[nradov]

The non-nuclear EMP weapons are very weak and have only minor localized effects. They aren't capable of taking out the power grid for a whole city or something.

And please no one waste our time by claiming that the military has some secret magic EMP technology. The laws of physics impose severe constraints on what can be achieved with conventional explosives in a weapon small enough to put in an airplane or truck.

[01100011]

You only need to take out a few key points to take out the grid. Large scale EMPs are not needed. Knowing which key points to take out is the domain of nation states, but it is absolutely possible.