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Originally posted by Morrison
you have no idea how big of a nuke they can use or how exactly they'll use it, but you still said it would be better to LET IT EXPLODE which would for sure kill everyone so don't risk the "complete distruction of every computer in the city" - you think that won't happen if it goes off?
what specific details do you know about city wide EMP ranges and it's effects?
Originally posted by Morrison
word it that way next time instead of implying it would be better to let it go instead of disabling it and suffering electrical issues as opposed to everyone being killed because that's exactly what it sounded like
Originally posted by Morrison
I didn't mean a lack of TV either, but you still don't know 100% what would happen in a situation like that
Originally posted by Morrison
I didn't mean a lack of TV either, but you still don't know 100% what would happen in a situation like that
Originally posted by Morrison
I didn't mean a lack of TV either, but you still don't know 100% what would happen in a situation like that
Originally posted by Morrison
I didn't mean a lack of TV either, but you still don't know 100% what would happen in a situation like that
Originally posted by robertfenix
An EMP wave can be targeted much like a lazer beam. An EMP does not have to cause wide spread eletrical disruption. They have been conducting tests on EMP weaponary for at least 12 years that (I) know of. The very base of an EMP wave is similar to the freqency wave of a cobalt lazer etc they are using some sort of High Band Microwave transmission adjusted to the natural clock speed of most electronics. Essentially you get a very powerful static shock. There are satellites that are capable of repeating an EMP signal already in orbit. A high power transmission source on the ground fires the modulated (safe) signal to the satellite which in turn (tunes) the signal to the damaging Freq Rate for the EMP to be effective as a countrer weapon, then simply bounces the signal to the disired target and bing-o. High power EMP wave with a focal point of about 1 yard radius.
So no city blocks being wiped out, no great loss of electrical sub systems or transit being affected.
Think this is not real ? A great loop hole in the (no weapons in space debate)
IF the satellite is not the generation of the (weapon) then it can not be termed as a (space weapon) but a transitional means of a ground based weapon to cover a larger area. ie Ballistic Missile is a ground based weapon that uses space as a transitional medium to achieve its target. So therefore such an EMP weapon system using Satellites for relaying the signal to the target is also allowed.
Originally posted by 29MV29
My prediction is this: If GWB reelection starts to dwindle and it looks like certain defeat for him, there will be a nuclear detonation of some type WITHIN the continental U.S.
But I hope not....
Kerry's standing has strengthened not only against his Democratic rivals but also against Bush. For the first time, he clearly defeats the president in a head-to-head matchup, 53% to 46%. By 63% to 24%, those surveyed say Kerry would be a good president.
Originally posted by Esoterica
It's not an "electrical problem". It's the complete destruction of every computer in the city. That'll wreak havoc on hospitals, water supply (my biggest concern), communications, etc... We saw what happened with the Northeast Blackout, and that was a simple power grid failure. An EMP would screw up much more than the grid.
Originally posted by falcon
There has also been some news dealing with the possiblity of a airline attack again there are several plans that I am aware of that have been talked about in the news over the last 2 years one of them was the possiblty of a airliner being used to crash into a power plant these plans dealt mainly with nuclear power plants.
Originally posted by alternateheaven
I was just thinking about it, and one of the best defenses against a nuclear weapon could be the very afterefect it produces (EMP). Say a nuclear weapon was discoevered and the timer was counting down, instead of trying to disarm it and possible cause a premature detonation, wouldnt a emp weapon work better to shut down all the electrical circuts of the bomb before it can detonate?