"Doping soldiers so they fight better – is it ethical?" Topic
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Tango01 | 25 Jun 2022 9:33 p.m. PST |
"The military is constantly using technology to build better ships, warplanes, guns and armor. Shouldn't it also use drugs to build better soldiers? Soldiers have long taken drugs to help them fight. Amphetamines like Dexedrine were distributed widely to American, German, British and other forces during World War II and to U.S. service members in Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 1991, the Air Force chief-of-staff stopped the practice because, in his words, "Jedi knights don't need them." But the ban lasted only five years. DARPA, an agency that does cutting-edge research for the U.S. Department of Defense, is trying to make soldiers "kill-proof" by developing super-nutrition pills and substances to make them smarter and stronger. New drugs that reduce the need for sleep, such as modafinil, are being tested. Researchers are even looking into modifying soldiers' genes…" Main page link
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Augustus | 26 Jun 2022 6:32 a.m. PST |
Pretty much inevitable at this point. |
Stryderg | 26 Jun 2022 7:43 a.m. PST |
Once you sign those enlistment papers, all bets are off. Makes you wonder how many people will sign up in the future when the real s take over. |
Frederick | 26 Jun 2022 8:31 a.m. PST |
Ethical standards have changed – a lot – is it ethical to ask soldiers to test antidotes to poison gas or the effects of nuclear weapons on personnel who are deployed to areas post-detonation? Because we (by which I mean NATO allies) most certainly did; the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki were both post WWII, in large part due to what was done in WWII But as Stryderg so eloquently notes, once you take the King's shilling you are fair game |
Arjuna | 26 Jun 2022 8:45 a.m. PST |
Funnily enough, the Germans were the first to introduce methamphetamine to the military during World War II, and the first to discontinue its use due to its negative side effects, such as a certain paranoia that led to a loss of trust within teams. You always pay a price, so how much is society willing to pay? And who is responsible in case your supersoldiers go berserk, like in the Tarnak Farms incident? |
Tango01 | 26 Jun 2022 3:39 p.m. PST |
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Thresher01 | 27 Jun 2022 7:21 a.m. PST |
Ethics is nice, but survival trumps that, so……. |
Tango01 | 27 Jun 2022 3:46 p.m. PST |
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Wolfhag | 28 Jun 2022 4:40 a.m. PST |
I think the US had them in their escape and evasion gear in WWII. Wolfhag |
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