That's not to say some may not have already suffered from it .. 2008
Troops suffer Brain Trauma in Iraq Thousands of U.S. soldiers have survived powerful explosions in Iraq. Many are returning home with brain injuries that could result in long-term disabilities. [...] Ling's team will soon begin studying other potential causes of injury, such as electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). If the EMP from a blast is powerful enough, it can interfere with nearby electronic devices. "The brain is an electrical organ," says Ling. "If an EMP pulse can take out a radio, why not short-circuit the brain?" https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33481401
2011 - Among Gingrich’s Passions, a Doomsday Vision [...] In debates and speeches, interviews and a popular book, he is ringing alarm bells over what experts call the electromagnetic pulse, or EMP — a poorly understood phenomenon of the nuclear age. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=69869387