Beware the military-psychological complex: A $125-million program to boost soldiers’ "fitness" raises ethical questions

Fifty years ago, in the same farewell speech in which he warned about the “unwarranted influence” of the “military-industrial complex” on American politics, President Dwight Eisenhower also deplored the growing dependence of scientists on federal funding. “The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by federal employment, project allocations and the power of money is ever present–and is gravely to be regarded.” Eisenhower’s speech comes to mind as I gravely regard the latest example of the militarization of science, a $125 million collaboration between psychologists and the U.S. Army called “Comprehensive Soldier Fitness,” or CSF

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Beware the military-psychological complex: A $125-million program to boost soldiers’ "fitness" raises ethical questions