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Congress warned that NoKo could take out power grid, killing 90% of Americans

Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:19 pm
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51806 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:19 pm
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Congress was warned Thursday that North Korea is capable of attacking the U.S. today with a nuclear EMP bomb that could indefinitely shut down the electric power grid and kill 90 percent of "all Americans" within a year. At a House hearing, experts said that North Korea could easily employ the "doomsday scenario" to turn parts of the U.S. to ashes. In calling on the Pentagon and President Trump to move quickly to protect the grid, the experts testified that an explosion of a high-altitude nuclear bomb delivered by a missile or satellite "could be to shut down the U.S. electric power grid for an indefinite period, leading to the death within a year of up to 90 percent of all Americans."


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"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 proomeland Security subcommittee.




Remember what all you libs, proggies and Republicucks downvoted me into oblivion several months ago when I told you that a dude at a conference I was at from Homeland said NoKo could fry our grid and there wasn't shite we could do about it except to fry theirs in return?

Not Alex Jones, not Michael Savage, but Home fricking Land Security told us this.


I guess the boys in Congress are hearing lies as well.

Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85043 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:20 pm to
No.
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37586 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:21 pm to
Damn, baw. You’re about as far right as I’ve seen on this board
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
23053 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:23 pm to
The power grid going down would be catastrophic.

90% of the population ?

That seems a bit high
Posted by Zahrim
McCamey Texas
Member since Mar 2009
7667 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:23 pm to
lets start with a simple fact.

there are 3 grids protected by ac/dc interconnects.

one emp cannot take out all 3.

they are so large that an emp can damage one but not take it out.
Posted by Ole Messcort
Member since Aug 2017
1752 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:24 pm to
What the hell

people lived without electricity for thousands of years
Posted by NashvilleTider
Your Mom
Member since Jan 2007
11376 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:24 pm to
I read that it would take 7 years to get one of our grids back online if it went out. 90%? doubtful but it would be total chaos.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85043 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
Second fact: multiple black start units throughout the grid. Using those to supply Aux to other power plants to get the grid back up would not take days much less years. This is retarded.
Posted by EthanL
Auburn,AL
Member since Oct 2011
6963 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
You’re gonna have to explain to me how shutting down the power grid would kill 90% of Americans.

Especially to us baws in Alabama

Who can live off the land for 2 years

But most importantly, could have power up-and-running in 3 days
This post was edited on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51806 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
The 90% number is indeed horse shite.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27004 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
Is that like the "Pinch" Don Cheadle used in Oceans Eleven?
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117717 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
I did some rough math on this one.


90% checks out guys.

























Jk, I hate math.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85043 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:25 pm to
Fake news.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39210 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:28 pm to
Sounds like a bunch of fearmongering bullshite only said to start a war.
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2006
32254 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:28 pm to
quote:

Who can live off the land for 2 years

Yeah - but we would be suicidal within 2 days without internet!
Posted by jb4
Member since Apr 2013
12664 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:29 pm to
If the Power plants melt down maybe it’s 100%
Posted by Mrtommorrow1987
Twilight Zone
Member since Feb 2008
13127 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:29 pm to
Guess I'm going to be eating a lot of fish
Posted by Diary Queen
Member since Jul 2017
1392 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:30 pm to
quote:

That seems a bit high


Well they probably mean the densely populated areas. My FIL for years has told us we have a two hour window to make it to his farm when it all goes down. I've laughed it off as a joke. I'm starting to reconsider.
Posted by Jyrdis
TD Premium Member Level III
Member since Aug 2015
12799 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:31 pm to
quote:

Congress was warned Thursday that North Korea is capable of attacking the U.S. today with a nuclear EMP bomb that could indefinitely shut down the electric power grid and kill 90 percent of "all Americans" within a year.


Thine's threads are far more believable that this.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33902 posts
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:34 pm to
Power grid?

I have a hard time believing 90% of us are pussies. I would believe 75%.
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