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Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future¿a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true. In Nanoweapons Louis A. Del Monte describes the most deadly generation of military weapons the world has ever encountered. With dimensions one-thousandth the diameter of a single strand of human hair, this technology threatens to eradicate humanity as it incites world governments to compete in the deadliest arms race ever. In his insightful and prescient account of this risky and radical technology, Del Monte predicts that nanoweapons will dominate the battlefield of the future and will help determine the superpowers of the twenty-first century. He traces the emergence of nanotechnology, discusses the current development of nanoweapons¿such as the ¿mini-nuke,¿ which weighs five pounds and carries the power of one hundred tons of TNT¿and offers concrete recommendations, founded in historical precedent, for controlling their proliferation and avoiding human annihilation. Most critically, Nanoweapons addresses the question: Will it be possible to develop, deploy, and use nanoweapons in warfare without rendering humanity extinct?
List of contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. The First Generation of Nanoweapons
1. What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
2. Playing LEGOS with Atoms
3. I Come in Peace
4. The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
5. The Rise of the Nanobots
6. The “Swarm”
Part 2. The Game Changers
7. The “Smart” Nanoweapons
8. The Genie Is Loose
9. Fighting Fire with Fire
Part 3. The Tipping Point
10. The Nanoweapons Superpowers
11. The Nano Wars
12. Humanity on the Brink
Epilogue
Appendixes
1. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
2. Nanoweapons Offensive Capability of Nations
3. The Events Leading to the Chernobyl Disaster
Notes
Glossary
Index
About the author
Louis A. Del Monte is an award-winning physicist and speaker and is the chief executive officer of Del Monte and Associates, Inc. During his thirty-year career as a physicist and business executive at IBM and Honeywell, he led the development of microelectronics and sensors and developed patents fundamental to the fabrication of integrated circuits. He is the author of The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Will Artificial Intelligence Serve Us or Replace Us? and How to Time Travel: Explore the Science, Paradoxes, and Evidence.
Summary
Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future - a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true. In his insightful and prescient account of this risky and radical technology, Louis A. Del Monte predicts that nanoweapons will dominate the battlefield of the future and will help determine the superpowers of the twenty-first century.
