What if the power went out… forever? One second after, America collapses—and the government knows it.

What happens when the grid dies… and never comes back on?

This isn’t science fiction. It’s called an EMP—an electromagnetic pulse—and one second after it hits, planes fall, hospitals flatline, and civilization begins to rot from the inside out. Based on the terrifyingly real government reports and military protocols surrounding the book One Second After, this episode of Divergent Files investigates what an EMP attack would really look like—and why Congress, DHS, and the Pentagon have already prepared… but you haven’t.

From the 2008 EMP Commission to continuity-of-government bunkers at Raven Rock, we unpack the true plans for what happens when the lights go out—and why up to 90% of the U.S. population could be gone in under a year. This is not fear-mongering. It’s war-gamed. Testified. Documented. And very, very real.

In this extended deep dive, we reveal:

What actually happens in the first 72 hours of grid-down collapse

Who survives—and who’s already on the list to be saved

The real science behind EMP detonations (Starfish Prime, Compton Effect, E1-E2-E3 waves)

The countries most capable of launching one... and why they might

Why modern society is psychologically unprepared for this scenario

And what YOU can do, right now, to not become one of the forgotten

📢 This is the definitive authority on EMPs, grid failure, and survival psychology—blending hard evidence with human impact. Don’t wait for someone else to sound the alarm. This is your warning shot.

👁‍🗨 Support Divergent Files on Patreon for extended content and unfiltered breakdowns: https://patreon.com/divergentfiles