Russia and China May Be Creating Their Own Jason Bourne Super Soldiers

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Russia and China May Be Creating Their Own Jason Bourne Super Soldiers
How will the Pentagon respond?

The United States’ most powerful geopolitical adversaries are already working on something America is reluctant to: Enhanced Human Operations (EHO).

EHOs entail modifying the body and the brain itself, creating what some have called “super soldiers.” At a press conference laying out the Defense Department’s research and development strategy on Monday, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work warned that America would soon lose its competitive advantage if it does not pursue EHO technologies.

“Now our adversaries, quite frankly, are pursuing enhanced human operations, and it scares the crap out of us,” Work said.

Altering human beings from the inside to perform more effectively in combat presents ethical dilemmas for American scientists and military planners. Work says those ethical concerns typically don’t apply to authoritarian governments like those in Russia or China, and their lack of hesitation in developing EHOs may force America’s hand.

“We’re going to have to have a big, big decision on whether we’re comfortable going that way,” Work admits.

What sort of enhancement are we talking about? As yet, the Pentagon has not been specific, but we can infer several likely human mods from previous work done by DARPA—and from our own imaginations.

“NOW OUR ADVERSARIES, QUITE FRANKLY, ARE PURSUING ENHANCED HUMAN OPERATIONS, AND IT SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF US.”
Exoskeletons

As early as 1985, retired four-star Army General Paul F. Gorman sketched out a “SuperTroop” exoskeleton for DARPA that would protect soldiers from chemical, biological, electromagnetic, and ballistic threats, including direct fire from a .50-caliber bullet. Audio, visual, and haptic (touch) sensors were part of the design.

More recently, the Navy has explored the use of exoskeletons for lifting heavy loads and enhancing shipboard firefighting/damage control operations. In 2013, DARPA partnered with U.S. Special Operations Command on a light exoskeleton suit called TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit). Every time the discussion comes up, someone mentions Iron Man.

Drugs and Vaccines

You could argue that humans have already been boosted, at least primitively. ISIS and other terrorist organizations have an extensive history of handing their fighters hallucinogens and other drugs to bolster their savagery.
Robert Work
Apparently, DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO) investigated a mind-altering pain vaccine. Once injected into a soldier who had been shot, the vaccine would theoretically reduce the pain from inflammation and swelling. After 30 seconds of agony, the soldier would feel no pain for 30 days. As long as the bleeding was contained, the soldier could keep fighting…..more here

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Russia and China May Be Creating Their Own Jason Bourne Super Soldiers