government has taken virtually no steps to harden critical electrical and electronic infrastructure. and thus cause a breakdown in civilization in a matter of weeks? I am not quite convinced on that score, but it's one of the TEOTWAWKI scenarios that keeps certain breeds of survivalists and politicians awake at night. Is it possible that one well-placed missile, launched from a container ship in the Atlantic to detonate high in the atmosphere over North America, could fry most electronics in the U.S. They never do find out for sure who launched them, though the obvious suspects - China, North Korea, a jihadi network - are all suggested.ĮMPs of course are well-known side effects of atomic bombs. and Canada, another takes out Japan and South Korea, and a third takes out Russia. In this book, there are actually three EMP weapons detonated - one takes out the U.S. The apocalyptic scenario is an Electromagnetic Pulse. In fact, William Fortschen supposedly wrote this book in part to warn Americans about a threat he believes has been overlooked and ignored - hence the foreword by Newt Gingrich and the afterword by a military officer, both warning that "HEY, THIS SHIT IS REAL, YO!" One Second After manages to be scary because it sounds very plausible. I'm Newt Gingrich, and I approve this novel.
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