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Index Sticky foam

Sticky foam is a type of less-lethal weapon, consisting of various extremely tacky and/or tenacious materials carried in compressed form with a propellant and used to block, entangle, and impair individuals.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: John B. Alexander, National Institute of Justice, Non-lethal weapon, Operation United Shield, Sandia National Laboratories, Somalia, The Men Who Stare at Goats, United Nations peacekeeping, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, Wired (magazine).

  2. Riot control equipment
  3. Riot control weapons

John B. Alexander

John B. Alexander (born 1937) is a retired United States Army colonel.

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National Institute of Justice

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Non-lethal weapon

Non-lethal weapons, also called nonlethal weapons, less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms with live ammunition. Sticky foam and non-lethal weapon are non-lethal weapons.

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Operation United Shield

Operation United Shield was the codename of a military operation, conducted 9 January to 3 March 1995, bringing a conclusion to the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II).

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Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), also known as Sandia, is one of three research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

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Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson concerning the U.S. Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal.

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United Nations peacekeeping

Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the UN's Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace".

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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See also

Riot control equipment

Riot control weapons

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_foam

Also known as Glue Gunner, MOAB Glue.