Biological terrorism as well as cyber terrorism represents a threat to the U.S. and the rest of the world, why? How and what resources should the U.S. utilize to combat these threats?
Biological terrorism as well as cyber terrorism represents a threat to the U.S. and the rest of the world, why? How and what resources should the U.S. utilize to combat these threats?
Bioterrorism is a form of terrorism where there is the intentional release of biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, or other germs. This is also referred to as germ warfare. Biologic weapons are cheaper and more devastating than chemical weapons and maybe even nuclear weapons. Deadly quantities of infectious agents are easy to hide, transport, and spread throughout the population. The U.S. already experienced a bioterrorism attack in 2001, powder containing the bacterium called anthrax was distributed through the U.S. mail. The potential for bioterrorism is of particular concern, since it can cause disease, death, and panic in great disproportion to the resources expended.
Cyber terrorism is a criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers and telecommunication capabilities resulting in violence, destruction and/or disruption of services to create fear within a given population with a goal of influencing a government or population to conform to a particular political, social or ideological agenda. A country’s vulnerability to cyber threat is directly proportional to the dependency of its critical infrastructure on networks.
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