Former U.S. Ambassador Henry Cooper has warned that North Korea may launch a ‘satellite’ concealing an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) device, capable of completely crippling the U.S., wiping out the countries electrical grid for years. Cooper, who was President Ronald Reagan’s chief representative in the Star War program, says that the U.S. doesn’t have the capabilities to defend itself against a potential attack from Pyongyang, whether its in the form of a nuclear device or an EMP weapon. Superstation95.com reports: He said it would be impossible to distinguish a test from an actual attack, and the best way to counter such a threat to the U.S. homeland is to knock out the missile at the time it begins its trajectory over a southern polar route. But he acknowledged such an action would be politically unpalatable. However, if the North Korean satellite turned out to be a nuclear device and is detonated 300 miles above the U.S, it could destroy all life-sustaining critical infrastructures that rely on the national electric grid, potentially leading to the death of most Americans within the following year. All grid-dependent systems could suffer, including food and water supply chains, fuel-supply systems, communications, banking and finance. “It’s long past time [...]