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Preparing an Isotopically Pure 229Th Ion Beam for Studies of 229mTh
Published on: May 3, 2019
まとめ
単一の高空での核爆発は,電磁パルス (EMP) による全米の通信を無効にすることができます. 核爆発の強力な副産物であるこの脅威は,戦略的再評価を必要とする.
科学分野:
- 核物理学 核物理学とは
- 電気工学 電気工学とは
- 国家安全保障国家安全保障
背景:
- 電磁パルス (EMP) は,高空での核爆発の副産物である.
- EMPは1メートルあたり5万ボルトのピークフィールドを生成し,広大な領域に影響を与えることができます.
- EMPの潜在的に壊滅的な影響は,10年以上にわたって見過ごされていました.
研究 の 目的:
- EMPの脅威に対抗する戦略に関するペンタゴン内の進行中の議論を検証する.
- 限られた核戦争の実現可能性に対するEMPの影響について議論する.
主な方法:
- EMPに関する防衛戦略家の仮定の分析.
- EMPの発見とその遅れた認識の歴史的文脈のレビュー.
- EMPの脅威緩和に関する現在のペンタゴンの議論の検討.
主要な成果:
- 防衛戦略家たちは,一回の高空での核爆発が,保護されていない米国の通信を無効にすることができると広く認めている.
- EMPによって生成されるピーク電磁場は,広大な地理的地域をカバーすることができます.
- ペンタゴンの内部では,EMPの脅威に対処する方法に関する議論が続いている.
結論:
- EMPの脅威は,国内の通信インフラに重大なリスクをもたらす.
- 結果は,EMPの影響を軽減するための堅実な戦略の必要性を強調しています.
- 限定的な核戦争シナリオの文脈におけるEMPの役割に関するさらなる議論が必要である.
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