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non-lethal weapons
October 18, 2000

'Non-lethal,' 'Less-than-lethal,' 'Soft-kill,' 'Electromagnetic,' and 'Sonic.' Just a few of the terms being used to describe a new wave of armaments currently being developed, tested, and used by today's 'peace keeping' forces. As the New World Order settles in accompanied by political correctness, there is a greater demand for weapons which are intended to discourage, disable or maim the target and less for those that are intended to kill.

You gotta admit, at face value it *does* sound like a positive development. What's wrong with a police officer apprehending a suspected criminal using pepper spray instead of shooting him dead? Or using acoustic frequecies on a riotous mob to make them shit their pants as opposed to using tear gas and clubs?

Maybe even a war where nobody dies?

But what if the government is preparing not for conflicts against hostile enemies (Yeah, like they're gonna give up more conventional firepower, right!) but for dealing with civilian unrest. Situations where they don't necessarily want to kill those who are being oppressed, but not so gently convince them that they'd be better off not questioning Uncle Sam's authority.

Jogging Weights with Pepper Spray
When running away just isn't enough...

Army Tests Biological Weapons on U.S. Cities
Who knows how true this is, but it does make you wonder...

Cyber Sniper "One Shot, One Kill!"
These are VERY lethal weapons. This one is pretty "out there."

A Nation of Cowards
'One who values his life and takes seriously his responsibilities to his family and community will possess and cultivate the means of fighting back, and will retaliate when threatened with death or grievous injury to himself or a loved one. He will never be content to rely solely on others for his safety, or to think he has done all that is possible by being aware of his surroundings and taking measures of avoidance.'

Virtual Reality Traning for the Future
The military is using VR technology to train enlisted men to kill in the real world.

Death and Pepper Spray
Beat poetry on how to avoid the icy grip of the reaper.

Weapons of Choice on the Streets
Guns aren't the weapon of choice for these kid's.

Electronic Weapons
For the paranoid at home.

Bad Idea Weapons
These weapons may actually make you less safe.

Control
Repeat after me: 'I am a zombie. A docile consumer of things I don't really need.'

John Alexander
Col. John Alexander, soft kill weapons expert. Now retired?

Information War
This is a pretty wild site. I can't think of much else to say about it. You'll have to check it out for yourself, but I don't think you'll regret it.

Wonder Weapons
'The Pentagon's quest for nonlethal arms is amazing. But is it smart?' From US News and World Report.

Non-Lethal Weapons
'Any technology which makes insurrection impossible also makes tyranny inevitable.'

Killing Me Softly
Is a weapon really non-lethal if it still has the potential to kill?

Some Aspects of Anti-Personnel Electromagnetic Weapons
Are we heading towards a 'psycho-civilized society' featuring 'death rays' and 'less than lethal' weaponry?

'Peacekeeping' Armies Train for Control
'One might wonder why the military would bother with non-lethal weapons until it becomes clear that they are preparing for conflict with civilians.'

Brother Penguin
And what might the Blue Resonant Human think of Col. John Alexander? A foul, Avarian 'penguin' perhaps or is Alexander just your average psychic mercenery who happens to be an expert in death sciences (thanatology) trying to make an honest buck? Alexander studied with Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross AND he's a noted expert in 'non-lethal' weaponry... He's an interesting cat, that Alexander! Phew!

The Pegasus File
A detailed look into Non-Lethal and Soft Kill weaponry and their applications.

Civilian Control by U.N.
Suggests that the role of the militaries will shift from 'defender of the people to a dictatorial oppressor of the people.'

Headwaters Forest
For the entire story of how these assholes used pepper spray on the activists - they sprayed it DIRECTLY in their eyes - includes articles from the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC, and links to video of the incident.

Non-Lethal Weapons
Prospective methods of dealing with terrosists and uprisings by means of non-lethal weapons.

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