I'll venture an EE tag on this rather than OT as, while I'm sure all hope to
never need to need EMP proof equipment, some may find it useful to know the
effects.

Sole emp comment here is:

Starfish Prime was successful. The Thor missile carried the test
instrumentation and the W-49 warhead/Mk-4 RV payload to 248 miles. The test
appeared quite spectacular from Hawaii (800 miles away) and at Kwajalein
(1600 miles away), with impressive light displays from an artifical aurora
lasting up to seven minutes. The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from this test
sent power line surges throughout Oahu, knocking out street lighting,
blowing fuzes and circuit breakers, and triggering burglar alarms.

    much more detail om EMP will be found at the higher levels on the HEW
site (see below)

If your PIC is within 800 miles of one of these you may be in trouble.

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A spectacularly obscene site -

        http://nuketesting.enviroweb.org/hew/Usa/Tests/Dominic.html


Gallery of US nuclear tests

        http://nuketesting.enviroweb.org/hew/Usa/Tests/Dominic.html


Primaries of sites mirrored on the above site

        Trinity site    - historical focus

                http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/atomic/

        High energy site - technical focus

                http://gawain.membrane.com/hew/

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