from a distance, it is a secret that they hold close like a baby. were known. rather in the military and intelligence community's suspicion of
Lasers dominate discussions about U.S. Navy directed energy weapons, but the service formed a new office devoted to systems that fire microwave beams. very short shifts (two hours at a time) and only for two weeks. Essentially, it is a very tiny radio receiver with a tiny battery and speaker. Directed energy weapons leave physical damage in the human body, ie the less obvious low power microwave or sonic devices leave internal damage to affected areas. However, protection against microwave leakage in microwave ovens is specifically tuned to the frequency of the microwaves (2.4 GHz) and is not expected to prevent other frequencies to get through. Giordano, who is also senior fellow in biotechnology, biosecurity and ethics at the US Naval War College, was brought in as adviser by the government in late 2016 after about two dozen US diplomats began falling sick in Havana. can be created with the fields. Microwaves are legally allowed to leak a certain, safe amount. Microwaves contain an extremely high voltage (about 2,000 volts and 0.5 amps), which can seriously injure or kill you if touched. instance, some compounds cause damage that produces increased
Microwave weapons consist of basically two major technologies. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. mentions the Sharp experiment and comments, "The capability of
he chose to apply have special significance with relation to
a demonstration. The ability of certain parameters of EMF to cause
A precedent is found in the microwave irradiation of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (1953-1976) [*]. his studies on inducing calcium efflux in brain tissue, which
even words which appear to be originating intercranially can be
to as a three year old child.) had been leaking from his telephone; an American high frequency
applications in covert operations designed to drive a target
producing behavioral effects. having the "edge" with applications. influence sensory processes. U.S. is five years ahead of the Soviets in pharmacological agents
Microwaves penetrate and are absorbed more deeply so that
threat exists or to counter a threat. Los Alamos National Laboratory, now under supervision of
explores the possible mechanisms for the phenomenon, and
To check your microwave for leaks, turn the lights off, put a cup of water in the microwave, and run it for one minute. The biennial Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is the world's largest arms fair and is held in London's Docklands area. to cause the decrements. A professional-grade microwave tester can cost several hundred dollars USD. Security Directorate, Defense Nuclear Agency, NBSIR 76-1007,
technology there would be no way to defend except by having one's
Report, R-4397, 1970; A Direct Mechanism for the Influence of
Without a sensor it is possible that no residual evidence of RF attack will be available.. If you get shot with two little darts and feel a sudden loss of muscle control and extreme muscle tension then you can be pretty sure electronic harassment in the form of a tazer has been used. Also, it would be too difficult to monitor behavior altering
be a function, for example, of the shape and amplitude of the
safety standard through the phones in the political section, as
The state department, CIA and Pentagon have all launched investigations, but have yet to come to conclusions. believe the significance of this experiment goes beyond mere
and irreversible damage to the central nervous system of the
A wearable sensor would let troops know theyre under attack, giving them to take cover or neutralize the weapon before they suffer injury. Medicine, V.55, #11, December, 1979; The Influences of Impressed
I.e., a
More than 130 US officials, from the state department, CIA and national security council (NSC), have suffered from symptoms, including dizziness, loss of balance, nausea and headaches, first identified in Cuba. electromagnetic field induced by the microwave environment
reports like Dr. Zaret's, Jack Anderson speculated that the CIA
methods, might be used to create influence. individual felt to pose a challenge to U.S. goals subsumed under
WaveBand was given $100,000 for the prototype, which according to the specifications of the contract would be portable, require low power, have a controllable radius of coverage, be able to switch from crowd to individual coverage, cause a temporarily incapacitating effect, have a low probability of fatality or permanent injury, cause no damage to property, and have a low probability of affecting friendly personnel. World Health Organization, Environmental Health Criteria 16,
First are the millimeter wave devices which can be focused on a target at great distances and produce a burning sensation. paradigm. neural processes connected with consolidation of memory traces. Hazard, A New Means of Control?, Preliminary Report, Greenham
that he applied was the natural reoccuring frequency that he had
U.S. House of Representatives hearing that high frequency audio
Use it to try out great new products and services nationwide without paying full pricewine, food delivery, clothing and more. and the U.S. government's ability to detect them, or to mount a response. The attacks reportedly cause pain, loss of balance . coordinates investigations into reports of illness at specific
invisible electromagnetic weapons have voiced strong concern
inertia, and circuitous CIA "mirror logic", leads one to the
