The Billionth-of-a-Second Attack That Ends All Critical Infrastructure | Prof. Steven Starr

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For the longest time, I thought electromagnetic pulses—those bursts of invisible radiation that can wipe out power grids and shut down entire cities—were just sci-fi fantasy. The kind of thing you’d see in The Matrix or Hollywood disaster movies. But I was wrong. The United States actually has a Task Force on EMPs, and real scientists have been warning about these threats for decades. One of them is here with me today. Professor Steven Starr is the former Director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, and a Senior Scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. Nuclear power plants continue to be targeted in the Ukraine War. As I said during the interview, I’m still concerned that one of the Russian RBMK Chernobyl-type reactors will come under a missile attack. — Prof. Steven Starr https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nuclear-plant-southern-russia-briefly-offline-after-ukrainian-drone-attack Links: Nuclear Famine: https://nuclearfamine.org/ Steven's book on EMP: https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-High-Altitude-Electromagnetic-Pulse-Mortal/dp/8793987358 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:54 What are EMPs and why are they a real threat? 00:05:51 How an EMP attack destroys the power grid 00:21:05 The catastrophic risk to nuclear power plants 00:30:37 Are EMP weapons a special class of nuke? 00:39:21 Can we protect our infrastructure from EMPs? 00:42:15 Diplomacy and arms control in the age of EMP 00:48:38 The breakdown of trust and the risk of escalation 00:55:20 Outro Our shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com