Iran may be developing electromagnetic pulse weapons

There’s no shortage of talk over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Israel has said point-blank that it would not hesitate to attack Iran (again) if Tehran continues with a weapons program, and both presidential candidates in the United States have said that Iran is dangerous and shouldn’t have nuclear capabilities.

However, the real threat has largely not been discussed by the media in the US.

A report issued in April by the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack notes that an EMP attack could be one of the most devastating types of attack against US military and civilians assets, and wreak havoc on the economy - without requiring a very sophisticated nuclear weapon.

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