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E-Bombs: Technology Update

Posted by michael on from the other-people-wood-work-we-bomb dept.

vaderhelmet writes "'In these media-fueled times, when war is a television spectacle and wiping out large numbers of civilians is generally frowned upon, the perfect weapon would literally stop an enemy in his tracks, yet harm neither hide nor hair. Such a weapon might shut down telecommunications networks, disrupt power supplies, and fry an adversary's countless computers and electronic gadgets, yet still leave buildings, bridges, and highways intact. It would strike with precision, in an instant, and leave behind no trace of where it came from.' (Story from IEEE Spectrum Online)"

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  1. Re:The Red Cross by BrokenHalo · · Score: 0, Troll
    Geneva convention forbids attacks against medical facilities

    I'm willing to be corrected if I'm wrong, but IIRC the US is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention. The US prefers to have its own rules, it seems...

  2. Re:Perhaps someone is e-"bombed" by A55M0NKEY · · Score: 0, Troll

    EBomb: To subscribe to many free-porn and gambling sites using someone else's email address so that the address will be sold to as many spammers as possible thereby e-bombing the owner of the email address with spam.

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    Eat at Joe's.

  3. Re:The Red Cross by dcs · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't know where did the USA comes into this particular discussion. But I'm told the USA has not signed the Geneva Convention, so that shouldn't be a problem for them.

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    (8-DCS)
  4. Re:The Red Cross by Marc+Desrochers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since when does the US respect the Geneva Conventions?