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2. Non-lethal weapon - Wikipedia

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   Coupled with the introduction of effective non-lethal chemical agents such as tear gas and offensive-odor canisters, and non-lethal impact rounds such as rubber bullets and "bean bag" flexible baton rounds, riot tactics were modified to rely less on violent response to attacking rioters than on a return to the slowly advancing wall, with ...

3. 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 ...

4. Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia

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   Non-lethal weapon capability [ edit ] The TECOM Technology Symposium in 1997 concluded on non-lethal weapons , "determining the target effects on personnel is the greatest challenge to the testing community", primarily because "the potential of injury and death severely limits human tests".

5. Fires (military) - Wikipedia

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   Fires include the collective and coordinated use of target acquisition systems, direct and indirect fire weapons, armed aircraft of all types, and other lethal and nonlethal means. Fires are normally used in concert with maneuver, which helps shape the battlespace , setting conditions for decisive action."

6. 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.

7. Target acquisition - Wikipedia

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   Target acquisition under the doctrines of the Cold War and post–Cold War were focused on identifying the capabilities, assets and identities of large troop formations, air defense systems, artillery, rockets, missiles and identifying other High Pay-off Targets (HPTs) and High Value Targets (HVTs). HPTs, which if successfully engaged and ...

8. US increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine - AOL

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   The increase in non-lethal aid to (Reuters) - The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for ...

9. Effects-based operations - Wikipedia

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   An FA lieutenant, as an "Effects Support Team" (EST) leader, must understand how to employ lethal and non-lethal assets to realize the maneuver company commander's vision of future operations. He must be able to work with civil affairs teams, special operations, coalition and host-nation forces, as well as NGOs and OGAs. [15]