Agroterrorism: Options in Congress
Description:
Although U.S. intelligence agencies have not identified any terrorist acts targeting agricultural production (i.e., agroterrorism) in the United States to date, the events of September 11, 2001 have awakened the nation to their possibility. Some experts estimate that a single agroterrorist attack using a highly contagious livestock disease could cost between $10 billion and $30 billion to the U.S. economy. This report examines the potential threats to America’s agriculture from a deliberate bio…
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Date:
July 17, 2002
Creator:
Segarra, Alejandro E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department