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2012-09-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran: Saboteurs cut power lines to underground nuclear site

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Posted by tipper 2012-09-17 10:44|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Would screw up centrifuges but random surges would be more effective.

Posted by Water Modem 2012-09-17 10:50|| 2012-09-17 10:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Aside from nuclear weapons, has an operational EMP weapon been developed by any nation?

Posted by JohnQC 2012-09-17 14:34|| 2012-09-17 14:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, we got 'em on all the SSBNs.
Of course it's a sub-optimal use.

Posted by Shipman 2012-09-17 16:49|| 2012-09-17 16:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Whoops didn't see the aside about Nukes.
No idee.

Posted by Shipman 2012-09-17 16:49|| 2012-09-17 16:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Correct me if I'm wrong but you don't need enrichment to have a nuclear reactor that generates electricity. You need enrichment to get enough radioactivity to create a uncontrollable chain reaction, i.e., a great big explosion.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2012-09-17 19:15|| 2012-09-17 19:15|| Front Page Top

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