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April 5, 2016—Best of Times … Worst of Times?

by Henry F. Cooper on April 4, 2016 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, ISIS, Jihad, North Korea, Russia

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859 Read Full Story

February 23, 2016—Another Satellite Launch by Iran—Hmmm!!!

by Henry F. Cooper on February 23, 2016 in FOBS, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea

Intelligence agencies are closely watching preparations in Iran to test a Simorgh space launch vehicle that U.S. officials say is the base for Tehran’s covert program to develop long-range nuclear missiles. Bill Gertz, February 18, 2016 Read Full Story

February 16, 2016—A Global JV Team???

by Henry F. Cooper on February 16, 2016 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, ISIS, North Korea, Reset, Syria

ISIS “has become the preeminent terrorist threat because of its self-described caliphate in Syria and Iraq, its branches and emerging branches in other countries, and its increasing ability to direct and inspire attacks against a wide range of targets around the world.” ~ James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Read Full Story

February 2, 2016—Another North Korean Satellite Launch—Hmmm . . .

by Henry F. Cooper on February 2, 2016 in Electric Grid, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea

North Korea is reportedly preparing to launch a satellite with the potential of detonating a nuclear weapon a hundred miles or so over the United States — possibly soon to be followed by its strategic ally, Iran. The resulting electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could destroy our unhardened electric power grid — leading to the death of most Americans within the following year. It’s long past time to counter this threat! Read Full Story

January 19, 2016—SC Tea Party Coalition Convention Briefing.

by Scott Cooper on January 19, 2016 in Cyber, Electric Grid, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Reactors

Assuring the survival and assured restart capability of our nuclear power reactors should be a top priority objective of all who seek to counter the existential threat to the electric power grid posed by Cyber or Physical attack or from manmade or natural EMP threats. We are working with Duke Energy, the largest U.S. power company, to conduct a pilot study to demonstrate just such a capability. Read Full Story

January 12, 2016—On North Korea’s H-Bomb—and Iran’s?

by Henry F. Cooper on January 11, 2016 in EMP, H-Bomb, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea, Nukes

“I agree with the intel community that we assess that they [the North Koreans] have the ability, they have the weapons, and they have the ability to miniaturize those weapons, and they have the ability to put them on a rocket that can range the [U.S.] homeland.” ~ Adm. William Gortney, Northcom Commander, responsible for defending the United States from long-range missile attack, in an October 8, 2015 address to the Atlantic Council. Read Full Story

November 3, 2015—Protecting the Grid: Good News, Bad News . . .

by Henry F. Cooper on November 3, 2015 in Cyber, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, Iran, ISIS, North Korea, Space Weather

“The Secretary of Defense at the time, Leon Panetta, called the threat of a cyber-attack on the power grid potentially a cyber-Pearl Harbor. That’s pretty huge, and nobody was paying any attention to it. And so I wondered: A) Are these people just exaggerating for reasons I don’t quite understand, and B) If they’re not, what is the government doing to prepare for it and to prepare the public for it? And my instinct told me that the answer was going to be not much. Not much is an exaggeration. Nothing is closer to the truth.” ~ Ted Koppel on the PBS Newshour, October 27, 2015, discussing his new book, “Lights Out: A Cyber Attack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath.” Read Full Story

October 20, 2015—Such a Deal . . . and a Hall of Shame!

by Henry F. Cooper on October 20, 2015 in Deal, Henry F. Cooper, Iran, Middle East, North Korea

“Today marks an important milestone toward preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and ensuring its nuclear program is exclusively peaceful going forward. . . . I welcome this important step forward. And we, together with our partners, must now focus on the critical work of fully implementing this comprehensive resolution that addresses our concerns over Iran’s nuclear program.” ~ President Barak Obama, October 18, 2015 . . . We should live so long! Read Full Story

October 13, 2015—Quick Fixes, Anyone?

by Henry F. Cooper on October 13, 2015 in Henry F. Cooper, Iran, ISIS, Middle East, North Korea, Russia

September 22, 2015—One More Time: Beware Threats from the South!

by Henry F. Cooper on September 22, 2015 in Aegis, Deal, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, Iran, ISIS, North Korea

As the clock winds down on the near-term destiny of the terrible Nuclear Deal with Iran, a long-standing threat from Iran’s ally, North Korea, again raises its ugly head. Will we pay attention? Or also continue to ignore it and its ties to Iran? Read Full Story