Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack: Nuclear attack great risk

(Government Executive) “A new report by the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack warns that a nuclear attack aimed at crippling the nation’s technological backbone could be greater today …” reports Government Executive. “‘The electromagnetic pulse generated by a high-altitude nuclear explosion is one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences,’ the commission found.… Such an attack could be launched from a freighter off the coast of the United States, using a short- or medium-range missile loaded with a nuclear warhead.” [View article] [View report (7MB PDF)]