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This article looks at the development of augmented soldiers in the USA and how augmentation could be used in actual warfare.Summary
Pierre Bourgois Lecturer in political science at l’Université catholique de l’Ouest and member of État et Recherche de la Paix (SERP) makes the following points:
- The US is the world leader in researching and developing human augmentation.
- Exoskeletons, cognitive devices, and chemical augmentation are all being studied.
- There are risks in using human augmentation technology and ethical considerations regarding using augmented soldiers in warfare need to be examined.
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References from the Web:
- APRIL 2022 Human Augmentation Market Estimated to Reach a Value of USD (globenewswire.com)
- MAY 2022 DASA seeks ways in which human augmentation can benefit defence and security - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- JUNE 2022 The Army could take a run at developing a robotic ‘Warrior Suit’ (defensenews.com)
Source Information:
- Article Source: Université Catholique de l’Ouest (uca.edu)
- Media Check: UCO | International UCO (international-uco.com)
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