“… the degradation of infrastructure could have irreversible effects on the country’s ability to support its population.”  
  Dr. William R. Graham, former Science Advisor to the President and
NASA Deputy Administrator in Congressional Testimony

 

 

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Protection Library
 

EIS is building a library of papers, videos and news items addressing infrastructure protection options, including information for families and communities, and options at the national level.   To contribute a paper or request information, please contact us.

 

 
 
New electric grid protection bipartisan draft bill under review in Congress

This new draft legislation, now being developed in committee, would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to protect the U.S. electric grid against EMP and cyber threats, as well as geomagnetic storms

       
 
 
US Army Corps of Engineers EMP Protection Engineering and Design Pamphlet
EMP protection has been a fundamental doctrine for the U.S. military for decades.  This unclassified US Army document, published in 1990, is an excellent example, providing engineering and design information about “protecting fixed ground facilities against the effects of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) produced by a nuclear explosion.” 
       
 
 
Statement of EMP Commission Chairman William Graham before the House Armed Services Committee
"...the Nation need not be vulnerable to catastrophic consequences of an EMP attack..."
       
 
 
Home Preparation Guidelines for an EMP Emergency
How to adapt home emergency supplies for an EMP event...
       
 
 
Expanded EMP Fact Sheet
More in-depth information on EMP...
       
 
 
Executive Summary of the U.S. Congress EMP Commission
The Commission Report, first published in 2004, is an excellent overview of the nature of EMP and the implications of such an event on national infrastructures...
       
 
 
Update on EIS Council's 2010 Program
EIS's plans for 2010...
       

 

 

 

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