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April 11, 2014—Defeat North Korea’s FOBS!

by Scott Cooper on April 10, 2014 in Aegis, EMP, FOBS, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, North Korea

A combined diplomatic and technical response is proposed to counter effectively North Korea’s demonstrated FOBS capability, which poses an existential EMP threat to the American people. We should insist on inspecting their satellite payloads for launches over the South Polar regions, and if they refuse be prepared to shoot down their satellites before they overfly U.S. territory. We should deploy a layered set of sea- and land-based defenses to do so, beginning almost immediately—and for relatively little expense since existing mostly already funded defense capabilities would be employed. Read Full Story

April 3, 2014—North Korea’s Looming EMP Threat.

by Scott Cooper on April 3, 2014 in Aegis, Aegis Ashore, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, North Korea

North Korea’s recent satellite launches and previous nuclear tests, coupled with its recent claims of a coming test of a “new form” nuclear weapon, give us pause in contemplating a possible North Korean EMP attack on the United States coming from over the South Polar region. The question is, will we take effective initiatives in time to counter this threat? Read Full Story

November 11, 2013—Pending Middle East Disaster?

by Scott Cooper on November 11, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Negotiations

U.S. aspirations for a deal with Iran, including preemptive concessions to remove the sanctions that are slowing Iran’s economy without any satisfaction from Iran on their deliberate efforts to build nuclear-armed missiles, threaten not only all Israelis but also all Americans. Thanks to France, there is at least a brief hiatus in these talks. Stay tuned . . . Read Full Story

November 1, 2013—Aegis Ashore for Us, Too?

by Scott Cooper on October 31, 2013 in Aegis, Aegis Ashore, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, The Shield Act

Last Monday, construction began at an Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense site in Romania—to be completed by 2015 to begin defending our NATO allies against ballistic missiles from the Middle East, particularly Iran. A second Aegis Ashore site is planned by 2018. So why no Aegis Ashore sites around the Gulf of Mexico to defend America against Iranian or terrorist ballistic missiles launched from vessels in the Gulf? Read Full Story

October 17, 2013—Wake Up, America!

by Scott Cooper on October 16, 2013 in Aegis, China, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea, Russia, The Shield Act

America sleeps uneasy because of its looming debt crisis that the powers that be seem to be ignoring. Actually, there is a more important threat—literally an existential threat—that the powers that be are also ignoring, in spite of numerous signs of its clear and present danger. Unless Americans wake up and demand that their elected leaders provide for the common defense, a manmade or natural electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event could lead to the death of several hundred million American. Stay Tuned! Read Full Story

September 20, 2013—Go Aegis: Be All You Can Be!

by Scott Cooper on September 20, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, The Shield Act

Extensive tests of the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, designed primarily to defend our overseas troops, friends and allies, also demonstrate an inherent capability to defend the U.S. homeland from several important threats. The Pentagon, especially the U.S. Navy, should be encouraged to fully develop this inherent capability, especially in responding to a congressional mandate. Read Full Story

August 2, 2013—Former CIA Director Warns about the Existential EMP Threat.

by Scott Cooper on August 2, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, EMP Coalition, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, James Woolsey, Missile Defense, North Korea, Peter Pry, The Shield Act

Last Monday, President Bill Clinton’s Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey; Dr. Peter Pry, who leads the Task Force on National and Homeland Security; and I joined in a discussion of the existential threat of a natural or nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP). The event, sponsored by the newly established EMP Coalition—of which Mr. Woolsey is the Honorary Co-Chair along with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich—is summarized here, by clicking below. A YouTube video of the 2-hour conference is included. Read Full Story

July 26, 2013—New EMP Coalition . . .

by Scott Cooper on July 26, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, EMP Coalition, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea, The Shield Act

The recently formed EMP Coalition presentations at the National Press Club provided an overview of the existential electromagnetic pulse threat posed by natural and man-made causes and what must be done to counter both threats—with an emphasis on the importance of the Shield Act now being considered in the House for the third congress. Hopefully, it will pass during this third try, as advocated by the bipartisan EMP Caucus and as supported by seven out of ten Americans, according to a recent poll. Read Full Story

July 23, 2013—Time for Churchill’s “V for Victory”?

by Scott Cooper on July 23, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, Churchill, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, NRC, Nuclear Reactors, Solar Storms, The Shield Act

Winston Churchill overcame many difficulties—even failures—to speak truth to power in the 1930s, warning about the growing existential threat to Great Britain—indeed all of Western Civilization; and when that truth became sufficiently apparent, to lead the British from apathy to victory in a great world war. His “V for Victory” pose, illustrated above, rallied the people long before victory was sure. A review of some of that history could help us assess our efforts to awaken the powers that be to today’s electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat and how to counter it—hopefully in time. Read Full Story

July 19, 2013—Southern Exposure . . .

by Scott Cooper on July 19, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea

The recent discovery of a North Korean vessel carrying military technology, including rockets and various military components, from Cuba through the Panama Canal illustrates the threats from the South. Whatever the Intelligence Community eventually concludes about the purposes of this trading between Cuba and North Korea, it illustrates the “cacophony of proliferation” that poses a serious threat to the United States from the south—a serious “southern exposure.” Read Full Story