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Details of US microwave-weapon tests revealed
22 July 2005
NewScientist.com news service
David Hambling

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725095.600

VOLUNTEERS taking part in tests of the Pentagon's "less-lethal" microwave weapon were banned from wearing glasses or contact lenses due to safety fears. The precautions raise concerns about how safe the Active Denial System (ADS) weapon would be if used in real crowd-control situations............................During the experiments, people playing rioters put up their hands when hit and were given a 15-second cooling-down period before being targeted again. One person suffered a burn in a previous test when the beam was accidentally used on the wrong power setting.

Sounds like fun, I wasn't planning on having children anyway.


Microwave weapon intensified by sweaty skin
12:27 15 September 2006
NewScientist.com news service
David Hambling

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn10084

Nevertheless, the weapon may be safer than some alternatives. More than 9000 experimental exposures to the ADS have produced just six cases of blistering and one second-degree burn caused by an accidental overexposure. The US army wants permission to deploy the system in Iraq, but the decision has been delayed while tests continue.