{
  "id": 16067852,
  "title": "Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/pete-hegseth-reportedly-authorizes-dhs-to-test-heat-ray-at-us-mexico",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/heat-ray-mexico-border-dhs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}