An Assessment of Non-Lethal Weapons Science and Technology

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Publication Year:2003

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Committee for an Assessment of Non-Lethal Weapons Science and Technology, National Research Council
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Non-lethal weapons (NLWs) are designed to minimize fatalities and other undesired collateral damage when used. Events of the last few years including the attack on the USS Cole have raised ideas about the role NLWs can play in enhancing ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-11	(skim)
1. Introduction	12-22	(skim)
2. The Current Status of Non-Lethal Weapons	23-72	(skim)
3. Principal Findings	73-97	(skim)
4. Conclusions	98-100	(skim)
5. Recommendations	101-112	(skim)
Appendix A: Non-Lethal Weapons in the Architecture for Force Protection	113-118	(skim)
Appendix B: Non-Lethal Weapons Technology Table	119-147	(skim)
Appendix C: Discussion of Health Effects of Non-Lethal Weapons	148-165	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff	166-173	(skim)
Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations	174-179	(skim)

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Non-lethal weapons (NLWs) are designed to minimize fatalities and other undesired collateral damage when used. Events of the last few years including the attack on the USS Cole have raised ideas about the role NLWs can play in enhancing support to naval forces. In particular to what extent and in what areas should Department of the Navy (DoN) -sponsored science and technology (S&T) provide a research base for developing NLW capabilities? To assist with this question and to evaluate the current NLWs program, the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) requested the National Research Council perform an assessment of NLWs science and technology. The report presents the results of that assessment. It discusses promising NLW S&T areas, development accomplishments and concerns about NLW, and series of recommendations about future NLW development and application.

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