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To: _Jim

Now that our society is so tech heavy would an EMP be more damaging? 1960’s electronics compared to 2012’s electronics.

10 posted on 08/30/2012 8:34:35 PM PDT by Kolath

To: Kolath

Now that our society is so tech heavy would an EMP be more damaging?

No.

A) We engineer for ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) today whereas we did not even just 20 years ago ...

B) The effects of EMP are overstated. (read the EPRI paper above). Starfish Prime effects on Hawaii were really minimal.

13 posted on 08/30/2012 8:39:03 PM PDT by _Jim (Conspiracy theories are the favorite tools of the weak-minded.)

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