Posted on 06/20/2019 5:49:31 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Opinion| The United States Military might have come up with the perfect system to solve our border issues.
The military has now introduced the Active Denial System, which conservative commentator Glenn Beck feels might be the answer to our problems.
Conservative Tribune reports, "You may not have heard of the ADS, which has been a topic of debate for over a decade now. The non-lethal deterrent system been labeled by both military personnel and press alike as a 'pain ray' — which, I suppose, is a catchier way to refer to it than ADS. The U.K. Telegraph, describing the system back in 2010, said that military officials described it as a 'non-lethal, directed-energy, counter-personnel weapon.'"
"Compared with most military vehicles, the device looks relatively harmless — like one of the broadcasting trucks you see outside big sporting events: an anonymous-looking military transport with what appears to be a square satellite dish mounted on top. But it contains an extraordinary new weapon, capable of causing immense discomfort from half a mile away without – its makers claim – doing any lasting damage," reported the Telegraph. "The ADS works by projecting a focused beam of 3.2mm wave electromagnetic radiation at a human target. This heats the water and fat molecules on the skin, causing their temperature to rise by up to 50C (122 degrees Fahrenheit)."
The outlet continued, "Philip Sherwell, a Sunday Telegraph reporter who tried out the ADS in 2007, describes it as 'unbearably uncomfortable, like opening a roasting hot oven door.' The immediate instinct is to escape the beam and seek cover — at which point the effect subsides."
The Pentagon released an FAQ, which explained, "The Active Denial System is needed because it's the first non-lethal, directed-energy, counter-personnel system with an extended range greater than currently fielded non-lethal weapons."
The Pentagon continued, "Most counter-personnel non-lethal weapons use kinetic energy (rubber rounds, bean bags, etc.). A kinetic-based system has a higher risk of human injury, and its effectiveness varies in relation to the size, age and gender of the target. The Active Denial System, however, is consistently effective regardless of size, age and gender and has a range greater than small-arms range. The Active Denial System will provide military personnel with a non-lethal weapon that has the same effect on all human targets."
The Active Denial System is able hit a target up to 700 yards away.
"The Active Denial System will support a full spectrum of operations ranging from non-lethal methods of crowd control, crowd dispersal, convoy and patrol protection, checkpoint security, perimeter security, area denial, and port protection, as well as other defensive and offensive operations from both fixed-site or mobile platforms," reports the FAQ.
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This would be extremely effective in deterring caravans of illegal aliens attempting to cross the border.
Glenn Beck understands this. He tweeted, "Caravan – meet new non lethal defense system. Best idea for the border I Have seen yet."
Oh, I get it. Glenn Beck, after handing out soccer balls and teddy bears to the kids of illegals what, this time two years ago, is now back to being a "CONSERVATIVE commentator", and...
This is what we get. See how everything is still all about his feelings?
Right out of the Field Manual.
I was about to say the same thing.
Today’s good news re: Beck...
My local talk station is replacing him come Monday!
Woo hoo. I can turn my radio on in the morning again.
Totally impractical -
Reality would require too many of these in too many locations manned by too many Border Patrol agents.
Will never happen.....
Then there are the lawsuits by liberals as others have mentioned......
We will be sued for related (true or not) for the next 50 years.
There is already crowd weapons used in violent protests in large areas and it is called sub-sonics. It was used in the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summit, the 2014 Ferguson unrest, the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protest in North Dakota, among others. A long-range acoustic device has been used by the crew of the cruise ship Seabourn Spirit to deter pirates who chased and attacked the ship.
These do not cause fire and explosion but act directly on the people and animals in the blanket sights. And the severity and time of it’s use can cause anything from nausea to brain damage in a large target capacity. A similar system is called a “magnetic acoustic device” “The mosquito”. Mobile sonic devices have been used in the United Kingdom to deter teenagers from lingering around shops in target areas. The device works by emitting an ultra-high frequency blast (around 19–20 kHz) that teenagers or people under approximately 20 are susceptible to and find uncomfortable. If it was increased, it could kill with the destruction of organs and the contraction of muscle tissue, to include the heart. The guidelines for this type of weapon has been under the control of the United States Department of Defense policy on non-lethal weapons and has been in use since the 1990’s. Just no one talks about it. So boom and fire explosions are not completely needed. Invisible sound waves can do it just as well.
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This is similar to using sound waves as an active deterrent system for crowd control.
The new G-5 system works with a very similar technology, in the millimeter frequency range, touted by scientists to be “Completely save” Once this system is up and running, the public will be under the continuous exposure of microwave energy, granted much less powerful than what is used in a microwave oven, never the less I am not convinced that it will not interact with our nervous system as well as produce changes within our DNA on a molecular level. And once some human cell structure goes crazy “Hello cancer” here we come.
AOC would melt down even further. Worth a shot.
Finally, something citizens will get to the front of the line with.
In all honesty, it will be Christians and Jews if history is any indicator.
No, Christians only.
“CNN headlines that say “US Army Microwaves Women and Children”.”
CNN Headline: “Trump announces new food source. Calls Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal a great idea.”
Was watching War of the Worlds remake with Tom Cruise last night.
Now the alien tri-legs had an energy beam that just obliterated the peeps who were blasted by it. Now weren’t the aliens trying to collect the peeps to convert to a food source? Seems like blasting them to smithereens was kinda destroying the product to me! Maybe they needed a heat gun to stun the targets.
Stun? Did I say stun? Set the phasers to stun Mr. Scotty!!
Pew pew pew!!!
What I always liked was that the main battery phasers on the Enterprise could be set to stun.
Talk about an instant solution to lots of landing party problems - stun ‘em all and sort ‘em out later.
Also, I have always wondered why they didn’t use the transporter as a support weapon - just beam enemies away from the fight.
That would demotivate me!
I can still sense a market for mylar ghillie suits developing.
How about just building the wall as promised-enough of the TAXPAYER’S money is wasted on a trillion dollar military that won’t defend the borders...
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