[ChristianDefender]

One EMP over Kansas or so, and it's over. What's our response? Nuke the entire Middle East?

My guess: We'd be too busy gathering roots and boiling them for dinner.

If the U.S. government is aware ahead of this i bet there is a defense or contingency plan for this.. and i hope America can retaliate..

[Mr. Mojo]

If you were looking for an uplifting column this week, I recommend you stop right here and click into some nicer columns by my esteemed WND colleagues.

lol....does this guy not understand that people who read WND are specifically looking for doom and gloom articles?

[Dallas59]

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[Billthedrill]

I don't think that a nuclear explosion 300 miles above the surface would, in fact, do any such thing.

[sure_fine]

it was mentioned as one of our options being considered to use in Iraq

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Anybody who goes to WorldNetDaily should have their BS alert meter set on high.

[finnman69]

total crap

[WestVirginiaRebel]

P.S. Forget about boiling roots. Rats are tastier and have more protein.

[gotribe]

Gathering roots? With my shotgun and three rifles? How's that work?

[Riley]

EMP from a nuke at altitude is a real and well-known phenomenon.

http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/congress/1997_h/h970716u.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/e/01831.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/1988/CM2.htm

What is less certain is Iran's ability to deliver such a strike without direct assistance from say, Russia or the PRC.

[glorgau]

EMP over the US? How about the threat of one over Europe?

The Euros would go into appeasement mode faster than you could blink.

[Wonder Warthog]

"If the U.S. government is aware ahead of this i bet there is a defense or contingency plan for this.. and i hope America can retaliate.."

Yup--it's called "nuclear missile launching submarines". Immune to any kind of EMP attack.

[COEXERJ145]

This article is such bullsh*t I don't even know where to begin. Nothing but Joseph Farah's crap rehashed again.

[Oh Brother]

The source of the rocket would likely be easily determined and retaliation (using equivalent weapons) swift. It wouldn't damage the entire country but could still cause considerable damage in the commercial world.

[Sender]

We would detonate an EMP approximately 6 feet above street level in Tehran. That ought to do in the 2 or 3 radios and a couple of TVs they have.

[Cyber Liberty]

Nuke 'em anyway, who cares if they really did it. It would serve as an example to the world that you don't want to be the one twisting our tail when someone gets hurt.

[lmr]

I have some doubts here.

First, building a Nuclear Device that will merely explode and kill people is hard enough to do. Fat Man and Little Boy were primitive weapons compared to today, but there are very few countries in the Nuclear Club right now. Very few countries that even have the technology to build a low-yield weapon like those dropped on Japan during WWII. It is more than likely, if left alone, that Iran will do this, though. Not a good chance that Iran will be left alone, though.

Secondly, refining a device to do exactly what you subscribe is a major leap in technology. Iran will not have this capability for the forseeable future, if ever. Also, getting a bomb to detonate in the atmosphere is a little more complicated than using an impact trigger for sure. (Gravity Bombs)

Thirdly, they would have to smuggle it in. With our porous borders it wouldn't be impossible, but it wouldn't be as easy as delivering it on a Minuteman.

I don't mean to poo-poo your scenario here. I may not even know what I am taliking about and I'm no expert, but it just doesn't make sense to me.

[lmr]

Sorry, not your scenario... My bad, I should have realized this was someone like WND or Debka.

[RightWhale]

Electro-Magnetic Pulse

This is seriesly overblown. It's like worrying about fallout instead of the thermonuclear detonation itself.

[InShanghai]

EMP is not a new threat. Scientists and engineers have known about this since the nuclear age began at White Sands. The signifigance of this article is the fact that "consumer electronics" would be heavily damaged, however, critical military and government equipment are well shielded.