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by tgsovlerkhgsel 2188 days ago
What's the range of that pulse, and how does it relate to the field strength map seen on Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMP_mechanism.png)?

Naively, this map makes me think that a single such EMP means enough electronics break that every major power plant or industrial plant is down and not recoverable for weeks.