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National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Needs Nonlethal Weapons To Disable Hostile Vehicles and Boats The Defense Department's nonlethal weapons organization is seeking technologies that can help disable motor vehicles and halt small boats.
National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Nonlethal Weapons: Help or Hinder? A series of successful tests have boosted chances that a new nonlethal crowd-control weapon will be deployed to Iraq next year. But it appears doubtful that nonlethal weapons will become pervasive in combat zones in the foreseeable future.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non Lethal Blunt Impact Weapons Early generation of NLW consist of various types of low velocity blunt impact weapons, such as projectiles loaded with low-velocity / low impact ammunition such as "soft" bean-bag rounds, rubber balls, rubber or plastic coated pellets, "flash-bang" and "hybrid" kinetic/chemical munitions.
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Researchers Fill Data Gaps for Less-Than-Lethal Weapons Understanding the effects of non-lethal weapons is critical both to their development and the doctrine that will govern their use. Gaining that knowledge, however, is no easy chore, according to military and law enforcement experts.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non-lethal Chemical Agents Chemical compounds used for non-lethal applications include irritating and incapacitating agents, which can be dispersed as aerosol or gel
National Defense November 2009	Pentagon Wants Non-Lethal Weapons to Incapacitate Friendly Civilians The effects on the targeted personnel should last long enough for friendly forces to enter and secure the structure and its occupants, states the document.
National Defense February 2008 Breanne Wagner	Directed Energy: Low Power Weapons on the Rise As a result of growing demand in Iraq for handheld lasers, the Defense Department is reevaluating its long-term funding priorities for non-lethal weapons.
National Defense March 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Non-Lethal Weapons Find Their Niche in Urban Combat Weapons that once were meant only for police use increasingly are finding their way into military units in Iraq and elsewhere.
National Defense March 2006 Stew Magnuson	Directed Energy Weapons Face Hurdles Directed energy weapons used by Stryker crews are on the verge of being deployed, but there are several hurdles program directors and policymakers must overcome if these new systems are to make an impact in urban battlefields.
National Defense February 2012 Dan Hartman	Unconventional and Emerging Armament Committee Formed The Unconventional and Emerging Armament Committee of the Armaments Division of the National Defense Industrial Association was recently formed to establish a forum whereby all forms of non-traditional, unconventional armaments and technologies at any stage of development can be showcased.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	On Troops' Wish-List: Weapons That Avert Civilian Casualties A recent Pentagon-funded study reveals that one of the biggest difficulties that U.S. troops face in current conflicts is that they lack nonlethal alternative weapons that they can use when they need to take action without harming civilians.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Nonlethal Technologies Become Lighter, More Potent Industry officials say the services' need for nonlethal technologies will only continue to grow, with weapons becoming lighter and more portable, having greater range and the capability to send and receive information.
National Defense July 2014 Dan Parsons	Nonlethal Weapons Could Gain Ground in Future Missions Nonlethal weapons are tailor-made for many of the potential scenarios Marines will encounter in unsettled regions of the world where firing live rounds could spark major conflict.
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner	Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat Hidden chemical weapons are scattered across the globe, in rivers, bays, lakes and oceans, and buried in the ground at current and former military bases
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Lasers Seen as Solution to Checkpoint Safety When it comes to stopping people and vehicles at checkpoints and during convoys, the Pentagon wants something more effective than "shouting, waving hands and shooting." A "laser dazzle" may be the solution, at least for the short term.
National Defense February 2009 David B. Law	Defense Dept. Pursuing Next-Generation Nonlethal Weapons U.S. troops currently operate an array of nonlethal weapons that are becoming essential tools in today's complex battlefield. But additional capabilities are needed.
National Defense February 2009 Robert H. Williams	Imaging Device Quickly Discerns Concealed Threats The keys are advanced optics and software that allows operators to ascertain threats at a comfortable long range.
National Defense August 2012 Stew Magnuson	Weight, Size Issues Stymie Fielding of Directed Energy Weapons Currently, if soldiers or Marines want to bring these directed energy, non-lethal weapons into a battle zone, they will need an entire truck to haul one system there.
National Defense July 2015 Ariel Robinson	Directed Energy Weapons: Will They Ever Be Ready? Despite promising test results and decades of research and development, it could be many more years before the military is ready to bring directed energy weapons into the mainstream.
National Defense May 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Uncertainty About Budgets, Workforce Shape Future of U.S. Weapons Industry Uncertainty about future conflicts and the capabilities of potential enemies raise complex questions about what weaponry the U.S. military will need to counter a wide spectrum of threats.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Raytheon Delivers Active Denial System 2 to U.S. Air Force Raytheon's Active Denial System is designed to use millimeter wave technology to repel individuals without causing injury.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 J.R. Wilson	Directed-Energy Weapons Will be the Next Generation of Precision-Guided Munitions Directed-energy weapons are on the top of the wish list for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Non-lethal Weapon Readied for Battlefield A directed energy weapon that causes a sensation tantamount to a "bee sting all over the body" to those unlucky enough to be on the receiving end could be deployed by the Air Force before the end of this year.
