Pentagon's "CROWD CONTROL" People Zapper - New electromagnetic control-weapon
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So long risky rubber bullets. Welcome to the wonderful world of electromagnetic weaponry.
Last month the P.R.-conscious Pentagon proudly unveiled what is supposed to be the perfect nonlethal crowd control device – a high-powered energy beam that can disperse an unruly mob without killing, maiming, or harming anyone.
Military brass are touting it as the biggest breakthrough in war technology since the nuclear bomb.
Known officially as a "Vehicle-Mounted Active Denial System," this new weapon is said to be more humane and more effective than other methods of controlling a large crowd or stopping aggressive intruders dead in their tracks.
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Despite assurances by military officers, there are serious unresolved questions about the safety of microwave weapons. What happens, for example, if someone falls down while they are trying to run away from the electromagnetic pulse?
Some scientists warn that the much-ballyhooed "Active Denial System," when used at close range, could cook a person's eyeballs. Cataracts and cancer are among the possible long-term negative health effects of this kind of device, according to researchers at the Loma Linda University medical center.
The Pentagon insists that there's nothing to worry about. In over 6,500 tests on 72 individuals, only one exposure went awry, resulting in a nickel-sized burn on a person's back. But findings from a study of the
long-term impact of the people zapper have yet to be disclosed publicly, according to a report in the Marine Corps Times, and "the amount of time the weapon must be trained on an individual to cause damage or death" remains classified. - 3 years ago
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