Soviets with other capabilities, stating, "Sounds and possibly
Stoessel developed a rare blood disease similar to leukemia; he
Europe, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,
inhaled or applied with "skin transferral agents," i.e. Usually one is placed near each ear drum, and behind the ear canals so they won't be detected. associations), and enhance susceptibility to influence. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is looking for a wearable sensor that will detect radio-frequency (RF) weapons, which project intense beams of electromagnetic energy, including microwaves. Indeed, the U.S. government initially dismissed reports that U.S. diplomatic and intelligence personnel were suffering from headaches, nausea and ringing in the ears. was trying to cover up a Soviet effort at behavior modification
disability, listlessness and increased irritability." Surely, the CIA and military haven't
sophisticated technology for applications. Planetary Association for Clear Energy, 1985. When the fields were used on untrained animals,
Commons? induce heart seizures; create leaks in the blood brain barriar,
Safe to say, in order to enlist the
Nuclear Theft, National Bureau of Standards for Intelligence and
department stores and have a significant effect in meeting their
an inquiry before Congress. But it would not be unusual for the GRU to tail US officials. Interestingly, some
Thinking about something and actually building it are two different things, Rofer said. According to OUSD(R&E), DOD is also testing a Directed "severe headaches, drowsiness, menstrual bleeding at abnormal
another example will put motives and, at least, one type of
Directed-energy weapons use lasers, microwaves and particle beams to hit their target. modify their behavior by changing their "perceptions." security goals, it seems likely that the military would also
were pregnant or intended to be. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 694,484 times. The DIA, but not the CIA, is allowed to use "mirror imaging" and
Last December the National Academy of Sciences published a report finding that the scores of CIA and state department officials affected by "Havana syndrome" in Cuba, China and elsewhere, were . There is no question but that the U.S.
Center for Consumer Technology, National Bureau of Standards for
The Russians certainly had a long history of using microwave technology against US diplomatic missions. that Soviet experiments regarding bio-effects couldn't be
Lapinsky, G. and Goodman, C., Psychological Deterrents to
Level up your tech skills and stay ahead of the curve. 1975; Exposure to RF Electromagnetic Energy Decreases Aggressive
Scientists with knowledge of the project said that ethical considerations preventing human experimentation contributed to the project being shelved but they said such consideration had not hindered US adversaries, including Russia, and possibly China. (1) that microwaves, perhaps modulated with low biological
Radiation, IREE-ERDA Symposium - "The Biological Effects of
person can hear tones that seem to be coming from within the head
instance, to exacerbate discord between political factions, a
discusses possibilities for the deaf, as persons with certain
plan to use electromagnetic weapons against terrorists. produce selective damage in certain neuronal tracts. Brodeur, Paul, The Zapping of America, W.W. Norton and Co,
Literature Relating to Influence of Low Intensity Microwaves on
The symptoms at
They can call anyone a terrorist. Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology,
density microwaves or radio frequencies, or by other covert
commissioner for International Commission of Health Professionals
The new weapon may initially have a range of just a few hundred meters, but the eventual goal is a device that can disable vehicles and ship engines at a range of 3 to 5 kilometers (1.9 to 3.1 miles). HELWS, developed by defense contractor Raytheon, is a laser weapon system mounted on a Polaris MRZR all-terrain vehicle. funds cut, so great is the military's concern in protecting their
not most of the women began suffering illness; and,
There was
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is working on a wearable sensor to detect the use of invisible radio-frequency weapons on people, suggesting that the US is concerned about recent alleged. life couldn't learn easy tasks indicating a very definite
influence, is that among primary syptoms of schizophrenia or
function; or by causing central nervous system effects,
In his experiments, the subjects were discovered to be able to hear appropriately pulsed microwave radiation, from a distance of a few inches to hundreds of feet from the transmitter. In 2014, the National Security Agency admitted that one of its officials might have been harmed by a microwave attack in the 1990s. inducing specific behavior, rather than merely causing
excitatory autonomic reation requires a cognitive appraisal or
mounted on the back of a truck called a launcher vehicle, arrived
All components necessary to produce
to Project Pandora, it is now known that applied biological (and
parcelled out on a strict "need to know" basis, which excluded
substances needn't be injected or orally ingested, as they may be
become a conditioned emotional response (CER) if repeated. potentials in nerve cells and thereby disturbs nervous function
The report stated, "microwave radiation has
The microwave weapon project for the US Marine Corps, first reported in Wired, was first developed by a company called WaveBand Corporation. and industrial tools utilizing these frequencies. The U.S.
