The U.S. should join Israel to demand that Iran not cross a critical “Red Line” in achieving nuclear weapons—especially those that can be launched on ballistic missiles to threaten America with an existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Both the U.S. and Iran must be prepared to back up such a declaratory policy. Read Full Story
The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat was understood during the Cold War, and the Commander of Strategic Command (STRATCOM) says it is still a matter of great concern—including to American society as a whole. But the Defense Department is not responsible for many components of our critical infrastructure—nor does any other department seem responsible for an integrated response to EMP, which poses an existential threat. Not good. Read Full Story
This paraphrase of quotes attributed to Samuel Johnson should capture our attention as we think about two existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats—one that may be avoided if we are prepared and one that definitely will happen; both of which could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. How long will the “powers that be” think before acting? Read Full Story
Perhaps these the well-known lines from Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, when Hamlet contemplates life and death—and suicide, also apply when considering today’s existential threat to America and all of Western Civilization posed by an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event. Shall America, like Hamlet, experience an untimely death? Or shall we avert a possible end to all we hold dear? Read Full Story
“It’s déjà vu all over again,” New York Yankee Yogi Berra supposedly explained after watching Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back-to-back home runs. As the dots are being connected following the Boston Marathon Terrorist event, there are similar feelings—without any pleasure, except to those who wish to kill us in a Global Jihad. Read Full Story
America’s rude Tax Day wakeup call in Boston shows we need informed and engaged leadership to deal effectively with the Global Jihad that poses an existential threat to America—and all of Western Civilization. We again need leaders who not only understand, but who will speak the uncomfortable truths we don’t wish to hear and mobilize free peoples to stand firm during this perilous time. In short, we need a modern Winston Churchill. Read Full Story
The aftermath of the Boston Marathon terrorist attack suggests that we should heed Sun Tsu’s sage advice and re-evaluate our strategy for dealing with Global Jihadists, our enemy in the new world disorder. We seem not to know either our enemy or ourselves. Read Full Story
Last week, Americans glued to their TVs watched events unfold after the terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line. We still don’t know all of the parts of this Jihadi terrorist event, but we need to generalize its lessons to deal with a Global Jihad that poses a truly existential threat to America as we know it. Read Full Story
North Korea and Iran seem joined at the hip, and our Intelligence Community seems confused about North Korea’s proximity to nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. Whatever it is, Iran won’t be far behind. Notwithstanding our leaders’ dubious claims about being prepared for all contingencies, we and our allies, especially Israel, face daunting challenges. Stay tuned . . . Read Full Story
Iran has grown stronger from the recent Israel-Hamas hostilities. Despite media concentration on last week’s cease-fire, the real focal point is still the invisible Middle Eastern struggle for strategic advantage. There, Iran was already gaining ground, as the International Atomic Energy Agency reported on Nov. 16. By Ambassador John R. Bolton, November 28, 2012. Read Full Story
We will be adding key policy briefs as we progress.