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To: Lazamataz

“We DO have EMP weapons”

Actually, we don’t. No warhead of that type exists in our nuclear arsenal.


277 posted on 09/27/2011 8:04:14 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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To: CodeToad
Actually, we don’t. No warhead of that type exists in our nuclear arsenal.

Actually, we do. All nuclear weapons cause EMP effects.

A high-altitude nuclear detonation produces an immediate flux of gamma rays from the nuclear reactions within the device. These photons in turn produce high energy free electrons by Compton scattering at altitudes between (roughly) 20 and 40 km. These electrons are then trapped in the Earth's magnetic field, giving rise to an oscillating electric current. This current is asymmetric in general and gives rise to a rapidly rising radiated electromagnetic field called an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Because the electrons are trapped essentially simultaneously, a very large electromagnetic source radiates coherently.

The fact you don't know this basic fact give me pause about your other assertions. No offense intended.

278 posted on 09/27/2011 8:33:26 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Michael Moore: Aggressively Hypocritical and Smug About It.)
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To: CodeToad

Minor correction: All nuclear weapons *CAN* cause EMP effects.


279 posted on 09/27/2011 8:34:32 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Michael Moore: Aggressively Hypocritical and Smug About It.)
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