Im aktuellen Präsidentschaftskandidaten-Wahlkampf der Republikaner lenkt Newt Gingrich, Politiker, ehemaliger Kongressabgeordneter und Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses die Aufmerksamkeit der Medien auf die Bedrohung des Landes durch elektromagnetische Puls(EMP)-Angriffe [
blog.heritage.org]
Dabei wird nicht nur vor dem EMP durch eine in grosser Höhe gezündete Atombombe, sondern auch vor dem durch Radio-Frequency Weapons / Mikrowellen-Waffen möglichen lokalen Angriff gewarnt:"Terrorists could also detonate a non-nuclear or improvised EMP device that would have the same disastrous effects on a localized scale. Though it would need to be detonated close to the target, this type of device could be made from readily available or manufactured materials and is easy to hide and maneuver. This makes it all the more worrisome that our critical infrastructure is not protected."
Washington Post: "Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): Gingrich said an EMP was the biggest threat to the country that no one was talking about. Doing a little reading on it, we can confirm it’s scary stuff." [
www.washingtonpost.com]
(Auch heftige Sonnenstürme können für die Elektronik unseres Planeten gefährlich werden)
"An EMP is a high-intensity burst of electromagnetic energy generated by geomagnetic storms (often called space weather) or by nuclear and radio-frequency weapons." [
www.huffingtonpost.com]
Siehe auch:
Electromagnetic pulse a real threat - Time to correct U.S. vulnerability is now
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www.washingtontimes.com]
Und dazu: Unser offener Brief an das amerikanische Volk (2009)
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www.findefux.de]
Update: Wall Street Journal bestätigt Gingrichs EMP Aussagen: [
online.wsj.com]
"...These scenarios aren't Mr. Gingrich's inventions. They come from a commission created by Congress in 2000. In a 2008 report, the commission called EMP 'one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences.' Mr. Gingrich deserves credit for bringing EMP to public attention... Denial of EMP, or scorn for the messenger, offers no protection."
8 mal bearbeitet. Zuletzt am 19.12.2011 02:24 von Dr. Munzert.
