| by CTEC
Associate Professor and Acting Program Chair of the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) program Philipp C. Bleek and MA NPTS student Cyrus Jabbari published in June on the chemical and biological weapons implications of emerging microfluidics technology in U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. As they summarize, “Despite the volume of investigation of and investment in microfluidics by the United States, the rapid maturation and diffusion of microfluidics technology coupled with the relative lack of awareness or visible discussion among nonproliferation and counterproliferation experts leaves the nation at risk of either adversarial technology surprise or misuse. Adversaries, such as China and Iran, which endeavor to degrade U.S. and allied capabilities and counter U.S. interests, have invested significantly in research and development of microfluidics systems. The Department of Defense must seek broader awareness of this technology and should enhance collaboration across the various agencies and companies who are affected by and/or have the ability to shape emerging microfluidics technology especially in research for defense against weapons of mass destruction.”
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Associate Professor Philipp Bleek and Zak Kallenborn published “Fellowship of the Drone” with CBRNe World. This article discusses the extant and potential CBRN implications of emerging drone swarm technology, identifying both novel threats and opportunities for bolstering defenses.
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Middlebury Institute of International Studies’ Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek and alumnus MA NPTS ‘15 Zachary Kallenborn publish “Drones of Mass Destruction: Drone Swarms and the Future of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons” with War on the Rocks. The piece distills a longer article, “Swarming destruction: drone swarms and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons”, that they recently published in the Nonproliferation Review.
| by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19
Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek, MA NPTS student Cyrus Jabbari, and National Defense University’s Dr. Gerald Epstein was featured in a talk at the Center for the Study of WMD’s November Spotlight Seminar.
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