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Edited on Wed Dec-06-06 03:45 PM by Blackhatjack
So the military says this weapon has undergone 'lengthy tests' and 'been certified safe'. Imagine how this weapon will be used in this country? It will chill public protests, or any other kind of conduct that is legal under the constitution but detested by government leaders.
We are headed into an area fraught with 'government control' of public exercise of constitutional rights. Scary.
THere is a link to this story on the rawstory site, and below.
www.wirednews.com
"According to documents obtained for Wired News under federal sunshine laws, the Air Force's Active Denial System, or ADS, has been certified safe after lengthy tests by military scientists in the lab and in war games.
The ADS shoots a beam of millimeters waves, which are longer in wavelength than x-rays but shorter than microwaves -- 94 GHz (= 3 mm wavelength) compared to 2.45 GHz (= 12 cm wavelength) in a standard microwave oven. The longer waves are thought to limit the effects of the radiation. If used properly, ADS will produce no lasting adverse affects, the military argues.
Documents acquired for Wired News using the Freedom of Information Act claim that most of the radiation (83 percent) is instantly absorbed by the top layer of the skin, heating it rapidly.
The beam produces what experimenters call the "Goodbye effect," or "prompt and highly motivated escape behavior." In human tests, most subjects reached their pain threshold within 3 seconds, and none of the subjects could endure more than 5 seconds.
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