Ex-CIA Director Warns Of Danger From EMP Attack

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“Continued inaction by Washington will make inevitable a natural or manmade EMP catastrophe that, as the Congressional EMP Commission warned, could kill up to 90 percent of the national population through starvation, disease, and societal collapse,” said Woolsey, now the chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Indeed, some actions taken by the Congress, the White House and the federal bureaucracy are impeding solutions, making the nation more vulnerable, and helping the arrival of an EMP catastrophe.”
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A 2008 report by the congressional Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse found that up to nine out of 10 Americans could die from a long-term blackout as a result of starvation and societal collapse.
Reportedly, according to the Wall Street Journal, a study by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission warned that a terrorist attack that destroys just nine key transformer substations could cause a nationwide blackout lasting 18 months.
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“However, we are most concerned about the rare solar super-storm, like the 1921 Railroad Storm, which happened before American civilization became dependent for survival upon electricity and the electric grid,” Woolsey said. “The National Academy of Sciences estimates that if the Railroad Storm were to recur today, there would be a nationwide blackout with recovery requiring four-to-ten years, if recovery is possible at all.”
Woolsey further noted a threat resulting from non-nuclear devices, commonly referred to as radio-frequency weapons. Terrorists, criminals and disgruntled individuals, he said, “have already made localized EMP attacks using RFWs in Europe and Asia.”
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“Nuclear EMP has a long-wavelength component like a geomagnetic super-storm, a short-wavelength component like Radio-Frequency Weapons, a mid-wavelength component like lightning and is potentially more powerful and can do deeper damage than all three,” he said.

http://pjmedia.com/blog/ex-cia-director-government-ignoring-existential-threat-to-the-american-people/?singlepage=true

Ex-CIA Director: Government Ignoring ‘Existential Threat to the American People’
"..could kill up to 90 percent of the national population.."
by Bill Straub
July 26, 2015 - 10:46 pm

US Air Force Reveals EMP Weapon Now Functional

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From Ocean's Eleven to Star Trek, weapons that wipe out enemy electronics are a staple of science fiction films.
For years, scientists have been attempting to create such a weapon as part of Champ, or the Counter-electronics High-powered microwave Advanced Missile Project.
Now, the US Air Force claims it has advanced the technology, and says it can deploy it using the stealthy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM).
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In 2012, aircraft manufacturer Boeing successfully tested the weapon on a one-hour flight during which it knocked out the computers of an entire military compound.
During Boeing's experiment, the missile flew low over the Utah Test and Training Range, discharging electromagnetic pulses on to seven targets, permanently shutting down their electronics.
Boeing said that the test was so successful even the camera recording it was disabled.
Although the project is shrouded in secrecy, experts believe the missile is equipped with an electromagnetic pulse cannon.
This uses a super-powerful microwave oven to generate a concentrated beam of energy which causes voltage surges in electronic equipment, rendering them useless before surge protectors have the chance to react.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3097937/This-silent-missile-destroy-enemy-s-electronics-PULSES-Air-Force-confirms-work-terrifying-new-weapon.html#ixzz3bGzWgjVM

The silent missile that can destroy enemy electronics with microwave PULSES: Air Force confirms terrifying new weapon
Named counter-electronics high-powered microwave advanced missile
Weapon destroys electronic systems without hurting people or buildings
Champ is now an 'operational system already in [the] tactical air force'
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range has been chosen as the delivery vehicle
By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:36 EST, 26 May 2015 | UPDATED: 15:19 EST, 26 May 2015

Assessing Threat From EMP Attack

empcommission.org

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Federal agencies that regulate nuclear power stations are rushing to address a potential threat from an electromagnetic pulse attack on the U.S. electric grid: nuclear power plant meltdowns.
The good news is that the issue and proposed fix are easy. The bad news is that there is growing concern that an EMP attack, either from a North Korean nuclear bomb or a solar storm, will occur first.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nuke-plants-face-emp-disaster-as-feds-scramble-for-quick-fix/article/2559982

Nuke plants face EMP disaster as feds scramble for quick fix
BY PAUL BEDARD
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 | 2:22 PM

