Non-lethal definition
Non-lethal means something that produces more nuanced effects to achieve a given purpose. For countering personnel, examples of non-lethal effects include electromuscular inca- pacitation that disables, glaring light that obscures vision, and millimeter wave energy that heats nerve endings, repelling individuals. The term “non-lethal” is subject to varying inter- pretations—and, while examples help elicit the scope of ef- fects included in the non-lethal spectrum, the topic is defined more clearly by DoD policy.