This fall, NBC has premiered “Revolution;” a new drama illustrating the cataclysmic consequences after an electromagnetic pulse disables all technology.
The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future after all technology on Earth is ceased after an EMP. Humans are forced to survive without modern electronics in a world with no public order. Formerly functioning society is forced to adapt to wars, gangs and no laws.
Kevin DeAnna on wnd.com discusses the plausibility of this actually happening, and the effect it would have.
“The premise of the show sounds fantastic. However, as national security expert F. Michael Maloof points out in his upcoming book, ‘A Nation Forsaken,’ the show may actually downplay the threat,” he said. “An EMP is caused by an explosion of charged particles, such as the detonation of a nuclear weapon in high altitude. The resulting wave wipes out electronics throughout the affected area.”
“Prominent political leaders, including former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., have warned for years about the danger posed by EMP. But media outlets such as the New York Times have disparaged these views and downplayed the EMP threat, characterizing it as improbable science fiction. … Maloof observes, “The characters of ‘Revolution’ would have had an easier time of it if they had just read my book.”
