Having tested hundreds of ways to create a superweapon, American the military decided to approach the cause of high-tech killing with on the other hand, to “tweak” the person himself.
Which of us would not want to become stronger, faster, more enduring, smarter? Of course, everyone wants to, and the best thing is to do it without grueling workouts that often show that the original data will not allow to realize a dream of their own “supermanhood.”
It would be nice to have a magic pill or an injection that could to correct our physiology, turn an ordinary citizen into a well-motivated intellectual athlete … Many people think so, but only the Pentagon publicly decided to announce attempts make those dreams come true.
Similarly, in the comics, the super-soldier Captain was created America
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What for
First of all, the US military wants soldiers to become sturdier and stronger, and also worked better as a team. It’s all here simple: the stronger and more enduring the soldiers, the more weapons and armor he carries and the longer remains combat ready. Today american the fighters are already reeling under the weight of equipment of 50 kg, and the military industry continues to supply them with “rattles” that need carry on your own back. Teamwork for soldiers also extremely important – a group of diverse people with different physical parameters in battle does not live much longer than single soldiers.
A person’s physical data can be dramatically improved by “dispersing” to the limit of mitochondria. However, the limiting modes of operation of these body energy stations lead to a sharp increase temperatures and can cause death. 
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Now, to solve these problems, there is a careful selection, but, often those who especially want to join the army in physical and mental parameters are not suitable, and those who are ideally suited do not want to. The Pentagon intends to simplify the task – with the help of gene technology to turn people of “average quality” into excellent fighters with all “100%” in the profile. Well, create as part of the project “little things” like weapons that destroy DNA or transform soldiers the enemy in the moron hilyakov.
As the means to achieve the goal, the Pentagon does not limit itself and to influence the very nature of man offers scientists use a wide range of chemical, neurological, genetic and behavioral exposure techniques. The military wants so that the qualities that today take years of study to develop, could be vaccinated in a very short time by injection or targeted electromagnetic effects on the brain. Despite on the fantastic nature of this idea, rapid progress in neurology, pharmacology and genetics will soon be able to make it a reality. Perhaps in 10-20 years a new kind of people will appear on Earth, specially modified for war.
Until recently, the idea of a directed mutation of soldiers did not caused the Pentagon special enthusiasm. However, it seems that for the past 10 years, the point of view has changed. It all started in 2002, when the defense science agency DARPA launched the program Metabolic Dominance Within the framework of this project were supposed to appear the first mutant warriors, unlike ordinary people, are less susceptible to stress, lack of sleep, pain, blood loss, fatigue, better remembering information and quickly learning.
It’s important to understand that the military didn’t want anything supernatural, that is, going beyond possibilities of our kind. It was primarily about the “frozen” peak physical and intellectual development of form when a person reaches its maximum capabilities and remains in this state long time.
Progress was slow, and in 2008 the program was curtailed. To and what contracts the military issued were a mystery, but something about Metabolic Dominance is still known. First of all, DARPA wanted solve the problem of hunger by burning fat reserves for a short time. Basically, “pumping” the body with energy was planned to achieve “dispersal” of mitochondria up to the physiological limit. For up to 5 days a soldier with the maximum power on mitochondria could feel alert and strong. But scientists faced with a number of difficult to solve potential problems, for example, overheating of the body with increased metabolism.
Despite the official closure of the program, there were several technologies have been developed that have received further development. In particular, the so-called “compressed food” SM. This the soldier’s ration in size is only a third of the usual rations at the same nutritional value. There were other promising directions, for example, tablets and patches that rebuild fat burning metabolism. These stocks are well-fed American soldier should be enough for a week “pill” fasting.
Following the closure of Metabolic Dominance, a series of particularly valuable technologies other military departments and special services “dragged”. Already in 2009 the program was actually revived by narrowing its list of tasks a bit.
The new Pentagon program was aimed at studying the phenomenon cohesion, which helps a group of soldiers to continue the fight, despite hunger, thirst, fatigue, confusion and death comrades. Thanks to this phenomenon in the history of mankind many victories were won, but it is still poorly studied. Clear, that forcing people into such a state is on the battlefield is an undeniable advantage over the enemy.
