West Asia crisis: US deploys ‘CHAMP’ missile that can FRY Iranian nuclear equipment

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West Asia crisis: US deploys ‘CHAMP’ missile that can FRY Iranian nuclear equipment

The US forces have secretly deployed a missile that can literally fry electronic components in Iranian nuclear sites using high-power microwaves. The missile, known as the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP), was first tested in 2012 and is jointly developed by Boeing's Phantom Works for the US Air Force Research Laboratory. The missile is understood to have been operational since 2019. How does CHAMP operat