Horizons magazine article co-written by Baker, the
controlled effects of high energy weapons are
explored. Besides research in using microwaves
and other direct energy sources to take over and
control adversary’s intelligence, command,
control, communications, and computer systems
(IC4), scientists like Baker are also exploring the
ability to take over and control the body and mind
of individual human beings. In the Horizons article
it states:
For the Controlled Personnel Effects capability,
the S&T panel explored the potential for targeting
individuals with nonlethal force, from a militarily
useful range, to make selected adversaries think
or act according to our needs. Through the
application of nonlethal force, it is possible to
physically influence or incapacitate personnel.
Advanced technologies could enable the
warfighter to remotely create physical sensations
such as pressure or temperature changes. A
current example of this technology is Active
Denial, a nonlethal counterpersonnel millimeter
wave system that creates a skin heating sensation
to repel an individual or group of people without
harm. By studying and modeling the human brain
and nervous system, the ability to mentally
influence or confuse personnel is also possible.
Through sensory deception, it may be possible to
create synthetic images, or holograms, to confuse
an individual's visual sense or, in a similar manner,
confuse his senses of sound, taste, touch, or
smell. Through cognitive engineering, scientists
can develop a better understanding of how an
individual's cognitive processes (patter n
recognition, visual conditioning, and difference
detection) affect his decision making process