We are all familiar with the power of
electromagnetic attacks from the movies: in Ocean's Eleven, George Clooney's gang disables Las Vegas» power grid, and Keanu Reeves» henchmen hold off the enemy robot fighters from their spaceship in the Matrix Trilogy.
«Defending against
electromagnetic attacks.»
They have developed a measurement instrument for this purpose that is capable of determining the strength, frequency, and direction of
electromagnetic attacks.
Tools for defending against
electromagnetic attack (right to left): an antenna set (on tripod) for sensing the environment, a RF measuring device for conditioning the signals and a computer that calculates the relevant data.
Not exact matches
Some scientists believe that an electrical apocalypse could really occur, in the event of an
electromagnetic pulse
attack, described in one 2008 white paper as «a high - intensity burst of
electromagnetic energy caused by the rapid acceleration of charged particles.»
Individual cases of these kinds of
attacks have already been documented: thieves used
electromagnetic waves to crack the security systems of limousines in Berlin.
Protection against a severe solar storm, or even a nuclear
electromagnetic pulse
attack, can be established rather easily and inexpensively.
No problem, just have the drone blast an
electromagnetic pulse, disabling your foes temporarily and leaving them open for
attack.
Interestingly, Bartlett appears more concerned by our vulnerability to terrorist
attacks and foreign aggression through
electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMPs) than he is worried about climate change, but the end result of that concern is still a belief in resilience and responsibility.
«The United States — and modern civilization more generally — faces a present and continuing existential threat from naturally occurring and man - made
electromagnetic pulse assault and related
attacks on military and critical national infrastructures.
In its core lies a «cold room», protected by steel slabs that act as a Faraday cage to repel
electromagnetic pulse
attacks.
Trained to use the
electromagnetic spectrum to deny the enemy's ability to
attack US and Allied personnel with remote devices.
As EWO, trained to use the
electromagnetic spectrum to deny the enemy's ability to
attack US and Allied personnel with remote devices.