[ctdonath2]

Ok it’s overstated, but the point remains. Having a pacemaker (at 40 even) I’m not quite so quick to laugh off the threat.

[ClearCase_guy]

I agree. It is overstated, but the task is not that hard, and the results would be very bad.

All you need is a nuke, and a delivery mechanism to loft the nuke to a certain height.

Iran is close to having a nuke.
Iran just launched a satellite.
The EMP blast should occur at an altitude of 300 miles -- satellites are much higher, so this altitude is very achievable for Iran.

The only 2 questions are:
Can the Iranian rocket lift a nuke (I think their satellite was quite small).
and
Would Iran mind the retaliatory strike from our subs (which would not be affected by the EMP)?