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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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    Active Denial System is a millimeter wave source that heats the water in a human target's skin and thus causes incapacitating pain. It was developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Raytheon for riot-control duty. Though intended to cause severe pain while leaving no lasting damage, concern has been voiced as to whether the system ...

  4. Anti-access/area denial - Wikipedia

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    A2/AD strategy is a significant concern of US policy, viewing it as a weapon of weaker forces that could be used against the US military. [2] The US military considers that enemy adoption of anti-access/area denial strategies "may well be the most difficult operational challenge U.S. forces will face over the coming decades."

  5. 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.

  6. AMAP-ADS - Wikipedia

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    The ADS (Active Defence System), formerly known as AMAP-ADS, is a hard-kill active protection system (APS), developed by the German company ADS Gesellschaft für aktive Schutzsysteme, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall and IBD Deisenroth Engineering, [1] as part of their Advanced Modular Armor Protection concept.

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  8. Leaked video shows UnitedHealth CEO defending practices that ...

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    A leaked video of UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty defending claim denials after Brian Thompson’s murder has sparked backlash. Critics argue the policy contributes to medical bankruptcies and lives ...

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    Active Denial System, US non-lethal weapon; ... Other uses in science and technology. Accelerator-driven system, a type of subcritical reactor; ... ADS Group, a ...