More than four years after a stunning report about America's vulnerability to a nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack was released to Congress, the House Armed Services Committee will hear testimony from the scientist who issued the warning and who believes Iran is pursuing such an option.
William R. Graham, President Reagan's top science adviser and the chairman of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, will update the committee Thursday morning.
Graham warned in 2005 that Iran was not only covertly developing nuclear weapons, but was already testing ballistic missiles specifically designed to destroy America's technical infrastructure with the aim of neutralizing the world's lone superpower.
Iran surprised intelligence analysts by describing the mid-flight detonations of missiles fired from ships on the Caspian Sea as "successful" tests. Even primitive Scud missiles could be used for this purpose. And top U.S. intelligence officials reminded members of Congress that there is a glut of these missiles on the world market. They are currently being bought and sold for about $100,000 apiece.
Yes, an EMP attack WOULD be devastating to the CIVILIAN lives of Americans, however most, if not all modern military equipment is already well prepared for such things.
Civilians would be greatly effected, but the problem for Iran, or any nation for that matter, is that our nuclear submarines and Navy would be immune to that type of attack, and seeing as how they launched a nuclear weapon against us, it wouldn’t be that inconceivable to launch one in return. Only ours are a LOT more accurate, and we might EMP them back, THEN nail them with the real meat of a nuclear weapon.
Smarter and cooler heads in Iran would be wise to prevail if something like this is in the planning stages.
Otherwise, not a lot of people would disagree because Iran launched a first strike attack with a nuclear weapon against the United States.
Travis
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