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From: gcb1@ukc.UUCP (G.C.Blair)
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Subject: Re: RF warfare
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Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 21:02:25 EST
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> A few days ago I saw a fairly long broadcast on CNN about RF weapons that
> seemed intriguing...
>
>       2. Properly tuned RF 'weapons' can:
>
> 		c) Provide many psychotropic effects of drugs
> 
> 
> Some 'expert' (may have been one, I just don't know) got on and started
> showing a polar projection map and claiming that some device that the
> Russians had been beeping over the North Pole with, that we originally
> thought was some sort of low-altitude radar, was in fact sending exactly
> the same RF frequencies they have found to induce tranquilizing effects.
> 
> Maybe quackery, maybe not (these days it's so hard to tell, but if it is
> true I think you'll agree that it's kinda disturbing.) Anyone know anything
> more solid about this stuff?
> 
> 	-Barry Shein, Boston University
> 

Well, I remember something along these lines a few years ago. The British
Broadcasting Corporation had a documentary (probably one of the "Horizon"
series) on RF weapons as used by the Soviets. The device referred to as
being beeped over the north pole was at a frequency of 18MHz, and was
fairly easy to receive on any suitable radio receiver. The origin of the
transmission was triangulated to somewhere east of The Urals, and further
investigations showed that it was only detectable in the Western World.
The level of reception also indicated that it WAS detectable by the
human brain without the need for ariels or other external devices. The
net effect of these 18MHz signals was allegedly the stupify the brain's
capability for coherent thought, introducing a tranquilising effect and,
in a few extreme cases, causing hallucinations.
I don't recall the beep's effects actually being SHOWN on humans, but the
reporter said that the tests "left him in no doubt as to the potential of
RF weapons."
So, it looks as if all the Ruskies have to do is step up the power of
their signal several hundred-fold then calmly march all over us, meeting
no resistance at all, except possibly from some fiendishly clever chaps
who may build similar transmitters to work over a shorter range, thus
creating destructive interference at selected points (eg The Pentagon)!
Hope this is of some help to you all out there.

			Grant C. Blair

[Gee, I never realised what the mention of "Star Wars" would start! -
		honest, I only wanted (& still do!) a job................]