Posted on 01/24/2006 4:52:36 PM PST by ChristianDefender
My guess: We'd be too busy gathering roots and boiling them for dinner.
If the U.S. government is aware ahead of this i bet there is a defense or contingency plan for this.. and i hope America can retaliate..
lol....does this guy not understand that people who read WND are specifically looking for doom and gloom articles?
I don't think that a nuclear explosion 300 miles above the surface would, in fact, do any such thing.
it was mentioned as one of our options being considered to use in Iraq
Anybody who goes to WorldNetDaily should have their BS alert meter set on high.
total crap
P.S. Forget about boiling roots. Rats are tastier and have more protein.
World Nuclear Destruction //sarc...
Well maybe, but at least it made us aware... im not a WND fan though.
"I don't think that a nuclear explosion 300 miles above the surface would, in fact, do any such thing."
Mukes were tested in space before..............
http://www.vce.com/nukes.html
During the heart of the Cold War, the United States and the former Soviet Union launched and detonated a combined total of over 20 thermo nuclear weapons in the upper atmosphere and near space region of earth in an effort to test the effects of launching an offense as well as countering an offense. Even during the Cuban Missile Crisis!
Almost unknown to the public, much of the information on theses tests has been kept secret for over 35 years until recently, when newly declassified test footage and secret government documents obtained from both countries reveals everything from the ICBM to outer space testing to ABM.
Gathering roots? With my shotgun and three rifles? How's that work?
Yikes i dont eat rats... i heard dog's meat are good but still i wont eat that.
EMP from a nuke at altitude is a real and well-known phenomenon.
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/congress/1997_h/h970716u.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/e/01831.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/1988/CM2.htm
What is less certain is Iran's ability to deliver such a strike without direct assistance from say, Russia or the PRC.
I've noticed that the WND has a track record slightly below the Weekly World News for accuracy, and they don't even feature the latest on Bat Boy.
The Euros would go into appeasement mode faster than you could blink.
Yup--it's called "nuclear missile launching submarines". Immune to any kind of EMP attack.
I hope this link works. BS my a$$.
http://www.house.gov/hasc/openingstatementsandpressreleases/108thcongress/04-07-22emp.pdf
EMP has been know about since the 1950's but unless a nation has an ICBM, there is no way to get a nuclear warhead over the United States high enough to create a continent wide EMP. Also, you would need a very large device, well into the megaton range to do significant damage. Iran doesn't have an ICBM nor do they have a thermonuclear weapon.
Cool. I bet Iran would be willing to push the button, if they were given the assets...
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