The Dawn of the E-Bomb

[Robb]

For the wired world, the allure and the danger of high-power microwave weapons are both very real

In these media-fueled times, when war is a television spectacle and wiping out large numbers of civilians is generally frowned upon, the perfect weapon would literally stop an enemy in his tracks, yet harm neither hide nor hair. Such a weapon might shut down telecommunications networks, disrupt power supplies, and fry an adversary's countless computers and electronic gadgets, yet still leave buildings, bridges, and highways intact. It would strike with precision, in an instant, and leave behind no trace of where it came from.

In fact, it almost certainly is already here, in the form of high-power microwave (HPM) weapons. As their name suggests, HPMs generate an intense "blast" of electromagnetic waves in the microwave frequency band (hundreds of megahertz to tens of gigahertz) that is strong enough to overload electrical circuitry. Most types of matter are transparent to microwaves, but metallic conductors, like those found in metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS), metal-semiconductor, and bipolar devices, strongly absorb them, which in turn heats the material.

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The fact that we seldom hear about HPM weapons only adds to their exoticism. Last spring, stories leaked to the press suggested that the Pentagon, after decades of research, had finally deployed such a device in Iraq. And when news footage showed a U.S. bomb destroying an Iraqi TV station, many informed onlookers suspected it was an electromagnetic "e-bomb."

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But while the U.S. military proudly paraded assorted new war-making technology during its conquest of Iraq, from unmanned combat aerial vehicles to a new satellite-based tracking network, it remained tight-lipped about this "mother of all weapons." Asked at a 5 March news briefing to confirm the rumor, General Tommy Franks, head of U.S. forces during the war, would only say, "I can't talk to you about that because I don't know anything about it."

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Robb's note: It has been suggested to me the main reason for the secrecy is simply that an operational microwave weapon would interfere in the mechanisms which cause nuclear weapons to detonate. This would effectively make the weapon in violation of the nuclear treaties Bush* "backed away from".

[bobthedrummer]

1. Some of these exotic weapons are space-based

Dennis Kucinich's original HR2977 Space Preservation Act of 2001 had specific text on some of them-this text disappeared from the revision HR3616 Space Preservation Act of 2002.
Why??? Perhaps because of the mention of mind control.
http://www.raven1.net/govptron.htm

There was a covert war between the US and USSR to develop these systems which the US also won. The genie is out of the bottle.
http://www.adacomp.net/~mcherney/starwars.html

[Robb]

2. Don't know about mind control

But it's a fact that when most of this directed-energy research began, it came out of the Reagan-era "Star Wars" funding pot.

So if this stuff works, do we need a missile shield? :shrug:

[bobthedrummer]

3. Mind control "research" began 4-13-53 when Allen Dulles approved

Richard McGarrah Helms proposal that the CIA investigate it. It never really stopped.

Last year an investigative reporter got a court order to examine some operational files {financial docs tha Helms wasn't able to shred} on MK ULTRA mind control projects
http://www.rcfp.org/news/2002/0819kellyv.html

It is quite real and quite secretive, it is also tin-foil hat land when trying to research. I've found the following 3 sites to be helpful when looking into it, Robb. They also have good articles on directed energy weapons from reputable sources-no UFO's and aliens here, even though much of this stuff is parked in orbit.

http://www.datafilter.com/mc/

http://www.raven1.net/ravindex.htm

http://www.adacomp.net/~mcherney/

[Nottingham]

4. Maybe we should Outsource this Project to sayy China or India

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