-Caveat Lector- US Military Microwave Weapon Considered For Civilian Control By Nick Paton Walsh The Observer http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,458681,00.html 3-18-1 Riot shields and water cannon may soon be made obsolete by a revolutionary weapon that can stun a hostile crowd with invisible microwaves. The US Vehicle Mounted Active Denial System (VMADS), a radar dish mounted on the back of a tank or jeep, is interesting British police forces. The VMADS, or 'people zapper', uses a 'directed energy beam', according to a Pentagon spokesperson. 'When it comes into contact with skin it causes a sensation of heat to an uncomfortable level.' The Pentagon insists the beam causes no permanent damage - no one gets hurt, but the crowd or enemy soldiers retreat hastily. The weapon harnesses the beams found in kitchen microwaves. Travelling at the speed of light, the energy of the beam penetrates less than a millimetre under the skin, quickly heating the skin's surface. This triggers the body's defence reaction: pain. When the subject moves out of the beam, the pain stops. Scientists will start testing the weapons on goats and humans soon. Jane's Defence Weekly said recently the 'non-lethal' nature of some weapons 'might ... encourage military forces to use them directly against civilians and civilian targets'. 'It's part of this new political correctness on the battlefield,' said a spokesperson. 'The problem today in situations like Palestine is that you have adversaries mixing with innocent civilians. Forces now need a suite of weapons for different situations. You can score so many own goals by killing innocent civilians.' Scientists have spent $40 million developing the weapon at the Air Force Research Laboratory, New Mexico. Demand for non-lethal weapons grew after the disastrous US military mission to Somalia in 1993, when marines died because they could not shoot back without hitting civilians. The VMADS is the most sophisticated development in the search for the ultimate non-lethal weapon. The SAS recently began training with 'glue guns' that fire a web of resin from a gun-mounted aerosol. The resin hardens around opponents, paralysing them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] <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