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004	Precision Attack in Urban Warfare Air forces are seeking new, specialized weapons which are designed to penetrate buildings and bunkers, and localize the effect inside the specific target, while avoiding risk to friendly forces or collateral damage.
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron	Unconventional Weapons Can Help U.S. Troops Fight Insurgents in Iraq While researchers in the U.S. ponder how to advance from rubber bullets and tear gas to such cutting-edge technologies as directed energy, troops on the ground are demanding quick non-lethal alternatives for peacekeeping and crowd-control operations.
National Defense December 2003 Harold Kennedy	State Volunteers Eyed for Greater Security Role As officials seek ways to ease the pressure on over-deployed active-duty, National Guard and reserve troops, more and more eyes are falling upon state-operated bands of volunteers that for decades have backed up the country's regular military forces in times of emergency.
Chemistry World June 9, 2014 Nina Notman	Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons Progress is finally being made rounding up and destroying deadly weapons left behind in China that are still maiming and even killing people today.
National Defense March 2009 Grace V. Jean	Military May Be Souring On Laser Weapons The Pentagon's enthusiasm for laser weapons is not what it used to be.
National Defense June 2013 Dan Parsons	Energy Weapons: The Next Gunpowder? The U.S. military has been investigating and investing in solid-state lasers and other directed energy weapons for half a century. All that work has finally paid off, as the Navy is set to deploy the first laser small enough to fit on a ship.
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Helen Carmichael	World faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy The UN watchdog has confirmed that Syria has destroyed its chemical weapons manufacturing equipment a day ahead of the deadline. The costly and complex task of disposing of the chemical weapons remains.
National Defense December 2014 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Mulls Strategy for Next Arms Race The idea that the United States might see its overwhelming dominance in weapons technology erode is hard to comprehend, however, given the enormous spending gap between the Pentagon and everyone else.
Chemistry World May 2012	Help or harm? Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Foreign Policy Ambition Overlooks War Lessons The Obama administration has endorsed a major expansion of ground forces, and a surge in military capabilities to conduct "irregular" warfare against non-state actors.
National Defense January 2012 Dan Parsons	Challenges Persist with Nonlethal Technology The escalation-of-force module is a Marine-specific approach to nonlethal capabilities. Other services have their own.
National Defense July 2009 Robert H. Williams	Weapons Grade Laser Validated in Military Test Scientists and engineers have scored a first in achieving more than 105 kilowatts of electric light ray intensity in the final demonstration milestone of the military's Joint High Power Solid State Laser Program
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. May Lose Robotics Edge Unmanned weapons systems have been hailed as revolutionary technologies that have helped U.S. forces gain an edge in recent wars. But the United States may soon see that advantage evaporate.
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National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Homeland Defense Plan Favors Non-Lethal Technology The Pentagon is devoting increasing attention to non-lethal weapons programs, providing baseline requirements for future equipment, senior officials said.
Popular Mechanics October 16, 2006 Simon Cooper	North Korea: The Bigger (Non-Nuclear) Threat The consensus is that North Korea has developed anthrax, plague and botulism toxin as weapons, and has extensively researched at least six other germs including smallpox and typhoid.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens.
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	In the Latest Pentagon Strategy, Uncertainty Rules An elaborate plan recently unveiled by the Defense Department aims to prepare the military services to cope with a wide range of threats to national security during the next 20 years.
Entrepreneur March 2008	Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum If you've got an innovative and cutting-edge technology for the military, you don't want to miss this event.
National Defense October 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Why Is Congress Launching Yet Another Roles-and-Missions Probe? Congress may have the power of the purse, but it has been largely powerless in just about every attempt to influence the course of the war in Iraq and to substantially reshape military spending priorities.
National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy	Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Strategy Drills Air Force strategists preparing for an upcoming war game are setting their sights on 2025, mapping out scenarios for how the service will organize, equip and train its forces two decades from now.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Steven L. Schooner	Why Contractor Fatalities Matter Apprising the American public that the true human cost associated with military operations includes contractors and exceeds 6,000 is critical to making informed decisions for the future.
National Defense March 2006 Stew Magnuson	Non-Lethal Weapon May Spark Controversy No speakers elicited more questions from the audience at a recent directed energy conference than Stephanie Miller, a researcher working on a non-lethal weapon that employs microwave millimeter technology to make human targets recoil from attack by causing debilitating pain.
National Defense March 2004 Roxana Tiron	Poor Intelligence Hampers Precision Weapon Performance Despite the widely publicized success in precision strike operations during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the U.S. military lacks the intelligence and sensor capability to assess its targets and battle damage, according to a top Defense Department weapons expert.