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Russian Views on Countering Terrorism During Eight Years of Dialogue Extracts from Proceedings of Four U.S.-Russian Workshops (2009) / Chapter Skim
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Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov
Pages 271-274

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From page 271...
... Such systems include, for example, aircraft takeoff and landing control instrumentation; telecommunications systems; electronic devices used in managing nuclear power plant operations; systems for electricity generation, transmission, and transformation; equipment used in protecting environmentally hazardous facilities; and so forth. The world has seen the creation of many powerful electromagnetic pulse generators capable of knocking modern electronic systems out of commission.
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From page 272...
... The typical electricity meter is a complex device that includes a special integrated system, a microcontroller, power-independent memory, flow sensors, a pulse power source, an optical port, a liquid crystal indicator, a quartz generator, and a light diode. Experiments have indicated that if the meter is irradiated from a distance of 10 meters, operational failures occur.
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From page 273...
... Perhaps a review and clarification will also be needed regarding rules for grounding devices and means of laying data transmissions lines, power cables, and so forth. Because terrorism has become international in recent years and is evoking serious concern in all industrially developed countries, it would be expedient to take measures to promote international cooperation on this issue.
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Key Terms

  • electromagnetic terrorism
  • pulse generators
  • pulse disruptions
  • power line
  • line isolators

  • real danger
  • effective measures
  • data transmission
  • electromagnetic pulse
  • operating current

  • short pulses
  • protect infrastructure
  • rates paid
  • operating electric
  • personnel responsible

  • mechanical destruction
  • knocking modern
  • evoking serious
  • flow sensors
  • infrastructure elements

  • control instrumentation
  • competitive struggles
  • electromagnetic sources
  • optical port
  • networks pulses

  • ity supply
  • electromagnetic field
  • industrially developed
  • power plant
  • simultaneously affected


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