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To: Vinnie
There are no all-optical communictaions systems. The fiber will be so much useless glass after the head-end lasers and associated electronics are fried.
91 posted on 08/29/2002 11:38:51 AM PDT by eno_
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To: eno_
There are no all-optical communictaions systems. The fiber will be so much useless glass after the head-end lasers and associated electronics are fried.

I'm not an expert, but I believe that an emp weapon needs long wires in the target to act as antennae. Power cords would do, but if point to point connections are glass, the electronic components can be hardened and shielded.

95 posted on 08/29/2002 11:54:55 AM PDT by js1138
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