Sunday, July 24, 2011

U.S. intelligence analysts speculated on China?s use of electromagnetic radiation on Taiwan

Speaking of Taiwan, a newly disclosed U.S. intelligence assessment describes American concerns that China might be developing sophisticated weapons to zap the self-governing island?s electronics, or perhaps to use against an American aircraft carrier in the Taiwan Strait.

The 2005 assessment by the National Ground Intelligence Center, part of the Army?s Intelligence and Security Command, details China?s experimentation with electromagnetic pulse and high-power microwave weapons, either of which could theoretically be used to shut down the communications systems and other electronics in Taiwan.

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