EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin could be plotting to reverse Russia’s sinking war plan by unleashing a Bond villain-style hypersonic EMP strike that could bring Ukraine to its knees if he can’t use nuclear weapons.
In July, Russia boasted about possessing a new electromagnetic pulse (EMP) cannon – a weapon that could wipe out electronic communication within a six-mile radius.
If launched successfully, sinister EMP has the ability to burn through Ukraine’s power grid, sparking panic and plunging millions of people into darkness in the bitterly cold winter months.
The destructive weapon could also knock out communication towers and other electronic assets that could severely impact on Ukraine’s ability to defend itself in battle.
EMPs are frequently attached to horrifying hypersonic nuclear missiles and fired more than 100 miles into space, potentially destroying electronic devices across an area the size of the US.
But the non-nuclear version is understood to be able to wipe out enemy assets within a six-mile range.
Russia has suffered numerous devastating battlefield losses in southern and eastern Ukraine over recent weeks and has frequently resorted to attacking critical civilian infrastructure.
But now numerous experts are warning there is a chance Russia could launch an EMP to plunge millions of innocent Ukrainians into darkness.
Weapons expert Justin Brook claimed Russia has an arsenal of MPs ready to go and said some Spetznaz units in Ukraine already carry them.
He said: “EMP strikes leave very little visible trace so it’s difficult to know whether one has already been used without being there on the ground to investigate.”
If Putin was to make such a drastic move, it would escalate the already tense war by knocking out the infrastructure in neighbouring NATO countries.
But electronics warfare boffin Thomas Withington warned Russia of retaliation from the defence alliance and said: “I think that the big danger for the Russian government is that once it performs an EMP nuclear detonation.
“It risks losing strategic control of the situation as it cannot know for certain how the international community, and more importantly Nato, might act.”
The expert warnings come days after increasingly desperate Russian generals were caught discussing the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Putin’s men are understood to have talked about when and how Russia might use such a nuke as it looks to reverse its failing war fortunes – culminating this week in the withdrawal of troops from the Ukrainian city of Kherson.
National Security Council official John F Kirby wouldn’t comments on the “the particulars” of the language used by the Russian officials, but he said: “We’ve been clear from the outset that Russia’s comments about the potential use of nuclear weapons are deeply concerning, and we take them seriously.
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