Re: EMP

From	jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups	uk.radio.amateur, rec.radio.amateur.antenna, comp.misc
Subject	Re: EMP
Date	2015-11-17 22:26 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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In rec.radio.amateur.antenna Rambo <Rambo@thisaintreal.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:34:07 -0000, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> 
>>In rec.radio.amateur.antenna Roger Hayter <roger@hayter.org> wrote:
>>> <jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> In rec.radio.amateur.antenna Rambo <Rambo@thisaintreal.org> wrote:
>>>> > On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 19:10:50 +0000, Fred Roberts <foo@bar.com> wrote:
>>>> > 
>>>> >>On 17/11/2015 18:30, gareth wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> Those who were self-taught to the exclusion of sideband and sidetone
>>>> >>> are no doubt unaware that in the event of a nuclear detonation that
>>>> >>> an EMP will melt the RF amps in their RXs because of the amount of
>>>> >>> power that their antennae will pick up?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Anyway, in the light of the events in Paris last Friday, and
>>>> >>> previously the attack on the World Trade Centre on 11/9  the costly
>>>> >>> and unnecessary nuclear deterrent doesn't seem to be working awfully
>>>> >>> well, does it?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Well we haven't been nuked yet ;-)
>>>> > 
>>>> > Well the Soviet Nuclear weapon defence threat kept the Americans under
>>>> > control for decades.
>>>> 
>>>> As well as the Brits.
>>> 
>>> The UK nuclear weapons are firmly under the control of the Americans
>>> anyway, so I don't think we have them for other than ceremonial and
>>> solidarity reasons.   They're not cheap either.
>> 
>>So if the UK were nuked, there would be no retaliation until the US
>>allowed it?
>>
> The NATO treaty suggests that USA would have to retaliate also.

Of course, but that isn't the point.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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EMP "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-17 18:30 +0000
  Re: EMP Fred Roberts <foo@bar.com> - 2015-11-17 19:10 +0000
    Re: EMP Rambo <Rambo@thisaintreal.org> - 2015-11-17 19:16 +0000
      Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 20:10 +0000
        Re: EMP roger@hayter.org (Roger Hayter) - 2015-11-17 21:03 +0000
          Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 21:34 +0000
            Re: EMP Rambo <Rambo@thisaintreal.org> - 2015-11-17 22:06 +0000
              Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 22:26 +0000
              Re: EMP roger@hayter.org (Roger Hayter) - 2015-11-18 00:31 +0000
                Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-18 01:54 +0000
            Re: EMP roger@hayter.org (Roger Hayter) - 2015-11-18 00:31 +0000
              Re: EMP Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-11-18 01:19 +0000
                Re: EMP "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-18 11:23 +0000
              Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-18 02:07 +0000
                Re: EMP Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-11-18 02:39 +0000
          Re: EMP Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-11-18 01:19 +0000
            Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-18 02:09 +0000
            Re: EMP Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> - 2015-11-18 09:01 +0000
  Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 20:09 +0000
    Re: EMP Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2015-11-17 20:40 +0000
      Re: EMP "FranK Turner-Smith G3VKI" <g3vKi@turner-smith.uK> - 2015-11-19 00:23 +0000
        Re: EMP Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-11-19 00:29 +0000
          Re: EMP "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-19 04:40 +0000
            Re: EMP "FranK Turner-Smith G3VKI" <g3vKi@turner-smith.uK> - 2015-11-19 20:35 +0000
  Re: EMP "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-17 21:02 +0000
  Re: EMP "Wayne" <mygarbagecan@verizon.net> - 2015-11-17 13:56 -0800
    Re: EMP rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 17:30 -0500
      Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 22:38 +0000
        Re: EMP rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 17:53 -0500
          Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-17 23:12 +0000
            Re: EMP rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 23:36 -0500
              Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-18 06:03 +0000
                Re: EMP rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 08:12 -0500
                Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-18 19:19 +0000
              Re: EMP "Wayne" <mygarbagecan@verizon.net> - 2015-11-18 08:13 -0800
                Re: EMP rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 11:39 -0500
  Re: EMP AndyW <Andy@nojunqmail.com> - 2015-11-18 07:55 +0000
    Re: EMP Tom <donotreply@nothere.net> - 2015-11-19 19:12 -0600
      Re: EMP jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-20 02:43 +0000
  Re: EMP "Jim GM4DHJ ..." <jim.gm4dhj@ntlworld.com> - 2015-11-21 18:54 +0000

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