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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:10:34 GMT
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse may occur in the form of a radiated, electric or magnetic field or a conducted electric current depending on the source, and may be natural or man-made. The term "electromagnetic pulse" is commonly abbreviated to the initialism EMP (which is pronounced by saying the letters separately, "E-M-P"). EMP interference is generally disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment, and at higher energy levels a powerful EMP event such as a lightning strike can damage physical objects such as buildings and aircraft structures. The management of EMP effects is an important branch of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineering. The damaging effects of high-energy EMP have been used to create EMP weapons. These are typically divided into nuclear and non-nuclear devices. Such weapons, both real and fictional, are becoming known to the public by means of popular culture. EffectsMinor EMP events, and especially pulse trains, cause low levels of electrical noise or interference which can affect the operation of susceptible devices. For example, a common problem in the mid-twentieth century was interference emitted by the ignition systems of gasoline engines, which caused radio sets to crackle and TV sets to show stripes on the screen. Laws had to be introduced to make vehicle manufacturers fit interference suppressors. At a high voltage level an EMP can induce a spark, for example from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) when fueling a gasoline-engined vehicle. Such sparks have been known to cause fuel-air explosions and precautions must be taken to prevent them. A large and energetic EMP can induce high currents and voltages in the victim, damaging electrical equipment or disrupting its function. A very large EMP event such as a lightning strike is also capable of damaging objects such as trees, buildings and aircraft directly, either through heating effects or the disruptive effects of the very large magnetic field generated by the current. An indirect effect can be electrical fires caused by heating. Most engineered structures and systems require some form of protection against lightning to be designed in. The damaging effects of EMP have led to the introduction of EMP weapons, from tactical missiles with a small radius of effect to nuclear bombs tailored for maximum EMP effect over a huge area.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:14:46 GMT
Published on Feb 23, 2014
Judge Jeanine Pirro investigates the danger posed to Americans' lives, property, and way of life if an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, a solar flare, or a terrorist attack brings down the US power grid.
In this special program Jeanine Pirro interviews Frank Gaffney, former CIA Director James Woolsey, the Wall Street Journal's Rebecca Smith, former SEAL Christopher Heben, Andrea Boland, Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), former Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and other experts on the threat, the consequences, and the need to secure the grid from attacks and shutdown.
Homeland Security Management Institute of Long Island University - Riverhead: www.liu.edu/Homeland
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:21:46 GMT
Published on May 12, 2013 Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb - EMP Weapon
The fact that an electromagnetic pulse is produced by a nuclear explosion has been known since the earliest days of nuclear weapons testing. The magnitude of the EMP and the significance of its effects, however, were not realized for some time.
During the first United States nuclear test on 16 July 1945, electronic equipment was shielded due to Enrico Fermi's expectation of an electromagnetic pulse from the detonation.
The official technical information for that first nuclear test states, "All signal lines were completely shielded, in many cases doubly shielded."
In spite of this many records were lost because of spurious pickup at the time of the explosion that paralyzed the recording equipment. During British nuclear testing in 1952--1953 there were instrumentation failures that were attributed to "radioflash", which was then the British term for EMP.
The high-altitude nuclear tests of 1962 increased the awareness of EMP beyond the original small population of nuclear weapons scientists and engineers.
The larger scientific community became aware of the significance of the EMP problem after a series of three articles were published about nuclear electromagnetic pulse in 1981 by William J. Broad in the weekly publication Science.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:43:19 GMT
Published on May 24, 2015 Boeing's "Champ" Electromagnetic pulse weapon made headlines almost three years ago and then the project went dark. Fact is, "Champ" is already operational with the Air Force, according to Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello. Boeing's "CHAMP," short for Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project. It's essentially the old nuclear electromagnetic pulse weapon that we used to worry so much about, but without the nuclear part.
CHAMP carries a small generator that emits microwaves to fry electronics with pinpoint accuracy. It targets not nations or cities but individual buildings, blacking out their electronics rather than blowing up physical targets or people. What makes CHAMP even more interesting is that, unlike a nuclear electromagnetic pulse weapon, which fires once, blacking out entire states, CHAMP can fire multiple times, pinpointing and blacking out only essential targets. This would permit, for example, taking down radar defenses in a hostile state, while saving the electrical grid that supports the civilian population. In a 2012 test flight in Utah, a single CHAMP was reported to have blacked out seven separate targets in succession, in one single mission.
