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Taiwan To Develop 'Blackout Bomb'

October 22, 2007 :: 

Taiwan may develop a non-lethal graphite bomb designed to disable rival China's power supplies, according an October 21 report by the United Daily News.  The so-called "blackout bomb" would be carried by Hsiungfeng 2E cruise missiles, and in the outbreak of hostilities would be designed to paralyze the power systems of China's southeastern coastal cities.  The proposed warheads, which have yet to be funded by the Taiwan parliament, would sprinkle a cloud of chemically treated carbon fibers over power supplies, causing them to short-circuit, but without killing people.  The United States is said to have used a similar graphite bomb against Iraq in the Gulf War, wiping out 85 percent of its electrical supply. (Article)

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