Would an electromagnetic pulse from any nuclear explosion at this altitude cause widespread damage to electronic equipment? I have not seen any reports of this problem.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 17, 2013 4:09 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]:Russian meteor causes blast; hundreds injured Resend with this addition: NASA says meteor was "nuclear-like" in its intensity. Maybe they know something. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/15/16969092-nuclear-like-in-its-i ntensity-russian-meteor-blast-is-the-largest-since-1908?lite Ed, Near the end of the video at 26-27 seconds - where the slow motion starts - a pointed object can be seen barreling into the meteor - following which, it explodes. That object is a little too "perfect" to be believed, but it is intriguing if not faked. This is consistent with an air launched ABM which generally have small nuclear warheads (briefcase size). This would account for the rapid acceleration of debris following the explosion. An ABM missile developed in the USA called "Sprint" was reported to have achieved 21,000 mph at high altitude. That missile had an official speed of mach 10 in the lower atmosphere and was nuclear tipped. Consequently - this high speed is within the realm of "common sense" for a ABM launched from a high altitude interceptor. Plus this region where the incident occurred is the most secret and sensitive in all of Russia - it is their Oak Ridge and Hanford. That would explain why an interceptor would have been operational at this time. It could have been a precaution against the other, larger meteorite. BTW, that Sprint missile was early 1990s - twenty years old and yet it could conceivably have "shot down" (nuked) a meteorite in some circumstance - if one is not concerned about the repercussions and radioactivity. Consequently - it is remotely possible the Russians have am ABM which is fast enough - at least when launched at high altitude; and that they would be willing to use it to protect a very sensitive region. The most likely explanation, of course, is that the video was faked. But that explanation lacks the drama of a "shoot down" and after all, there was a Military Officer quoted as saying "we shot it down"... within hours of the incident... but that quote was not from Pravda - closer to the Russian equivalent of Fox. From: Edmund Storms What is so unusual about this video? The meteor exploded, which sent fragments in all directions, including straight ahead as the video shows. As for shooting down an object slowing from 17000 mph in the atmosphere, where is the common sense? Ed On Feb 17, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Jones Beene wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-octPHs9gcs&feature=player_embedded#t=0s <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-octPHs9gcs&feature=player_embedded> NASA failed to mention the surprising activity that seems to show up in this Russian video, in slo-mo. The video could have been altered - with the addition of a fast moving object that seems to impact with the object to make it explode (at about 27 seconds). Since the original story of a missile shoot-down came from Russian military, why not give it some credence? Unless of course it can be shown that this video was altered. NASA's blog states <http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Watch%20the%20Skies/posts/post_1360947411975. html> : "Asteroid DA14's trajectory is in the opposite direction" 180 degrees is pretty far from 90 degrees. What is your cite, Terry?