EMP Worst Disaster Nightmare

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A report from Lloyds emerging risk group has reviewed the evidence. They find that a Carrington-level geomagnetic storm is almost inevitable. There predict there will be one about every 150 years.
This poses a threat to regions dependent on electricity. Such storms could cause outages lasting from two weeks to two years. The main problem is the availability of spare transformers.
When hurricane Sandy hit New York in 2012, the main reason power could not be restored on lower Manhattan – despite the obvious wealth of the place – was that ordering replacement transformers takes months.
Sandy's worst effects were in a single location. In the case of a big storm, replacements would be needed in hundreds of locations at the same time. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2721925/Blackouts-electrical-failure-travel-chaos-Electromagnetic-pulses-cost-trillions-affect-millions-scientist-warns.html

Blackouts, electrical failure and travel chaos: Electromagnetic pulses could cost trillions and affect millions, scientist warns
Claim by Oxford University's Dr Anders Sandberg in The Conversation
Solar storms and nuclear weapons can create electromagnetic pulses
Geomagnetic storms, for instance, can cause power outages lasting years
They destroy satellites, disrupt GPS and make parts of infrastructure fail
Just as worrying is use of electromagnetic pulses created by weapons
This is a real threat, discovered the hard way in 1962, when a Pacific nuclear test caused electrical damage 870 miles (1,400km) away in Hawaii
By ANDERS SANDBERG, THE CONVERSATION
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 09:35 EST, 11 August 2014 | UPDATED: 10:20 EST, 11 August 2014

Billionaire Warns of Dangers From EMP

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer has issued an unusual warning for investors, calling the threat of a widespread blackout from an electromagnetic surge the "most significant danger" in the world.
Called an "electromagnetic pulse" or EMP, the events can occur naturally from solar storms or artificially from a high-altitude explosion of nuclear weapons.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101875747

Paul Singer: This threat is 'head-and-shoulders' above all others
Lawrence Delevingne | @ldelevingne
Tuesday, 29 Jul 2014 | 1:44 PM ET
CNBC.com

Magnetic Pulse To Brains May Cure Headaches

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A hand-held device which fires magnetic pulses into the brain could offer relief to millions of migraine suffers.
The transcranial magnetic stimulator has been recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)after clinical trials showed it was effective at reducing pain.
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Professor Peter Goadsby, chair of the British Association for the Study of Headache, and director of the National Headache Centre at King's College Hospital in London, added: "Single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation is a wonderful example of clinical and laboratory research delivering a real improvement in migraine treatment that is both effective and extremely well tolerated.
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The device is held against the back of the head and a pulse of magnetic energy is released through the skull to stimulate nerves in the occipital cortex – the visual processing centre.

So what else does this pulse do to the brain? Can it be used by criminals to harass civilians too?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10588318/Magentic-pulse-can-stop-migraine.html

Magentic pulse can stop migraine
Firing an electromagnetic pulse into the brain can stop the pain of migraine for days and has now been recommended National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent
7:00AM GMT 22 Jan 2014

Electromagnetic Pulses Can Stop Automobiles

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The RF Safe-Stop system uses blasts of electromagnetic pulses to remotely shut off any car engines that targeted by the device.
The system was created by Chelmsford-based e2v Technologies and could also be used to stop the engines in boats because it can be triggered up to 165ft away.
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RF Safe-Stop works because the targeted radio frequency pulses ‘confuse’ the electronics within the car, and this causes the engine to cut out as a safety measure.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2518177/End-high-speed-car-chase-Engineers-invent-disables-vehicles-engine-remotely-using-radio-beams.html

End of the high-speed car chase? Engineers invent system that disables a vehicle's engine remotely using radio beams
The RF Safe-Stop uses a blast of electromagnetic waves to stop engines
It can be triggered at a distance of up to 165ft and also works on boats
The waves is also used to disable a vehicle’s on-board electronic systems
Future plans could see the technology fitted onto helicopters
Police and governments could also use it as a 'non-lethal weapon' to stop joyriders and even car bombs
By VICTORIA WOOLLASTON
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 11:36 EST, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 4 December 2013

