Military Urged to Develop Weapons that Don't Kill

NPR | By David Kestenbaum

Published November 5, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The National Academy of Sciences recommends the Navy and Marines develop additional non-lethal weapons for use in situations when it's difficult to identify the enemy. Ideas include sticky foam and knockout gases. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

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