Did You Know the U.S. Military Tested EMP Blasts in 1958 Under ‘Operation Hardtack’?

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Did You Know the U.S. Military Tested EMP Blasts in 1958 Under ‘Operation Hardtack’?

“The first 16 [helium] balloons carried some instruments and dummy payloads. Attached to [the 17th balloon] was a 1.7kt nuclear warhead.”

https://rumble.com/v28929a-operation-hardtack-tested-emp-blasts-via-helium-balloons.html

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