While some downplay the EMP threat and question the need for this EO, the White House was right to issue it, and should be commended for doing so. The Obama Administration had issued an EO on EMPs, but it focused only on developing a response to space weather, not to human-made EMPs. Besides exerting important leadership on the EMP issue, this EO will help determine the United States’ level of vulnerability to, and bolster resilience against, a human-made EMP… The Heritage Foundation