Posted on 11/23/2010 9:16:39 PM PST by albionin
In light of the recent events in Korea and the "missile launch" off of the California coast I'd like to reccomend the book One Second After, by William R. Forstchen. It is about the aftermath of an EMP attack on America. Set in a smal North Carolina mountain town, the book depicts the very real consequences of our modern society instantly thrown 150 years back in time. The author has done his research well and gives a very accurate account of what would happen. It's gut wrenching but good. In the postscript the author describes testing by the Iranian government with launching scud missiles from cargo ships, the warhead set to go off at altitude instead of on the target.
Sounds a little like what we went through in Raleigh after Fran in ‘96. ;-)
So small they can only afford one "l" ;-)
I was there too. Live in Cary at the time. My “survivalist” planning and mentality was appreciated by my neighbors. I was up in less than 24 hours, while they were without power for about a week. Interesting times, and quite an eye opener for many. I hope the lesson wasn’t lost on them...
It might be worth it if we went back to the Government we had in the late 19th Century.
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