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Statement Before the House Armed Services Committee by Dr. William R. Graham, Chairman, Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
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This document is the prepared testimony of Dr. William R. Graham, Chairman of the EMP Commission, before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on July 10, 2008. The testimony outlines the vulnerability of critical U.S. national infrastructure and military systems to high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks from nuclear detonations. It emphasizes that while catastrophic disruptions could occur across the electric grid, telecommunications, and financial systems, the risk can be mitigated at modest cost through proactive federal planning, protection, and inter-agency coordination.
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Title and Introduction
DR. WILLIAM R. GRAHAM
CHAIRMAN
COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT
TO THE
UNITED STATES
FROM
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK
STATEMENT BEFORE THE
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
July 10, 2008
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, established through the initiative of the House Armed Services Committee, mandated by the Congress in the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398), and subsequently reestablished in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163).
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This document is the prepared testimony of Dr. William R. Graham, Chairman of the EMP Commission, before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on July 10, 2008. The testimony outlines the vulnerability of critical U.S. national infrastructure and military systems to high-altitude electromagnetic p...