To: DuncanWaring; ShadowAce
They then had a problem in that they didnt have anything that could produce enough power to energize the field coils (or something like that) of the generators. The USN arranged for a nuke submarine to pull up to the dock and essentially jump-start the island. I remember the photo in the newspaper; the cable looked to be about the size of your leg. Great news! Thanks for sharing. How far underwater would a sub have to be to avoid being hit by an EMP? (For land - an EMP 125 miles above Nebraska would knock out chips to 99% of US... some parts of Florida might be OK...
158 posted on
10/07/2010 2:02:19 PM PDT by
GOPJ
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To: GOPJ
Since they’re basically big steel cans, and designed to ride-out a nuclear first-strike, I’m pretty sure even a surfaced sub would be immune to an EMP.
160 posted on
10/07/2010 2:18:17 PM PDT by
DuncanWaring
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