There are many scenarios for potential weaponisation of gene drives as well as serious potential ramifications from unintended effects.
George Bush has refused to talk to China about a proposal it raised in 2002, with Russia's backing, for a treaty outlawing the "weaponisation" of space.
Ilya Klebanov, the Russian vice-premier, and the Chinese foreign ministry have both called for negotiations on preventing the weaponisation of space to take place within the existing framework of the UN Conference on Disarmament.
The weaponisation of health care a strategy of using people's need for health care as a weapon against them by violently depriving them of it—has translated into hundreds of health workers killed, hundreds more incarcerated or tortured, and hundreds of health facilities deliberately and systematically attacked.
As the weaponisation of nuclear weapons has been verified, it is not necessary for us to conduct any more nuclear tests or test launches of mid- and long range missiles or ICBMs.
Exploring such issues, the contributors demonstrate that responses to the weaponisation of digital technologies must be tailored to the political context that make it possible for digital propaganda to reach and influence vulnerable publics and audiences.
The law establishing Nada calls for co-operation with other nations over space programmes, while also rejecting "selectivity and double-standards in space activities and the weaponisation of outer space".
Plus there are even some zero-gravity movies – Pax Americana And The Weaponisation Of Space looks at the possibility of orbiting missile platforms, while Space Tourists looks at the new playground for the mega-rich.
As more violence seems likely, what is also troubling is that the key mechanism for avoiding such an escalation – the UN security council – seems profoundly weakened by the further weaponisation of the US and Russian vetoes under both Trump and Putin.
It shouldn't be a surprise, therefore, that the weaponisation of cyberspace is not the stuff of science fiction.
