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Originally Posted by FRYandBENDER
What kind of energy beams are they talking about? Did I miss it or is this as specific as they get?
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It is a form of electromagnetic waves. Here is a site that provides more details.
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Active Denial Technology is a breakthrough non-lethal technology that uses millimeter-wave electromagnetic energy to stop, deter and turn back an advancing adversary from relatively long range.
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Vehicle-Mounted Active Denial System (V-MADS)
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Originally Posted by J.Locke777
I can sort of see where they're comming from, but it's not exactly like the rack, or pulling fingernails off... thats what I consider torture, but I can see why this new weapon could be considered torture too.
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I can see it too but if it is effective in crowd control, even when it gets violent, then I would see it as useful. Some of the current measures include fire hoses, rubber bullets and tear gas. I think.