Whether through a terrorist attack or damaging solar flare, an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) could knock out the electric grid for years because legislation has still not been passed to protect and fortify the grid. According to the study conducted by former Congressional Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, if the grid goes down, the casualty rate would be shockingly high-- some 90% of all Americans would be dead, after one year without power.
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