“During the Cold War, major efforts were undertaken by the Department of Defense to assure that the U.S. national command authority and U.S. strategic forces could survive and operate after an EMP attack. However, no major efforts were then thought necessary to protect critical national infrastructures, relying on nuclear deterrence to protect them. With the development of small nuclear arsenals and long-range missiles by new, radical U.S. adversaries, beginning with North Korea, the threat of a nuclear EMP attack against the U.S. becomes one of the few ways that such a country could inflict devastating damage to the United States. It is critical, therefore, that the U.S. national leadership address the EMP threat as a critical and existential issue, and give a high priority to assuring the leadership is engaged and the necessary steps are taken to protect the country from EMP.”
This is the opening paragraph of a statement for the record by Dr. Graham and Dr. Pry of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack delivered to Congress on Oct. 12. As the MSM continue to miss the fact that we are at greater risk today than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, you cannot afford to ignore the threat of a weapons system that could lead to the death of almost 90% of the U.S. population.
For example, you have heard the Intelligence Community and pundits argue that North Korea has not yet hardened a nuclear weapon for the stresses of re-entry but that misses the point. An EMP warhead doesn’t re-enter the atmosphere. It is detonated in space. That means that as of its detonation of a massive EMP-style weapon on Sept. 3, North Korea is already an existential threat to the U.S.
For more details, Dr. Harald Malmgren, long-serving adviser to four U.S. presidents, describes the lessons learned in the Cuban Missile Crisis and his thoughts on North Korea’s efforts to develop an EMP weapon. Click here to listen to Grant William’s excellent interview with Dr. Harald Malmgren
This is the opening paragraph of a statement for the record by Dr. Graham and Dr. Pry of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack delivered to Congress on Oct. 12. As the MSM continue to miss the fact that we are at greater risk today than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, you cannot afford to ignore the threat of a weapons system that could lead to the death of almost 90% of the U.S. population.
For example, you have heard the Intelligence Community and pundits argue that North Korea has not yet hardened a nuclear weapon for the stresses of re-entry but that misses the point. An EMP warhead doesn’t re-enter the atmosphere. It is detonated in space. That means that as of its detonation of a massive EMP-style weapon on Sept. 3, North Korea is already an existential threat to the U.S.
For more details, Dr. Harald Malmgren, long-serving adviser to four U.S. presidents, describes the lessons learned in the Cuban Missile Crisis and his thoughts on North Korea’s efforts to develop an EMP weapon. Click here to listen to Grant William’s excellent interview with Dr. Harald Malmgren
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