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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 says top officials in the Trump administration amplified concerns that a nuclear blast in space could knock out the US power grid. The article examines how senior figures promoted the electromagnetic pulse threat and what policy or spending decisions followed from those warnings.

Why now: The New York Times has published new reporting questioning how senior Trump officials handled the EMP nuclear threat narrative.

Donald TrumpThe New York TimesUS power grid

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