More on electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) generators

Just after Christmas of 2020, Walt ran a series of three articles about a mysterious explosion in Nashville TN. See "Some awkward questions about the Nashville explosion" (WWW 26/12/20), "James Bond & the Electromagnetic Pulse" (WWW 27/12/20) and "Nashville explosion: Nothing to see here, folks ???" (WWW 28/12/20).

I raised what I thought was a good question: was the explosion the result of an electromagnetic pulse, aka an EMP. Was it just an accident, or an experiment gone wrong, or was it a test of a new device which the newly- (and fakely-) elected Brandon-Harris administration didn't want you to know about. Just askin'...

Maybe it was just the Christmas week slump, but the articles got hardly any "hits", and my questions were never answered,. It's interesting, though, that two of the video clips in the second article  were removed by YooToob. Just a coincidence? Just askin'...

The sceptics have pointed out that EMP generators have been around for ages. You can even buy them online at prices ranging from $40 to $4000. The model shown at left is available from AliExpress [Ali???! Ed.] for about $50. The problem seems to be that a gadget like that isn't going to deliver the kind of punch you would want to, say, wipe out more than a couple of buildings.

But hold on! My attention has been drawn to a recent story in the Fort Mudge Morning Mishap, reporting how a local man, Calvin Hoogevin has figured out how to focus the EMP so as to create a... wait for it... death ray!

We pick up the story in Mr Hoogevin's own words.

I was watching this program on T+A [probably "T+E". Ed.] which explained that UFOs likely travel by some form of electromagnetic propulsion which we Earthlings haven't figured out yet. I thought, well, how hard could that be? All you need to do is focus the energy, like what a Waterpik does.

This led me to experiment with instantaneious, total-voltage release in dry cell batteries, and to the perfection of a workable flux conversion cycle based on the principle of phased electromagnetic pulses at the wavelength of hydreogen, with resultant catastrophic elimination of hydrogen bonds.

I tested my death ray. Here are some results:

Bugs - Total vaporization

Mice - Total vaporization

Dogs - Vaporization. Some ashy residue

Birds - No traces found. Some smoke when hit

Goldfish - Vaporization. Some slime on top of water

I haven't completed penetration and range tests yet, but here are a few of the tests I did finish:

Four feet of concrete - No noticeable reduction of power

Test with target cat on golf course at range of 500 yards: No noticeable difference in effect achieved at point blank range

Those were all the tests I could do before some men in black suits and sunglasses came to have a talk with me. It seems President is very interested in my theories so they will be coming back tomorrow to take me to meet him. They told me to keep it a secret, but I had to let you [the newspaper reporter. Ed.] know because, hey, it isn't every day someone from this little town gets to meet the first black woman to be elected to the highest office. Right?

I can't understand why the national meeja hasn't picked up this story. A practical death ray seems like something which could be useful if the American government really wanted to vanquish its enemies abroad... and at home. Hope I haven't said too much.

Nashville explosion: Nothing to see here, folks ???

The story so far. Big bang rocks Nashville as Christmas Day dawns. White RV demolished near AT&T transmission building. That and 40 other buildings damaged. Power outages plague Nashville. Electronic communications disrupted across five states.

Human meatballs found inside smoldering remains of white RV. Cops/FBI/CIA posit suicide "bombing" but clueless on motive or choice of target, also fail to explain how a bomb inside an RV could do that much damage. Walt suggests another possibility. See "Some awkward questions about the Nashville explosion" (WWW 26/12/20) and "James Bond & the Electromagnetic Pulse" (WWW 27/12/20. Includes videos.)

Yesterday the authorities named Nashville resident Anthony Quinn Warner, a techie and "computer consultant" as the "bomber" who blew himself to smithereens. Why did he do it? The British Daily Mail  quotes "a source close to the investigation" as saying that Mr Warner hoped he would be "hailed a hero" for targeting AT&T because he believed 5G cellular technology was killing people. 

The less-than-esteemed tabloid paints the deceased as a member of the tinfoil hat brigade who was "heavily into conspiracy theories." Since the 5G telecommunications network was introduced, claims have been made that it's a tool to spy on Americans (Herro, Huawei!) and that it has fueled the spread of Covid-19. 

OK, let's suppose those claims are baseless (Right, Huawei?), and that Mr Huawei was indeed nutsy-kookoo to think that taking out one transmission facility would save Nashville/the country/the world. Still open is the question of how he did it. Which brings us back to the first paragraph and the possibility suggested by Walt that he used an EMP. 

EMP? Wozzat? Try to keep up please. EMP = electromagnetic pulse generator, a very powerful version of which was used in the fictional James Bond movie Golden Eye. Well...  themovie is not entirely fictional. EMPs are real, and can be purchased online for less than $200. Check out this l'il gem. 

I note that this particular model is shown as "sold out". But there are others. And of course you'd need a lot  more power than that provided by a 24-volt battery. A "computer consultant", even acting alone (???) should be able to figure out a way to tap into a gigantic power source, such as might be found in... wait for it... an AT&T transmission centre. Just a thought.

