Journal of Civil Defense 2021, Vol. 56, I-2, The Threat of EMP

Description

The Threat of EMP:

This issue of the Journal of Civil Defense “The Threat of EMP”, is packed with everything you need to know about EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse).  It also contains detailed information on HAM RADIO and other means of communication should we lose our ability to communicate with our phones and computers due to weather, coronal mass ejections or attack from hostile nations. Buy the hard copy journal so you have it on hand should you lose power!

You will gain a solid foundation and understanding of:

• What an EMP is
• What it is NOT
• The damage it can do
• Whether it will hurt you or not
• The threat we face with EMP
• And what you can do to protect your electronics

A Nation Without Power:

In a nation that relies heavily upon electricity, an EMP attack could be devastating. It would destroy many of our electronic devices
and in addition, could significantly damage many of our high voltage transformers causing massive power outages across the country resulting in mass chaos. Unfortunately, most of these transformers are not made here in the USA. Replacing them would take months if not years. As a result, long-term power outages would bring much suffering to our people and cause many deaths.

IN THIS ISSUE:

3) Operational Implications of Power Failure
By Colonel Jim Smith, MSS, NRP, FABCHS, CPC, CLEE

6) Vulnerabilities of Our Electrical Grid
By John D. Hoyle, Sr.

9) EMP-Proof Transportation
By Chuck Fenwick, Medical Corps

13) Specifics of EMP Shielding for Personal Shelters
By Paul Seyfried and Sharon Packer, MS Nuclear Engineering

17) EMP Myths
Appendix From Oak Ridge National Laboratories/Metatech EMP Report, E1 HEMP Myths

19) EMP Q & A
By Dave Male, Electrical Engineer, and Sharon Packer, MS Nuclear Engineering

23) Early Civil Defense Films: Beyond “Duck and Cover”
By Nicholas M. Studer, MD, Director, National Museum of Civil Defense, and Angela J. Moretti, MA

27) Rescue Task Force
By Colonel Jim Smith, MSS, CLEE, CPC, FABCHS, NRP

29) Precision Air Rifles
By Jay Whimpey, PE, TACDA President

30) Emergency Communications (part 1)
By Randall Smith

33) Remembrances of 9-11
By Cynthia Black, TACDA Contributor