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
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
The existence of an EMP is proven physics, the idea that one nuke 300 miles up could wipe out America is fiction. There won’t even be significant impact. You’re not getting any EMP damage 2000 miles (remember, it’s got to run the hypotenuse of the triangle) from the blast.
I should HOPE that our Congress is smart enough not to fall for this absolute horseshit.
“Any PV solar panel in line of sight of an EMP detonation will be totally fried.”
Maybe not. The blocking diode may be fried. It may be degraded, not totally fried. Again, we simply don’t know. what will be more vulnerable is the inverter/chargers
Yup, that’s why I said what I did. However, the desired results will be attained much more cheaply.
If the fear mongering gets somebody to prep I’m OK with it.
It’s also OK to point out technical BS.
“You’re not getting any EMP damage 2000 miles (remember, it’s got to run the hypotenuse of the triangle) from the blast.”
No, that’s not how it works. The EMP is caused by gamma rays interacting with the atmosphere 10-30km above the earths surface. The gamma rays are energetic enough to travel a long distance until they reach the atmosphere of sufficient density (low angle case).
What you end up with is a large area of the atmosphere acting as a large transmitter thousands of miles across. EMP energy comes from all around (not a specific direction) and reaches levels around 50,000V/m, whereas a cell phone may reach 1 or 2 V/m in most cases.
We can argue weaponry all we want. But a solar event is a documented fact.
Well, finally, that annoying "check engine" light will go away.
No serious prepper would be without one....
For those who are not, consider what happened after only a few buildings were destroyed in the financial district of NYC on 9/11.
Only three nuclear devices targeting western, central, and eastern regions, capable of being carried by ONE ICBM or three sea launched medium range missiles, would be many times worse.
You're okay with lying and fear mongering to achieve a result? So, the ends justify the means?
“We know how electronic waves fade over distance, we know how the atmosphere chews them up, and we know about the EMP strength of various sized bombs.”
An EMP does not decay like a point source. It is “near field” and therefore does not follow “inverse square” physics.
The EMP strength is fairly constant from a 1kT detonation to a 100kT detonation. There is very little difference in EMP field generated (not anywhere close to the 2 orders of magnitude of yield).
“We know enough to have never dedicated a serious chunk of our arsenal to be used that way, given that there was a time when we were seriously looking for ways to kill the people and leave the buildings if EMP was that cool we’d have put it in our plans.”
Those details would be classified. That’s why you wouldn’t know about them.
And 90+% of the NK population are victims, not attackers. Plus our so-called leadership won't respond anyway.
You weren't kidding. :-)
Careful, you'll be confused with those who call AGW "settled science"!
Finally a thread where I can take refuge from certain segments of FR losing their frickin minds over the nonsense of “candidate X is a big ol meant pants!”
I’m so disgusted by large segments of my countrymen that I’m almost (!!!) ready to WISH for the damned EMP!
That is the type of EMP that worries me. There is no geopolitical strategy we can apply to prevent the sun from launching a solar flare. The possible power of such an event could dwarf anything man could create and it might affect the entire planet.
The movie “Knowing” scared the crap out of me :)
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“However, the effects produced by a nuclear explosion were not fully realized until the “Johnston Island Test” in 1962. This nuclear blast had a yield of 1.4 megatons at an altitude of 250 miles. The explosion damaged a number of low earth orbit satellites and caused malfunctions and early failure of others. Another effect that was noted during the blast was a blackout up to 600 miles away of high frequency radio communications that lasted for hours. It was caused by disruption of the ionosphere. It also popped circuit breakers, street lights went out, burglar alarms rang, and power lines went down in Honolulu, about 800 miles away. In Nov. 1962, all above ground testing was halted and our testing and analysis was limited to underground testing, analysis of the existing atmospheric test data, nonnuclear simulation, and theoretical calculations.”
10 Iranian Missile Engineers Visited N. Korea:Sankei reports(check on NK’s Chinese equipments)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658850/posts
(07/01/06)
S. Korea, U.S. verifying reports on test of new N.K. missile in Iran: source
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834307/posts
(4,000 kilometer range—will reach the Vatican—May 16th, 2007)
US confirms Iran launch of first home-built satellite
afp ^ | 2-03-09 | staff
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2177582/posts
Iran Satellite Launch Heightens Missile Development Concerns
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2009
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52939
Iran hails successful launch of satellite rocket
Posted on Wed 03 Feb 2010 02:51:50 AM MST
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443266/posts
Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S. (12/09/10)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2640111/posts
‘Die Welt’: Iran building rocket bases in Venezuela (17 May 2011)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2721122/posts
Yeah, that movie was a wild ride.
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