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The nuclear threat less talked about

A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack has the potential to black out every power grid in the continental United States with one device.

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The nuclear threat less talked about

A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack has the potential to black out every power grid in the continental United States with one device.

More News

Psst… Lawrence Martin’s friend says Chrétien says Trudeau is ‘toast’

How to buy ships and win friends

Mark Carney in conversation with Rev. Raymond de Souza on Nov. 27 in Ottawa

A screeching Shed Party at SJAM

On a holiday

Ontario government locking in long-term dependence on gas plants despite federal clean electricity timelines

Canada is unprepared for the climate emergency and we need to work as one nation to fight it, not 13 separate and sovereign fiefdoms

Electric vehicles: one part of an energy transition to mitigate climate change

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

‘New normal’ may be far faster expansion of renewable energy than expected

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Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

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