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North Korea Developing Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons
An anonymous reader writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports, 'North Korea is using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons aimed at paralyzing military electronic equipment south of the border, according to South Korea's spy agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a report to parliament that the North had purchased Russian electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weaponry to develop its own versions. EMP weapons are used to damage electronic equipment. At higher energy levels, an EMP can cause more widespread damage including to aircraft structures and other objects. The spy agency also said the North's leader Kim Jong-Un sees cyber attacks as an all-purpose weapon along with nuclear weapons and missiles, according to legislators briefed by the NIS.'" Let's not forget that North Korea has also achieved nuclear fusion, developed a super drink that can cure aging and disease, and found a "unicorn lair" last year.
It's all part of a plan to destroy the rest of the world by having the only part that doesn't use electronics. Thus they can set off a global EMP without consequence.
Clever of them, isn't it?
Wouldn't an EMP also fry all of the electronics owned by North Korean citizens....oh..wait.
Maybe even some wool socks if they're really pushing things.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
As one of few nations in the world capable of functioning effectively without electricity. This could perhaps be the most interesting attack North Korea could ever make. Let's hope someone leaks the loction of the SMH servers to them.
Good thing science isn't in Amer'ca's national intrests anymores!! Now Korean progress has no competition!!!
The reality is the anti-aging drink, nuclear fusion and EMP weapons are all byproducts of the biggest find, which was of course the unicorn lair. Technology beyond your wildest dreams, the unicorns have always held it back from us.
I for one hail our North Korean, unicorn riding overlords.
If you want to know what they're up to in Pyong-yang, check out the Bing Maps sat photos of the promenade near the stadium.
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Someone flopped a steamer in the gene pool.
You would need a huge conventional device if you wanted to create the press vision of destructive field at any useful strength over distance.
Real military devices are hardened and ready by design for nuclear related EMP. The Swiss bunkers show planning for such events in the real world at a civilian bunker setting over many, many years.
The other option is a low yield nuclear device with the desired characteristics - again something military devices are hardened and ready by design.
Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_bomb to go after an electrical supply grid.
So the military was always ready.
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
You westerners should be happy. You've outlawed nuclear and chemical weapons, so you should be happy that the enemy is developing a weapon that damages equipment but doesn't directly harm human beings, shouldn't you?
Don't fornicate. Seriously, just don't do it.
**** TOP SECRET ****
Supreme leader Kim Jong Un hereby commands his best scientists to use
all of their resources to create EMP technology using his SUPER-SECRET
INGENIOUS PLAN:
1. Make "Electric"
2. Make "Magnetic"
3. Pulse them vigorously until the Western oppressors are humbled.
Let's not forget that North Korea has also achieved nuclear fusion, developed a super drink that can cure aging and disease, and found a "unicorn lair" last year.
And let's not forget that the US has achieved democracy, developed a universal healthcare plan to cure aging and disease, and found WMDs in Iraq.
Our bullshit is more refined but equally pervasive.
If they are copying Russian EMP weapons, that might explain something.
I think I found a picture showing the results of one of their tests.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Another_Day
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Given the frivolous nature of the comments on this article thus far it seems that few of you have ever considered the effects of a serious EMP attack on your way of life. The mere fact that NK can put something in orbit means they don't necessarily have to have the tech to deliver it to the us as you would a ballistic missile, but just wait for the oppotune time to de-orbit it. In addition, the US happens to be in a location where the earth's magnetic field can significantly enhance the effect of a NEMP. My admittedly hazy memory says the effect of catastrophic failure of US power infrastructure from a well placed NEMP was 70% of the population due to starvation, rioting and the other horsemen of the apocalypse. In addition, the estimate was decades to restore full services if you even could under such circumstances.
Imagine the Dear Leader's reaction when his Samsung Galaxy cell phone, Samsung TV and Samsung laptop computer all stop working at the same time: It is a South Korean plot to sabotage the NK!
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
Hell, I've got subway data from Boston. Pay no attention to mbta.com, North Korea - I will sell you detailed subway schedules and maps of the entire Boston area for the paltry sum of $1m. Cash. Not fake cash. Up front. Bring a USB key.
they will function as well as their missiles. Well, probably.
Let's also not forget that North Korea successfully launched a satellite into a stable polar orbit (higher than the ISS). That first payload was a bit of a dud, but they have a proven ability to send a package over any part of the Earth's surface.
.. Idiot Jong Faeces-for-brains had his people photoshop up an iPhone 3 so that it LOOKS like an EMP weapon. Just like the stealth fighter that couldn't fly and the giant versions of certain party members visiting an old people's home.
I'll believe this when they actually manage to deploy something more powerful than an obviously-faked picture.
Could be a strong nuclear force pulse weapon.
"At higher energy levels, an EMP can cause more widespread damage including to aircraft structures and other objects."
What is this about? I looked into it and it is actually something the media is copy pasting from wikipedia. The original quote from wiki also includes the extra words "At higher energy levels, an EMP event such as a lightning strike can cause more widespread damage to aircraft structures and other objects."
Can someone who knows the science explain this to me? Can an EMP weapon actually damage the structure of an aircraft? Obviously 'other objects' is just stupid no matter how you look at it, my farts can damage 'other objects'.
But a tad more difficult to deploy or aim a flux compression generator
Something just as nasty.
Even more repulsive.
North Korea has stealth bombers flying over the US 24 hours a day! Hell they've had an Iron Man suit 12 years ago.
You use bing?
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
Forgot to mention: :/
- Im in Brazil, south America;
- an inflatable pillow|matress with water (or better, gel) helps a lot;
- they can fry electronics too
I have a mini EMP in my house. If I walk accross the carpet and touch my mouse, the shock shuts down my computer. :)
Well said, as I wait for powerpoint to load on my work computer, because they used powerpoint for a splash screen to advertise the CFC, when the computer is already failing to log in.
When the North Koreans heard EMP, they thought everyone meant Early Morning Pottybreak and they're all struggling for a simultaneous launch...
While the rest of the world moved on, North Korea has still been fighting the Korean War all these decades later.
The war is officially only in a "time-out" period so North Korea has been taking the opportunity to regroup while building up defenses and offenses.
North Korea doesn't realize that nobody is really interested in invading them.
Candy Mountain is in NK near the unicorn lair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsGYh8AacgY
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
The only EMP weapons that can cause damage on a scale greater than "annoying" are nukes set off in the upper atmosphere.
Try using one of those, NK, and come back and tell us about all the non-glassed land you don't have.
Most they could do is build some EPFCGs and drop them on the US from balloons WW2 Japan-style, to black out a few city blocks.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
They also claimed self-buttering toast but really that was my invention. I never brought it to market because the bread market bullied me and took the patents. If it weren't for that powerful lobby you could be enjoying my yummy toast for breakfast as you cruise to work in your water-fueled self-driving flying car which was also stopped by powerful lobbies. >_>
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Is it powerful enough to zap a car radio, thereby make the people inside die from boredom?
Standing there?
Lets not be to judgmental if you remove the door from a microwave oven put it on a stick turn it on and point it at your stuff im sure bad things may happen.
North Korea launches EMP satellite and invades US :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQeQWWKKvq4
Captain!!! Heavy Derptrino Flux Detected!
Maub Dib ... er Kim Jong-Un!!! *ZAP*
Sure enough, the cow costume was hanging up next to the superhero outfit and sailors uniform. (S,Spud)
And this is why we should take NK out. Their antics are ridiculous, and they are a threat, bluff and bluster or not.