[grey_whiskers]

A few years back, there was some nice discussion here on Starfish Prime.

EMP is dependent not on the energy budget of the weapon,but of the hard X-ray and gamma ray flux, which induces Compton scattering (to near- or mild-relativistic speeds) of electrons which are then directed towards the ground by the Earth's magnetic field.

Moving electrons create magnetic fields; magnetic fields induce short-lived currents in all kinds of electronic circuits.

Major fun ensues.

[little jeremiah]

I, myself, am a serious techtard in every way, as well as being a high school kickout/dropout. I only can slightly grasp what my betters say in this regard.

I am given to understand that the effects are rather localized and not continent wide, but it may be dependent on factors that are definitely way beyond my ken.

[SkyPilot]

The first Q posts were discussed here in late October or early November. As I commented at the time, what intrigued me was there was information embedded in there that your average blogger in the basement would simply not know. His questions posed regarding active duty vs. National Guard spoke directly to Title 10 and Title 32. And he was correct. His assertion about Admiral Rogers not only makes sense, it is backed up by press accounts. His question regarding how the US Marines are different is in line with the law (they can be assigned to any special mission/duty as deemed necessary by the President). Why would Trump need this kind of protection? I think as the days go by it is obvious. I could go on, but that won’t convince the doubters and it won’t make any difference to those who are intrigued.