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US Army heat-ray gun in Afghanistan
BBC News ^ | 7/18/2010 | Dan Cairns

Posted on 07/17/2010 9:38:46 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal weapon designed to disperse violent crowds and repel enemies.

It uses a focused invisible beam that causes an "intolerable heating sensation", but only penetrates the skin to the equivalent of three sheets of paper.

The discomfort causes whoever it's pointed at to immediately start moving away. They often scream but the US military says the chance of injury from the system is 0.1%.

It's already been tested more than 11,000 times on around 700 volunteers. Even reporters have faced the heat-ray.

Limit deaths

Lt. Col. John Dorrian, a US military spokesperson, says the kit is now in Afghanistan but no decision has yet been made on its use.

There's been much talk about the need to keep civilian casualties in Afghanistan to a minimum. The heat-ray gun could help.

The beam produced by the ADS can travel more than 500m (1,640ft) and is seen as an important new way to limit unnecessary deaths and minimise war zone casualties.

Developers also say it could also be adapted to other operations, like fighting drug smuggling at sea and general peacekeeping operations.

Research is continuing to make the system smaller, lighter and less expensive, says the Pentagon's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ads; afghanistan; banglist; heatray; nonlethal; rayguns; usarmy; usmilitary
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To: I see my hands

I agree. This weapon can be used against US citizens


21 posted on 07/17/2010 9:58:52 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove

A frequency generator that puts out the resonant frequency of the human sphincter might be a barrel of laughs and probably just as effective.


22 posted on 07/17/2010 9:59:26 PM PDT by NY Attitude (Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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To: jiggyboy

LOL! You picked up on that. Guess it depends on how close you are....


23 posted on 07/17/2010 9:59:30 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
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To: sonofstrangelove

Civilian crowd control, while arguable in the hands of the military, is one thing. Against an armed enemy seems less than pointless. While the enemy might run for cover, they’ll quickly recover and start shooting back. Makes more sense to just shoot them in the first place.


24 posted on 07/17/2010 10:00:23 PM PDT by kenth
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To: sonofstrangelove
Making them miserable a few days before you blow them up..
Now thats a weapon...

What happens when you point it at a cave structure..

25 posted on 07/17/2010 10:01:29 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: hosepipe

To destroy a cave structure wouldn’t you need to ramp up the power?


26 posted on 07/17/2010 10:02:27 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
"Lt. Col. John Dorrian, a US military spokesperson, says the kit is now in Afghanistan but no decision has yet been made on its use."

No decision

It must be up to Obama.

27 posted on 07/17/2010 10:03:43 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: NY Attitude

The brown note.


28 posted on 07/17/2010 10:05:58 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
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To: sonofstrangelove

//only penetrates the skin to the equivalent of three sheets of paper//

Well that is pretty deep to really heat up!


29 posted on 07/17/2010 10:06:26 PM PDT by valkyry1
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To: Rebelbase

They would have a moving experience that work better and faster than a massive dose of ExLax.


30 posted on 07/17/2010 10:08:28 PM PDT by NY Attitude (Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; Mr. Mojo; James C. Bennett; mowowie; Captain Beyond; darkwing104; JRios1968; ...

Ping


31 posted on 07/17/2010 10:09:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ottbmare
I thought we were supposed to maximize enemy deaths, not minimize them. What am I missing here?

click here

32 posted on 07/17/2010 10:12:41 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 13, Let's see how long it lasts!)
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To: ottbmare

You are missing the fact that Afghanistan was a shell game war set up by Dear Leader Obozo to convince the Left he was the anti-Busch candidate because he was against the Iraq War and FOR the Afghan one; therefore he was not a weenie, but a tough guy. But just to make sure there is that deadline for pulling out to keep the Lefties happy and the rest of us bedazzled. Get it?


33 posted on 07/17/2010 10:12:41 PM PDT by pankot
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To: sonofstrangelove

Always aim it at their balls. Never mind if it works. If it looks like it might demasculanize mohammedans, they will be running for the Pakistan tribal territories as rapidly as they can and hoping that we can’t load it on an unmanned airplane and zap them wherever thy frolic. Later it can be used to make negotiations with Afghan leaders and tribal chieftens proceed more rapidly. How’d you like your balls, fella, well, medium, rare, or just lightly toasted to encourage a little more cooperation and a little less corruption? We got yours in our sights and they can be crispy little critters before morning braying.


34 posted on 07/17/2010 10:23:07 PM PDT by mathurine
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To: sonofstrangelove

35 posted on 07/17/2010 10:24:20 PM PDT by Adams (Fight on!)
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To: sonofstrangelove

They should aim it at the ground and detonate any IED in the road. Turn up the power a bit if they have to (being buried and all).


36 posted on 07/17/2010 10:26:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: 50cal Smokepole

Pretty soon you’ll see a bunch of Afghans with aluminum foil under their clothes. That can pretty much neutralize the waves.


37 posted on 07/17/2010 10:28:32 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I agree


38 posted on 07/17/2010 10:28:58 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
The large flat surface is a frequency dependent reflector. To disable, you would have to hit the feed antenna, good luck with that unless you are a very good shot at long range. Most of the reflector would have to be destroyed to kill it that way.

The beamwidth (where the majority of the energy is contained) is about 0.1 degrees. Some very precise aiming can be done, dependent on the control tightness of the positioner. They use optical aiming, so that is the limit of precision, along with how tight the positioner can control a 0.1 degree beam.

39 posted on 07/17/2010 10:37:26 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: sonofstrangelove

Thats Good. Defeat door safety switch on microwave oven. Leave door open. Start Oven and place body a few inches from front of oven. Same effect. You are being cooked.


40 posted on 07/17/2010 10:46:22 PM PDT by Revel
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