In this episode, I sat down with Dr. William Forstchen, historian, author, and one of the nation’s foremost experts on electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats. If his name sounds familiar, it’s probably because of his best-selling novel One Second After, which painted a chilling and realistic picture of what life would look like after an EMP attack.
In our conversation, we broke down the very real possibility of such an event occurring—not in some sci-fi dystopia, but here and now, in the U.S., thanks to vulnerabilities in our power grid and political unwillingness to prepare for the worst.
We didn’t just explore the science behind EMPs—we also discussed their implications for national security, civil liberties, and everyday Americans. Dr. Forstchen highlighted how a high-altitude nuclear detonation could disable everything from your car to the water system to the supply chain in a matter of seconds.
We got into the devastating aftermath that would follow: starvation, disease, societal breakdown. But perhaps more troubling than the science is the political apathy around the issue, despite multiple warnings from experts and commissions.
This conversation wasn’t just doom and gloom—it was a wake-up call. Dr. Forstchen shared the steps that individuals, communities, and governments can take to prepare and potentially mitigate the impact of an EMP event. If you’re interested in how an EMP could reshape American society overnight, and what we can do to stop it, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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