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Dr. John Alexander

Dr. John Alexander

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Colonel John B. Alexander is a retired U.S. Army colonel and former program manager at Los Alamos National Laboratory recognized for his pioneering work in non-lethal weapons development and his investigation of paranormal phenomena within military and intelligence circles. As a guest on late-night radio, his book UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities and his insider perspective on military paranormal research made him a uniquely credentialed voice at the intersection of defense, intelligence, and the unexplained.

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January 24, 1997: Non-Lethal Weapons - Col. John Alexander

Jan 24, 1997
2h 46m
Col. John Alexander, widely known as the father of non-lethal weapons, joins Art Bell from Las Vegas to discuss the emerging field of warfare designed to incapacitate rather than kill. Alexander, a retired Army colonel who rose from private to full colonel across a career spanning Special Forces command in Vietnam,...
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