From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> I think I can predict a dearth of volunteers
>

Esp if they have metal teeth fillings & a pacemaker.

Adam

> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4182615.html
>
> WASHINGTON - Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should
> be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before they are
> used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday.
>
> Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions in the international
> community over any possible safety concerns, said Air Force Secretary
> Michael Wynne.
>
> "If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we
> should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation," said Wynne.
>
> "(Because) if I hit somebody with a nonlethal weapon and they claim that it
> injured them in a way that was not intended, I think that I would be
> vilified in the world press."
>
> The Air Force has funded research into nonlethal weapons, but he said the
> service isn't likely to spend more money on development until injury issues
> are reviewed by medical experts and resolved.
>
> Nonlethal weapons can weaken people if they are hit with the beam.
>
> Some of the weapons can emit short, intense energy pulses that also disable
> some electronic devices.
>
>

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