Interesting weapon

[Subliminal]

I would just move to canada or luxembourg. Tell me who would attack canada. Not that everyone likes canada but no one would feel good beating up a bunch of guys on horses...


(no dis to any canadians in the house with herb about to become legal in your country I envy you )

[OneManArmy]

eep!!!!! That would mean no PlanetSide!!!!!!

[Tobias]

1)Some one uses such a weapon on us
2)Sub rises in one of the oceans
3)Sevral ICBM's are fired.

The USA is fucked, but now because of secound strike ability, everyone else is too!

[Ludio]

The E-bomb techonology they are talking about in the article isn't as exclusive as they make it seem. It isn't new either, America, Russia and India have all experimented with conventional EMP weapons. It is possible that they were tested in the original Gulf War against radar installations. They are actually the scariest type of EMP weapon because they only use conventional explosives and some electronic wireing. It isn't simple to make them, but they are a hell of a lot easier to make than nuclear weapons. They could easily be smuggled into a country by terrorists and although they have a small range (A couple of miles), if that was detonated in the middle of New York, or Washington then it would be pretty bad. The nuclear variety isn't as dangerous precisely because it is harder to get ahold of them. There are also some things you can do to harden electronics against EMP weapons so if you were prepared then you could prevent the damage.

In case you think I'm making this up, I don't have any web based sources, but a year ago the topic for debate in the US was weapons of mass destruction and I ran a plan based on EMP weapons.

[Confectrix]

After reading the Newsmax article, I can only say I was suprised at the level of exactness to which the weapon was described. I truly do not believe such a powerful weapon would have been so diffused through the media. Think of the nuclear weapons program back in the forties. Even the Vice President of the United States was unaware of the program.

EMP technology is in itself a very dangrerous thing and should be safeguarded as such. The level at which this weapon was described alarms me. When the media meddles around in the affairs of military projects, hardly do good results procure therefrom.

I do not mean we should be unaware of upcoming military programs, rather, I do not think the general public should be privy to the last detail; knowledge, it seems, is power.

This weapon, if it is in the hands of the United States could mean a new level of warefare never seen before in the world's history. A war fought without a gunshot. Guess it's time they move back to calvary and cannons. At the same time however, as this technology proliferates throughout the world, it is my hope the U.S. mounts as much research in developing the weapon as they do to protecting our electro-magnectic equipment.

No better way to defeat the most advanced army in the world than by removing the word advanced. Then the terms are equal.

My two cents.

[KeviN]

It makes me feel retarded that, as far as we have come with electronics, we are so dependant on them. What if Iraq has an E-bomb, and they detonate it over our overseas HQ, all those soldiers are gonna be real screwed. Most people don't realize it, but with the 212 "ways to be a soldier," not many of them are proficiently trained in combat.

[R KELLY]

do you think its possible for enemy troops (infantry) to invade U.S. soil just like when we deploy our troops to enemy soil.'
example: we deplyed our troops in the gulf and vietnam wars.

so do you think its possible?
IMO it would be hard to do that since the U.S. is a HUGE country
and well it would take a huge army to do it. nit to mention a plan to take out our defenses.

[Sputty]

Well, considering NORAD, Satellites, the air force , coast guard, and navy. It'd be hard to get by with anything larger than 5 people on a shack with no supplies. And when they get there a small police force could beat them. Form what I understand that is.