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  2. Active Denial System - Wikipedia

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    The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal directed-energy weapon developed by the U.S. military, [2] designed for area denial, perimeter security and crowd control. [3] Informally, the weapon is also called the heat ray [4] since it works by heating the surface of targets, such as the skin of targeted human beings.

  3. Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia

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    Also, "directed-energy weapons that target the central nervous system and cause neurophysiological disorders may violate the Certain Conventional Weapons Convention of 1980. Weapons that go beyond non-lethal intentions and cause 'superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering' may also violate the Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1977." [102]

  4. Non-lethal weapon - Wikipedia

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    The ADS is a non-lethal, directed-energy weapon developed by the US military, [40] designed for area denial, perimeter security and crowd control. [41] Informally, the weapon has also been referred to as a "heat ray", [ 42 ] since it works by heating the surface of targets, such as the skin of targeted human subjects.

  5. The lethality of "non-lethal" weapons - AOL

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    Non-lethal weapons, sometimes more accurately called “less-lethal,” started to gain traction in the 90s, after the United Nations adopted the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms ...

  6. Category:Non-lethal weapons - Wikipedia

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    Directed-energy weapons (3 C, 22 P) E. Electroshock weapon controversies (12 P) I. Incapacitating agents (1 C, 26 P) L. ... Pages in category "Non-lethal weapons"

  7. MEDUSA (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    MEDUSA (Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio) is a directed-energy non-lethal weapon designed by WaveBand Corporation in 2003-2004 for temporary personnel incapacitation. [1] The weapon is based on the microwave auditory effect resulting in a strong sound sensation in the human head when it is subject to certain kinds of pulsed/modulated ...

  8. Dazzler (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A dazzler is a non-lethal weapon which uses intense directed radiation to temporarily disorient its target with flash blindness. They can effectively deter further advances, regardless of language or cultural barriers, but can also be used for hailing and warning. [1] Targets can include electronic sensors as well as human vision. [2]

  9. Fact Checking Claims About Directed Energy Weapons - AOL

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    They are not responsible for wildfires in Hawaii or Chile—and painting your roof blue won’t protect you from them.