from: ADITYA GUPTA E.C. 07ELDCE005

WHAT IS AN E-BOMB? E-BOMB overwhelms electrical circuitry with intense electromagnetic field.

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE THEORY: EMPs produced by nuclear weapons with ever diminishing intensity, have

changing magnetic fields which couple with electrical circuitry to produce damge currents/voltage surges.

FLUX COMPRESSION GENERATOR(FCG) is the most important and the fundamental method used for such arsenal.

Consists : Metal cylinder (called the armature), surrounded by a coil of wire (the stator winding). The armature cylinder is filled with high explosive, and a sturdy jacket surrounds the entire device.

•The stator winding and the armature cylinder are separated by empty space or insulator. The bomb also has a power source, such as a bank of capacitors, which is connected to the stator.

Events series when the bomb goes off:

Capacitors connects to Stator sets electrical current through wires Generates Intense Magnetic Field. Fuze mechanism ignites the explosive material Explosion travels

as wave through the middle of the armature cylinder.

Explosion passes through cylinder Cylinder comes in contact with stator winding creates a short circuit cuts the stator off from its power supply.

Moving short circuit compresses Magnetic Field generates Intense Electromagnetic burst.

DAMAGE ON ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENTS Intense electromagnetic pulse corrupts computer data

powerful bursts would completely fry electric and electronic equipment.

E-BOMB COULD NEUTRALIZE Vehicle control systems, targeting systems, communications systems, navigation

systems, long and short-range sensor systems

EFFECT ON HUMAN BEINGS Use Of Pacemaker Or Any Other Electronic Implant.

COLLATERAL DAMAGES

FARADAY CAGEE-BUNKERSSITE HARDENINGUSE OF MOTOR POWER ISOLATORS FOR MAINS POWER DISTRIBUTIONDESTROY THE DELIEVERY VEHICLE OR LAUNCH PLATFORMELECTROMAGNETICALLY HARDEN IMPORTANT ASSETSHIDE IMPORTANT ASSETS

Vulnerability Reduction (Hardening):

Convert computer rooms in to Faraday cages Use optical fibres for data Isolate power feeds with transient arrestors Use non-electrical power feed schemes Use electromagnetic “air lock” Shielding must be comprehensive

WEAPON IMPLEMENTATION

MEANS OF DELIVERY

KILL ASSESSMENT

E-bomb is a WEMD High payoff in using E-bombs against

fundamental infrastructure, resulting in substantial paralysis

E-bombs will become a decisive capability in Strategic Warfare and Electronic Combat

E-bombs are a non-lethal weapon The critical issues for the next decade are

the deployment of E-bombs and the hardening of fundamental infrastructure