[Little Ray]

Ever heard of a “Cornonal Mass Ejection?” The Carrington Event in 1859 was caused by one. Telegraphs across Europe and the US failed, many of them delivering shocks to their operators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

The same thing today would probably wipe most electronic technology from the face of the planet.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Ever heard of a “Cornonal Mass Ejection?” The Carrington Event in 1859 was caused by one. Telegraphs across Europe and the US failed, many of them delivering shocks to their operators."

Don't expect the idiots on this thread to respond to facts. For them, the only issue is "government government government." These chimps couldn't think their way out of a paper bag.

[Zathras]

Ah yea I have.
Do you have any idea how much it would cost to protect the country from it. Several trillion at least.