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UK In Danger From Electromagnetic Bomb, Says Defense Secretary

Posted by Unknown on Monday May 14, 2012 @07:15PM from the dastardly-soviets dept.

judgecorp writes "Britain must build defenses against an EMP bomb, the UK Secretary of Defense Phillip Hammond told a conference today. Electromagnetic Pulse devices mimic the result of a solar flare or a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, creating a storm of electromagnetic radiation, which can break mobile networks and satellite systems. Any preparation for solar storms must also consider the possibility of deliberate electromagnetic events, warns Hammond."

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Re:US and UK, best friends forever by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-14 20:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

What is your supporting evidence that the rest of the world is living in peace? Syria? Libya? North Korea? Iran? Or some combination of all of them?
Not Slibkiran !?! Kim Jong Gadaffi will be furious!