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I am afraid I don't know anything about EMPs...

Electro-magnetic Pulse (EMP) Systems "Russia is among the best in the world when it comes to manufacturing this type of electronic weapon," said Anders Kallenaas of the Swedish National Defense's Research Institute (FOA). Quoting the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (1-23-98), the news agency AFP said the high-power microwave bombs ("bear cans") could be bought on the Russian market for "several hundreds of thousands kronor" (< $150,000) and had already been bought by the Australian military among others. It said the bomb was stored in a briefcase and emitted short, high-energy pulses reaching 10 gigawatts, which could destroy complex electronics systems. As tested, the bomb presents a threat to the Swedish military, in particular to the JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter that it is trying to export. It can also knock out electronic systems of nuclear or electric power plants, banks, trains, or even a simple telephone switchboard.

We'll both know more after we read this -g- Click for article

Well my husband just gave me a new fear. He was stuck at a RR crossing and saw 50 tanks of Molten Sulpher being carried into a depot at Franklin Pk, Ill. Curious about this I looked it up, don't like what I found:

MOLTEN SULFUR IS EXTRACTED FROM VARIOUS PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES. IT CONTAINS SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE. IT IS HANDLED AND SHIPPED AS A MOLTEN LIQUID MATERIAL. - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - OSHA WARNING LABEL: * * * * WARNING - SULFUR * * MOLTEN SULFUR CAUSES SEVERE BURNS * * MAY VENT HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) GAS * * WHICH CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND ASPHYXIATION * *POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS ------------------------ EYE: ---- MOLTEN SULFUR CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. SULFUR DUST IS MILDLY IRRITATING TO THE EYES. SKIN: ----- MOLTEN SULFUR CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. REPEATED SKIN CONTACT (DUST) MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALATION: ----------- INHALATION OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. VAPORS AND FUMES CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND NASAL IRRITATION. SEE SECTIONS 7 AND 11 REGARDING THE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS AND POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS. INGESTION: ---------- SULFUR HAS A LOW ORDER OF ACUTE TOXICITY. CARCINOGEN LISTING: ------------------- NO DATA AVAILABLE. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: ------------------------------------------ PREEXISTING SKIN, EYE AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

Combine this with something being transported with absolutely no security and the cyanide germ bombs...