U.S.
Super Soldiers Of The Future Will Be Genetically
Modified Transhumans Capable Of Superhuman Feats
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I must say, regardless of the fact
of time constraints (you know, that ‘end thing’) that makes all irrelevant,
they can’t even control, properly manage what they have. I think Mike’s been
watching too much sci-fi, not that darpa
doesn’t appreciate his misplaced vote of confidence! }
‘The future of war is going to look really,
really weird. The "super soldier" research that DARPA (the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is working on right now is unlike
anything we have ever seen before. If DARPA is successful, and if the
American people don't object, the soldiers of the future will be genetically
modified transhumans capable of superhuman
feats. Do you want a soldier that can run faster than Usain
Bolt? DARPA is working on that. Do you want a soldier that won't
need food or sleep for days? DARPA is working on that? Do you want
a soldier that can regrow lost limbs? DARPA is
working on that. Do you want a soldier that can outlift
Olympic weightlifters and that can communicate telepathically? DARPA is
working on that. Americans flock to movies about superheroes and mutants,
and soon they may actually have real life "superheroes" and
"mutants" fighting their wars for them. But
at what cost?
A
recent Daily Mail article detailed many
of the strange research projects that DARPA is working on right now. The
fact that DARPA has actually allowed these projects to be revealed in the
mainstream media probably means that the development stage is nearly over and
they are ready to try to convince a wary public to accept them....
Tomorrow's
soldiers could be able to run at Olympic speeds and will be able to go for days
without food or sleep, if new research into gene manipulation is successful.
According
to the
The
plans were revealed by novelist Simon Conway, who was granted behind-the-scenes
access to the Pentagon's high-tech Defence Advanced
Research Projects Agency.
So
how is this possible?
How
would you genetically modify a human to be able to have these abilities?
A
different Daily Mail article recently explained how this basically works....
Most
gene modification techniques involve placing genetically modified DNA inside a
virus and injecting it into the human body. The virus then enters human cells,
and its modified DNA attaches itself to the human DNA inside those cells.
When
you really stop and think about this kind of technology, the implications are
staggering.
Could
viruses be used to genetically modify humanity on a large scale?
How
would the rest of humanity respond to a "super race" of mutants that
are clearly "superior" to the rest of us in a bunch of different
ways?
When
you start messing with creation, it opens up Pandora's Box.
The
possibilities are endless, but so are the potential problems.
Just
because we can do
something does not mean that we should.
There may be consequences decades down the road that we cannot even conceive of
right now.
Other
"super soldier" research projects that DARPA is working on at the
moment involve advanced technology and robotics rather than genetic
modification.
For
example, DARPA is developing helmets that would allow our soldiers to communicate telepathically....
More
recently, DARPA’s Silent Talk programme
has been exploring mind-reading technology with devices that can pick up the
electrical signals inside soldiers’ brains and send them over the internet.
With
these implants, entire armies will be able to talk without radios. Orders will
leap instantly into soldiers’ heads and commanders’ wishes will become the
wishes of their men.
I
don't know about you, but I would not want anyone reading my thoughts or
beaming orders directly into my brain.
DARPA
is also working on "exoskeletons" that will enable soldiers to lift
incredible weights without tiring and perform other physical tasks that normal
soldiers simply could not do.
You
can see video of this kind of exoskeleton being demonstrated right here.
DARPA
is also hoping to one day implant microchips into our soldiers that will constantly monitor
the health and physical condition of our boys and girls in the field.
For
many, these new technologies are very exciting.
For
others, they cross the line.
Merging
men with machines or messing with the very fabric of life is the kind of thing
that science fiction movies are made of.
Unfortunately,
if we make a very serious mistake we just can't get up and turn off the
movie. Any mistakes that we make could stay with us indefinitely.
But
at this point it looks like there is very little standing in the way of these
kinds of technology becoming mainstream. Tests
on rats have already shown what is possible....
In
2005, Ronald Evans, a hormone expert working at the Salk Institute of
Biological Studies in
Evans
produced a group of genetically modified mice with an increased amount of
slow-twitch muscle fibre. This type of fibre is associated with strong cardiovascular muscles and
boosts an athlete’s endurance.
Evans’s
mice could run for an hour longer than normal mice, were resistant to weight
gain no matter what they were fed on, and remained at peak fitness even when
they took no exercise.
How
much do you think people would pay to be able to remain at peak fitness without
doing any exercise at all?
When
the general public realizes what is possible there will be an overwhelming
demand for these technologies.
So
just how far can all of this go?
Well,
futurist Ray Kurzeil believes that we are only about
20 years away from actually
achieving immortality....
Ray Kurzweil, a world-renowned scientist and author of The Singularity is Near
, thinks the world as we know it will be unrecognizable in 20 years.One of the
changes he thinks are possible: Scientists may finally crack immortality.
I wouldn't count on the human body
being able to live forever.
Technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that it
is really hard to keep track of it all.
Our lives are
becoming completely dominated by technology, and that is a very dangerous
thing.
So we should be
very careful about what we create.
We might be
creating our own living hell.
