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1. To start with : Newt Gingrich: A Single Nuke Could Destroy America 2. “ONE” nuke will destroy a small area,,, 3. 100 + A-Bombs were tested at the Yucca Flats/etc. Point : 1 weapon will not kill 80,000,000 gun owners,,, We “ARE” America!!!...;0)

He was clearly referring to EMP.

Newt:An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a byproduct of detonating an atomic bomb above the Earth’s atmosphere. When a nuclear weapon is detonated in space, the gamma rays emitted trigger a massive electrical disturbance in the upper atmosphere. Moving at the speed of light, this overload will short out all electrical equipment, power grids and delicate electronics on the Earth’s surface. In fact, it would take only one to three weapons exploding above the continental United States to wipe out our entire grid and transportation network. It might take years to recover from, if ever.

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http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu9IJftFJgQcBNNdXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMzZqbnVkBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0gyOThfMTM0/SIG=1254iu3e8/EXP=1238552457/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_bomb
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“The electromagnetic pulse was first observed during high-altitude nuclear weapon detonations.

Electromagnetic weapons are still mostly classified and research surrounding them is highly secret. Military speculators and experts generally think that E-bombs use explosively pumped flux compression generator technology as their power source, though a relatively small (10 kt) nuclear bomb, exploded between 30 and 300 miles in the atmosphere could send out enough power to damage electronics from coast to coast in the US. The US Army Corps of Engineers issued a publicly available pamphlet in the late 1990s that discusses in detail how to harden a facility against “HEMP” - high frequency electromagnetic pulse. It describes how water pipes, antennas, electrical lines, and windows allow EMP to enter a building.”
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I know,,,it’s wiki,,,but,,,

Seems to me that the “Range” is a problem here,,,

How many countries could build/launch it,,,then,,,

When the “Boomers” lose all contact with CONUS/POTUS,,,?

Baaad things happen...;0)