bio-terrorism

noun

1. the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon

Other Word Forms

• bio-terrorist adjective

Example Sentences

The summit's priorities include the threat of bio-terrorism and cyber attacks.

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In a report released last week, the UK government listed some horrifying potential threats, including bio-terrorism, cyber-attacks, advanced AI choosing to control itself, and the increased distribution of deepfake images of child sexual abuse.

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It was originally designed for a more deadly disease - smallpox - and only limited stockpiles are kept in case of bio-terrorism.

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In Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, the gang are unwittingly sucked into a bio-terrorism plot, forced to stop the evil Vincent Volaju before he unleashes a deadly storm of nanobots on Mars.

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“At this point in time, we don’t have enough information to know if this is a hoax, a prank, an internet scam or an act of agricultural bio-terrorism,” he said.

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