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  2. Non-lethal weapon - Wikipedia

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    Although generally considered "non-lethal weapons", electromagnetic weapons do pose health threats to humans. In fact, "non-lethal weapons can sometimes be deadly." [58] United States Department of Defense policy explicitly states that non-lethal weapons "shall not be required to have a zero probability of producing fatalities or permanent ...

  3. The lethality of "non-lethal" weapons - AOL

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    Non-lethal weapons, sometimes more accurately called “less-lethal,” started to gain traction in the 90s, after the United Nations adopted the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms ...

  4. List of premodern combat weapons - Wikipedia

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    The entries are grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.

  5. Traumatic pistol - Wikipedia

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    Russian pistol Horhe that can be loaded with either rubber bullets or gas cartridges. A traumatic pistol or traumatic handgun is a non-lethal weapon in the form of a pistol that fires non-lethal projectiles, typically rubber bullets.

  6. Man catcher - Wikipedia

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    A type of locking man catcher is available for staff at train stations and airports in China to capture and restrain individuals in a non-lethal manner. [citation needed] In some junior and middle schools, security guards are equipped with non-locking variants designed to seize a person's waist or prevent them from advancing.

  7. New physical principles weapons - Wikipedia

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    New physical principles weapons are a wide range of weapons or systems created using emerging technologies, like wave, psychophysical, and genetic weapons.. This definition is similar to "new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons" used in documentation from United Nations General Assembly sessions since 1975 and "non-lethal weapons" used by the North Atlantic ...

  8. Wooden bullet - Wikipedia

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    Non-lethal weapon Wooden bullets are wooden projectiles designed to be fired from a gun . They are intended to be used as less lethal weapons for crowd control by enforcing pain compliance at a distance. [ 1 ]

  9. Dazzler (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A dazzler is a non-lethal weapon which uses intense directed radiation to temporarily disorient its target with flash blindness. They can effectively deter further advances, regardless of language or cultural barriers, but can also be used for hailing and warning. [ 1 ]