tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post116059680982087984..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Crash in New YorkGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1160616492840810542006-10-11T21:28:00.000-04:002006-10-11T21:28:00.000-04:00Spook, recall there was a significant amount of in...Spook, recall there was a significant amount of interest placed in a Aussie Defence dept white paper by one Carlo Kopp on the subject of crude EMP weapons use and proliferation, back in 1997. His white paper was titled "The Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction", and it was picked up and popularized by Popular Mechanics in [interestingly] their August, 2001 issue.<BR/><BR/>Post 9/11, I noticed that this white paper was suddenly propagating all over the internet. In fact, a Google search today pulls up Maxwell AFB's website as the first "hit" of the search.<BR/><BR/>One of Kopp's main assertions in this white paper was that basically anyone with a degree in EE could build a crude "Explosively Pumped Flux Compression Generator" for less than USD$500. Hypothetically, one could be dropped by a GA aircraft over, say, Redmond WA, causing quite a bit of economic damage.<BR/><BR/>Another threat that could apply to GA aircraft would be the use of MANPADS by small aircraft that violate airspace near international airports. This may sound far-fetched until one realizes that with the southern border as porous as it is, sneaking in MANPAD components via Coyotes is entirely possible, and a fully laden 747 - or A380, whenever that white elephant goes into revenue service - would be a very tempting target.Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06552045133035246679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1160601621003703172006-10-11T17:20:00.000-04:002006-10-11T17:20:00.000-04:00I'm inclined to consider the crash of any aircraft...I'm inclined to consider the crash of any aircraft into a high-rise structure (especially in NYC) as evidence of terrorism until demonstrably proven not.Consul-At-Armshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391037582103556978noreply@blogger.com