[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[Scutter]

BMFL

[PA Engineer]

Good reason to by a beater '64 Dodge!!

Yes and no. Don't mean to be a downer, but a realist. Beware of the breakdown in the windings from imperfections in the varnish coatings. Just something to consider. That is one of the major flaws on relying on older vehicles in a SHTF scenario. Newer model vehicles may be just as effective in limp home mode. Simply reset the task units by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery.

[Excellence]

srbfl

[BobL]

Without trying to give my kids nightmares, I do tell them that once they confirm an EMP (not too hard to do), to fill up everything that can hold water, with water, as we use city water. So there will be a short time when water is available from gravity feed, and then it will be gone. Hopefully enough will be collected to ride us into rooftop collection.

...of course, life would suck after the pulse.

[Stegall Tx]

I watched a documentary “Trinity & Beyond” last night that was compiled in 1995. Available on Netflix. Anyhow, back prior to 1965 when the above-ground test ban went into effect, there were over 100 test shots done IN OR OVER AMERICA, most within 100 miles of Las Vegas. A sizable portion of those were below-ground tests, but a chunk were above-ground as well.

Why didn't EMP take out Las Vegas?

There were over 300 tests performed by the US overall. Most in the Pacific, but some in the South Atlantic, in New Mexico, and the Nevada site I mentioned before. There was only one mention of EMP in the program, and it was in conjunction with a 30 MT (or so) shot in the Pacific, and it was noted as effecting a large area, but not that it was catastrophic. It just seemed to be a nuisance.

[RichInOC]

Do android Geres dream of electric gerbils?

[Eye of Unk]

I think any EMP attack on America will be a fabricated one using devices at or slightly above ground level. Very limited in effects and range.

But just the panic alone would achieve results.

And of course Obama will blame the Iranians.

Would be nice to know the current inventory of all US EMP weapons available. It would be interesting indeed if some were “unaccounted” for.

[NELSON111]

BFL