Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's a quick link to a site explaining EMP <http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/emp.htm> Adam On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:41:06 -0400, Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> wrote: > > The existence of Electro-Magnetic Pulse effects from nuclear weaponry was > classified in the US until the Reagan years, and portions of information > about it are still unfortunately classified. > ><etc, snipped> > (A minor historic footnote: the first use of a long shielded land-line was > the original AUTOVON trunk between Atlanta and Boston, installed in 1938 to > 1940 and intended as a protection against air attack. AUTOVON became > increasingly unuseable over the years on this line as water leakage and the > like destroyed the original copper lines; I believe that these have now > been completely supplanted by optical cable but I have no direct knowledge > of this and suspect that this information would be classified in any > event.) > > <arc > > msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >