This is the first of a two-part series on plasma and electromagnetic weapons by David Hambling, author of Weapons Grade: How Modern Warfare Gave Birth to Our High-Tech World.
The brain has always been a battlefield. New weapons might be able to hack directly into your nervous system.
“Controlled Effects” (see image, right) is one of the Air Force’s ambitious long-term challenges. It starts with better and more accurate bombs, but moves on to discuss devices that “make selected adversaries think or act according to our needs… By studying and modeling the human brain and nervous system, the ability to mentally influence or confuse personnel is also possible.”
The first stage is technology to “remotely create physical sensations.” They give the example of the Active Denial System “people zapper” which uses a high-frequency radiation similar to microwaves as a non-lethal means of crowd control.
Other weapons can affect the nervous system directly. The Pulsed Energy Projectile fires a short intense pulse of laser energy. This vaporizes the outer layer of the target, creating a rapidly-expanding expanding ball of plasma. At different power levels, those expanding plasmas could deliver a harmless warning, stun the target, or disable them – all with pinpoint laser precision from a mile away.
Early reports on the effects of PEPs mentioned temporary paralysis, then thought to be related to ultrasonic shockwaves. It later became apparent that the electromagnetic pulse caused by the expanding plasma was triggering nerve cells.
Details of this emerged in a heavily-censored document released to Ed Hammond of the Sunshine Project under the Freedom if Information Act. Called “Sensory consequence of electromagnetic pulsed emitted by laser induced plasmas,” it described research on activating the nerve cells responsible for sensing unpleasant stimuli: heat, damage, pressure, cold. By selectively stimulating a particular nociceptor, a finely tuned PEP might sensations of say, being burned, frozen or dipped in acid — all without doing the slightest actual harm.
The skin is the easiest target for such stimulation. But, in principle, any sensory nerves could be triggered. The Controlled Effects document suggests “it may be possible to create synthetic images…to confuse an individual’ s visual sense or, in a similar manner, confuse his senses of sound, taste, touch, or smell.”
In other words, it may be possible to use electromagnetic means to create overwhelming ’sound’ or ‘light’, or indeed ‘intolerable smell’ which would exist only in the brain of the person perceiving them.
There is another side as well. The “sensory consequences” document also notes that the nervous system which controls muscles could be influenced to cause what they call “Taser-like motor effects.” The stun gun’s ability to shock the muscles into malfunction is relatively crude; we might now be looking at are much more targeted effects.
Tomorrow: Moscow moves in. Remote-controlled heart attacks, anyone?
Imagine what’ll happen when this technology goes mainstream. Hang on to your wallets.
Am I the only one that thinks this is a good thing? I mean, granted, it could be used as torture, but so could a lot of good things that came out of the twentieth century. When it first came out, many people believed that the mircrowave could seriously damage your body because it was a form of technology that they had never seen before. In the new weapons case, isn’t it better to stun a person or cause him some discomfort than to kill that person?
Think about it: What if a group of American soldiers was cornered in a building by a group of Iraqi terrorists? The example of using this weapon to create a blinding light only in the mind of the beholder could allow the soldiers to simply fire the weapon around every corner, and easily run right out. There’s always going to be a downside and an upside to any invention. Be an optimist!
didnt eaven read it so fare but this is somme stupide sutff there trying to throw at us ,aal these tech stff exicted loong before . and its aal abot “monarchy and heirachi” crouwd control when do we get popultation control , nowe thats an existing word .. pff
This is too easy to use. It will be overused and abused. The politians setting policy on its use are not trustworthy.
This technology will for for us, and can unfortunately, against us. Military history has proven that those without the toys simply lose. We need those toys, if we are to persevere in a future battle with forces equipped with hi tech weapons as well. No one likes war, but mankind seems to quickly forget how freedom is won in the first place.
To develop such weapons is tempting rogue elements to play at mind control. The problem in the US is the disconnect between the people’s common sense and the spoiled children of elite estate who scheme a Frankenstein in private. The revolving door of post-military Franken-servants will try to use such weapons—anything for more power, money and INDULGENCE! The solution? International law. It doesn’t have to negate democracy. Instead, it can defuse stupid wars before they happen. The US spends more on defense than all other nations combined. It’s a fatal contradiction, not inspired democracy.
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If this is a necessary security against the threat of invasion on “American” soil, why don’t we just take it to the ultimate level of implanting devices into infants at birth for total control of thoughts & actions? I’m sure the feds could come up with some well meaning missionaries & billions of donated American dollars for worldwide implanting.
if they are releasing reports on this type of technology it can be guaranteed that they already have it in full working order and that the so called experimental stage has been over for a long time.
people can say this is all X files, but what do you think the black budget was created for?
baaaaaaaaaa!!!!!..get in line…baaaaa!!!
