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\b \cf2 BY STEVEN SPARKMAN\ ANCHOR CHRISTIAN BRYANT
\b0 \ \
It\'92s being called \'93a new era in modern warfare.\'94 Boeing says it tested a new missile
\'97 the kind that doesn\'92t blow anything up.\
\
\b \'93CHAMP \'97 it\'92s an acronym for Counter-electronics, High-powered microwave Advanced Missile Project.
The missile emits a high-powered burst of energy knocking out electronics.\'94
\b0 ({\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.king5.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 Video via KING}})\
\ The idea behind the missile is to knock out
an enemy\'92s defenses before any troops are sent in. It can also serve to cripple an enemy\'92s
offenses without killing anyone. The company demonstrated the missile at a test range in
Utah.\ \
\b \'93The missile known as CHAMP fired a burst of high-powered microwaves at the building
and successfully knocked out the electronic systems and computers.\'94
\b0 ({\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.kens5.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 Video via KENS}})\
\ The footage you just saw was from a previous
test. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.boeing.com/Features/2012/10/bds_champ_10_22_12.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 The project manager}} says
there was some difficulty filming the latest one.\
\
\b \'93When the computer went out, when we fired, it actually took out the cameras as
well. We took out everything on that. It was fantastic.\'94
\b0 \ \
The company says they\'92ve turned science fiction into science fact, and moved a step
closer to non-lethal warfare. But {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://io9.com/5954756/we-now-have-drones-equipped-with-emp-beams-++-and-that-could-be-lethal"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 \ul \ulc4 a writer for io9}} says that\'92s not entirely accurate.\
\
\b \'93Knocking out the computers in a hospital, or the technology in computer-guided vehicles,
could lead to fatalities. \'85 Imagine one of these drones taking out a stock exchange
or a water management system. Or a computer-controlled dam. The consequences could be quite dire.\'94
\b0 \ \
Boeing says CHAMP isn\'92t battlefield ready and this was just a proof of concept. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/boeings-new-missile-takes-down-electronics-without-touching-them-1C6663618"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 \ul \ulc4 But NBC reports}} it\'92s already
a powerful weapon.\ \
\b \'93The monitors \'85 only shut down for a few seconds, but something more complex,
like an interdependent network of computers and power sources, could be taken offline
for much longer or even disabled completely.\'94}