Emerging Chem-Bio (and Neuro-cognitive) and Data/Computational Science Capabilities and Threats

Author: Dr. James Giordano (Georgetown University Medical Center)

This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here.

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The twentieth century evidenced the increasing use of state-of-the-art science and technology (S&T) in warfare. Included in this S&T armamentarium were new chemical and biological agents that could be yoked to extant forms of S&T (e.g., aircraft, ordnance, etc.) to facilitate delivery in kinetic engagements. Such changes in the instruments of warfare served as impetus for formulating international signatory treaties and conventions (e.g., The Chemical Weapons Convention [CWC] and Biological Toxins and
Weapons Convention [BTWC]) to govern these agents’ development and use. However, recent
advancements and interdisciplinary convergence in chemical, biological, data, computational, and engineering fields have enabled creation of chembio agents that are not (currently) regulated by these governances and, when taken together, can establish significant deterrent leverage in nonkinetic and kinetic domains.

This paper relied in part on research conducted for the Strategic Multilayer Assessment Branch of the Joint Staff, J-3.

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This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here.