WS More or Less: Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?

Published: April 10, 2017, 9:20 a.m.

A single nuclear weapon could destroy America\u2019s entire electrical grid, claims a former head of the CIA. The explosion would send out an electromagnetic pulse \u2013 resulting in famine, societal collapse and what one newspaper has called a \u201cDark Apocalypse\u201d.

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\nProducer: Hannah Sander