Researchers See Ionospheric Signature of North Korean Nuclear Test
February 15, 2013
The explosion of an underground nuclear device by North Korea this week disturbed the Earth’s ionosphere. The blast […]
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The explosion of an underground nuclear device by North Korea this week disturbed the Earth’s ionosphere. The blast […]
Large coordinated cyber attacks from North Korea near its border with South Korea produced electronic jamming signals that affected […]
My mailbox is currently overflowing with comments and questions concerning rampant rumors that in the March 2011 time frame a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft was forced to land during an annual major east Asian military exercise, known as Key Resolve, due to GPS jamming. The jamming reportedly took place along the northern portion of the 684-mile long Korean peninsula, with the jamming supposedly originating with the North Koreans. The jamming scenario should come as no surprise, but it is the emergency or forced landing due to loss of a GPS signal among other supposed “facts” with which I take issue.
Can GPS be used to detect underground nuclear explosions? A research team is developing a software program that uses GPS to analyze the ionospheric effect of nuclear explosions. Results would show when and where a country has conducted a secret underground nuclear test.
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