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US military unveils non-lethal heat ray weapon
Source: Agence France-Presse
US military unveils non-lethal heat ray weapon
March 12, 2012 - 10:30AM
A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere - this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.
"You're not gonna see it, you're not gonna hear it, you're not gonna smell it: you're gonna feel it," explained US Marine Colonel Tracy Taffola, director the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, Marine Corps Base Quantico, at a demonstration for members of the media.
The effect is so repellant, the immediate instinct is to flee - and quickly, as experienced by AFP at the presentation.
Taffola is quick also to point out the "Active Denial System" beam, while powerful and long-range, some 1000 metres, is the military's "safest non-lethal capability" that has been developed over 15 years but never used in the field.
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March 12, 2012 - 10:30AM
A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere - this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.
"You're not gonna see it, you're not gonna hear it, you're not gonna smell it: you're gonna feel it," explained US Marine Colonel Tracy Taffola, director the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, Marine Corps Base Quantico, at a demonstration for members of the media.
The effect is so repellant, the immediate instinct is to flee - and quickly, as experienced by AFP at the presentation.
Taffola is quick also to point out the "Active Denial System" beam, while powerful and long-range, some 1000 metres, is the military's "safest non-lethal capability" that has been developed over 15 years but never used in the field.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/us-military-unveils-nonlethal-heat-ray-weapon-20120312-1utg5.html
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