Military warns EMP attack could wipe out America, 'democracy, world order'

"If response organizations cannot provide timely support in terms of restoration of electrical power due to logistical interruptions or issues with control systems (caused by EMS impacts), in some cases, stations would have roughly 16 hours of battery power to continue cooling reactors and spent fuel pools. In a worst-case scenario, all reactors within an affected region could be impacted simultaneously. In the United States, this would risk meltdowns at approximately 60 sites and 99 nuclear reactors, with more than 60,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel in storage pools.3 Prolonged loss of power to these critical sites poses a risk of radioactive contamination to the Continental United States (fig. 1.1) with consequentially disastrous impact to the economy and public health. Risks to military and “In a worst-case scenario, all reactors within an affected region could be impacted simultaneously. In the United States, this would risk meltdowns at approximately 60 sites and 99 nuclear reactors, with more than 60,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel in storage pools.” 10 civilian infrastructure and hardware would be similar due to jet-stream winds spreading radioactive materials. In all cases, consequence management of such impacts would be inherently complicated due to a reliance on federal and local logistics which are themselves dependent on EMS."

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