December 25, 2020—Merry Christmas!

by Henry F. Cooper on December 25, 2020 in Uncategorized

This spirit of love, as simple as a spoken greeting and as profound as a changed heart, seems so full that it ceaselessly looks for ways to express its power. We respond to it best when we share it with family, friend or strangers — when we recognize that, under the sheltering evergreen branches of God’s love, all are family and no one is a stranger. When we do these things, when we visit the lonely or help those in need, when a family is reconciled, Christmas is real and present, and that is truly what makes it ‘the most wonderful time of the year.’” ~Ronald Reagan Read Full Story

July 28, 2020—Go Back to the Future with ASATs and Global Defenses

by Henry F. Cooper on July 28, 2020 in Aegis, Aegis BMD, ASAT, Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, Heritage Foundation, SDI, Space Based Interceptors, Space Defense, Space Force

DoD is upgrading the Aegis BMD system’s SM-3 Block IIA interceptor, and its command, control system to intercept ICBMs. It’s about time since even the Block IB had this potential!!! So, we are reportedly taking the first step of the Heritage Foundation’s 1995 Team B Recommendations for a Global Defense. When, oh when, will we take the second and go to space? Read Full Story

June 30, 2020—Space Defense Potpourri . . .

by Henry F. Cooper on June 29, 2020 in Blackjack, DARPA, Griffin, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense, SDA, SDI, Space Force, Thomas

“Blackjack, in summary, is turning the corner from our phase one exploration of what type of commercial technology we can use to leverage the entire military utility of P-LEO, hopefully disruptive approaches to constellations and network architectures, [and] space mesh networks of the future.” ~ DARPA Blackjack Project Manager Paul “Rusty” Thomas Read Full Story

June 19, 2020—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Status

by Henry F. Cooper on June 19, 2020 in EMP, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, National Guard

“It is way past time to stop admiring this problem, and actually begin to do something concrete to protect our vulnerable electrical grid, control systems, and the ever-increasing array of electronic devices our society has become dependent upon.” ~Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee Read Full Story

May 19, 2020—Counter China’s Threat to the Grid!

by Henry F. Cooper on May 19, 2020 in 2020 in Aurora, China, COVID-19, EMP, Executive Order, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, National Guard, Transformers

“Government and public utility procurement rules often push organizations into buying equipment due to price and without regard to origin or risk. In this case, it resulted in a utility having to procure a very large bulk transmission transformer from China. When the Chinese transformer was delivered to a US utility, the site acceptance testing identified electronics that should NOT have been part of the transformer – hardware backdoors.” ~ Joe Weiss Read Full Story

May 12, 2020—What Goes Around Comes Around

by Henry F. Cooper on May 11, 2020 in China, COVID-19, EMP, Executive Order, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, National Guard

“With interest rates for the United States being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill. It should be VERY BIG & BOLD, Two Trillion Dollars, and be focused solely on jobs and rebuilding the once great infrastructure of our Country! Phase 4.” ~President Donald J. Trump Read Full Story

April 21, 2020—Fix the Grid in Phase 4!!!

by Henry F. Cooper on April 20, 2020 in COVID-19, EMP, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie

Everything works — and will continue to work — as long as we have electricity. It’s what keeps the lights on, the oxygen flowing, the information going. Everything is the grid, the grid, the grid.” (Emphasis added) by Peggy Noonan, who once wrote speeches for President Ronald Reagan Read Full Story

March 25, 2020 — Assure Viable Grid Operations During COVID-19!

by Henry F. Cooper on March 25, 2020 in China, COVID-19, Cyber, EMP, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran

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

March 17, 2020—COVID-19: Grid Vulnerabilities?

by Henry F. Cooper on March 16, 2020 in China, COVID-19, Cyber, EMP, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran

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

February 11, 2020—Pompeo and Barr Warn: Growing Threat from China!

by Henry F. Cooper on February 10, 2020 in Barr, China, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Pompeo, Russia, Space Force

“The Chinese government has been methodical in the way it’s analyzed our system… it’s assessed our vulnerabilities and it’s decided to exploit our freedoms, to gain an advantage over us at the federal level, the state level and the local level. . . Competition with China is happening. It’s happening in your state. In fact, I’d be surprised if most of you in the audience had not been lobbied by the Chinese Communist Party directly.” ~ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Read Full Story

January 7, 2020—Changing Course in a Still Dangerous Iran

by Henry F. Cooper on January 6, 2020 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea

