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“Stay tuned,” how? To what? What’s going to be broadcasting within the immediate fallout zone? What’s going to be receiving? EMP? Power?
Depends on the situation (EMP is not going to be as big a deal as people think), but yes, I agree, the ability of the infrastructure to still be operating is a huge assumption. Esp. in a world where FM radios are more and more scarce.
Depends on burst and yield. But modern electronics aren’t exactly “hardened” against EMP, and ionizing radiation isn’t exactly friendly to microprocessors in, I don’t know... everything.
If we are imagining a terrorist or DPRK attack, we probably aren't talking about a very high altitude burst. That means a much diminished EMP with very diminished range. I don't think it will matter relative to the other more immediate effects of the blast in that situation.
To put it another way: for a surface or near surface EMP, if you are close enough for the EMP to be an issue, you are probably too close to worry about it in the first place. It won't be the EMP that fries your phone in that situation.
Yes. Old cold warrior here. “Ass to the blast and balls to the wall,” was relevant guidance at sea. Here at home, well, move to Montana and become a prepper. No good options except adults in charge and sane foreign policy. More worried about slow moving disasters like climate.
This is one of my points I bring up when talking with emergency management people — we know from much more minor disasters that power, cell, and wifi, etc. are very brittle systems. I don't think you can assume much active communication, and need to plan around that.
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