Imagine a single weapon that, if detonated 25 miles above Maryland, could damage and destroy electronic systems across the entire state, including neighboring Washington, D.C. Imagine if power grids were rendered inoperable, and damage to computers, motors and other electronic systems caused widespread failure of telecommunications, banking and finance, transportation, emergency services and the infrastructures for providing food and water to the population. Imagine if these systems, indispensable to the sustenance of the economy and human life, were suddenly knocked out of operation for weeks, months or even years.

Clearly, such a scenario would be catastrophic, for Maryland and for America.

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