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June 9, 2015—Help from the Old Crows!

by Henry F. Cooper on June 9, 2015 in Cyber, Electronic Warfare, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Old Crows

The name “Old Crows” emerged from the first large-scale use of Electronic Warfare (EW) during the WWII Battle of Britain and the US and allied bombing raids over Europe. The Allied Radar Countermeasure operators used the code name “Ravens” and employed receivers and transmitters to monitor and jam threat frequencies. Military jargon later changed “Ravens” to “Crows.” The International Association of Old Crows (AOC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary—and exploring how best to join the elements of electronic warfare and cyber technologies to deal with the elements of modern warfare. Electromagnetic pulse considerations should also be included. Read Full Story

June 2, 2015—Sunni, Shia and More Tangled Web!

by Henry F. Cooper on June 2, 2015 in al-Sisi, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, Shia, Sunni

“Having been created by Islamic supremacism, AQI/ISIS was nurtured by Iran. Notwithstanding the internecine bloodletting that now pits Sunnis against Shiites across the region, Shiite Iran has been the key supporter of both Shiite and Sunni jihadist groups since its revolutionary incarnation as “the Islamic Republic” in 1979. It has backed Sunni al-Qaeda and Hamas, as well as Shiite Hezbollah and a network of Shiite terror cells in Iraq. Its only requirement has been that jihadists of whatever stripe advance Iran’s interests by taking the fight to the U.S. and Israel.” ~ Andrew McCarthy in “Rand Paul has a point about Republicans and ISIS,” National Review, May 30, 2015 Read Full Story

May 26, 2015—Wake Up, America!

by Henry F. Cooper on May 25, 2015 in Electric Grid, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, President Obama

“Now that Washington cannot or will not defend the United States from nuclear EMP attack, some States are “building walls” to protect their electric grids and peoples from the new EMP and cyber barbarians of the 21st Century.” ~ Dr. Peter Vincent Pry Read Full Story

May 19, 2015— Mr. President, Fix The EMP Mess!

by Henry F. Cooper on May 19, 2015 in Electric Grid, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, President Obama

“America is not prepared to be without water, electricity, telephones, computer networks, heating, air conditioning, transportation (cars, subways, buses, airplanes), and banking. All the benefits of our just-in-time economy would come to a deadly halt, including the production of petroleum products, clothing, groceries and medicine. Think about cities without electricity to pump water to their residents.” ~ Letter to President Obama from Americans concerned about the America created by a manmade or natural EMP event Read Full Story

May 5, 2015—Well Known Things That Ain’t True!

by Henry F. Cooper on May 5, 2015 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, NORAD, NORTHCOM, South Carolina

“It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” … Will Rogers Read Full Story

April 28, 2015—Nuclear Futures: A Time for Choosing?

by Henry F. Cooper on April 28, 2015 in EMP, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea

“While no one in the Obama administration will say it, and Hillary Clinton will not admit it, Iran’s leaders were eager for the P5+1 discussions. They know President Obama and other world leaders are so eager for a deal that they would be able to secure approval of nuclear weapons and sanctions relief at the same time. Should one rely on the framework—before the details are ironed out—it is no longer a question of whether Iran will have nuclear weapons, but when they will have them.” … Herb London, President of the London Center for Policy Research Read Full Story

April 21, 2015—SC Grass Roots Getting On Board!

by Henry F. Cooper on April 21, 2015 in Admiral Gortney, Cyber, Electric Grid, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, National Guard, NORTHCOM, South Carolina

The first step in solving any problem is identifying it! Read Full Story

April 14, 2015 – NORTHCOM Moving to Counter the EMP Threat!

by Henry F. Cooper on April 13, 2015 in Admiral Gortney, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, National Guard, North Korea, NORTHCOM

The Pentagon recently announced that Raytheon will receive a $700 million contract to prep the Cheyenne Mountain base in Colorado for the return of US Aerospace Command, built in the 1960s to respond to a Soviet nuclear strike; this new plan is to help counter a possible EMP attack by a rogue nation. This explicit acknowledgement of the EMP threat is a most welcome development. Hopefully, the U.S. “powers that be” will also take complementary steps to assure the survival of the American people in case of such an attack—and here are some hopeful signs this may be possible. Read Full Story

April 7, 2015 – Less than Meets the Eye…

by Henry F. Cooper on April 6, 2015 in Arms Control, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Rouhani

“The Framework Agreement announced on 2 April 2015 is concerning on a number of counts, but in fact merely kicks the can down the road to additional negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran, gifting Iran with more time to complete its drive to deliverable nuclear weapons. . . . The entire world took a step closer to Armageddon this week, which as Bernard Lewis has said, is no deterrent to the apocalyptic Shi’ite regime in Tehran but rather an inducement.” ~ Clare M. Lopez, Former CIA Operations Officer Read Full Story

March 31, 2015 – So… What’s the Big Deal?

by Henry F. Cooper on March 31, 2015 in High Frontier, Iran, Rouhani

“Iran has talented engineers and the necessary financial resources, and its nuclear infrastructure is much larger than what it actually needs. Therefore, a monitoring scheme that is merely ‘good enough’ will not guarantee success in preventing Iran from breaking out and achieving a nuclear weapons capability.” … Olli Heinonen, Former IAEA Deputy Director-General for Safeguards, March 28, 2015 Read Full Story