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

December 31, 2019—Taking Stock and 2020 Resolutions

by Henry F. Cooper on December 31, 2019 in EMP, Happy New Year, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Space Force

Our 2019 New Year’s resolutions were to: 1) Complete our Lake Wylie Pilot Study and begin exporting its lessons for protecting the electric grid throughout South and North Carolina and report our progress to the rest of the nation; and 2) Press for a Brilliant Pebbles space based interceptor system to be included in President Trump’s Space Force. Status Report: Much Progress, but more to do! Read Full Story

It’s Been Five Years and #GivingTuesday

by Scott Cooper on December 3, 2019 in Scott Cooper, Uncategorized

I am writing to you today, because today is Giving Tuesday. First, I want to share some history: Five years ago, during the Fall of 2014, I was brainstorming ways to influence public policy on the national security issues so important to High Frontier. Out of that brainstorming, the concept of the South Carolina National… Read Full Story

November 19, 2019—Lake Wylie Follow-on . . .

by Henry F. Cooper on November 18, 2019 in Duke Energy, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, National Guard, Rock Hill, York County

Lake Wylie, on the Catawba River that flows from North to South Carolina, hosts three Duke Energy electric power plants and Transmission Lines to pass electricity to York County Distribution Lines operated primarily by Rock Hill Utility and York County Co-operative companies to provide it to York County citizens. The Lake Wylie Pilot Study promises to protect local citizens and be followed by others in South and North Carolina and beyond. Read Full Story

November 11, 2019—Stop Muddling Through . . .

by Henry F. Cooper on November 11, 2019 in EMP, EMP Commission, Fires, Halloween, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Veterans Day

On the heels of Halloween, we saw the California fires finally wind down and a year-long silly season toward our next national election begin — while Washington’s leaders mostly ignore the existential EMP threat. And after Saturday’s 30th anniversary of the end of the Cold War when the Berlin Wall came down and the 244th birthday of the Marines, Veterans Day reminds us of all who have served and are serving to keep us safe and secure. Read Full Story

October 29, 2019—Press-On, Senator Johnson!

by Henry F. Cooper on October 29, 2019 in EMP, EMP Executive Order, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Ron Johnson, San Antonio, SC EMP Protection, South Carolina, Texas, York County

“We have known about the existential threat posed by electromagnetic pulses (EMP) and geomagnetic disturbances (GMD) for decades. . . . It is way past time to stop admiring this problem, and actually begin to do something concrete to protect our vulnerable electrical grid, control systems, and the ever-increasing array of electronic devices our society has become dependent upon.” ~ Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) Read Full Story

October 22, 2019—Get On with the EMP Executive Order!

by Henry F. Cooper on October 21, 2019 in EMP, EMP Executive Order, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Ron Johnson, SC EMP Protection, South Carolina, York County

“An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) has the potential to disrupt, degrade, and damage technology and critical infrastructure systems. Human-made or naturally occurring EMPs can affect large geographic areas, disrupting elements critical to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity, and could adversely affect global commerce and stability. The Federal Government must foster sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective approaches to improving the Nation’s resilience to the effects of EMPs.” Statement of Purpose of the March 26, 2019 Executive Order 13865 on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses. Read Full Story

October 15, 2019—Reykjavik Lessons for Today!

by Henry F. Cooper on October 14, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Reykjavik, SDI, Space Based Defense

“Gorbachev said he could not do it. If they could agree to ban research in space, he would sign in two minutes. They should add to the text ‘The testing in space of all space components of missile defense is prohibited, except research and testing conducting in laboratories’ . . .” Authoritative Memcon from Reykjavik Summit, October 12, 1986 Read Full Story

October 8, 2019—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Status

by Henry F. Cooper on October 7, 2019 in Duke Energy, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, SC EMP Protection, South Carolina, York County

“Critical infrastructure keeps our food fresh, our houses warm, our trade flowing, and our citizens productive and safe. The vulnerability of U.S. critical infrastructure to cyber, physical and electromagnetic attacks means that adversaries could disrupt military command and control, banking and financial operations, the electrical grid and means of communication.” ~President Donald Trump, identifying the most serious existential threats to Americans in his Dec. 18, 2017 National Security Strategy statement Read Full Story

October 1, 2019—So, What’s New?

by Henry F. Cooper on September 30, 2019 in China, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea

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

September 17, 2019—Stumbling Toward Trump Objectives!

