From: Andrew Clough (aclough@mit.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 16:56:30 MST
Earlier on this question (though not on this thread) I mentioned that I
believe that EMP devices based on flux compressors were easy to make. Here
is some more detailed information. To summarize, you can make a device
capable of taking out a few blocks of civilian electronics with only a
small piece of explosive and some stuff from a hardware sore, and you can
fit it into a briefcase. The military is also considering the use of flux
compressors to power weapons like railguns or lasers.
New Scientist's article on the dangers of EMP weapons:
http://archive.newscientist.com/archive.jsp?id=22453900
An in depth explanation on flux compressors at Los Alamos Labs:
http://lansce.lanl.gov/research/accelerators/fortgang.htm
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to stupidity what might be due to ignorance. And try not to assume you
opponent is the ignorant one-until you can show it isn't you.
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