VIDEOS: James Bond & the Electromagnetic Pulse

Sorry to interrupt our yearend review again, but it has come to Walt's attention that there are some who consider the idea that the explosion(s) which rocked Nashville on Christmas Day were caused by an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), rather than a simple stick of dynamite or other device a suicide bomber* might use, a bit farfetched. One reader has even suggested that such a WMD doesn't exist outside of a sci-fi writer's imagination! 

Just in the nick of time, Agent 3 has come up with evidence that the existence of EMPs was known, talked about, and written about at least a quarter-century ago. Indeed, it is the basis of the plot in the James Bond movie GoldenEye, released in 1995. 

Here's the IMDb synopsis: Years after a friend and fellow 00 agent is killed on a joint mission, a secret space based weapons program known as "GoldenEye" is stolen. James Bond sets out to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using the weapon. And here's the official trailer.

   

A new YouTube channel called Movie Fun has the entire film, divided into 15 parts. Even with Pierce Brosnan playing James Bond, it's pretty good. Lots of action and more-gorgeous-than-usual Bond girls. *** (3 stars). But if you're only interested in learning about the EMP, go to Part 5. The part you want to see begins at about 5:45.

   

What just happened there? The question is answered in the following part, about one minute in.

   

Now I ask you... Don't you think it possible that an explosion which damaged 41 buildings in Nashville and caused power outages and communications disruptions across TN and four neighbouring states might have been caused by just such a device? 

But wait! Another piece of the puzzle was revealed today. * Authorities said the man suspected of setting off the "bomb" -- they're still calling it that -- died in the explosion. Investigators said they used DNA to identify the remains found at the scene as those of a Tennesseean named Anthony Quinn Warner. The FBI said it also matched the RV's vehicle identification number to a registration belonging to Mr Warner. 

There's still more. Public records show that Mr Warner had experience with electronics and alarms, and had worked as a computer consultant for a Nashville realtor. Just like "Boris", the computer geek who programmed and controlled the EMP in the movie! He had been linked to the "bombing" since at least Saturday, when federal and local investigators converged on a Nashville home linked to him.

Investigator have yet to uncover any motive for the "bombing", nor have they figured ouot why Mr Warner selected the location, which was not far from a large building occupied by... wait for it... AT&T. The explosion disrupted phone service and police and hospital communications in several southern states. Could be Mr Warner was unable to pay his bill, but I think there must be more to it than that. What do you think?

Some awkward questions about the Nashville explosion

We interrupt Walt's yearend review to ask innocent questions re the news out of Nashville. In case you were sleeping off the Christmas cheer and missed it, Metro Nashville police officers responded around the dawn of Christmas Day to a report of shots fired in the downtown Nashville area. 

When they got to the scene, they encountered an RV blaring a recorded warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, which it did. Fortunately police evacuated nearby buildings before the blast. Law enforcement officials have said since shortly after the explosion occurred that they believe the blast was intentional, but have not talked publicly about a target or motive except to suggest the possibility of a suicide bombing. 

The obvious questions are: (1) Was this a terrorist attack? Suicide bombings are a stock-in-trade of a certain kind of terrorist. 

(2) What sort of terrorist(s) am I talking about? Let's not jump to any conclusions. There are two other questions worth asking.

(3) What was the point of giving the 15-minute warning? Wouldn't your typical Islamic terrorist want the attack to be a surprise, so as to kill as many "infidels" as possible?

(4) How is it that the detonation of a single car bomb somehow damaged 41 (count `em, 41!) buildings, caused power outages, and disrupted communications services not just in Nashville but in Louisville KY, Knoxville TN, Birmingham AL, Atlanta GA, Gallatin TN and South Charleston WV?

The President of Technology at T-mobile tweeted today, "We continue to see service interruptions in these areas following yesterday's explosion. Restoration efforts continue around the clock & we will keep you updated on progress." he said in a tweet Saturday. 

And believe it or not, Governor Bill Lee asked the White House -- yes, the TRUMP White House -- for federal assistance due to the "severity and magnitude" of the impact of the explosion. 

I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but let me just throw out [Watch your language. Ed.] the suggestion that the Nashville explosion, was either a test to see how much damage a sophisticate device could do OR the premature detonation of a number of such devices, linked by the Internet, set to go off a bit later on Christmas morning, when all the good Christians would be in church. Just sayin'....

DISTURBING FOOTNOTE ADDED AT 1945: Dr Suzanne Pearson, who I met some years ago at a conference organized by the late Father Nicholas Gruner, used to talk about electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons, which she (and many others) could be used to damage or destroys the electronic systems in an object by means of damaging current and voltage surges. 

EMPs have been around for a century or so, and you can buy an EMP generator online for under $200. According to a 2013 article on the ExtremeTech website, North Korea has these weapons and could use them to produce a blast like this. 

Even a small EMP could do a lot of damage, and would account for the power outages and disruption of electronic communications observed in Nashville. Makes you think, eh.