Admiral's 'Urgent' Plea: Pirate-Fighting Sonic Blasters

Three years ago, Somali pirates attacked a cruise ship -- and were sent running by a sonic blaster. Now, a leading Navy admiral wants to see his ships equipped with sound weapons, too. Or maybe with pain rays.  Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Bill Gortney issued an "urgent" request for "nonlethal weapons that could keep cruisers and destroyers to keep small boats at bay," Navy Times reports. Fifth Fleet is the branch of the Navy that is currently dealing with the Somali pirate threat, among other things. 

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