The US Navy has created a weapon that suppresses the desire of a person to talk

US Navy engineers have developed portable, non-lethal weapons that can effectively disorient a person when they speak.

According to the patent documentation, the operating principleThe device is based on recording speech and instantaneously (after just milliseconds) its broadcast towards the speaker. This not only irritates the person, but also disrupts concentration, confusing and suppressing the desire to continue the conversation. Such weapons are unlikely to find use on the battlefield, but can be an effective deterrent tool.crowds.

A device called AHAD (acoustichailing and disruption) has multiple microphones and speakers, allowing you to focus on the sound source and send the duplicate audio stream back in the same direction in a narrow beam.

To increase disorientation, speech is dubbedrepeatedly. The first time is instant, and the second time – after a short delay of one or two syllables. This creates the effect of delayed auditory feedback, altering the normal perception of one's own voice and causing confusion. Impaired concentration makes it difficult for a person to concentrate, which interferes with normal speaking, changes his behavior and quickly suppresses the desire to utter words. In fact, the weapon makes the speaker and those around him think he is going crazy.

We also previously reported on the invention of the first portable sonic rifle, which generates a focused stream of low-frequency waves that cause severe discomfort in a person.

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