Forget the megaphones. Police will have a much more
high-tech -- and louder -- option to make themselves heard over the din
of Manhattan traffic and noisy protesters outside the Republican
National Convention. It's called the Long Range Acoustic Device,
developed for the military and capable of blasting warnings, orders or
anything else at an ear-splitting 150 decibels. Authorities on Thursday
unveiled a mini-arsenal of devices and counterterrorism equipment
they're getting ready for the convention, which opens a week from
Monday. [more ]
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