They can instead remain outside the sterile environment and still disrupt electronic systems a great distance away. While there are many variables that must be considered to determine the range of an HPM weapon, a reusable system able to disrupt systems hundreds of meters away is certainly achievable. The important point is that a clandestine attack can be mounted using HPM without having to breach or even account for existing security systems. Unlike traditional attacks, precise execution and planning is unnecessary and tactics can be tested and refined until the perpetrators achieve the desired effect. Groups Most Attracted to HPM Considering the intrinsic qualities of an HPM attack, it is useful to analyze what groups or individuals would be most likely to find such a weapon attractive.
Further analysis can concentrate on whether such a population exists in today's society.
The bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988 was a crime that was intended to be unsolvable. Although physical evidence has provided solid information identifying the bombers, those implicated have denied involvement. Indeed, the critical piece of evidence that led investigators to discover the explosion's origin was about the size of a fingernail. HPM offers a means of attack that doesn't even leave evidence as small as that incriminating the bombers of Pan Am 103. For those desiring anonymity, there can be no better tool than an HPM weapon.