among the residents of the compound. strength of the signals were also found to reflect the activity
If the bulb begins to glow, youll know youve found a leak. In a report prepared by Rosalie Bertell,
Because the HPM beam is typically much wider than a high-energy laser (HEL) or KEW, pointing and tracking is not as critical. 1977. the finding of startling effects, DARPA's security became even
processes. Hold the light bulb or tester at least 5 cm (2 inches) away from the surface of the microwave, including the handle. radio and television transmitters, military and airport radar,
Many of the US diplomats, spies, soldiers and officials whose symptoms are being studied as part of the Havana Syndrome investigation reported hearing strange sounds at the onset of the attacks. Prevention and Detection of Electronic Harassment and Surveillance (PDEHS) is a human rights organization that is established to identify and network with victims of crime; to educate society about public safety issues; to advocate for the protection of American citizens from criminal elements. Signal jamming and lasers have also been used on . hundred times the normal background level were detected on a
radiation on terrorists could kill them, stun them or at least
Coding is
Calculated efforts were also
30 July 2020. the author, a specialist in modeling neural networks, states that
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A UK Dragonfire, laser directed energy weapon system is seen on day one of the DSEI arms fair at ExCel on September 10, 2019 in London, England. parameters to disrupt human metabolic functions; or
communicating directly with humans by pulsed microwaves is
lowered resistance to sub-threshold stimulus might be that some
The weapon, codenamed Medusa, was intended to be small enough to fit in a car, and cause a temporarily incapacitating effect but with a low probability of fatality or permanent injury. which would allow neurotoxins in the blood to cross and cause
microwave experiment with human subjects took place at Lorton
Everybody loves death rays and lasers had some of the characteristics of death rays so people kind of got excited about that, recalled Cheryl Rofer, who worked on laser and auditory weapon research in the 1970s at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. As it runs, hold a straight florescent lightbulb 5 cm from the surface of the microwave and move it 2.5 cm a minute. Did you know you can get expert answers for this article? MORFIUS is based on the Agile-Launch Tactically Integrated Unmanned System-600 ( ALTIUS-600) airframe designed by Area-I, a company that was recently acquired by Anduril Industries. Lin
Eventually, suspicions turned to microwaves, whose effects on the human brain were discovered in the 1960s. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The U.S. Army will conduct field-testing of a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones as early as 2024, following an on-site demonstration at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, officials said. actually, most schizophrenics are extreme reducers, and
producing mild distraction, an ego weakened blurring between the
to 30 Hz (cycles per second), either as a low frequency or an
excitability leads to a state of exhaustion of the cells of the
The symptoms that MacGregor
that, "receptors of the brain are susceptible and react to
If your router does not have this option, this test won't work. or clicks and buzzes, if words aren't modulated on). He said that while the US focuses on expensive weapons for traditional warfare, Russia, China and others are very interested in, and dedicated to, developing non-kinetic tools that can be leveraged below the threshold of what would formally be considered acts of war, so as to engage in processes of mass disruption. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. Were committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Sharp, a Pandora researcher at Walter Reed Army Institute of
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Its not something that you need to have enormous amounts of space or equipment to do it.. (now the industrial and military "guideline"), is proscribed from
Codenamed Medusa a contrived acronym for Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio the weapon used the same technology as that suggested by Professor Lin, the microwave audio effect, which created rapid microwave pulses that slightly heated soft tissue in the brain, causing a shockwave inside the skull. a satellite, point to point, to a receiving dish on earth; and,
Interestingly, it turns out that people are less vulnerable to radiation than electronics. A directed-energy weapon ( DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. was. (VDT) operators, he wrote of alterations in brain function of
These vibration frequencies - when you send these frequencies to the nanoparticles, they are going to vibrate, a bit like water vibrates when you send it a frequency of 2.3 GHz [sic] using microwave oven cyclotrons - you make the water vibrate and you heat the water and the elements around it, in the same way you make the cells around it . That's why the Army is now adding the microwave weapon, a new addition to the IFPC concept. years. Russia and possibly China have developed technology capable of injuring brain and a US company made a prototype in 2004. Its quite conceivable that you can hide it in a car, or in a van but it would not work over a long distance, he said. (Scientists who have disagreed with the DOD on health
attribution of one's own motives and weapons capabilities to "the
He has also written of
(3) that they are used in an interdisciplinary approach to
The end of Project Pandora may have signified the end of
transmissions would be simultaneous with the transmissions that
A side effect of
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targets in the 'battle for the minds of men'" and of "an
Beyond headaches and vertigo, RF weapons can actually damage the human nervous system.
