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Russia threatens power grids if Biden moves in Ukraine
Washington Examiner ^

Posted on 02/03/2022 6:03:30 PM PST by TigerClaws

The nation’s leading expert on protecting the electric grid from attack urges governors to take the lead because the Biden administration won’t.

In a new alert, Peter Vincent Pry, the executive director of the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, said concerns are growing that Russia, North Korea, and Iran are inching closer to testing an electromagnetic attack on the U.S. grid, or parts of it.

He noted the current crisis in Ukraine could spark a Russian attack, and he cited state media making the threat in the past.

“In April 2021, during the previous big crisis between Russia versus the U.S. and NATO over Ukraine, Moscow’s state-run TV broadcast to the world that: ‘War is inevitable…it will be a Cyber War,’” Pry said in his note, shown below.

He said Florida has been threatened “to deter the U.S. from helping Ukraine.”

And he said just last month, a member of the Russian Duma (the country's Congress) “proposed warning Washington that Moscow is serious about nuclear war over Ukraine — by launching a hypersonic warhead to detonate on or over the Nevada nuclear test area. A nuclear or non-nuclear EMP demonstration could blackout Nevada or the entire Western Grid.”

Former President Donald Trump took some steps to protect grids around the country, but they remain open to either an attack or a natural hit from a solar flare.

With Washington stalled, he suggested governors take the lead and even drafted a model executive order they could use.

“The White House and Congress have tried to protect the nation’s electric grids and other life-sustaining critical infrastructures through executive orders and legislation. But federal departments, agencies, and regulatory bodies, through incompetence or corruption or both, have all failed to make our nation safe from EMP and Cyber Warfare,” he said.

In a recent report on the impact of a power grid outage, Pry warned that up to 90% of the U.S. population could die during a year without power.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
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To: old curmudgeon

Illegal aliens use up our energy (and water).


41 posted on 02/04/2022 1:43:19 AM PST by Does so (Americans had no desire for war between 1939 and 1941. Rheinland? Sometimes War Finds YOU!)
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To: TigersEye

China has been buying-up USA farmland.


42 posted on 02/04/2022 1:48:11 AM PST by Does so (Americans had no desire for war between 1939 and 1941. Rheinland? Sometimes War Finds YOU!)
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To: TigerClaws

Utter nonsense…not sure why this crap keeps resurfacing on FR.


43 posted on 02/04/2022 1:50:12 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: Bobalu

(Something’s coming, you can feel it)

Several people are saying that (around me)


44 posted on 02/04/2022 3:43:28 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: TigerClaws

I have a real bad nauseous feeling something really REALLY bad is going to happen under this Biden, I’ve had it since he first stole the office. All I know is if it does, if the US is reduced to a 3rd world hellhole in anarchy, confusion, starvation, I would NOT want to be someone who openly supports Biden and Democrats.


45 posted on 02/04/2022 5:13:18 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: cpdiii

How would it kill millions? Just by the interruption to the supply chain when it comes to food? I do know if that chain was stopped people would begin to stave in less that two weeks. But if an EMP knocked out communication, I assume trucks would still somehow roll unless EMP knocks them out as well?


46 posted on 02/04/2022 5:16:42 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Gird your loins ...


47 posted on 02/04/2022 5:17:18 AM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: laplata

They have “Shelters” and supplies, but what would the world be like if 3 billion people were dead…and rotting.. I sure as hell don’t want to find out..


48 posted on 02/04/2022 5:20:20 AM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: AndyJackson

There would be no counter strike. The foxes are minding the henhouse. Our elections were stolen. Our leaders are open, bought communists.
Kruschev was a prophet.


49 posted on 02/04/2022 5:28:37 AM PST by yuribrucie
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To: TigerClaws

Deep State FALSE FLAG to justify war with Russia.

Klaus Schwab been talking about this coming.

Make no mistake it will be a False Flag if this happens.


50 posted on 02/04/2022 5:52:34 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: TigerClaws

A hack of the computer systems would be simpler and non destructive.


51 posted on 02/04/2022 6:01:23 AM PST by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: cpdiii

“An EMP attack by Russia will not happen.”

Which is why proxy states like North Korea for China and Iran for Russia are a threat.

If Iran hits us and we respond...while Russia accomplishes its policy aims in the chaos....

hey, we didndunuffin.


52 posted on 02/04/2022 6:02:26 AM PST by Lowell1775
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To: TigerClaws; All

I’m just gonna plug my HOUSE into my CAR, like they show in the TV Ads.

Then life will be suh-WEET! *SMIRK*

P.S. #ShutUpBrandon


53 posted on 02/04/2022 6:32:25 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Does so

A large number of Russians have illegally crossed our southern border.

The number is about one Russian Army Division’s worth - 13,600 odd.

No one is counting the number of Chinese or jihadis


54 posted on 02/04/2022 6:40:37 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: caww

“Russia won’t ......Putins got plenty of other ways far more advantageous to him then our power grid in this Ukraine debacle.”

OK. Believe what you want to believe. Poking this bear over a corrupt country that pours $$$$ into the pockets of DC politicians is the height of insanity. We never learn Aftanastain, Iraq, Vietnam.....

Thank goodness I don’t have any kids in the draft age group!


55 posted on 02/04/2022 7:08:57 AM PST by icclearly
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To: old curmudgeon

There is a theory floating around.

We (civilization on Earth) are out of cheap energy. All the covid lock downs are trying to limit the damage. All the green energy schemes are the same.

Life is going back to the norm. A world lit only by fire.

Now, that is nuts. But our standard of living has declined, and will decline further in the short term. If that is because of increased energy costs or other factors honestly doesn’t matter. The ideal of a long idle retirement will go back toward the norm. Life spans will decrease.


56 posted on 02/04/2022 7:14:14 AM PST by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Shady

You sure have that right. Very good point.


57 posted on 02/04/2022 7:21:02 AM PST by laplata (")
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To: TigerClaws

Save us President Corn Pop!


58 posted on 02/04/2022 7:21:46 AM PST by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
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To: AndyJackson

EMP won’t happen. But cyberattack, maybe coupled with targeted attacks on infrastructure, that could happen.

Remember, a few years ago there was a spate of attacks on substations. Like someone was just testing their tactics.


59 posted on 02/04/2022 7:38:12 AM PST by beef (Let’s go Baizuo!)
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To: TigerClaws

Russia is NOT threatening the power grid. Some “expert” says they COULD attack our power infrastructure.

Seems like a bunch of people in Deep State want us to be frightened enough to accept military action in Europe.


60 posted on 02/04/2022 8:26:52 AM PST by DBrow
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