KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Las VegasWhat's An E-Bomb?
The Air Force has hit Iraqi TV with a secret, experimental electromagnetic pulse device called the E-Bomb in an attempt to knock it off the air and shut down Saddam Hussein's propaganda machine. Although the Pentagon officially does not acknowledge the weapon's existence, in a Time Magazine article, Rumsfeld said that E-bombs can unleash in a flash as much electrical power—2 billion watts or more—as the Hoover Dam generates in 24 hours.
E-Bomb Aims to Stun Iraqi Forces (WIRED.com)GlobalSecurity.org: High-power Microwave (HPM) / E-Bomb - describes the background, specifications, and includes a diagram of the electronic destroying bomb.
FAS.org: High Power Microwave (HPM) - provides overview, technical challenges, and technology development needed for the weapon.
A Superconducting E-bomb - offers a description of the known capabilities of the weapon and links to news stories.
Dropping the E-bomb - discusses the use of the E-bomb. From the Weekly Standard.
Popular Mechanics: E-Bombs And Terrorists - article from September 2001 about the classified weapon.
