At least the domain name is appropriate. M ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 21:37:17 +0200 From: owner-infowar-enat_private Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:40:08 +0100 To: infowarat_private From: Technologies To The People <danielat_private> Subject: INFOWAR: code_alpha Sender: owner-infowar-enat_private Precedence: bulk Reply-To: infowarat_private --------------------------------------------------------- ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 98 INFOWAR. information.macht.krieg Linz, Austria, september 07 - 12 http://www.aec.at/infowar --------------------------------------------------------- Technologies To The People+ We don't just make better technology. We make better tools. Technologies To The People+ 10 Gigawatt Briefcase Bombs Developed We are working in a new electronic "bomb" that uses high-power microwave signals to knock out jet fighters computers. We try to control military communications satellites. Pay attention, governments maintains close watching brief on developments in weapons technology including electromagnetic devices. The bomb is store in a briefcase and emitted short, high-energy pulses reaching 10 gigawatts, which could destroy complex electronics systems. Despite the science-fiction flavour, the electromagnetic bomb is close to reality. It has been the subject of extensive research in the US and presumably Russia for decades. The concept arose through early nuclear testing when scientists realised that high altitude atomic blasts produced an electromagnetic pulse capable of destroying delicate electronics systems on the ground. That was done through induced voltages that could burn out electronic systems. Any thermonuclear war would have started with such ionospheric blasts. One consequence was that military computer and electronic systems were "hardened" to minimise such damage, but civil systems remain vulnerable. Two types of non-nuclear EMP devices have been developed. One uses conventional explosives to induce the EMP; another uses a single-use, high-power microwave generation device. The design and deployment of electromagnetic warheads for bombs and missiles was technically feasible in the next decade. Problems remained. The most fundamental is assessing whether the device has actually damaged or destroyed the target. Electromagnetic munitions for bomb and missile applications promise to be an important and robust weapon in both strategic and tactical operations, offering significantly reduced collateral damage and lower human casualties than established weapons. Infowar & Interpact Department/Technologies To The People+ **ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IS A HUMAN RIGHT** You understand that the information contained on this document is strictly for informational, educational or artistic use. Only private citizens who are not involved in government or law enforcement activities are authorized to use it. You are not authorized to divulge any information gained from this document to any goverment, law enforcement agency or employees or for legal action of any kind. Please send us your comments <bigger>http://www.irational.org/daniel/></fontfamily>TTTP/TTT P.html ------------ Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:43:25 +0000 From: Hans Mittendorf-Labiche <hwmlat_private> Send reply to: hwmlat_private Organization: IRB To: infowarat_private Subject: Re: INFOWAR: RE: information and art dva wrote: >However moving on...,I wonder now about art and infowar. >It seems that art can act in information systems to jam relationships >etc.(...) I am an artist myself and work as much as possible with information technology, since technology is a natural partner to the arts. What I doubt is that many artists will find it important enough to get involved with kind of moralistic issues to correct information of others e.g. agencies which have an interest in manipulation of masses etc. After all Beethovens nonth synphonie is a lot of information for some, but for others much more than that... We should recognise the fact that there is a lot which can't be explained. This is the very true side of art, it does not fit in categories like information. The magic is that it uses information, transzends it and through this process of transformation creates new information. Who ever experienced this power finds it a waste of time to deal with crooks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to the English language version of INFOWAR To (un)subscribe the English language version send mail to infowar-en-requestat_private (message text 'subscribe'/'unsubscribe') To (un)subscribe the German language version of send mail to infowar-dt-requestat_private (message text 'subscribe'/'unsubscribe') Send contributions to infowarat_private --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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