Editing Non-lethal weapon (section)

==Terrorism concerns==
Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the [[Lexington Institute]] in Virginia states that: "The relevant (electromagnetic weapon) technology is well within the grasp of some countries and transnational [[terrorist]] groups", and further states that U.S. hardware is susceptible to microwave and other directed-energy weapons.<ref>Inside the Pentagon; Cebrowski calls for cultural changes; DEFENSE OFFICIALS URGE COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR PRECISION ATTACKS; April 3, 2003 [http://209.85.215.104/unclesam?q=cache:EVT0Miqqv0EJ:www.oft.osd.mil/library/library_files/article_42_Inside%2520the%2520Pentagon--story%2520from%2520Flash%2520conference.doc+electromagnetic+weapons+heart+attacks&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us]{{Dead link|date=April 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

Suitable materials and tools to create electromagnetic weapons are commonly available.  "The threat of [[electromagnetic bomb]] proliferation is very real."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/kopp/apjemp.html |title=The Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction |date=10 December 2000 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001210071700/http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/kopp/apjemp.html |archive-date=10 December 2000 }}</ref>