Balbo was certain that the metallic aerosol had not existed to the north just a few minutes ago.
The reason was simple—according to the data recorded by several instruments, the electromagnetic pulse had swept over from that direction just now.
Iron Dust could indeed be used as an emergency defense against EMPs.
If one anticipated suffering from an EMP that exceeded the tolerance limits of their prosthetic body, it would be quite natural to throw an Iron Flower Bomb nearby.
If this cluster of metal aerosol had been present then, that EMP wave wouldn't have made him feel anything at all.
It surely must have been released within these last few minutes.
And the government seldom used Iron Dust proactively. The government's advantage lay in its vast numbers and multitude of weapons, all of which required a modern command system for control—a system largely reliant on electromagnetic signals.
For the government to use Iron Dust would be to forsake its greatest advantage.
