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Saturday, October 20, 2001
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/CuttingEdge/empbombs011019.html E-Bombs Could Spell Digital Doomsday By Paul Eng Oct. 19 — After attacks with airliners and assaults with anthrax-laced mail, security experts are pondering when — and how — future attacks may come. Nuclear bombs, biological warfare and other "weapons of mass destruction" are scary possibilities, but some experts offer a lesser-known potential threat: E-bombs. The good news about these so-called electronic bombs is they aren't directly harmful to humans or structures like buildings or bridges. But the bad news for technological nations like the United States is that as the name implies, e-bombs go after electronic devices — computers, radios, telephones, and almost anything that uses transistors, circuits, and wiring....
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