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(108,903 posts) Sat Sep 15, 2012, 05:57 AM Sep 2012

The Most Unsettling Electronic Weapons In America

http://www.businessinsider.com/electronic-warfare-weapons-2012-3?op=1

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Electronic warfare consists of three subdivisions: electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic warfare support.
According to U.S. military doctrine for electronic warfare planning, electronic attack (EA) involves "the use of electromagnetic energy, directed energy or anti-radiation weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capability."
Basically — wipe out the enemy without getting too dirty.

The Marine Corps "Heat Ray" raises the temperature of skin by 130 degrees But it won't kill you. The Active Denial System (ADS) creates an intense heated sensation lasting 1-2 seconds and is caused by a radio frequency wave, not radiation or microwave.

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This hand-held laser system can temporary blind you
The Phasr was introduced in 2005 by the Air Force.
As another directed energy weapon, the Phasr employs a two-wavelength laser system that temporarily removes an aggressor's ability to see.

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The "Death Ray" can detect and destroy missiles with a deadly laser beam
The U.S. continues to run test flight experiments on the Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB). So far, they've worked out this killer firing sequence:

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/electronic-warfare-weapons-2012-3?op=1#ixzz26WyqgLQw