BLACKOUT - China plotting Pearl Harbor-style surprise EMP attack on US that would kill hundreds of millions, expert claims
CHINA may be plotting to use an electromagnetic pulse weapon that would plunge the US into darkness and kill hundreds of millions, a new report has warned.
Campaign group the EMP Task Force on Homeland and National Security released the paper which details the threat that it warns could come in the form of a nuclear strike from space.
Task force executive director Dr Peter Pry penned the report - first released on June 10 - which warns of a possible "Pearl Harbor-style" preemptive strike in a confrontation between the US and China.
Dr Pry - who was chief of staff on the Congressional EMP Commission - is calling on the White House to do more to protect the power grid and other critical infrastructure.
The expert also worked as an advisor to the House Armed Services Committee, and is a former intelligence officer with the CIA.
The EMP Task Force on Homeland and National Security is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the threat posed by such weapons.
Writing in the report China: EMP Threat, Dr Pry warns he believes a high-altitude EMP is the "most likely kind of future warfare".
The report lays out suggestions that China have been preparing for such a strike for many years so it can use the capability alongside cyber-attacks.
The task force describes itself as an organisation of "citizens, engineers, field experts, and others, all united in our concern for the American people".
On its website, it describes the threat of the US power grid crashing as "very real"...
Dr Pry warns recent Chinese cyber attacks - should be " regarded as possible practice or preparation for Total Information Warfare—including nuclear HEMP attack".
China has "Super-EMP weapons" which are based on a designs stolen from the US, the report claims.
It suggests satellite launched weapons or new hypersonic missiles could act as delivery systems for the EMP which would plunge the US into darkness.
The report warns China's small nuclear arsenal could become a "giant killer" if it equips missiles with warheads designed for an EMP strike.
Dr Pry also claims China's self imposed "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons would not apply when launching an EMP.
He warns: "Chinese military writings are replete with references to making HEMP attacks against the United States as a means of prevailing in war."
The report describes a campaign of "cyber bugs and hacking" as the "tip of the spear" in a Chinese offensive against the US...”
Read it all here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11911604/china-pearl-harbor-style-emp-attack-us/
Okay military men, what do you think the chance are of China hitting us? An EMP attack is my greatest fear.
CHINA may be plotting to use an electromagnetic pulse weapon that would plunge the US into darkness and kill hundreds of millions, a new report has warned.
Campaign group the EMP Task Force on Homeland and National Security released the paper which details the threat that it warns could come in the form of a nuclear strike from space.
Task force executive director Dr Peter Pry penned the report - first released on June 10 - which warns of a possible "Pearl Harbor-style" preemptive strike in a confrontation between the US and China.
Dr Pry - who was chief of staff on the Congressional EMP Commission - is calling on the White House to do more to protect the power grid and other critical infrastructure.
The expert also worked as an advisor to the House Armed Services Committee, and is a former intelligence officer with the CIA.
The EMP Task Force on Homeland and National Security is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the threat posed by such weapons.
Writing in the report China: EMP Threat, Dr Pry warns he believes a high-altitude EMP is the "most likely kind of future warfare".
The report lays out suggestions that China have been preparing for such a strike for many years so it can use the capability alongside cyber-attacks.
The task force describes itself as an organisation of "citizens, engineers, field experts, and others, all united in our concern for the American people".
On its website, it describes the threat of the US power grid crashing as "very real"...
Dr Pry warns recent Chinese cyber attacks - should be " regarded as possible practice or preparation for Total Information Warfare—including nuclear HEMP attack".
China has "Super-EMP weapons" which are based on a designs stolen from the US, the report claims.
It suggests satellite launched weapons or new hypersonic missiles could act as delivery systems for the EMP which would plunge the US into darkness.
The report warns China's small nuclear arsenal could become a "giant killer" if it equips missiles with warheads designed for an EMP strike.
Dr Pry also claims China's self imposed "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons would not apply when launching an EMP.
He warns: "Chinese military writings are replete with references to making HEMP attacks against the United States as a means of prevailing in war."
The report describes a campaign of "cyber bugs and hacking" as the "tip of the spear" in a Chinese offensive against the US...”
Read it all here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11911604/china-pearl-harbor-style-emp-attack-us/
Okay military men, what do you think the chance are of China hitting us? An EMP attack is my greatest fear.
