An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bomb is a doomsday weapon that could take out almost all electronic equipment, including computers, satellites, radios, radar receivers and even traffic and street ...

This orbital weapon would destroy or disable thousands of vital satellites - but if detonated at the right altitude, it could also deliver a punishing EMP strike on the territory below.

William R. Forstchen is widely considered one of the foremost experts on EMP attacks. One Second After offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States ...

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to cut off all trade with countries doing business with North Korea, an ...

which is triggered during the UAV's flight and emits an EMP upon contact with the target. But again, it's mostly speculation, ...

"The trials of EMP weapons have been under way since 2015. The latest firing of EMP cannons took place this spring. At present, the average range of EMP cannons against aerial targets is 7-8 km ...

EMP from the high-altitude detonation of a nuclear weapon over the United States could black out the nation for months or years, killing millions. Potential adversaries of the U.S. regard nuclear ...

Wars often drive technological advancements, but they also reveal vulnerabilities in the systems we rely on. In conflicts today, technology plays a central role, with satellites, communication ...

The focus of the report is mostly around the risks to infrastructure of a rogue nuclear state detonating a nuclear weapon some 25-500 miles above the ground. The EMP from this would ‘fry' the ...

The development of EMP weapons risks throwing the world back into the Stone Age One evening as the summer of 1859 drew to an end, a telegraph operator in Washington received a tremendous shock.