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Aggravating_Map4359 Apr 9, 2026 +197

So a EMP bomb?

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emptinessmaykillme Apr 9, 2026 +185

Or just bombs. Word has it if you break the connections the lights go out.

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coinpile Apr 9, 2026 +40

Big if true

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EyeFicksIt Apr 9, 2026 +18

Last test couldn’t be confirmed , f****** power went out for some reason

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Channel250 Apr 9, 2026 +7

Just jam a penny in the breaker.

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AlwaysUpvotesScience Apr 10, 2026 +1

I thought we canceled pennies...

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emptinessmaykillme Apr 10, 2026 +1

You guys have pennies?

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Rabidjester Apr 9, 2026 +3

Concerning.

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imminatural Apr 9, 2026 +28

Non nuclear EMP (NNEMP). These devices have been around since the 1960s, note that they give the area of effect in hectares, because when you convert it to km of range the number isn't impressive. Most military equipment is designed to withstand EMPs.

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Zeikos Apr 9, 2026 +10

It'd be a shame if an AI datacenter got hit. Unlikely to happen, but like Iran did I think that's the threat. Disrupting datacenters creates a lot of logistical issues, not necessarily for the military but if the magnitude of the disruption is high enough then military operations would indirectly suffer. Afterall an army operations depends on non-army resources, it's impossible to insulate it completely.

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Fr33_Lax Apr 9, 2026 +8

Doesn't have to be an AI datacenter. Any server farm running web services like AWS would cripple global online commerce. Profit loss measured in billions for every hour those services are down.

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Zeikos Apr 9, 2026

Yeah, I meant in general, the first line was a reference to what Iran threatened as retaliation a few days ago.

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imminatural Apr 9, 2026 +2

> It'd be a shame if an AI datacenter got hit. The military data centers have Faraday cages around the building to deal with EMPs.

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FuzzyAd9407 Apr 9, 2026 +1

Also its why while the US has had one theyve used graphite bombs instead when they want to f*** a power grid without destroying the generation source. Still a small area but a bigger issue to deal with after when you have to physcially clean the conductive fibers off your powerlines and substations to get the grid back up.

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imminatural Apr 9, 2026

> Still a small area but a bigger issue to deal with after when you have to physcially clean the conductive fibers off your powerlines The alternative is a conventional bomb where you have to replace parts of the substation. Like what Russia does to Ukraine; it's much easier to destroy the whole thing than temporarily disabled it.

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Cautious_Goose_5568 Apr 9, 2026 +23

No, a graphite bomb probably but could just be propaganda

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ghoulthebraineater Apr 9, 2026 +11

Probably not propaganda. They're already pretty common. It's just a case full of graphite strips that land in power lines and short things out.

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NoPossibility Apr 9, 2026 +3

There are still above ground sections somewhere, especially around transformer stations or along major transmission lines.

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ghoulthebraineater Apr 9, 2026 +1

There's still a shit ton of above ground transmission lines. Specifically the lines from a power plant to substations. Those are always above ground and exactly what would be targeted. You can shut down a much wider area that way.

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Another_Slut_Dragon Apr 9, 2026 +2

Read down. It's carbon filaments in a bomb designed to physically short out power lines. I doubt they have an actual EMP.

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soft_taco_special Apr 9, 2026 +122

Article is either AI or a person with no clue what they are talking about. Constantly drifts back and forth between electricity grids and electronics and back and forth between EMP and graphite bombs that it constantly refers to as carbon fiber. No evidence, no data, no basis of any kind other than a vague statement from the regime. Also it's a munition type we've had in use since desert storm.

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BaZing3 Apr 9, 2026 +13

Yeah, the only information in the article is "North Korea claims they did a test on something that affects power"

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ResortClear730 Apr 9, 2026 +3

It’s right up there with the Russian tsunami weapon lol.

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No-Good-One-Shoe Apr 9, 2026 +1

Let's get this comment to the top.

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Dull-Composer-2175 Apr 9, 2026 +24

If this was true russia would have use them ukraine but they dont.

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lonigus Apr 9, 2026 +1

Its still widely unexplored and still basically a nuke detonated in high altitude from which the radiation released ionizes the air releasing electrons in a massive area. It would not just affect ukraine, but thousands of square km including Russia. One such bomb over USA would fry 80% of the powergrids in North America.

