China Pursues ‘Brain Control’ Weaponry in Bid to Command Future of Warfare

China Pursues ‘Brain Control’ Weaponry in Bid to Command Future of Warfare
A robotic arm for brain surgery at the 2019 World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 20, 2019. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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Launching assaults on the battlefield with a mere thought. Enhancing the human brain to create “super warriors.” Disrupting the minds of enemies to make them submit to the controller’s command.

Once believed to only exist in science-fiction movies, the weaponization of the brain has been discussed by Chinese military officials for years. And Beijing is spending billions each year on neuroscience that could draw these scenarios ever closer to reality.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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