A bittersweet moment: The American flag is carefully folded and presented in the name of a grateful nation as a moving tribute of lasting importance to the veteran’s family. We all should pause and reflect on such honorable service, especially for those who gave their lives on our behalf. Read Full Story
We endorse the position of General John Hyten, USAF, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, who recently testified, “We’re going to have a Space Force someday. I think what the Committee has to decide is when is that going to happen, and I think now is the time…you want to get ahead of the problem, not trail it, not come in response to a catastrophe. Get ahead of the problem.” ~ From an Open Letter from 43 former Senior Defense Officials Read Full Story
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) presents a substantial obstacle, at least for the uninformed, to urgently needed protection of the electric power grid from an all too real existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat. Read Full Story
Last week on the 77th anniversary of Jimmy Doolittle’s famous raid on Tokyo, I wrote a Newsmax article that I proposed to title, “No Space Pearl Harbor, Please!” I wanted it to key off that important historical event to emphasize lessons that we should not forget today. Instead, the Newsmax editors emphasized the important Doolittle raid itself, rather than an even more important (in my opinion) historical lesson that we dare not repeat. With that thought in mind, please review that article and see what you think. Then consider my follow-up comments. Read Full Story
Last month, many of us remembered President Reagan’s March 23, 1983 speech that launched his Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), which many remember as playing a crucial role in ending the Cold War. What is seemingly forgotten is the important role that space-based defenses played in realizing Reagan’s vision — and, even more important, their potential benefits for today. A challenge for Trump’s Space Force! Read Full Story
President Trump’s March 26, 2019 Executive Order 13865 “Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Threats” is very important, but it leaves a challenge for the dysfunctional federal government, a condition that should give local citizens and leaders a great incentive for countering this now identified potentially urgent problem “from the bottom-up.” Read Full Story
Saturday was the 36th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s memorable speech launching his famed Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a day that many of us older folks concerned about the nation’s national security recall with great admiration for the most memorable and revered president of my lifetime. Read Full Story
The terrible consequences of the electric power failure in Venezuela are substantially less than those from the nationwide U.S. power grid blackout that would most likely result from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from high-altitude nuclear explosions over the United States, such as is in the military doctrine of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Read Full Story
Cascading collapse of the Venezuelan electric grid on March 7, 2019, led to a loss of electricity in 22 of 23 Venezuelan states. Power restoration has been slow and blackout pockets persist—and will likely cause further stress on Venezuela’s economic, social, and political systems. There are lessons to be learned in considering the possible consequence of a major electric power grid loss in the United States. Read Full Story
Our Lake Wylie Pilot Study has matured to the point of taking next steps beyond Rock Hill and York County, especially in South Carolina and as soon as possible then into North Carolina. And our pattern can be extended to additional states. Read Full Story
We will be adding key policy briefs as we progress.