Military Review English Edition January-February 2015 | Page 94

T he super soldier is on the way—maybe not toneuroscience, biotechnology, nanotechnology, gemorrow, but soon. As technological inventions netics, and drugs. According to Patrick Lin, writare changing our society, so will technology rip- ing in The Atlantic about the ethics of enhancing ple through our battlefields and soldier ethics. Soldier soldiers, “Soldier enhancements, through biological enhancement possibilities are often discussed, but less or technological augmentation of human capabilso are the ethical challenges of the new technologies. ities, reduce warfighter risk by providing tactical In the near future, science and technology will offer advantages over the enemy.”1 Lin describes efforts to many startling choices to enhance or equip the soldier. develop a “super-soldier” who can perform more like Like any innovation in warfare, the Army must discuss a machine. the ethics of enhancing soldiers. Planning must begin on how to