But what if the terrorists don't have microwaves?
Posted on 10/25/2012 12:44:32 PM PDT by neverdem
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (CBS St. Louis) — Boeing successfully tests a new missile that can take out electronic targets with little collateral damage.
The aerospace company tested the microwave missile last week on a two-story building on the Utah Test and Training Range where computers and electronic systems were turned on to gauge the effects of the missile’s radio waves, according to a Boeing press release.
The missile, known as CHAMP (Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project), fired a burst of High Powered Microwaves at the building, successfully knocking out the electronic systems and computers, and even taking out the television cameras recording the test...
(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...
Boeing should have kept this under wraps.
Agreed. A device that can knock out the electronics on specific buildings is not something to publish for everyone to know.
By the way, can this be countered with ordinary microwave appliances like cellphones triangulated a stealth fighter to be shot down over Bosnia?
I want some sharks with frickin’ microwaves on their heads!
Imagine if one of these things can be fired from a stealth platform
There are a couple of possibilities:
1. The wrong people already knew about this through leaks or espionage.
2. This is part of a disinformation campaign — the capabilities of the device are being inflated, to scare (say) Iran, and cause them to mis-allocate defensive resources.
If they have this weapon they had better figure out a way to shield against it, because if we can do it chances are that other countries can do it as well.
In todays world , knock out the electronics and we are helpless.
"Now what we need are land mines that look like prayer mats"
Why? It’s not like it’s breaking tech, really. Just implementation to a specific and precise missile.
This seems like the ideal auto accessory to deal with drivers who cut me off in traffic.
zapping a car in front of you seems like a not good idea.
I wonder if this could take out the guidance package on an ICBM.
But what if the terrorists don't have microwaves?
what were you doing in my kitchen?
The idea may need further consideration, but I am thinking it would not usually be difficult to just go around them when their car stalls. I’m assuming they would come to a gradual stop. Would love to test it out. Seems such opportunities are quite frequent.
Popcorn needs only 3 minutes at the most.
No secrets her people, been easy to do for years.
Why do we need to know this?
Is nothing other than Obama’s college transcripts and Birth Records kept secret anymore?
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