House of Commons - Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP)

Defence Committee - Tenth Report
Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP)

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 February 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Conclusions and recommendations

2 Nature of the threat

Space weather

The probability

Potential impact on electronic infrastructure

High Altitude Nuclear EMP Weapons (HEMP)

The EMP components

Practical experience

Potential impact on electronic infrastructure

Risk?

Non-Nuclear EMP

3 Resilience

Forecasting space weather

Protecting civil infrastructure

Strengthening the systems

Telecommunications

Advice to the public

4 The MoD and EMP

MoD resilience to EMP events

Responsibility in the MoD

MoD role in responding to an emergency

5 Satellite security

6 Responsibility in Government

7 Conclusion

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament