Yes, and they said all our crap wouldn't work after Y2K also. Some predicted Armageddon. That is not to say that an EMP attack wouldn't be disastrous. I just don't see Iran with enough of a bomb to do the job for the forseeable future, and certainly no delivery system for it. Besides the potential retaliation is far worse, they can't take us out everywhere at once, but we could them.
Bomb yield isn't a huge factor. A 15-20kt fat man would be sufficient. It's a matter of portability and payload weight. A scud on a barge would be BAD news, if the payload was light enough...
And, Iran doesn't blink when it comes to "martyrdom". Remember the waves of children sent to be slaughtered by Iraqi forces. The folks in charge in Iran are, huh, DYING to be sent to allah as martyrs. Read some of the sh*t that their prez has spouted. He's on a mission from "god" to bring about the apocalypse. Unfortunately, the little ba$tard may be 1/2 right.
Before you totally dismiss it, take a gander at the link Dallas59 posted in #3. The claim has been made that an EMP can be produced without a nuclear device. PopSci had an article on this a while back, and Dallas59's linked page describes it in detail.
Before you totally dismiss it, take a gander at the link Dallas59 posted in #3. The claim has been made that an EMP can be produced without a nuclear device. PopSci had an article on this a while back, and Dallas59's linked page describes it in detail.