WITH SHOT AND SHELL, OR “MODULAR CROWD CONTROL MUNITIONS”… WE MUST BEND...

December 8, 2008by Mike Ferner "Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent." - Isaac Asimov   The Army Times reported on September 30 that a combat brigade, about 4,000 troops, which could be called on for “civil unrest and crowd control,” had been assigned...

Stink Attack: Chemical Crowd Control

Apparently stank-powered crowd-control was developed a few years ago, but only recently was it put into real-world action. Isreali security forces brought the non-lethal fluid to bear on protestors at the Ni'in security fence on Friday. The mixture is less harmful than tear...

Kelowna Will Not Spare Feral Rabbits

European feral rabbits can pose danger to agricultural communities. Kelowna, in response to their immediate problem, looked to outside sources for help."Kelowna city council has contracted a company to...

WHO representative: No cover-up in EV71 cases

" China didn't cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization's China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hans Troedsson, the representative, said information about the outbreak was delayed because of trouble with...

Air Force demonstrates non-lethal weapons

"U.S. troops throughout the world are involved in complex peace-keeping operations that often require the use of non-lethal force. The Active Denial System, a weapon that meets the criteria for non-lethal force,...

US Air Force Readies ADS

"Gizmodo is reporting that the USAF has readied a non-lethal weapon for possible crowd control use in Iraq. It’s called Active Denial System, and hurts like a mofo. The ADS shoots a beam of high...

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