>The rapidly approaching ubiquity of
technology and its inevitable but
>rarely discussed terroristic use demand for
immediate exploration and
>development of technology disruption
devices. In the ensuing world
>dominated by technology and information,
the true culmination of power
>will rest not with the institution
controlling the information but the
>organization, group, or individual capable
of disabling, altering, or
>destroying the underlying support structure
of information:
>electricity, telecommunications, and
computers.
>
>The efficient execution of an Information
War (I-War) campaign against
>a modern industrial or post-industrial
opponent will require the use
>of specialized tools designed to destroy
information systems.
>Electro-magnetic Information Bombs or
I-Bombs built for this purpose
>can provide a very effective tool for
conducting an information
>warfare campaign.
>
>I have researched and constructed a fully
functional I-Bomb that is
>the first stage in the evolution of future
information warfare
>devices.
>
>The device that will be operated is only
one of several such I-Bombs.
>The device allows for the disruption and/or
disabling of electronic
>devices and systems within a limited range
and without physical
>contact. It will also corrupt and/or erase
any magnetic storage
>medium such as floppy disks, credit cards,
etc. The result is the
>creation of a physical space guaranteed to
be devoid of technology, a
>Technology Free Zone (TFZ).
>
>These spaces are unique in that they allow
direct human-human
>interaction to flourish while disabling or
destroying any and every
>technological element and/or device within
the zone. The ensuing
>result is the forceful removal of all
technology from a pre-defined
>space. Individuals that choose to enter or
cross into this region are
>forced to acknowledge all personally
carried or worn technology and
>remove such devices. Failure to do so will
result in the automatic
>disabling of the surreptitiously concealed
equipment.
>
>TFZ systems are very selective. They do not
affect organic or
>non-technological systems and are therefore
safe for most humans. A
>TFZ abhors and strikes directly back at any
technology within its
>range, leaving humans unaffected. Of course
the irony is that these
>zones are themselves actually monitored by
sophisticated mechanical
>and electrical systems that ensure a
constant and continued state,
>devoid of technology.
>
>This device is a true information warfare
machine and as such almost
>all commercial electronics devices within
its range (about 1-2 meters)
>that lack protection against
electro-magnetic pulse disturbances will
>be completely vulnerable to electronic
disruption and/or destruction.
>Several devices and technological artifacts
will be used for
>demonstration purposes. Attendees to New
Fangle are also invited to
>interact with the device by placing any
unwanted technology into the
>TFZ.
>
>Let the warfare begin...
