Command Your Own Undersea Army: Science Friction Ep 24

The creatures of the ocean could be yours to command, just like Aquaman. Find out what the U.S. Navy and Ukraine are able to train dolphins, sea lions and whales to do. And find out what the military has planned for Sharks! Links to sources below.

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Ukraine Trains Dolphins with Pistols on their Heads
http://www.wired.com/2012/10/dolphins/

How to Turn a Dolphin ... into a sea commando, Atlantic Wire
http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/03/how-to-turn-a-dolphin-sea-lion-or-whale-into-a-sea-creature-commando/359844/

Ukraine Brings Back Naval Killer Dolphins, Ria Novosti
http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20121011/176548999.html

Dolphins of War
http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/conservation/articles/dolphin_war.htm

Navy's Marine Mammal Program
http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/conservation/articles/dolphin_war.htm

Remote Control Sharks, Nat Geo
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0306_060306_sharks_2.html

U.S. Plans Shark Spies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4767428.stm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DhEssy3NWw