An old fear is that some country would cause a USA-debilitating EMP by detonating a nuke about 300 miles over the country.
This has long been discounted as preposterously unworkable. No tinpot-dictator third-world terrorist nation could possibly pull it off.
‘cept now one is about ready to press the launch button.
Funny how when Newt points all this out, the dominant response is “shut up Newt!” What, exactly, is wrong with his expressed concern?
Read the second sentence in your post #51.
Hard to puzzle out his motivation.