tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post4464258871753967200..comments2023-09-05T03:09:22.187-07:00Comments on Antifascist Calling...: Compliance by Design: The Continuing Allure of "Non-Lethal" WeaponsAntifascisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421707682211445550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post-77534654339934146722009-09-20T21:19:50.086-07:002009-09-20T21:19:50.086-07:00Two comments. Suggest the use of a another term &q...Two comments. Suggest the use of a another term "Less-Lethal" vice "Non-Lethal". Every weapon is lethal at some point.Fantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791019268791712622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post-967776019299517342009-09-20T19:44:48.883-07:002009-09-20T19:44:48.883-07:00What you are overlooking is the long-term use of a...What you are overlooking is the long-term use of acoustic weapons on political targets. Sound can be transmitted into ones' home by "carrier current", the chronic exposure to the vibration of "silent sound" is connected with the development of VAD. A description follows:<br /><br /><br />“Vibroacoustic disease (VAD) is a whole-body, systemic pathology, characterized by abnormal proliferation of extra-cellular matrices, and caused by excessive exposure to low frequency noise (LFN). VAD has been observed in LFN-exposed professionals, such as, aircraft technicians, commercial and military pilots and cabin crewmembers, ship machinists, restaurant workers, and disk-jockeys.”<br />(“Vibroacoustic disease”, N. Castelo Branco and Mariana Alves-Pereira, (Portugal), Noise & Health Journal, 2004;6:3-20)<br />http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2004;volume=6;issue=23;spage=3;epage=20;aulast=Castelo;type=0<br /><br />Branco and Alves-Pereira, et al, have done numerous studies about VAD, principally among aircraft workers in Portugal, and here are some of the health effects which I have culled from their papers:<br /><br />Increased morbidity<br /><br />Heart:<br />Thickening of cardiovascular structures, extra tissue around pericardium and valves<br />High blood pressure<br />Strokes<br /><br />Psycho-Neurological:<br />Depression<br />Increased irritability and aggressiveness<br />Rage reactions<br />Suicidal tendencies<br />Over-sensitivity to sound<br />Tendency for isolation<br />Decreased cognitive skills<br />Dizziness, severe vertigo, balance disturbances<br />Early ageing<br />Palmo-mental archaic reflex<br />Late onset epilepsy<br />Seizures<br />Brain lesions<br /><br />Respiratory problems:<br />Difficulty breathing<br />Coughing<br />Lung tumors<br /><br />Digestive problems:<br />Gastro-intestinal complaints<br />Stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, heartburn<br />Ulcers<br />(“Noise-Induced Gastric Lesions”, Cent. Eur. J. Public Health 2006; 14 (1): p. 35-38) [includes rat studies]<br />http://www1.szu.cz/svi/cejph/archiv/2006-1-09-full.pdf <br /><br />LFN is a genotoxic agent – mutagenic - causing:<br />Malignancies<br />Tumors in kidneys and brain<br /><br />LFN affects the baby in the womb:<br />(“Vibroacoustic Disease in a Ten Year Old Male”, Branco et al, Inter-Noise 2004, Prague, Czech Republic, August. 22- 25, 2004, 33rd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering.)<br />http://www.ninapierpont.com/pdf/Alves-Pereira_grain_elevator_VAD.pdf<br /><br />Also:<br />Stress (all frequencies)<br />Headaches<br />Body aches<br /><br />The health effects of VAD are cumulative, with symptoms showing up in Stage I (Mild, 1- 4 years), worse in Stage II (Moderate, 4 - 10 years), and devastating after 10+ years (Stage III, Severe).<br />(See chart in, “Monitoring Vibroacoustic Disease”, Branco et al, paper, Nov. 2002.)<br />http://www.lowertheboom.org/links/h13Monitoring%20Vibroacoustic%20Disease.pdfUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521637731787812017noreply@blogger.com