The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate on Tuesday released a report outlining a series of best practices that local, state and federal agencies—and private sector ...
A nuclear explosion in the atmosphere releases a pulse of gamma radiation, which strips electrons from air molecules. Electrons are drawn to Earth’s magnetic poles in a corkscrew pattern, releasing ...
Key point: EMPs aren’t powerful enough to cause a ton of damage, but the nukes that could cause them are a real problem. Few weapons are as scary as those that exist only in our minds. A few years ago ...
A new utility industry study out Tuesday says an electromagnetic pulse triggered by a high-altitude nuclear explosion would threaten the nation's electric grid, but might not bring the kind of ...
On March 26, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at preparing the US to withstand an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. “Human-made or naturally occurring EMPs can affect large ...
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons might be a staple of movies and video games, but they pose a very real threat. With just about every facet of modern society reliant on electronic devices, Sandia ...
Following the unexpectedly far-reaching and damaging effects observed during the Starfish Prime nuclear experiment in 1962, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and especially high-altitude EMP (HEMP) have ...
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