[FairOpinion]

Chinese-made ZM-87 Laser Blinder that has been shown off at military exhibitions in Manila and Abu Dhabi

[FairOpinion]

Credit and thanks to Piper for finding and posting this article at the Daily Threat Matrix, Thread 22

I think this article is and should be of interest to more people.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Pfftt! That XM-87 is a kid's toy compared to Raytheon's Active Denial System, a nonlethal energy weapon system. The vehicle-mounted system disables enemy soldiers or crowds with a painful beam of electromagnetic energy that inflicts a disabling, burning pain over the body by triggering heat receptors in the skin.

Wade Smith, deputy director of this program for Raytheon, has voluntarily felt the beam during testing. "This is an effect that literally gets under your skin," said Smith, "I can assure you, once you come in contact with the beam, you will be inclined to stop whatever you are doing."

Active Denial Technology uses a transmitter to send a tight beam of 95-Ghz millimeter waves; the energy reaches the subject and penetrates less than 1/64th of an inch into the skin. A two-second burst can heat the skin to a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit. The sensation is like that experienced when touching an ordinary light bulb; the flesh does not burn, however, because of the low levels of energy used. Exposure of at least 250 seconds would be required before burns would result.

[Cobra64]

Tom Clancy wrote a book about 15-30 years ago about when Clark lit up some bad guys with a 'light cannon' that permanently blinded the bad guys. Clark tapped, the peprps looked in the direction of the sound source. Clark fired the 'light cannon', the perps were done. Then Clark and his team moved on towards completing their mission. I wish I could remember the book. I've read so many over the last 20 years, cannot discern exactly the title.

[The Turbanator]

$50,000 could purchase 150 of these babies from most any gun store by any US citizen with a clean record.

What do we think would cause more injures. Remember the DC sniper?Buying one $50,000 machine is not a very efficient way of causing mass terror.

[Gritty]

The FBI may as well also warn pilots to duck bullets which already hit them...