Terror threat

Are we protected from Agroterrorism ?

The word “terrorism” is typically associated with bomb and bullets, but security experts say that there are other types of terrorism which may bring death and disruption, chief among them is agroterrorism.

Agroterrorism is the use of animal or plant pathogens to disrupt a nation’s food supply, or use the food supply to spread deadly disease.

Outbreak News Today notes that the term “agroterrorism” may be relatively new, but the practice is not. During the First World War, Germany used microbes to poison the feed given to the horses, mules, and donkeys of the Allied armies, in many cases disrupting the logistical efforts of the Allies, efforts which still depended on these animals for hauling supplies.