Meet Compliance Requirements and Survive the EMP Attack -- IAN can help you survive EMP attack and comply with NFPA 1600, the Standard for Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (2007), emerging NFPA 1221 requirements for emergency communication centers and FPC 65 requirements for COOP plans.
You may also join us in current pilot projects with leading financial institutions, institutes and public safety organizations to protect mission critical facilities and infrastructure. These projects will make it possible to gather user requirements for mass-produced solutions and assist local governments in obtaining funding to make their mission critical facilities safe from EMP.
The Nature and Likelihood of the EMP Threat
The US Congressional Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Commission described the likelihood and magnitude of this threat in their executive summary of their final report in 2004 quoted below:
Extent of an EMP Attack:
 "The common element that can produce such an impact from EMP is primarily electronics, so pervasive in all aspects of our society and military, coupled through critical infrastructures. Our vulnerability is increasing daily as our use of and dependence on electronics continues to grow. The impact of EMP is asymmetric in relation to potential protagonists who are not as dependent on modern electronics.
…The current vulnerability of our critical infrastructures can both invite and reward attack if not corrected. Correction is feasible and well within the Nation’s means and resources to accomplish.“
Geographical Reach
 "The primary avenues for catastrophic damage to the Nation are through our electric power infrastructure and thence our telecommunications and other infrastructures. One large weapon detonated over the central US at a height of 300 miles would impact electronics across most of the continent. " (EMP Report, p.9.) Pulses are both radiated through the atmosphere and conducted through metals such as power and telephone lines. In addition to the EMP Commission Report, further technical information is available from sources such as IEEE's (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) publications such as IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 46, No.3, 2004
 A smaller payload on a SCUD missile could easily be launched from either coast and detonated as low as 40-60 km and impact several states (a 200-300 mile area). SCUDs can be procured for about $100,000 within the reach of many terrorist groups, gangs or individuals. A modest nuclear device can be made, purchased or borrowed by organizations with the same means. A launch is virtually unpreventable. The small ship from which it would be launched could be destroyed and the entity of origin would most likely never be known. There is very little likelihood of a mutual assured destruction scenario here that would provide any deterrence.
One way to determine the likelihood of such an attack is to do a simple cost benefit analysis from the perspective of a terrorist. How can he get the most “bang for his buck”? Given the nation’s complete vulnerability, this method places EMP at the top of any list. Reducing the nation’s vulnerability is the way to reduce terrorist temptation, and to date our vulnerability is only growing.
(This information in this technical section has been contributed by Dr. George Baker, IAN's Science and Technology Advisor.)
It should be noted that smaller weapons costing as little as $400, both bombs and directed energy weapons, can be used against smaller targets such as buildings or vehicles. These will become increasingly popular tools of both terrorists and criminals.
Properly designed and deployed protection can protect your facility and equipment from any of these intentional electromagnetic interference threats as well as natural interference from sources such as solar flares and storms. You can learn more about how to participate in one of our pilot projects that will influence the establishment of mass-produced solutions such as EMP protected rooms and micro-grids by seeing www.safe9-1-1.com.
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