What keeps national security experts who study this up at night, is the fact that an EMP blast has the capability to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, computer systems, and even the power grid.

FORBES: 'Revolution' Depicts America After an EMP Blast: But Is It Plausible?

The study, entitled Mapping a National Security Failure: The Ratification of the New START Treaty , was authored by Center Vice President Ben Lerner.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The study, entitled Mapping a National Security Failure: The Ratification of the New START Treaty (PDF), was authored by Center Vice President Ben Lerner.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The Roundtable featured brief presentations concerning the findings of a blue-ribbon studyU.S. Forces on the Golan Heights: An Assessment of the Benefits and Costs, the study was signed by eleven high-ranking, former U.S. national security officials -- including five retired four-star general officers, three of whom served as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A US force for the Golan Heights? A roundtable discussion

In addition to the Iraq Study Group, he will soon be receiving reports from his own staff, the Pentagon and the National Security Agency.

NPR: Report: Iraq Study Group Supports Withdrawal