EMP is real, but as an electronics engineer who has designed satellite electronics that had to withstand it, it isn’t going to blow up your wristwatch, your computer, or even your car. A high-altitude EMP 400km over Kansas would probably disable the American electrical grids for years, maybe permanently, and maybe 50% - 90% of the population would eventually die. But there still would be functioning cars, trucks, refineries, computers, wristwatches, etc.
50% to 90%? More fear mongering! But lt looks as if the FR ‘experts’ are not interested in educating you tonight. That’s to bad seem you are in true need of reeducation!
What I haven’t heard is people discuss the yield factor, what size blast creating what power output blast in kj, do you know of a study?
Also, an over current that trips a 100,000 volt power line, you said that same airborne electron pulse transfer WONT fry internal electronics of non shielded simple devices? Watches? Clocks? Radios?
I worked with a couple spooks who did spectrum analysis for gov, had a few talks, they suggested we hide 400 feet under granite...
Yes, EMP is real. The truth is though, we really do not understand what the impact will be to modern infrastructure and electronics.
I could be devastating, it could be trivial, or someplace in between.
I do believe that the level of casualties you hypothesize is unlikely, but they will not be trivial, either.
In the end, we are just guessing until we get more data.
Well, it’s reassuring to know life may go on without much negative impact for the:
remnant 50 - 10% population,
our small devices will survive survive
and that refineries will supply fuel
Even though:
“A high-altitude EMP 400km over Kansas would probably disable the American electrical grids for years, maybe permanently, and maybe 50% - 90% of the population would eventually die.
But there still would be functioning cars, trucks, refineries, computers, wristwatches, etc.”
Oh joy!