ElectroMagnetic warfare

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ElectroMagnetic warfare

Post by Pigeon » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:31 am

A briefcase-size radio weapon could wreak havoc in our networked world

In May 2012, for instance, the Korea Herald reported that over 500 aircraft flying in and out of South Korea’s Incheon and Gimpo airports reported GPS failures, as did hundreds of ships and fishing boats in the sea west of Incheon Airport. The source of the EM fields was traced to the North Korean city of Kaesong, about 50 kilometers north of Incheon. South Korean officials indicated that North Korea had imported truck-based jamming systems in 2010 that had the capability to jam GPS signals. These officials speculated that one purpose of the jamming was to interfere with South Korea’s highly digital society. Or perhaps the North Koreans were conducting an experiment, using South Korea as their beta tester.

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Good article...

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Re: ElectroMagnetic warfare

Post by Royal » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:43 am

Troll wars. When does it end?

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Re: ElectroMagnetic warfare

Post by Pigeon » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:47 am

If it can break, someone will.

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