Radiofrequency Weapons 377
BWJones writes "Global security is running a fairly detailed and interesting story on E-bombs (not email bombs, rather electronic microwave weapons) taken from the IEEE Spectrum Online.
We have long known (since the 1940's) about the effects that high energy weapons can have on electronic components from nuclear blasts, but this class of weapons is designed to exclusively attack electronic infrastructure. "
EMP Weapons of Mass Destruction: +1, Patriotic (Score:1, Funny)
Test range (Score:3, Funny)
Yay... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Don't they have these in the Matrix? (Score:2, Funny)
Mmmm.... microwave tazer.... (Score:0, Funny)
(There is, however, an effort to build a microwave weapon for controlling crowds; a person subjected to it definitely feels pain and is forced to retreat.)
Mass-tazering unruly crowds. Interesting concept.
Unless it's just overcooking a semi-rancid Hot Pocket into a portable microwave. Then I'm not so impressed.
I'm not worried... (Score:0, Funny)
I guess its time to bring back the vaccuum tubes!
Any time the Canadian Army can dominate is pretty funny to me
Prior Art (Score:2, Funny)
Every time our early-80's GE microwave kicks in, the TV goes all fuzzy. TV's infrastructure. I smell prior art...or is that burning popcorn...
Can you see it? (Score:2, Funny)
deceased iPods and Clies with tears in their
eyes and a look of utter despair on their faces.
Why!!!! Whyyyyyyy!!!!
so now... (Score:2, Funny)
Holy Cow (Score:2, Funny)
Boom Cars (Score:1, Funny)
Not sure if the blast could be focused like that or not... it's fun to think about though.
Re:Don't they have these in the Matrix? (Score:1, Funny)
Just like CB radio ..... (Score:3, Funny)