For those of you freaked out by the threat of an EMP should do some independent research. The amount of good information out there is amazing. After reading a lot of it, you will sleep well at night. While it could be bad in areas, it is not even close to the end of the world.
For those who are not, consider what happened after only a few buildings were destroyed in the financial district of NYC on 9/11.
Only three nuclear devices targeting western, central, and eastern regions, capable of being carried by ONE ICBM or three sea launched medium range missiles, would be many times worse.