There’s more to the story than the author indicates.
The microwave beam can cause permanent skin tissue And EYE damage if individuals are exposed to the VMAD’s energy beam for more than 250 seconds, ie: 4+ mins.
Very significant Geneva Convention / Human Rights criminal negligence liability in using this directed energy device that can cause permanent injury indiscriminately on crowds where individuals who are incapacitated, or cannot retreat as directed, can be permanently injured burned / blinded.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/v-mads.htm
“The microwave beam can cause permanent skin tissue And EYE damage..”
That being the case, the only answer is to nuke them from orbit.
Some claim 150,000 civilians trapped in Fallujah.
Held by maybe 800 ISIS; they all look alike.
The Russians tried gas in the Moscow theater, not so good.
The Beslan school siege, I cannot even think about.
Columbine went on for an hour.
Orlando went on for three hours?
They are here and it is getting worse.
Then just go for the vomit weapon. An LED incapacitator.
No one will be standing still if their body feels as if on fire. Also, they will be turned away from the source running in panic mode—their eyes facing away from the source of the sensation. The only way to reach the damage threshold is if restraints are holding a person.