Iraq isn’t the only nation planning to use secret weapons in the impending war in the Persian Gulf, reports G2 Bulletin today.
The U.S. has some tricks up its sleeve for dealing with Baghdad’s arsenal of chemical and biological weapons when the war begins on or about March 1, says the online intelligence newsletter.
One of those secret weapons, according to G2 sources, is a high-power microwave burst delivered by cruise missile. This burst would disrupt Iraq’s computerized command facilities and the guidance systems aboard Baghdad’s missiles.
The U.S. also has vehicle-mounted microwave guns. A microwave gun uses electrical pulses to create streams of high-energy particles. An antenna then targets incoming missiles or mobile launchers.
During the Gulf War, the U.S. Navy reportedly used experimental warheads that converted conventional explosive energy into microwave pulses that disrupted Iraqi communications networks.
While HPM weapons may prove to be effective at immobilizing Iraq’s missiles and disrupting communications, they don’t destroy targets. The offensive weapon of choice against Saddam Hussein’s chemical and biological weapons stockpiles may be what the Pentagon is calling “agent defeat weapons,” or ADW.
ADWs burn up the chemical and biological weapons once they are found and even serve to deactivate the ashes with chlorine and acid cleaners once the burning stops.
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