Is North Korea really planning an EMP attack (More details)

I’m sorry to make you worry but, yes, it is possible. However…. most important integrated circuits are properly designed and rad. hardened to a certain level so they can take EMP of a certain level. Various forms of protection have been implemented for decades.
A cheap, chinese made picture frame? It’s toast.
Car engine controller? Most will be fine.
Military stuff? EMP? What EMP?

I also heard that Kim Jong-Il once made 9 holes-in-one in a single round of golf.

How would we know what Fat King is thinking?

In general, protecting against EMP is a good thing, but I doubt there is an imminent threat from North Korea.

If a nuclear warhead is detonated over an area, the EMP results, so he’d have to get it up there before any EMP could result, and it would be considered a nuclear attack, probably.

They do not currently have a delivery system for a warhead. They are years away from a viable threat, in such a way…

The most effective way they could achieve this, would be to hack our power grids.

An EMP would have to be detonated in the atmosphere. After successfully leaving the atmosphere, successfully re-entering, and avoiding US Air defense systems, and successfully detonating at the appropriate place, and time.

An EMP is a kind of side effect of a nuclear weapon. They happen, regardless of where the explosion occurs. But, precision is required to take out the most power grids…

The last NK test launch exploded right after launch…

No

Fear mongering is how the Powers that Be keep you from focusing on what they’re doing.

I’m not worried about Kim Jong Un firing off an EMP blast over the US. I could see Trump and Un getting into a pissing match that results in millions of North/South Koreans dying and China getting involved. That has the potential to be very nasty.

@LuckyGuy is correct. Many devices will be just fine. Your car may go all wonky for a bit but a restart or complete reboot by lifting one of the battery terminals will likely get you going again if you are even affected at all. Most consumer electronics will be ok but some poorly designed and poorly shielded ones will not. Our power grid though will have major issues. As far as NK having an EMP capable satellite or even any satellite, I highly doubt it.

I heard rumors that the Best Koreans hollowed out the moon and put a giant laser in it.
Probably not.

They’re probably planning a lot of stuff…doesn’t mean they have the resources to actually carry them out. (I’m having the same problem with my plan to buy an Audi R8…)

North Korea doesn’t have the capability to carry out such an attack so what you heard can’t be true.