*Ø* Microwave gun to be used by US troops in Iraq

Telegraph:

"Microwave weapons that cause pain without lasting injury [?? - N] are to be issued to American troops in Iraq for the first time as concern mounts over the growing number of civilians killed in fighting...

"Using technology similar to that found in a conventional microwave oven, the beam rapidly heats water molecules in the skin to cause intolerable pain and a burning sensation. The invisible beam penetrates the skin to a depth of less than a millimetre. As soon as the target moves out of the beam's path, the pain disappears."
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