This document contains excerpts and notations from the fifth edition of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre's Strategic Trends Programme report on Global Strategic Trends out to 2045. It provides policy-makers with long-term projections across environmental, demographic, technological, and military spheres to aid in strategic planning. Key subjects include climate change impacts, resource scarcity, mass urbanization, and the integration of automated technologies.
This law review article by Efthimios Parasidis examines the history and legal-ethical implications of experimental human research within the U.S. military. It details mid-to-late 20th-century ethical abuses involving mustard gas, nuclear radiation, and psychotropic drugs administered to unwitting subjects. The excerpt also outlines contemporary military efforts to enhance service members' physical and cognitive capabilities through novel biotechnologies and mandatory off-label medical uses.
This document consists of a blog entry by Carl Grinde compiling resources, petitions, patent descriptions, and articles focused on mind control, remote neural monitoring, and electronic surveillance. It includes a 2007 appeal from Missouri Representative Jim Guest regarding electronic weapons torture, alongside a republished 2008 Wall Street Journal article detailing the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance efforts.
This document outlines the 2013 CALGreen mandatory residential building code requirements, highlighting additions and revisions made since the 2010 code edition. Effective January 1, 2014, these regulations specify standards for low-rise, high-rise, and hotel/motel residential structures regarding energy and resource conservation. The text detail provisions spanning planning, water efficiency, construction waste reduction, and indoor environmental air quality.