Feb. 27

The U.S. Army is working on a modified 7.5-million-candlepower strobe light in hopes of creating a paralysis beam.
U.S. government acquisition records call for contractor Peak Systems to ...

"...design and fabricate a light-based immobilisation system/deterrent device and integrate it with an unmanned aerial system. This will include any necessary medical research on frequency and amplitude modulation of high-intensity light that will cause immobilisation to all those within the beam."
The Peak Beam Systems device can apparently be pulsed with a strobe effect that has some effect on the human nervous system. The Maxa Beam shown above has quite a range, too. It can illuminate targets as far as 1.5 miles away.

The Maxa Beam is small enough to be hand-held, which is a vital factor in the US Army's selection of the device. The ultimate goal is to mount the device on a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for crowd-control

http://www.livescience.com

this must be the newer version. a few years ago they thought they had this problem all figured out. they tried making a "Stun Gun" that would send a signal to the brain, causing a temporary paralysis to the target. lets just say it had some bad reviews.. this sounds like a bomb just waiting to go off. a 7.5 million candelpower flashing light? two words: Photosensitive seizures.

my sister used to get Grand Mal AND Petit Mal seizures from driving through trees with the sun behind them. 7.5 million candlepower? that would probably kill her if anything.

oh ya it would kill any one with that ailment but it does sound like a good less then lethal weapon.