U.S. Patrolled with Pain Beam Weapon

In the last three years, the development of a non-lethal weapon manufactured by Raytheon called the Active Denial System, also known as the Pain Ray Gun or Heat Ray Gun, has been under consideration for deployment in Iraq to aid the United States Military. According to the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program Web site, ADS provides, “…a new non-lethal capability helping to fill the gap between the ’shout’ and ’shoot’ alternatives faced by our troops. It provides numerous advantages over existing non-lethal weapons, such as extended range and extremely small risk of injury, and it has the potential to provide a tremendous new capability for U.S. forces in support of today’s complex missions.”