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Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border

Ariana Baio · The Guardian · World
Published 23 Oct 2026, 2:40 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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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 the US southern border. The “heat ray”, known as the Active Denial System , is a military-grade weapon that shoots an energy beam causing “a sensation of intense heat on the surface of the skin”, according to a 2009 National Defense University case study on the weapon. Continue reading...

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