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Starfish Prime - The US oopsie so big that the world agreed no more detonation of nuclear weapons should be done in space. (m.youtube.com)
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For more on High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) from nuclear detonation here is the Department of Homeland Security report on the estimated affects if a hostile use of a HEMP was detonated now.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Count on it. Anything that can be used to subdue "the enemy" will at least be on a list of possible weapons