E-bombs: the “Oh Shit” weapon

Scoble points us to this Popular Mechanics article on the E-bomb. As the subhead says, “In the blink of an eye, electromagnetic bombs could throw civilization back 200 years. And terrorists can build them for $400.” This is scary shit because we here in America, and especially in Silicon Valley, are far too dependent on electric power, computers and telecommunication to support our lives. A few of these, reasonably well-placed, could destroy us.