WHAT IS EMP AND HOW

IS IT CREATED?

• Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

production from a nuclear detonation
is the ionization of air molecules by
gamma rays generated from the
explosion.
 WHAT IS EMP AND HOW
IS IT CREATED?

• These gamma rays ionize the air

molecules by interacting with the air
molecules to produce positive ions
and recoil electrons called Compton
 WHAT IS EMP AND HOW
IS IT CREATED?

• This pulse of energy, which produces

a powerful electromagnetic field,
particularly within the vicinity of the
weapon burst, is called an
 WHAT IS EMP AND HOW
IS IT CREATED?

• EMP can also be produced from non-

nuclear sources, such as
 WHAT IS EMP ARE THE
STAGES OF EMP?
• E1 Pulse -Very fast less (than a
second), intense , can damage
small scale electronics such as
radio, TV, cars , etc.,15kilo volts
per minute.
• E2 Pulse- Follows immediately
after E1,within a second , Cannot
Damage small scale electronics
but have a compounding effects
since it follows after E1.,1KV/s
• E3 Pulse-Super energetic radio
waves, 10 s to minute , destroy
larger transformers, grids , power
lines ,transmission lines , etc.
 WHAT IS EMP ARE THE
STAGES OF EMP?
• E1 Pulse and E2 –does not need
large nuclear bomb to create.

• E3 Pulse- It could be a High

Altitude EMP,The higher the
altitude the larger the diameter of
impact . Can also be created by
Geological Flares and man made
electromagnetic nuclear weapon.
 WHAT DOES EMP
SHUTDOWN?
• An EMP is a high-intensity
surge of energy that can
disrupt or destroy
electronics by, essentially,
overloading them. ... Though
an EMP is not directly
harmful to people, it could
lead to deaths by shutting
down medical,
transportation,
communication, banking,
finance, food and water
systems.
 RECOVERY AFTER
ATTACK
• The simultaneous loss of communications and power that
would likely result from an EMP attack would also
complicate the restoration of systems.

• Without communications, it would be difficult to ascertain

the nature and location of damage, or to order personnel out
to make repairs.

• How long will a country recovery from HEMP attack if ever

it will recover because even if we will only look at the
replacement of Transformers it will still be difficult since
only China and India could build the key transformers and it
will take 2 to 3 years to custom-built it for its’ unique
purpose plus transporting it from country to country is also
difficult without functioning vehicles.
 WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO PROTECT
THE POWER GRID AND
ELECTRONIC DEVICES?

• Grid hardening
• Back-up power generation on site
separating interconnected systems
• Continuously study on the possible
ways of restoration and protection
from EMP attack.
 HOW TO HARDEN AGAINST EMP?

• The first method is metallic shielding. Shields are

made of a continuous piece of metal such as steel
or copper. A metal enclosure generally does not
fully shield the interior because of the small holes
that are likely to exist. Therefore, this type of
shielding often contains additional elements to
create the barrier. Commonly, only a fraction of a
millimeter of a metal is needed to supply adequate
protection. This shield must completely surround
the item to be hardened.
 HOW TO HARDEN AGAINST EMP?

• The second method, tailored hardening, is a more

cost-effective way of hardening. In this method, only
the most vulnerable elements and circuits are
redesigned to be more rugged. The more rugged
elements will be able to withstand much higher
currents. This method has shown unpredictable
failures in testing, though it is thought it may be
useful to make existing systems less vulnerable
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE COULDN’T WE THE U.S.
WILL HAVE AN HEMP ATTACK AND COULDN’T
RECOVER FROM IT?

THEY MIGHT NEED TO LEARN THE PRIMITIVE

LIVING.