The Pentagon Is Making a Ray Gun to Stop Truck Attacks
A model of the short-range radio frequency stopper under development to stop vehicle attacks, developed by JNLWD. Photo taken March, 2018.
By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor Read bio
April 24, 2018
A device that resembles an old phonograph may soon be used to jam and shut down vehicles like the one that killed 10 people in Toronto.
The van driver who killed 10 Toronto pedestrians on Monday showed that a terror technique that ISIS pioneered in Iraq and Syria in 2015 remains terrifyingly effective against unsuspecting urban populations. But the U.S. military is working on a new weapon to stop vehicle-born terrorist threats, one that could help police departments as well.
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