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re: Should the US be concerned about an EMP attack/event?
Posted on 2/26/23 at 6:29 am to BengalOnTheBay
Posted on 2/26/23 at 6:29 am to BengalOnTheBay
CME would not necessarily cover the entire earth but rather a more specific surface area of earth, think of more a direct exposure to the flats up. North America was hit in the 1800’s, rest of world was spared, but obviously the electrical effects was minimal due to lack of them
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Posted on 2/26/23 at 6:39 am to Bass Tiger
While I was reading this I was asking:
“Do you even trust that our current leadership and influencers even care about the people?”
“Would they be able to place such hardened equipment in time? Becaise I don’t think they want to.”
“Do you even trust that our current leadership and influencers even care about the people?”
“Would they be able to place such hardened equipment in time? Becaise I don’t think they want to.”
Posted on 2/26/23 at 6:43 am to Zahrim
quote:
I am utility side. transformers are a year out. period.
Do we even have the capability to produce core laminations for power transformers (~40MVA and up) in the US?
Posted on 2/26/23 at 7:22 am to Cuz413
It’d be crazy if the EMPs were delivered by…….
Big Balloons.
Sigh
Big Balloons.
Sigh
Posted on 2/26/23 at 7:35 am to dstone12
quote:
Big Balloons
Its been awhile since i read about it, but I think it takes some megatons, centrally located over the US, at between 250 to 300 miles altitude to theoretically take out the entire US grid. I'm sure I'll be corrected.
You could do it at the altitude balloons fly at, but it would take a fair number of them.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:29 am to Bass Tiger
Not sure if they are or not but I made a Faraday box out of a broken microwave.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:36 am to Bass Tiger
Yeah, a lot of Americans will die within the first month. I would say at least 50% of the population. It will only get worse after that. The average American is soft and not ready for anything close to that. Anyone doubt after Katrina, Ida etc. Except this will be a total surprise so most will not be prepared.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:38 am to Bass Tiger
of course, every nation should be worried about a strategic emp attack
u never cod modern warfared???
u never cod modern warfared???
Posted on 2/26/23 at 9:01 am to SeeeeK
quote:
of course, every nation should be worried about a strategic emp attack
It'd tough on everyone. Components to run the world are built from all over.
If someone emp attacks another large company there goes spare parts for your shite.
Best defense against and emp attack is bring manufacturing back home and force the countries you are worried about to rely on you for their societies functionality.
Once a place like China doesn't need anything from us for sustainability the concern increases exponentially.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 9:05 am to Bass Tiger
Why would you be worried? You should be praying for it
Do you like giving half your income to pedophiles and watching dudes make out on tv?
Do you like giving half your income to pedophiles and watching dudes make out on tv?
Posted on 2/26/23 at 10:19 am to Bass Tiger
Been hearing about the concern for 20 years now.
It ranks right up there with the suitcase nuke and Chinese coming across our borders to invade
Chicken littles
It ranks right up there with the suitcase nuke and Chinese coming across our borders to invade
Chicken littles
Posted on 2/26/23 at 10:32 am to notiger1997
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Been hearing about the concern for 20 years now. It ranks right up there with the suitcase nuke and Chinese coming across our borders to invade Chicken littles
Now this ^^^ is how the naive portion of society copes when opinining about a potential EMP attack or CME event......simply refer to the children's story of Chicken Little.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 12:49 pm to EKG
quote:I read this book. You need a 4x4 manufactured before 1987 ie no chips, ammo, water and mres then head to a sparsely populated state and set up a defensible compound. Shoot anything that moves
Nah.
Nothing you can personally do.
This country is rekt.
Live your life.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 12:58 pm to 200MPHCOBRA
quote:
Its been awhile since i read about it, but I think it takes some megatons, centrally located over the US, at between 250 to 300 miles altitude to theoretically take out the entire US grid. I'm sure I'll be corrected. You could do it at the altitude balloons fly at, but it would take a fair number of them.
It would seem we let quite a few in
Posted on 2/26/23 at 1:00 pm to Bass Tiger
EMP? No. fear porn stuff. The Military would retaliate, erase the offendor, and be in charge of rebuilding efforts. Cities would institute martial law and people would die, but it wouldn't be insane apocalypse stuff.
Coronal Mass Ejection? Yes. Bigger concern, but can't do shite about it really except live off on your own.
Coronal Mass Ejection? Yes. Bigger concern, but can't do shite about it really except live off on your own.
This post was edited on 2/26/23 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/26/23 at 1:04 pm to Bass Tiger
Any modern industrial nation is at risk. Think of it, take electricity away and it all falls apart
Posted on 2/26/23 at 2:14 pm to Bass Tiger
Nah. Just keep pointing and laughing at us crazy “preppers”.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 2:42 pm to Bass Tiger
Yet they want all-electric everything. Now they don't even want you to have access to hot water when the power is out. Up is down with today's politicians.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 2:46 pm to Zachary
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Yet they want all-electric everything. Now they don't even want you to have access to hot water when the power is out. Up is down with today's politicians.
I wonder if unbridled greed creates chronic shortsightedness in our psychopathic Overlords?
Posted on 2/26/23 at 3:29 pm to Bass Tiger
The Shell Norco cat cracker unit explosion in the late 80's performed the same. No issue.
Operation Starfish Prime off Hawaii proved that an EMP will blow some pole transformer fuses and not much more.
Operation Starfish Prime off Hawaii proved that an EMP will blow some pole transformer fuses and not much more.
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