“Could a Brain Scan Protect U.S. Troops from Insider Attacks?”

July 17th, 2014

I wonder if .gov will find domestic uses for this.

How about having to put one of these on to be able to fly?

Are you a loyal American, or a lone wolf terrorist?

Maybe the Magic 8-Ball cap can tell.

Via: DefenseOne:

So, if you’re a U.S. soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan today, how do you determine whether or not the Iraqi or Afghan soldier next to you is going to give up your location to the enemy at the first chance? One solution, developed by a former Army counterintelligence agent, is scanning the brains of Iraqi troops for signs of potential betrayal.

Veritas Scientific, based in Virginia, markets a truth detection system called HandShake for soldiers to diagnose the trust-worthiness of people they may have to work with. The technology was developed by Derrell Small, who served as a U.S. Army counterintelligence agent in 2003 and 2004.

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