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## [Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse and the Electrical Power Grid](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/nuclear-electromagnetic-pulse-and-the-electrical-power-grid/2271)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [10 November 2022 02:12 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/nuclear-electromagnetic-pulse-and-the-electrical-power-grid/2271 "2022-11-10T02:12:43Z")

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Nuclear weapon detonations in the upper atmosphere and space produce a series of three pulses of electromagnetic energy due to interaction of the weapon effects with the upper atmosphere and the Earth’s geo…