Steve Kwast

Most people may not realize that back in 1859, the only thing we really had that was vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse was a telegraph. But we had a Carrington event, which is basically a sun flare. And so there's a plasma wave that starts coming to the earth. And depending on how the earth is rotating, this one happened to hit as the North American face was hitting the plasma field.

Most people may not realize that back in 1859, the only thing we really had that was vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse was a telegraph. But we had a Carrington event, which is basically a sun flare. And so there's a plasma wave that starts coming to the earth. And depending on how the earth is rotating, this one happened to hit as the North American face was hitting the plasma field.

Most people may not realize that back in 1859, the only thing we really had that was vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse was a telegraph. But we had a Carrington event, which is basically a sun flare. And so there's a plasma wave that starts coming to the earth. And depending on how the earth is rotating, this one happened to hit as the North American face was hitting the plasma field.

And it melted every telegraph plunger in America as 3,000 volts went through every telegraph line. And so in some of our museums, we have those melted telegraph plungers that reveal how catastrophic it was. And that telegraph plunger system was 100 times more resilient than some of the SCADA systems we have now in our cars and in our electrical grid.

And it melted every telegraph plunger in America as 3,000 volts went through every telegraph line. And so in some of our museums, we have those melted telegraph plungers that reveal how catastrophic it was. And that telegraph plunger system was 100 times more resilient than some of the SCADA systems we have now in our cars and in our electrical grid.

And it melted every telegraph plunger in America as 3,000 volts went through every telegraph line. And so in some of our museums, we have those melted telegraph plungers that reveal how catastrophic it was. And that telegraph plunger system was 100 times more resilient than some of the SCADA systems we have now in our cars and in our electrical grid.

We are so much more vulnerable than the telegraph. Because the telegraph, you know, is basically just a brass or, you know, a metal thing where you punched it down, and when it made contact, it was sending, you know, a signal through the power line, and you did Morse code, you know, dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash. Now our SCADA systems would not survive even the smallest electromagnetic pulse.

We are so much more vulnerable than the telegraph. Because the telegraph, you know, is basically just a brass or, you know, a metal thing where you punched it down, and when it made contact, it was sending, you know, a signal through the power line, and you did Morse code, you know, dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash. Now our SCADA systems would not survive even the smallest electromagnetic pulse.

We are so much more vulnerable than the telegraph. Because the telegraph, you know, is basically just a brass or, you know, a metal thing where you punched it down, and when it made contact, it was sending, you know, a signal through the power line, and you did Morse code, you know, dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash. Now our SCADA systems would not survive even the smallest electromagnetic pulse.

So one of those is gonna happen again. I mean, it's just a matter of time. The percentages are high and we haven't had one since 1859. We had a SCARE in 2013. But it ended up not being a significant event. And North America was not part of the plasma wave. But it's going to happen. And the only question is whether we can adapt quickly enough.

So one of those is gonna happen again. I mean, it's just a matter of time. The percentages are high and we haven't had one since 1859. We had a SCARE in 2013. But it ended up not being a significant event. And North America was not part of the plasma wave. But it's going to happen. And the only question is whether we can adapt quickly enough.

So one of those is gonna happen again. I mean, it's just a matter of time. The percentages are high and we haven't had one since 1859. We had a SCARE in 2013. But it ended up not being a significant event. And North America was not part of the plasma wave. But it's going to happen. And the only question is whether we can adapt quickly enough.

So I know I'm down a little rabbit hole here on the power grid. to go to the question you asked, and that is that we can make it resilient to electromagnetic pulses with some of these technologies that are affordable. And as we are demonstrating how affordable it is in San Antonio with this Electromagnetic Defense Initiative, which is now a White House Hallmark program,

So I know I'm down a little rabbit hole here on the power grid. to go to the question you asked, and that is that we can make it resilient to electromagnetic pulses with some of these technologies that are affordable. And as we are demonstrating how affordable it is in San Antonio with this Electromagnetic Defense Initiative, which is now a White House Hallmark program,

So I know I'm down a little rabbit hole here on the power grid. to go to the question you asked, and that is that we can make it resilient to electromagnetic pulses with some of these technologies that are affordable. And as we are demonstrating how affordable it is in San Antonio with this Electromagnetic Defense Initiative, which is now a White House Hallmark program,

Other energy companies are looking at that saying, okay, I can do this now, and I can now protect my grid, and I can market my electricity as being resilient. But there's another piece of this that's really important to note, and we don't have to go into detail on it. But there was an article just the other day on this that I can send you.

Other energy companies are looking at that saying, okay, I can do this now, and I can now protect my grid, and I can market my electricity as being resilient. But there's another piece of this that's really important to note, and we don't have to go into detail on it. But there was an article just the other day on this that I can send you.

Other energy companies are looking at that saying, okay, I can do this now, and I can now protect my grid, and I can market my electricity as being resilient. But there's another piece of this that's really important to note, and we don't have to go into detail on it. But there was an article just the other day on this that I can send you.

Some of our other competition in the world have developed these tactical electromagnetic pulse weapons, meaning that a guy with a backpack or a satellite can actually point something at, let's say, a fleet of F-35s on the ramp, and strike a jolt of electricity that can fuse those SCADA systems and those computers.

Some of our other competition in the world have developed these tactical electromagnetic pulse weapons, meaning that a guy with a backpack or a satellite can actually point something at, let's say, a fleet of F-35s on the ramp, and strike a jolt of electricity that can fuse those SCADA systems and those computers.