Defense Policy

Defense Policy

Emergence of ground-breaking technologies in the realm of cognitive warfare: Convergent technologies, neocortical and neurological weaponry

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Corresponding author: Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Dafos Faculty, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
There is now a competitive race between some countries to code the human brain. Technology is advancing in such a way that it has influenced and even controlled the brain and therefore the behavior of enemy soldiers. Ground-breaking technologies in neuroscience have enabled mankind to achieve new types of non-destructive weapons to manipulate the human operating system (brain). These include neurotherapic drugs to change behavior, remote monitoring of human brain activity using electromagnetic waves, acoustic weapons that send sound beams directly into the soldiers' skulls, and even holographic projection and other symbols of a complex battlefield. In the current research, the author proves that the focal point of war activities now and in the future will be around achieving the psychological effects of war. In this situation, there is no need for military actions in the physical field and the costs will be significantly reduced. The descriptive-analytical research examines the functions of cognitive warfare using convergent technologies, neocortical and neural weapons as groundbreaking technologies.
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Volume 33, Issue 129 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2024
Autumn 2024
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  • Receive Date 30 June 2023
  • Revise Date 23 August 2023
  • Accept Date 04 March 2025