EMP attack on HI. Are your solar panels hardened?

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

simultaneosly 3-4 missiles towards Hawaii

Do you think North Korea even has 3-4 multistage, nuclear tipped missiles at any one time? My impression is they are a single-serving military operation.

It... lends weight to Goethe's felicitous description of architecture as 'frozen music.' ... Does this, I often wonder, make music 'defrosted architecture?' Listening to Bach's Goldberg variations as I often do on walks when motorway noise and other auditory intrusions preclude the music of silence, it strikes me that it might. - Pub Walks in Underhill Country, Nat Segnit

[Allenl]

They fired off 5 simultaneously back in March. Ballistic. 4 made it off and traveled around 620 miles.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north...rojectile/

So it looks like they've got multiple launch sites that they can coordinate with.

They launched a long range missile a few days ago that the US has assessed can go about 2500 miles.

That's pretty close to emp striking range if our assessment is correct.

[Kapoho Joe]

Correct Allen, the latest test is the most serious. Playtime is over as the North Koreans have achieved ICBM status. Dark times indeed.

[terracore]

The two times atomic weapons were used in warfare, they weren't delivered by missiles. They have the bombs. Missiles would certainly add delivery options, but they aren't a necessary component. An effective EMP doesn't require accuracy. All he needs is a big enough balloon and the wind blowing the right direction.

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[terracore]

This subject interested me so I did a few minutes of research. There is a lot of misinformation on the internet on this matter. It seems that most of the damage to a solar system from an EMP would only apply to grid-tied systems. I found this quote to be useful:

"Solar systems (PV arrays and associated electronics) are fortunately relatively "low impedance" circuits that may not be adversely effected by an EMP blast depending primarily upon distance from the blast. The reason that CME and EMP can disrupt grid power systems is that the grid is like a large antenna which collects energy over a large area and can therefore concentrate large currents within the network. People who talk about watches stopping due to EMP, etc., don't understand that the aperture size of smaller objects (i.e., their ability to collect electromagnetic energy like an antenna) is insufficient to cause damage. Also, watches, cars, and even your solar inverters are usually encased in metal (a Faraday cage) which will limit the induced over voltage from an EMP. The greatest threat from an EMP (unless its right over top of you, and then you have other more serious issues to deal with) is current surges coming into your system from the grid."

ETA: I assume by CME the author is referring to a coronal mass ejection, a natural phenomenon from the sun that can also fry the grid and other electronics.

[TomK]

The only way to protect yourself is to wrap your house in tin foil. For those who have houses on stilts, just make sure the foil is wrapped underneath the house and in contact. That's your Faraday cage.

For those that can't do that, wrap the house in tin foil but make sure there's a grounding wire from the tin foil to the ground.

If you are really concerned about access to facebook, place you phone/tablet/computer in your car. It will provide extra protection.

In the meantime, life goes on.

[Hunt Stoddard]

And don't forget your hat as well or the EMP might fry your brain.

[TomK]

Already done, don't worry.

http://lynncinnamon.com/wp-content/uploa...oilhat.jpg

[Hunt Stoddard]

I don't think the cat is taking the threat seriously.

[TomK]

Just like humans, cats also believe in conspiracy theories, but they are a minority. For instance:

https://postapocalypticguide.files.wordp...il-cat.jpg