Re:Not Just Lasers (Score 0)

The directed energy weapons described are of the emp variety. The US purchased several explosive emp devices from the Russians. These devices work by setting up a large electrical field, than using explosives this field is collapsed ramping up the charge till at the end of the device the energy is released. This pulse is fast and powerful frying any non-shielded electrical device. Nuclear weapons also produce this effect although on a much larger scale. There is talk that the US has another variety of this weapon using superconductors, however no information is currently available to my knowledge describing how this type of weapon is designed.