Originally posted by SoftTouch:
Well, whatever happens, we know that God is In Control!
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And those who place their Trust and Faith in HIM (Jesus) have A LOT To Look Forward To!
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WASHINGTON -- Iran is not only covertly developing nuclear weapons, it is already testing ballistic missiles specifically designed to destroy America's technical infrastructure, effectively neutralizing the world's lone superpower, say U.S. intelligence sources, top scientists and western missile industry experts.
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Iran has surprised intelligence analysts by describing the mid-flight detonations of missiles fired from ships on the Caspian Sea as "successful" tests. Even primitive Scud missiles could be used for this purpose. And top U.S. intelligence officials reminded members of Congress that there is a glut of these missiles on the world market. They are currently being bought and sold for about $100,000 apiece.
"A terrorist organization might have trouble putting a nuclear warhead 'on target' with a Scud, but it would be much easier to simply launch and detonate in the atmosphere," wrote Sen. John Kyl, R-Ariz., in the Washington Post a week ago. "No need for the risk and difficulty of trying to smuggle a nuclear weapon over the border or hit a particular city. Just launch a cheap missile from a freighter in international waters – al-Qaida is believed to own about 80 such vessels – and make sure to get it a few miles in the air."
The Iranian missile tests were more sophisticated and capable of detonation at higher elevations – making them more dangerous.
Detonated at a height of 60 to 500 kilometers above the continental U.S., one nuclear warhead could cripple the country – knocking out electrical power and circuit boards and rendering the U.S. domestic communications impotent.
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"An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the American homeland, said one of the distinguished scientists who testified at the hearing, is one of only a few ways that the United States could be defeated by its enemies – terrorist or otherwise," wrote Kyl "And it is probably the easiest. A single Scud missile, carrying a single nuclear weapon, detonated at the appropriate altitude, would interact with the Earth's atmosphere, producing an electromagnetic pulse radiating down to the surface at the speed of light. Depending on the location and size of the blast, the effect would be to knock out already stressed power grids and other electrical systems across much or even all of the continental United States, for months if not years."
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"Briefly, a single nuclear weapon exploded at high altitude above the United States will interact with the Earth's atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetic field to produce an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) radiation down to the Earth and additionally create electrical currents in the Earth," said the report. "EMP effects are both direct and indirect. The former are due to electrical systems, and the latter arise from the damage that 'shocked' – upset, damaged and destroyed – electronics controls then inflict on the systems in which they are embedded. The indirect effects can be even more severe than the direct effects."
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Graham describes the potential "cascading effect" of an EMP attack. If electrical power is knocked out and circuit boards fried, telecommunications are disrupted, energy deliveries are impeded, the financial system breaks down, food, water and gasoline become scarce.
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That's where I found this article!)
quote:You are correct sir. If this were to happen, bye bye America. It would shut us down for good I believe. Since it would fry circuits, well think about what all circuits are in. And by the time we got back up and running, we would be in a depression and/or anarchy. Can you imagine just the panic alone and what kind of chaos would be happening?! People beating each other up for the last can of soup at King Soopers. Our country would be one big state of emergency. We are NOT prepared for anything like this. And as far as I'm concerned, we aren't prepared for much of anything. You could drive a country across the Mexican border and we worry about taking nail clippers away from old ladies at the airport.
Originally posted by mohawk:
Our society has become so dependent upon electrical based technology--so many things are now computerized--that bringing down the grid with a single bomb would be a real Pearl Harbor job. I'm wondering how long it would take to bring it back up once it was knocked down--would we be able to respond quickly to an attack.
And how prepared are we for such a thing? I don't think this kind of terrorism is even on our homeland security department's mind. Am I mistaken?
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quote:Americans panic if the cable goes out. Imagine this scenario:
Originally posted by TEXASGRANDMA:
When Flordia had thier last hurricane people were arrested for fighting in home depot over plywood. Yep, I could see fighting in the stores if people were panic enough.
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quote:Amen, and it's a good thing He is too. You have to figure that something will happen sometime. I have been thinking about what kind of scenerio could send the U.S. over the edge and into a disaster and I don't think it would take much. Our economy is so unstable right now, if another 9-11 or something similar were to happen, I think it would put us out possibly for good. With the financial bubble so big these days, I think it would pale the '90s bubble burst. The international banks are already talking about cutting us off. What would happen if our economy were to head south?
Originally posted by SoftTouch:
Well, whatever happens, we know that God is In Control!
And those who place their Trust and Faith in HIM (Jesus) have A LOT To Look Forward To!
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quote:I guess we will soon see, "The rest of the story".
Originally posted by SoftTouch:
I was listening to "Paul Harvey" on the Radio today and was Astounded when he said that our International Debt was at.... Get This....
666 Billion
Very Odd... I doubt it's significant as to prophecy, but it just struck me
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quote:LOL!!! Good one Bro
Originally posted by Ripp:
I guess we will soon see, "The rest of the story".
God bless.
quote:Buckle up!
Israel has requested the sale of the Lockheed Martin Corp. GBU-28s worth as much as $30 million, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a notice required by law for government-to-government military sales.