by Henry F. Cooper on September 16, 2019 in EDTF, EMP, EPRI, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Kwast, Space Force

President Trump’s bold leadership includes: 1) His March 26, 2019 Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Threats, which is intended to direct the “powers that be” to provide a “whole of government” response to this existential threat; and 2) even years earlier his proposed Space Force. But these goals have been opposed by many within his administration and in Congress where we approaching a moment of truth. Read Full Story

September 10, 2019—Ignore the Erroneous EPRI EMP Report!

by Henry F. Cooper on September 9, 2019 in EDTF, EMP, EPRI, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Kwast, Lake Wylie

March 12, 2019—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Next Steps

by Henry F. Cooper on March 12, 2019 in Duke Energy, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, SC EMP Protection, South Carolina, York County

Our Lake Wylie Pilot Study has matured to the point of taking next steps beyond Rock Hill and York County, especially in South Carolina and as soon as possible then into North Carolina. And our pattern can be extended to additional states. Read Full Story

March 5, 2019—On Reykjavik Delusions!

by Henry F. Cooper on March 4, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Kim, North Korea, Reykjavik, SDI, Space Defense, Trump

Many have compared when last week President Trump walked out of his Hanoi meeting with Kim Jong Un and when Ronald Reagan walked out of his October 1986 Reykjavik Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev, without indicating and understanding fundamental differences between the two important events. Read Full Story

February 26, 2019—Stay the Course, Mr. President

by Henry F. Cooper on February 25, 2019 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, North Korea, SDI

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” ~Sir Winston Churchill Read Full Story

February 12, 2019—Win One for the Gipper!

by Henry F. Cooper on February 11, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Jon Kyl, Ronald Reagan, SDI, Space Based Interceptors, Space Defense

“I believe it can be credibly argued that among President Reagan’s greatest acts of leadership was his commitment on March 23, 1983, to the Strategic Defense Initiative — SDI. . . He put it this way on the tenth anniversary of his SDI announcement: “It is as true today as it was ten years ago that this effort holds the promise of changing the course of human history, by freeing the world from the ominous threat of ballistic missile attack. Given the choice, shouldn’t we seek to save lives rather than avenge them?” ~ Former Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) . . . And it is still true today! Read Full Story

Last Week’s Washington Times Editorial & WSJ Letter to the Editor

by Henry F. Cooper on February 11, 2019 in Uncategorized

Last week there were two public pieces written by High Frontier Chairman Henry Cooper, which we want to share with you: On February 6th “Leaving the INF and Getting Putin’s Attention” was co-authoried with Daniel Gallington, and in the Washington Times. On February 8th, “It’s Time to Reinvest in our Strategic Missile Defense” was a letter to the… Read Full Story

February 5, 2019—New Arms Control Sheriff!

by Henry F. Cooper on February 4, 2019 in Arms Control, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, INF, Russia, START

Various recent articles reporting on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty have claimed that his decision was in response to Russian violations in the past 6 or fewer years — grossly understating the period of Russian violations that actually began over a decade ago and were mostly ignored by the Obama administration. Read Full Story

January 29, 2019—Wake Up America!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 28, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, China, EMP, EMP Commission, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Russia, Space Force Initiative

High-altitude EMP (HEMP) attacks would produce no blast or other immediate effects harmful to humans, but would damage life sustaining electronics so that millions could die from its long-term collateral effects that black-out our national electric grid and other life-sustaining critical infrastructures. Such attacks are regarded by enemy military planners as a relatively easy, potentially un-attributable means of inflicting mass destruction and forcing opponents to capitulate. Read Full Story

January 22, 2019—Update 1989-90 Brilliant Pebbles Studies!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 21, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Missile Defense Review, SDI, Space Based Interceptors, Space Force Initiative

Brilliant Pebbles, the most important Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) concept from President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), entered a fully approved Concept Development and Validation (DemVal) program in 1990, anticipated to cost $20 billion (in today’s dollars) to begin deployment in space within five years and operate for 20 years. Current “powers that be” should make sure new studies take that definitive effort into account support President Trump’s Space Force initiative. Read Full Story

January 15, 2019—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Lessons

by Henry F. Cooper on January 14, 2019 in Duke Energy, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, SC EMP Protection, South Carolina, Texas

