Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Coming War Over Food



The Future Of Fifth Generation Warfare: Follow The Food! -- Thomas P. M. Barnett, Time

Everybody thinks that the future is going to see fights over energy, when it's far more likely to be primarily over food. Think about it: The 19th century is the century of chemistry and that gets us chemical weapons in World War I. The 20th century is the century of physics and that gets us nuclear weapons in World War II. But the 21st century? That's the century of biology, and that gets us biological weaponry and biological terror. My point: obsessing over nuclear terrorism is steering by our rearview mirror.

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My Comment:
An interesting post on how terrorists can wage economic warfare over food .... kudos to Thomas P. M. Barnett for thinking outside the box.

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