The Grid Might Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse Just Fine

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

• Episode: The Grid Might Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse Just Fine
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:05:27
• Published: 2019-05-01 22:31

Over the past few years, speculation has risen around whether North Korea or any other nation could detonate a nuclear weapon over the United States that would create an electromagnetic pulse, and knock out all electricity for weeks or months. This doomsday hypothesis has been promoted by a former CIA director , a commission set up by Congress, and a book by newsman Ted Koppel.