An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which would result from a single, crude nuclear weapon detonated in space above America, represents a very real and potentially disastrous asymmetric threat, according ...

Iranian operatives recently claimed they given Hezbollah militants an EMP weapon. A powerful EMP, as Iran claims, could damage Israel's communications and power grid. "It is reasonable to assume that ...

Key point: EMPs aren’t powerful enough to cause a ton of damage, but the nukes that could cause them are a real problem. Few weapons are as scary as those that exist only in our minds. A few years ago ...

Author’s Note: This article is not to advocate North Korea conducting an atmosphere nuclear test, but simply to illustrate the possible unintended consequences of an alternative attack that actually ...

Imagine a single weapon that, if detonated 25 miles above Maryland, could damage and destroy electronic systems across the entire state, including neighboring Washington, D.C. Imagine if power grids ...