Just to be clear, I completely agree with you. That's why I said:
> engineered on purpose (not a real scenario in this case! Purely a hypothetical).
Because I'm thinking of future scenarios where this kind of thing happens and we want to uncover the truth, and in which it's more likely to be on purpose. Probably more relevant to a nuclear strike or cyber attack or whatever than a biological weapon, given collateral damage.
> engineered on purpose (not a real scenario in this case! Purely a hypothetical).
Because I'm thinking of future scenarios where this kind of thing happens and we want to uncover the truth, and in which it's more likely to be on purpose. Probably more relevant to a nuclear strike or cyber attack or whatever than a biological weapon, given collateral damage.