{"id":157708,"date":"2026-09-21T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157708"},"modified":"2026-09-21T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:00:05","slug":"some-of-chinas-11000-mega-bridges-could-be-at-risk-from-small-drones-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157708","title":{"rendered":"Some of China\u2019s 11,000 mega bridges could be at risk from small drones: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostScientists in China have simulated a drone attack on one of the country\u2019s major suspension bridges to determine the vulnerability of key transport hubs to modern warfare tactics.<br \/>\nThe researchers found that a drone carrying just 30kg (66lb) of TNT could trigger a bridge collapse if it detonated within inches of the main suspension cable at the point where it meets a support tower.<br \/>\nThe targeted bridge strikes that have featured in Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine showed that warfare has shifted from mass&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3368205\/some-chinas-11000-mega-bridges-could-be-risk-small-drones-study?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostScientists in China have simulated a drone attack on one of the country\u2019s major suspension bridges to determine the vulnerability of key transport hubs&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157708"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=157708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=157708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=157708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=157708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}