Biotechnology and Today's Warfighter | RAND - RAND …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Biotechnology involves the manipulation of living organisms or their components to produce useful products. The broad implications of and use cases for biotechnology have emerged over many decades and ultimately impact national security and the individual warfighter.
Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War | RAND
WEBJan 2, 2024 · The authors of this report explore existing and future biotechnology breakthroughs and address how they could be used in war and conflict—particularly by warfighters. The authors also use vignettes to show possible applications of biotechnology by state or nonstate actors.
Biological Warfare: Infectious Disease and Bioterrorism
WEBJul 24, 2015 · Biological warfare is used to kill, injure, and psychologically intimidate enemies. Many naturally occurring diseases are effective agents, although it might be possible to “improve” them with genetic engineering, as discussed later.
Synthetic Bioweapons Are Coming | Proceedings - June 2021 …
WEBJul 1, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed critical weaknesses in the human domain of warfare at just the moment technology has emerged that gives bad actors new power to exploit those weaknesses.
Study Predicts BioTech’s Long-Term Impact on Defense
WEBAug 1, 2022 · The convergence of biotechnology, automation and AI will disrupt and transform all facets of life and, by the year 2050, will profoundly alter how the Defense Department executes its mission.
Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and …
WEBNov 22, 2023 · These discussions first gained momentum during the Cold War, when bioweapons directed at certain nationalities were discussed as part of high-technology armed warfare. The fear of using...
The Role of Biotechnology in Modern Warfare Strategies
WEBJul 4, 2024 · The intersection of biotechnology and warfare represents a transformative facet of future conflict strategies. As advancements in genetic engineering and synthetic biology evolve, the potential for their military applications raises critical questions about modern warfare’s ethical landscape.
Biotechnology: impact on biological warfare and biodefense
WEBAdvances in biological research likely will permit development of a new class of advanced biological warfare (ABW) agents engineered to elicit novel effects. In addition, biotechnology will have applications supporting ABW weaponization, dissemination, and …
2021 - REPORT - BIOLOGICAL THREATS: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ... - NATO …
WEBOct 14, 2021 · This draft report discusses the opportunities offered by biotechnology and other Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs), as well as the main challenges presented by biological weapons. The draft report provides a general overview of the current threat landscape.
Genetic engineering and biological weapons: - EMBO reports
WEBMay 9, 2003 · But the revolution in biotechnology, namely the new tools for analysing and specifically changing an organism's genetic material, has led to an increased risk of biowarfare due to several factors.