Re: [iwar] Microwave weapons vs computers

At 09:12 PM 11/27/03 -0900, you wrote:
>There is an article in the November IEEE Spectrum on microwave weapons.
>It discusses the possibility that even EMP shielded devices are
>susceptible to the tunable class of RF generators. It also makes the
>point that while COTS equipment saved the military money and shortened
>deployment cycles, there may be a heavy price to pay.
>
>How likely is it that we will soon be seeing a lot of Semiconductor
>Sudden Death Syndrome?
>
>cmp

Any nation or person with 1940ish tech levels could make such a weapon.
The problem as I see it is getting it to the target.
But the real damage will be to the unhardened civilian or general population
sector. Consider the PC or Mac on the desk tops we are using
They are not going to "live" through an attack of this sort.

Buy a new PC?

"Never Mistake Motion for Action"
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

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Received on Thu Nov 27 22:53:10 2003