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Nuclear EMP Strike Poses 'Major Threat' to US

Power lines are seen during a sunset in Streator, Illinois. (AP)

By    |   Friday, 14 July 2023 06:30 AM EDT

The biggest threat to U.S. national security may not come from Moscow’s massive nuclear arsenal or Beijing’s advanced spy tech but rather an electromagnetic pulse attack capable of completely devastating the American electrical grid, warns William Forstchen, a leading EMP expert, history professor, and author.

Forstchen said that the detonation of a single small nuclear weapon 200 miles above the U.S. could short-circuit the entire grid — rendering it useless as an electrostatic discharge “cascades to the Earth’s surface” and sends the country into a chaotic tailspin.

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Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.

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The biggest threat to U.S. national security may not come from Moscow's massive nuclear arsenal or Beijing's advanced spy tech but rather an electromagnetic pulse attack capable of completely devastating the American electrical grid, warns William Forstchen, a leading EMP...
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