The Pentagon's Secret Scream

I wonder if they'll be using this on the dozens of protesters that will be at the Republican National Convention in September:

Marines arriving in Iraq this month as part of a massive
troop rotation will bring with them a high-tech weapon never before
used in combat � or in peacekeeping. The device is a powerful
megaphone the size of a satellite dish that can deliver recorded
warnings in Arabic and, on command, emit a piercing tone so
excruciating to humans, its boosters say, that it causes crowds to
disperse, clears buildings and repels intruders.
"[For] most people, even if they plug their ears, [the device] will
produce the equivalent of an instant migraine," says Woody Norris,
chairman of American Technology Corp., the San Diego firm that produces
the weapon. "It will knock [some people] on their knees."

Posted by flow Frazao on March 10, 2004 at 12:10 PM | Permalink