Electromagnetic Pulse

     Friends, there is a great danger to our national security that few of us even know about.  It has been known for years and yet is seldom discussed by our national leaders or news media.  Back in the mid-1960's I worked briefly on this top secret program for the government.  It is a relatively simple device, but to be effective requires an accurate delivery system (missile) and an explosive detonator (small atomic bomb) to activate it.  It is something known as an electromagnetic pulse.  If properly launched into the atmosphere and detonated it can wreck havoc over a large geographic area rendering everything electronic (radios, televisions, computers, radar, avionics, etc.) within range functionally inoperative.  It doesn't kill people.  It just renders worthless almost everything we use in our daily lives. If detonated at the right altitude over the geographic center of the United States in Kansas it would affect almost the entire nation.

     I read an editorial, "Missile Defense Takes Off", in the December 4, 2008, issue of the Investors' Business Daily as follows:  "We have pointed out the dangers of an Iranian freighter launching a Shahab that would detonate its warhead high over the United States, unleashing an electromagnetic pulse that would send our high-tech economy back to the days of the covered wagon".  If this was to happen a large segment of our economy would come to a standstill.  We could not even go to Wal-Mart because the doors would not open.  We could not put gas in our cars because the pumps would not work.

     This is one of the main reasons it has been the policy of the current and prior administrations to keep Iran and other rogue nations from getting the atom bomb.  We can only pray that the incoming administration is wise enough to recognize this danger and act appropriately to keep us safe.

     If you want to read more about this do a Google search on "electromagnetic pulse" or "E-bomb".  As far as I know this is still a top secret program.  However, I've read bits and pieces about it for years in various public trade publications most of which fairly accurately describe the program and its effects.