Re: [californiadisasters] Electromagnetic Pulse: Effects on the U.S. Power Grid

Not a plausible scenario on a wide scale. Wide scale EMP as in all of the US would need multiple high altitude burst. We wrote these NLT Exercises in the 1990's and were crucified by the EMP experts. Terrorists might EMP say Atlanta but not take out the UES overall.

 

Rouge Nation with a real ICBM capablity well why do you think we don't want Iran etc. having Nukes.

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From: James Nelson <jnelson_lifesaver@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [californiadisasters] Electromagnetic Pulse: Effects on the U.S. Power Grid

Read the book "One Second After" by William Forstchen... A fictional account of  this being done to the US in a terrorist attack. It's available through Amazon.        �                                  Electromagnetic Pulse: Effects on the U.S. Power Grid  Executive Summary   The nation's power grid is vulnerable to the effects of an electromagnetic pulse  (EMP), a sudden burst of electromagnetic radiation resulting from a natural or  man-made event. EMP events occur with little or no warning and can have  catastrophic effects, including causing outages to major portions of the U.S.  power grid possibly lasting for months or longer. Naturally occurring EMPs are  produced as part of the normal cyclical activity of the sun while man-made EMPs,  including Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) devices and High  Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), are produced by devices designed  specifically to disrupt or destroy electronic equipment or by the detonation of  a nuclear device high above the earth's atmosphere. EMP threats have the  potential to cause wide scale long-term losses with economic costs to the United  States that vary with the magnitude of the event. The cost of damage from the  most extreme solar event has been  estimated at $1 to $2 trillion with a recovery time of four to ten years,1  while the average yearly cost of installing equipment to mitigate an EMP event  is estimated at less than 20 cents per year for the average residential  customer.      ------------------------------------  Be sure to check out our Links Section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/links Please join our Discussion Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters_discussion/  for topical but extended discussions started here or for less topical but  nonetheless relevant messages.Yahoo! Groups Links  <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/  <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional  <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/join     (Yahoo! ID required)  <*> To change settings via email:     californiadisasters-digest@yahoogroups.com      californiadisasters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com  <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     californiadisasters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com  <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/   

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