Before 9/11,"agroterrorism" was not a familiar term to many.
But in the post-9/11 era, the possibility of a deliberate attack on our food supply is something government, law enforcement and private industry have been studying carefully.
Dr. Peter Chalk of the Rand Corporation, a political scientist and expert on international terrorism, has written extensively on the issue of agroterrorism.
He says there's never been an intentional attack on our plant or livestock production, but we ignore the possibilities at our own risk.
