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		moneytide1 on Sept 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the U.S. once set off a nuclear bomb in space Because an EMP would show us who we really are.

Saptarishi on Sept 4, 2021 [–]

Or a solar flare. Nature's wrath is unimaginable.

axpy906 on Sept 4, 2021 | [–]

Like the Carrington Event but with modern tech?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

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