Homeland Defense Exercise Challenges Norad/Northcom

Credit: U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND
Vigilant Shield 2007: A 1-kiloton nuclear blast near the Pentagon kills approximately 22,000 people. The associated electromagnetic pulse (EMP) disables thousands of vehicles in the greater Washington area, clogging major arteries. Two days later, "Topolian" bombers penetrate U.S./Canadian airspace-...

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