Frank Gaffney has a sobering commentary about the vulnerability of our power grid to an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapon. They work on the fundamental principle that a magnetic field moving past a stationary wire (or more commonly a wire moving through a fixed magnetic field) induces a current. It is believed that a surge in the solar wind has caused this effect and the surge caused a blackout similar to that just experienced in the Northeast. EMPs are emitted by nuclear weapons, and the reason they are serious is that inducing a current in electronic equipment like everything in use today can burn out chips and transistors which are designed to run on low current and voltages. Of course, the technology developed to protect military equipment is top secret, but it is going to have to be declassified to the extent possible to protect our power grid.

When I hear politicians like Hillary! pass the buck and groups like the ACLU and Sierra Club denounce efforts to protect us and provide the energy we need, I think we deserve to be attacked. We have known that we were vulnerable to OPEC since 1974 and we've had enough blackouts and power shortages that you'd think we'd learn, but as soon as the power is back on, it's business as usual. I hope you've all got your food and water storage up to date.