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Pete Sessions: The possibility that a single nuclear weapon detonated in space high over this country could unleash intense…

On the recordMay 7, 2014
The possibility that a single nuclear weapon detonated in space high over this country could unleash intense electromagnetic pulses (EMP), disrupting for many months--if not indefinitely--the supply of power to large area.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Pete Sessions warns about the catastrophic potential of EMP attacks on the power supply.

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