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Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?
North Korea could bring about a 'Dark Apocalypse', warn nuclear experts. But are EMP missiles more dangerous than squirrels?
A single nuclear weapon could destroy America鈥檚 entire electrical grid, claims a former head of the CIA. The explosion would send out an electromagnetic pulse 鈥 resulting in famine, societal collapse and what one newspaper has called a 鈥淒ark Apocalypse鈥.
But are hungry squirrels a greater threat to the electrical grid than North Korean weapons? We speak to senior security adviser Sharon Burke and Yoni Applebaum from The Atlantic.
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Hannah Sander
(Photo:The launch of a surface-to-surface medium long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 Credit: Getty Images)
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Tue 11 Apr 2017
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