[prophetic]

While I kinda agree that the military has been hardening their equipment over the years, I recall reading an ad in a magazine that has its target market those who build electronic stuff for the military and among the items in the ad was several levels of EMP hardened computer chips.

So on the topic on hand being EMP & nuclear wars I just hope that the vast industrial military complex didn't screwed up and buy the cheapest protection chips while billing us for the most expensive ones, thus gouging the taxpayers and pocketing the difference.

1 name that immediately came to mind was Mc.Pain as a 30+ yrs as a senator who sits on the House Arms committee.

[PreciousLiberty]

“I just hope that the vast industrial military complex didn’t screwed up and buy the cheapest protection chips while billing us for the most expensive ones”

The main problem is that actually testing any EMP mitigation is quite difficult without detonating a nuclear weapon. There are test facilities that provide some limited capability.

My thinking is that the military would mostly come through OK, with probably some major issues with some equipment. A lot of the COTS C3 gear would be a loss...

The general population would be in some major trouble in affected areas, though...especially any big cities.