In a matter of seconds, an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, could potentially render modern society inoperable, presenting an existential vulnerability to the United States. A high-altitude nuclear ...

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Yes. The radiation/magnetic fields would induce large potentials across wires/electronics whatever that I'm sure would damage things that were off just as much as thigns that were on.

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Imagine a single weapon that, if detonated 25 miles above Maryland, could damage and destroy electronic systems across the entire state, including neighboring Washington, D.C. Imagine if power grids ...

Hot on the heels of (reportedly) harnessing nuclear fusion and a slew of ballistic missile launches, South Korea's intelligence agency is now reporting that Kim Jong-Un's North Korea is developing an ...

A nuclear explosion in the atmosphere releases a pulse of gamma radiation, which strips electrons from air molecules. Electrons are drawn to Earth’s magnetic poles in a corkscrew pattern, releasing ...