| Presented by | | | | | Heat ray. It sounds like some weapon out of a 1950s alien invasion flick. But after a new report came out this week, revealing that military police attempted to source a heat ray to be deployed against American protesters in Washington D.C., we found ourselves wondering: What the heck is a heat ray, anyway?
After digging through Department of Defense papers and first-hand news reports, we discovered more. It’s a less lethal military weapon that’s arguably safer to use than rubber bullets. But a heat ray also makes it feel like scalding hot water has been tossed onto your entire body—no matter how many layers of clothing you might have on to protect yourself. So it’s still quite scary to imagine U.S. authorities using it against any citizen. Read my story here.
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