EMP A Growing Threat - Congress Ignorant, Or Stupid, Probably Both

The threat of an ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) is still very much a threat, and a growing one at that.  Here is the an explanation from the article "America is Vulnerable to An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack":

"If a small atomic bomb were to explode 400km above Chicago it could fry all electronically-based technology from Chicago to Dallas affecting the infrastructure of all major cities on the east coast and as far as South Dakota.

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is as instantaneous as an atomic bomb blast. It moves like a wall of energy overloading, and destroying all computer based technology. Such an attack would shut down the power grid.  Air traffic would be grounded, telephone, internet and other communications would be shut down. America would be reduced to the agricultural economy we had in the 1800s."

As our enemies perfect their nuclear weapons and missile capability (North Korea and Iran come to mind) their ability to launch such an attack increases every day.

However, for the attack to be successful, they need to detonate a nuclear weapon hundreds of miles above the USA.  Seems to me we should be working 24/7 on our missile defense shield.  This would be the same defense shield Obama promised to cut!

"EMP is not a sci-fi War of the Worlds theory. EMP is a legitimate weapon, and a legitimate threat to the security of our nation."

We CAN shield our electrical components and vital equipment against an EMP.  Yet, from my reading, we haven't done this.

(Read the article for some great information on how we CAN protect the country.)

Given the severity of the threat, and the relative ease of our enemies accomplishing it, this should be our number one priority.  Take the wasted money being spent on an imaginary threat like "climate change" and spend it on a real threat to our survival.

"If America were hit with an EMP over the course of one year 90% of Americans would be dead. America would be reduced to third world status."

The fact that the President and Congress have not made this a priority, even though government reports have detailed the threats, is unforgivable.  This is a preventable catastrophe.  Unfortunately, I do not expect our current government to do anything about it.  They are too busy with Hope & Change, not Preparation and Reality.