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Electromagnetic Terrorism--Yury V. Parfyonov
Electromagnetic Terrorism--Yury V. Parfyonov
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Institute for High Energy Densities Institute for High Temperatures In the first two papers referenced below, specialists of the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out an analysis of the threat of electromagnetic terrorism.1 It was noted that by using sources of powerful electromagnetic fields and specialized electrotechnical devices, the operations of electro-intensive targets may be disrupted. Distinct from nuclear, chemical, or biological terrorism, these actions leave no tracks; they do not require the terrorists to use means of individual protection.
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By this reasoning, analysts predict that these devices will fall into the hands of terrorists, common criminals, and hooligans.2 In the opinion of specialists, the consequences of their ill-intentioned or careless use will be extremely serious. Such consequences could include aviation, automobile, and railway accidents; obstruction of radio communications over large areas; disruption of the operations of computer systems in major banks, supermarkets, and control centers; obstruction of technical security systems in major museums, art galleries, vaults containing valuables, and other secured facilities; breakdowns in the operations of the system for controlling electric power facilities; and so forth.
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The last possibility calls for special concern, since it involves the likelihood that a criminal could get past the security system without sensors' making the appropriate signal to the central control station. Apart from experiments utilizing the super broad-band electromagnetic pulse generator, the possibility of perpetrating terrorist acts using simpler and cheaper means was also investigated.
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2001. A computer code for estimating pulsed electromagnetic disturbances penetrating into building power and grounding circuits.
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