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NBIC Technologies as Weapons of Modern Warfare

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What are implications of new technological possibilities in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC) have for new forms of warfare.
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The dynamics of the global world order are increasingly being shaped by new technological possibilities. What implications does the convergence and recontextualization of these innovations have for new forms of warfare, particularly in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC)? This integrative literature review analyzes and synthesizes the approaches of experts in this field, incorporating the role of dual-use and offensive and defensive classification.
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Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Imprint: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Trim Size: 8.27 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783847434429
Format: Paperback
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HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control
Alisa Grunert, M.A. completed her studies in the Department of Political Science at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.

1 Pertinence of Modern Warfare and New Technologies
2 Background and Research Question
3 The Integrated Literature Review
3.1 Introduction to the Method
3.2 Identification of Literature
3.3 Conceptual Structuring
4 Convergence of Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno in Modern Warfare
4.1 Critical Analysis of Assessments in Literature
4.1.1 Strategic / political assessment
4.1.2 Financial/ R&D assessment
4.1.3 Scenario- and awareness-related assessment
4.1.4 Technological assessment
4.1.5 Ethical assessment
4.1.6 Legal assessment
4.1.7 Psychological assessment
4.1.8 Theoretical assessment
4.2 Synthesis and Discussion
4.2.1 The NBIC Weaponization Cycle
4.2.2 The weaponized NBIC convergence map
4.2.3 Starting points for further research
4.2.4 Theoretical integration
4.3 Limitations of the Results
5 Conclusion
Glossary of Selected Technologies and Tools
References
Subject Index
The Author