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c|net relays typical Reuters bleating about Active Denial Systems. They’re reporting that some scientists are concerned that someone might get hurt.

Excuse me, but we’re talking about weapons here. Sure, they’re billed as “less lethal,” but that doesn’t mean they won’t hurt, possibly a lot. Hopefully a lot. Perhaps they’d prefer the Marines use napalm or a simple minigun for riot control?

Seen here, here, here, here and of course here.

For some factual information… see GlobalSecurity.org article on V-MADS, Sandia National Labs’ news release on ADS, a DefenseTech.org article on the Pain Ray, a Popular Science article on Active Denial wherein the author gets hit with the Pain Ray, and even the Widipedia Active Denial entry.

And a slideshow hosted at c|net from the Directed Energy Directorate and Sandia National Labs.