Why Should I Care?
May 2, 2010 By Jenna Uliano
Source: The Quad News
“Nuclear weapons, also known as weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), are posing as a silent threat, but that is all about to change. Earlier this month, President Obama sat down with Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, to discuss the future of nuclear weapons….”
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Nuclear Weapon EMP Effects
Source: Global Security
“A high-altitude nuclear detonation produces an immediate flux of gamma rays from the nuclear reactions within the device. These photons in turn produce high energy free electrons by Compton scattering at altitudes between (roughly) 20 and 40 km. These electrons are then trapped in the Earth’s magnetic field, giving rise to an oscillating electric current. This current is asymmetric in general and gives rise to a rapidly rising radiated electromagnetic field called an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).”
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