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Today, the movement is remembered less for enlightenment and more for its crimes – including massive immigration fraud and a mass food poisoning in Oregon in 1984, the largest bioterror attack on American soil.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026 Until recently, the Brucella species were designated as select agents by the US government, a classification to flag pathogens and toxins that can potentially be a severe threat to public health, such as if they're used in a bioterror attack.—Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025 The products on the FDA list are meant to respond to infectious diseases and bioterror and nuclear threats.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
8 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bioterror