In truth, however, the potential for proliferation is enormous. As secretive as the military research may be, the technologies generally have other applications and could be acquired by almost anyone. In fact, one piece of equipment coveted by the Pentagon actually originated in the U.S. private sector. Contact with Myotron scrambles the signals from the part of the brain that controls voluntary activity. The result is that a person falls to the ground in intense pain, unable to move, while vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing remain unaffected.
Recovery takes several minutes.