Thursday, 25. January 2007

US military unveils heat-ray gun


The US military has given the first public display of what it says is a revolutionary heat-ray weapon to repel enemies or disperse hostile crowds.

The gun - called Silent Guardian - projects an invisible high energy beam that produces a sudden burning feeling, but is actually harmless.

The beam can be fired as far as 500m (550 yards), much further than existing non-lethal weapons like rubber bullets.

US military unveils heat-ray gun

bbc.co.uk

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