I bought the Commission's book a while ago: http://www.amazon.com/Report-Commission-Assess-Threat-Electromagnetic/dp/B002AD9AP6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280665412&sr=1-1
Yeah, it's available as a massive .pdf file, but actually buying they physical book meant I'd actually read it. Much easier on the eyes, grid down and portable.
Interesting. I only skimmed the report, but it seems like ONLY automobiles/trucks will work. Everything else fries. If you have stored gasoline, you'll be mobile. If not, you'd be screwed.
Time for some strategy. Big glow happens up top. People panic, drive to the hills - only most don't make it because they run out of gas, and can't get more because the electrical system that controls the gas pumps is DOA.
So.... wait at home for at least one day, THEN bug out? Locked and loaded because plenty of people will be looking to take your gassed and running vehicle. Those alternative back roads not taken by the teeming masses sure look good...
Read the summary at Survival Blog and also though, "WTF? This is a 180 from what we've been hearing."
Went to the report (start of page 115 of the report, or 131 of the PDF). The did test 37 cars, from 1986-2002. Tested up to 50 kV/m.
Need to know; 1) What electronics were in the earlier model vehicles? 2) How much has changed in sensitive electronics since 2002? 3) In an actual EMP, how many kV/m are we going to see? 4) How will the kV/m vary by region?
Number three is most important.
Also, from what I've read in that report (have skimmed it on several occasions) looks like a lot of power, control, and comms systems will be toast.
How much of a system (power grid, comms networks, etc.) needs to be take out before it cannot function and is thereby useless? 10%? 20%? 25%?
If EMPs won't take out 90% of vehicles, that's great. The US. would probably still collapse. But at least I'd have a better chance of getting to the farm...
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I bought the Commission's book a while ago: http://www.amazon.com/Report-Commission-Assess-Threat-Electromagnetic/dp/B002AD9AP6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280665412&sr=1-1
Yeah, it's available as a massive .pdf file, but actually buying they physical book meant I'd actually read it. Much easier on the eyes, grid down and portable.
- Ranger Man
that just blew my mind... i now owe william Forstchen and Newt Gingrich a punch in the face.
Interesting. I only skimmed the report, but it seems like ONLY automobiles/trucks will work. Everything else fries. If you have stored gasoline, you'll be mobile. If not, you'd be screwed.
Time for some strategy. Big glow happens up top. People panic, drive to the hills - only most don't make it because they run out of gas, and can't get more because the electrical system that controls the gas pumps is DOA.
So.... wait at home for at least one day, THEN bug out? Locked and loaded because plenty of people will be looking to take your gassed and running vehicle. Those alternative back roads not taken by the teeming masses sure look good...
Read the summary at Survival Blog and also though, "WTF? This is a 180 from what we've been hearing."
Went to the report (start of page 115 of the report, or 131 of the PDF). The did test 37 cars, from 1986-2002. Tested up to 50 kV/m.
Need to know;
1) What electronics were in the earlier model vehicles?
2) How much has changed in sensitive electronics since 2002?
3) In an actual EMP, how many kV/m are we going to see?
4) How will the kV/m vary by region?
Number three is most important.
Also, from what I've read in that report (have skimmed it on several occasions) looks like a lot of power, control, and comms systems will be toast.
How much of a system (power grid, comms networks, etc.) needs to be take out before it cannot function and is thereby useless? 10%? 20%? 25%?
If EMPs won't take out 90% of vehicles, that's great. The US. would probably still collapse. But at least I'd have a better chance of getting to the farm...
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