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Mike Simpson: “I have been reading several books, or maybe not several, but a few books on the threat to our grid and the…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
I have been reading several books, or maybe not several, but a few books on the threat to our grid and the infrastructure of our grid from EMPs and solar flares, those kind of things.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Discussing concerns about threats to the electric grid from EMPs and solar flares.

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