MIL: EMP and future C3I

From: Greg Burch (gregburch@gregburch.net)
Date: Fri Feb 21 2003 - 19:09:27 MST

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    An article I can now only find on Drudge's archives:

     
    http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2003/02/20/20030220_152033_flas
    h3.htm

    Reports on the U.S. military's reluctance to use what seems to be some
    kind of new non-nuclear EMP device because of concerns about damage to
    civilian infrastructure. This led me to wonder about the impact of EMP
    weapons on many of the weapon systems I see being developed, especially
    UAVs, other unmanned combat platforms and the generally fast-evolving
    C3I architecture of the future battlefield. If we can EMP them, what
    stops them from EMPing us? Aren't UAVs very exposed to EMP
    countermeasures? How difficult is it to make a big, non-nuclear EMP? I
    know some on the list must know why this isn't a no-starter ...

    Greg Burch
    Vice-President, Extropy Institute
    http://www.gregburch.net



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