When I heard about this, I did some reading on it. Knowledgeable articles and opinions by experts say the technology has evolved so that now one sizable bomb could knock out power to a sizable portion of the country, and that 3 or 4 of them can completely disable the whole country. As could a sizable solar flare, which apparently has happened many times in earth history, before the advent of electricity, so would have gone largely unnoticed.
I then read a novel about it, based on facts, by Wm. Forstchen, reportedly a man of reputation and in the know. The title of the book was 'One Second After'. That really got me thinking about what in the world we would do. Very scary because it seems so possible.
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