Teenagers are forced to pilot massive biological weapons against alien invaders, with their psychological trauma being a deliberate feature of the weapons system, testing whether weaponizing children's suffering is ever justified for civilizational defense.
Models institutional exploitation of the vulnerable for defense: relevant to child soldier ethics, the psychological cost of military service on young people, and whether defense needs justify any means.
Domains: Warfare and Weapons TechnologyGovernance and Political SystemsEthics and Philosophy of TechnologySocial Engineering and PsychologyBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Scenario Types: Warning / Self-preventing prophecyCautionary taleEthical dilemma
Outcomes: DystopianCautionary
Tags: child-harvestdigital-mentoryouth-resistancechild-harvest-resistancerefugee-radicalizationchild-combatanttrauma-pipelineinfiltrationchild-refugee-radicalizationchild-soldiercivil-warmoral-compromiseagency-recoverychild-soldier-survivalchild-pilotsbioweapontrauma-as-featureinstitutional-exploitationchild-pilot-bioweapon