    The June meeting was organized by the Association of Old
    Crows, whose members are specialists in electronic warfare.
    Conference participants had to have security clearances of
    "Secret" or higher, as has been the case at similar meetings
    in the past (See MWN, J-F 87 and N-D 93).

    Public discussions of RF/MW weapons have focussed on dis-
    rupting technology.  But a recent Article in the Airpower
    Journal revealed "for the first time that the military is
    developing high-powered microwave weapons for use against
    human beings", reports Peter Cassidy in the January 1996
    "Progressive" (see p. 14).

    RF/MW and EMF-based weapons are also being studied for
    civilian law enforcement.  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    (ORNL) in Oak Ridge TN will soon complete a literature
    review for the National Insitute of Justice on the
    feasibility of "thermal guns" which could heat the body to
    105 to 107 degrees F and incapacitate the target; "seizure
    guns" which would use EM energy to induce epileptic-like
    seizures; and "magnetophosphene guns" which would cause
    the target to "see stars".

    The institute's Ray Downs in Washington cautioned that the
    report may not be made public.  ORNL's Dr. Clay Easterly
    has said that some effects not associated with heating
    could be useful in developing nonlethal weapons.
    (See MWN, N-D 93.)

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    Microwave News, September-October 1996, page 19

    Stop That Car or We'll Zap You

    They're the sexiest gadgets in this year's action movies:
    EMP weapons, which use electromagnetic pulses to zap
    electronics.  They have starring roles in Goldeneye, the
    latest James Bond movie, as well as in Broken Arrow, Escape
    From LA, and Eraser.  And soon they may be coming to a
    police car near you.

    Law Enforcement News (September 30) reports that the U.S.
    Army and the National Institute of Justice are running a
    $500,000 field test to see if EMP guns can force a car to
    stop by disabling its electrical systems.  The plan is to
    use EMP to do away with high speed chases (another Hollywood
    staple).  This is another example of the growing interest in
    using nonlethal weapons developed by the military.

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