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Matt Mayer at EMP Conference

Last year, the Heritage Foundation‘s Matt Mayer spoke at conference on the reality and the danger of electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which can occur if a nuclear weapon is exploded above the earth’s surface. The resulting electromagnetic energy would interact with the earth’s magnetic fields, creating a pulse, which in turn would cause widespread damage, devastate the economy, and result in millions of deaths.

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