I would like to see these sorts of bio-catastrophes discussed in more detail. On my naive understanding, the threat of engineered pandemics seems likely to usher in an age of disruption and surveillance and to completely undermine current liberal democratic norms
My thought would be that getting the level of international coordination required would be extremely hard. (I am speaking from a position of ignorance here)
Maybe there could be groups of countries that agree to coordinate on this, and isolate themselves physically from countries outside their own groups?
I guess there might be ways to deliver disease through the air or wild (wild animals), or just sneaking into a country. The solution to that is domes. :P
I would like to see these sorts of bio-catastrophes discussed in more detail. On my naive understanding, the threat of engineered pandemics seems likely to usher in an age of disruption and surveillance and to completely undermine current liberal democratic norms
You don’t think regulating the sale and use of the technologies necessary to engineer diseases would be enough?
My thought would be that getting the level of international coordination required would be extremely hard. (I am speaking from a position of ignorance here)
Maybe there could be groups of countries that agree to coordinate on this, and isolate themselves physically from countries outside their own groups?
I guess there might be ways to deliver disease through the air or wild (wild animals), or just sneaking into a country. The solution to that is domes. :P
At this point, that would be at least as easy a task as removing the 400 million firearms in private American hands.
IOW, good luck with that.
https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/04/17/new-killer-pathogens-countering-coming-bioweapons-threat-pub-76009