EMP ATTACK: ‘90% OF AMERICANS WOULD BE DEAD’
With a headline like that, how can you ignore it?
EMP ATTACK: ‘90% OF AMERICANS WOULD BE DEAD’
We really haven’t gotten into nuclear war or EMP effects, though we will be soon, but I’m becoming a little concerned with all the information coming out about EMP lately.
Be sure to check out the videos I did that demonstrates shielding against a 50,000 watt AM signal, and the Surviving EMP Mini-Guide:
- The Preparedness Podcast Mini-Guide: Surviving EMP [Kindle Edition] ebook
- Testing Faraday shielding for EMP, part 1
- Testing Faraday shielding for EMP, part 2
- Testing Faraday shielding for EMP, part 3
Additionally, there seems to be a lot of stories circulating about massive solar storms that can knock out the power grid.
Solar superstorm could knock out US power grid – experts
I might be a little over-sensitive to this topic right now, as I’m currently listening to the Audible version of One Second After, but with the addition to some of the things I’ve been hearing, I really have to wonder if this is a coincidence or if someone is trying to warn us. We know that US enemies have been considering EMP attacks on us for a while. Are we getting wind of an impending attack? Is there credible and verifiable evidence that suggests that someone may try to attack us like this? EMP is too easy for our enemies not to attempt. A scary thought to think about.
if you haven’t read or listened to the book, One Second After, you really should. It will change your entire outlook on preparedness.
While I believe your testing format and the results, can I question the validity of the results?
While it is true that Radio waves are electro magnetic waves.
While a Faraday cage will divert electric current around anything inside as Tesla demonstrated decades ago.
I think that metallic shielding attenuates RF electromagnetic waves I don’t see any evidence of the waves being redirected around the objects inside the cage (trash can and aluminum foil)
I can’t say that these layers of shielding aren’t going to help protect the electronics inside, but am not convinced that they are sufficient to protect against an EMP from a Nuke at 200 miles.
I haven’t seen any data on the level of power in an EMP at that distance, have you?
while I like your tests and demonstration, and have done what you have done to protect some radios etc. I would like to see a test against a real EMP.
There are schematics and diagrams on the internet on how to build a small scale EMP device. Would you consider building one and redoing your tests?
My basis for using a galvanized trash can in the first place comes directly from the statements of one of the EMP scientists in an interview on one of the EMPact America podcasts. My testing was more for demonstrating how much of the information on the ‘net is very wrong and I showed how you can do your own tests to see this (such as a radio in a microwave or mylar bag). Will the trash can be 100% effective against EMP, NO ONE KNOWS. Seriously, that information is not available to civilians.
I, too, would love to set up a test with an EMP lab (no, I would not be interested in building my own, for various reasons). If someone wants to donate lab time or money for buying lab time, I’d be happy to set up a series of tests.
If I thought there would be enough interest – and by interest, I mean money contributions – I’d start a Kickstarter project for such testing. There was a great product a few years ago regarding real EMP Shielded boxes, but they couldn’t raise the funds for the final phase of testing, engineering and production. Thus, I’m highly doubtful any such project would generate enough funds to be successful.