A new report warns that electromagnetic warfare could vaporize 90 percent of the U.S., following warnings from hedge fund manager Paul Singer on the topic. Singer wrote in a letter to investors: While these pages are typically chock full of scary or depressing scenarios, there is one risk that is head-and-shoulders above all the rest in terms of the scope of potential damage adjusted for the likelihood of occurrence. Even horrendous nuclear war, except in its most extreme form, can a relatively localized issue, and the threat from asteroids can (possibly) be mitigated (A natural EMP event) today would cause…
U.S. Has Not Kept Pace In Electromagnetic Warfare, And Paul Singer Is Worried
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.