Pain Ray Headed to Iraq?

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002035.html

It's been talked about for years. But the Pentagon's microwave-like pain ray may finally be headed to Iraq, Inside the Army reports.

Developed by the Air Force, the so-called "Active Denial System" (ADS) fires out milimeter waves -- a sort of cousin of microwaves, in the 95 GHz range. The invisible beams penetrate just a 64th of inch beneath the skin. But that's deep enough to heat up the water inside a person. Which is enough to cause excruciating pain.

Seconds later, people have to run away. And that causes mobs to break up in a hurry. It's no wonder, then, why less-lethal weapon guru Charles "Sid" Heal calls the ray the "Holy Grail of crowd control."

Raytheon has been developing a Humvee-mountable ADS for the Pentagon over the last couple of years, as part of an ACTD, or "advanced concept technology demonstration."

A comment from the site:

"The issue of exactly how this works is a little complex. The key point is 'nociceptor activation', which means making the little heat-sensor nerve endings in you skin send out a signal.
The 95 GHz frequency heats water, but also works on the protein that the nerves use as a 'thermometer': basically it makes it feel as though you are experiencing extreme heat when you are not. This isn't scary radiation, but it's a bit more subtle than you might think. The effects on someone who can't get out of the beam and experiences intolerable pain for an extended period may be difficult to assess: how do you test for that??"

I guess they could use this for short range torture too. Maybe they already are.

an airborne version.

I always feel excrutiating pain when I'm exposed to it for too long.

Iraq so they can refine it to use on the coming mob at home, which will eventually gather to demand that he be removed from office.

Just a thought.:tinfoilhat:

"The effects on someone who can't get out of the beam and experiences intolerable pain for an extended period may be difficult to assess: how do you test for that??"

The same way you test for PTSD, cause the effect will more than likely be psychologically permanent, which is more than likely the actual purpose of the device to begin with.

US protesters in mind.

... the authorities will use just about any weapon they have at hand to preserve their power, especially those weapons billed as 'non-lethal'.

The development of this weapon is a textbook example of why the army should not be given any mission other than land warfare. Putting the army in charge of "nation building" and other actions where hostile crowds may be faced means parts of the defense budget will be dedicated to building crowd control devices, conducting pyschological warfare against civilians, etc.

I may be incorrect in my assumption, but my gut feeling is that a project like this would not have gotten off the ground had DoD not been backing it.

Cheers

BH

Yes, the current situation is taking on overtones of a militarist government.

with just a thin aluminum foil ... no pun intended

Once again, a multimillion dollar weapon defeated by a nickel and dime defense.

what about people with heart conditions or other health issues? - the shock of this attack combined with the inability to flee fast enough if you are near the front of a large group frightens me.... Pregnant women? How has this been tested? What were the negative impacts? They wouldn't have insisted on more testing unless they had "unexpected" results....

they test this device on Iraqi children / women

But Pentagon pork to be sure.

Could that thing be uglier? What hating, shit-filled cranium designed that?

If this government of traitors, liars and thieves stays in power, this weapon will end up being used far more ofen at home on the people of America who dare to show that they can think for themselves than it ever will be used overseas on foreigners.

Before long it won't be insurgents being fried, it will be Democrats.

But there is a silver lining to every cloud. At least it might kill the Tularemia germs.

Crime Family, Illuminati and Bilderberg. I read a long article called "Microwaving Iraq", It sounds like a similar machine has been already been inducing pain and creating pschotic responses with the Iraq people AND our soldiers!!!

"We Bring New Agonies to Life." - BushCo slogan

how many animals did they test with this? Well I don't really want to know, but I'm sure these creeps got off on it. This will probably kill anyone that it hits. This is really insane shit. Now imagine this used on the troops? Would a mirror deflect this?

I guess the new Iraqi government asked for this?

will need a tinfoil suit to thwart this thing

So what do the "hostile protestors" resort to, if they can't protest?

Suicide bombs?

Gotta ray-gun for that too, Rummie?

Hope the riot police around the Hummers carrying this thing are wearing some protective gear, because a 5 ft tall piece of plywood with a handle on the back and coated in aluminum foil would act like a medieval shield and reflect the microwave beams right back towards the projector.

Then all hell breaks loose when the riot cops get burned by their own weapon.

...is what the Pentagon repeatedly claims. Do we believe them?