Sonic weapons cause severe physical harm and injury to civilian populations
Evidence
During five days in September 2005, the Israeli air force, flying over Gaza, triggered twenty-nine sonic booms so powerful that they smashed windows, cracked walls, and once even shook up people in Tel Aviv, almost fifty miles away. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 420
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 420
- XREF: connects to: Modern militaries use directed extreme sound itself as a weapon against people — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 415; Certain low-frequency sounds can resonate with body organs and cause physical harm — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 45; Extreme battlefield noise can annihilate thought and reduce a person to helpless reflex — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 424
Library Connections
- Certain low-frequency sounds can resonate with body organs and cause physical harm
#expands(0.90) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 45
Broader Connections
- Extreme battlefield noise can annihilate thought and reduce a person to helpless reflex
#corroborates(0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 424