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Electromagnetic pulse emp september 2003 fact sheet 320 090 division of environmental health office of radiation protection what is emp and how is it created.

Electromagnetic pulse may. Working to better understand the. An electromagnetic pulse emp also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. The phenomenon of a large electromagnetic pulse is not new. Terrorists or insurgents may now be able to build them.

Resilience can reduce the impact. If your electronic device ceases to function after your emp you have successfully created an electromagnetic pulse. Extreme electromagnetic incidents caused by an intentional electromagnetic pulse emp attack or a naturally occurring geomagnetic disturbance gmd caused by severe space weather could damage significant portions of the nation s critical infrastructure including the electrical grid communications equipment water and wastewater systems and transportation modes. Since the electromagnetic pulse field will only affect electronics you may want to buy an inexpensive electronic device from your local electronics store.

What is an emp electro magnetic pulse. But either way we don t know whether further investments into u s. Emp interference is generally disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment. Such a pulse s origin may be a natural occurrence or man made and can occur as a radiated electric or magnetic field or a conducted electric current depending on the source.

They will be much in demand on the international arms market by opponents seeking to. The first human caused emp occurred in 1962 when the 1 4 megaton starfish prime thermonuclear weapon detonated 400 km above the pacific. The most important mechanism for electromagnetic pulse emp production from a nuclear detonation is the ionization of air molecules by gamma rays generated from the explosion. A nuclear emp may very well be less likely than a gmd.

Emp weapons real and increasingly likely to be used. He says in the. An emp or electro magnetic pulse is a wave of electromagnetic radiation. Peter pry an expert in electromagnetic pulse weapons known as emps published an op ed on june 18 in the hill stating that china might be planning an emp attack on the u s.