U.S. forces may use a new "e-bomb" during the expected invasion of Iraq as part of a 21st century blitzkrieg designed to render Saddam Hussein's forces blind, deaf, dumb and incapable of retaliation.

The highly classified bomb creates a brief pulse of microwaves powerful enough to fry computers, blind radar, silence radios, trigger crippling power outages and disable the electronic ignitions in vehicles and aircraft...[Continue]

Those cost less than 400 bucks to make, and will completley mess up an entire city easily. I would hate for one to go off here.

I thought they were deaf , dumb and blind already....or was that the French ?

hey wes...what's with the avatar...you buyin a Powerquest??? or is that the new Progression logo???

Honestly, it sounds like a EMP from a nuke. The news was saying that other contries were trying to develop a "e-bomb", but my thought was that half the world already had them! Why do you think the military has "hardened" electronics?

Those of us with less than stellar computer skills have to rely on the OSO guys to provide for us...

This was their version..perhaps you would like to help the "less fortunate" ?

Its the same as the EMP from a nuke

Sounds like a "Pinch" from the new Oceans Eleven Movie. Do you think if they use this they will try to rob the Casino's vaults as well?