1996-10-05 - Re: Electromagnetic Pulse
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From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
To: “Timothy C. May” <cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-10-05 09:35:47 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 17:35:47 +0800
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From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 17:35:47 +0800
To: "Timothy C. May" <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Electromagnetic Pulse
Message-ID: <199610050620.XAA14223@mail.pacifier.com>
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At 08:46 PM 10/4/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote:
>
>The key is that the effects of near-ground-level bursts are _extremely_
>localized. Shocking so, no pun intended. The largest bomb in the U.S.
>arsenal, believed to be 20 MT, might leave a crater several miles in
>diameter, but would hardly be felt 30 miles away. Certainly almost no
>electronic devices would be damaged, except if close to the blast center.
>
>--Tim May
What about the neutrons? What is the effect of a neutron flux on silicon devices?
Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com
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