EMP Is a Real Threat To Our Vehicles
Results of a recent study revealved that in the UK, around 95% off all vehicles would be drastically damaged if they were in the blast zone of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Around 85% of all vehicles in the States would grind to a halt also. The research, which was commissioned by alpha wire management producer Hellerman Tyton, showed that almost all cars would cease to work and cost thousands to repair if they were in an EMP blast zone.The newest EMP blasts are capable of taking out any electrical equipment within a 250 mile radius, but Hellerman Tyton have said that very few countries have this level of EMP technology.
Electromagnetic pulses work by generating such a large electrical current that it fries all semiconductor components in electrical devises beyond repair. This would cause every electrical item that uses semiconductors, including mobile phones, computers and televisions to stop working for good. Modern cars also have a whole host of electrical equipment built into them and would suffer massive failure of all its electrical components. As most of us are heavily reliant on vehicle for work and everyday life, the economy of an effected country would be hit hard. This is why a large number of countries are not only concerned about the technology but also looking into developing it themselves.
Hellerman Tyton go on to say that soon even more cars would be prone to an EMP due to the governments new car scrappage scheme. Cars that are being made nowadays include a much greater amount of electrical implements than older cars. Their new technology makes them more functional but ultimately more vulnerable to these sorts of attacks. Even the new obstuction light technology being fitted to a lot of cars will no longer work if they are subject to an EMP burst. There is nothing that can really be done to prevent this however as the newest technologies to be put in cars simply would not work without these semiconductor elements. We just have to hope a big EMP will never happen
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