Don’t need the h-bomb, its not the explosion you need but the burst of energy. I’ve read some sources which indicate relatively small bombs would be adequate if detonated high enough. As you go higher the line of sight extends. The pulse will go out 3000-4000 miles. There are also ways of engineering the weapons to produce a larger pulse.
Most electronics today are extremely susceptible to EMP. I used to doubt this was really a threat so I researched it fairly extensively.
Here is a sobering report - http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/rp/factsheets/factsheets-htm/fs41elecpuls.htm
“A 1.4 Megaton bomb launched about 250 miles above Kansas would destroy most of the electronics that were not protected in the entire Continental United States. “
“A 1.4 Megaton bomb launched about 250 miles above Kansas would destroy most of the electronics that were not protected in the entire Continental United States. “
Launched???... don’t you mean detonated?
Meaning a lot of people would have to spend a lot of money replacing their tech stuff, boosting the economy!
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“Most electronics today are extremely susceptible to EMP. I used to doubt this was really a threat so I researched it fairly extensively.”
The truth is, we don’t know for sure, but we do know that just because the energy is there, doesn’t mean it will couple with any particular device. It also depends on orientation, angle of incidence of the energy, and other things.
The biggest issue will be the power grid.