The Army's newest non-lethal weapon basically lets soldiers shoot enemies in the face with hot sauce

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• The Army has a new non-lethal weapon to help soldiers in Afghanistan "irritate and deter" potential adversaries, Army Times reports. 
• The weapon fires paintball-like projectiles filled with a hot pepper solution.
• The projectiles have a range of around 50 yards and leave a "debilitating cloud," impacting the eyes, nose and respiratory system.
• Weapons like this can help soldiers in urban settings as well as riot-control situations. 

The Army has a new non-lethal weapon to help soldiers in Afghanistan "irritate and deter" potential adversaries with pepper-filled balls, Army Times reports. 

The non-lethal launcher, known as the Variable Kinetic System (VKS), is made by PepperBall Technologies. It fires projectiles much like paintballs containing a hot pepper solution.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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