Cybersecurity & Tech

New Tech and National Security Law -- 3D Printing Redux

Paul Rosenzweig
Sunday, October 5, 2014, 2:52 PM
Just as Ben seems taken with Drone technology, I've become a fan of 3D Printing (otherwise known as Additive Manufacturing) and its national security implications.    And it's becoming a bit of a "thing" here in Washington DC as the 2nd Annual Additive Manufacturing for Government conference later this year will attest.  But the real attraction of AM/3D (at least for me) is the sheer "wow" factor of the tech.

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Just as Ben seems taken with Drone technology, I've become a fan of 3D Printing (otherwise known as Additive Manufacturing) and its national security implications.    And it's becoming a bit of a "thing" here in Washington DC as the 2nd Annual Additive Manufacturing for Government conference later this year will attest.  But the real attraction of AM/3D (at least for me) is the sheer "wow" factor of the tech.   Consider, for example, this link to a story about 3D printing of glass objects using only solar power and the sun. Here's the video:

Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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