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high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP)

High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulses (HEMP) are electromagnetic pulses that occur as a result of gamma radiation above the atmosphere. That is, at altitudes above 100 km. HEMP pulses can affect the communications infrastructure and thus paralyze entire sectors of the economy.

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Englisch: high-altitude electromagnetic pulse - HEMP
Updated at: 11.03.2014
#Words: 38
Links: gamma, radiation (R), infrastructure,
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