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Saturday, July 23, 2011

China is working on pulse weapons


China is working on electromagnetic pulse weapons that it could use against U.S. aircraft carriers if there is a future conflict over Taiwan. Is China itching for a fight?

According to The Washington Times, the information originates from an intelligence report made public on Thursday.

Excerpts of a National Ground Intelligence Center study on electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons claim the arms are a part of Beijing's "assassin’s mace" and "trump card" arsenal - designed to help technologically inferior China beat U.S. military forces.

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