-Caveat Lector- Stench Warfare And Stink Bombs-U.S. Secret Weapon? http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010705/od/arms_usa_stench_dc_1.html Thursday July 5 2:32 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is developing a stink bomb to drive away enemy troops or hostile crowds, the magazine New Scientist said on Wednesday. Stench warfare could form a key part of the U.S. non-lethal weapons program and provide police with an extra means of dealing with the kind of rioting that has disrupted recent summits of world leaders. ``It would give us an offensive capability against large and unruly groups of people, if they are unwilling to move or are openly hostile,'' New Scientist quoted a Pentagon spokesman as saying. ``And it would minimize the risk to our people and to the antagonists.'' Researchers said there was a close link between nasty smells and fear, as a bad smell can activate tissue deep within the brain. The ``perfect'' stink for defense purposes would be one that triggered an emotional response in humans. The problem is that odors can provoke varying reactions in different people because of social and cultural conditioning. Pam Dalton, a cognitive psychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia who is leading the search for a better stink bomb, has tested smells on volunteers of different ethnic origins to try to find a universal formula. She has found two odors that appear to transcend culture, and a mixture of the two could form the basis of a weapon. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
