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U.S. Air Force Developing Microwave Weapon
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.
At least when the army are out on maneuvers, they can cook up their own rations with it :)
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Sure, unless you're a small wet kitten.
On the other hand, the scary robot plane in the picture is COOL.
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
Finaly, they are attacking at dawn. It is possible that i die, I will never se my wife again, or my kids. Our country will go under, and many people will die.
But I will be able to warm this damn old food! (this just had to be said)
Note to self: get smarter troll to guard door.
Righto. My guess is that, if this thing ever comes to be reality, they'll start using it on the military targets and save the bombs for the hospitals, schools, trains, and Fox.
Geez, and we're after a Saddam for being a monster.
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It's supposed to be completely automatic, but actually you have to press this button.
... indicate that the chinese have already been experimenting with defenses against microwave weapons. So far the most reliable is a metal spoon ...
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truthfully,it is really only a microwave oven.of course,its going to cost millions each.BUT,just think of the looks on the faces of those muslims as we sling previously frozen martha stewart pork roast t.v. dinners at them.
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> people with pacemakers, or anyone nearby on life support or similar would still be affected.
Not on the "defrost" setting.
CDRom backups should be safe.
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I bet they fall for it...
Hunger is the best sauce.
Look, if they're going to paint huge red target markers on their buildings then what do they expect? Damn liberals.
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. . . or they'd by EMPing us by the city block.
Not to mention the shrapnel caused by all the exploding eggs.
I wonder if the case on my TiG4 would bleed off enough energy to survive one of these things.. I know it absorbs 2.4GHz pretty well!
>The latest technology is a "strap-on" system
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To some, "strap-on" is an apt description of recent US foreign policy
After the initial hit, you need to rotate the target 90 degrees and hit it again.
Well, I have never seen a really poor person develop a futuristic weapon that may help us win conflicts with less casualities.
We need poor weapons developers! Developers develepers developers developers developers...
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I can assure you -- Wall Street and Redmond are completely safe from any attacks involving lorries. London, of course, is at risk.
What a smart idea, when you've got all the technology, and the enemy is armed with spears and rocks.
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