Plant biosecurity governance is earnestly needed to ensure security of individuals by discouraging the
agro-terrorism not only in Pakistan but also in the South Asian region.
10, 2005, at 4, 6, available at http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/uploads/ter_003_005.pdf (stating that "al-Qaeda theological leaders have specifically exhorted Islamists to use biological weapons in whatever manner possible against Americans" and that "
agro-terrorism could certainly emerge as a favored secondary form of al-Qaeda").
The threat of
agro-terrorism makes for attention-grabbing headlines.
In March President Bush cited fears of bio- and
agro-terrorism when he extended "classification authority" to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture.
The first was a discussion by three
agro-terrorism experts.
How real is this threat of
agro-terrorism? Very real, according to Dr.
Following that a panel of the world's foremost experts will discuss
agro-terrorism.
George Nethercutt, R-Wash., introducing a bill called the
Agro-Terrorism Prevention Act.
