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The mysterious project is set to carry out "extreme experiments" with the aim of enginering a generation of terrifying super-soldiers.

US military will pour £12m into the tests as they seek to create human soldiers with "enhanced senses" and the ability to skip sleep.

The funding documents from the United States Special Operations Command reveal the eerie scale of the military trials.

The project intended to revolutionize warfare is titled the Biomedical, Human Performance, and Canine Research Program.