[Ham-80211] Re: EMP

[Jeff King]

Ummmm... I think that was exactly my point! That the person who started this thread was depending on FUD, and the Imprimis article was likely it. Read my rebuttal if you doubt I recognized it as anything other then FUD.



On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:14:23 -0400, KC2MMi wrote:
>Actually, the Imprimis article is something that might be classified
>as terrorism itself. The only purpose of the article is to pander on
>FUD. The key point which the author neglects to mention, is the
>STRENGTH of the "specialized device" that would be needed, and
>whether there is in fact any party capable of manufacturing such a
>device, and then launching it in the prescribed manner.
>
>Given the absence of that information, one can only presume there is
>no real risk of a massive national EMP event in the foreseeable
>future. There are other more real risks in this world, including
>domestic terrorist politicians such as the author.
>
>But if you find any hard facts on EMP, I'd be glad to hear them--in
>another more appropriate forum. They've got nothing to do with
>802.11 equipment per se.
>
>
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