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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
Governments are unlikely to get away with mandatory soldier mods... but I expect subsidies would be very popular. Include a few soldier genes in your new kid's design, and the government will pay for ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
The true militaristic goal is intelligence
Bit of a frame challenge here. The best soldier is one that doesn't even have to fire once.
James Bond, John wick, Ethan Hunt. All 'super soldiers' in thrir ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
Military-targeted genetic engineering doesn't make a lot of sense when it is required that the mod be applied at the time of conception. Unless you can say for certain "this baby's gonna grow up ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
Public Liability laws
The other answers are good, but lets go with a bit of a more fun one. Soldiering is a dangerous business. With the exception of a full-scale war happening, more Soldiers die in ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
Assuming no inherent risks in the augmentation process it entirely depends on the degree of advantage that can be gained by the soldiers over and above their average opponent, or the degree of ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
"Supersoldiers" are overhyped. The usual package of a genetically engineered soldier, like super-strenght, stamina, speed and durability, are not even remotely as useful as fiction would ...
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Does it make sense for the governments of my world to genetically engineer soldiers?
Probably few military-specific modifications
"Amateurs think tactics, professionals think logistics". In a world where armies are muscle-propelled and most of their weapons are muscle-...
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