The Unexpected Consequences of the Starfish Prime Electromagnetic Pulse

The Starfish Prime electromagnetic pulse caused much larger effects than expected, driving instrumentation off scale and causing difficulty in obtaining accurate measurements. It resulted in electrical damage in Hawaii, knocking out 300 streetlights, triggering burglar alarms, and damaging a telephone company micro link. The EMP also led to the shutdown of telephone calls between Hawaiian islands, showcasing the significant and surprising impact of the nuclear bomb experiment conducted in space.