Surviving EMP

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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:40:21 -0400 > Subject: EMP > >> Rodger - >> >> When I was with a certain itty-bitty computer company that, >> coincidentally did a lot of DOD work, we created a series of >> EMP-hardened chips. Most of the military stuff is EMP hardened, almost >> nothing in the civilian world is. >> >> Rock-simple things - non-turbo diesels (modern turbo-equipped diesels >> are dependent upon computer controls for emissions stuff),  guns, a few >> older autos (battery/coil ignition, not modern black box) will work. Old >> Ford and Chevy pickups, pre-'75 are the best choices. Just keep a spare >> ignition coil and capacitor for the distributor in a good Faraday cage >> somewhere. >> >> It's been years since I thought about EMP, but shuffling some brain >> cells on it, it's ingenious for the terrorists. The blast kills no one, >> radiation isn't a threat, they get to say "who, us?", and stand back >> while the confusion and anarchy cuts our population in half. >> >> Time to order some more ammo, methinks. Thank goodness UPS uses diesel >> trucks.... Homer