SUMMARY REPORT

• China or Russia vs the United States
  The question IS NOT whether China or Russia CAN attack the U.S. mainland, because they can. Since the U.S. maintains a significant nuclear deterrent, a nuclear attack on the U.S. mainland is highly improbable. Any nuclear or EMP attack (high-altitude nuke) on the mainland of the United States or upon a U.S. ally would automatically initiate a full nuclear retaliatory strike upon the attacker - wiping them out. [see M.A.D. theory]

IT IS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE that the leaders of China or Russia would use nuclear weapons - since their first priority is their own self-preservation, survival, and the maintaining of power. The U.S. and western allies hold enough of a nuclear deterrent - and we would use it if attacked first.

• Nuclear Attacks in the Pacific or Europe? Probable, but still highly unlikely since any nuclear attack on an overseas U.S. base, or U.S Ally or NATO Ally would also provoke a full nuclear retaliation by the U.S.

• Use of an 'in theater' smaller-scale tactical nuclear weapon is more likely but not probable since it would solicit an aggressive full 'non-nuclear' military and economic retaliation by the West and most of the world.

• Regional Nuclear Attacks? More likely. For example: Iran vs Israel or India vs Pakistan or China.

While an EMP would be the most devastating of all types of attacks, one must understand that an EMP Attack (Electro-magnetic Pulse) is actually a nuclear weapons attack - just set off in high altitude versus near the ground.  As previously mentioned, because of the U.S. Nuclear deterrent, that makes this scenario highly improbable. Also understand that an EMP attack is normally the first thing done in a full nuclear strike and civilians having their electronics and power grid destroyed would be the least of their worries.

Would we recommend storing electronic and computer equipment in EMP bags? Yes, but in an order of priority in preparedness, it would be one of the later things we would recommend you buy and use. Every person and family should first focus on the most important things for surviving disasters: long-term storage of food and water, then home and personal defense, then self sustainability (growing food/farming, fishing, hunting), then solar power systems and communications. [ see our Prepping 101 page ]