We plan to share lessons learned in our Lake Wylie Pilot Study throughout South and North Carolina and then to the rest of the nation. Yesterday’s discussions in Austin, Texas set the stage sharing those lessons outside the southeast; in this case outside the Eastern Interconnection of the Nation’s electric power grid. Since Texas has its own Interconnection, lessons learned in Texas will benefit the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the nation’s grid. Read Full Story

January 8, 2019—Brilliant Pebbles Is Affordable!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 7, 2019 in Brilliant Pebbles, Clementine, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, SDI, Space Based Interceptors, Space Defense

Brilliant Pebbles, the most important Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) concept developed by President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), was canceled by the Clinton Administration for ideological reasons and has been ignored ever since. If resurrected by President Trump’s Space Force and supported by Congress, it could begin deployment in space within five years and operate for 20 years for a total cost of $20 billion or less. Read Full Story

Newsmax – Are We Building Needed Boost Phase Interceptors?

by Scott Cooper on April 20, 2018 in Henry F. Cooper, Newsmax

Last August, I wrote that we can quickly adapt U.S. aircraft to intercept ballistic missiles early after they are launched, provided we have prepared to do so. My claims were pertinent because our intelligence community had recently acknowledged North Korea could have 60 nuclear weapons — and it had recently tested ballistic missiles that could reach Guam… Read Full Story

April 10, 2018—Oh My Darling, Clementine!

by Henry F. Cooper on April 9, 2018 in Brilliant Pebbles, Clementine, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, SDI, Space Defense

. . . Ruby lips above the water, Blowing bubbles soft and fine, But alas, I was no swimmer, So I lost my Clementine.
Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine, You are lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry Clementine. Read Full Story

March 27, 2018—Reagan was Right on Space Defense!

by Henry F. Cooper on March 26, 2018 in ABM Treaty, Boost-Phase Defenses, Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Reagan, SDI, Space Defense, Trump, Vessey, Watkins

“Wouldn’t it be better to save lives than to avenge them?” ~President Ronald Reagan … March 23, 1983 Read Full Story

35th Anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s SDI Speech!

by Scott Cooper on March 23, 2018 in ABM Treaty, Aegis, Ambassador Henry F. Cooper, Arms Control, Becky Norton Dunlop, Cold War, Frank Gaffney, Henry F. Cooper, Heritage Foundation, High Frontier, Missile Defense, Ronald Reagan, SDI

To celebrate this incredibly important historic anniversary, High Frontier Chairman Henry F. Cooper participated in an hour-long interview with Frank Gaffney of Secure Freedom Radio. Cooper also participated in an anniversary panel at The Heritage Foundation. Please click through to hear both on this historic day! Read Full Story

March 20, 2018—One More Time for “The Gipper!”

by Henry F. Cooper on March 19, 2018 in Boost-Phase Defenses, Brilliant Pebbles, Griffin, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Putin, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, SDI, Space Defense, Trump

“I didn’t take this job so that we could regain parity with our adversaries. As I’ve taken to saying: ‘I want to see their hand and raise them one. I want to make them worry about catching up with us again. . . Any American, any ally or partner that we have who doesn’t see it that way, I don’t have time for you.’” Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin Read Full Story

March 6, 2018—Thank you, Vladimir!

by Henry F. Cooper on March 5, 2018 in Brilliant Pebbles, Congress, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, NDAA 2018, Putin, Russia, SDI, Space Defense

On March 1, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin favored us with some of his true views, consistent with his reported declaration over a decade ago, “The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century.” His bellicose claims of how Russia was now rectifying the failures of his predecessors remind me of Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 claim that “Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury (or outlast) you. Hopefully, “Forewarned is forearmed!” Read Full Story

February 27, 2018—Publish EMP Commission Reports!

by Henry F. Cooper on February 26, 2018 in Congress, Cyber, EMP, EMP Commission, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Marsh Commission, William R. Graham

“I appreciate the urging that we not let our guard down … recognizing that this [threat] is complicated and multifaceted … truly daunting … and that we need to start out locally … It is important that we in congress be reminded of the urgency and imperative of our task and I think we were given that message this morning. ” Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK),Chairlady of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at the conclusion of the May 4, 2017 Hearing on EMP and policy options to protect the grid. Read Full Story

February 13, 2018—What EMP Strategy?

by Henry F. Cooper on February 12, 2018 in Civil Defense, EMP, EMP Commission, FERC, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Marsh Commission, NERC, NORAD, NORTHCOM, Nuclear Posture Review

