Dazzle Rifle to Stun Pirates, Keep Costs Down

Pirates are expensive

Piracy on the high seas has been an economic problem for hundreds of years. Pirates steal goods and valuables from world shipping lanes. They also threaten lives and hold individuals for ransom. This was true over 400 years ago on the Caribbean, and as recent reports of Somalian pirate activity confirms, it remains true today: the toll piracy enacts on world commerce is significant, and it is inevitably passed on to consumers.

This plays no small part in the number of no fax cash advance and installment loans consumers fall back upon as prices rise faster than paychecks can keep up.

What can be done to more effectively combat sea route piracy without the necessity (and likely reciprocity) for deadly force? Paul Wagenseil reports for Fox News that the United States Air Force may have just the solution: the “Dazzle Rifle.”

Not a laser pen

Intended to temporarily blind adversaries, the Dazzle Rifle is useful in combating the speed modern pirates enjoy via the use of small, fast speedboats. With laser technology, they’re must easier to target, and the damage is temporary enough to neutralize threats and make capture easier. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Dazzle Rifle to Stun Pirates, Keep Costs Down"