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 ...

“A long-term outage owing to EMP could disable most critical supply chains, leaving the U.S. population living in conditions similar to centuries past, prior to the advent of electric power. In the ...

One of the last meetings I had in office was with three scientists from the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Attack. As they briefed me about the threat and ...

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 ...

Renowned author and military historian William Forstchen told the Washington Examiner in a recent interview that the blast from an EMP would devastate the U.S. because America’s electrical ...

The ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) effect [1] was first observed during the early testing of high altitude airburst nuclear weapons [GLASSTONE64]. The effect is characterised by the production of a very ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. The nations of Europe are on edge after a Ukrainian missile ...

Yes, the seemingly impossible and improbable does sometimes happen — two airplanes hitting the World Trade Center buildings, as one example. Preparedness starts with awareness of various threats.