The U.S. Air Force itself claims that "The potential applications of artificial electromagnetic fields are wide-ranging and can be used in many
military or quasi-military situations... Some of these potential uses include dealing with terrorist groups, crowd control, controlling breaches of
security at military installations, and antipersonnel techniques in tactical warfare. In all of these cases the electromagnetic systems would be used
to produce mild to severe physiological disruption or perceptual distortion or disorientation. In addition, the ability of individuals to function
could be degraded to such a point that they would be combat ineffective.
"Another advantage of electromagnetic systems is that they can provide coverage over large areas with a single system. They are silent and
countermeasures to them may be difficult to develop... One last area where electromagnetic radiation may prove of some value is in enhancing abilities
of individuals for anomalous phenomena."
Existing evidence also indicates that exposure to environmental level 50 - 60 Hz EMFs (electro-magnetic-fields) may be an immune system stressor with
the potential to cause hormone disruption and changes at a cellular level. Therefore, EMF exposure should be evaluated as a potential risk factor for
people suffering from disorders with the common feature of unexplained chronic fatigue. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) is a general label used to
describe a debilitating illness, the cause of which is still unknown. CFS is also referred to as CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction
Syndrome), CEBV (Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus) and ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), as well as several other designations.
In a paper linking Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to prolonged exposure to Electromagnetic fields, published in August, 1999, the authors stated; "The
evidence we have so far reviewed would suggest a link between EMFs and calcium levels, melatonin levels, protein kinase and ODC activity. Thus it is
not unreasonable to conclude that CFS, which may be an indicator of metabolic disruption, is partly a manifestation of exposure to low level EMFs.
"As an indicator of the possibility that exposure to low level 50 - 60 Hz EMFs may play a role in chronic fatigue / immune system dysfunction, we
must look for evidence that human exposure to these fields may cause changes at a cellular level, such as hormone disruption and calcium ion efflux,
which may have the potential to adversely impact on the immune system." - NCRP DRAFT REPORT GUIDELINES (1995)
The biological effects of EMFs were examined in great detail by an expert committee of the US National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements (NCRP), a congressionally chartered organisation which was contracted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1983 to conduct a
review of the biological effects of ELF(extremely-low-frequency) EMFs.
Work was discontinued in 1986 due to funding cuts at the EPA, but resumed in 1991. In early 1995 the draft of the 800-page NCRP report was leaked to
the New York based publication Microwave News, which published the report's findings in August 1995. The final report was supposed to be publicly
available in early 1996, but has received such intense industry opposition to its findings that its final outcome remains uncertain. The Committee's
membership was described by chairman Dr. Ross Adey as "carefully selected to cover the great majority of societal interests on this scientific
problem, including power industry engineers, epidemiologists, public health specialists as well as molecular and cellular biologists".
During the Gulf War, electromagnetic waves such as ELF and HAARP were used for tracking maneuvers and other breakman trials (studies conducted to
primarily assess weaponry, but not the effects on humans), both in the United States and the Gulf. These waves affect every aspect of the human brain
from Neuroendocrine-Immunological to thought processes to body metabolism, and in general, encompass every symptom of Gulf War Syndrome.
Recently, unusual auroral patterns, disparity in the migratory habits of some animals and earthquake readings which coincide with transmissions from
the HAARP facility have lent some credence to environmental concerns. For instance, Dr Elizabeth Rauscher, whose field is high-energy physics, has
pointed to the possibility of catalytic reactions in the ionosphere as a consequence of this activity. Another physicist, Dr Daniel Winter, states
that the high-frequency transmissions from HAARP could interact with the natural ELFpulses of the biosphere to cause unexpected side effects.