But it's not..it literally took someone who wasn't asleep at the wheel and had eyes on him..do you see how vulnerable we are? I've been saying the last week or two a solar flare could knock out our grid which would cause fear and chaos- that's when we die..no phone, no TV, no cash machine, no gas, no internet..stores will be looted..we will all die.
well, that is two separate issues. hardening a system to something like solar flares or an emp pulse is expensive and only rarely required. most things can simply be rebooted after that kind of event, although many items would have to be replaced. most vehicles could be repaired after an emp pulse by the replacement of two components, which wouldn't be damaged sitting on shelves waiting to be used.
as far as a flare knocking out the national power grid, it's extemely unlikely that would ever happen, the atmosphere blocks an incredible amount of that energy, and the grid is at least partially hardened, and the most of the parts are large and robust, and not likely to be burnt out by the miniscule amount of power a solar flare could impart to them. a flare big enough to do that would cause a lot more immediate and bigger problems, like perhaps stripping a large hole in the ozone...
and the national guard would be in place in all major cities within a day, and smaller cities and towns within a few days, until repairs were made.
this is life, some will riot, most won't...those that do, will be dealt with afterwards.
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