Protecting our critical civil infrastructure against EMP threats would play an important role in deterring such an attack, and the Pentagon’s failure even to mention that role in its Nuclear Posture Review illustrates a serious gap in our overall strategy and plans to protect the American People. And the problem is bigger than in the Pentagon. The President should take this issue on by an appropriate White House initiative. Read Full Story

January 30, 2018—A New Executive Order, Please!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 29, 2018 in EMP, EMP Commission, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Marsh Commission, Water

Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States. These critical infrastructures include telecommunications, electrical power systems, gas and oil storage and transportation, banking and finance, transportation, water supply systems, emergency services (including medical, police, fire, and rescue), and continuity of government. Threats to these critical infrastructures fall into two categories: physical threats to tangible property (‘‘physical threats’’), and threats of electronic, radio-frequency, or computer-based attacks on the information or communications components that control critical infrastructures (‘‘cyber threats’’). ~ Introduction to 1995 Executive Order Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Commission Read Full Story

January 23, 2018 – A South Carolina Update!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 24, 2018 in Electromagnetic Pulse, H. Scott Cooper, High Frontier, Peter Pry, SC Conferences, SC EMP Protection, Secure The Grid, Secure The Grid Coalition, South Carolina

Monday morning, High Frontier Chairman Henry Cooper provided an update to a group of South Carolina citizen’s about the work High Frontier and it’s coalition partner Foundation for Resilient Societies have been working on to acquire cost estimates for securing the electric grid in the Carolina’s. We wanted to provide you the opportunity to listen to that presentation! Read Full Story

January 16, 2018—What a Week!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 16, 2018 in Aegis, Aegis Ashore, EMP, Hawaii, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, Missile Defense, North Korea, Nukes

While considering the political theater of our leaders in the Washington “swamp” deciding by week’s end on whether for the 18th time since 1976 the congress “shuts down the government,” consider implications of two more events last week: 1) President Trump again kicked the can for another 120 days on deciding to end the terrible Iran Deal; and 2) The False Alarm in Hawaii that all should contemplate. Read Full Story

January 8, 2018—Our Undersea Achilles Heel

by Henry F. Cooper on January 8, 2018 in Deal, EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea, Undersea Cable

“In the most severe scenario of an all-out attack upon undersea cable infrastructure by a hostile actor the impact of connectivity loss is potentially catastrophic, but even relatively limited sabotage has the potential to cause significant economic disruption and damage.” ~ Former NATO Commander, Retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis Read Full Story

January 1, 2018—Whither 2018?

by Henry F. Cooper on January 1, 2018 in High Frontier, New Year

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” ~ John Wesley Read Full Story

I Gotta Be Honest . . . .

by Scott Cooper on December 31, 2017 in Scott Cooper

This is an e-mail that went out on New Years Eve to those on High Frontier’s e-mail distribution. Read Full Story

December 19, 2017—Vulnerable Undersea Cables?

by Henry F. Cooper on December 18, 2017 in Carrington Event, EMP, GMD, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Iran, North Korea, Solar Storms, Undersea Cable

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Great Britain’s most senior military officer, warns of a new threat to undersea communications and internet cables. He said NATO is protecting the cables “in response to the threat posed by the modernization of the Russian navy, both nuclear and conventional submarines and ships.” And that’s an understatement! Read Full Story

December 5, 2017—A fork in the road!

by Henry F. Cooper on December 4, 2017 in EMP, EMP Commission, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, William R. Graham

“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there . . . When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” Yogi Berra Read Full Story

November 28, 2017—Boost Phase Intercept, Now!

by Henry F. Cooper on November 28, 2017 in AMRAAM, Boost-Phase Defenses, Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, NDAA 2018, Raptor Talon, Space Based Interceptors, Space Defense

“INITIAL OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an effective interim kinetic or directed energy boost phase ballistic missile defense capability is available for initial operational deployment as soon as practicable.” Section 1685, National Defense Authorization Act for 2018 Read Full Story

November 21, 2017—NDAA 2018: Back to the Future?

by Henry F. Cooper on November 21, 2017 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, NDAA 2018, Space Based Interceptors, Space Defense

“If consistent with the direction or recommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review that commenced in 2017, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile defense system that is—regionally focused; (2) capable of providing boost-phase defense; and (3) achieves an operational capability at the earliest practicable date.” Section 1688, National Defense Authorization Act or 2018 Read Full Story

November 14, 2017—End of the Road for the EMP Commission?

by Henry F. Cooper on November 14, 2017 in EMP Commission, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier

