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The active denial system : a revolutionary, non-lethal weapon for today's battlefield / Susan LeVine.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- LeVine, Susan D. (Susan Dunne), author.
- Series:
- Defense & technology papers ; no. 65.
- Defense & technology papers ; no. 65
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Directed-energy weapons.
- Nonlethal weapons.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 12 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, 2009.
- Summary:
- Non-lethal weapons provide an additional set of tools for our troops engaged in complex operations. Research efforts to advance the types and efficacy of non-lethal weapons available to our warfighters is producing novel capabilities. One such capability is the Active Denial System (ADS). ADS can provide our troops a capability they currently do not have the ability to reach out and engage potential adversaries at distances well beyond small arms range, and in a safe, effective, and non-lethal manner. The ADS can immediately compel an individual to cease threatening behavior or depart through application of a directed energy beam that provides a sensation of intense heat on the surface of the skin. The effect is overwhelming, causing an immediate repel response by the targeted individual.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The complex battlefield
- Technology concept
- Initial system configurations
- Human effects research
- Independent human effects research review
- Field demonstrations
- Legal and treaty compliance reviews
- Education and awareness
- Policy implications
- Future plans
- Summary.
- Notes:
- Series title from web site.
- "June 2009."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource, PDF version; title from title screen (viewed July 30, 2009).
- Other Format:
- Print version: LeVine, Susan D. (Susan Dunne). Active denial system
- OCLC:
- 428699983
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