DHS Combats Potential Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
网页2020年9月3日 · WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to prepare against ever evolving threats against the American homeland, most recently highlighting efforts to combat an Electromagnetic Pulse attack which could disrupt the electrical grid and potentially damage electronics.
Electromagnetic Pulse: The Dangerous but Overlooked Threat
网页2020年9月29日 · The electromagnetic radiation from a targeted, high-altitude EMP (HEMP) attack delivered via missile could disrupt most microelectronic-based and online systems within the HEMP footprint—from cell towers to car computers.
Electromagnetic pulse - Wikipedia
网页An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an electric field, as a magnetic field, or as a conducted electric current.
Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbance - CISA
网页Extreme electromagnetic incidents caused by an intentional electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack or a naturally occurring geomagnetic disturbance (GMD), caused by severe space weather, could damage significant portions of the Nation's critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid, communications equipment, water and wastewater systems ...
DHS Releases Recommendations to Protect National Public …
网页2022年9月6日 · “Electromagnetic pulses, whether caused by an intentional EMP attack or a naturally occurring geomagnetic disturbance from severe space weather, could disrupt critical infrastructure such as the electrical grid, communications equipment, water and wastewater systems, and transportation modes,” said Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, DHS Senior ...
US Air Force is guarding against electromagnetic pulse attacks.
网页2021年3月11日 · A U.S. Air Force base in Texas has taken the first steps to guard against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. But what, exactly, is an EMP, and how big is the threat?
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) / Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD)
网页2023年12月26日 · An electromagnetic pulse is a burst of electromagnetic energy produced by a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, considered capable of widespread damage to power lines, telecommunications, and electronic equipment.
网页electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack, as well as from natural EMP from a solar superstorm. During the Cold War, the U.S. was primarily concerned about an EMP attack generated by a high-altitude nuclear weapon as a tactic by which the Soviet Union could suppress the U.S.
网页The electromagnetic pulse generated by a high altitude nuclear explosion is one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences. The increasingly pervasive use of electronics of all forms represents the greatest source of vulnerability to attack by EMP. Electronics are used to control, communicate, com-
Cascading Risks: The U.S. Is Vulnerable To An Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
网页2022年4月21日 · The US government has explored how an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could occur by detonating a nuclear weapon in the mid-stratosphere. If such a bomb were set off over America’s...