An assessment of threats to the American power grid

An assessment of threats to the American power grid

Abstract Concern has been raised that the electrical grid of this nation is vulnerable to prolonged collapse. The postulated mechanisms are geomagnetic storms, electromagnetic pulse attacks (EMP) via a high altitude nuclear detonation, cyberattacks, and kinetic attacks. The likelihood of such events...

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Main Authors: Matthew Weiss, Martin Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
Subjects:
Electrical power grid failure
Geomagnetic storms
Electromagnetic pulse
Cyberattacks
Cyberwarfare
Vulnerability of power grid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-019-0199-y

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