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Exposed: The Military's Freakiest 'Non-Lethal' Weapon Ideas

Posted January 03, 2012 8:24 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire crowd fleeing in agony? Pfft. So 2011. Where non-lethal weapons are concerned, the future's all about sonic microwaves that can make swimmers puke mid-stroke, and aircraft with laser beams that can redirect an entire enemy plane mid-flight. Or, at least, those are the deepest, darkest wishes of the Pentagon agency responsible for non-lethal weapons.

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Re: Exposed: The Military's Freakiest 'Non-Lethal' Weapon Ideas

01/03/2012 8:51 AM

...and they will all be listed here so that Anonymous Poster #1 can design countermeasures...

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