Bill Gates is highly concerned about bioterrorism as the next potential threat to humanity.
Euronews.com reports that Interpol agrees with Gates assessment that this could be a significant threat to humanity in the future. Gates has a significant reputation for making these major predictions, and it seems he is right on the money with this one, at least if you believe what Interpol says about things.
In a Ted Talk in 2015, Gates said that it was a matter of when if not, there would be a significant pandemic worldwide. It was just five years later that his prediction came true. As of late, the warnings that Gates has issued have been more along the lines of bioterrorism and the genuine threat that this may pose to all humanity.
Interpol refers to bioterrorism as: the intentional release of biological agents or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants with the intent to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population to further political or social objectives.
British journalist Amol Rajan asked Gates about his thoughts on the next significant threat to humanity. This was in an interview for the BBC. Gates said that the world is finally starting to think enough about climate change. Still, he is more concerned about bioterrorisms potential to cause significant problems for the world moving forward.
Gates said that bioterrorism and pandemics are very similar in terms of their threat to humanity. He said that it is fair to say this because both of these threats expose humanitys vulnerabilities regarding how we can all combat the issues that diseases can bring to us. We must all hope that this is something we dont have to deal with too soon. However, Gates believes that it is likely to happen.
Euronews.com reports that Interpol states that there is a significant amount of information available to suggest that there are terrorists and other individuals who might have the desire to try to attack using a bio-weapon.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that if a terrorist attack occurred at a biological level, it is most likely the case that the terrorists would use a chemical agent such as something similar to anthrax. This is scary and could occur, but we all have to hope that Gates is wrong.
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