Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border

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1. Wed, 21 October 2026

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   • El País (Spain)21:14
     El Pentágono autoriza a la Seguridad Nacional probar un arma no letal para su posible uso en la frontera

     El llamado “rayo de calor”, que se diseñó para el control de multitudes, utiliza ondas electromagnéticas para crear una intensa sensación de quemadura

2. Thu, 22 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World15:40first to report
     Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border

     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 that shoots an energy beam causing “a sensation of intense heat on the surface of the skin”,...

   • The Hill19:07
     Mullin on heat ray weapon: 'We're always evaluating technology on the border'

     Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Wednesday that the department is "always evaluating technology on the border" after receiving a military-grade heat ray from the Pentagon. CNN reported that the heat ray — officially called the Active Denial System — emits an invisible beam of electromagnetic waves which can reach a little...