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U.S.'S SECRET WEAPON AGAINST IRAQ (electromagnetic pulse bomb)
Newsmax Insider Report ^
| 8/29/02
| Limbacher
Posted on 08/29/2002 9:08:45 AM PDT by dead
Last week when President Bush met with the ever proper, suit-clad Donald Rumsfeld in Crawford, Texas, he met with the press and told them that when the time comes, a full discussion will reveal all the facts about Iraq.
President Bush offered a litany of factors that will be fully discussed, including, he said, "new technologies."
The buzz in Washington is that Bush was referring to a new weapon the Pentagon plans to use against Iraq, with devastating effect.
The new weapon is known as an "EMP" or electromagnetic pulse bomb. Such a weapon is not new to military planners.
When a nuclear device is exploded, it emits a powerful EMP that blows transistors and electric circuits for hundreds of miles. A successful EMP will knock out all electrical and communication systems. Even cars and trucks will stop working. Modern life will come to a screeching halt.
Apparently, the U.S. has perfected a weapon that emits a powerful EMP without the nuclear blast.
A Washington insider says such a weapon over Baghdad would likely collapse Saddam's command and control instantly.
"Saddam's Republican Guard won't even be able to use walk talkies," the insider tells NewsMax.com.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
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To: dts32041
...Start worrying when we use mass drivers... No kidding. Those folks will run over anybody.
(...groan...)
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:26:14 AM PDT
by
SGCOS
To: anguish
To: Eric in the Ozarks
The base theory has been around for a while, I'm thinking I saw a Modern Electronics article on them years ago that said the theory was dated then.
But actually making a functional device is another matter. From that same (time-dimmed) article, they had been tested, completed, and filed away. US interest comes from recent emphasis on means of non-lethal attacks.
To: SunStar
We are the only people in the world who have become privy to this secret! Hi! Is there room for one more? Come on, I won't tell a soul.
It's our little secret. No more posts on this.
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:27:05 AM PDT
by
Barnacle
To: Poohbah
My biggest question would be, "Will my TV remote still work?"
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:27:51 AM PDT
by
Chemnitz
To: DK Zimmerman
Not to mention that there are solid state components that are RADHARD and would not be effected by an EMP.
To: LibWhacker
LOL, that is really funny!
To: Chemnitz
Hey! See my post #24.
Oh, all right. You're already in. You can stay.
But no more!
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:32:28 AM PDT
by
Barnacle
To: CougarGA7
Agreed, but they are by far the exception and almost entirely limited to military apps.
Bottom line is, if it has a chip in it (and what doesn't these days - in the US) EMP will fry it. Omar's camel doesn't depend on a chip to start, nor his well to supply water.
On the other hand, I understand we got some very nice results from carbon fiber bombs in Kosovo (from public sources, of course).
To: dennisw
Most modern US military hardware is shielded to withstand a certain amount. I would assume the Russian/Chinese makers are about as far along as we are in this respect.
Plans are supposed to be available for a EMP device on the net, somewhere around $400 bucks worth of electronics. Think there's an article on it around here somewhere.
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:34:48 AM PDT
by
steve50
To: Eric in the Ozarks
"Someone said the Brits had come up with the E bomb... "Must be in response to the Russians developing the Goldeneye" :)
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:35:44 AM PDT
by
DE50AE
To: dennisw
If you do a search about recent attacks on Iraq (no-fly zone stuff) you will see that we blew that up a few weeks ago. At least thats what some are saying.
But, as you say, the fiber wouldnt be affected--but the lasers on each end would be useless.
To: steve50
I respectfully disagree.
The vast majority of our military stuff is NOT shielded/hardened. We have consistently been unwilling to foot the the bill in our pursuit for the biggest bang for the buck. This typically means off-the shelf technology.
Not denying some is, but the vast majority is not.
Soviets have taken a different approach for decades!!! (See above) Don't know about Chinese, but I would be surprised if they didn't follow Soviet/Russian lead.
To: dead
Rumsfeld is pulling a "Corbomite Maneuver".
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:40:34 AM PDT
by
LetsRok
To: DK Zimmerman
Thanks for the info DK. I wasn't aware that we lagged behind others in this area. Not a welcome surprise.
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:44:06 AM PDT
by
steve50
To: steve50
Most military equipment is not encased in a Gaussian shield think again.
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:44:36 AM PDT
by
weikel
To: steve50
That's really the downside to the issue. We discovered the bloody effects and have known the solution from the get-go.
We have simply been unwilling to pay for it. They haven't. Another example of, yeah, we might know how to, but don't. They "lift" it from us and do!
I've got another even more telling example, but I fear I got it classified and I haven't seen it in the public domain.
To: Vinnie
Hasn't the Chicoms installed a fiber optic system? I'm sure I read that. EMP won't affect fiber. No, just the devices on either end of the fiber.
To: Poohbah; Alamo-Girl; OKCSubmariner; Travis McGee
Stupidity Bump!
EMP effects realiably lethal to electronics are also going to be reliably lethal to a large part of the civilian population in the immediate area (imagine sticking your head in a microwave oven, jimmying the safety interlock, and turning the thing on at full power).
You've said some foolish and absurd things before, Poohbah, but this just takes the cake.
To: SGCOS
At least you appreciate the humor and acutally know what I am talking about.
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posted on
08/29/2002 9:50:01 AM PDT
by
dts32041
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