Nanotechnology and Homeland Security: New Weapons for New Wars

Preface

Neither life, liberty, nor the pursuit of happiness can be assured without security. So assuring national security is one of the chief obligations of any form of government. The history of the United States has been almost blissfully free of invading armies—the oceans and the naval “wooden walls” of John Adams have kept this country strong and secure. Except for bandits in the southwest and a few German saboteurs in Maine, the United States has had no foreign invaders for more than a century.

During this time, homeland security issues were largely concerned with domestic, natural, and exotic threats. After a series of terrorist incidents, culminating in the events of September 11th, this freedom from invasion and sabotage can no longer ...