OT:Railgun: Branching technologies

In a message dated 6/5/99 10:29:04 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
djwj@eazy.net writes:

<< Railgun - Lorenz Effect Plasma Driver - "Microwave Pulse Magnetic
Containment" The last D. E. S. devive *I'm* aware of, I'm sure there's more:
Use a microwave pulse to organise the plasma into "Shells" that spin
generating a magnetic containment, constraining the plasma, untill it hits
something. >>

Is it just me? Or does this NOT sound just like the Pulse torpedo?

randy