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Marrah_G

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11. Oh yeah- definitely agree with you there

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 01:17 PM

Aug 2012

If both Israel and the US would just STFU about Iran, then maybe in time we could actually get along.

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NBC's 'Revolution'�Life In U.S. After An EMP Attack [View all] Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 OP

I stopped reading after 'Iran' KG Aug 2012 #1

Iran has neither nuclear weapons nor a delivery system capable of an EMP attack on the USA Fumesucker Aug 2012 #2

I wish they had used some massive solar burst or something Marrah_G Aug 2012 #4

I was referring to the article quoted in the OP.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #5

Oh yeah- definitely agree with you there Marrah_G Aug 2012 #11

Yeah we should STFU about a country that routinely hangs homosexuals. former9thward Aug 2012 #24

Don't worry, if the RWers have their way Hydra Aug 2012 #39

THAT was not what I was talking about and you fucking know it Marrah_G Aug 2012 #44

I'm not going to STFU about Iran no matter what you fucking want. former9thward Aug 2012 #45

Off to ignore you go Marrah_G Aug 2012 #49

I'm interested in checking this show out Marrah_G Aug 2012 #3

EMP is in many ways more dangerous than nuclear. It's easy to construct. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #6

EMP is a nuclear device.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #10

NNEMP is quite viable and virtually impossible to detect. One could take out Wall St. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #17

You say that like it's a bad thing... Fumesucker Aug 2012 #21

Shit. I like watermelons AND blueberries. Still, you can knock out a grid with simple materials. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

Saw trailers: Why is everyone so CLEAN? democrat_patriot Aug 2012 #7

I had the same thought. knitter4democracy Aug 2012 #86

Iran EMP attack JPK Aug 2012 #8

A "Conventional" attack is what scares me the most. FrodosPet Aug 2012 #22

Pretty hard to direct an EMP at just one hifiguy Aug 2012 #9

Good call on both books XemaSab Aug 2012 #12

SWAN SONG? zappaman Aug 2012 #46

"Swan Song," like all of McCammon's best books hifiguy Aug 2012 #50

Will have to check out BOYS LIFE zappaman Aug 2012 #55

Whoa! That really looks like a terrific read. hifiguy Aug 2012 #73

I read it... slor Aug 2012 #83

Once you can deliver a nuclear weapon via missile, its easy and almost unstoppable. stevenleser Aug 2012 #67

sleeper janlyn Aug 2012 #76

Warday by Streiber and Kunetka kentauros Aug 2012 #90

fear propaganda Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #13

I sold a book called One Second After to Warner Brothers a few years ago with the same premise. TeamPooka Aug 2012 #14

You wrote that??? kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #26

He is, I was the lit agent TeamPooka Aug 2012 #28

Oh cool. I liked the book - I am a huge fan of post-apocalyptic books and films. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #31

I am too, especially when there is a very realistic approach like in OSA TeamPooka Aug 2012 #32

i can remember him talking about EMP in class way back in '80-'81 eShirl Aug 2012 #57

I had a short story in a YA anthology a year or so ago with the same premise villager Aug 2012 #29

go for it TeamPooka Aug 2012 #36

Probably should -- after catching up with the two other projects I'm behind on...! villager Aug 2012 #38

What's the name of the anthology? Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #41

Regionally published, by a local indie bookstore as a holiday project... villager Aug 2012 #65

Any film news? Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #33

It was a good read 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #77

I was actually paid 20 bucks to watch the season premier of this show Proles Aug 2012 #15

Kripke puts it well 'plausible'...for story telling. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #16

Would it take an EMP to do that damage? csziggy Aug 2012 #18

The pulse you are talking about is natural EMP. stevenleser Aug 2012 #71

I think it may have been Coronal Mass Ejections csziggy Aug 2012 #85

Interestingly enough, vacuum tubes are immune to EMP hifiguy Aug 2012 #95

IS this why Cheney got the nooclar pacemaker? benld74 Aug 2012 #19

This line sums it up. Archae Aug 2012 #20

The makers of US missiles have a big interest in 'Mi$$ile Defen$e' LongTomH Aug 2012 #75

Maybe when it hits Netflix Xyzse Aug 2012 #23

Who would we need to "project influence and military power" against in the aftermath? bluedigger Aug 2012 #27

I count at least 6 categorical and conditional errors in just one sentence fragment leveymg Aug 2012 #30

+1 Johonny Aug 2012 #42

The Postman mated with The Hunger Games. This is the TV version. leveymg Aug 2012 #43

yea and iraq has WMD's spanone Aug 2012 #34

Wouldn't watch it if you paid me. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #35

It is far more likely, as a premise, if they used a SOLAR event nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #37

'Jericho' ripoff. Meh... Dash87 Aug 2012 #40

I really miss "Jericho." GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #48

It was alright. I just found it too slow and "soapish." Dash87 Aug 2012 #62

I see what you are saying. Not sure if they could have GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #63

SPOILER alert... zappaman Aug 2012 #47

I doubt that an EMP could affect the entire nation, or last forever Hugabear Aug 2012 #51

What the fuck kind of right wing dip-shit site are you linking to? Ohio Joe Aug 2012 #52

Okay so all electronics get fried everywhere... Zalatix Aug 2012 #53

It's more a question of supply and demand. bluedigger Aug 2012 #56

Balkanization... Zalatix Aug 2012 #61

You are assuming that armed aggressive folks who support war would leave the other new nations, stevenleser Aug 2012 #81

They'd probably prey on each other first. Zalatix Aug 2012 #82

If its done right - this could be a cool show despite the Heritage Foundation quote. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #54

Looks like Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #58

Excellent. Thanks! Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #59

no one could survive Marblehead Aug 2012 #60

Not realistic Johnny2X2X Aug 2012 #64

Thank you for some sanity.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #68

It's a TV show. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #74

my older brother used to do the same thing with old Star Trek episodes. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #84

Do you have some sources for your conclusions? LongTomH Aug 2012 #78

Here's a site that talks about the EMP effects on relatively modern cars.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #89

It's a pet peeve of mine when people pick apart TV shows... Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #66

Although I haven't been a fan of dystopian sci-fi since I was kid in high school way back when LanternWaste Aug 2012 #69

I have questions� MrScorpio Aug 2012 #70

Its not easy to create the right amplifier by hand for a particular device stevenleser Aug 2012 #72

In the previews the people seemed healthy, clean shaven more or less, 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #79

You mean like how they still had power in Zombieland? knitter4democracy Aug 2012 #87

Exactly 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #96

The show may be entertaining, but I am not sure it is realistic johnd83 Aug 2012 #80

A CME could have the same effect as an EMP. roamer65 Aug 2012 #88

The effects can be similar but are not the same between EMP and CME.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #93

Spam deleted by Warren DeMontague (MIR Team) bigbenarmy Aug 2012 #91

ooooh. be scared, be very scared. and vote for war! HiPointDem Aug 2012 #92

Why didn't the Enola Gay and other planes crash if EMP is that powerful? DeltaLitProf Aug 2012 #94

My Question Exactly-Why didn't the Enola Gay and other planes crash if EMP is that powerful? DuendeVision Jan 2013 #97