Pentagon deploys array of non-lethal weapons

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/pen...nlethalweapons

â?¢ Nets that pop up remotely from the road and ensnare the wheels and suspensions of oncoming vehicles.


â?¢ Instant oil slicks that cause vehicles to skid and crash and pedestrians to fall down.


â?¢ Military paint-ball guns that coat windshields to blind drivers of oncoming cars. Some troops are trying small lasers to temporarily blind opponents in cars or on foot.

â?¢ Venom, a system of small mortar-like tubes that fire rounds that explode like fireworks at a range of up to 200 yards away. The pyrotechnics keep suspect vehicles or people away. Although the rounds are still in testing, the Marines have committed $14 million to buy 250 units.

The military hopes to develop guns that fire energy pulses that destroy ignitions or other critical components to cause a car or truck to stop. A prototype of such a system is probably five years off, Grundy says.

Last but not least....your favorite and mine!!! :D

A ray gun closer to deployment is a millimeter-wave radar beam that causes fiery pain when it hits the skin.


Looks like a step in the right direction....hopefully!!