emp-commission
Summary
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. Chaired by Lowell Wood. Assessed threats from high-altitude nuclear EMP and non-nuclear EMP weapons. Connects Wood's SDI weapons expertise (x-ray laser, Brilliant Pebbles) to the electromagnetic weapons threat assessment domain. EMP weapons are a form of directed energy weapon — same domain as plasma weapons. The Commission's work informs current concerns about Russian/Chinese EMP capabilities. Wood's role connects the SDI weapons lineage to present-day electromagnetic weapons threat assessment.
Deep Dive Analysis
Overview
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. Chaired by Lowell Wood. Assessed threats from high-altitude nuclear EMP and non-nuclear EMP weapons. Connects Wood's SDI weapons expertise (x-ray laser, Brilliant Pebbles) to the electromagnetic weapons threat assessment domain. EMP weapons are a form of directed energy weapon — same domain as plasma weapons. The Commission's work informs current concerns about Russian/Chinese EMP capabilities. Wood's role connects the SDI weapons lineage to present-day electromagnetic weapons threat assessment.
Entity Type: Program — EMP Commission is a government or defense program/initiative.
Network Relationships
EMP Commission connects to 2 entities in the intelligence network:
Persons (1):
- ← Lowell Wood: Chaired EMP Commission
Programs (1):
- → SDI Directed Energy: EMP threat assessment — same DEW domain
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 1 source documents:
- Wikipedia — Lowell Wood (chaired EMP Commission)
Key Findings
- ▸ Entity Type: Program — EMP Commission is a government or defense program/initiative.
- ▸ ← Lowell Wood: Chaired EMP Commission
- ▸ → SDI Directed Energy: EMP threat assessment — same DEW domain
- ▸ Wikipedia — Lowell Wood (chaired EMP Commission)
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