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NATO Unveils New Technology To Halt Suicide Bombers In Their Tracks

Gally Articola

Friday, September 13th, 2013

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NATO on Sept. 11 unveiled a new technology--high intensity electromagnetic beam--that can jam signals sent to detonate bombs, and shut down electronic systems on various vehicles whether on land or sea or unmanned aerial vehicles. Ernst Krogager leads the international team developing this new NATO-funded system to stop suspected suicide bomber’s vehicles. The system is comprised of a high intensity electromagnetic beam that sends out a pulse to shut down a vehicle’s electrical systems and engine. In 2012, NATO issued…

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