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U.S. Air Force Developing Microwave Weapon

Posted by Hemos on from the fry-the-machine dept.

Makarand writes "A weapon that uses an intense microwave pulse to fry electronics in computers and communication systems is being developed by the US Air Force according to this BBC News article. This weapon is totally harmless to people and could be used in situations where hitting targets could result in civilian casualties. This weapon could be carried by an unmanned drone or a cruise missile." EMP weapons have, in general, been under discussion and research for a very long time.

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  1. Re:Coldbringer? by richie2000 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Who cares? Oh, the SUV owners care, but no one cares about them since they obviously don't care about anobody else. The important people - George Bush's drinking buddies - want the oil price to go up so their inherited wells in Texas will start to show a healthy profit again so they can buy more congressmen to make their oil wells even more profitable...

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  2. A lot of these weapons don't actually work. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    People with mirrors and reflecting corner cubes would be dangerous for the Air Force. A aircraft flys by, fires its electromagnetic gun, the energy is reflected back, and Zap! all the electronics in the aircraft is gone and it crashes. The secret elements of the U.S. government don't mind a loss of $5,000,000 of the taxpayer's money. Even $5 billion is no problem for them.

    A lot of these weapons don't actually work. They are only ways for the rich to get richer on lucrative government contracts.