$120 million heat ray waiting for first action
QUANTICO, Va. In the market for a long-range heat ray? The Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate can hook you up. The Active Denial System beams a high-frequency, man-sized electromagnetic wave 1,000 meters. The target feels a blast of heat, similar to opening a very hot oven, and reflexively steps or runs away. The nonlethal weapon, which can be mounted on a military vehicle, is primarily designed for crowd control. ... And injury risks are far lower than other non-lethal weapons like rubber bullets or pepper spray, said Stephanie Miller, with the biological effects branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The weapon has been tested on more than 11,000 people, and in just two of those cases, it caused second-degree burns, she said. http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/120-million-heat-ray-waiting-for-first-action-1.171170?localLinksEnabled=false Wonder how long before they can hook one of these up to a drone. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinto ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:348371 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
