Advances in nanotechnology, genetics and nuclear isomers are permitting the production of a new generation of weapons intended to maintain future US military superiority and deter "rogue states" and terrorists.
Reynolds argues that society should convene military experts, science fiction authors, and technology theorists to brainstorm about how nanotechnology could be used for terrorism.
Nanotechnology experts debate the risks of and possible responses to terrorist use of nanotechnological weapons.
Scientists studying nanotechnology and quantum physics are wondering aloud about ways in which future technologies, if put in the hands of terrorists, could cripple U.S. defenses.