Instead of the unpopulated suburb, the plume of anthrax spores goes the other direction directly over the city of Yekaterinburg killing tens perhaps even hundreds of thousands. So this is essentially Chernobyl 7 years early, except a million times worse caused by the Soviet offensive biowarfare lab that can't be denied or covered up by the authorities.
Could the Soviet Union collapse ahead of schedule as a consequence?
Could the Soviet Union collapse ahead of schedule as a consequence?