Staff Reporter
A top U.S. scientist warned American lawmakers of a possible catastrophic national security scenario: a possible development of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) weapons by rogue states, including North Korea, and a potential detonation of such a device on American soil.
William Graham, chairman of the U.S. government-sponsored ``Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States,' told U.S. lawmakers that the Stalinist state has the required technologies to develop such weapons.
In a testimony to the U.S. House Armed Services Committee this month, the scientist said EMP weapons are ``one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences.' ...
