No, we got to them before they successfully developed a nuke capability. They sure were well on their way, though.

I would think this country, and even the current administration, would respond with a nuclear counterattack if such a thing were successfully executed. The significant problem would be attribution.

It also depends on what you mean by “in it!”

thanks for the tip...

Thanks for the tip...

well, that is definitely out there, but I guess so...

There certainly were some unanticipated ground (and other) effects from some of these tests, but there’s no empirical info on what would happen if a terrorist or third-world attack with one or two high-altitude bursts was successfully carried out over the mainland US. For obvious reasons, neither we nor the soviets…

Yes - some local chaos, but no significant EMP. There would be some source EMP, but nothing more than a few blocks or so in either direction. Those people in the NYSE would have plenty else to worry about! Think blast, flash and radiation.

Well, it’s because he’s “not biased!”

They are doing what they do “for all the right reasons!”

Even Gilmore is still in!!

Right off hand, I can’t think of “affect” EVER being used as a noun.

A backhoe chewed through my entire region’s fiber optic cable a couple of days ago - I see excavators as a bigger threat.

Those were space effects - they killed some satellites. We are talking about EMP on the ground.

But still available.

It IS a Pontiac - in the US...

What about these guys?

Neither you nor anyone else has a good idea WHAT would happen. There’s lots of talk about what COULD happen...

Ah, HEMP - the perennial boogeyman. Every few years, someone brings it up like it’s a new, unbelievably devastating threat.

So is rent a negative cash flow....a PERMANENT one!