If you've ever watched The Matrix or Ocean's Eleven, you'll be familiar with EMP weapons -- pulses of intense electromagnetic radiation that melt any nearby conductors, disabling just about any ...

A “Golden Dome” missile defense shield designed to detect, track and intercept incoming ballistic weapons would offer the United States the best protection possible against advanced missile threats, ...

PHOENIX — A nuclear weapon detonates hundreds of miles above America’s heartland, sending an electromagnetic pulse at the speed of light that fries circuits across the U.S. The power grid, ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the release of the Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland against Threats from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic ...

The widespread blackouts that recently brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill triggered global speculation: was it an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack? Though authorities later ruled ...

An electromagnetic pulse weapon could potentially devastate large countries and lead to the death of millions of people. China may be plotting a Pearl Harbor-style attack with some kind of EMP assault ...

I became involved in the issue of EMP nearly 15 years ago, when I undertook the writing of a novel about the potential impact and after-effects of an EMP strike on the United States. As a trained ...

Fortunately, a major EMP attack is only possible with the resources of a major industrial nation. For several decades the U.S. government has been thinking about EMP protection to protect major ...

One Second After offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. William R. Forstchen is widely considered one of the ...