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The future of violence : robots and germs, hackers and drones : confronting a new age of threat / Benjamin Wittes & Gabriella Blum.

By:

WITTES Benjamin

Contributor(s):

BLUM Gabriella

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2014.Description: 324 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780465089741 (hbk.) :

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Summary: Benjamin Wittes and Gabriella Blum reveal that this new world is nearly upon us. Soon, our neighbors will be building armed drones capable of firing a million rounds a minute and cooking powerful viruses based on recipes found online. These new technologies will threaten not only our lives but the very foundation of the modern nation state.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-307) and index.

Benjamin Wittes and Gabriella Blum reveal that this new world is nearly upon us. Soon, our neighbors will be building armed drones capable of firing a million rounds a minute and cooking powerful viruses based on recipes found online. These new technologies will threaten not only our lives but the very foundation of the modern nation state.

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