The claim of the use of microwave weapons on Indian soldiers by the Chinese Army in Ladakh has been termed as fake by the Indian Army and Press Information Bureau. Regarding this, the Fact Check Unit of PIB has said that such reports going on in some parts of the media are fake. The PIB also said that the Indian Army has also clarified that no such incident has taken place.
According to some media reports, a professor at a Chinese university has claimed that the Chinese Army used microwave weapons on them to evacuate the Indian Army occupying peaks in Ladakh. Jin Kenrang, associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University, China, made this claim in an online program. In a video of this seminar surfaced on social media, Jin is saying that the Indian Army had captured two peaks. These peaks were important from a strategic point of view. Due to this, the Western Theater Command ordered how to withdraw these peaks.
Jin said that at the same time the Chinese army was also ordered not to fire under any circumstances. Meanwhile, our soldiers brought a brilliant idea. They attacked the peaks from below using microwave weapons, creating a microwave oven-like situation above. Many Indian soldiers started doing reversals and could not even stand up properly. Eventually they left the peaks.
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation. It is used in cooking and radar systems. At the same time, microwaves as a weapon can increase the temperature of body tissue (tissue) and cause shockwaves inside the head through the ears. Research is underway in many countries to use this technology as a weapon. These weapons are considered less lethal and there is no risk of serious injury or death.
