EFFECTS OF DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS by Philip E. Nielsen, 1994

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

EFFECTS OF DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS by  Philip E. Nielsen published 1994

http://anonym.to?www.ndu.edu/CTNSP/docUploaded/EDEW.pdf

Where We're Going

Each chapter to follow is devoted to a specific type of directed
energy weapon, and is organized into the following main sections.
• An introduction, in which the fundamentals of each weapon
type are developed.
• A discussion of propagation in a vacuum. Here the factors
responsible for the divergence associated with each weapon
type are discussed in detail, and used to develop criteria
for placing a damaging level of fluence on target in the absence
of atmospheric effects.
• A section on propagation in the atmosphere, where energy
loss mechanisms and their implications from the standpoint of a
weapon's design and its ability to deliver damaging fluence
within the atmosphere are discussed.
• A section on interaction with targets. The specific mechanisms
by which each weapon type deposits energy in targets are
discussed, and the resulting advantages and disadvantages of
that weapon type are highlighted. The implications of weapon
specific target interaction mechanisms from the standpoint of
damage criteria will be addressed.
• Notes and references. These are presented as a guide to more
detailed literature for those interested in examining any topic in
greater depth.

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

A pretty interesting thread...

http://www.thunderbolts.info/forum/phpB ... hp?p=41444

The interview with this clean up crew member that mentions the lack of identifiable "debris" is worth a look over (and an Occam's Razor explanation). I personally can't think of any. Some of the "weird" objects may have been produced by the fires and collapse...but then again... :

[youtube:r3yiyxe5]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrY_PRji34g[/youtube]r3yiyxe5]

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

Keep in mind... on page 328

Particle Beams
Overall Implications

In principle, particle beams should be ideal as directed energy
weapons. Unlike lasers or microwaves, their propagation in unaffected
by clouds, rain, or other meteorological effects, which add
very little to the mass a particle beam might encounter on the way
to its target. Therefore, they are in effect all-weather devices, capable
of engaging targets under almost any circumstances. Once
they encounter a target, the long penetration range of relativistic
particles ensures that critical components on the interior of the
target will be rapidly engaged. Time need not be wasted in eroding
away protective layers of matter on the target's surface in
order to reach them. Shielding targets as a defensive countermeasure
is not a practical alternative.

In practice, the apparent difficulties in achieving stable propagation
through the atmosphere have caused interest to focus on
space-based neutral particle beams, where the physical problems
of atmospheric propagation are replaced with the engineering
problems associated with deploying and maintaining large constellations
of particle accelerators in space. Both charged and neutral
particle beam research has been hampered by the lack of
weapon grade accelerators which might test our largely theoretical
understanding of propagation and interaction issues. The theoretical
potential of particle beams as directed energy weapons is
clear, but the experimental demonstration of that potential awaits
advances in the state of the art for particle accelerators.

[Timothy_Fitzpatrick]

What do you think smart meters are for?