Agro terrorism threat looms for 9/11
US terrorism expert, Tim Downs, warns as the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approaches, Americans need to be aware of the threat of agro-terrorism and the impact it could have on the nation's food supply
Tim Downs says: "Experts have estimated that for a terrorist group to develop a nuclear weapon could cost them a billion dollars....But to develop a very good biological arsenal you would need about ten million dollars and a very small lab and a master's degree in chemical engineering"
Tim Downs is the author of Ends of the Earth (Thomas Nelson, September 2009), a novel which explores the scenario of a terrorist attack on U.S. farms which contaminates the nation's food supply. Downs, who has done extensive research on agro-terrorism, says it is especially difficult to defend against.
