http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime In 1962, a U.S. high-altitute (400km!) nuclear test knocked out one-third of the satellites in low earth orbit, including the first commercial communications satellite, Telstar. 23:25
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Progressive Alaska (progressivealaska.blogspot.com):
… the Alaska Legislature at the beginning of April? The possible negative effects from a nuclear or thermonuclear high-atmosphere or exo-atmosphereic explosion were predicted before one's ill effects were actually experienced after the explosion ofthe 1.1 megaton thermonuclear device, Starfish Prime,at an altitude of 250 miles, on the night of July 9, 1962. This picture was taken from a USAF C-135 that was monitoring the detonation. It is a picture of the debris fireball, as it extended along the earth's magnetic field in the dissipation …
Out Of Thin Air (palisade.winterwoodmusings.com):
… Starfish Prime …
Ephemeral Blog (chris.sartoris.org):
… being personally affected by this are so close to zero that there isn’t much point in worrying. But I am somewhat concerned about what it’ll do to orbital real-estate. We’ve already got problems with orbital debris from other mishaps andexperiments. I think it’s pretty obvious that shooting down this satellite has less to do with the tank of hydrazine on board than it does one-upping China and making sure nothing classified gets into the wrong hands. I just hope somebody has carefully …
Writing Adventures and Exploration of History (writingwithtony.blogspot.com):
… More details: Direct PDF link to results of Starfish Prime Operation Dominic I Archive.org movie overview on Operation Dominic (additional source: The Nuclear Vault) Atomic Veteran's History ProjectWikipedia entry: Starfish Prime …
Actions By "T" (actionsbyt.typepad.com):
… distance from a nuclear weapon does not depend directly on the yield but at most only increases as the square root of the yield (see illustration above). This means that although a 10 kt weapon has only 0.7% of the total energy release of the 1.4 MtStarfish Primetest, the EMP will be at least 8% as powerful. Since the EMP depends on the prompt gamma ray output, which was only 0.1% of yield in Starfish Prime but can be 0.5% of yield in pure fission weapons of low yield, a 10 kt bomb can easily be 5 x 8% = 40% …
El blog libre (www.elbloglibre.com):
… llevado a cabo por los EEUU, siempre con el denominador común de ser vendidos como proyectos para utilización con fines no bélicos. Es importante conocer los antecedentes para comprender Haarp en todas sus dimensiones. Por citar algunos ejemplos:Starfish Prime, explosión nuclear a gran altura llevada a cabo el 9 de julio de 1962 y parte de la Operación Dominic. Se detonaron bombas nucleares en los límites del espacio exterior, con el objetivo de estudiar los efectos de las mismas en el caso de una guerra …
tales of the clockworkrabbitte (clockworkrabbitte.blogspot.com):
… and to have a greater range of references to draw upon, but maybe i just want to be able to get more jokes. dunno. anyway, the name of the story i'm writing is called "starfish prime". cool name,. huh. it's actually the code name of a was ahigh-altitude nuclear testconducted on 9 july 1962 over Honolulu, hawaii. of course that has absolutely nothing to do with the story that i'm writing. well, philosophically, there is a parallel, but i thought the name was uber-cool. …
Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist (gristmill.grist.org):
… Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island. Of course the U.S. has a long history of large-scale interventions above the clouds. In 1962 we conducted an experiment called "Starfish Prime" in which we exploded a small nuclear weapon (equivalent to 1.4 million tons of TNT) 400 miles up in the atmosphere, just to see what would happen. What happened came as a complete surprise to the geniuses who set off the blast. The explosion left so …
Mum's the Word | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist (gristmill.grist.org):
… Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island. Of course the U.S. has a long history of large-scale interventions above the clouds. In 1962 we conducted an experiment called "Starfish Prime" in which we exploded a small nuclear weapon (equivalent to 1.4 million tons of TNT) 400 miles up in the atmosphere, just to see what would happen. What happened came as a complete surprise to the geniuses who set off the blast. The explosion left so …
The Ultimate Truth (anonymous-physicist.blogspot.com):
… to try to get at who is really in charge of Mankind. This may be crucial information of the highest order. Research it and judge for yourself. He recommends both a healthy skepticism, and an open mind, as do I. First off, Wiki announces at the top ofthis articlethat “This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.” Since Wiki doesn’t have the highest veracity standards, this should generate great caution as to this article’s veracity. Then, for those of us who know “ultimate …
Karl Jones Dot Com (www.karljones.com):
… Recent Links Andy Partridge of XTC: A Catalogue of Errors What really happened after the Deathstar blew upStarfish PrimeA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon Darien scheme …