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Starfish Prime - The US oopsie so big that the world agreed no more detonation of nuclear weapons should be done in space. (m.youtube.com)

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For more on High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) from nuclear detonation here is the Department of Homeland Security report on the estimated affects if a hostile use of a HEMP was detonated now.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The story of the man being blinded in an instant by the reflection of a bomb 250 miles away is pretty terrifying. Also the way the USA decided it would be a useful tool for blinding entire enemy populations and crippling their infrastructure. I wonder whether they still plan to do that.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Count on it. Anything that can be used to subdue "the enemy" will at least be on a list of possible weapons