U.S. experts claim that the power of China's electromagnetic bombs is too great and terrifying, and only one can paralyze the power grid in most parts of the U.S. mainland, while causing almost all of the United States to fall into communication failure. In about a week in such an environment, the radiation from the bomb could kill more than 90 percent of the people in the United States. So the question is, although nuclear weapons have only been used once by the United States in Hiroshima, Japan, since their development, the power of a "little boy" in the United States is only to raz Hiroshima with an area of 900 square kilometers to the ground, and its radiation cannot reach 90% of the deaths of 90% of the people in Japan.
What is an electromagnetic bomb?
To know whether there really is such a powerful electromagnetic bomb in this world, we must first understand what an electromagnetic bomb is. According to public information, electromagnetic bombs are short for "electromagnetic pulse bombs" and belong to powerful "microwave weapons". The scope of application is mainly to control or destroy communication electronic equipment, computers and other targets.
It is called a microwave weapon because the principle of electromagnetic bombs is that they can not only produce high-intensity electromagnetic pulses at the moment of explosion, but also emit billions of watt-power microwaves. It should be emphasized that this "explosion moment" only takes about one billionth of a second; And the multi-billion watt-force microwaves, their destructive power is even far more than lightning.
This kind of super electromagnetic wave formed in an instant can produce a strong interference effect on radio, radar and various precision electronic equipment on a large scale, and even cause irreversible damage to related equipment. In this way, the enemy's communication equipment, radar, etc. are paralyzed, and then the stealth fighters, tanks, etc. are lost or out of control, and the missiles cannot be launched normally. Even under the action of billions of watt-force microwaves, it can penetrate into the ground and directly interfere with or paralyze the defense electronic equipment underneath. Because the design principle of the electromagnetic bomb is inspired by the interference or destruction of the signal when the atomic bomb explodes, it is also called the "second atomic bomb".
Electromagnetic bombs can be hung on almost any type of cruise missile, guided by radar to the location of the target. It can also be mounted on top of smart bombs, suspended by fighters and dropped. It is worth mentioning that with the development of "small electromagnetic bombs", they can also be loaded by unmanned aircraft, and fly and delivered by remote control operation. Whether it is a cruise missile or a drone mount, it can be attacked by flying low to the target area to achieve a more accurate and secret strike effect.
Can an attack by an electromagnetic bomb really paralyze the United States?
So, is the electromagnetic bomb really that powerful? Is it true that electromagnetic bombs that can interfere with or destroy communications equipment on a large scale can paralyze the power of the United States, as Vincent Price, an expert on the Homeland Security Task Force, has proposed?
The answer is no! Again, the role of electromagnetic bombs is to interfere with or destroy the signals of electronic communication equipment, and can not damage electricity, and the weapon that can really damage electricity and paralyze the local power supply is "graphite bomb". Graphite bombs are figuratively called "power outage bombs" or "power killers". Graphite bombs are made of specially treated "pure carbon fiber filaments", each of which is only a few thousandths of a centimeter. When it explodes, a large number of super fine carbon fiber filaments burst out, forming a "Tiannu Scattered Flower" effect, and once the area reaches contact with the wire, it will cause a short circuit. The main target of the graphite bomb is the city's power transmission and distribution system, which can paralyze the city's power supply without killing people, plunging the entire city into darkness, and military operations will be restricted.
As an expert on the U.S. Homeland Security Task Force, Vincent Pre is not even clear about the role of "electromagnetic bombs" and "graphite bombs", and the reason why he exaggeratedly describes the power of China's electromagnetic bombs is simply to take advantage of the experience of the United States some time ago due to hacking that caused about half a week of network paralysis and pork supply shortage in the United States, and then concocted the so-called "China threat". But don't forget, the first time the world saw the power of graphite bombs was when the United States used graphite bombs in the Gulf War, which instantly destroyed more than 85% of Iraq's power system. In turn, the Iraqi army lost contact and became scattered, and it was defeated by the United States overnight.
What level has China's electromagnetic bomb reached?
In fact, whether it is an electromagnetic bomb or a graphite bomb, it is the United States that took the lead in developing and using it, and after the United States used it, other countries followed suit. What American experts claim to be able to paralyze the United States' electricity, cut off water and electricity, and radiate can kill 90% of Americans is not only electromagnetic bombs and graphite bombs that cannot do it, but the world does not yet have weapons with such great lethal power.
Having said that, China's electromagnetic bomb technology is indeed good, can achieve greater power and wider spectrum on smaller devices, and the scope of interference or influence is wider, not only can act on computers, unmanned aerial vehicles, stealth fighters, missiles, radars and other equipment, but also has a relatively powerful interference capability for the phased array radar of aircraft carriers.
Although China's "graphite bomb" was successfully developed in 2009, much later than the United States in terms of time, it has more advantages than the United States in technology. The 147 ammunition installed in the graphite bombs developed by China, each with 32 carbon fiber tows, can cover about 6,000 square meters in just one. It is impossible to paralyze the entire United States with such an explosion area, but if it is replaced by a small island country in Japan, it really only needs one to cover almost all of Japan's power system.
Whether it is an electromagnetic pulse bomb or a graphite bomb, it is more inclined to be a "deterrent weapon", that is, a constraint between countries, which can check each other in military operations, and then can abandon force and change to judgment. But so far, this "deterrent weapon" has been used only by the United States, whether it is a nuclear weapon against Hiroshima, Japan, or a graphite bomb against Iraq, which is the masterpiece of the War Maniac of the United States. Now, it is good that the United States is once again playing the most skillful old drama of thieves shouting and catching thieves, but it is no longer difficult to blind the international community.