25 things that stop working after an EMP attack

So just what would happen if there were an EMP attack within the United States? Well first of all EMP stands for Electromagnetic Pulse and it occurs after the detonation of a nuclear weapon in the lower atmosphere. If a nuclear weapon is exploded in the atmosphere… the ground area below (a very large geographical area) would be impacted by the EMP.

The EMP would essentially knock out all electricity, which would mean the following would no longer work or would go out of working order or existence very quickly.

• Air Conditioners
• Cell phones & land line phones
• Computers
• Credit cards
• Debit cards
• Dialysis Machines
• Electric furnaces
• Electric Stoves
• GPS
• Hospital Equipment operated by electricity
• Jet Airliners and many planes
• Microwave ovens
• Military guidance systems
• Most cars & trucks built after 1980
• Most hand-held devices
• Most municipal water systems and sewer plants
• Pharmaceuticals (will run out quickly)
• Refrigerators
• Stock Market
• Street lights
• Subway systems
• Televisions
• Washers & dryers
• WI-FI
• X-Ray equipment

The dangers of an EMP attack are many and widespread. The 25 items above is a short list of things that would be put out of commission after an EMP attack. But the United States would be propelled back into a time similar to the mid 1800’s. Most experts agree that the United States is vulnerable to an EMP attack and is certainly not prepared for the grave aftermath of a post EMP United States of America.

Although the subject of EMP is not a topic on the nightly news….it should be.  If an EMP attack occurred would you and your family be prepared? If an EMP attack occurs, it is extremely unlikely that any help will be on its way anytime soon. Therefore you and your family will be on your own. So, there is no better time than right now to start preparing for a cataclysm that could come in the future.