An EMP attack can be initiated from multiple sources

Natural News: It’s important to understand two things about EMPs: that they have the ability to shut down America’s entire electrical grid and potentially result in significant loss of life, and that they can come from several different sources. As SHTFBlog.com points out, an electromagnetic pulse can be caused by a lightning strike, a meteor hurling through the atmosphere, an attack from a foreign nation, or even something as simple as your car engine starting up (although the latter was ultimately resolved back in the 1980s via the passage of a law saying they had to shield starters).

Regardless of how it happens, the fact of the matter is that a large-scale EMP can throw an entire country into the darkness and even potentially lead to societal collapse. Stores will likely jack up their prices in the days following a collapse – that is, of course, assuming that their goods aren’t looted before they have a chance to sell them. It wouldn’t be uncommon to see riots in the streets and entire cities going up in flames, and without easy access to medical care, disease could potentially spread and kill millions. These reasons and more are exactly why it’s so important that you prepare for an EMP so that you and your loved ones can survive when the lights go out....read more>>>...