The Australian – The US Food Marketing Institute has partnered with an Australian technology company to help its members meet tough requirements of the US’s Bioterrorism Act.
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Christian Science Monitor – A look at what steps the US is taking to protect its food supply.
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USA Today – Even as animal-borne diseases that can kill humans and wreak economic havoc pose increasing threats to the USA, there’s a growing shortage of veterinary experts to meet the challenge and a muddle of agencies responsible for protecting the public.
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Associated Press – Nearly 10,000 veterinarians and other animal-health workers who gathered in the Twin Cities are learning what they could do if terrorists intentionally infect animals with diseases.
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Washington Times – Why agroterrorism needs to be taken more seriously.
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Associated Press – New rules announced Monday will make it easier to investigate a bioterror attack on the U.S. food supply, though they won’t change the underlying problem: the vulnerability of the nation’s food.
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Directions – A look at how to protect the food supply from terrorists.
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Los Angeles Times – A review of some measures being taken in the U.S. to prevent agroterrorism.
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StrategyPage – Does “agricultural terrorism” pose a real threat?

The answer is yes, and not only to the United States and the rest of North America, but to the entire planet.
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CIDRAP – The launching of separate national research centers for food security and foreign animal diseases was hailed by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman in a ceremony at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis today.
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The Grand Island Independent – A look at the agroterrorist threat to Nebraska.

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Government Executive – Despite reassurances from federal officials that the American food supply is among the safest in the world, a number of prominent authorities are urging Congress to revamp the federal food safety inspection system amid growing concerns about both naturally occurring disease and bioterrorism.
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US Army War College Parameters – A blueprint for conducting agricultural terrorism against the US.

“Before 11 September 2001, when American leaders prepared for war they envisioned enemies using bombs, tanks, guns, military force, and other traditional armaments. The attacks on that fateful day forever changed the way the United States and the world would view the nature of war. Using four hijacked commercial jetliners, terrorists attacked the United States, killing some 3,000 men and women. This surprise attack was not a symmetric attack, but an asymmetric one. Furthermore, a non-state entity conducted this attack at a relatively low cost of under $500,000. However, that may have been just the beginning. The success of the attack, and the devastation inflicted on the nation at a relatively low cost, will doubtless inspire our adversaries to continue to employ asymmetric methods to threaten and weaken the United States. Among those methods may be the introduction of an invasive species, a disease pathogen, or some other biological threat.”
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Wired – How real is the agroterrorist threat?
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Washington Times – An isolated case of mad cow disease and an outbreak of bird flu on U.S. farms indicates the vulnerability of American agriculture to disease – either spread accidentally or intentionally – and the economic disruption that could result.
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