Electromagnetic Pulse Threats in 2010

The author, a U.S. Air Force officer, addresses the threat EMP weapons will pose to the U.S. and its forces and allies in the near future. He begins by discussing the nature of EMP and its effect on vulnerable systems, and then outlines the different methods of generating EMP. Several scenarios for adversary use of EMP are explored as well as possible remedies/defenses for EMP.