It worked, too well.

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nsaspook

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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...oor-magnetic-field-ever?utm_source=reddit.com
Instead of using TNT to generate their magnetic field, the Japanese researchers dumped a massive amount of energy—3.2 megajoules—into the generator to cause a weak magnetic field produced by a small coil to rapidly compress at a speed of about 20,000 miles per hour. This involves feeding 4 million amps of current through the generator, which is several thousand times more than a lightning bolt. When this coil is compressed as small as it will go, it bounces back. This produces a powerful shockwave that destroyed the coil and much of the generator.
 

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nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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Sounds like a recipe for a weapons grade EMP to me.
A simple hand grenade would be just as effective. As an EMP weapon it was a dud as the lights and camera continued to work even at about 955 mega-amp turns per meter.
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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A simple hand grenade would be just as effective. As an EMP weapon it was a dud as the lights and camera continued to work even at about 955 mega-amp turns per meter.
What's the EMP level of a low-yield nuclear explosion, such as the one in Hiroshima?
 
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