Popular lore is that EMP can occur anywhere. In reality, EMP occurs only in Space, and then only after a nuclear detonation in Space.
Posted on 02/02/2006 10:23:51 PM PST by LibWhacker
"Message to ANYONE in Washington who is; listening, not a liberal, not taking bribes, not a muslim, not suicidal, not an imbecile, not anti-american, not a chinese spy"
That leaves out most people in Washington, except maybe the Senate restroom attendant.
I say we just put a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over the South Pole to keep an eye on them!!
:)
Exactly! They'll get to 'disrupt' all of about 5 minutes before going 'dark'.
Popular lore is that EMP can occur anywhere. In reality, EMP occurs only in Space, and then only after a nuclear detonation in Space.
Our dear friends the Red Chinese. END SARCASM!
Good point! I don't know how they're getting away with it; or rather, I don't know why the free world is turning a blind eye to it. The article says it's a "space environment lab." Yeah, right! We should send in several polar-equipped infantry brigades and announce to the world (with a straight face, mind you) that we've merely deployed a division of astronomers.
Try this link for some real info:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=e-bomb.htm&url=http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0306/smith.php
While it is true that EMP effects were first noted after very high altitude nuclear tests, neither a nuclear bomb nor space is necessary for an EM pulse.
It's never been done, except with a nuke in space. Even your link can't find an example of it being done anywhere else.
Here's a clue: IONosphere.
Ions. Think: electricity.
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