I came across this article at livescience.com, a mainstream science on-line journal, reporting on the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA’s move to develop what the article describes as mind control weapons, using genetic engineering of the human brain, nanotechnology and infrared beams. Recently DARPA announced that six teams will be funded under the Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) program to develop technology providing a two-way channel for communication between the human brain and machines without requiring surgery. Thus, out of sci fi movies, soldiers will be able to mentally control killing machines. I imagine the tech will be used first to terrorise local populations, as a test run.
https://www.livescience.com/65546-darpa-mind-controlled-weapons.html?utm_source=gnaa