Comments on: Taiwan Working On Top Secret Blackout Bomb https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/ Eventually, I learned the joys of killing. But I’m skipping ahead of myself. I landed in Iraq in November 2004 armed with a video camera instead of a weapon... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:30:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Kurt(the infidel) https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58320 Kurt(the infidel) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:52:04 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58320 Well detonating a small nuclear device about 40 miles in the air would do the same thing. called an EMP (electro-magnetic pulse). but that would totally fry a countries electrical system bringing it back to the stone age in the blink of an eye Well detonating a small nuclear device about 40 miles in the air would do the same thing. called an EMP (electro-magnetic pulse). but that would totally fry a countries electrical system bringing it back to the stone age in the blink of an eye

]]> By: Macs https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58378 Macs Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:06:03 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58378 Yeah, unfortunately Taiwan has to rely on non-nuclear means to defend themselves. At least, that's all we know about publicly. It is possible that since they've had a civilian nuclear program for quite some time now that they've already built some nukes secretly, so who knows? They need all the help they can get in the face of such an aggressive enemy as Red China just about 100 miles away. Yeah, unfortunately Taiwan has to rely on non-nuclear means to defend themselves. At least, that’s all we know about publicly. It is possible that since they’ve had a civilian nuclear program for quite some time now that they’ve already built some nukes secretly, so who knows? They need all the help they can get in the face of such an aggressive enemy as Red China just about 100 miles away.

]]> By: tedders https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58380 tedders Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:11:23 +0000 https://pat-dollard.com/2007/10/22/taiwan-working-on-top-secret-blackout-bomb/#comment-58380 I agree completely but 40 miles? Maybe 40,000 feet, even that's a bit high for maximum effect for am EMP. Radiation weakens in distance following an inverse square rule. The closer to the target better. I agree completely but 40 miles?

Maybe 40,000 feet, even that’s a bit high for maximum effect for am EMP.
Radiation weakens in distance following an inverse square rule. The closer to the target better.

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