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What Is a EWhat Is a E--Bomb?Bomb?An electromagnetic bomb,or e-bomb, is a weapondesigned to take advantageof this dependency. Butinstead of simply cutting off
power in an area, an e-bombwould actually destroy mostmachines that useelectricity. Generatorswould be useless, carswouldn't run, and therewould be no chance of
making a phone call. In amatter of seconds, a big enough e-bomb could thrustan entire city back 200 yearsor cripple a military unit.
Here's the sequence of events when the bombgoes off:
A switch connects the capacitors to the stator,sending an electrical current through the wires. This generates an intense magneticfield.
A fuze mechanism ignites the explosivematerial. The explosion travels as a wavethrough the middle of the armature cylinder. As the explosion makes its way through thecylinder, the cylinder comes in contact with thestator winding. This creates a short circuit,cutting the stator off from its power supply.The moving short circuit compresses themagnetic field, generating an intenseelectromagnetic burst.
A widespread EMP attack in any country would compromise amilitary's ability to organize itself. Ground troops might haveperfectly functioning non-electric weapons (like machine guns), butthey wouldn't have the equipment to plan an attack or locate theenemy. Effectively, an EMP attack could reduce any military unit into
a guerilla-type army.EMPweapons could be especially useful in an invasion of Iraq, because a pulse might effectively neutralize underground bunkers.Most of Iraq's underground bunkers are hard to reach withconventional bombs and missiles. A nuclear blast could effectively demolish many of these bunkers, but this would take a devastatingtoll on surrounding areas. An electromagnetic pulse could passthrough the ground, knocking out the bunker's lights, ventilationsystems, communications -- even electric doors. The bunker would becompletely uninhabitable.