Drugs intended to be used as nonlethal weapons are almost certain to kill people if used during a crisis, the British Medical Association said in a recent report.
The US military is funding development of a weapon that delivers a bout of excruciating pain from up to 2 kilometres away. Intended for use against rioters, it is meant to leave victims unharmed. But pain researchers are furious that work aimed at controlling pain has been used to develop a weapon. And they fear that the technology will be used for torture.
Recent events and new studies have increased worries about the use of non lethal chemical weapons. Despite their practicality in the war against terrorism, critics warn that they often kill people anyway, and their development can undermine global accords meant to eliminate chemical and biological weapons that are far more deadly.
The Sunshine Project reports that U.S. Special Forces are soliciting the development of genetically engineered offensive biological weapons. Specifically, the U.S. is seeking genetically engineered bugs that eat materials and stealthy modified organisms (called "taggants") that can be used to invisibly "paint" a target so that it can be destroyed with other weapons later.
The U.S. military is researching 'non-lethal' biological and chemical weapons like Valium to control hostile populations and genetically modified bugs that 'eat' the enemy's fuel and ammunition supplies without harming humans.