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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: March 30, 2003 Problem of sleep-deprived soldiers is as old as war itself (Kansas City Star) -- "For others, such as a B-2 stealth bomber crew that recently completed a 30-plus-hour mission into the war zone, rushing adrenaline, catnaps and a "go pill" or two can keep them functioning for days."
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That's a shoddy way to run a war. Cannon fodder waiting to happen. Maybe with these battlesuits they're working on, some improvements might occur. Though they have problems of their own. What uses of technology, that would be useful in this war, are not being used? Posted by: Morris Cox on March 30, 2003 02:04 PM
Nuclear bombs. They're not being used. They would be useful. What, and kill civilians? As if that's not happening. If you don't have the stomach for war, perhaps you shouldn't be playing. Posted by: on March 30, 2003 02:07 PM
Well, I don't see how sleep-deprivation can be avoided. Lack of manpower is one issue, but in other situations you can't just stop in the middle of a mission for some sleep. Fear and anxiety can keep people up at times when they have an opportunity to sleep, pushing their body to a point where it has to shut itself down at inappropriate moments. From what I hear, catnaps are helpful. There have been documented cases of people who don't have traditional sleep cycles because they cat-nap all day long, so it could be useful as a band-aid for shorter (48 hour) time periods where traditional sleep isn't possible, or for situations where constant physical exertion saps endurance. Posted by: Lydia on April 1, 2003 04:36 PM
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