The ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) effect [1] was first observed during the early testing of high altitude airburst nuclear weapons [GLASSTONE64]. The effect is characterised by the production of a very ...

Today, not many people may be familiar with a U.S. military operation from the early 1960's called "Starfish Prime." The details are fascinating, but here's the short version: over a remote National ...

Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons pose a unique and potentially devastating threat to modern society. These weapons can disrupt or destroy electronic systems, leading to widespread chaos and ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the release of the Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland against Threats from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic ...

One Second After offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. William R. Forstchen is widely considered one of the ...

Analysts like Jack Liu and Jeffrey Lewis are to be commended for their interest in educating the public about North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and endeavoring to provide their readers with ...

April 3, 2025: North Korea has tested a missile launched ElectroMagnetic Pulse or EMP weapon. This took place on April 29th as the conventional missile warhead detonated at 72 kilometers altitude.

The United States has experienced a nearly unbroken string of catastrophic intelligence failures in the last eighty years. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caught America by surprise in 1941,... A ...

Author William R. Forstchen's bestselling novel "One Second After" – which imagines the devastating effects of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) strike on the United States – is being adapted into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. The nations of Europe are on edge after a Ukrainian missile ...

An obscure congressional committee was set to disband this fall after issuing apocalyptic warnings since 2001 about an attack it claimed could kill most of the U.S. population. An electromagnetic ...