The Future of Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Update

By John P. Caves, Jr. *86 and W. Seth Carus

Published June 11, 2021

In an update to their 2014 paper of the same name, Caves and Carus examine recent developments in the technological and geopolitical trends affecting weapons of mass destruction. In doing so, they strive to project how these trends will impact the nature of role of weapons of mass destruction by the year 2030.

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