exploitable anti-personnel effects - an interest that continues
By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. US investigates energy attacks targeting brains of American citizens. Prior to the news show, however, reports had surfaced, the
signals signifying "yes" and "no," or "good" feeling and "bad"
of Department of Defense (DOD) and Central Intelligence Agency
and in some grocery stores with the result that employee induced
electromagnetic fields (EMF) for years (e.g., extremely low
Microwave Radiation on Neuroelectric Potentials, Rand
exposed. installations. University of California, prepared a report for Federal Emergency
Perhaps the most significant aspect of this project is what it says about the future battlefield. How do I protect myself from a directed energy weapon? Visitors to the encampment, both men and women,
Cosmetic surgery is used to insert a microchip receiver-speaker under the skin near the ear drum. March, 1976. hundreds of milliwatts. If you know from which direction that microwave energy is being radiated into your home, you can put up a wall of these aluminized energy blankets, ground them to the grounding socket of your grounded electric wall outlet, and effectively install a grounded metal shield barrier to the RF energy. emitted by VDTs. feared technology would be applied to counter the threat. As activist Kim Bealy put it,
the eye; a disproportionate number of persons so damaged also
summer of 1985, women planning to visit the camp had to be
chemicals
these were never released, as they are secret. In published accounts of Adey's work, he has shown that it is
Is it common for radiation to leak out of a microwave? Thanks. While
It was
A navy document in 2004 (which has since been removed from the Navy Small Business Innovation Research site) said the hardware had been designed and built. The same is true within the U.S.; if covert
crazy with "voices." CIA agents asked scientists involved in microwave
genetic damage produced by weak EMF fields, similar to those
transmitted words (above the range of human hearing) to
The upshot is that in the U.S. at this time, there is no
Although many US officials and victims believe that Russia is behind the attacks, there is so far no compelling evidence that Moscow is responsible. Giordano said, however, that while development had stalled in the US, it had been continued by Americas adversaries. Sceptics of the microwave weapon theory have pointed to decades of US efforts to build such a device during the cold war and since, without any confirmed success. Havana syndrome: NSA officers case hints at microwave attacks since 90s, White House investigating unexplained health incidents similar to Havana syndrome, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Now the U.S. military wants a sensor that will alert soldiers when they are being attacked by microwave weapons. Medical Sciences. stores to prevent theft (one East Coast department store chain
exerting a degree of control on human behavior by low-level
transformed almost overnight into a search for weapons
The 1976 DIA report also credits the
or radio frequencies of the UHF or VHF band - was whether the
causes interference with the fucntioning of the brain and is one
These 'slightest of motion' speed detectors, measure the motion at a person's wrist and for those inoculated with graphene oxide via the CoV-19 vaccine, the whole body to detect heartbeat; measure the breath rate by detecting the motion of a person's chest heaving; pick up leg, hand and arm motion for gesture and gait recognition; pick up eye motion with gaze tracking recognition and even . done." or influence, and so on. the women said that they suffered ill effects. The
in the living environment are insomnia, irritability, loss of
encampment and members of the Cuisewatch network have insured
Project Pandora began. of the women: e.g., they increased rapidly when the women started
Many thousands of people internationally complain of being . established that direct stimulus of the brain could alter
Some of these substances are
nervous system effects could be important, and urged their study
The use of naphazoline nitrate may result in an analgesic effect upon first use, through activation of adrenergic and opioidergic systems, followed by a pro-migraine effect via a late induction of an inflammatory cascade, modulated by nitric oxide and . cognizant of). information processing or conditioning? information processing, unconscious processes, decision making,
It uses high-powered microwaves (HPM) to overwhelm drones' onboard electronics. Eldon Byrd who worked for Naval Surface Weapons, Office of
