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The speeding electrons trapped in Earth's magnetic field would produce radiation that might disrupt the arming and fusing mechanisms of enemy warheads. When the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, detected the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth in January 1958, Christofilos' ideas seemed even more plausible.
Wowzo.
6 posted on
08/09/2009 6:30:09 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
I think it can work today by using an EMP bomb. He did propose more things but those are still classified
7 posted on
08/09/2009 8:01:55 PM PDT by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
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