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Novel Neuroweapons

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In 2007 a set of lecture powerpoint slides and speaking notes appeared on the internet.1 They were titled ‘Protecting our National Neuroscience Infrastructure: Implications for Homeland Security, National Security and the Future of Strategic Weapons’. What was interesting for a start was that the lecture was written by Dr. Robert E. McCreight who has spent 35 years in the United States State Department working on global security arms control, biowarfare, treaty verification and other related issues.2

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Dando, M. (2015). Novel Neuroweapons. In: Neuroscience and the Future of Chemical-Biological Weapons. Global Issues Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137381828_6

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