Posted on 09/25/2011 1:30:34 PM PDT by IbJensen
Cheers!
I have heard that while EMP could be a severe threat, it takes very advanced missle technology to ge tthe EMP high enough, without being seen and shot down, so that it could go off and affect wide swaths of America, and even then only a very strong EMP would get the job done. I have heards that Iran and North Korea are at least a decade away from obtaining the technology needed to pull off an EMP attack of the caliber people are worrying about, if not longer. And in addition, those nations with the needed technology, i.e. Russian and China, realize that new technology in iran and North Korea could easily be traced back to them and so they are unlikely to actively be providing it, just like they werent actively nuking cities during the Cold War.
ANd furthermore, an EMP attack is very risky and there is a godo chance it would fail; and in any event it would still leave the guilty parties open for a nuclear counterstrike-it wouldnt do anything to hamper our abilities to strike with nuclear warheads. It doesn exactly make sense that terorrists or rogue nations would risk something like this when a series of suitcase nukes could have more guaranteed damage. And that is something ordinary Amercians can be on the lookout for and guard against without depending on govt.
But how many nations have that kind of bomb ? And the rogue nations of concern are probably a decade or more from getting technology that powerful.
But how many nations have that kind of bomb ? And the rogue nations of concern are probably a decade or more from getting technology that powerful.Assuming they didn't get help from one of the major nuclear powers, like Russia.
Iran is working hard to have everything needed to destroy the U.S. with an EMP attack (nuclear bombs and long-range missiles). I don't know that they want to do that, and I don't know how quickly they could make everything they need.
But I'd rather we deal with this before they can do so.
Hi all,
Here’s a link to the unclassified test results conducted on Johnson Island of Starfish, Checkmate, and one other device. All were nuclear weapons enhanced to boost the 100MHz emissions from the blast to create the highest degree of coupling over the largest possible range.
This electromagnetic coupling with powerlines and other types of conductive devices spikes the power faster than a lightening strike would, and causes the winding damage and other ill effects everyone is talking about on the thread.
Fact is, you’d have to have it burst somewhere about 500 KM above ground in order to mess with electronics nationwide.
Moreover, while it would be tough in the first four hours or so, within about 8 hours regular phone calls would seem to have been restored over land lines.
Anyway, here’s the link to the data. The really interesting part is that this high microwave yield device was conceived of and created around the same period of time as the Neutron Bomb - which is something most people don’t talk about any more.
They are very similarly built, which raises an interesting question - why do the one and not the other?
If you are going to perpetrate an act of war this massive on the US, would you not just go the whole way and set off a couple of neutron bombs to get the population down?
The Russians and Chinese could be patrolling the major cities by breakfast the following day without much trouble at all if they wanted to.
I agree Iran’s desire to get nuclear technology, when they clearly dont need it, is vital. Particularly since even if EMP isnt a major catastrophy we need to worry about on a national scale-and it does at the moment seem like that is the case-there will be other forms of nuclear and elctric and even antimatter weapons that will be, an Iran will want them. However, I am doubtful regarding the notion that Russia would be making sure Iran gets powerful technology that would damage whole nations like this-they werent stupid enough to do something like this that could endanger their own safety in the Cold war so it is doubtful they would try it now. Although I do wish they would stop coddling Iran’s leadership like they do and dont get why theydo it. Perhaps we need a way to encourage a govt/regime change in Russia too, get a leqadership of conservative Christians who would look for stronger ties with us.
It is hard to tell what Iran wants to do-I had always thought Israel was the regime’s target before anyone else. And so if they could choose one nation to assault-and with nukes they would almost certainly get the chance to attack one nation, it would be Israel. I am looking to have faith that God is looking otu for Israel, but this is a matter of life and death for them much more than it is for us. Thankfully, if Iran does become a global threat we will eventualyl have much of the World’s support on our side-even Sunni Arab states would support Israel and our govt doing preemptive strikes on Iran. And China would do an immediate 180 if Iran closed Hormuz and threatened their oil sources.
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