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Speaker 0 discusses the defense department's active denial system as a nonlethal weapon to control crowds, secure perimeters, and deter pirates. He notes it can be used to “shoot first and ask questions later,” a claim attributed to the military stance on its use.
The system is described by Speaker 0 as not radioactive, not a microwave, and not a laser beam. It is a man-sized beam of millimeter waves that can be fired from up to a thousand meters away and is designed to make the target feel extremely hot so they move. He recounts his personal experience: at about fifty degrees outside, the sensation felt like it was “about a thousand,” and after about 1.5 seconds, one sixty-fourth of an inch of skin reached 130 degrees. He says the effect is temporary and that as soon as he steps away, it’s over; the DOD claims there are no lingering effects, no cancer risk, and no risk to a fetus or reproductive capability—“it’s just heat.” The system’s drawback is acknowledged: it propagates through the air and requires line of sight to targets.
Speaker 0 states a prototype costs $10,000,000 and that there are no plans to deploy one anytime soon.
Speaker 2 introduces the active denial system with a visual of a dish emitting a beam toward people who might do harm, claiming it will “make you stop in your tracks,” feel like you have a vomit, feel like you’re on fire, and even “put voices in your head.” He asserts the technology can affect people in dramatic ways. The speaker references the Emerald Tabas and a scene with Thos, describing a moment when a staff is raised and a ray of vibration stops a group of people, suggesting that this is the active denial system in use. He adds a broader claim: “Same technology just a different year. What’s we’re doing now, we’re just simply rediscovering everything that already exist.”