These scenarios are all theoretical and don’t take into account the ingenuity and resourcefulness of average American, but I suspect far too much of it will be accurate.

The first thing they will notice is there is no power. Another damn power outage, they will grumble — but then again, there has been no storm. Confused, some will try to call for information, but the phones will be down. The TV, the radio — nothing, no reception.

The panic will come when cars won’t start.

The traffic lights will be out, too. It will get much worse. Most will not survive to see life get back to normal in America.

Thousands will be stranded on subways, and over a million passengers who fly daily across the continent will be stuck at airports with flights canceled. Those already in the air will meet a deadly fate as planes plunge from the sky, their electronics fried.

Within the next few days, water supplies will run out: water-pumping stations will grind to a halt and electric pumps for water purification will also stop. Remaining water supplies will soon become contaminated.

Next is the food supply. Without power, food plants can no longer operate, and without transportation, food inventories in warehouses rot. Many cities will run out of food in just three days, others in just a bit longer.

This will be the result of an electromagnetic pulse attack over the atmosphere of the United States. In less than a billionth of a second, the electrical intensity on Earth becomes so hot that microchips fry, power lines overload, and the electrical grid collapses. Everything with microelectronics in it fails.

Within days, tens of millions of Americans will need to leave their homes looking for water and food. Within five to 10 days, due to water pollution and sanitation issues, many will fall ill — people across America will face starvation, disease, and death. In just one year after the attack, up to two-thirds of the American population will cease to exist.

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Iran has been working for years on their nuclear ambitions and their ability to launch an EMP attack. So if you are in the Ron Paul camp, you can put your head back in the sand and hope it never happens. However, if you are like most Americans and you think the leaders in Iran are truly nuts, then read the article, prepare yourself and support government action to reduce the risk.

I am suggesting government intervention into the market, but I am not being hypocritical. Defense against our enemies is spelled out in the Constitution. Our electric grid needs to be protected.

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