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Journal of International Security Studies
enhance strategic mutual trust, preserve global peace and strategic stability, and
safeguard the common well-being of human society.
[Keywords] US nuclear policy, “no first use”, nuclear weapons, policy proposal,
major resistance factors
[Author] LU Yin, Associate Professor, National Security College, National Defense
University (Beijing, 100091).

113 Beyond Biodefense: “Dual-Use” Security Narrative and Evolution
of US Biotechnology Policies
DING Di

[Abstract] Biotechnology has been both a tremendous catalyst and a potential risk for
the advancement of human society due to its “dual-use” nature. Ever since 9/11
terrorist attacks, the US government has been working on its discourse manipulation
of the “dual-use” concept in the field of biotechnology, which not only contributed to
the final formation of a unique security narrative, but also accelerated the evolution
of US biotechnology policies. From the Bush administration to the Biden
administration, biotechnology under the “dual-use” security narrative has generated
multiple security effects and developed both defensive and competitive objectives in
the field of biotechnology policies. Theoretically, there is an obvious contradiction
between the defensive and competitive objectives, which highlights the fact that
Washington’s hegemonic logic has eroded its rational policy making against the
backdrop of great power competition. Practically, US biotechnology policies have
gone beyond its biodefense strategy with an attempt to “decouple” scientific research
from that of America’s competitors and strengthen militarized investment so as to
suppress America’s competitors and maintain its leading position in biotechnology.
As is known to all, the development of emerging biotechnology contributes to
globalization and benefits all humanity. The policies and actions based on US
hegemonic logic is against the law of science and technology development, and may
“backfire” and exert severe and negative impacts on the development of US
biotechnology itself as well as global biosecurity.
[Keywords] biosecurity, security narratives, US hegemony, dual use, biotechnology
[Author] DING Di, Associate Researcher, Institute for China and World Studies,
Tongji University; Ph.D. Student, School of Political Science and International
Relations, Tongji University (Shanghai, 200092).

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