Obviously theres nothing we can do to stop progress, no matter how evil. And I see no way to be secure from this stuff. So what do you do? I’ve thught of it for several years. Leave the system. Sounds funny but take the Amish as your example.
Little,two room cottage with R60 insulation. Couple acres of land. Freeze your food for the winter.
Sure I still plan to have my wide screen television and all the rest of the goodies, but really, you don’t need more than a hundred bucks a week to live this way and that means you’re out of the city and posing no threat to them, therefore the least likely to be targeted. A minumum wage job is like $240 a week. More than enough.
There’s even icing on the cake. At that wage, you’re doing just fine, and paying almost no taxes, so you can know you’re not financing them, a true, freedom loving, American. A passive anarchist.
It’s a lifestyle choice. Yes, you can still afford a three week vacation to Europe, but it’s a bike/hiking trip, no hotels.
There’s another choice too but I’m not interested.
Peace
During the Mid-Tribulation Period, the Satanic European Dictator & the Jewish Dictator will use a Technically Advanded Military Aircraft to send Fire/or Lazor Beam to the Earth with pin point accuracy–(Revelation 13:13-14). This Technology will be to prove his Military Might–”who is able to make war with him”–(Revelation 13:4).
After gaining the confidence of the Gentles & Jews, his Image will be placed in the Jewish Temple for the Jewish People to Worship, that he may Blaspheme God–(Revelation 13:5-6).
Because of the Famine that will be taking place at this time, the Satanic European Dictator will cause all those to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead, in order to ration the food. No one will be able to Buy or Sell without this Mark–(Revelation 13:16-17). Like Hitler, he will attempt to Eliminate the Jews, so that Jesus Christ will not be able to return to a Believing Segment of Jews to set up His Millennial/or 1000 Year Reign–(Revelation 20:4-7).
It would be wrong to employ weoponry devices to control honest men or employ weaponry against beings who have a high causality level and who have the power to self-regulate which includes most of man. The bullying of others for ones own financial benefit is wrong. more time and money needs to be spent on the humanity of conflict resolution which is a lot less invasive and doesn’t allow a criminal entity to take power of such scientific marvels to enslave man. man is basically good and men living under higher toned governments with a sophisticated human technology protect its citizens, this technology is used to raise the causality, rationality, knowledge, responsibility and control of its citizens. It also teaches one how to apply ethics to ones life lessening the need for punitiveness measures. People of this type of society would be more inclined to use a more rational decision making paradigm that included more than there own survival – it would also include the survival of the environment,groups,mankind,environment, etc..
The whole premise that a small group of individuals can run the lives of billions is not sound. It is the individuals that cause a society to function and not the group. any society in which a few attempt to apply bad control to the masses under the idea that the masses need to be controlled is in essence a foretelling that that society is about to go by the boards. the group can never make an individual causative with bullying, imprisonment and weaponry – it just won’t happen – it is impossible. I have the idea that this has been the ruin of numerous other civilizations and planets. It is a strategy that is doomed to failure. The only societies which do not suppress the consituents and primarily democratic in origin where the individual been educated in a human technology which doens’t neccessarily cause them to do everything someone says, but rather is used to increase the individuals ability to contribute to society. Anyone who would put the citizens of their planet in concentration camps so they can have a temporary feeling of safety at night is committing a high crime against his fellow beings and it only serves to illustrates his ignorance of the nature of a sentient being and reveals his high level of insecurity. it is only by truly knowing his fellow being and by being able to teach his fellows a humanitarian technology that increases the rationality, beingness and causality of his fellows that can there truly be a safer environment.
You see longterm security doesn’t arrive due to the sacrifice the basic rights of a planets citizens. Lets take an individual who resorted to crime because they did not know how to read. So teach him how to read. This subject of Psychology prevalent on Earth today teaches that IQ is fixed. If you had a co-worker that when you asked him to do something and every response you got from them was that that would be impossible, you would probably go to someone else if you were a person who actually wanted to get something done. The idea that one can’t be raised up to be more causitive, have more intelligence, have more knowledge that would raise their responsibility and control (good control) over their own life is just a barrier This barrier then prevalent in all thought would lead one to believe that the citizens of earth could not be raised to higher levels of rationality and so seemingly justifying the harmful act of mass herding of innocents, mind control and other harmful negative control by those who don’t know any better and have not cognited on the true way to bring its citizens to a higher more productive state of consciousness.
To DP, posted 8-13-06. You have posted a comprehensive and eloquent discussion on the problems of controlling our country’s masses. I agree with much of what you say. I do believe you miss the purpose of a humane weapon. It is not to control our own people.
There are radicals trained from childhood to “kill infidels”. It would be wonderful to educate them to their folly. But when they are coming at you in a hi-jacked plane to commit suicide and incur mass death on our population, it is too late to offer them a good book that might change the views toward us.
