thank you very much. >> thank you very much, colonel larsen. i'm going to apologize, i'm going to go over and vote so we can ep the hearing open and i'll be back in hopefully before senator kyl has completed his questioning. >> dr. frankel? >> mr. chairman, senator ky thank you for the opportunity to come testify today. my name is mike frankel. i have srved as the executive director of the mp commission during the entire span of its activities. i should mention that i am acally a physicist and not a lawyer, so if i blow some of the nuances, i beg your indulgence in advance. perspective of the emp commission was provided in our published reports. i don't want to go over them in any detail. what i would like to do today is simply briefly review some of the classified findings of the commission and in particular update you on the response to those findings by the government. now, electromagnetic pulse is associated with any above the atmosphere detonation of a nuclear weapon. and that includes nuclear weapons of even unsophisticated design. since

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larsen: i have -- mr. larson: i have always empa thiesed with my fellow colleagues when they talk about faithful events that occur in their communities, i just never imagined the tragedy would strike so close to home. it's hard to conceive, i know for everyone here, the bad things that happen to good people. on the morning of august 3, 2010, eight men went to work. some looking forward to vacation. others nearing retirement. none expecting the calamity that would follow. i thank my colleagues for indulging me the time to express the heartfelt condolences of the nation and this body. eight men went to work that morning. some of them followed in the footsteps of their fathers and brothers before them. this is a family business. many of whom had served and worked at this family business for over 20 years. neither they nor their families and friends could anticipate the senseless, unthinkable actions that occurred on that morning. yet bad things happen to good people. and so consequently ordinary people are go