EMP could leave '9 out of 10 Americans dead'

WorldNetDaily ^ | May 3, 2010 | Joseph Farah

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

There is renewed alarm about the possibility of an EMP attack – electromagnetic pulse – on the United States because of Iran's work on a multi-stage Space Launch Vehicle, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

And experts forecast if such an attack were a success, it effectively could throw the U.S. back into an age of agriculture.

"Within a year of that attack, nine out of 10 Americans would be dead, because we can't support a population of the present size in urban centers and the like without electricity," said Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy. "And that is exactly what I believe the Iranians are working towards."

A recent launch of an SLV by Iran has sparked renewed concern of an attack that could send an electromagnetic pulse powerful enough to wipe out computer controls for systems on which society has come to rely, officials say.

As the G2 Bulletin reported last week, Ronald Burgess, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, revealed that Iran successfully launched a multi-stage SLV, the Simorgh. The device ultimately could be equipped with a nuclear bomb, which the U.S. intelligence community assesses Iran is developing.

Officials also report Iran has been testing detonation of its nuclear-capable missiles by remote control while still in high-altitude flight...

[bgill]

Grocery stiores would not be able to keep meat, or dairy, or produce for long.

Eat the ice cream first!!!

[Freddd]

Yes, 90% dead, but not in 12 months, I think in 6 months.
EMP fries electrical systems. That means, no transportation, no frozen food storage, no electricity. No production or transport of food. No municipal water service. No internet. No telephone service. No communications to coordinate recovery. No medicine. How long do you think people will survive?

-————————————As long as I can hold off the zombies...

[Betis70]

Maybe Kozak means things like the wheat harvest. Those combines need to cut huge fields in a short time in order to get the wheat at optimum harvest time. Also there has to be a way to get the wheat into storage and/or mills, and then run those mills. Plus getting it to market. Small scale mills would pop up, but I’m guessing a lot of the crop would sit in the fields just because of the shear size of the fields today. There is only so much wheat you can harvest with a scythe or sickle. Then you need to winnow it, then mill it, then get it to market (if there is one).

Midwest farm communities would be fine, though some of the nearby city folk would overrun some of them. The outlying ones might have some trouble with diseases we don’t think about though from not having a balanced diet (scurvy for example).

[Kozak]

только дурак захочет ее

[mad_as_he$$]

Every home in the US has a least one Faraday cage. it is called a microwave oven.

[CodeToad]

High altitude EMP is a theory whose past results have shown extremely limited effects. It takes a looooong wire to capture enough energy to harm what it is attached to and does not wipe out all electronics as the survivalist crowd thinks. They have this grand idea that they will survive an EMP attack and the world will be dead, except for them.

[Lazamataz]

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[ConservativeMind]

We would have gardens pop up like you couldn’t believe. Canning would be the national pasttime.

That said, we really need an EMI-resistant infrastructure and EMI-resistant computers, everywhere, not just in the military.

[mad_as_he$$]

I agree. A local attack could wreak havoc in a city of large town.

[Kozak]

Dude, altitude would be in hundreds of miles not feet.

[shibumi]

Kinky.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

How many acres do you think can be planted and harvested by the average farmer with a museum moldboard plow and a mule?

Well, my Grandfather farmed 540 acres of cotton in the 30's and 40's using draft animals. Making a makeshift plow isn't that difficult, horses are all over rural America, and harvesting crops by hand is easier than harvesting cotton by hand.

So, I would say a single family can plant, tend, and harvest 540 acres. And with 2 growing seasons, you would have plenty of food to can and store.

Start combining farms and letting towns work together and you would be able to support thousands of people around a small farm community.

[Chickensoup]

in many cities water pressure is independent of electricity

[ColdWater]

Look the Starfish nuclear test in 1962 knocked out power in Hawaii a thousand miles away.

Photo of Hawaii during Starfish test. Notice that there are no lights on in Hawaii as all the power is off.

[bgill]

lakes would be overfished and polluted by untreated human waste.

If they're dumb enough to poop in their drinking water, they're too stupid to fish. Seriously, you'd be surprised at how many come into the local store and haven't a clue how to put a worm on a hook.

[mad_as_he$$]

Do not forget that the wave deteriorates over travel. If you wanted to generate one from 300 miles up it would be a massive weapon.

[vortec94]

Agree, late to this party but all 3 are great reads. If One Second After doesn’t get your attention, nothing will

[Vendome]

I guess if you look hard enough you will find fault with anyone or anything.

The caps, drinking side are closed from filthy water. Just follow the instruction and live.

I used my lifesaver in Mexico. I was at the Big Pyramid, of the Coba ruins and dropped into an alligator pond.

The locals thought I was crazy but when I produced water and just started drinking it they wanted to know how to get one.

Sadly, many in Mexico have to go to a store for their water and they looked at this a an opportunity to save money and time, while providing safe, clean water, anytime.

[mad_as_he$$]

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread59555/pg1

[Betis70]

Small farm communities would be high on the survival list. If they are far enough away from large cities, even better.

Urban areas - wastelands
Densely pop suburban areas - wastelands shortly after urban areas
Rural farming areas - “Help me Obi Wan Kanobi, you’re our only hope”