Posted on 01/11/2021 9:09:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button.
The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier.
“At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander can activate the self-destruct function of the soldier’s helmet if he can’t get in contact with him,” state-run media China Observer reported on Dec. 27.
Soldiers can also press the button themselves. “If a soldier is seriously wounded and doesn’t want to be captured, he can activate the self-destruct function himself. This can maintain his dignity, as well as prevent the enemy from obtaining this system,” the report stated.
The new helmet is part of a so-called “individual soldier digital combat system” given to troops in the Tibet theater command. They face Indian troops at the border, where there were recent skirmishes over disputed territory in the Ladkh region.
The system includes an antenna and bomb, night vision multifunctional glasses, and a digital control terminal that can be worn on the arm.
After being equipped with the system, soldiers at the frontline can communicate with the battalion commander at the command center via radio, according to the report.
Meanwhile, the commander can see the frontline by reading the video footage captured by the soldier’s camera equipped inside his jacket.
By viewing the footage, the commander can order to fire artillery targeting Indian soldiers, the report stated. It further claimed that soldiers can detonate the button when they approach Indian forces. This system would ensure that the Chinese side would win any potential conflict with the Indian army, the report stated.
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How wonderful. Satan is certainly alive and active in this world - for now.
I’ll bet $1 the Indians hack this. Why fire bullets when you can just press a button and watch your enemy go splody.
Defection Avoidance System.
....... Bet there will be a problem with accidental Triggering
What a great gift idea. Do they deliver to D.C.?
This sounds utterly deranged.
Holy crap!
This sounds like something from a Roadrunner vs. Wile E. Coyote episode. What could possibly go wrong?
This has to really be from the Babylon Bee.
As a former USMC grunt, I can attest with a high degree of confidence that this will not improve morale very much.
And a good reason to toss your helmet and defect.
Can’t wait for the Chicoms to make Google, Apple, Twitter, and Facebook employees wear these.
Outstanding. Now somebody hack into the system and activate all helmets to explode in the Chinese Army.
Started a subscription to these guys just after Christmas. Email updates on everything ( gotta set up a filter). Web site access and a weekly printed paper.
That outta boost the old morale.
Is there an app for that?
So if the soldier’s lost or has a coms problem, he gets blown up?
I’ve got a feeling these will be locked on the heads of the poor soldiers to motivate them.
How long before people with low social scores are made to wear one?
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