non-lethal weapons
Harm-reducing force options
Non-lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate rather than kill.
They include tasers, rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash-bang grenades.
Military and law enforcement use them for crowd control or subduing suspects with reduced risk of death.
The term is sometimes criticized as misleading since these weapons can still cause serious injury or death: The police deployed non-lethal weapons against the protesters.
- tear gasEye-irritating riot dispersant
- batonSlender rod for leading
- rubber bulletsNon-lethal police ammunition
- pepper sprayCapsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- CS gasRiot-dispersing chemical irritant
strobe lights · smoke grenades · flashbangs · crowd control · riot police · riot shields · stun grenades · police brutality · taser · pain compliance · water cannon
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Weapons using explosive propulsion
explosives · guns · weapons of mass destruction · nuclear weapons · chemical weapons
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Negotiation between nations
negotiation · peaceful resolution · de-escalation · nonviolent resistance · mediation
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