I’ve followed discussions of the consequences of an EMP attack for many years. The thought of a prolonged absence of electrical power is the stuff of nightmares and could be devastating, if doomsday scenarios plays out.
That’s a big ‘IF’, though, as it’s all theoretical, even if being based upon sound scientific principles. There have been other predictions of catastrophic events that turned out to be nothingburgers. Y2K anyone?
However, I do think it would be in our best interest to invest in the research and technology to prepare our electrical grid components for such an eventuality and ensure that it doesn’t happen to us if the potential for damage does turn out to be as severe as some say it is.
Which we do. But that is not the issue here. The issue here is to keep funding this commission.
I think it is the height of stupidity on the part of our government that we haven’t done so yet.