{"id":286,"date":"2012-03-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:03:13","slug":"coming-occupy-militarys-microwave-heat-ray-gun-95661","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/society\/coming-occupy-militarys-microwave-heat-ray-gun-95661\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming To An Occupy Near You \u2013 The Military\u2019s New Microwave Heat Ray Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Days after the first news of the military\u2019s new microwave heat ray surfaced we get our first in-depth media reports on the new technology developed to crush protests.<\/h3>\n

I ended that report with a video clip from an analyst warning that the Army has been put on standby to be mobilized against Occupy Wall Street protestors at any moment.<\/p>\n

That article described the a technology in writing and showed a brief heat gun cannon in action.<\/p>\n

Now we have our first corporate media reports on Army\u2019s new pain ray gun with more details and the military plans for using the weapon.<\/p>\n

That video was embedded on that article titled \u201cWatch a Fox News Reporter Get Zapped by Military\u2019s Wild New \u2018Heat Ray\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The new reports reveal this weapon was developed over 15 years and deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 where it reportedly was never used in an operation while the pentagon is touting the safety of the device saying there has been\u00a0 over 11,000 field exposures to the weapon.<\/p>\n

What is highly suspicious is that is now, after 15 years, the pentagon denies purchasing any of these guns yet the there are there are widespread media reports that the military is now unveiling its new crowd control weapon?
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From Yahoo News!<\/p>\n

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See a Fox News Reporter Get Zapped by Military\u2019s Wild New \u2018Heat Ray\u2019<\/h2>\n

The U.S. Military unveiled new technology this week, in the form of a futuristic heat-ray.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not gonna see it, you\u2019re not gonna hear it, you\u2019re not gonna smell it: you\u2019re gonna feel it,\u201d US Marine Colonel Tracy Taffola explained to members of the media.<\/p>\n

He elaborated, saying that the \u201cActive Denial System\u201d is one of the military\u2019s safest non-lethal capabilities, having been developed over 15 years but never utilized in the field.<\/p>\n

It was briefly deployed in Afghanistan in 2010, but never used in an operation.<\/p>\n

Source: Yahoo! News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Blaze adds:<\/p>\n

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Some still have concerns about the weapon\u2019s\u00a0safety, particularly surrounding what differentiates this device from a microwave.\u00a0 Are you almost \u201ccooking\u201d these people for three seconds, like what would happen in your kitchen?<\/p>\n

According<\/a> to Stephanie Miller, who measured the system\u2019s radio frequency bioeffects at the Air Force Research Laboratory, this is not at all the case.\u00a0 She said that the system has a frequency of 95 gigahertz, which is absorbed \u201cvery superficially,\u201d only touching the top 1\/64th of an inch of a person\u2019s skin, not their entire body.\u00a0 The result is that a person\u2019s \u201cpain nerves\u201d are activated, making them want to run, but not causing any real or lasting damage.<\/p>\n

She elaborated, saying, \u201cWe have done over 11,000 exposures on people. In that time we\u2019ve only had two injuries that required medical attention and in both cases injuries were fully recovered without complications.\u201d<\/p>\n

In layman\u2019s terms, while a microwave could cook raw chicken, the Active Denial \u201cheat ray\u201d couldn\u2019t pop a bag of popcorn \u201cbecause the radio frequency is not penetrating [enough] to internally heat the material\u2026There\u2019s no cancer risk, there\u2019s no risk to a fetus or reproductive capability. It\u2019s just heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Military has offered many places where the technology could be utilized, like mob dispersal<\/strong>, checkpoint security, perimeter security, area denial, and infrastructure protection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The AFP reports<\/p>\n

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U.S. military unveils \u2018Active Denial\u2019 heat ray weapon<\/h3>\n

A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere \u2014 this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not gonna see it, you\u2019re not gonna hear it, you\u2019re not gonna smell it: you\u2019re gonna feel it,\u201d explained US Marine Colonel Tracy Taffola, director the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, Marine Corps Base Quantico, at a demonstration for members of the media.<\/p>\n

The effect is so repellant, the immediate instinct is to flee \u2014 and quickly, as experienced by AFP at the presentation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are a lot of misperceptions out there,\u201d lamented Taffola, saying the Pentagon was keen to make clear what the weapon is, and what it is not.<\/p>\n

The frequency of the blast makes all the difference for actual injury as opposed to extreme discomfort, stressed Stephanie Miller, who measured the system\u2019s radio frequency bioeffects at the Air Force Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n

The system ray is 95 gigahertz, a frequency \u201cabsorbed very superficially,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n

The beam only goes 1\/64th of an inch (0.4 millimeter), which \u201cgives a lot more safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have done over 11,000 exposures on people. In that time we\u2019ve only had two injuries that required medical attention and in both cases injuries were fully recovered without complications,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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With the transmitter, a wave 100 times the power of a regular microwave oven cannot pop a bag of popcorn \u201cbecause the radio frequency is not penetrating enough to heat enough to internally heat the material,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

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The Pentagon has not yet decided to order any of the ADS system, but Taffola said they would be ready if asked.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source: The Raw Story<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fox News reports:<\/p>\n

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Peter Doocy Tests Out the Military\u2019s New Crowd Controlling Weapon<\/h3>\n

The Department of Defense revealed its Active Denial System, a nonlethal weapon used to disperse crowds, secure perimeters, and even protect ships against pirates. Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy tested out the new tool, describing what it felt like firsthand on Fox and Friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The device is neither radioactive nor is it a laser beam. The waves can fire up to 1,000 meters away and are designed to target the subject in the line of sight, getting the part of their body it touches really hot so that they move. Peter reported that you can\u2019t see it, hear it or smell it. One official described it as a method that allows them to \u201cShoot first and ask questions later. Normally you can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: Fox News Insider<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I hope they have a lot of these guns because<\/p>\n

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Map of ACTA protests across Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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