidently released (China again for accidental releases)
• It's bioengineered by a laboratory looking to get rich off the sale of the vaccine. (Perfect for that, could be anybody including US firms)

[Centurion2000]

Who would bioengineer a really bad cold (which is what SARS is) when they they could weaponize smallpox, an outbreak of which would be much much worse.

I'm not saying this guy is right, but asking this question is like saying that we should use a 9 megaton B-53 bomb in place of a hand grenade.

Even bio-weapons have specific objectives.