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CBP evaluates military 'heat ray' for potential use at US-Mexico border
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating a military weapon that creates an intense heating sensation on the skin for potential use along the U.S.-Mexico border, but the agency has not disclosed a testing location or confirmed its deployment in the El Paso region.
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By Zachary Cohen, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in operations at the southern US border, according to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth las…
The Department of War has officially authorized the Department of Homeland Security to test a military-grade heat ray for use in future operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
Zachary Cohen & Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in...
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - A memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth loans Homeland Security an Active Denial System for seven months to test and develop tactics for possible border use. Click to read the rest HERE-> Could a Military ‘Heat Ray’ Be Used on the Border? Pentagon Clears DHS to Test…
The Pentagon’s Active Denial System shoots energy beam that causes ‘sensation of intense heat on surface of skin’ Pete Hegseth , the US secretary of defense, reportedly signed a memo last month permitting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to test a non-lethal “heat ray” for potential use at …
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is "always evaluating technology on the border" after receiving a military-grade heat ray from the Pentagon.
In a significant development, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly authorized the Department of Homeland Security to test a military-grade non-lethal “heat ray” system for possible deployment along the US-Mexico border.
The Department of War recently gave the green light for the Department of Homeland Security to test a "heat ray" weapon for potential use at the southern border. According to a memo obtained by CNN , Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized the DHS to test a military-grade heat ray and to develop ta…
The Department of War has officially authorized the Department of Homeland Security to test a military-grade heat ray for use in future operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. This testing was […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating a military weapon that creates an intense heating sensation on the skin for potential use along the U.S.-Mexico border, but the agency has not disclosed a testing location or confirmed its deployment in the El Paso region.
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