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Navy Drops $7.5 Million on an EMP Generator [Military]

Posted from Gizmodo 116 days ago
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As anyone who has seen the Matrix will tell you, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) can wreak havoc on electronics. You may also know that an EMP is a byproduct of a nuclear blast—which is why the Navy has handed over $7.5 million to L-3 Services, Inc. to build an EMP generator. The device is not going to be used as a weapon, instead it will be used to test the resistance of military systems to specific EMP levels as a preventative measure in the event that a nuclear weapon is detonated in US airspace. The fear is that a king-sized EMP generated from a nuclear blast detonated in the sky could se... (original story)