Summary: By Irvin Baxter On September 26, 2013, Syrian president Bashar Assad said that Syria no longer needs chemical weapons because it now possesses "more advanced weaponry, which can serve as a deterrent, and blindside Israel within seconds." Apparently, Syria is claiming to possess non-nuclear EMP weapons. We’ll tell you more on today’s edition of Politics & Religion. [jwplayer image="/wp-content/pr-images/01AON-LOCATION-IMAGE.jpg" mediaid="51088"]