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'''The Jedi Project''' is an alleged project undertaken by the [[United States]] [[Military of the United States|military]] in the early 2000's to develop highly sensitive soldiers capable of empathy | '''The Jedi Project''' is an alleged project undertaken by the [[United States]] [[Military of the United States|military]] in the early 2000's, to develop highly sensitive soldiers capable of medium-range empathy, improved vision and reflexes. Allegedly these enhancement enabled superior reflexes in combat situations, as well as target acquisition. Experimental DNA therapy is rumored to have occured. It is thought to have been conducted at [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina|Fort Bragg]] under the [[United States Army Special Operations Command]]. It is not specifically known when the program began and/or if it has ended. | ||
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Revision as of 17:20, 3 April 2009
The Jedi Project is an alleged project undertaken by the United States military in the early 2000's, to develop highly sensitive soldiers capable of medium-range empathy, improved vision and reflexes. Allegedly these enhancement enabled superior reflexes in combat situations, as well as target acquisition. Experimental DNA therapy is rumored to have occured. It is thought to have been conducted at Fort Bragg under the United States Army Special Operations Command. It is not specifically known when the program began and/or if it has ended.
References
- Gray, Chris Hables. Postmodern War: The New Politics of Conflict. New York: Guilford Press, 1997. ISBN 1-57230-176-7. p. 206.
Further reading
- Ronson, Jon, The Men who Stare at Goats, Picador, 2004, ISBN 0-330-43646-5, written to accompany the TV series The Crazy Rulers of the World
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The project was undertaken by the US Army in 1983. By using NLP as coaching technique, they tried to make soldiers into better shooters. Sally Squires wrote an article about the subject in The Washington Post in 1988.