The purpose of this essay is to explain why it will be a problem to explain biological warfare with SCOT theory, actor-network theory, and technological systems theory. Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) is a theory introduced by Weiber Bijker that explains the link between social and technical processes of a technology or artifact. Bjiker argued that technology is shaped by human engineers, market forces, and consumer needs and demands. At SCOT, technology is a social construction. Since technology is socially constructed, it involves flexibility of interpretations, stabilization and closure. Biological warfare cannot be explained by SCOT theory because stabilization and closure, which are the cornerstone of SCOT theory, are not clearly evident in the dynamics of biological warfare. In biological warfare, rhetorical closure has not yet been achieved within the international community. For example, the morality of using biological weapons is still an ongoing debate among countries around the world. In fact, not all countries have signed the Biological Weapon...
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