Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek and Zachary Kallenborn MANPTS '15 Publish "Drones of Mass Destruction: Drone Swarms and The Future of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons" with War on The Rocks

February 14, 2019 | 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.

The article examines the implications of emerging drone swarm technologies for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons threats. Professor Bleek and Kallenborn explore both offensive and defensive implications, now and in the near term and speculating about what may emerge in future. They close by providing recommendations to how to best mitigate drone technology’s potential threats and capitalize on the opportunities it provides.

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Associate Professor Philipp Bleek Presented at the Naval Postgraduate School on the "The Past, Present, and Future of State and Terrorist Chemical Weapons Threats"

February 9, 2019 | by CTEC

Associate Professor Philipp Bleek presented at the Naval Postgraduate School on the “Past, Present, and Future of State and Terrorist Chemical Weapons Threats” on February 8, 2019. The talk drew on Professor Bleek’s experience serving as a Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs in 2012 to 2013.
Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek quoted in Boston Herald story on Trump claiming victory over ISIS

December 21, 2018 | by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19

Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek comments upon “trying to nudge toward the least evil necessary evil” in having Bashar Assad’s regime takeover Syria even though he is no friend of the United States.
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Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek presents at a workshop hosted by the Pacific Forum and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 17, 2018 | by Mitchell Leong MANPTS '19

Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek was in Jakarta, Indonesia for a workshop on “Strengthening National Capacity on Nonproliferation, Disarmament and Implementation of Peaceful Uses.”

Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek and Zachary Kallenborn MANPTS '15 Publish "Drones of Mass Destruction: Drone Swarms and The Future of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons" with War on The Rocks

Associate Professor Philipp Bleek Presented at the Naval Postgraduate School on the "The Past, Present, and Future of State and Terrorist Chemical Weapons Threats"

Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek quoted in Boston Herald story on Trump claiming victory over ISIS

Associate Professor Philipp C. Bleek presents at a workshop hosted by the Pacific Forum and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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