“The current vulnerability of our critical infrastructures can both invite and reward attack if not corrected. Correction is feasible and well within the nation’s means and resources to accomplish.”[Emphasis Added.] ~ Congressional EMP Commission Executive Report, 2004 Read Full Story
“By sending a military satellite into space, Iran now has shown that it can target all American territory; the Iranian parliament had previously warned [the US] that an electromagnetic nuclear attack on the United States would likely kill 90 percent of Americans.” ~ Afkar News article in Farsi, “American Soil Is Now Within the Range of Iranian Bombs” [Emphasis added.] Read Full Story
This message provides a direct link to a very important report, “Preserving Operational Continuity for Electric Utility Control Rooms During the COVID-19 Pandemic” from the Foundation of Resilient Societies on whose Board of Directors I serve. Read Full Story
Little public attention has been paid to the vital role of electricity to America’s ability to confront the growing COVID-19 pandemic — and to assuring viable operations of the electric power grid through this stressful time. Not only are there external threats to our ability to assure this capability, the pandemic itself could cause cascading failure of the grid, leading to numerous fatalities. Read Full Story
The source of COVID-19, without exaggeration, was in Wuhan, China, justifying some to refer to it as the Wuhan or China coronavirus, notwithstanding claims of some that such a label is racist. Moreover, we should be wary of the rapid pace at which COVID-19 may expand in the United States and the possibilities of unanticipated consequences. Read Full Story
Although Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seems to have blinked in responding to the U.S raid that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, President Trump should not relax his guard against Iran’s maturing existential threat to all Americans. Read Full Story
Politically charged reports of the attack that killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi Militia commander have largely ignored its response to important historical facts, last week’s Iranian attack that killed an American and wounded four soldiers and intelligence reports of pending threatened additional Iranian attacks on Americans. And hopefully that President Trump’s consequential decision has changed the dynamics in the Middle East in a positive way. Read Full Story
While congress goes on another recess without agreeing on appropriations to fund the government for the next fiscal year — again — and seeking feedback from the folks at home over their primary focus on impeaching President Trump — one more time, America’s geopolitical challenges grow. Read Full Story
“Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic’s program helps it develop ballistic missiles.” ~ Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, August 18, 2019 Read Full Story
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result . . . Attributed to Albert Einstein and others … Keep that thought in mind as you read my message this week. Read Full Story
We will be adding key policy briefs as we progress.