[bigbob]

If it was an EMP attack, the effect would have been more widespread. This is just speculation.

[aegiscg47]

"If it was an EMP attack, the effect would have been more widespread. This is just speculation."

Agree with this assessment. My guess is that the reasons that the U-2s are still around is that a) they still do a great job, and b) even though they are quite old they are probably packed with the best jamming equipment around, which makes them difficult to track. Another guess is that by this time they've developed some sort of pod or internal jammer that can target specific items and for whatever reason it was on and you saw the effects. It does, however, lead you to believe that if they wanted to they could easily take down a country's power grid, communications, etc.

[GOPJ]

Hard to believe there could be a controlled ‘emp’ attack... how would that be done?

[GOPJ]

Hard to believe there could be a controlled ‘emp’ attack... how would that be done?

Or maybe it’s the very weird drone in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muQdqtg_reE

[Myrddin]

If it was an EMP attack, the effect would have been more widespread. This is just speculation.

Not necessarily. A Boeing CHAMP can target something as limited as a single building. They have YouTube videos demonstrating the capability.