China has recently revealed a new and dangerous weapon, which is being called ‘Blackout Bomb’. This weapon has the ability to completely stop the power supply of enemy countries. This bomb has been presented to the world by China’s government news channel CCTV through an animated video. Let’s know about this mysterious weapon and understand how it works and what effect it can have?
What is a blackout bomb?
The blackout bomb, also known as a graphite bomb, is a non-fatal weapon that can neutralize the enemy’s power system without any explosion. This bomb targets high-voltage electricity lines, transformers and substations. This bomb uses carbon filaments, which stops the power supply of the entire region by producing short-circuits in the electric system.
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According to China’s official channel CCTV, this bomb can completely stalle the power supply in an area of ​​10000 square meters (about 2.5 acres). It is also called ‘soft bomb’ because it does not directly harm buildings or people, but targets the power system.
How does this bomb work?
The video released by China’s government media shows that this bomb works as a missile launched from the ground. Its functioning is as follows …
- Launching: This bomb is launched by a vehicle. The missile fly in the air and reaches its goal.
- Submunition release: The missile leaves 90 small cylinders such as submunitions on reaching its target.
- Spread of carbon filaments: These cylinders burst into the air before falling on the ground. Thousands of fine carbon threads leave. These threads are prepared by special chemical process.
- Short-circuit: These carbon threads fall on high-voltage lines and equipment of electricity, causing short-circuits. This stops the power system completely.
The range of this bomb has been stated to be 290 kilometers. Its warhead is weighing 490 kg. This makes it ideal for targeting military substations and other important power structures.
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Importance of this weapon
This blackout bomb can change the strategy of modern war. Electricity and communication systems are very important in today’s war. If the power supply of a country is stalled, then its military operations, communication and command systems may be completely affected. Using this bomb can weaken the enemy’s army without any major explosion.
This weapon of China is being seen as a major threat to Taiwan, America and other rival countries. Especially amidst increasing tension with Taiwan, this bomb is feared to be used to target Taiwan’s power supply.
Is this technique new?
Although China is calling it a new weapon, the technique of graphite bomb has already been present. For example…
- America: The US used Blu-114/B graphite bomb in Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991, which stalled 85% of the power supply of Iraq.
- It was also used in NATO attack on Yugoslavia in 1999.
- South Korea: South Korea said in 2017 that it developed graphite bomb against North Korea.
Some people on social media say that this technology is not new. Many countries already have such capacity. Nevertheless, this claim of China is a matter of concern as this weapon is very effective and accurate.
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World’s response
After the announcement of this new weapon of China, different reactions have been seen on social media. Some people are considering it a big step towards modern war, some are calling it dangerous and scary. Some people believe that China is fast moving in the technical and military sector.
Has this weapon been deployed?
CCTV has called this weapon “domesticly built mysterious missile”, but no clear information has been given about its status or deployment. It is not yet clear in which stage of weapon development is this or the Chinese army has started using it.