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Title: Agroterrorism, Biological Crimes, and Biological Warfare Targeting Animal Agriculture

Abstract

There is a rising level of concern that agriculture might be targeted for economic sabotage by terrorists. Knowledge gathered about the Soviet Union biological weapons program and Iraq following the Gulf War, confirmed that animals and agricultural crops were targets of bioweapon development. These revelations are particularly disturbing in light of the fact that both countries are States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention that entered into force in 1975. The potential for misusing biotechnology to create more virulent pathogens and the lack of international means to detect unethical uses of new technologies to create destructive bioweapons is of increasing concern. Disease outbreaks, whether naturally occurring or intentionally, involving agricultural pathogens that destroy livestock and crops would have a profound impact on a country's infrastructure, economy and export markets. This chapter deals with the history of agroterrorism, biological crimes and biological warfare directed toward animal agriculture, specifically, horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
901490
Report Number(s):
PNWD-SA-5285
TRN: US200714%%66
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Book
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Emerging Diseases of Animals, 23-57
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; CROPS; DISEASES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; ECONOMICS; EXPORTS; FOWL; GOATS; HORSES; PATHOGENS; SABOTAGE; SHEEP; SWINE; TARGETS; TOXINS; WEAPONS

Citation Formats

Wilson, Terry M, Logan-Henfrey, Linda, Weller, Richard E, and Kellman, Brian. Agroterrorism, Biological Crimes, and Biological Warfare Targeting Animal Agriculture. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Wilson, Terry M, Logan-Henfrey, Linda, Weller, Richard E, & Kellman, Brian. Agroterrorism, Biological Crimes, and Biological Warfare Targeting Animal Agriculture. United States.
Wilson, Terry M, Logan-Henfrey, Linda, Weller, Richard E, and Kellman, Brian. 2000. "Agroterrorism, Biological Crimes, and Biological Warfare Targeting Animal Agriculture". United States.
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abstractNote = {There is a rising level of concern that agriculture might be targeted for economic sabotage by terrorists. Knowledge gathered about the Soviet Union biological weapons program and Iraq following the Gulf War, confirmed that animals and agricultural crops were targets of bioweapon development. These revelations are particularly disturbing in light of the fact that both countries are States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention that entered into force in 1975. The potential for misusing biotechnology to create more virulent pathogens and the lack of international means to detect unethical uses of new technologies to create destructive bioweapons is of increasing concern. Disease outbreaks, whether naturally occurring or intentionally, involving agricultural pathogens that destroy livestock and crops would have a profound impact on a country's infrastructure, economy and export markets. This chapter deals with the history of agroterrorism, biological crimes and biological warfare directed toward animal agriculture, specifically, horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry.},
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year = {Wed Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
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