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The Chemical or Biological Weapons (CBW) of mass destruction and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology both have dual-use potential, and can be manufactured cost-effectively, covertly utilising the same set of equipment, manufacturing unit and manpower, which makes it a deadly combination. The proliferation of CBW technology has always been a global threat. The threat of CBW-weaponised drones from non-state actors has been escalating with increasing covert support to terrorism by state actors. The UAV technology is a truly disruptive technology having facilitated covert and asymmetric warfare and blurring the conventional concepts of combats, conflicts and sovereignty. The entry of sophisticated UAV technology, weaponised with emerging highly potent synthetic biological agents or nerve agents have brought in tectonic shifts in biological and chemical warfare of the future. Throughout history, chemical and biological weapons have evoked fear. The marriage between modern CBW and UAV technologies is a lethal combination; an attractive proposition for state- or non-state-sponsored warfare or terrorism respectively, and another potent challenge for global security agencies.
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Cyber-Biosecurity, an emerging threat landscape at the intersection of cybersecurity, cyber-physical security and biosecurity has a potential to disrupt economic, social and political well-being of the nation and has tremendous national security implications. All forms of cyber-attacks impact the manufacturing industries, governments, health infrastructure, patients and bio-economy at large. Rapidly evolving Cyber-Biosecurity threat landscape has potential to disrupt the rapid growth of Indian bio-economy by compromising data security and intellectual property, disrupting manufacturing operations and supply chains resulting in destabilising investor confidence in Indian Bio-economy. Indian National Security Framework too needs to have comprehensive Cyber-Biosecurity policy and infrastructure in place before the biological equivalent of Metasploit becomes commonplace. Some important considerations for the same are the not-so-covert ongoing conflicts in the cyberspace with a probability of boiling over to the Cyber-Biosecurity landscape, and ‘Defend Forward’ as deterrence policy of many nations. India urgently needs to address the need for robust Cyber-Biosecurity legal infrastructure and comprehensive policy formation with the proactive participation of all the stakeholders.
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