A deployment of the Active Denial System to Iraq, which officials have considered for some time, appears to be on hold indefinitely as security improves in that country. "At present the tactical situation is such that there is not an urgent need/mission for ADS," Kelley Hughes, a spokeswoman for the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, told InsideDefense.com in an e-mail this week. "The system is in a ready state if a request is made," she added. In an interview last July,...
