Amrush on Nostr: Let me start with, Einstein's quote "I don't know how the third world war will be ...
Let me start with, Einstein's quote "I don't know how the third world war will be fought, but the fourth one will be fought with sticks and stones" always reminded me of these Ahadith you're referring to.
But you're right. I can imagine that the side that is able to store energy and/or produce it more consistently will be able to use electronic warfare of all kinds (robotics, jamming, radars, telecoms...etc.) more efficiently. The only protection from EMPs is basically faraday cages, which also prohibit their usage one way or the other.
For example, Robotic dogs will not be able to communicate, so they will have to be fully preprogrammed; I would think that preprogramming would diminish its effectiveness because faraday cages would inhibit regaining control.
Telecom devices, jamming, and radars are basically useless inside faraday cages. Jamming devices are also prone to announce themselves to any reader, and thus prone to be located and counter-measured using EMPs.
But what I'm thinking is that at best, it will lead us back to mid-20th century warfare in which kinetic and mechanical arms are more prominent than electronic ones. How would EMPs drive us before that era?
But you're right. I can imagine that the side that is able to store energy and/or produce it more consistently will be able to use electronic warfare of all kinds (robotics, jamming, radars, telecoms...etc.) more efficiently. The only protection from EMPs is basically faraday cages, which also prohibit their usage one way or the other.
For example, Robotic dogs will not be able to communicate, so they will have to be fully preprogrammed; I would think that preprogramming would diminish its effectiveness because faraday cages would inhibit regaining control.
Telecom devices, jamming, and radars are basically useless inside faraday cages. Jamming devices are also prone to announce themselves to any reader, and thus prone to be located and counter-measured using EMPs.
But what I'm thinking is that at best, it will lead us back to mid-20th century warfare in which kinetic and mechanical arms are more prominent than electronic ones. How would EMPs drive us before that era?