See, relatedly, "Air Force Plan: Hack Your Nervous System," February
13, 2006:

 http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002152.html

RADIO FREQUENCY BIOEFFECTS VIEWED FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS

The effects of radio frequency (RF) microwave (MW) radiation on the
human nervous system and their potential for use in non-lethal
weaponry were discussed in a new summary report prepared for the Air
Force Office of Scientific Research.

"Although the Department of Defense is one of the world's largest
developers and users of RF/MW-emitting systems for radar,
communication and anti-electronic weaponry purposes, the use of RF/MW
radiation as a non-lethal weapon per se has not yet been realized,"
according to the authors.

"Most likely this is because the effects of exposure of biological
systems to RF/MW fields at levels that do not produce thermal effects
are largely unknown," the unclassified report states.

"The overall objective of the research funded by this grant was to
begin laying the foundation upon which RF/WM technology can be
developed that would have an application for non-lethal weaponry
uses, such as stunning/immobilizing the enemy."

See "Interdisciplinary Research Project to Explore the Potential for
Developing Non-Lethal Weapons Based on Radiofrequency/Microwave
Bioeffects" by Gale L. Craviso and Indira Chatterjee, University of
Nevada, January 31, 2006 (1.3 MB PDF):

  www.fas.org/man/eprint/nlw-rf.pdf