The Defense Department's nuclear and missile defense assets are reasonably well protected against the potential threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack, but DOD should ensure its domestic infrastructure is as well, Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks told Inside the Pentagon in a July 24 interview. Within the Pentagon, EMP protection efforts are led by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a transition from the Cold War when individual services had more of a primary role in preparing for the threat...
