LIGHTS OUT: S. Korea close to developing ‘blackout bomb.’
South Korea has secured technologies to build a non-lethal graphite bomb which can paralyze the North’s power systems in case of war, military sources said Sunday.
The so-called “blackout bomb” works by spreading chemically treated carbon graphite filaments over electric facilities to short-circuit and disrupt the power grid.
The weapon has been developed by the Agency for Defense Development as key part of South Korea’s pre-emptive strike program called Kill Chain.
“All technologies for the development of a graphite bomb led by the ADD have been secured. It is in the stage where we can build the bombs anytime,” a military official said.
They won’t have to build a very big one.