In Defense of the Grid

What if one misguided act of patriotism plunged America into darkness, and nearly triggered nuclear war?

Tony Nestler, Secretary of Energy in the Werner Administration, has spent two grueling years warning the President about the nation’s fragile electric grid. A high-altitude EMP from an adversary like China or Russia, or even a massive solar flare like the 1859 Carrington Event, could fry transformers, collapse communications, halt transportation, and doom up to 90% of the population within a year. But in the corridors of power, diplomacy trumps preparation, and Tony’s urgent pleas fall on deaf ears.

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