TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Rapid technological change is producing gaps in the treaties that ban biological and chemical weapons, giving rise to the need for new measures to address these developments.
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology offers great benefits for humankind but could also lead to unimaginable horrors. Scientists and policymakers around the world urgently need to address these dual-use risks.
Science Progress and American Progress's Doing What Works project teamed up to produce a set of policy proposals that the Obama administration and Congress can adopt to reinvest in the building blocks of American science, innovation, and economic competitiveness. Read the overview of the five reports.
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