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
If North Korea wanted to avoid our defenses and create an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to bring us down to its size how could they do it? Let’s see . . . how about planning to set off a nuclear weapon 300 miles up over Omaha? How about using a satellite and attacking from over the South Pole? Hmmmmmm . . . Read Full Story
Last Friday, North Korea threatened to attack the U.S. and its military bases in South Korea and the Pacific—after two U.S. nuclear-capable stealth bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea—in response to earlier North Korean testing and threats of a preemptive attack on the U.S. Stay tuned to this “tit for tat” game. Unwise? You think? Read Full Story
Additional ground based interceptors in Alaska responds to North Korea’s threat to preemptively attack the U.S. but plans for a ground based site in Poland have changed for a second time—apparently to appease Russia while downgrading the threat from Iran and ignoring concerns of our allies. And EMP issues continue to fester . . . Read Full Story
High Frontier participated in the January 12-13 Tea Party Coalition Convention at the Springfield Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC. In particular, Amb. Cooper discussed the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat and what can be done to counter it, as has been described in our previous three email reports. Many of the several hundred attendees indicated… Read Full Story
North Korea’s successful use last week of a long-range rocket to launch a satellite into orbit has catapulted the Asian rogue state back into the international spotlight for at least two reasons: First, the launch speaks volumes about the maturity of the North’s missile arsenal. Second, North Korea’s missile gains are likely to be shared with others, notably in the Middle East, including Iran. By Ilan Berman Read Full Story
North Korea is a mortal nuclear threat to the United States, right now! Any nuclear weapon detonated above an altitude of 30 kilometers (18 miles) will generate an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that will destroy electronics and could collapse the electric power grid and other critical infrastructures — communications, transportation, banking and finance, food and water — that sustain modern civilization and the lives of 300 million Americans. All could be destroyed by a single nuclear weapon making an EMP attack. By Peter Pry. Read Full Story
Uzi Rubin, President of Rubincom, Ltd. and Founding Director of Israeli Missile Defense Organization spoke at The Washington Institute on December 18, 2012. He discussed November’s Gaza war, a watershed event for both Israel and the Palestinians. Militants in Gaza exhibited improved, though still unguided, rocket technology and a more robust command-and-control structure, while Israel employed an effective missile defense on a widespread basis for the first time. By Uzi Rubin. Read Full Story
As U.S. troops withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran rapidly broadens its reach to undergird a global strategy to threaten Americans at home and abroad—and our overseas friends and allies. U.S. missile-defenses need to adapt to this increased threat and to broader Iranian influence in the Middle East. By Henry F. Cooper and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff. Read Full Story
We will be adding key policy briefs as we progress.