Woodslane | Book - 9781442268906

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ISBN-13: 9781442268906
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
By David Malet
Price: AUD $224.00
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Local release date: 14/07/2016
Format: Hardback 206 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Military history [HBW]

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Google Preview: 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 assessment of how a wide range of technologies are influencing war fighting, international balance of power, and homeland security. It offers a thorough introduction to bioweapons and biosecurity challenges, along with the resulting ethical and policy dilemmas.; Acknowledgments Preface: More than an Academic Interest Introduction: Biotechnology beyond Germ Warfare Chapter 1: A History of Biotechnology in Warfare Chapter 2: Securitizing Genetic Engineering Chapter 3: Twenty-first Century Military Biotechnology Chapter 4: Homeland Security, Human Security Chapter 5: Just Warfare and Bioethics Conclusion: The Modern Prometheus at War Bibliography Index; Google Preview content