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July 2, 2013— Remember How, When and Why We Began . . .

by Scott Cooper on July 1, 2013 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Memories

John Adams thought July 2nd would be a Grand Holiday for the ages! He was right about there being a Holiday for the ages to celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a great nation—but he was a couple of days off on the date. And Benjamin Franklin’s challenge some 11-plus years later after also signing the Constitution is still urgently pressing as we celebrate this Fourth and those who founded these United States, and we are still struggling with the forces of tyranny… Stay tuned. Read Full Story

June 28, 2013— Some Good News in S.1197

by Scott Cooper on June 28, 2013 in Aegis, Attack From The South, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

There is a good news from Capitol Hill to add to Last Friday’s message of hope that the 113th Congress will take up legislation to protect the electric power grid—without which the electromagnetic pulse from a natural or manmade event could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. The SASC version of the National Defense Authorization Act provides hope that two major High Frontier concerns will be addressed in a Defense Department study that will consider how best to counter ballistic missiles launched from vessels off our coasts and nuclear-armed satellites that approach the U.S. from over the South Pole. Stay tuned for the rest of the debate! Read Full Story

June 24, 2013— About that Red Line . .

by Scott Cooper on June 23, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Israel, Missile Defense

Netanyahu’s Red Line challenge issued last September is approaching. He anticipated that, without a change, it might be reached by mid-2013—and we just passed the summer solstice. Iran’s policies are unchanged by the recent election and anticipated softer line from Iran’s new president. We should be hard-nosed diplomatically while standing with Israel (as we have promised) and building our defenses against the growing possibility of a nuclear armed Iran. But the administration’s policies do not offer much promise for a change in dangerous realities that pose a serious threat to all we hold dear. In particular, we remain defenseless against Iranian ballistic missile and related EMP attacks from our south. Help! Read Full Story

June 21, 2013—Looking for Good News—Even a little?

by Scott Cooper on June 20, 2013 in EMP, EMP Caucus, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Russia, Shield Act

What me, worry? This week has been filled with negative news reflecting the “chickens coming home to roost” from a number of the current administration’s policies. On the positive side, there is hope that the 113th Congress will be taking up legislation to protect the electric power grid—without which the electromagnetic pulse from a natural or manmade event could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. Read to the end. Read Full Story

June 18, 2013 – Congress Wakes Up To Cataclysmic Threat

by Scott Cooper on June 18, 2013 in Uncategorized

Written by Michael Maloof for WorldNetDaily: WASHINGTON – As the technologically sophisticated U.S. faces the increasing threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack from a man-made, high altitude nuclear explosion or an “inevitable” massive solar flare, Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to prepare a defense. They are proposing legislation to protect the vulnerable U.S.… Read Full Story

June 18, 2013— Hasan Rowhani: Hope for the best; Prepare for the worst . . .

by Scott Cooper on June 18, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

Iran has a new President, but the supreme leader and his policies remain in place. These policies call for destroying the “little Satan” Israel and the “great Satan” America. Expect a softer diplomatic approach from Hassan Rouhani than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bombastic pronouncements, but no different bottom lines. We should be hard-nosed diplomatically while standing with Israel and building our defenses against the growing possibility of a nuclear armed Iran. Read Full Story

June 14, 2013 – Maine Leads the Nation in Dealing with EMP!

by Scott Cooper on June 13, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Israel, Maine Initiative, Missile Defense, North Korea, Solar Storms

Congratulations to Maine State Representative Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) and all who supported her initiative: Act LD-131, now the law in Maine. Hopefully, representatives in other states will follow with similar initiatives—and Washington’s “powers that be” will implement recommendations of the 2004 and 2008 reports from the congressionally mandated EMP Commission with initiatives to end America’s vulnerability to the existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat! Read Full Story

June 10, 2013—Can You See What’s Falling Through the Cracks?

by Scott Cooper on June 9, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense

The 1998 Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat warned that sea-launched short range ballistic missiles are a shortcut to attacking the United States. Defenses have been developed to protect the U.S. against Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), but nothing has been, or is being, done to defend against this sea-launched threat to the U.S.—nor to defend against a plausible attack from over the South Pole. Our vulnerability to such plausible attacks from North Korea and/or Iran can be addressed, but there appears to be no plan to do so. This should change! Read Full Story

June 7, 2013 – Remember Maine and June 6!

by Scott Cooper on June 7, 2013 in Aegis, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Israel, Maine Initiative, Missile Defense, North Korea

Congratulations to Maine State Representative Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) and all who supported her initiative—Act LD-131 became law on the 69th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion that was the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime in World War II. May June 6, 2013 be remembered as the beginning of the end of America’s vulnerability to the existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat! Read Full Story

June 4, 2013—Tilting to Northeast Asia

by Scott Cooper on June 3, 2013 in Brilliant Pebbles, China, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Israel, Missile Defense, Red Line, Russia, Space Based Interceptors

On the 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and the eve of President Obama’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jiaping, it is important that the “powers that be” realize that military-to-military exchanges with China are no substitute for underwriting a needed “Peace through Strength” policy in Northeast Asia with serious defense programs second to none. Read Full Story