Posted on 02/04/2016 1:49:29 PM PST by amorphous
As of this writing, North Korea intends to launch another Unha-3 rocket, or a larger and more efficient version in a launch window falling between 8 – 25 February. This launch follows on the heels of a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on January 6, 2016, and the claim by Kim Jung-Un that the bomb was a hydrogen bomb. The MSM pundits and their positivist quacking "experts" all state the bomb was not a hydrogen bomb; however, experts such as Peter V. Pry disagree.
What was discussed by Dr. Pry was the intentionally low-yield weapon test that would have been optimal for a miniaturized EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) device, that range being 5-10 kilotons. I have cited Dr. Pry's work in previous articles and am thoroughly convinced of both his professionalism and his expertise. While the North Koreans claim this launch to be for the purpose of emplacing an earth observation satellite, there are differences in the rocket that satellite images have picked up. The images revealed a gantry that differs in size and design from previous Unha-3 launches. The latest attribution is that the rocket may be a Unha-9, the newest North Korean design that may include an 80-ton rocket booster.
The booster has been accomplished with the help of the Iranians. The U.S. Treasury department announced sanctions after proving that Iranians had been traveling to Pyongyang and indeed worked on such a project. In addition, this new launch has concealment procedures not used before by North Korea, such as a mobile sub-surface rail system to transport the missile directly to the gantry unobserved. The launch pad itself is shielded from view
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Extreme solar storms pose a threat to all forms of high-technology. They begin with an explosion--a "solar flare"—in the magnetic canopy of a sunspot. X-rays and extreme UV radiation reach Earth at light speed, ionizing the upper layers of our atmosphere; side-effects of this "solar EMP" include radio blackouts and GPS navigation errors. Minutes to hours later, the energetic particles arrive. Moving only slightly slower than light itself, electrons and protons accelerated by the blast can electrify satellites and damage their electronics. Then come the CMEs, billion-ton clouds of magnetized plasma that take a day or more to cross the Sun-Earth divide. Analysts believe that a direct hit by an extreme CME such as the one that missed Earth in July 2012 could cause widespread power blackouts, disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket. Most people wouldn't even be able to flush their toilet because urban water supplies largely rely on electric pumps.
There are other threats, not normally discussed, such as supernova. One likely occurred 40,000 years ago which had all manner of consequences for all life on earth, for thousands of years afterwards.
what familyop said....
So that’s what killed my coolant gauge.
More likely scenario is the grid gets hacked down. We receive 10’s of thousands of hack attempts a day and the Iranians are some of the worst.
China's military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, according to an intelligence report made public on Thursday.
Portions of a National Ground Intelligence Center study on the lethal effects of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons revealed that the arms are part of China's so-called "assassin's mace" arsenal - weapons that allow a technologically inferior China to defeat U.S. military forces.
EMP weapons mimic the gamma-ray pulse caused by a nuclear blast that knocks out all electronics, including computers and automobiles, over wide areas. The phenomenon was discovered in 1962 after an aboveground nuclear test in the Pacific disabled electronics in Hawaii.
The declassified intelligence report, obtained by the private National Security Archive, provides details on China's EMP weapons and plans for their use. Annual Pentagon reports on China's military in the past made only passing references to the arms.
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Businesses approached it in a logical, well planned manner. They spent money addressing the issues and resolved them.
Even if the end result is good, I believe there are two arguments against it:
1. Slippery slope argument
2. The boy who cried wolf argument
Anyhow, here’s a good talk by Michael Crichton where he discusses false information and other issues. I’m not sure if you have any interest in it, but here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOu8akBowTg
I am so screwed.
If Riley's work holds true, there is a 12% chance we will learn a lot more about extreme solar storms in the next 10 years—when one actually strikes Earth.
But what you said, "the grid gets hacked down" is a very real possibility, and one that's actually occurred - including physical attacks to the grid.
A main point would be the fatal vulnerabilities of living in a digital age.
When you are right, you are right. It matters not what hangs on your wall.
To be honest, I learned more useful stuff tinkering, versus college.
I like to tinker around a bit myself. ;-)
Yeah, you could replace the blocking diode with an inch of 10 AWG copper wire and the panel would work the same as it normally does. There is, however, a question of how the electronics attached to the panel(s) would fare, especially with a long cable run. I can’t imagine it would do my new MPPT controllers any good.
This map is crazy.
If I’m going to do the most damage I’m not going to hit the central US with an EMP, I’m going to have the center - most damage be on the east coast. In the middle of KS, where I currently am, we have a small population, we have food - it’s farm country, we have cattle, we have gardens, we have canned goods in cellars. If I want to do damage, I’m going to hit where the population is most dense and where the businesses are centered.
Is it street legal? I love it.
Fun stuff. I think its only downside is that it’s a fair weather car, but fast, fun, and good fuel econ (if prices go back up).
So much tinkering to do and so little time...
There's a documentary out called Slingshot that should be an inspiration for "tinkers" everywhere. I believe you can find it on Netflix.
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