Calling the Golden Dome missile defense shield an “insurance policy” to protect the United States from an enemy attack, William R. Forstchen, Ph.D., is advocating for widespread national support to move the project from concept to reality.
“Israel has an effective tactical defense system known as the Iron Dome, which shoots down missiles in the final seconds before impact,” Forstchen explained. “A Golden Dome, by comparison, is a strategic defense system that would neutralize ballistic missiles in space before they get near the U.S. It’s a no-brainer to me. We need a strategic defense system.”
Forstchen has provided guidance to federal, state and local governments, as well as private organizations, on the potential widespread impact of an EMP event. A sought-after speaker, Forstchen has shared his expertise at conferences across the United States, educating audiences on the critical need for preparedness.
Citing the country’s already vulnerable energy grid, Forstchen said an EMP attack would wipe out power and set off a cascade of deadly events. The first necessity people would lose is water, followed by food supply and medication. Then, disease would set in. Long-term survival, he added, would depend on being in the right place at the right time with the right food supply.
The Canadian government said it is in talks with the US over joining its proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, aimed at countering “next-generation” aerial threats. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said there are “active discussions” between Canada and the US on security, including on existing and new programmes like the Golden Dome.
“I believe the threat of America being hit by an EMP weapon is the single greatest danger to our survival,” Forstchen said. “Electricity is the fundamental building block of our society. Everything is predicated on electrification.”
An EMP causes widespread cataclysmic damage to power grids due to what’s called the Compton effect, he explained.
“An electromagnetic pulse is the byproduct of detonating a nuclear weapon. When a nuclear weapon is detonated 200 to 250 miles above the earth, the gamma ray burst when it hits the upper atmosphere sets off the Compton effect. In essence, a giant electrostatic discharge hits the earth’s surface and wipes out electronic devices as well as entire power grids, leaving affected areas in the dark,” he said.
Forstchen has written extensively about the devastating impact of EMP strikes, beginning with his New York Times bestseller, One Second After, which offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. One Second After spawned three sequels, each of which is a fictional exploration rooted in the cold, solid facts of how an EMP strike above U.S. soil would impact society.
One Second After is being adapted into an MPI Original Film (Motherland, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game) in association with Startling Inc. (Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon). The feature film is penned by legendary sci-fi screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling, Sense8, Jeremiah, Babylon 5), with Forstchen serving as an executive producer.
2 thoughts on “EMP Expert Explains Necessity of Golden Dome Missile Defense System”
The EMP blast effect sounds like a missile threat, but it is also a satellite threat. Suppose either one or the other (RU, China, India, UK, US) has already launched a nuke into lower earth orbit. It would be orbiting as a “just in case” threat. This would put any Golden Dome (as now conceived and untested) into a useless exercise in “outdated defense junk”.
We need a more imaginatively conceived defense to combat threats from space.
Proponents of both AI and quantum AI have been looking into scenarios far in advance of what the Golden Dome (a as yet unproven efficacy) is prepared to defend via a missile attack.
Until this, as yet unproven Golden Dome, can be shown to defend against a space-launched EMP, I’d like to see a definitive testing of an orbital space monitoring force to inspect space vehicles in orbit.
The final overall cost of the “Golden Dome” will probably result in the first total economic failure of the “Free World”.
Another reason to re-consider the frenzy incited by a felonious President.
Is it true that Russia may set off an EMP in a few months or a little longer or what can we say is a more realistic time period? Secondly, what will the US do to try to lessen the effect and how much will that work? Thank you.
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