The Day America Goes Dark
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Summary
Clayton Morris, a former mainstream news professional, details the catastrophic threat of a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack.He explains how a single nuclear detonation could unleash destructive waves that instantly fry electronics, cripple transportation and financial systems, and destroy critical power grid transformers.Morris synthesizes information from government commissions and experts to argue that bureaucratic inertia, not technical impossibility, prevents the necessary hardening of the national grid.He concludes that the nation's vulnerability is a direct result of inter-agency finger-pointing, leaving society exposed to potentially devastating consequences.
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Summary
Clayton Morris, a former mainstream news professional, details the catastrophic threat of a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack.He explains how a single nuclear detonation could unleash destructive waves that instantly fry electronics, cripple transportation and financial systems, and destroy critical power grid transformers.Morris synthesizes information from government commissions and experts to argue that bureaucratic inertia, not technical impossibility, prevents the necessary hardening of the national grid.He concludes that the nation's vulnerability is a direct result of inter-agency finger-pointing, leaving society exposed to potentially devastating consequences.
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