Biological Effects of Non-Lethal Weapons: Issues and Solutions

Abstract

Military peace keeping, humanitarian efforts, and missions other-than-war have become increasingly common. In such operations, many dangers exist to the troops, yet the use of lethal force is often not justified or acceptable. This conference in concerned with new non-lethal options for applying military force. This new requirement has been addressed by the United States Department of Defense in a policy statement for Non-Lethal Weapons (NLWs), in which such weapons are defined as weapon systems explicitly designed to incapacitate personnel or materiel while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury, and undesired damage to property and the environment (DoD Policy Directive 3000.3). The development and fielding of new weapons that fit this definition will require much work using many approaches. I will focus on the biological effects of NLWs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351449

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Murphy

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineering
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Laboratories
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Radiation
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

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