August 4, 2019—China: Another Cold War? Not!!!

August 4, 2019—China: Another Cold War? Not!!!

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We [don’t] pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~ Ronald Reagan Read Full Story

July 28, 2020—Go Back to the Future with ASATs and Global Defenses

July 28, 2020—Go Back to the Future with ASATs and Global Defenses

DoD is upgrading the Aegis BMD system’s SM-3 Block IIA interceptor, and its command, control system to intercept ICBMs. It’s about time since even the Block IB had this potential!!! So, we are reportedly taking the first step of the Heritage Foundation’s 1995 Team B Recommendations for a Global Defense. When, oh when, will we take the second and go to space? Read Full Story

July 14, 2020—On Washington’s Stumbling, Fumbling, Bumbling Response to the Existential EMP Threat!

July 14, 2020—On Washington’s Stumbling, Fumbling, Bumbling Response to the Existential EMP Threat!

The most terrifying words in the English Language are: “I’m here from the government, and I’m here to help!”  ~  Ronald Reagan

My favorite President was certainly correct insofar as protecting our vitally important electric power grid against existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats are concerned. Read Full Story

June 30, 2020—Space Defense Potpourri . . .

June 30, 2020—Space Defense Potpourri . . .

“Blackjack, in summary, is turning the corner from our phase one exploration of what type of commercial technology we can use to leverage the entire military utility of P-LEO, hopefully disruptive approaches to constellations and network architectures, [and] space mesh networks of the future.” ~ DARPA Blackjack Project Manager Paul “Rusty” Thomas Read Full Story

June 19, 2020—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Status

June 19, 2020—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Status

“It is way past time to stop admiring this problem, and actually begin to do something concrete to protect our vulnerable electrical grid, control systems, and the ever-increasing array of electronic devices our society has become dependent upon.” ~Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee Read Full Story

June 9, 2020—Innovate the National Guard while Shooting for the Moon . . .

June 9, 2020—Innovate the National Guard while Shooting for the Moon . . .

“Regardless of the argument over who is most responsible for the riots, state and municipal authorities must resolve to bring peace back to their streets, with the assistance of the National Guard as warranted.” ~ National Review Editors in “First, Restore Order” Read Full Story

May 19, 2020—Counter China’s Threat to the Grid!

May 19, 2020—Counter China’s Threat to the Grid!

“Government and public utility procurement rules often push organizations into buying equipment due to price and without regard to origin or risk. In this case, it resulted in a utility having to procure a very large bulk transmission transformer from China. When the Chinese transformer was delivered to a US utility, the site acceptance testing identified electronics that should NOT have been part of the transformer – hardware backdoors.” ~ Joe Weiss Read Full Story