Kosal M.E. Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense

Springer, 2009. — 163 p.The research underpinning this work was intended to better enable an informed national debate and to affect international debate on the potential role and impact of nanotechnology and emerging science on national defense and homeland security. Chapters 1 and 2 provide an overview of the current situation and provide detailed background on the four worlds construct – the scenarios – used to frame the study. Chapter 3 describes the potential applications for nanotechnology in specific areas of CB defense – physical protection, detection and diagnostics, decontamination, and medical countermeasures. Chapter 4 examines the potential for intentional misuse of nanotechnology in the chem-bio regime. Chapter 5 outlines near-term research directions, and Chapter 6 provides a summary and concluding remarks.