-Caveat Lector-
3/3/01
Since it is safe and rational to assume that the ONLY military which
used nuclear weapons to wipe out two entire cities for the purpose
of propaganda does not really give a damn about human life, why are
they pouring so much money into non-lethal weapons.
Answer: To use domestically against civilians.
Answer: To sell the technology to other countries for the same purpose.
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http://uk.fc.yahoo.com/010302/80/b947l.htm
U.S. military developing new "non-lethal" weapon
Friday March 2, 04:00 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/010302/80/b93ut.html
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has said it is developing a
new non-lethal weapon which uses electromagnetic energy to cause a
burning sensation on the skin and turn back enemy troops from long
range.
Officials said the "millimetre-wave" pulses, which might one day be
fired from a dish- shaped device similar to a radar, could be mounted
on military jeeps and possibly be used in peacekeeping and cases
where innocent civilians are mixed with enemy troops.
"In conflicts, targeted adversaries are expected to simply flee," the
Marine Corps said of the new weapon.
After 10 years and $40 million in research by the corps and the Air
Force, the Marines said at a briefing for reporters that pulses from
the weapon travel at the speed of light to penetrate less than 1/64
of an inch into the skin, causing immediate discomfort like touching
a hot light bulb.
"Within seconds, an individual feels an intense heating sensation
that stops when the transmitter is shut off or when the individual
moves out of the beam," the corps added in a news release.
"Despite the sensation, the technology does not cause injury because
of the low energy levels used," it added. "The sensation is nearly
identical to the sensation experienced by briefly touching an
ordinary light bulb that has been left on for a while."
The Marine Corps is managing the project for the military, but there
has been no decision by the Defence Department to build or field the
proposed weapon.
The Marines said the beam weapon, which is being developed by the
Marine Corps and Air Force in cooperation with defence firms, "causes
a repellent response, but not physical damage to the body."
"Research on this technology has shown there are no harmful health
effects," the Marine Corps said. "The beam only needs to be on for a
few seconds to achieve its purpose."
Copyright © 2001 Reuters Limited.
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