Image source: Pixabay.com By Kevin Danielsen – Off The Grid News Determining the specific ramifications after something like a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse weapon (EMP) attack, or even a Carrington Event-style coronal mass ejection (CME) is kind of a guessing game at this point. However, one thing we do know is that some of the most horrifying…
“Today marks the first day of a safer world. This evening, we are really reminded once again of diplomacy’s power to tackle significant challenges. Thanks to years of hard work and committed dialogue, we have made vital breakthroughs related to both the nuclear negotiations and a separate long-term diplomatic effort.” John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of…
By Off The Grid News Staff A former CIA director and former executive director of the EMP Task Force are charging that the Obama administration is failing to protect America from a potential power grid-crippling solar storm, choosing instead to conduct more studies on a potential disaster that could kill 90 percent of the population.…
By Mahatma Muhjesbude – SurvivoPedia By now, we all know about the potential catastrophic dangers of the high electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) from terrorists or WWIII, and likely solar flare events. Some preppers take it seriously and plan for it by taking certain measures and precautions to protect their equipment and electrical necessities. The rest of us…
By Mac Slavo – SHTFplan.com The potential for a devastating EMP resulting from a massive solar event, or a man made weapon, is well known and, increasingly, being taken seriously as a looming, perhaps inevitable, disaster. Surprisingly, there are actually voices in Congress urging Washington to prepare for all contingencies and to upgrade the power…
By Bill White – SurvivoPedia Of all our infrastructure, the electrical power grid is the most fragile. In the 2013 Infrastructure Report Card, prepared by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Energy received a grade of D. The only reason it was that high, was that the energy category includes all classes of energy, not just…
By Mac Slavo – SHTFplan.com When it comes to an EMP attack, the question remains “when” not “if” the SHTF. Few other scenarios hold as much potential for disaster and disruption to the lives of everyone in society. At a moment’s notice, 300 million Americans could be made instantly desperate – and even likely to…
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