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[edit]Biologically fit: using biotechnology to create a better soldier
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Buchner, Christina M. |
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Biologically fit: using biotechnology to create a better soldier |
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School |
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Biotechnology plays a critical role in treating war injuries, preventing and diagnosing disease, and protecting the force against exposure to harmful agents. While effective in its ability to provide medical intervention, biotechnologys non-medical side reveals opportunity to create a super human soldier who is more effective in combat and equipped to survive the rigors of war. Scientists in the field have proposed ideas on how to neurologically and physically enhance soldiers at the genetic level. These developments may help build soldier resistance to battle fatigue, increase endurance, and enhance intelligence making soldiers more decisive on the battlefield. Creating soldier that are stronger, faster and able to counter unpredictable enemy tactics will increase the militarys ability to adapt to changing battlefield conditions and conduct major operations using a smaller force. This thesis examines performance and cognitive enhancement of the soldier via genetic engineering and its potential ability to arm the military with the capabilities to maintain rapid deployment cycles despite the reduction in force and fight wars using sophisticated techniques in order to reduce casualty rates. Understanding the ends and means of soldier enhancement and the novel ethical issues associated with genetic modification is critical to its future in military application. Subjects: Genetic engineering; biotechnology; super soldier; ethics; biopolitics |
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| Language | English | |
| Publication date | December 2013 | |
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IA Collections: navalpostgraduateschoollibrary; fedlink |
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biologicallyfitu1094538888 |
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