One of the most famous scientific projects is working on this project. Pentagon experts, specialist in microbiology, immunology and safety research Andrew Herr (Andrew Herr). This scientist participated in almost all projects. on the modification of soldiers. Interestingly, he speaks good Russian and For some time he lived in Russia and traveled to Central Asia. Andrew Herr for two years explored the phenomenon of heroic cohesion, interviewing veterans, active foot soldiers, submariners, pilots and UAV operators. As a result it was found that a special “heroic” state is associated with a change in the balance of the normal hormonal background at the time of stress. In some people, high levels of stress hormones do not cause stress. panic and stupor, on the contrary, serve as an incentive to continue struggle.
This knowledge can be used for practical purposes, before total, to test candidates for certain types of troops. Methods are also being developed to turn an ordinary recruit into potentially inflexible hero. Physical complexes appeared exercises and diets that can reduce the negative reaction to stress. More effective techniques are also being developed, in in particular, activation of enhanced production of stress-inhibitory neuropeptide Y. This substance is present in the brain, peripheral nervous system and is a powerful anti-stress agent of our body. Neuropeptide Y unlocks the nerve pathways and allows the amygdala (the emotional part of the brain) use your main neurotransmitter – gamma-aminobutyric acid.
That is why neuropeptide Y is considered very promising for treating disorders such as alcoholism and anorexia. Moreover, whether genetically incorporated level of neuropeptide Y depends a person is an optimist or, on the contrary, a pessimist. In combat conditions the introduction of neuropeptide Y should “knock out” thoughts of hopelessness and intolerable horror of the situation. Besides Moreover, gene therapy carried out in the “training” will make rookie incredible optimist, which you can not catch the bad the news. Another nice side effect of administering a non-mediator Y– reduced craving for alcohol.
Modern gene therapy allows the virus to cause muscle dystrophy. Surviving a viral infection such as modified flu, simply can not hold weapons in their hands and move around without crutches. On the picture: normal biceps (left); biceps muscle dystrophy (right)
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As always, the coin has a downside: large doses neurotransmitter Y cause negative physiological symptoms, in in particular, high blood pressure, water secretion is impaired and electrolytes in the intestines, the likelihood of developing renal and heart failure, heart attack. In the long run yet worse: amid a huge list of complications associated with increased level of neurotransmitter Y, dementia, sexual dysfunction and obesity – and these are not the most difficult diagnoses.
However, the short-term effects of large doses, especially in mortal danger, for the military may be acceptable option. Non-injection is optimal for combat use neurotransmitter, and a genetic modification that enhances it production in excess of the normal rate. Thus, a soldier can always enter the desired psychophysical state, regardless of situation and the presence of a “dose of courage” in your pocket.
It can be stated that at the modern level of knowledge to create “Superman” proved impossible. Pentagon Specialists it was only possible to improve certain parameters of the body, and even then the framework of the possible, that is, a well-trained athlete will show the results are no worse. The fact is that in the human body everything processes are very closely interconnected, and while it is difficult to take into account all side effects of interference with metabolism. Nonetheless, technologies of short-term increase of psychophysical abilities already exist and their use in conditions of mortal danger quite justified.
On the other hand
In the field of improving the human body, military science has so far achieved much less success than in the field of destruction. This is not surprising, although it is not a matter of bloodthirstiness at all – just while gene manipulations damage DNA more easily than they build the necessary ones genes.
In 2010 in Boston at a scientific conference on gene therapy The topic of treatment of muscular dystrophy was discussed. One of the speakers noted that he created a technology for infecting a virus that changes DNA makes it easy to cause severe muscle damage in experimental subjects mice. This is a gene weapon in itself, actually artificial mutagenic factor, in this case making animals (or people) weak and helpless. With the help of modern gene therapy, it’s just possible to provoke cancer, blindness or schizophrenia.
It is possible that some American government and private organizations collect DNA samples worldwide for assessing the likelihood of such a scenario. So the new world war is over the idea of the American military futurists may not begin at all as it seems: a powerful mutagen that has fallen into water or any a product that will turn millions of people into demented cripples. Naturally, a hitherto unknown terrorist group will take the blame the ubiquitous al Qaeda. Well, as always, the brave will save the world American soldiers, this time suspiciously calm and not even sweating after a month of continuous “rescue operation”.
True, some American experts understand that modern DNA manipulation technologies can benefit from only USA. Mutant animals are now being made everywhere – in scientific laboratories in many countries, including Russia, China, India, Japan and etc. Initially – this is medical technology, and a special secret from they have never been made. So we may well be on the doorstep a new era of the cold war with techniques that transform own citizens in clever athletes, in enemy citizens – in dystrophic idiots.
Mikhail Levkevich
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