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Radiation Intensity of the PAVE PAWS Radar System

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The 1979 National Research Council review that measured PAVE PAWS radiofrequency radiation intensity and found the design keeps the main beam at least 100 feet above publicly accessible ground — the scientific answer to the late-1970s exposure concerns at both Beale and Cape Cod.

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