The meat of the book is disturbingly comprehensible to my high functioning imaginationEMPs are not rocket science—in their implications, I mean. An EMP attack could put the majority of transformers across the country out of commission, which means rerouting from working transformers as we normally do is not possible. With widespread infrastructure damage, it would be difficult to co-ordinate the installation of whatever spare transformers were available and undamaged. With maximum damage, a study Furey cites estimates, replacement time might be up to 33 months. An EMP attack could put the majority of transformers across the country out of commissionOur understanding of war is mired in the past.

Source: National Post September 20, 2017 12:33 UTC