The use of electromagnetic weapons could lead to the collapse of the entire US military and civilian infrastructure
The American edition of The Washington Free Beacon published an article, on new ways of war. it is, including, and the new Russian nuclear weapons, the main factor affecting the explosion which is an electromagnetic pulse.
notoriously, that a nuclear explosion has five damaging factors: blast wave, luminous radiation, penetrating radiation, radioactive contamination and electromagnetic pulse. The distribution of power of the explosion of these factors depends on the height, on which it is made.
According to a report to the US Congress, nuclear weapon, Powered at a height of thirty kilometers and above, will create a powerful electromagnetic radiation, which will be able to disable all electronic devices, from computers to electronic networks, at a great distance.
EMR will destroy the whole electronics, will damage the power grid. All this may lead to the collapse of the entire military and civilian infrastructure, what, ultimately, will lead to the country's surrender to the enemy.
The report notes, that the use of such weapons does not require high accuracy, it can be delivered by various means: satellites, large missiles, medium and short range, cruise and anti-ship missiles, jet combat and commercial aircraft, as well as weather balloons.
The document draws attention, that the use of electromagnetic weapons is part of the military doctrines of the countries, as Russia, China and North Korea. The newspaper also reported, that such weapons will eventually be able to use and Iran, tk. a year later he was able to create its first nuclear weapon.
The authors of the report to Congress considered, that the country is extremely vulnerable to electromagnetic weapons, because it is very widely used electronic devices and automation, Unlike other countries with less developed digital infrastructure.
