I heard Clinton DOD did not restock the best weapon
The Air Fuel Bombs for bunkers F***** Clinton
Sounds like something he would do.
A Retired LTC who is a demolitions expert told me not long ago when I asked why we were not using these weapons that they produce the same kind of EMI signature as a nuke, and they don't want to disrupt our ability to communicate with our friendlies.
A nuke produces electromagnetic interference that disables all radio communication near the device by damaging the solid state devices in the communication equipment. Fuel air bursts do the same, according to him.
A nuke produces electromagnetic interference that disables all radio communication near the device by damaging the solid state devices in the communication equipment. Fuel air bursts do the same, according to him.
Communications disruption following a nuclear blast is caused by two phenomena. The EMP burst of X-rays & gamma rays from the nuclear reaction itself wrecks the circuitry of exposed electronic devices. Second, the explosion is so hot it ionizes a region of the atmosphere making it opaque to radio waves.
I know FAEs are big and powerful, but I can't imagine that they get hot enough to ionize the air. There is certainly no electromagnetic pulse associated with a chemical explosion.
I still wouldn't want to be near one when it goes off. It's just fine for Osama and his ilk, though.