U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
"The United States is vulnerable to a devastating electromagnetic pulse event caused by a high-altitude nuclear blast or solar superstorm, according to a recently published book.

..."Today the United States and the world faces another existential threat—from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) catastrophe...topple the technological pillars of modern electronic civilization," said Pry, who served on a congressional EMP commission in the early 2000s.
The book contains fresh assessments of the EMP threat produced by a more recent congressional commission last year that concluded the United States would suffer millions of deaths from a major EMP incident.
..."An extended blackout today could result in the death of a large fraction of the American people through the effects of societal collapse, disease, and starvation," the commission stated in its July 2017 report. 
"While national planning and preparation for such events could help mitigate the damage, few such actions are currently underway or even being contemplated."

William R. Graham, former head of the EMP commission, stated in a preface to the book that a nationwide electrical blackout of one year "could kill millions, perhaps prove fatal to most Americans, by starvation, disease, and societal collapse."

"EMP is a civilization killer," Graham said.
The book warns that China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are preparing to use EMP attacks combined with traditional military strikes and new cyber attacks in future conflicts..."

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