Have you ever seen a movie where a nuclear bomb is dropped and just before everything gets blowed up all to hell and all electronics cease functioning? Well, this is based on a real deal with nukes where they emit a massive EMP, or ElectroMagnetic Pulse, that shuts down anything electronic faster than a Dick Cheney at a hot dog eating contest. Now, an October 28, 2007 piece at TheRegister.Co.UK is reporting that EMP Bombs are right around the corner–well, if you consider 2012 “around the corner,” that is.
See, the really cool thing about EMPs is that they don’t harm people. Despite the fact that the tiny little cells that make up our body use electricity, no one’s saying anything about EMPs hurting humans. This is a plus–especially for an enemy of America. This is because of three reasons:
