Posted on 09/16/2011 1:13:22 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
As the nation remembers the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, experts are warning that the U.S. effectively is defenseless against an electro-magnetic pulse attack or a far less expensive radio frequency attack on the nation's critical military and civilian electric and electronic infrastructure, according to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Two experts – one a communications systems engineer involved in classified programs who works on EMP vulnerabilities and the other a U.S. Defense Department analyst knowledgeable of their impact – said that the nation's sensitive telecommunications and the electronic systems embedded in its financial and banking institutions can be "fried" by a "turn of the switch."
The result could be a chaos that could allow terrorists to attack virtually at will.
They both pointed out that relatively cheap over-the-counter technology embedded not only in sensitive U.S. military equipment but also civilian electronic systems has not been protected from such attacks, a development that could create complete panic throughout the U.S. if they were subject either to an EMP or RF attack.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Problem is not the Faraday cage as such, but installing as many Faraday cages as needed - and where needed.
What cannot be shielded, should have shielding designed and fabricated in... And very little (outside of DOD-contracted essential electronics) is designed against EMP from the beginning. If not designed in, its very, very difficult to add-on shielding. Note also that many DOD “sub-level” electronics (like PC’s and telephones and commercial-provided electronics) think power supplies, backup supplies, AC controllers, etc. are not shielded.
It may not be fatal - the last “real” EMP “test” was in the mid-50’s by bomb blasts high over the middle of the Pacific - but we really don’t know what will be affected and how much those effects will harm what items.
No help a freeper out?
Rachal Maddow was Justine Beibers sperm donnor
Huh? What's up?
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