North Korea could spark deadly BLACKOUTS in America with ‘electromagnetic attack’
NORTH Korea could spark blackouts in the US with an ‘electromagnetic pulse’ attack, the ex-US Speaker has warned.
By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Fri, Jun 2, 2017
Newt Gingrich said nuclear war is “only half of the threat” North Korea possess and urged US military chiefs to prepare for so-called EMP rocket attacks.
He said too much focus was being put on Kim Jong-un’s controversial missile tests when the hermit state is actually becoming more imaginative in its efforts to defeat its enemies.
Mr Gingrich said: “North Korea is already one of the most dangerous places in the world, and it’s becoming more perilous by the day.
“I’m glad we are honing our ability to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles over the Pacific, but I hope our military leaders recognise that traditional nuclear war is only half of the threat the Kim Jong-un regime poses.”
He said the US could be targeted using EMP rockets, which Mr Gingrich said could effect electrical device across hundreds of miles.
An attack of this nature would be “catastrophic” due to the dependence of the US on electricity and an out-dated grid system.
He said: “The North Koreans have another offensive option, which they may already be able to execute and would be devastating to the United States – a weaponised electromagnetic pulse.
“An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, occurs when a relatively small but carefully designed nuclear warhead is detonated in the atmosphere. The explosion causes what can best be described as a massive power surge, which can damage or disable electrical devices for hundreds of miles on the ground below.
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