Larry
To DP, posted 8-13-06. You have posted a comprehensive and eloquent discussion on the problems of controlling our country’s masses. I agree with much of what you say. I do believe you miss the purpose of a humane weapon. It is not to control our own people.
There are radicals trained from childhood to “kill infidels”. It would be wonderful to educate them to their folly. But when they are coming at you in a hi-jacked plane to commit suicide and incur mass death on our population, it is too late to offer them a good book that might change the views toward us.
Larry
What a great weapon.
Lets use it to make the A-Rabs eat shit and die !!
Mind and nervous system hacking is great if it is used on the “other side” or bad guys. But if it gets used on YOU then it becomes collateral damage or collateral losses or maybe even an experiment gone wrong? Sounds like a win-win situation for Somebody, eh?
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Furthur extrapolation:
“Crowe/Nash for Grants Pass/United Nations ID entity the 620 fib”
I live at 620 M st, my parents at 620 Dean and the cable company at 620 Rogue River Hwy. The secret science freaks of clandestine Grants Pass are having a field day zapping me and editing and dubbing the media. I am watching NFL and the science sickos have their version of the “two-minute” warning…they delay and edit and synchronize it to harass subliminally. Whether at home or in a bar, it doesn’t matter. These analists are holding an entire population in quasi-prison and developing memenic weapons while Bush, the congress and the military do nothing.
A shameful and shocking disgrace to say the least.
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What a great weapon.
Lets use it to make the A-Rabs eat shit and die !!
The real brainwashing that’s being done to men is the forced removal of their hair,with
scissors,and razors thus effeminizing,and weakening them.
In the picture of the jewish musicians,you will note they all have beards,long beards.
have you ever wondered why men have to “shave” their faces,and thus loook like women?
Does it have anything to do with the absurd notion that men,and women are equal.
We can’t give the whole Hairological
theory away here,or you little bastards will take
it,and steal our thunder.
Know this though,the hair growing on the
entire surface of the body can if properly adjusted,make one physically stronger,lower their
heart rate,lengthen their lives,and if necessary
make them a vicious fighting man.
Don’t believe me?
Try a simple experiment for youself…
If you have high blood pressure,are scared,and jumpy,get pushed around by your boss,
wife,kids etc. ,and you are continuously scraping
the hair off your face with a razor,and cutting your scalp hair with scissors,Try letting the hair
grow for a two month period.
You will find an added vigour strength ,precision of thought ,and physical stamina,you never thought possible.
It (hair) is apart of the human anatomy
which has been completely overlooked,this will all
change very soon,there will be a president of the United States witin 10 or 15 years,perhaps longer
who will have a beard as Abe Lincoln did,and
Ulessys S. Grant.
Ever noticed old pictures of “god”or Zeus,or the “prophets” all had beards,and long scalp hair? Why are men now forced to remove one
of the main distinguishing characteristics that
differentiates them from women?
Soon this wil be comon accepted knowledge,one does hope that I the world’s first and greatest hairologist get the fame and fortune I deserve
Joseph brauner Hairologist
What a great weapon.
Lets use it to make the A-Rabs eat shit and die !!
Benjamin J Brown (and ALL others) for much more on this technology check
http://360.yahoo.com/etisoppa
What a great weapon.
Lets use it to make the A-Rabs eat shit and die !!
WTF! You guys and gals never heard of tuskeegee OK and the siphilus experiment on vets? A friend of mine served in navy in the ’50s
and the gov brainiacs sent 50,000 sailors out to watch A bombs go. The 3000 that survived are called Atomic Vets and get special comps and meds.
The Depleted Uranium issue was on the cover of Time Magazine a couple years ago. BTW most of this microwave and beam tech stuff is easily defeated with light weight metal shields and body insulation. I understand the body piercing guys will be looking at their jewelry red hot and laying on the ground if hit with the microwave stuff.
Aluminum foil hats anyone?
P.S. Don’t be too hard on the scientist as the talented ones get nabbed addicted to substances.
Withdrawal results in death. Work or Die!!
Does anyone else think that ‘nukem’s’ comments are pathetic and pointless. I presume that ‘nukem’ is a dumb A-merican.
Nice attitude mate.
nukem is just as likely an anti-American type – possibly an American moonbat – who puts comments like this on military sites to give the impression that anyone who is not a peace-at-all-costs activist is a racist nutjob.
These weapons will be used for the coming (or already here) police state.
Go check out the photographs of directed energy weapons being used on Americans in the privacy of their homes.
See: http://www.exoticwarfare.com/gallery.html.
This is sickness. There’s no need to control people – controlling people is needed in a society like ours because there is a huge void in trust and respect.