17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
At 08:46 PM 10/4/96 -0800, Timothy C. May wrote:
The key is that the effects of near-ground-level bursts are _extremely_ localized. Shocking so, no pun intended. The largest bomb in the U.S. arsenal, believed to be 20 MT, might leave a crater several miles in diameter, but would hardly be felt 30 miles away. Certainly almost no electronic devices would be damaged, except if close to the blast center.
--Tim May
What about the neutrons? What is the effect of a neutron flux on silicon devices? Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com