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A great soft target is electricity grid. The timelines for manufacturing large transformers for example can be many months and they usually don't have as much r
by erentz 9y ago
A great soft target is electricity grid. The timelines for manufacturing large transformers for example can be many months and they usually don't have as much redundancy as you would expect. A semi coordinated attack against the grid, using dynamite to take out a number of pylons along main HV lines, easily accessible because they're out in rural areas. Combine with a number of sticks thrown over fences at transformers. And you could massively impact the US economy for months.
- dx034 9y agoThe economist had a pretty good article about that. It dealt with electromagnetic impulses, as those could take out several at once: http://www.economist.com/news/world-if/21724908-huge-potential-impact-rich-countries-prolonged-loss-electricity-disaster http://www.economist.com/news/world-if/21724908-huge-potenti...