And...sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Folks have been warning about EMPs for years. Could it be that they are finally trying to figure out how it will affect us?
I am no fan of the government, but we damn them because they do not prepare for things, and then we damn them for preparing for things.
It is important to be prepared for any emergency, natural or otherwise. In this case, there is nothing you or I can do about it.