ISBN:
9780833035226
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0833035940
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0833035223
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9780833035943
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 47 pages)
Parallel Title:
Print version Chalk, Peter Hitting America's soft underbelly
Keywords:
Agriculture Defense measures
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Civil defense
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Food industry and trade Defense measures
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Bioterrorism Prevention
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Agriculture
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Civil defense
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Food industry and trade
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Bioterrorism
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Bioterrorism prevention & control
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Agriculture
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Civil Defense
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Food Industry
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Security Measures
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Agriculture ; Defense measures
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Bioterrorism ; Prevention
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Civil defense
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Food industry and trade ; Defense measures
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Law Enforcement
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MEDICAL ; Health Policy
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United States
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Over the past decade, the United States has endeavored to increase its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorist threats and incidents. The agriculture sector and the food industry in general, however, have received comparatively little attention with respect to protection against terrorist incidents. This study aims to expand the current debate on domestic homeland security by assessing the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism. The author presents the current state of research on threats to agricultural livestock and produce, outlines the sector's importance to the U.S. economy, examines the capabilities that are needed to exploit the vulnerabilities in the food industry, and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack. The author addresses the question of why terrorists have yet to employ agricultural assaults as a method of operation and offers proposed recommendations for the U.S. policymaking community
Abstract:
Over the past decade, the United States has endeavored to increase its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorist threats and incidents. The agriculture sector and the food industry in general, however, have received comparatively little attention with respect to protection against terrorist incidents. This study aims to expand the current debate on domestic homeland security by assessing the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism. The author presents the current state of research on threats to agricultural livestock and produce, outlines the sector's importance to the U.S. economy, examines the capabilities that are needed to exploit the vulnerabilities in the food industry, and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack. The author addresses the question of why terrorists have yet to employ agricultural assaults as a method of operation and offers proposed recommendations for the U.S. policymaking community
Note:
"MG-135-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
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"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-47)
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