An attack on the nation’s electric grid, from a solar storm, terrorist or enemy like North Korea, would have a devastating impact even if it lasted just one day, Congress and the Pentagon have been ...

In June, Maine became the first state to require a study of threats to the electric grid from weapons causing an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effect and solar storms. The catastrophic consequences of ...

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) produced by the detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude or as the result of unusually powerful solar activity (often called severe space weather) could produce ...

“Electromagnetic Pulse and American Security,” a recent article by Eric Hannis, executive director at Etherton and Associates, is a welcome contribution to the discussion about U.S. vulnerability to ...

As a person growing up in Philadelphia, I was repeatedly bombarded with words of wisdom from my parents, teachers and others who would often cite Benjamin Franklin and his famous quote: “An ounce of ...

ATLANTA — Imagine your car won’t start, no water comes out of your faucet, and you can’t use your cell phone. It’s a very real threat. That is exactly what an electromagnetic pulse weapon can do. An ...

Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a major threat to the continued existence of America. An enemy could destroy our nation simply by detonating a single nuclear weapon above the atmosphere over our ...

Back in September 1985, when I lived on Long Island, NY, I experienced Hurricane Gloria which left 750,000 of us without electrical power for as long as 11 days (I experienced only 7 days without ...

Today, not many people may be familiar with a U.S. military operation from the early 1960's called "Starfish Prime." The details are fascinating, but here's the short version: over a remote National ...