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MourningRIF Apr 9, 2026 +2

Project starfish... But now we have lots of satellites up there... The effects could be more catastrophic on those.

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modbroccoli Apr 9, 2026 +2

I really thought this comment was ridiculous anime-inspired hyperbole. Amazingly it is noy. Probably "could" more than "would". But yeah shit, high-altitude nuclear EMP is a scary animal.

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NonGeneriComplaint Apr 9, 2026 +3

emp has been known about for decades

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modbroccoli Apr 9, 2026 -2

well EMPs aren't all the same thing and I'm willing to bet you just said everything you know on the subject lmao

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NonGeneriComplaint Apr 9, 2026 +5

And if I did? Did that make the fact that my statement was correct easier for you?

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BooCreepyFootDr Apr 9, 2026 +9

North Korea discovers EMP device.

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SummitYourSister Apr 9, 2026 +6

So they must accidentally set these off in their own country huh

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RoddBanger Apr 9, 2026 +4

Are they testing it on themselves? If so, it's working pretty well.

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Loki-L Apr 9, 2026 +6

NATO used them in Yugoslavia in the 90s. Hardly a new concept and not really a high tech one either. Sprinkle some glitter on some power infrastructure from above and you are done. A determined saboteur might replicate it with some consumer drones and a bit of Christmas decorations.

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Araminal Apr 9, 2026 +2

> Sprinkle some glitter on some power infrastructure from above and you are done. I like the idea of that: it doesn't work anymore, but it looks hella pretty.

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pm_sexy_neck_pics Apr 9, 2026 +1

It probably still works if you sprinkle some thermite and some boron in there too

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GnomeNot Apr 9, 2026 +3

Did Ocean’s Eleven just come out over there?

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chief_blunt9 Apr 9, 2026 +1

Next they’re going to bore a tunnel under the earth into Seoul, hoping to cause an earthquake.

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Owl_B_Hirt Apr 9, 2026 +4

It makes me sad to think of what else the $$ used to develop/manufacture these could have been used for- c**** desalination, cure for the common cold, equalizing tv volume so the commercials don't blow out my eardrums while program dialogue is mumbly jumbly.

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External-Plastic-154 Apr 9, 2026 +2

They seem to keep talking nonsense because they lack presence. They should just open up instead of doing pointless things.

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shinjikun10 Apr 9, 2026 +2

"So unless we intend to do this job in Reno, we're in Barney!" ~ Oceans Eleven

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Former-Speaker-5511 Apr 9, 2026 +2

This isn't new it's just an NNEMP they're decades and decades old.

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Morty_A2666 Apr 9, 2026 +2

Oh NK discovered EMP? How shocking...

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plan_with_stan Apr 9, 2026 +2

Of course they did

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Comfortable-Dish1236 Apr 9, 2026 +2

OMFG, the poor ocean! Again!

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of_no_real_opinion Apr 9, 2026 +2

So either an EMP which is designed to cut off power. Or they just have bombs they are big enough to blow up a power plant. Neat

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isekai_cheese Apr 9, 2026 +3

shut up north korea nobody gives a f***

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steve_ample Apr 9, 2026 +2

And the beauty of it is that the DPRK is not vulnerable to the same. Y'know, the lack of electronics, or electricity, or any kind of real technology or modernity...

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Vorobye Apr 9, 2026 +1

Those who sleep on the floor cannot fall out of bed.

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Goosepond01 Apr 9, 2026 +1

Breaking news, North Korea contines to be massively behind in weapons development, sensationalist posts must be written!

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jermster Apr 9, 2026 +1

Literally the plot of Nuclear War: A Scenario.

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ang-p Apr 9, 2026 +1

Judging by their historical rocket performance... > although at least one of the launches may have failed. ... oh, and current it would appear, they are likely to be as effective as the russian air defence rockets homing in on a, erm, russian skyscraper..

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OneHappyPenguin Apr 10, 2026 +1

North Korea invented a Tequila Bomb? Oh… not that sort of blackout.

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OttoKrieg Apr 10, 2026 +1

missed opportunity to call it goldeneye missiles

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Victor_L Apr 9, 2026 +1

Are they just rebranding their nukes? Those tend to produce a pretty extreme EMP.

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californiaKid420 Apr 9, 2026

Wolverines!!!

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