WASHINGTON (PNN) - September 14, 2012 - Controlling the electromagnetic spectrum is a major asset in military operations.
The Marines recently demonstrated their painful “heat ray,” a weapon that blasts intruders with a wave beam that targets skin and makes victims feel like they've stepped in front of a blazing oven, but without killing them.
It doesn't cause irreversible damage but will make someone instinctively back off.
Modern weapons systems employ radio, radar, infrared, optical, ultraviolet, electro-optical, and laser technologies.
"The Russians and Chinese have designed specific electronic warfare platforms to go after all our high-value assets," said Lieutenant General Herbert Carlisle, the Fascist Police States of Amerika Air Force's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
The FPSA military is developing cyber-capabilities to gain a tactical edge.
Electronic warfare consists of three subdivisions: electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic warfare support.
According to the FPSA military doctrine for electronic warfare planning, electronic attack involves "the use of electromagnetic energy, directed energy, or anti-radiation weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capability."
Basically, wipe out the enemy without getting too dirty.
