- The E-bomb will emit millions of watts to knock out electrical
supplies to militay and civilian targets.
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- British scientists are winning the power struggle to
develop an E-bomb which delivers a volt from the blue to the enemy, but
keeps casualties to a minimum.
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- The electro-magnetic bomb can knock out electricity supplies,
disabling armies before a single life is lost.
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- The weapon, which could change warfare forever, emits
billions of watts, overloading and destroying electrical circuits, disabling
tanks, aircraft and communication systems.
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- It could also be used to wipe out civilian phone, television
and radio networks and cause the collapse of national power grids in a
conflict.
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- Matro BAe Dynamics has developed the E-bomb at a site
in the south west of England.
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- The company is believed to have given a highly-successful
demonstration of the new weapon and persuaded the Ministry of Defence to
invest in the project.
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- Nato chiefs are also interested, because they believe
public opinion will no longer tolerate high civilian casualties such as
those seen during the Gulf War with Saddam Hussein, pictured right.
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- The E-bomb breakthrough is a coup for the British defence
community because the United States was tipped to be first in the West
to introduce "non-lethal electronic weapons and Russian military experts
were also believed to be close to success.
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- British defence chiefs believe the E-bomb will be as
important as the introduction of the tank, radar or even the atomic bomb.
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- The weapon is fired in a 155mm shell or rocket using
the same laser-guided technology as traditional smart bombs.
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- It carries just a tiny amount of explosives but is armed
with the capability to emit a huge burst of electricity.
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- The Ministry of Defence has refused to comment on the
development of E-bomb technology.
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- But Defence Minister Dr Lewis Moonie said: "It is
our policy to keep abreast of technology in this and many other areas.
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- "I am withholding further information under the
code of practice on access to government informations.
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- The development of radio-frequency weapons became a priority
after intelligence reports stated the IRA were planning to use a crude
E-bomb to close down the City of London.
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- Matro scientists made such good progress last year that
the team won the BAe Systems chairman,s gold award for 2000.
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- Prime
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- The announcement of the award said the technology offered
"a capability of exerting force or the fear of force, a completely
new war-fighting capability to coerce and disable an adversary without
inflicting lethal force.
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- One senior military officer said: "It is essential
that Britain remains at the cutting edge of all military technology and
the so-called radio frequency weapons are a prime example.
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- "The attraction of this technology is obvious because
it can lead to an enemy being disabled before a shot is fired.
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- "Used properly it can even be deployed in areas
of concentrated population without fear of civilian deaths.
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- "And by staying ahead of the field the Ministry
of Defence is in a position where a threat from the IRA or any other hostile
force can be dealt with effectively.
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