Agroterrorism as a Potential Military Threat

Abstract

Prior to September 11, 2001, bioterrorism attacks in the United States seemed like a distant possibility rather than a reality. After September 11, 2001 the distant possibility became a real-time reality. The lethal anthrax attacks brought this reality to American soil and forever brought the possibility of this new instrument or power or threat to discussion. One type of bioterrorism that is not at the forefront however, is a type that could have a dramatic impact on our agricultural industry. If successful, an attack could produce both rippling economic and psychological affects across the U.S. Without an on-going plan and effective strategy from the government there is concern that the Department of Defense (DoD) and specifically the Armed Forces would by default become overly involved and this would have an indirect and detrimental impact on current military force readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1018387

Entities

People

  • Bobby J. Hurt

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Livestock
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Public Health
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Strategic Security Studies