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MADem

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1. Hmmmm! Time will tell, I guess....

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:13 AM

Nov 2012

Geis believes the cat is out of the bag, and CHAMP is a harbinger of a future where EMP weaponry is common. "The point at which we believe these systems are a threat is the point at which we should be hardening up front," he warns. He estimates that will happen by the 2040s, some 80 years after scientist Charlie Martin created the first pulsed power almost by accident.

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Hmmmm! Time will tell, I guess.... MADem Nov 2012 #1

But... orwell Nov 2012 #2

Thanks again uhc you always post the best military articles tech3149 Nov 2012 #3