Experts warn that the U.S. must take the threat of nuclear EMP attack seriously
One expert warns that the strike from the nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could weaken the number of U.S. power grid, communications, transportation and other critical infrastructure for months.
New York Times bestselling author and EMP expert William Forstchen discusses with Fox News Digital how Americans and everyday Americans prepare for the “existent threat” posed by attacks.
“It’s a very real threat,” he said. “When small nuclear weapons (40 to 60 thousand) or Hiroshima bombs are about three times the size, EMP feeds millions of miles of wires that become into an antenna, feed it into the grid, overload the grid and blow it out.”
Forstchen, citing 2002 and 2008 Congressional reports, said that if an EMP strike occurs, 80%-90% of Americans will die a year later.
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Electromagnetic pulses are electromagnetic energy bursts produced by nuclear explosions in the atmosphere and are believed to be able to widely damage power lines, telecommunications and electronic devices. (Division of Homeland Security)
At first glance, the EMP strike seems to be more of a science fiction than the facts, but Forstchen says the potential of such attacks was recognized decades ago.
“The threads of the EMP were first achieved in the 1962 starfish high-altitude nuclear test in 1962. What happened was that it blew up about 500 miles from Hawaii and rose 200 miles,” he said. “They were able to Bring the system back in a few days, but what would it look like if it took a month, six months, one year or five years to resolve?”
The late nuclear weapons expert Peter Pry and former chief of staff on the Congressional EMP committee. Prior to his death in 2022, PRY warned that Kim Jong-un fired high-altitude ballistic missiles, a test of North Korea’s EMP capabilities against the United States.
“The car will be paralyzed,” Pry told Fox Business’Lou Dobbs May 2017. “The plane could fall out of the sky. You will have a gas pipeline exploded and a nuclear reactor overload. Long-term power outages will be a serious threat to the survival of the American people.”
Geomagnetic interference is temporary interference of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by solar shock waves and/or magnetic field clouds that interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. (Division of Homeland Security)
The threat from EMP has prompted Donald Trump to publish research to the Department of Defense (Defense) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the first semester of 2020.
“In the past few days, the Trump administration has once again talked about Israel’s iron dome, but in the United States,” he said.
Forstchen shares three ways the United States can prepare for potential EMP attacks.
Update the power grid
Forstchen calls the current grid “outdated” and believes it needs to be updated in the 21st century.
“It is scary to realize that almost all of our electricity is pumped on a system that is 30, or even 40,” he said.
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Create an American Iron Dome
Like Israel, the United States needs an iron dome, Foston said.
“Ronald Reagan proposed this in the 1980s, known as Star Wars,” he said. “But that’s impossible, but with the technology we have today and people like that [Elon] Musk, compared to some other things, we are likely to make money at a relatively small cost. ”
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In doing so, Trump maintained his campaign commitment to prioritize missile defense.
“By the next semester, we will build a great iron dome in our country,” Trump said during one period. West Palm Beach Activities June 14. “We deserve a dome…it’s a missile defense shield, and it’s all made in the United States.”
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Inventory of emergency supplies
Forstchen encourages people to prepare for potential threats by stocking up essentials.
“I urge every American citizen to take this seriously. I’m not talking about turning your home into a fortress,” he said. “I said there’s an emergency supply for one or two months.”
As a resident of Asheville, North Carolina, Forstchen said the damage after Hurricane Helen was “terrible” and left behind some people who remained homeless after the natural disaster.
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“It’s a small regional activity, imagine if it’s the whole of the United States,” he said.
Fox News Digital has contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.
