the.com/dual use
the same invention that cures you can, with a shrug, also kill you.
means technology or research with legitimate civilian value that can also be repurposed for military or harmful ends.
from formalized in cold war export-control law to flag goods that could cross from factory floor to battlefield, but the idea is ancient — the plow that clears a field can also be beaten into a sword.
anthrax vaccine researchsame science can engineer bioweapons
gps originbuilt for missiles, now guides your commute
export control listsgovernments literally catalog risky dual-use tech
gain-of-function debatevirus research splits scientists over dual-use risk