Nuclear EMP pulses can travel hundreds of miles depending on their altitude of detonation, while NNEMP devices only have ranges of about 5 miles.
AP Photo/Mohammed ZaatariIran does have a nuclear program, and probably could build a nuclear EMP weapon if it wanted to.
But a non-nuclear EMP weapon might enable Iran to sidestep any red lines.
But this raises another question: would Iran give EMP weapons to Hezbollah, its most important proxy?
Giving EMP weapons to Hezbollah would risk the possibility that Israel and other nations would hold Iran responsible.
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