“(i) Repeal — Title XIV of Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398) is repealed.” ~ Page 1293, Final words of Subtitle F—Other Matters SEC. 1691. COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACKS AND SIMILAR EVENTS; National Defense Authorization Act per the NDAA 2018 Conference Committee Read Full Story

October 31, 2017—A Mighty Fortress!

by Henry F. Cooper on October 30, 2017 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Reformation

“Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the heathen. I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.” Psalm 46: 10-11 KJV Read Full Story

August 2, 2016—Demand Cost-Effective Defenses and Stay the Course This Time!

by Henry F. Cooper on August 1, 2016 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Nitze Criteria, Space Based Defense

“There is no upper bound to the cost of a program the sponsor doesn’t want to do and doesn’t know how to do.” ~ Dr. William R Graham, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Ronald Reagan Read Full Story

January 1, 2021—Finally, Happy New Year!

by Henry F. Cooper on January 1, 2021 in Happy New Year, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie

We wish all a Happy New Year in 2021, as we complete this Holiday Season of what has been a very challenging year, with COVID-19 that began in China year ago and has taken so many lives. The continuing “social distancing” that overlayed the rigors of a national election still accompanies unsettled but needed outcomes.… Read Full Story

December 08, 2020—Lake Wylie Pilot Study Video

by Henry F. Cooper on December 8, 2020 in EMP, Grid, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Lake Wylie, Video

“It is way past time to stop admiring this problem, and actually begin to do something concrete to protect our vulnerable electrical grid, control systems, and the ever-increasing array of electronic devices our society has become dependent upon.” ~ Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Click… Read Full Story

December 1, 2020—Global Defense: First from the Sea, then from Space!

by Henry F. Cooper on November 30, 2020 in Aegis, Aegis BMD, Clementine, Henry F. Cooper, Heritage Foundation, High Frontier, SDI, Space Based Interceptors

On November 17, 2020, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a potentially very consequential test of the Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability — hopefully indicating a major step toward realizing this vision of the George H.W. Bush administration and 1995 Heritage Foundation’s Team B. Read Full Story

November 24, 2020—Come, Ye Thankful People

by Henry F. Cooper on November 23, 2020 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Pilgrims, Reformation, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day

We should learn from the hardships and associated lessons-learned by the Pilgrims, which provide the foundation of America’s free-market system — so that we don’t repeat their initial missteps. We should recommit ourselves to keeping this land free and prosperous for those who follow us. Read Full Story

November 17, 2020—Mayflower Compact Legacy

by Henry F. Cooper on November 16, 2020 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Pilgrims, Reformation, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day

November 10, 2020—Heroes of Yesteryear . . . and Today!

by Henry F. Cooper on November 9, 2020 in Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Marines, Veterans Day, World War I, World War II

Today, we celebrate the 245th birthday of the Marines: The Few, the Proud! And tomorrow, we honor all who have served, in all branches of our military forces. Read Full Story

November 3, 2020—Blue Moon and a Time for Choosing

by Henry F. Cooper on November 2, 2020 in Halloween, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Reagan, Reformation, Veterans Day

For the first time in 76 years, a second October world-wide full moon occurred on Halloween — All Hallows Eve; this time essentially on the eve of today’s national election. That 1944 “Blue Moon” (the second such full moon in a single month) occurred in the year that included D-Day (June 6, 1944), before Donald Trump was born, while Joe Biden was an infant and our “greatest generation” was winning World War II. Read Full Story

October 27, 2020—Whither North Korea?

by Henry F. Cooper on October 26, 2020 in EMP, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, North Korea, SDI, Space Based Defense

North Korea continues to produce nuclear material and, between May 2019 and late March 2020, conducted multiple short-range ballistic missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council prohibitions. And Kim Jong Un rolled out a new major intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) during an October 10, 2020 nighttime parade in Pyongyang. Read Full Story

October 20, 2020—Soldier Down: General Shy Meyer, Rest in Peace

by Henry F. Cooper on October 19, 2020 in Brilliant Pebbles, Henry F. Cooper, High Frontier, Reagan, SDI, Shy Meyer, Space Based Defense, Trump, Vessey, Watkins

Retired Army General Edward C. Meyer, former Army Chief of Staff (1979-83), died last week in Arlington, Virginia at the age of 91. I understand his prep-school colleagues called him “Shy,” a nickname that stuck; but he was anything but shy. Read Full Story