An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bomb is a doomsday weapon that could take out almost all electronic equipment, including computers, satellites, radios, radar receivers and even traffic and street ...

This orbital weapon would destroy or disable thousands of vital satellites - but if detonated at the right altitude, it could also deliver a punishing EMP strike on the territory below.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to cut off all trade with countries doing business with North Korea, an ...

The development of EMP weapons risks throwing the world back into the Stone Age One evening as the summer of 1859 drew to an end, a telegraph operator in Washington received a tremendous shock.

"The trials of EMP weapons have been under way since 2015. The latest firing of EMP cannons took place this spring. At present, the average range of EMP cannons against aerial targets is 7-8 km ...

In the Wall Street Journal, I recently observed that North Korea could detonate nuclear weapons above the atmosphere to produce an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and shut down the electric power grid ...

William R. Forstchen is widely considered one of the foremost experts on EMP attacks. One Second After offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States ...

Wars often drive technological advancements, but they also reveal vulnerabilities in the systems we rely on. In conflicts today, technology plays a central role, with satellites, communication ...

Even terrorists could acquire nuclear weapons, mate them to easily purchased ballistic missiles from an existing black market, and launch an EMP strike from vessels cruising near our coasts ...