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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

S. Korea pushing to develop electronic bombs by 2014

South Korea's top defense technology institute is pushing to develop electronic bombs by 2014 that can knock out equipment within a 1km radius, officials said Tuesday.

Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bombs, if exploded, can jam and damage surrounding high-tech defense systems, including radars, ships, aircraft and communication networks.

EMP can be generated through a nuclear blast or simulated without one, the officials at South Korea's state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) said.

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