Hitting America's soft underbelly : the potential threat of deliberate biological attacks against the U.S. agricultural and food industry /

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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 terrori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chalk, Peter
Autor Corporativo: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2004.
Temas:
Agriculture > Defense measures > United States.
Civil defense > United States.
Food industry and trade > Defense measures > United States.
Bioterrorism > United States > Prevention.
Agriculture.
Civil defense.
Food industry and trade.
Bioterrorism > prevention & control
Agriculture
Civil Defense
Food Industry
Security Measures
Protection civile.
Aliments > Industrie et commerce.
farming (activity or system)
agriculture (discipline)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
Food industry and trade
Agriculture > Defense measures
Bioterrorism > Prevention
Civil defense
Food industry and trade > Defense measures
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
"MG-135-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 47 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-47).
ISBN:0833035940
9780833035943
1283597322
9781283597326
9786613909770
6613909777

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