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  • South Korea developing graphite 'blackout bombs' to paralyse North's electrical grid

    10/09/2017 2:18:28 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 10-09-2017 | Julian Ryall
    South Korea is ready to deploy graphite bombs - also known as "blackout bombs" - that will paralyse North Korea's electrical power plants in the event of war breaking out on the peninsula. Blackout bombs were first used by the United States in Iraq in the 1990 Gulf War and work by releasing a cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon filaments over electrical components. The filaments are so fine that they act like a cloud, but cause short circuits in electrical equipment. South Korea is actively looking to increase its defensive capabilities against the North and has been keen...