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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 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 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 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

July 5, 2013—The Most Cost-Effective Defense: Space Based Interceptors!

by Scott Cooper on July 5, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea, Space Based Defense

Space based interceptors are potentially the most cost-effective way to defend against ballistic missiles of all ranges more than a few hundred miles—and over twenty years ago the technology was sufficiently mature to build such a system within five years of a decision to do so. But the pathway to such cost-effective defenses is blocked by ideological concerns that masquerade behind phony arguments, such as about costs—and contrary to findings 20 years ago that have been forgotten, after the key programs were canceled in 1993. How can we go back to the future? Read Full Story

June 28, 2013— Some Good News in S.1197

by Scott Cooper on June 28, 2013 in Aegis, Attack From The South, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

There is a good news from Capitol Hill to add to Last Friday’s message of hope that the 113th Congress will take up legislation to protect the electric power grid—without which the electromagnetic pulse from a natural or manmade event could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. The SASC version of the National Defense Authorization Act provides hope that two major High Frontier concerns will be addressed in a Defense Department study that will consider how best to counter ballistic missiles launched from vessels off our coasts and nuclear-armed satellites that approach the U.S. from over the South Pole. Stay tuned for the rest of the debate! Read Full Story

June 24, 2013— About that Red Line . .

by Scott Cooper on June 23, 2013 in Aegis, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Israel, Missile Defense

Netanyahu’s Red Line challenge issued last September is approaching. He anticipated that, without a change, it might be reached by mid-2013—and we just passed the summer solstice. Iran’s policies are unchanged by the recent election and anticipated softer line from Iran’s new president. We should be hard-nosed diplomatically while standing with Israel (as we have promised) and building our defenses against the growing possibility of a nuclear armed Iran. But the administration’s policies do not offer much promise for a change in dangerous realities that pose a serious threat to all we hold dear. In particular, we remain defenseless against Iranian ballistic missile and related EMP attacks from our south. Help! Read Full Story

June 21, 2013—Looking for Good News—Even a little?

by Scott Cooper on June 20, 2013 in EMP, EMP Caucus, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, Russia, Shield Act

What me, worry? This week has been filled with negative news reflecting the “chickens coming home to roost” from a number of the current administration’s policies. On the positive side, there is hope that the 113th Congress will be taking up legislation to protect the electric power grid—without which the electromagnetic pulse from a natural or manmade event could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. Read to the end. Read Full Story

June 18, 2013— Hasan Rowhani: Hope for the best; Prepare for the worst . . .

by Scott Cooper on June 18, 2013 in Aegis, Brilliant Pebbles, EMP, Gulf Coast Defense, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense

Iran has a new President, but the supreme leader and his policies remain in place. These policies call for destroying the “little Satan” Israel and the “great Satan” America. Expect a softer diplomatic approach from Hassan Rouhani than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bombastic pronouncements, but no different bottom lines. We should be hard-nosed diplomatically while standing with Israel and building our defenses against the growing possibility of a nuclear armed Iran. Read Full Story