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===Russia=== Since the Cold War, Russia has experimented with the design and effects of EMP bombs. The [[Soviet Union]] designed a [[Fractional Orbital Bombardment System|system]] to deliver nuclear weapons from the [[low Earth orbit]].<ref name=":2">{{cite report |last1=Pry |first1=Peter V. |date=2021-01-28 |title=Russia: EMP Threat. The Russian Federation's Military Doctrine, Plans, and Capabilities for Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack |docket=AD1124730 |language=en |via=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] |df=dmy-all |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1124730 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502044331/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1124730 |archive-date=2021-05-02}}</ref> and proposals have been made by Russia to develop [[satellite]]s supplied with EMP capabilities{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}. This would call for detonations up to {{convert|100|km|mi}} above the Earth's surface, with the potential to disrupt the electronic systems of U.S. satellites suspended in orbit around the planet, many of which are vital for deterrence and alerting the country of possible incoming missiles.<ref name=":0"/>
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