High Altitude Eletromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices : Threat Assessments.

Considers threat posed by high altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) and high power microwave (HPM) devices. Reviews background on, information about, and effects of HEMP and HPM weapons; and analyzes policy issues including private sector and military vulnerability, new incentives to develop nuclea...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Human rights. Nuclear weapons. Military weapons. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Considers threat posed by high altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) and high power microwave (HPM) devices. Reviews background on, information about, and effects of HEMP and HPM weapons; and analyzes policy issues including private sector and military vulnerability, new incentives to develop nuclear technology, terrorist use of HPM, and human rights concerns.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.