Dr. Drew Richardson spoke on the threat of bioterrorism at last week's RCDC meeting, held on Thursday, June 2st. Dr. Richardson, who now lives in Augusta County, provided a very informative presentation on the possible ways terrorists could use bio-chemical means to attack us, from poisoning food supplies to broadcasting an airborne infectious disease.
Bottom line: our current centralized methods of agriculture and densely populated urban areas, coupled with what we know of their activities in this field, make us vulnerable. Not a comforting thought. He added that our 'military adventurism' in Iraq is taking vital resources away from this critical threat, which poses a much higher risk to our security. Dr. Richardson is a former FBI Special Agent who headed up the FBI Laboratory chemical and biological response team.
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