title: Neuroscience, ethics, and national security: the state of the art.
abstract: National security organizations in the United States, including the armed services and the intelligence community, have developed a close relationship with the scientific establishment. The latest technology often fuels warfighting and counter-intelligence capacities, providing the tactical advantages thought necessary to maintain geopolitical dominance and national security. Neuroscience has emerged as a prominent focus within this milieu, annually receiving hundreds of millions of Department of Defense dollars. Its role in national security operations raises ethical issues that need to be addressed to ensure the pragmatic synthesis of ethical accountability and national security.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tennison
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003071:Cognition; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants