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August 16, 2013—Exposing State Legislators to the EMP Threat

by Scott Cooper on August 16, 2013 in EMP, EMP Coalition, Gulf Coast Defense, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Scott Cooper, The Shield Act

Earlier this week as part of the EMP Coalition, I carried the High Frontier flag to The National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Atlanta. Legislators from all over the country were in attendance. We were there especially to call attention to the initiative by Andrea Boland (D-Maine) to begin hardening the electric power grid in Maine. She led numerous panel discussions of the existential EMP threat from natural and man-made causes, and how other representatives can follow Maine’s lead as the first state in the nation to take matters into its own hands, given the failure of federal leaders “to provide for the common defense,” per the oath they swore to Constitution. The prospects look promising! Read Full Story

August 13, 2013—Definitely a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing!

by Scott Cooper on August 13, 2013 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

As is clear from a recent video, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is proud of shepherding a major expansion of Iran’s uranium enrichment programs, a decade ago while leading Iran’s negotiations with the West—consistent with the continuing objectives and policies of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These policies call for destroying the “little Satan” Israel and the “great Satan” America. His implied approach, which many describe as “moderate,” actually promises more of the same under Khamenei, as Iran approaches—possibly within months—a uranium and/or plutonium nuclear capability. While a softer diplomatic approach from than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bombastic pronouncements, Western leaders should expect no different bottom lines as time runs out on preventing a nuclear armed Iran. Read Full Story

August 7, 2013—Whither Goeth the Dog Days of Summer?

by Scott Cooper on August 7, 2013 in Ambassador Henry F. Cooper, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

In these “dog days of summer” and with congress out of town, intelligence warnings have provoked an unprecedented closure of our embassies and consulates, associated overseas travel alerts, and presumably preparations to deal with jihadi attacks at home and abroad. These sobering events suggest it is time to reconsider our policies for dealing with jihadi terrorists and protecting the American People at home and abroad against failures of past policies—especially in view of the dysfunctional features of the Federal Government that prevent the common defense called for by the Constitution. 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 30, 2013—Orwellian Logic on Steroids?

by Scott Cooper on July 29, 2013 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense

George Orwell, in a classic novel we read in what now seems was a very different land, wrote about how “doublethink” and other devices could confuse and mislead the citizenry, while unsavory powers gain and retain power. We find current examples of how we are being misled, whether ignorantly or by design, into not recognizing threats to our freedoms and our very existence. These methods can become menacing—even to High Frontier—as they are being powered by more and more intrusive applications of modern technology. We must guard our liberty in such times as this—including in identifying existential threats and defending against them. 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

July 16, 2013—Time for Action to Counter EMP!

by Scott Cooper on July 16, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, NRC, Nuclear Reactors, Solar Storms, The Shield Act

An existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat is posed by a natural event (a massive solar emission that is infrequent but certain to occur—the only question is when) or a manmade event produced by a high altitude nuclear explosion that could be executed by a number of nation states or even terrorists. Recent events suggest a growing appreciation of the seriousness of these threats and possibly the initiation of helpful countermeasures. But will they be in time? Read Full Story

July 12, 2013—About that Ballistic Missile Threat from the South . . .

by Scott Cooper on July 11, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea

Assuming that key provisions of the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2014 becomes law, there will be an opportunity for a Report to Congress to address serious gaps in our defenses against nuclear armed ballistic missiles that could attack us from vessels off our coasts -especially from the Gulf of Mexico-and from nuclear armed satellites – especially those that come toward the U.S. from over the South Pole. Hopefully, a thorough examination and appropriate actions will be in time to counter a potential existential threat. Read Full Story