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Researcher Warns That Military Must Prepare For "Mutant" Future
Researcher Patrick Lin says that with the development of a wide range of technologies including: drugs, special nutrition, gene therapy and robotic implants, the military needs to plan for a future where soldiers have "mutant powers.” From the article: "If we don’t, we could find ourselves in big trouble down the road. Among the nightmare scenarios: Botched enhancements could harm the very soldiers they’re meant to help and spawn pricey lawsuits. Tweaked troopers could run afoul of international law, potentially sparking a diplomatic crisis every time the U.S. deploys troops overseas. And poorly planned enhancements could provoke disproportionate responses by America’s enemies, resulting in a potentially devastating arms race (PDF)."
in USA, drugs ("speed" and similar) and nutrition (e.g. sexual desire suppressant in food) to alter behavior has been going on since Viet Nam war at least
Why is it we can't get mutants out of our own labs but our enemies are going to be able to do this just like that?
I want my mutants!
Rules and Regulations. That's why.
Especially since some of the research seems to be focusing on how to reduce soldiers' critical thinking and ethical scruples.
Man, the religion people are going to be hella pissed if this cuts into their long-standing franchise of reducing critical thinking and ethical scruples using the time-honored "GAWD SEZ SO" technique...