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URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 22 Oct 2026

Pete Hegseth has reportedly given DHS permission to test ‘heat ray’ for use at US-Mexico border

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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…

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