The National Interest

Nuclear EMP Attacks Are a Threat. How Can the U.S. Air Force Defend Itself?

Air Force Chief General Charles Brown tweeted on January 27, 2021, “Let me be clear, the U.S. Air Force is committed to providing Electromagnetic Spectrum [EMS] superior Air Forces to achieve victory ...
Washington Examiner

Feds fear EMP ‘meltdown’ of nuclear power plants

The federal government’s new focus on preventing disaster in a natural or terrorist electromagnetic pulse attack is drawing attention to a lack of testing and preparation at the nation’s nuclear power ...
Homeland Security Today

The Threat of Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse to Critical Infrastructure

Many consider an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States, from an atmospheric nuclear warhead detonation, to be a black swan event – a high-impact, unpredictable event. But we have ...
Washington Examiner

Dry run: Balloons called top ‘delivery platform’ for nuclear EMP attack

High-altitude balloons, such as the one China has floated over mountain state military bases this week, are considered a key “delivery platform” for secret nuclear strikes on America’s electric grid, ...
The Hill

Finally, a presidential EMP order that may save American lives

The Commission to Assess the Threat from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, also known as the Congressional EMP Commission, has warned for nearly 20 years that a nuclear EMP attack, or natural EMP ...
Homeland Security Today

PERSPECTIVE: EMP, Not Mushroom Cloud, Is Greatest Rogue Nuke Threat

Some estimates suggest that a coordinated electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, attack on the U.S. using multiple nuclear weapons could eventually kill up to 90 percent of the population. So why is the ...
The Hill

Ignoring EMP threat is a death sentence for Americans

In 2008, the statutory Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack delivered over 100 recommendations to Congress to protect the national electric grid ...