EMP: The Next Weapon Of Mass Destruction? -- Time Magazine
If America needs a new threat around which to organize its defenses, try this one: Bad guys explode nuclear weapons miles above U.S. soil, sending out an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that fries the electronic guts of everything in America. The nation's financial and transportation systems collapse, hospitals and the Internet go dark, water and electrical grids freeze and runaway Toyotas with electronic throttles are finally brought to a stop. "The EMP resulting from the blast would cause widespread damage, devastating the economy and resulting in the deaths of millions of Americans," the hawkish Heritage Foundation warned last week, launching a call on Congress to establish an EMP Recognition Day.
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My Comment: In 1998 Quebec experienced an ice storm that knocked out the electrical grid for 4-7 days in Montreal, and weeks outside the city. Since it was winter, temperatures were at -5C to -20C, and all business activity came to a halt.
Did we experience a disaster .... did thousands die? No. The result of this disaster was the following .... no one died, crime went down, community help and assistance went into play, and everyone helped everyone to get over this rough time. Government, private communities, utilities .... everyone pitched in.
If the US was to experience an EMP attack in which the electrical grid was to be knocked out .... I am going to expect the same thing to happen in the US. Times will be tough, but I expect everyone will get together and help each other to recover as quickly as possible.
In short .... millions will not die, the economy will not be destroyed, and we will recover sooner rather than later.
And then we go after the bastards who would do this.
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