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Medicine developed for Chinese Army to fight sleep
한 알만 복용해도 사흘간 철야전투
Posted : 2011-10-17 18:50
Updated : 2011-10-17 18:50
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By Yoon Ye-seul

The People’s Liberation Army of China has developed a drug to keep soldiers awake and alert for four consecutive days.

The drug, called “Night Eagle,” allows soldiers to stay awake and remain strong, reported Hong Kong media Sunday, quoting the China Central Television (CCTV), the major state broadcaster in the country.

The Academy of Military Medical Sciences unveiled the blue-colored pill as one of 600 scientific achievements, in an exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the organization.

“Our troops will be able to stay awake for a long time while being able to maintain cognitive abilities when they are deployed in search and rescue operations after earthquakes, floods and other disasters, and on some special military missions,” said Wang Lin, one of the researchers who works at the academy.

As some experts expected, the research agency has not revealed the ingredients or possible side effects of the drug as well as how it works. However, they have said it probably works in the same way as other stimulants developed in the West.

“Although I have no information about the newly invented drug, it is not at all surprising to see efforts to control sleep and develop anti-sleep technology because of the apparent practical use in combat situations," said Prof. Ni Lexiong, a Shanghai-based military expert in an interview with the South China Morning Post of Hong Kong. “The Night Eagle would appear similar to sleep-suppressants widely used by the armed forces of other countries.”

One popular military stimulant in the West is modafinil, which was originally developed to treat narcolepsy but is now used by the U.S., French, British and Indian armed forces as an alternative to amphetamines, as well as by students to fight fatigue.

Modafinil has been also popular for people who want to chemically turn off sleep with fewer side effects.

Experts also said anti-sleep drugs would be becoming more important hi-tech aids and the U.S. military reportedly developed a formula that keeps soldiers awake for seven straight days in the early 2000s.


한 알만 복용해도 사흘간 철야전투
중국 인민해방군(PLA)이 한 알만 복용해도 사흘간 안 자고 전투에 임할 수 있는 강력한 수면억제제를 개발했다. 홍콩 언론들은 16일 관영 중국중앙(CC)TV를 인용해 인민해방군이 작전 수행 때 복용하면 병사들이 정상적인 의식과 체력을 유지할 수 있는 약 '밤독수리(예잉ㆍ夜鷹)'를 개발했다고 보도했다. 파란색의 이 알약은 인민해방군 산하 군사과학의학원이 개발한 것인데 최근 군사과학의학원 창립 60주년 기념 전시회에서 선보인 600여개의 신기술 품목 가운데 하나다. 군사과학의학원의 왕린(王林) 연구원은 "(이 약은) 지진과 홍수, 그 밖의 재난 상황이 발생했을 때 수색 구조 작업에 참여한 군인이나 그밖에 특수 임무를 수행하는 군인들이 오랫동안 깨어 있을 수 있게 하는 데 사용된다"며 "(약을 복용하면) 오랫동안 잠을 안 자도 되며 깨어 있는 동안 정상적인 인지 능력을 그대로 유지할 수 있다"고 설명했다. 군사 전문가인 니러슝(倪樂雄) 상하이 정법대 교수는 인민해방군이 이 약의 성분이나 관련 실험 자료를 공개하지 않을 것으로 전망하고 있다. 그는 홍콩 사우스차이나모닝포스트에 "수면 통제나 항수면기술 증진 노력이 광범위하게 진행되고 있기 때문에 밤독수리 개발이 놀랄만한 일은 아니다"라며 "이 약도 서방에서 개발한 다른 각성제와 같은 방법으로 작용할 것"이라고 말했다. 서방 군대에서 쓰이는 각성제들도 역시 부작용이 알려지지 않았다. 서방에서 널리 쓰이는 군사용 각성제 모다피닐(modafinil)은 기면증 치료제로 개발한 것이지만 현재는 미국, 프랑스, 영국, 인도에서 암페타민의 대용품으로 쓰이고 있다.
 
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