Some staff at ALLFED have researched and are concerned by the possibility of nuclear EMP attacks
One catastrophic scenario would be a terrorist organization co-opting control of 10 or so ICBMs, and the resulting NEMPs destroying the vast majority of global electricity/industry. This is quite unlikely. However, what is significantly more likely would be widespread use of NEMP during full-scale nuclear war. Because of the large destruction radii, this would destroy electricity/industry in rural areas in NATO/Russia and also throughout many more countries than just NATO/Russia, especially if US military bases around the world were targeted. This would make the case of nuclear war/winter much worse.
Thanks for posting these ideas!
One catastrophic scenario would be a terrorist organization co-opting control of 10 or so ICBMs, and the resulting NEMPs destroying the vast majority of global electricity/industry. This is quite unlikely. However, what is significantly more likely would be widespread use of NEMP during full-scale nuclear war. Because of the large destruction radii, this would destroy electricity/industry in rural areas in NATO/Russia and also throughout many more countries than just NATO/Russia, especially if US military bases around the world were targeted. This would make the case of nuclear war/winter much worse.