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The Ingredients Powering the DOD's New Nonlethal Weapons

The Ingredients Powering the DOD's New Nonlethal Weapons

The Ingredients Powering the DOD's New Nonlethal Weapons

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November 21, 20183m 19s

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We may never know whether Cuba attacked American diplomats with microwave weapons—but we do know similar devices exist. The US Department of Defense’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, along with a host of private arms companies, has spent decades testing everything from long-range wireless Taser bullets to sonic guns that can disable a car engine from 150 feet away.

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