“The NORKs haven’t tested anything larger than a firecracker
And we are supposed to be worried about an EMP attack from them?”
why do you assume that these “North Korean” satellites were actually made by N Korea ?
or that any EMP bomb on them was actually made by N Korea ?
I am smart enough to know that, if the national command authorities tracked the launch, they would know the point of origin (North Korea) and the general characteristics of the orbital vehicle.
These characteristics would include the throw weight or orbital weight based on the shape and depth of the orbit. This weight data, in turn can be compared to known nuke configurations like the Mk-12A and MK-21.
Given this information, a decent threat assessment can be made and I am still not worried yet.
“or that any EMP bomb on them was actually made by N Korea ?”
Prudent thought.
It is true, North Korea has been the “whipping boy” of Chinese advanced weapons testing for some time.
China has mastered using international surrogate entities, both corporate and national, for strategic purposes. It’s out of the weapon systems lane, but think - Panama Canal.
But man, this is not a convenient thought for most Americans.