Resolution
The Law-draft proposes an addendum to Article 6 of the Federal
law "About Weapons" status, in accordance with which, in the territory of
the Russian Federation, is prohibited the circulation in a civilian
capacity and military, weapons and other objects, the offensive [attack]
operations of which are based on the use of electro-magnetic radiation,
infra-sonic radiation and ultra-sonic radiation.
The achievements of contemporary science and technically predetermined
informational and psychological technologies allow for the creation of
means and methods of secret, remote influencing on the psyches and
physiology of a person or of a group of people.
There exists a wide spectre [range] of devices with capabilities of
guaranteeing the alteration of the mental capacities of a person, to
program his behavior, to breakdown adequate reactions and to artificially
foster symptoms of dependency.
Audio-visual influencing is accomplished through auditory or optical
channels, when very weak, low-threshholds of irritation, which are not
consciously perceived, are instilled deeply into the subconsciousness and
imperceptibly orients the thinking and behavior of a person in an
predetermined fashion.
With the aid of ultra-sonics, [devices {not legible}] or mechanical
influences of [expansive] frequencies greater than 100 Hz, not noticed by
a person, exert influences on the mental structures and nervous system,
resulting in pain in the head, dizziness, a deterioration of the vision
and of breathing [functions], and convulsions which can lead to the loss
of consciousness.
The use of infra-sonic (very low-frequency, lower than 16 Hz) of a low
intensity (of about 120 decibels) causes nausea, ringing in the ears, a
deterioration of the vision, and generalized suffering. The sonic
[sounds{effects}] of medium intensity (up to 130 decibels) break down the
organs of digestion and the brain, resulting in paralysis and sometimes
blindness. The effects of infra-sonics of an intensity of 130 decibels and
higher can cause in the subject the stoppage of the heart.
Under the influence of ultra-high frequency radiation, there appears a
breakdown in the interpretation of reality, weariness, dizziness, head
pains; and the heart, the brain and the central nervous system can also be
damaged. In the capacity of an [transmitive{as opposed to receptive}]
antenna, for the transmission of such waves can be used telephonic
equipment [devices], heating and sewer pipes, televisions, and
fire-prevention [pipe/water supply systems{not legible}].
In practically the entire world, work on "methods of hidden influencing
on the psyches of humans" are considered a [high] priority and enter into
the roll of the most important technologies of the XXI century. The
[intelligence agencies] of government insert into their military doctrines
articles about the priority of the application on the front lines -in
regional conflicts -of non-lethal weapons which allow for the attainment
of victory with the least amount of losses, not only among its own troops,
but also among the troops of the opposition.
At the initiative of the USA, within the framework of NATO, there was
created a special workers group for the perspective use of devices of
non-lethal effects for the coordination of [developments/breakthroughs]
conducted in this field in Great Britain, France, Germany and Denmark.
Generators were created in Frankfurt Institute for Chemical Technologies
(Germany), intended for the treatment [dealing with/management] of large
crowds in conditions of mass disorder. The transmissions of the latest
French [devices{not legible}] are capable of not only penetrating through
concrete and armour (plating), but also they can very quickly break them
down. According to reports in means of mass information, the British army,
in the year 1995, conducted in Northern Ireland field [real-time] testing
of non-lethal weapons for dispersal of crowds. There are also available
facts regarding the application of electro-magnetic weapons against
subjects in Yugoslavia in the year 1999.
The creation of infra-sonic devices of [attack] was declared a priority
in the USA, among all of the developments [in the field of] non-lethal
weapons. According to the evaluation of military specialists, the American
army, with the aid of un-manned, lethal devices, is capable -with the aid
of a SVCh. (ultra-high frequency) generator --of stopping -at a distance
of several hundred meters from shore, an enemy ship of a sea landing
force. According to the appraisal of the Stockholm International Insitute
of World Problems (SIPRI), in the next two years, expenditures in the USA
for the development and purchase of non-lethal weapons will exceed a
billion dollars.
At the present time, through the Federal law "About Weapons," is it
forbidden within the territory of the Russian Federation, in a civilian
capacity and armed services, the circulation of weapons and other objects,
the offensive operations of which are based only on the uses of
radioactive radiation and biological factors, but they do not account for
the development of informational and psychological technologies, the
applications of which enable hidden influencing on the psyches and
physiologies of people. This led to, in the Russian Congress, the
possibility of the addendum to the Federal law "About Weapons," which bear
the aforementioned characteristics. This does not [weaken] the structure
of the existing laws and is completely in keeping with its basic direction
--the preservation [defense] of the lives of and the health of citizens
and in guaranteeing public safety.
On the basis of the included, it is proposed that the draft of the
Federal law "About the submission of addendum to Article 6 of the Federal
Law "About weapons," introduced by the Assembly of the Krasnojarskii
region, be adopted in the first reading.
Committee Representative
A.I. Gurov