Dual-use Technology - Other Technologies

Other Technologies

In addition to obvious and headline grabbing dual-use technologies there are some less obvious ones, many erstwhile peaceful technologies can be used in weapons. One example during the First and Second World War, is the role of German toy manufacturers. Germany was one of the leading nations in the production of wind-up toys, the ability to produce large numbers of small reliable clockwork motors was converted into the ability to produce shell and bomb fuses.

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