The belief that a soldier could rearrange their atoms to walk through solid walls.
His work highlights how the same "creative" military thinking that sought to create psychic super-soldiers eventually evolved into the controversial "PsyOps" (Psychological Operations) of the 21st century. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) - Plot - IMDb The Men Who Stare At Goats
High-ranking officials, including Major General Albert Stubblebine III (then-head of Army Intelligence), became obsessed with the potential of the human mind. This led to experiments in: The belief that a soldier could rearrange their
Journalist Jon Ronson brought these stories to the mainstream in his book, The Men Who Stare at Goats . Ronson’s investigation connects these "peaceful" New Age origins to the much darker tactics used in modern warfare, such as the use of repetitive music (like the Barney the Dinosaur theme) as a form of psychological torture in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. This led to experiments in: Journalist Jon Ronson