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''' | An '''electromagnetic pulse''' (also known as '''EMP''') is a sudden broadband burst of electromagnetic radiation. Such a pulse can be created by the detonation of a [[nuclear weapon]]. An electromagnetic pulse can overload and destroy electronic devices that don't have sufficient shielding. | ||
== Electromagnetic Pulse in [[Science Fiction]] == | |||
EMP weapons are fairly common in science fiction as a method of disabling electronic equipment. The [[ion cannon]]s used in [[Star Wars]] are essentially directed EMP weapons. | |||
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[[Category:Science Fiction]] | [[Category:Science Fiction]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:21, 8 December 2008
An electromagnetic pulse (also known as EMP) is a sudden broadband burst of electromagnetic radiation. Such a pulse can be created by the detonation of a nuclear weapon. An electromagnetic pulse can overload and destroy electronic devices that don't have sufficient shielding.
Electromagnetic Pulse in Science Fiction
EMP weapons are fairly common in science fiction as a method of disabling electronic equipment. The ion cannons used in Star Wars are essentially directed EMP weapons.