New Energy Beam Weapons to be used in Iraq

Shane99X · Dec 7, 2006

Just brought to light by the Freedom of Information Act.

Look for this same tech to be used within the next 5 years for domestic "riot control"...

By David Hambling| Also by this reporter
02:00 AM Dec, 05, 2006

The crowd is getting ugly. Soldiers roll up in a Hummer. Suddenly, the whole right half of your body is screaming in agony. You feel like you've been dipped in molten lava. You almost faint from shock and pain, but instead you stumble backwards -- and then start running. To your surprise, everyone else is running too. In a few seconds, the street is completely empty.

You've just been hit with a new nonlethal weapon that has been certified for use in Iraq -- even though critics argue there may be unforeseen effects.

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.

"It will repel you," one test subject said. "If hit by the beam, you will move out of it -- reflexively and quickly. You for sure will not be eager to experience it again."

But while subjects may feel like they have sustained serious burns, the documents claim effects are not long-lasting. At most, "some volunteers who tolerate the heat may experience prolonged redness or even small blisters," the Air Force experiments concluded.

The reports describe an elaborate series of investigations involving human subjects.

The volunteers were military personnel: active, reserve or retired, who volunteered for the tests. They were unpaid, but the subjects would "benefit from direct knowledge that an effective nonlethal weapon system could soon be in the inventory," said one report. The tests ranged from simple exposure in the laboratory to elaborate war games involving hundreds of participants.

The military simulated crowd control situations, rescuing helicopter crews in a Black Hawk Down setting and urban assaults. More unusual tests involved alcohol, attack dogs and maze-like obstacle courses.

In more than 10,000 exposures, there were six cases of blistering and one instance of second-degree burns in a laboratory accident, the documents claim.

The ADS was developed in complete secrecy for 10 years at a cost of $40 million. Its existence was revealed in 2001 by news reports, but most details of ADS human testing remain classified. There has been no independent checking of the military's claims.

The ADS technology is ready to deploy, and the Army requested ADS-armed Strykers for Iraq last year. But the military is well aware that any adverse publicity could finish the program, and it does not want to risk distressed victims wailing about evil new weapons on CNN.

This may mean yet more rounds of testing for the ADS.

New bombs can be rushed into service in a matter of weeks, but the process is more complex for nonlethal weapons. It may be years before the debates are resolved and the first directed-energy nonlethal weapon is used in action.

The development of a truly safe and highly effective nonlethal crowd-control system could raise enormous ethical questions about the state's use of coercive force. If a method such as ADS leads to no lasting injury or harm, authorities may find easier justifications for employing them.

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Shane99X · Dec 7, 2006

The development of a truly safe and highly effective nonlethal crowd-control system could raise enormous ethical questions about the state's use of coercive force. If a method such as ADS leads to no lasting injury or harm, authorities may find easier justifications for employing them.
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Sort of like how cops are tasering anyone they feel like now, including unarmed children...

Carlfloydfan · Dec 7, 2006

Shane99X said:

Sort of like how cops are tasering anyone they feel like now, including unarmed children...
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what is the latest news on this?:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/79337.html

Shane99X · Dec 7, 2006

Carlfloydfan said:

what is the latest news on this?:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/79337.html
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I don't know.

Here what i do know:

The video of that incident showed a bunch of students asking for the pig to stop tasering, but i didn't see any of them move a muscle to stop it.

What ever happened to the student movements of the past?

I've seen footage of our parents going toe to toe with National Guard troops and now no one can even confront a campus pig wannabe?

pathetic.

guy · Dec 7, 2006

the result of using this weapon will be immediate and over whelming retalitory action. this is why water cannons are used. piss people off too much and they stage a revolution

Shane99X · Jan 25, 2007

CNN.COM:

Ray gun makes targets feel as if they are on fire

The non-lethal ray gun shoots a beam of energy that makes people feel they are about to catch fire.
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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia (AP) -- The military's new weapon is a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they will catch fire.

The technology is supposed to be harmless -- a non-lethal way to get enemies to drop their weapons.

Military officials say it could save the lives of civilians and service members in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

The weapon is not expected to go into production until at least 2010, but all branches of the military have expressed interest in it, officials said.
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mbworkrelated · Jan 26, 2007

Shane99X said:

The reports describe an elaborate series of investigations involving human subjects.

The volunteers were military personnel: active, reserve or retired, who volunteered for the tests. They were unpaid, but the subjects would "benefit from direct knowledge that an effective nonlethal weapon system could soon be in the inventory," said one report. The tests ranged from simple exposure in the laboratory to elaborate war games involving hundreds of participants.

The military simulated crowd control situations, rescuing helicopter crews in a Black Hawk Down setting and urban assaults. More unusual tests involved alcohol, attack dogs and maze-like obstacle courses.
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A e.g:

http://www.metro.co.uk/

VIDEO: US unveils new heat-ray weapon| Thu, Jan 25 2007 - The US Army has unveiled a new heat ray gun to tackle disruptive crowds.

Also there were some mock ups of a 'super soldier' armour . It looked scarey.

This is a earlier version i believe. i could not find any new pictures. this is close. Bulletproof, bomb proof and grease proof - ok not the last one.

gardener · Jan 26, 2007

I wonder how many of our administration have stock in defense contractor Raytheon?

mbworkrelated · Jan 26, 2007

gardener said:

I wonder how many of our administration have stock in defense contractor Raytheon?
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More than likely a few. Maybe none. Why don't you go and find out ?.

LaughinWillow · Jan 26, 2007

Wow - we are truly living in a nightmare world. What are we going to do?

cadcruzer · Jan 26, 2007

gardener said:

I wonder how many of our administration have stock in defense contractor Raytheon?
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.....after it crashed hard in 99' i doubt many stuck with it

gardener · Jan 27, 2007

Guess again:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=HOS20070112&articleId=4423

The role of the Pentagon contractors,

The Pentagon contractors are both as a major driving force to the war on Iraq and a major obstacle to the withdrawal of US led forces.

The rise of the fortunes of the major Pentagon contractors can be measured, in part, by the growth of the Pentagon budget since President George W. Bush arrived in the White House: it has grown by more than 50 percent, from nearly $300 billion in 2001 to almost $455 billion in 2007. (These figures do not include the Homeland Security budget, which is $33 billion for the 2007 fiscal year alone, and the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which are fast approaching $400 billion.)

Large Pentagon contractors have been the main beneficiaries of this windfall. For example, a 2004 study by The Center for Public Integrity revealed that, for the 1998–2003 period, one percent of the biggest contractors won 80 percent of all defense contracting dollars. The top ten got 38 percent of all the money. Lockheed Martin topped the list at $94 billion, Boeing was second with $81 billion, Raytheon was third (just under $40 billion), followed by Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics with nearly $34 billion each.[2]
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cadcruzer · Jan 27, 2007

gardener said:

Guess again:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=HOS20070112&articleId=4423
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.... LOL GET A SOURCE EVEN MORE BIASED THAN YOURSELF, where in that article does it say how many of our adm. OWN stock in raytheon? Big contracts dont gaurantee big profits.

mbworkrelated · Jan 29, 2007

LaughinWillow said:

Wow - we are truly living in a nightmare world. What are we going to do?
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Why nightmare ?. It may just stop people from being shot DEAD.

guy · Jan 29, 2007

this machine won't last 5 minutes in iraq

mbworkrelated · Jan 29, 2007

guy said:

this machine won't last 5 minutes in iraq
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Why ?. It will be just like every other piece of machinery. If it is destroyed they will replace it. I'm sure it will not get into active use, now, anyway.

shaggie · Jan 29, 2007

It'll show up during the election season in the U.S. in the 'free speech' zones along with the concrete bunkers, barb wire, iron bars, and tear gas.

The free speech zone at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. I'm not making this up.

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cadcruzer · Jan 29, 2007

The free speech zone at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. I'm not making this up.
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Wheres the 1 for the 2004 Republican National Convention? lol, or did they even have a "free speech zone"

It'll show up during the election season in the U.S. in the 'free speech' zones along with the concrete bunkers, barb wire, iron bars, and tear gas.
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sad thing is thats probably what YOU see in that pic, i see chain link fence an some concrete barriers.

shaggie · Jan 29, 2007

Sad thing is that that speech zone looks like a sad thing.

RNC I don't know. I know that Bush was originally scheduled to shuttle back and forth between the convention and 911 activities. They delayed the convention to late August to run it up right near the 911 anniversary to try to milk as much out of it as possible. He expected to be greeted as a hero, but things had gone so sour for him in NY by that time that he only showed up for the convention speech.

There was unrest in NY during the campaign season that didn't show up on the news. You have to pick up these events on satellite feeds or watch news shows that originate outside the U.S. I do give some credit to NY for allowing the anti-Bush march and for the people not resorting to violence during that event.

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shaggie · Jan 29, 2007

The 2008 free speech zone:

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