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Abstract
A day without space, a term used to describe the loss or destruction of America’s space assets, and the potential generation of novel biological threats using AI and synthetic biology present catastrophic and potentially existential threats to U.S. security in a way that nuclear weapons did before and continue to do so today. Yet they have not received the level of attention from national security lawyers or commentators they warrant. This article describes the threats. It describes the current and inchoate nature of the law to address these threats. And it makes initial recommendations to policymakers and lawyers about how to use law to address these threats. This article is a warning order: It is time for national security lawyers across the government and not just specialists to engage these issues, which require whole of government and whole of country solutions.
Recommended Citation
Baker, James E.
(2025)
"Two Terribles: A Day Without Space and AI Enabled Synthetic Biological Weapons A Warning Order,"
Chicago Journal of International Law:
Vol. 26:
No.
1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol26/iss1/16