Both overt and covert biological capabilities could exist simultaneously.

Evidence

Actually, both statements could be true. There could be no overt capabilities—an ability to employ a given weapon on an industrial scale—and plenty of quick-and-dirty covert capabilities, which could happen here and there. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 579

Categorization

  • SEED: Explores the implications of divergent military opinions on biological capabilities.
  • corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 579
  • XREF: connects to: Contradictory perceptions can both be true simultaneously — , A Year of World Stories, 4077

Broader Connections