Looking for an explaination of the THEORETICAL capabilities of a long
range non-lethal weapon. Possibly transmitting radio radiation that
disorients subject.

01) What would be the potential range (10 feet - 100 miles?)

02) What is the widest possible target area (Could it target a whole
city if weapon is high enough aloft?)

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 21 Feb 2003 10:20 PST

Kongulu --

Today's NY Times talks about weaponry for disabling electronics:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/20/technology/circuits/20warr.html

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

I believe as I have seen on many a military documentary, microwaves
and Intense laser radiation are two of the types of non-lethal attack
systems in development.  The lasers are either a man portable
weapon(albeit very clumsy at its present stage of development), or
fired from a platform.  They simply "blind" the target although not
lethal maybe not politically desirable. The microwave weapons can be
used to disorient but with possible harmful side effects.  Please
check Discovery Channels website as within the last year there have
been at least 2 very informative documentaries on the subject you
require.

There is a medium range laser-based non-lethal weapon under
development by HSV Tecnologies called the Tetanizer. It projects two
oxygen lasers onto the target, creating ionized air channels along the
way which are used to conduct a precisely modulated high-frequency
electric pulse that overloads the body's nerve channels to the
target's muscles, forcing them to relax or to contract.

The method is non-lethal and painless (save for the target getting
injured when collapsing prone) and even works through a moderate layer
of clothing.

For more information, see: http://www.hsvt.org/

Dear skaven252-ga: Your research was helpful. While not a direct
answer to the question it may be useful. How can I pay you?