In the early days of the Iraq War, the U.S. military pumped millions of dollars into non-lethal weapons projects intended to stop people without killing them…
There is perhaps no greater example of this than the Active Denial System, the directed-energy “pain ray” weapon that turns electricity into a painful ray of millimeter waves targeting people up to 1,000 meters away…
The article goes on to say that many of these “non-lethal” (actually less lethal) systems were never even used in the Iraq or Afghan theaters, despite being specifically designed to deal with unruly crowds. Considering the US Goverment’s (USG) seemingly increasing levels of preparedness for civil unrest, one indicator and warning we can’t overlook is the manufacture and distribution of these systems to local law enforcement. As if MRAPs, MATVs, and Bearcat armored vehicles weren’t obvious enough, the introduction of less lethal weapons would mark a significant shift in expectations of future unrest.
Source: Foreign Policy
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