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Art Bell discusses the threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack with military historian William R. Forstchen.

Art Bell welcomes Professor William R. Forstchen, a military historian and author of One Second After, to discuss the devastating threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States. Forstchen explains how a nuclear detonation high in the atmosphere generates a massive gamma ray burst that triggers the Compton effect, cascading free electrons downward and producing hundreds of volts per square meter across the surface below. The conversation traces the history of EMP discoveries,… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/november-27-2009-electromagnetic-pulse-attack-william-r-forstchen

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