EMP Attack: The Real Science of Electromagnetic Pulse
PBS Space Time · Season 2024 · Episode 5
EMPs aren’t science fiction. Real militaries are experimenting on real EMP generators, and as Starfish Prime showed us, space nukes can send powerful EMPs to the surface. So what exactly is an EMP, and how dangerous are they?
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Season
2024
Episode
5
Air Date
29/Feb/2024
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
15 min
Overview
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EMPs aren’t science fiction. Real militaries are experimenting on real EMP generators, and as Starfish Prime showed us, space nukes can send powerful EMPs to the surface. So what exactly is an EMP, and how dangerous are they?
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