Electromagnetic Pulses For Warfare

This type of energy is used for anti personnel weapons. It is not discussed in the brief article cited herein. I did not explore the many links included. But It is the experimental type of weapon used by psychiatrists, crime families, police in the United States to harass citizens. Thousands of civilians for many years report being attacked, and having their sleep disturbed, inflicting severe pain on their body, by this type of weapon. Three states (MA, ME, MI) have statutes which makes it a felony to use, possess or to sell. But police and psychiatrists use them. The laws are not enforced. Psychiatrists are employed because they are still officially secret. Psychiatrists say the victim is mentally ill. It is the same pattern of psychiatric abuse used on women, children, Black people and homosexuals. Now all kinds of people are being declared mentally ill in the biggest boondoggle to ever to exist in the US. A US law makes it a violation to expose humans to radiation. It includes a $2 million fine, but I have never heard of that law being enforced either. Th original citation of this brief discussion asks "How can sensitive devices be protected?" Without going elsewhere the Wikipedia article does not answer that query. If it did it might provide a way for humans to protect themselves. For profit companies provide shielding for corporations and for government entities to protect computers and other electronic devices. But because it is expensive there are no companies which provide protection to individuals. Police claim they do not know how to investigate these criminal abuses to humans. They demand the victims provide evidence. Police, prosecuting attorneys and hospitals have extensive highly trained staff and equipment to provide resources to investigate allegations of rape. But there are no resources to investigate this type of abuse. It is a high tech method that can be used for homicide. Police do not investigate deaths in experiments. The devices are used to prevent people from working and due to sleep disturbances and deprivation, hinders their ability to work and to make rational decisions.

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Electromagnetic weapons are still mostly classified and research surrounding them is highly secret.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Electromagnetic+bomb

Electromagnetic bomb
An electromagnetic bomb or E-bomb is a weapon designed to disable electronics with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that can couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging current and voltage surges. The effects are usually not noticeable beyond the blast radius unless the device is nuclear or specifically designed to produce an electromagnetic pulse.

EMP Major Threat to Nation, Most People Clueless

Experimental EMP devices are already being tested, which can disable cars. Police can stop cars instead of high speed chases using EMP directed at integrated computer circuits. Same devices can be used by police or criminals to target individuals. Corporations and government agencies can protect their computers by high tech shielding, which is expensive. Individuals are not even offered such services.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/08/whom-will-you-call-when-emp-shuts-down-u-s/

WND EXCLUSIVE
WHOM WILL YOU CALL WHEN EMP SHUTS DOWN U.S.?
Experts: 'Electronic Armageddon' most serious threat facing nation
Steve Elwart
August 4, 2012

Magnetic Pulse Replaces Anti Depressants?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2141755/End-anti-depressants-Magnetic-pulse-therapy-eases-depression-patients.html

End of anti-depressants?
Magnetic pulse therapy eases depression in third of patients
By CLAIRE BATES
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 06:29 EST, 9 May 2012 | UPDATED: 09:25 EST, 9 May 2012

Defense Department Plane Has Hi-tech Defense Shielding


"Gates was flying on what is often called 'the Doomsday Plane,' a specially outfitted 747 that looks like a bulkier Air Force One and was built to wage retaliatory nuclear war from the skies. Its hull contains metal wiring to shield its avionics from the electromagnetic pulse emitted by nuclear explosions, and a super-reflective coat of paint renders it what the military calls 'thermal radiation protected.'”

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/the-reinvention-robert-gates?utm_source=TNR+Master&utm_campaign=cfabf39901-TNR_Politics_11090911_9_2009&utm_medium=email

The Reinvention of Robert Gates
How his ideological journey will shape the war.
Michael Crowley, Senior Editor
The New Republic
November 9, 2009 | 12:00 am

US Homeland Security Ignores EMP Dangers

Here is one more example where technology has outrun not only the minds of ordinary citizens but also the laws, the government and the departments whose mission is to protect the nation. With a self destructive, inept administration that is undermining the principles of the Constitution and their ignorance of the dangers, it is not hopeful that this nation will survive much longer.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/An-EMP-attack_-Thinking-the-unthinkable-8016721-51601427.html


An EMP attack: Thinking the unthinkable
By James Carafano
Washington Examiner Columnist
July 27, 2009