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Trump Officials Stoked Fears of EMP Threat to Power Grid
Original: How Top Trump Officials Stoked Fears of a Nuke That Could Fry the Power Grid
A New York Times report examines how senior officials in the Trump administration amplified concerns about a nuclear weapon detonated at high altitude that could knock out the US power grid. The piece revisits how warnings of an electromagnetic pulse attack shaped policy discussions and public anxiety, and questions how the threat was characterised by those in government.
Why now: Fresh reporting revisits a dramatic national-security claim involving senior Trump administration figures and grid vulnerability.
Donald TrumpThe New York TimesUnited States
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- How Top Trump Officials Stoked Fears of a Nuke That Could Fry the Power Grid · The New York Times
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