Boeing stated "We hit every target we wanted to," predicting further that "in the near future, this technology may be used to render an enemy's electronic and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive."
Three years later, that future has arrived. Air Force Research Laboratory commander Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello says CHAMP is "an operational system already in our tactical air force."
Boeing headlines the CHAMP product, but at least two other companies are known to be involved in the project. According to Military Embedded Systems, it's actually Raytheon that builds the electronic innards of the device, the "shooting end" of a weapon that doesn't actually shoot anyone. Raytheon's involvement shouldn't come as a surprise, given the company's expertise building complementary weapons, such as its MALD-J radar-spoofing, electronics-jamming drone.
Additionally, Lockheed Martin builds the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Extended Range JASSM-ER, which the Air Force intends to use as CHAMP's delivery mechanism. A cruise missile with an estimated range in excess of 600 miles, JASSM-ER will itself be deployable from combat aircraft such as F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets, B-1 and B-52 Bombers, and the F-35 stealth fighter, extending CHAMP's reach even further.
To date, Military Embedded Systems notes that the Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted Boeing to build only five CHAMP devices. But the trend in Pentagon acquisitions projects suggests the Air Force could soon be building these weapons in mass. From MALD-J radar-jamming drones to Switchblade kamikaze guided rockets, and now CHAMP mini-electromagnetic-pulse weapons.
The next war could be fought, more or less, entirely by remote control.Which brings us full-circle to the AI systems involved in JADE HELM-15.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:46:40 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:54:09 GMT
Published on Jun 25, 2015 In real life, however, EMPs are a potential threat to national security.
First imagined as a troubling after effect in the wake a nuclear attack, EMPs have recently reemerged as non-nuclear e-bombs that silently attack precious electricity.
A burst of energy that fries electronic circuits within a blast radius, an EMP could theoretically knock out a power grid if it were large enough. That in turn could send a major city back to the Stone Age, or knock out a strategically significant military installation in an instant.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:58:01 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 18:59:10 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 19:00:15 GMT
Published on Jul 7, 2015 One of the world’s top expert on nuclear weaponry and Electro-Magnetic-Pulse (EMP) weapons is our in-studio guest as we discuss a variety of critical issues including President Obama’s failure to negotiate successfully with Iran. Dr. Peter Pry, a former CIA analyst details many complex issues in a very simple manner so that non-experts can understand the importance of prohibiting Iran from getting nuclear weapons. BUT, Dr. Pry is of the intellectual school which believes Iran, like North Korea, already has nuclear weapons and is simply “playing" the West to increase their nuclear capability! Sooner or later, whether by man or nature, an EMP will hit the United States and YOU (many of us) will die. Sounds crazy, it is, but even more crazy, it’s TRUE!
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 21:06:40 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 23:51:10 GMT
Published on Jul 31, 2013 Washington, D.C.: On July 29th, President Bill Clinton's former Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey, led a panel discussion on the growing -- and perhaps imminent -- threat of a natural or nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to the U.S. electric grid and other critical infrastructures that sustain modern civilization and the lives of millions of Americans.
The event was sponsored by the newly established EMP Coalition, of which Mr. Woolsey is the Honorary Co-Chair along with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
Other participants were Ambassador Henry Cooper and Dr. Peter Vincent Pry.
Ambassador Cooper led strategic arms control negotiations with the USSR under President Reagan and served as the Director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization under President George H.W. Bush. He is currently the Chairman of High Frontier, an organization dedicated to protecting the United States from nuclear attack.
Dr. Pry served on the Congressional EMP Threat Commission, as a professional staff member on the House Armed Services Committee and as an analyst in the CIA. He is now the Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a congressional advisory board dedicated to national resiliency in the face of EMP and other threats.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2015 23:55:47 GMT
Published on Oct 26, 2014 (First broadcast in 2012) An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse may occur in the form of a radiated electric or magnetic field or conducted electrical current depending on the source, and may be natural or man-made.
The term "electromagnetic pulse" is commonly abbreviated to the acronym EMP (which is pronounced by saying the letters separately, "E-M-P").
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) emits highly focused energy, transferring that energy to a target to damage it.
Potential applications of this technology include anti-personnel weapon systems, potential missile defense system, and the disabling of lightly armored vehicles such as cars, drones, jet skis, and electronic devices such as mobile phones.
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2015 2:14:54 GMT
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