A Tuesday, June 22, television premier on the National Geographic Explorer channel features scenes from Black Mountain and WNC: Electronic Armageddon. In this shot, Black Mountain’s Cherry Street shows what might happen to newer-model cars if a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse were used in an attack on the U.S.

Xpress readers might recall a July 8, 2009, interview and profile with local author Bill Forstchen (”Apocalypse WNC,” by Jon Elliston). The Montreat College history professor penned One Second After which imagines what would happen in a HEMP attack.  The National Geographic’s take on the possibility airs tonight at 6 p.m. Here’s the introduction to the show: