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TALKING PAPER ON (blank line) DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS AND EMP (blank line) (blank line) - Directed energy

weapons and Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) weapons are projected to be integral parts of the future arsenal of the United States military. From their early development until now, the possibilities that these futuristic arms provide are seemingly endless (blank line) - Early Development (blank line) -- British Air Ministry explored possibilities of a death ray in 1935 (blank line) -- Soviet Union covertly directs microwave beams at US Embassy in order to cause physiological effects on American personnel. (blank line) --- Tangible symptoms of the beams included irritability and extreme fatigue (blank line) --- Three ambassadors died from the effects of the nonionizing radiation (blank line) - Modern Munitions (blank line) -- Several 21st century directed energy weapons have been created (blank line) (blank line) --- All non-lethal weapons are regulated by the Geneva Convention (blank line) --- Unregulated symptoms include pain, vertigo, nausea, and disorientation blank line) --- As recently as the Iraq War high power microwaves were successfully used to destroy Iraqi communications -- There are various emerging directed energy technologies (blank line) --- Wireless electroshock weapons such as StunStrike that are designed to incapacitate humans and pre-detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and incoming rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) blank line)l l --- Airport protection systems such as the Vigilant Eagle that would create an invisible microwave dome around the airport that would block missiles aimed at outgoing and incoming aircraft much like a force field

C/3C McLean/AFROTC/Det 535/607-220-6940/crm/ 4 Oct 11

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