EMP Proofing America: Protecting Our Nation from Natural and Foreign Threats

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An Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) is a burst of energy that can come from both natural sources (like solar flares) and foreign attacks, and it has the potential to cripple our entire infrastructure. If an EMP were to strike America, it could leave us without critical communication, transportation, emergency response systems, gas, water, and fuel. Our everyday way of life would be disrupted in an instant, making us highly vulnerable.

The Risks:

Natural Threats: Solar flares, known as geomagnetic storms, have the potential to disrupt power grids, just as they did during the Carrington Event of 1859.

Foreign Threats: In the event of a targeted EMP attack from adversaries, the damage could be catastrophic, leaving the U.S. without essential services for weeks, months, or longer.

According to a report from the EMP Commission, 90% of the U.S. population could perish within a year following an EMP event, due to the collapse of infrastructure, food shortages, and lack of access to clean water and medical supplies.

What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves:

  1. EMP-Proof Devices: Shielding electronic devices using Faraday cages can protect critical equipment. Items like generators, radios, and essential communication systems should be stored in EMP-proof enclosures.

  2. Harden Power Grids: We must invest in fortifying our power grids and infrastructure with surge protectors and advanced shielding systems to withstand EMP bursts.

  3. Protect Fuses and Transformers: By upgrading and EMP-proofing electrical components, including fuses and transformers, we can ensure a more resilient system that can resist the impact of an EMP.

  4. Backup Energy Sources: Establish solar and wind energy systems as EMP-resistant backups, with storage capabilities designed to maintain power in the event of grid failure.

By taking steps to EMP-proof our nation, we can ensure that we remain impenetrable to these threats. A prepared and resilient America will protect our lives, infrastructure, and way of life. Let’s prioritize safety and security now before it’s too late.

Tucker Carlson on EMP Effects

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The single most critical and vulnerable point in the US electrical grid is its dependence on step-down transformers to regulate and transmit the flow of electricity from generation points to storage and user networks. If the existing transformers are not shielded/hardened against EMP, and if we do not have offline backup transformers ready to replace damaged ones, the United States’ electrical grid could take years to restore.

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Gregory A has explained my concern perfectly. If the US is struck by an Electromagnetic Pulse and we are not prepared, our way of life as we know it today will be completely changed. No electricity; cars will not run; food will spoil; no fresh water; toilets will not flush; no heat; no A/C; no communication; people will riot and loot; no police; no ambulances available; our way of life will come to a standstill, etc. It is my understanding that it is not terribly expensive for individual States to spend the money to harden all the infrastructure within each state as long as they make it a priority. What are they waiting for?! I feel pretty confident that the area in and around the Capitol in DC has its infrastructure hardened so that they can communicate with the outside world in the event of an EMP. The rest of the country needs to follow suit. What can the Federal Government do to insure that all of the USA has its grid hardened???

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