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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Military weapons.

Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices

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