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
Congratulations to Maine State Representative Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) and all who supported her initiative: Act LD-131, now the law in Maine. Hopefully, representatives in other states will follow with similar initiatives—and Washington’s “powers that be” will implement recommendations of the 2004 and 2008 reports from the congressionally mandated EMP Commission with initiatives to end America’s vulnerability to the existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat! Read Full Story
The 1998 Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat warned that sea-launched short range ballistic missiles are a shortcut to attacking the United States. Defenses have been developed to protect the U.S. against Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), but nothing has been, or is being, done to defend against this sea-launched threat to the U.S.—nor to defend against a plausible attack from over the South Pole. Our vulnerability to such plausible attacks from North Korea and/or Iran can be addressed, but there appears to be no plan to do so. This should change! Read Full Story
Congratulations to Maine State Representative Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) and all who supported her initiative—Act LD-131 became law on the 69th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion that was the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime in World War II. May June 6, 2013 be remembered as the beginning of the end of America’s vulnerability to the existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat! Read Full Story
On the 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and the eve of President Obama’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jiaping, it is important that the “powers that be” realize that military-to-military exchanges with China are no substitute for underwriting a needed “Peace through Strength” policy in Northeast Asia with serious defense programs second to none. Read Full Story
The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system is getting well deserved credits for being the first line of missile defense, especially against ballistic missiles that Iran or North Korea might launch to attack the United States. The “powers that be” should make Aegis BMD all it can be as soon as possible—including to defend against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Read Full Story
Supporters have urged High Frontier to publish a summary report of its important messages during the past six months. This message is, in effect, a first draft framework—a collection several previous messages on the existential threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack and what we might do to counter it. We have provided a printed version to friends for whom we have no email address—hopefully they will also join our social media family to get our more frequent emails. This version, provided to those for whom we do have email addresses is preferable to the written version because it provides links to referenced reports and papers—to support additional study. All criticisms are welcome! Read Full Story
This was a good week in getting out the word on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat—there’s a growing awareness of its seriousness, though not much agreement on how to counter it. A conference in Washington indicates this concern is growing internationally—and at least a couple of nations (not including the U.S.) are organized to deal with it seriously . . . Have a good Memorial Day weekend and thank God for our nation and those who have died to keep us free. Read Full Story
The U.S. should join Israel to demand that Iran not cross a critical “Red Line” in achieving nuclear weapons—especially those that can be launched on ballistic missiles to threaten America with an existential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Both the U.S. and Iran must be prepared to back up such a declaratory policy. Read Full Story
The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat was understood during the Cold War, and the Commander of Strategic Command (STRATCOM) says it is still a matter of great concern—including to American society as a whole. But the Defense Department is not responsible for many components of our critical infrastructure—nor does any other department seem responsible for an integrated response to EMP, which poses an existential threat. Not good. Read Full Story
We will be adding key policy briefs as we progress.