Well, this is weird. Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has been talking a lot lately about how the U.S. needs to prepare for the risk of a nuclear EMP - "electromagnetic pulse" attack that could cripple the nation's technological infrastructure. What is an EMP? Basically a massive pulse of electric energy, which could be created by a nuclear weapon detonated in the atmosphere. What could it do? Shut down power grids, cripple communications, and cause machines to go haywire.
Is this really one of the most pressing risks to consider for the U.S.? Something to consider at least...
Read about it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/us/politics/gingrichs-electromagnetic-pulse-warning-has-skeptics.html
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