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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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	No Longer Science Fiction Military and security forces have been using less than lethal weapons for many years.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
National Defense June 2007 Breanne Wagner	Soldiers Need More Non-Lethal Weapons, Better Knock Down Power Non-lethal weapons are needed for crowd control and mob situations.
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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non Lethal Weapons Programs in the US Among the programs currently under development at the USMC Non-Lethal Weapons Program are multi-sensory devices aimed to disable individuals within structures.
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.
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 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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non Lethal Directed Energy Weapons Anti-personnel nonlethal directed energy weapons include lasers, high power electro-magnetic pulse and directional acoustic weapons.
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.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2004 W.D. Crotty	What to Make of Taser? It's easy to question but hard to predict Taser's long-term potential.
Wired March 2002 Evan Ratliff	This Is Not a Test A decade after America's last nuclear test, the US arsenal is decaying and its designers are retiring. Now a new generation of scientists is trying to preserve bomb-building knowledge before it's too late...
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 DeBlois et al.	Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems.
AskMen.com Aaron Broverman	Top 10: Future Weapons In the wrong hands, these weapons could pick entire civilizations clean, but thankfully when used with striking precision and tactical strategy these weapons mean more of the good guys survive, while all that evil never stands a chance.
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.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 W.D. Crotty	As the Taser Turns This is a rough day, but Taser is still up 5,000% over the last 52 weeks.
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.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Taser's a Real Stunner Believe it or not, high-flying Taser may yet have room to fly. It's an increasingly unpopular position, but there's at least one person who's not convinced that upstart Taser International is some overpriced story stock.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006	Coast Guard orders nonlethal antiterrorism weapon from Foster-Miller Inc. The Boat Trap system offers an alternative to the use of firepower in defense against a perceived threat in a crowded harbor, without posing a threat to bystanders and infrastructure.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	To Those Who Hate Taser The weapons company reports another stellar quarter.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	High-Tech Weapons Mix Targets Urban Hazards As the Pentagon continues to invest in technologies to neutralize roadside bombs, rocket propelled grenades remain a potent threat. More than 100 soldiers have been killed since operations in South East Asia began.
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.
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
Mother Jones May/Jun 2002 Michael Scherer	Building a Better Bomb Meet the Penetrator, one of the 'mini-nukes' the Bush administration wants to develop for conventional wars...
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Investigates Killer Drones That Can Fit in Rucksacks Troops are demanding smaller unmanned aerial vehicles on the front lines, sparking efforts to develop lighter weapons for the aircraft. Now there are plans to make weapons out of the drones themselves.
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.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Taser Shocks Shorts With over half its float sold short, Taser delivers explosive growth.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Tim Beyers	Readers: Taser Worth the Risk Last week, we asked whether Taser's mounting legal problems creates too much risk for investors. This week we go through your responses. The verdict? Taser is the future.
National Defense July 2004	Bull's Eye Munition Aimed at Smugglers A new 76 mm round, tagged ART, or ammunition at reduced time of flight, is being touted as a non-lethal means of stopping oceangoing smugglers of weapons of mass destruction.
National Defense April 2008 Stew Magnuson	Special Ops Technologists Have Unique Wish List The U.S. Special Operations Command's advanced technology directorate has a long list of items it wants to put in the hands of elite commando teams during clandestine missions.
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home.
PC Magazine March 6, 2007 Seth Porges	Tasers: A Shock to the System Tasers may be safer than guns, but new evidence suggests that they're far from harmless. Can technology offer a safer alternative?
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy	Lightweight Shotgun Deploys to Afghanistan The Army's new Lightweight Shotgun System is getting a "trial by fire" in Afghanistan, said Col. Michael J. Smith, program manager for soldier weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.
Popular Mechanics May 28, 2008 Erik Sofge	Gaming's Guns of Tomorrow: Ready For War--or Inspiration? Futuristic shooter games always balance the pace with modern defense technology with the arsenal of fair game play. Do developers go overboard with the cosmetics of carnage, or could their weapons inform the 22nd-century military?
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 W.D. Crotty	CBS Zaps Taser CBS News investigates the safety of Taser's weapons. What will this do for the stock?
Science News June 20, 2009 Elizabeth Quill	Book Review: The Bomb: A New History By Stephen M. Younger Younger offers a straightforward account of nuclear weapons: how they were developed, how they work and how they forced humankind into constant vulnerability
National Defense February 2006 Harold Kennedy	Air Force Team Tests Field Equipment for Deployment New combat-development division to look for battlefield gear and make sure that it works before making a purchase.
Salon.com December 11, 2002 Robert Scheer	America's weapons of mass destruction If weapons inspectors were to look at the United States, what would they find?