Directed Energy Weapons: June 28 - 29, 2005 · Venue to be confirmed

Directed Energy Weapons
June 28 - 29, 2005 · Venue to be confirmed, Washington, DC


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Workshops

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Workshop A: High-Power Electromagnetic Radiators and Intentional Electromagnetic Interference - Pro-Tech

Workshop B: Electromagnetic Interference Systems And Their Applications - Eureka Aerospace


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Pre-Conference Workshops: Monday, June 27, 2005

8:00-11:00 A.M · Workshop A: High-Power Electromagnetic Radiators and Intentional Electromagnetic Interference - Pro-Tech

Diverse activities of civilized societies such as civil defense, air traffic safety and control, police, ambulance, communication and internet commerce are becoming increasingly dependent on advancements in computer and electronic systems. While this dependence results in enhanced quality of service, it comes at the price of increased vulnerability to a wide variety of threats to the society's infrastructure. One of the ways of classifying potential intentional electromagnetic environments (IEME) is based on frequency of coverage of the threat environment. In this presentation, we will outline this classification, which is also consistent with current and emerging technologies in HPEM generation. Many examples of HPEM generators (from wall socket to radiated waves) will be presented showing their capabilities, along with some illustrative applications in military and civilian sectors.

snip http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/document.html?document=52782&event=6848&topic=329

I mean just short out the chips and the car stops, no more dangerous car chases. Its far safer than shooting a harpoon into the trunk of a car and then hitting the brakes which is exactly how they stop cars in Iceland.

I forget what it was one maybe CNN one night when they showed this thing and the reason they started using it is because the have an incredible amount of drunk driving in Iceland (I also believe they have the highest alcoholism rate in the Western World) and this is the only way they could figure out how to stop so many of them from running.

"Legalize vehicular weaponry"

"Call me Ishmeal..." Do they really use harpoons? Do all the underemployed whalers find gainful employment in Iceland? Harpoons, thanks for the image of a Nantucket sleigh ride. LOL

What caused you to "find" this little gem??

I occasionally search Google News for the word "microwave", as well as other words. This directed energy weapon is one of those being developed that uses "pulsed microwave technology".

:evilgrin:

Pentagon gun will inflict pain from mile away
By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
05 March 2005


The Pentagon is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop a new "energy pulse" weapon that can deliver a jolt of excruciating pain from more than a mile away. Researchers have expressed outrage that work used to control pain is now being used to develop such a weapon.

The weapons involve Pulsed Energy Projectiles (PEPs), which fire a laser pulse that in turn generates a burst of expanding plasma when it hits something solid. It can cause temporary paralysis and knock a person off their feet. But documents uncovered by the Sunshine Project, a biotechnology watchdog, also reveal that the same technology could be used to kill a person.

One document, a contract between the Office of Naval Research and the University of Florida in Gainesville, where the research is being carried out, is headlined "Sensory consequences of electromagnetic pulses emitted by laser-induced plasmas". It says: "At their current stage of development, each system has lethal and non-lethal capacities ... Our research will examine the feasibility of PEP as a new generation non-lethal weapon."

A 2003 review of non-lethal weapons by the US Naval Studies Board, which advises the Navy and Marine Corps, said PEPs produced "pain and temporary paralysis" in tests on animals. The $500,000 (£260,000) study looks to optimise this effect and discover how to generate a pulse which triggers pain nerves without damaging tissue. The contract adds: "Pain is a primary component of all non-lethal weapons."

snip http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=616973