Category Archives: EMP

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

March 25, 2014—Put the Stars Back Into Star Wars!

by Scott Cooper on March 25, 2014 in EMP, GPALS, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea, Space Defense

To deal more effectively with today’s threats, we should return to President Ronald Reagan’s vision made explicit in his March 23, 1983 speech that launched the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The “powers that be” should revive technology programs aimed at developing space-based defenses, the most cost-effective way to defend against a full gamut of ballistic missile threats, including those that pose an existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat. Read Full Story

March 18, 2014—Build Better Defenses, Now!

by Scott Cooper on March 18, 2014 in Crimea, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Russia, Ukraine

The Russian Bear on the prowl in Ukraine presents sobering global implications of a growing threat that could escalate even to place American equities at risk at home. We need both effective diplomatic and military responses—including an increased emphasis and funding for effective ballistic missile defenses for our friends and allies near the Bear and for Americans at home. Read Full Story

March 12, 2014—Still a Dangerous World . . .

by Scott Cooper on March 12, 2014 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Russia

“I think that cutting the defense budget in significant ways right now is a serious mistake. You know, when we’ve cut the budget before—at the end of the Cold War, at the end of Vietnam and at other times, it’s been because we thought the world was going to be a safer place . . . at least we thought so temporarily at the time. No one can make that case right now. You look at the situation in Ukraine and our relationships with Russia. You look at the tensions between China and Japan and in the South China Sea. You look at Iran and North Korea. These guys are operating on the 20th century model of nation states, boundaries matter, strategic interests matter, zero sum game, I win, you lose. This is the way these countries look at the world. It’s different than the way the West Europeans and we look at it, and frankly the pace at which both the Europeans and the United States [are] cutting their defenses, regardless of what the facts on the ground in terms of the number of ships and number of planes, it certainly sends a signal that we are not interested in protecting our global interests.” . . . Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates, March 9, 2015 Read Full Story

March 5, 2014—In the Blink of an Eye . . .

by Scott Cooper on March 5, 2014 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Ukraine

Everyone should be aware of the instabilities created by Russia’s interference in Ukraine—and it could rapidly go quite badly. Some have recalled the implausible events and misjudgments that led to World War I and wondered about a recurrence. Furthermore, if Iran or anyone else launches a nuclear weapon to high altitude over the U.S. and detonates it to create an electromagnetic pulse, also in the “blink of an eye” that could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. Read Full Story

February 25, 2014—Proliferation Cacophony Crescendo?

by Scott Cooper on February 25, 2014 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Proliferation

We understand the electric power grid vulnerabilities and how to fix them—if the powers that be would take the needed initiatives. Yet they dither while the growing nuclear proliferation threat presents a serious concern that we may experience a devastating attack before necessary countermeasures are enacted. Our failing diplomacy and lethargic defense programs are sapping our strength, leaving us with friends who don’t trust us and enemies who don’t fear us. Time is running out for us to rectify this situation. And our enemies know it. Read Full Story

February 20, 2014—Threat Potpourri…Including the Weather!

by Scott Cooper on February 20, 2014 in Electric Power Grid, Electromagnetic Pulse, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

As the mainstream media’s awareness of threats to the electric power grid grows and recent weather reminds us of even worse events that will happen, the powers that be need to develop ways to shield against them. These threats extend from physical attacks, to cyber attacks, to natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse events that could take down the grid for an indefinite period of time, during which several hundred million Americans could perish. Read Full Story

February 12, 2014—Connect the Dots…Please!

by Scott Cooper on February 12, 2014 in Electric Power Grid, Electromagnetic Pulse, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

Recent press accounts illustrate the mainstream media’s growing awareness of threats to the electric power grid and the need to counter them. These threats extend from physical attacks, to cyber attacks, to natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse events that could take down the grid for an indefinite period of time, during which several hundred million Americans could perish. We must connect the dots and deploy needed countermeasures! Read Full Story

February 6, 2014—Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

by Scott Cooper on February 6, 2014 in Electric Power Grid, Electromagnetic Pulse, EMP, H. Scott Cooper, High Frontier, SC EMP Protection, Wall Street Journal

Several important news reports highlight the growing awareness of manmade and natural electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats and the importance of hardening the currently vulnerable electric power grid to these and other effects. And the growing social media outlets are also highlighting these concerns as well as the companion growing threat from Iran. Read Full Story