BEIJING, July 22 (UPI) — China is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons Beijing could use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, a U.S. report says.
The EMPs are part of China’s so-called “assassin’s mace” arsenal to allow a technologically inferior China to defeat U.S. military forces, the report by the National Ground Intelligence Center said.
The declassified 2005 intelligence report provides details on China’s EMPs and plans for their use, The Washington Times reported Friday.
EMPs mimic a gamma-ray pulse caused by a nuclear blast and can disable all electronics, including computers and automobiles, over wide areas.
“For use against Taiwan, China could detonate at a much lower altitude (30 to 40 kilometers) … to confine the EMP effects to Taiwan and its immediate vicinity and minimize damage to electronics on the mainland,” the report said.
Chinese military writings have discussed building low-yield EMP warheads but “it is not known whether [the Chinese] have actually done so,” the report concluded.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/07/22/Report-China-developing-EMP-weapons/UPI-10561311362279/
Hillary Clinton commends China, ASEAN – for what Hill? Targeting the U.S.Navy and America?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference after a meeting in Washington June 21, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg 
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/07/22/Hillary-Clinton-commends-China-ASEAN/UPI-51711311350553/#ixzz1THHGn1iEBALI, Indonesia, July 22 (UPI) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says China is becoming a cooperative member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Clinton, in Bali, Indonesia, for ASEAN bilateral security meetings, said Friday China is showing signs it will be more cooperative when it comes to settling disputes in the region.
In a statement released by the U.S. State Department, Clinton, meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before the formal meetings started, said, “I want to commend China and ASEAN for working so closely together to include implementation guidelines for the declaration of conduct in the South China Sea.”
“We will discuss our mutual desire for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula,” Clinton said.
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