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Innovation, Dual Use, and Security

Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies

Jonathan B. Tucker Richard Danzig Jonathan B. Tucker Lori P. Knowles (Research Associate, University of Alberta)

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English
MIT Press
30 March 2012
"A framework for assessing the security risks of emerging dual-use technologies and devising tailored governance strategies is proposed and applied to contemporary case studies.

Recent advances in disciplines such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, and neuropharmacology entail a ""dual-use dilemma"" because they promise benefits for human health and welfare yet pose the risk of misuse for hostile purposes. The emerging field of synthetic genomics, for example, can produce custom DNA molecules for life-saving drugs but also makes possible the creation of deadly viral agents for biological warfare or terrorism. The challenge for policymakers is to prevent the misuse of these new technologies without forgoing their benefits. Innovation, Dual Use, and Security offers a systematic approach for managing the dual-use dilemma.

The book presents a ""decision framework"" for assessing the security risks of emerging technologies and fashioning governance strategies to manage those risks. This framework is applied to fourteen contemporary case studies, including synthetic genomics, DNA shuffling and directed evolution, combinatorial chemistry, protein engineering, immunological modulation, and aerosol vaccines. The book also draws useful lessons from two historical cases- the development of the V-series nerve agents in Britain and the use and misuse of LSD by the U.S. Army and the CIA.

Innovation, Dual Use, and Security offers a comprehensive, multifaceted introduction to the challenges of governing dual-use technologies in an era of rapid innovation. The book will be of interest to government officials and other practitioners as well as to students and scholars in security studies, science and technology studies, biology, and chemistry."

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Imprint:   MIT Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   590g
ISBN:   9780262516969
ISBN 10:   0262516969
Series:   Innovation, Dual Use, and Security
Pages:   368
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. Jonathan D. Moreno is David and Lyn Silfen University Professor of Ethics and Professor of Medical Ethics and of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania The late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of Toxic Terror- Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of Scourge- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox and War of Nerves- Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda.

Reviews for Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies

...The book gives an excellent comprehensive analysis of the dual-use dilemma for technologies that have not only beneficial uses but also the potential to cause serious harm. It is a valuable resource for bioethics or biotechnology courses and should surely generate great class discussions. * <i>Choice</i> * Innovation, Dual Use, and Security was brought to completion under extraordinary circumstances. Quibbles aside, it is stuffed with fascinating information interpreted by people who know their chosen subjects. It is well written, well edited, and even well copy edited. I have seen no better book on this subject. -- <b>Robert Hunt Sprinkle</b> * <i>BioScience</i> *


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