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EMP weapons are a scifi myth. It takes a lot of energy to generate an EMP that would do any damage (think, nuclear bomb levels of energy). And even then, the
by cogman10 4y ago
EMP weapons are a scifi myth.
It takes a lot of energy to generate an EMP that would do any damage (think, nuclear bomb levels of energy). And even then, the area of effect would be less than a mile or two radius.
If someone wanted to attack a grid, well placed C4 would be cheaper and more practical (See moore county substation attack).
- Merad 4y agoHigh altitude nuclear detonations cause powerful EMP effects over a large area. The US famously discovered this by accident in the 60s with the Starfish Prime nuclear tests, which caused EMP damage in Hawaii almost 1000 miles from the detonation.
- CydeWeys 4y agoYes, and if nukes are being used like this then the world is ending anyway, as the en masse retaliatory nukes aren't going to be set for upper atmospheric detonation only.
- manquer 4y agoEMP does not have to man made to be a problem . Solar flares and CMEs are the real concern for system wide damage that can set us back by years if not decades . The last couple of years showed how fragile our supply chains are , A large scale event can damage critical equipment like transformers that take years to manufacture, merely restarting a stopped grid is extremely complex let alone a broken one