Price reckoned that the invading Russians would be more helpless without electronics than the Americans would be, so he launched the EMP.
While the story was a Hollywood-style thrillcoaster, there were definitely WTF moments that just didn't make sense. Maybe we should do a followup feature on MW2's most nonsensical plot points?
Focused on stuff that was most relevant to MW2, and Gaz doesn't really drive any key plot points or come up again in the sequel. But yeah, he's pretty badass too.
Look for the final update today - phew!! Thanks for the tip, eLJuez. At the very end of the game I was still missing 3. Luckily discovered them all back in the first area, so check out the updates to the first map.