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Source: http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/19/wirq319.xml
Microwave Gun to be Used by U.S. Troops on Iraq Rioters
(Telegraph-UK) Tony Freinberg and Sean Rayment - Microwave weapons that cause pain without lasting injury are to be issued to American troops in Iraq as concern mounts over the growing number of civilians killed in fighting. Using technology similar to that of a microwave oven, an invisible high-powered electromagnetic beam with a range of one kilometer penetrates the skin to a depth of less than a millimeter, rapidly heating water molecules in the skin to cause intolerable pain and a burning sensation. As soon as the target moves out of the beam's path, the pain disappears and there are no after-effects. The U.S. Department of Defense believes the beam could be used to scatter large crowds.