The US set off a 1.4 megaton nuke above the atmosphere and learned about the effects of EMP. Here's a piece on Starfish Prime.
Thankfully they eventually stopped these nuke tests. Now if we can just get the numbers pared down to sane levels or just get rid of the damned things.
The 50th anniversary of Starfish Prime: the nuke that shook the world | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
http://youtu.be/KFXlrn6-ypg
Thankfully they eventually stopped these nuke tests. Now if we can just get the numbers pared down to sane levels or just get rid of the damned things.
The 50th anniversary of Starfish Prime: the nuke that shook the world | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
http://youtu.be/KFXlrn6-ypg