Gunji No Kagaku / Original Title: RATIONAL FOG (Newton Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Why is science and technology, which have advanced mankind, used in wars and bring danger to the world? What are the merits and demerits of scientists who have developed weapons that cause mass casualties? This book traces the development of weapons, from guns to chemical weapons to atomic bombs, and explores the background of science and technology that have been converted to military use. It also examines the relationship between war and science, and uses military history to explain why scientists, who are supposed to pursue the truth, have become agents of violence in the development of weapons. What should science do to prevent the tragedy of war? This is a must-read book to learn lessons from past disasters.

人類を進歩させてきた科学技術がなぜ戦争に利用され、世界に危機をもたらすのか?大量の犠牲者を生む兵器を開発した科学者の功罪とは?本書は銃から化学兵器、そして原子爆弾に至るまで、兵器の発展を追い、軍事転用された科学技術の背景を探ります。また、戦争と科学との関係を検証し、真理を追究するはずの科学者がなぜ、兵器開発という暴力の代理人となってしまうのか、戦史から紐解いていきます。戦争という悲劇を防ぐために、科学はどうあるべきか?過去の惨禍を教訓とするために必読の1冊です。