Chris WintersNov 5, 2023
The @NewYorkTimes investigation of the health effects suffered by artillery crews in Syria is harrowing. All the signs point to an epidemic of #traumatic_brain_injury brain injury, and science and the military are only beginning to realize it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/us-army-marines-artillery-isis-pentagon.html
A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon

Many U.S. troops who fired vast numbers of artillery rounds against the Islamic State developed mysterious, life-shattering mental and physical problems. But the military struggled to understand what was wrong.

The New York Times
 Hacker NewsSep 16, 2023
Could Dementia in the National Security Workforce Create a Security Threat?
https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA1779-1.html
#ycombinator #Intelligence_Community #Older_Adults #National_Security_Legislation #Traumatic_Brain_Injury #Alzheimer_sDisease_and_Dementias
Dementia in the National Security Workforce Could Create a Security Threat

Challenges associated with cognitive impairment in the workplace will increase as people continue to live longer and retire later. Individuals who work in national security and intelligence could become a security threat if they develop dementia and unwittingly share government secrets.