Gingrich On The Hill Talking EMP

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As Washington decides what to do about potential nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, Newt Gingrich returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to point out what he called an equally grave danger: an electromagnetic pulse.
Addressing members of the Electromagnetic Pulse Caucus, the former Republican House speaker from Georgia said the fallout from a high-altitude nuclear blast known as an EMP — which could damage or destroy American power grids and electronics — could deal society a deathblow.


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My question is , does he have anything to gain by bringing this up kinda like Al Gore with global warming .

Or does he actually " know " something we don't ?

 

[LEaSH]

That is a good question.

Then again, one of his nomination platforms was a mars base.

At the least, he is imaginative. But is he as informed as well?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Al Gore makes profit from his lie.

I think Gingrich is genuinely trying to warn people that... hey... this is something that is very possible, and would be devastating.

I think he's right, and I personally don't know what the gov is/isn't doing to prevent it from happening.

 

[LeadPharmer]

Other than devoting resources to hardening various electronics I would think the best solution would be for power companies, utilities, and other infrastructure related organizations to stockpile computer-built/designed parts in Faraday cages or hardened storage.

Heck, I wouldn't be shocked if some of them already had started.

Side note: microwaves (unplugged of course), make excellent Faraday cages for your personal electronics. A SpareOne emergency phone in a microwave might make you the only source of communications for a while.

 

[NathanJefferson]

He makes a portion of the royalties from "one second after" but that wouldn't be enough to warrant him pushing something like that. He could be genuinely concerned too. Or maybe he owns stock or sits on the board of an equipment/services company that would make bank on the retrofit. (

Examples are Mr. Gore owning a HUGE stake in the leading 'carbon credit trading' company and the Florida gov owning a stake in the people they temporarily used for drug screenings. He could be owner/investor in 'hardened transformer Inc.'. Shrug...

 

[Mgderf]

Side note: microwaves (unplugged of course), make excellent Faraday cages for your personal electronics. A SpareOne emergency phone in a microwave might make you the only source of communications for a while.

Excellent idea! Reps incoming.

 

[NathanJefferson]

I like ammo cans and or metal trash cans better than micro waves. Don't forget to attach a ground for the best protection .

 

[wlkjr]

I hope we never find out.

 

[10-32]

A SpareOne emergency phone in a microwave might make you the only source of communications for a while.

I'm thinking if a EMP does hit, it's going to take out the cell towers and that phone is going to be a paper weight.

 

[cavakilla]

Yes in an EMP event cell phones and most everything electronic will be useless... One should consider a spare computer for your car in a Faraday cage. Old microwaves can be found in garbage for free... lol. just cut the cord so it can't be plugged in or it may defeat the purpose...

Other things may include a:
back-up hard drive
laptop
thumbdrive
anything with a microchip that you deem important

 

[LeadPharmer]

I'm thinking if a EMP does hit, it's going to take out the cell towers and that phone is going to be a paper weight.

Most likely but you'll be in a better place if you can get to a working tower or "they" miraculously repair one.

It would be of more benefit to store some FRS/GMRS radios in there with their charger and a 12V adapter. That way if you've got a car battery, you've got comms.

 

[Trigger Time]

Yes in an EMP event cell phones and most everything electronic will be useless... One should consider a spare computer for your car in a Faraday cage. Old microwaves can be found in garbage for free... lol. just cut the cord so it can't be plugged in or it may defeat the purpose...

Other things may include a:
back-up hard drive
laptop
thumbdrive
anything with a microchip that you deem important

Don't cut the cord. Use it as a ground.

 

[10-32]

Most likely but you'll be in a better place if you can get to a working tower or "they" miraculously repair one.

It would be of more benefit to store some FRS/GMRS radios in there with their charger and a 12V adapter. That way if you've got a car battery, you've got comms.

I'd store a 2m/70cm radio before I would store a cell or FRS/GMRS and know what Freq the EMA is using. If a tower would come back up, chances are almost everyones cell phones would be toast and the land line system the cell towers connect to would be fried.

 

[kawasakiridrzx6r]

Ive been prepping for emp for while now so im ready for it.....hope it dont happen but everyone should be prepping for it