Will The Next Major Weapon System At Sea Be 'Music'?

The Next U.S. Weapon At Sea Could Be Music -- NextGov.com

The next Cuban missile crisis could be resolved through the power of music rather than an armed standoff between nuclear powers, military officials and researchers speculate.

It is believed that sound waves can "jump the air gap” -- or hack a machine that is not on a network -- to paralyze a ship's control systems. Instead of using a blockade or firing Tomahawk missiles to prevent Russia from delivering weapons to Cuba, the United States could use malicious tones.

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My Comment: This article is talking about sound waves .... but as a major weapons platform .... I think we are still far away in the future.

Sonic Warfare Erupts in Pittsburgh, Honduras

From The Danger Room:

Police in Pittsburgh are using sound blasters and other non-lethal weaponry to ward off protesters at the G-20 summit. The sonic weapon is the LRAD or Long Range Acoustic Device, a super loud-hailer deployed by U.S. forces and famously used to fight off pirates.

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My Comment: I put up the sound for my speakers .... and yes .... the sound is very annoying.