Though disabling an aircraft’s avionics will obviously cause it to crash, in many other cases, no direct harm is done to people at all.

尽管让飞机失灵显然就意味着坠机，但是在其他大部分情况下，将不会对人造成直接伤亡。

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Though disabling an aircraft's avionics will obviously cause it to crash, in many other cases, no direct harm is done to people at all.

ECONOMIST: Electromagnetic weapons