It is what we call hiding in plain sight: the truth that humanity is overly dependent on electricity. In fact, this truth has become so ordinary and obvious that we do not mind. No one asks questions. But what if, one day, all devices and contraptions that run on electricity suddenly shut down and become inutile?
Anelectromagnetic bomb, or e-bomb, is a weapon designed to take advantage of this dependency. But instead of simply cutting off power in an area, an e-bomb would actually destroy most machines that use electricity. Generators would be useless, cars wouldn't run, and there would be no chance of making a phone call. In a matter of seconds, a big enough e-bomb could thrust an entire city back 200 years or cripple a military unit.
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