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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807006203321

Autore

Malet David <1976->

Titolo

Biotechnology and international security / / David Malet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-6891-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 pages)

Disciplina

358/.3809

Soggetti

Biological warfare

Biological warfare - Moral and ethical aspects

Biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects

Security, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: more than an academic interest -- Introduction: Biotechnology beyond germ warfare -- A history of biotechnology in warfare -- Securitizing genetic engineering -- Twenty-first century military biotechnology -- Homeland security, human security -- Just warfare and bioethics -- Conclusion: the modern Prometheus at war.