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New Non-Lethal Weapon Lets Troops Microwave Hostile Crowds

by Open-Publishing - Saturday 5 February 2005
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Edito Wars and conflicts International USA

The United States has developed a non-lethal microwave weapon for use in Iraq.

Officials said the vehicle, termed Sheriff, would contain the Active Denial System. The system uses millimeter-wave electromagnetic energy that can be directed at targets at a range of 1 kilometer.

The ADS system would be downgraded for Iraqi deployment in urban areas, officials said. The ADS causes the skin to burn, causing the people to run away.

The Pentagon plans to install the non-lethal, high-powered microwave weapon on a military vehicle. The deployment of the first platforms in Iraq would take place in September 2005.

The project is designed to give U.S. troops options to battle hostile crowds without the use of lethal weapons. Officials said in many cases Sunni insurgents fire weapons and rocket-propelled grenades from crowds to prevent U.S. retaliation.

The Sheriff would be deployed by the U.S. Army and Marines. The two services will receive up to six platforms, equipped with a system to intercept rocket-propelled grenades.

Officials said the military would not design a new vehicle for the Sheriff. Instead, the Army will probably use a Striker or M117 armored security vehicle while the Marines would obtain a Light Armored Vehicle.

The ADS could be expanded to autonomous vehicles or platforms, officials said. This would include the use of the Sheriff at Air Force bases and other military facilities.

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Forum posts

  • How long before they turn this weapon on anti-war protestors and others critical of this administration? Gonzales will rationalize it, I’m sure.

    These are dark times.

    • What the fuck is with the U.S.?? Jesus Christ, talk about the real terrorists and killers. . . Oh yeah, I’m sure they do have intentions to use these weapons against their own, anyone who dares to speak out in opposition.

  • This new non-lethal weapon ain’t the half of, folks. Just stroll on over to sysos.co.uk/brighton/innervoicetargtrackbehavinflu.doc where you will find a good article describing other microwave technology-based, effects that can be used against people, especially the so-called inner voice transmission phenomena. With a suitably designed apparatus, the military could beam voices literally into the heads of demonstrators, dissidents and all other undesirables it wishes to remove from the streets. Imagine some hapless Iraqi hearing in his head something like this, "This is Allah speaking. I want you to go home and stay there."

    Maybe those tinfoil hats ain’t such a bad idea. By the way, does anyone know a 95Ghz pulse can be neutralized. The ADS is based on the 95Ghz frequency.

  • It is getting real kinky now. The Nazis used X-rays to infertile unwanted human beings during
    their visits to government offices.
    In the "democratic and human rights obeing" United States the used tasers on a 75 year old
    woman, also on a head of man and against children in schools.
    These so called policemen must been escaped from some Nazi camps!

    If the human society or what is left does not act by now, then when...?

  • We’ll just see what happens when the U.S uses this technology against its own people. I, personally, if hit with one of these "microwave beams" will rightly sue the fuck out of our government and I bet other people will too. Non lethal yes, but non-cancerous? No.
    And fuck using this on Iraqis too. What the fuck?
    The point of this war was to "liberate the masses of Iraq from a horrible dictator" or so was the claims. But I think we all know the real purpose and this proves it.

  • The dish on that Humvee is SCREAMING for an RPG or two (or three); They may as well paint a BIG BULLSEYE on it. And when the operator jumps out of the burning wreakage, annihilation with BKC cannon fire would be quite effective.

    A simple problem - reaction - solution stuation.

    • It’s good to see that the good old US is busily designing new ways of winning the ’hearts and minds’ of the iraqi people as we speak. I’m sure the crowds of angry iraqis will feel relieved when their flesh starts burning that they wasn’t shot instead and will firmly get behind America in gratitude for it’s sportsman like attitude!!!

      Well done Bush, you really couldn’t make this stuff up. it amazes me to see how far a nation in such denial can actually go. I thought the US had gone into Iraq to get rid of the weapons of mass distraction not introduce a few new ones.

    • Boy, your U.S. soldiers are brave!! "Support the Troops"? Kiss my fucking arse. What is the deal? In the States, do most people get small doses of "stupid medicine" in their drinking water?? Seriously, who the hell could support this invasion anymore?? It’s a farce, and people know it.

    • What if people in the U.S. (and Canada, since Canada is just a puppet state now with our lapdog Prime Minister in power) just stopped buying those fucking Hummer vehicles in protest?

    • Good idea, I’ll never buy one. I’ll just stick with my 10 year old Honda ... it has a Microwave Oven built into it. If anyone srews with me ... I’ll Microwave a burger ..... and throw it at them.

      Better yet, what if Americans and Canadians targeted certain companies, products, retailers and just quit buying there stuff.

      Like Haliburton ... you know... quit buying oil drilling equipment and catering services for large family gatherings.

      Americans could really screw over GW Bush, the White House and White House News Services all at the same time. Just quit shopping the White House Gift Shop and/or Gay Military Escort Services... go to Kmart ... or better yet ... go straight and hire a female hooker.

      Boy would that make George and Karl mad.