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Biotechnology and International Security
David Malet
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Research and development in the emerging fields of biotechnology, including human enhancement and direct-effect genetic weapons, may very well change the nature of war and international politics. This biotech revolution in military affairs will offer great advantages to the United States and other technologically advanced states, but raises many new questions about just war and bioethics. Biotechnology and International Security contextualizes the militarization of biotechnology by examining its strategic uses, the nature of bioweapons, and the overall impact on warfare and security. The book looks at the many emerging military applications of biotechnology and provides a nontechnical ... Read more
Research and development in the emerging fields of biotechnology, including human enhancement and direct-effect genetic weapons, may very well change the nature of war and international politics. This biotech revolution in military affairs will offer great advantages to the United States and other technologically advanced states, but raises many new questions about just war and bioethics. Biotechnology and International Security contextualizes the militarization of biotechnology by examining its strategic uses, the nature of bioweapons, and the overall impact on warfare and security. The book looks at the many emerging military applications of biotechnology and provides a nontechnical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442268906
SKU
V9781442268906
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Ref
99-1
About David Malet
David Malet is director of the security policy studies program of the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
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