Gauging the Threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack

Gauging the Threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack


Over the past decade there has been an ongoing debate over the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to modern civilization. This debate has been the most heated perhaps in the United States, where the commission appointed by Congress to assess the threat to the United States warned of the dangers posed by EMP in reports released in 2004 and 2008. The commission also called for a national commitment to address the EMP threat by hardening the national infrastructure.