#31, #82 or anyone : do you feel that the scenario presented in “One Second After” [EMP strike on continental US ] is feasible for any terrorist group[s] at present? With so much of control systems being very modern, if such a strike is a real possibility, do other countries even need to invest huge resources in large numbers of atomic/nuclear weapons? The question could be , how many days food supply do big cities have if the trucks and trains stop running? How long would the fuel on hand continue to power backup generators even if they survived the EMP? What disease outbreaks would be expected, and how soon? Are present military communication and transportation and weapon systems protected or shielded from such a possibility? And a side note, in October of 1973, the IDF was what, 30 miles?, from Cairo with no real opposition, and about the same from Damascus when stopped. Several have commented on the Nixon order to raise alert levels. But many published sources claim that at the critical time, Nixon was asleep or drunk. Anyone have any recent sources to recommend on this aspect? GBUSA