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Most, if not all of us here try to prepare for the unexpected in life. This is a tough one to prepare for. If the grid goes down for an extended period it would be devastating to life in the US. Most are so pampered and spoiled they would be hard pressed to survive. Even within the prepping community it would be a tough adjustment. I just hope we keep dodging this bullet for at least a few more years.

Terrorism and the
Electric Power Delivery System

https://www.nap.edu/read/12050/chapter/1

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-vulnerable-is-americas-power-grid-to-a-planned-assault/

What all this really comes down to is the fact that the major power companies with in the US say the cost would be so astronomical that without government help they could not do it.......I call BS on this!

The Effects and Components of Electromagnetic Pulses

The International Electrotechnical Commission defines three components associated with a nuclear electromagnetic pulse: E1, E2, and E3. The E1 pulse is brief, intense, and very quick (traveling at over 90% of the speed of light), and can take out computers and telecommunications equipment owing to its ability to exceed voltage limitations. The E2 element is intermediate in duration, lasting from a microsecond to a second after the initiation of the EMP, and is similar in its effects to lightning. As such, the grid is generally shielded against E2. By contrast, the E3 pulse is much slower, a result of the nuclear explosion affecting the earth’s magnetic field, and is very similar to the effects of an intense solar storm. The E3 effect of a nuclear blast or severe solar storm would be to create massive currents on power lines, which could then destroy electrical transformers and potentially impact power plants as well.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterde...d-make-911-look-trivial-someday/#7ceb0207fcdc

Bolding and letter coloring are my doing.
 

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