Upcoming TV show “Revolution” looks to show how life is 15 years after all electricity ends. I am really looking forward to watching it. – – – Rourke Via http://www.nbc.com/revolution/about/: Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the [...]
Author’s Note: This is the 2nd part of our EMP guest post. Here we will break down the myths surrounding EMP and hopefully separate the facts from the fiction. For further details and a much more in-depth report on the topic, please consider ordering a copy of Thinking the Unthinkable—EMP Attack! available by clicking HERE [...]
Author’s Note: Rourke has been a good friend of our team at SurvivalWeek.com and is aware of the tremendous research we have done on the topic of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP). Since he receives numerous questions each week regarding this topic, he asked us to put together a two-part article to provide some clarity on the [...]
What is an EMP? EMP stands for Electromagnetic Pulse. An EMP is typically generated by the detonation of a nuclear weapon. According to a US Army report from 1994, one single high-altitude detonation has the potential to generate an electromagnetic pulse capable of covering the entire continental United States. EMPs are not harmful to [...]
EMP is something that is often in my thoughts when it comes to preparedness. Check this out. Take care all – Rourke
Any prepper worth their weight will scenario plan. Mental rehearsal is important. As an educator, I have studied brain-based research as it pertains to education. In my studies, I have learned that the brain doesn’t distinguish between reality and imagination. If you doubt this, recall the last time you had a nightmare. You most likely [...]
An EMP event is one disaster that I am not very prepared for – and is one of the most difficult. Being that my son is a diabetic – I have taken some steps to protect his insulin pump and testing equipment. Unlike many other diabetics – I have managed to come into possession of [...]
Fellow blogger over at ModernSurvivalBlog wrote up a post about the following – An EMP attack is one of the most feared methods of TSHTF for me. Unfortuately – I also believe it is one of the most likely. Imagine a total collapse of the power grid along with most all electronic equipment ceasing to funtion. [...]
“In less than a billionth of a second, the electrical intensity on Earth’s surface would become so hot that microchips would fry, power lines would overload and the electric grid would collapse,” says National Geographic, describing . “Everything with microelectronics in it would stop: your car, your computer, the subway. There would be no electricity.” [...]
Having read the book One Second After, one of my biggest fears is an EMP attack. What is EMP? In extreme layman’s terms – a nuclear weapon is exploded at high altitude and the explosion sends out an electronic pulse that can have a significant effect on any unprotected electronic equipment. What is the effect? [...]
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