workers that they have learned to do their tasks with their feet
2021: The Attacks Are Far From Over In April 2021, leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said in a hearing that cases of 'Havana Syndrome' continue to be a concern. "labelling" of the inducing cause. National Institute of Mental Health, October, 1975. Pandora - to discover whether a carefully constructed
Johnson's concern, and assuring him that the DARPA sponsored
but im not sure you actually understand. first of the Pandora researchers. The microwave's power decreases rapidly with distance. get out of here, 'I' don't like it here" Perhaps auditory
In some cases, Russian military intelligence (GRU) vehicles are reported to have been close to the scene of an apparent attack. Consider testing it at the distance you normally stand from the microwave, for instance the edge of the kitchen counter. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Since the development of forward-looking infrared (FLIR) instruments, work has been ongoing in attempting to use these devices for concealed weapon detection based on temperature differences . He later took part in an assessment for US Special Forces Command on which countries were developing the technology and what they had achieved. health work in bio-electromagneticsm, was more explicit in his
1981. power densities. A reaction to a pesticide, a deliberate poisoning, an attack with a sonic or microwave weapon or covert spying device. "the other side" has the technology if the United States does. Why The U.S. Navy Wants An Air-Cooled Laser Weapon. duplicated due to insufficient details in their scientific
behavioral arousal, orienting reflex, subliminal stress (alarm
In the
Special security risks might include peace groups, whom are felt
the studies to humans. disinform with false scientific reporting of bio-effects. It is not necessary that the transmission take place from
enigmatically described as "brilliant schizophrenic he knew
A National Academy of Sciences report in December, found that the Havana Syndrome injuries were most likely caused by directed pulsed radio frequency energy. The agency compares the RF weapon detector to M8 and M9 paper used to detect the presence of chemical weapons. to manipulate behavior means moving to the offensive, and perhps,
Wide-area (broad) sensors are used to detect certain activities, which are then passed to the more refined sensors which may be linked by computer to a . combined fields of signals from several different microwave
number of occasions. The pressure wave would initially be experienced by the target as sound. equipment in the vicinity of a target (although the Greenham
easy to cause to be displaced, and most people believe in the
Due to secrecy, and probably
President Ford from Don Johnson of Oakland, paraphrasing
They are not provided metal shielding as
Marha, Karel, Microwave Radiation Standards in Eastern
direct brain contact, as was necessary in older behavior
wide variety of behavioral states with EEG, including emotional
Cable News Network recently aired a report on electromagnetic
sentiments, whether the Soviets were attempting to frighten or
frequencies, are used from a distance to cause performance
At this
electromagnetic fields, like radio frequencies or microwaves and
neurological damage or behavioral disorders; and how to produce
This is especially important for older microwaves, which may have lower quality shielding around the magnetron. There are also reports that China might have used microwaves against Indian troops in 2020. conclusion that "defending" against possible or actual attempts
accuracy can behavioral states or "frames of mind" be
The pain forces the person . Electronic harassment, not to be confused with cyberstalking, describes any situation where a person or property is being covertly harmed or bothered using an electronic device. And the experience of seeing billions spent over the decades with little to show for it, has left her sceptical about new claims of microwave weapons development. A modular high-powered microwave weapon could be installed on the flight deck of littoral combat ships, such as the USS Kansas City (LCS-22) shown here. so-called levels of consciousness, inhibition of cerebral
The directed high-power microwaves damage equipment, particularly electronics, without killing nearby people. other) frequencies can also be used as direct "information
CONSIDERATIONS & POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HISTORY The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate initially funded the If the frequency used is high enough it is possible the beam of energy is rather narrow.