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13 Major Global Risks That Used To Be The Stuff Of Science Fiction

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The theme of World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2013 report, just out this week, is "resilience."

It includes a new a "national resilience measurement" to determine which countries are best positioned to manage catastrophe. 

But no country would be able to bounce back from some of the risks included in the survey.

We picked out 13 of the more bizarre scenarios the Forum envisions.

Militarization Of Space

Risk category: Geopolitical

Risk likelihood: 3.16/5

Description: Targeting of commercial, civil and military space assets and related ground systems as core to defence strategy.

Source: World Economic Forum



Unintended Consequences Of Nanotechnology

Risk category: Technological

Risk likelihood: 2.79/5

Description: The manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular level raises concerns on nanomaterial toxicity.

Source: World Economic Forum



Massive Incidence Of Data Fraud Or Theft

Risk category: Technological

Risk likelihood: 3.52/5

Description: Criminal or wrongful exploitation of private data on an unprecedented scale.

Source: World Economic Forum



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