Directed-energy weapon
 Directed-energy weapon(weapon)   | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DEW |
| Interest of | • William Binney • Katherine Horton |
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy, including laser, microwaves and particle beams.
The TECOM Technology Symposium in 1997 concluded on non-lethal weapons, "determining the target effects on personnel is the greatest challenge to the testing community", primarily because "the potential of injury and death severely limits human tests".[1]
Also, "directed-energy weapons that target the central nervous system and cause neurophysiological disorders may violate the Certain Conventional Weapons Convention of 1980. Weapons that go beyond non-lethal intentions and cause 'superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering' may also violate the Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1977."[2]
Some common bio-effects of non-lethal electromagnetic weapons include:
- Difficulty breathing
- Disorientation
- Nausea
- Pain
- Vertigo
- Other systemic discomfort.
Interference with breathing poses the most significant, potentially lethal results.
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Operation Crimson Mist-Electronic Slaughter in Rwanda.pdf | article | 29 May 2003 | Joe Vialls | A speculative article about psychotronic warfare. |
