Nanoweapons

<p>Nanoweapons just might render humanity extinct in the near future--a notion that is frightening and shocking but potentially true. In <em>Nanoweapons </em>Louis A. Del Monte describes the most deadly generation of military weapons the world has ever encountered. With dimensions one-thousandth the diameter of a single strand of human hair this technology threatens to eradicate humanity as it incites world governments to compete in the deadliest arms race ever. </p><p> In his insightful and prescient account of this risky and radical technology Del Monte predicts that nanoweapons will dominate the battlefield of the future and will help determine the superpowers of the twenty-first century. He traces the emergence of nanotechnology discusses the current development of nanoweapons--such as the mini-nuke which weighs five pounds and carries the power of one hundred tons of TNT--and offers concrete recommendations founded in historical precedent for controlling their proliferation and avoiding human annihilation. Most critically <em>Nanoweapons</em> addresses the question: Will it be possible to develop deploy and use nanoweapons in warfare without rendering humanity extinct?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Louis A. Del Monte</strong> is an award-winning physicist and speaker and is the chief executive officer of Del Monte and Associates Inc. During his thirty-year career as a physicist and business executive at IBM and Honeywell he led the development of microelectronics and sensors and developed patents fundamental to the fabrication of integrated circuits. He is the author of <em>The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Will Artificial Intelligence Serve Us or Replace Us?</em> and<em> How to Time Travel: Explore the Science Paradoxes and Evidence</em>.</p>