Posted on 04/14/2017 2:37:46 PM PDT by ColdOne
Amid warnings that North Korea and Iran have plans to take out parts of the U.S. electric grid through a cyber attack or atmospheric nuclear blast, the Pentagon is taking steps to both protect the nation's communications and power lifeline.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has charged BAE Systems to map a system that can detect a cyber attack and gin up an alternative communications network for military and civilian use if the grid is fried, according to Defense Systems, the online newsletter.
Former CIA Director James Woolsey has been warning for years that the grid is extremely vulnerable, and recently the Pentagon and some states have taken the warning seriously. Woolsey and former EMP Commission chief of staff Peter Vincent Pry have pointed a finger at North Korea, which is now threatening the U.S.
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Wow.
It’s about darned time.
Excellent.
Someone’s gearing the country up for the imminent attack on NK.
Better now than later when they have 50 accurate nukes.
Is tomorrow the day?
Better late than never!
Just about the time the levees break is when action happens.
I’m not counting on these bozos to do anything they say. Just sayin.
Actually it is about 6:12 AM Saturday morning in NK right now.
No today. I think it is almost 7am. They are going to have a Day of Sun parade, to honor grampa.
Not quite as vulnerable anymore.
It was for a time. An EMP would require a nuke at low level.
That is not going to happen. As for all the snowflakes that do not want us to confront NK, when?
We are not under Obama and his idiocy anymore. NK will not advance their program of mass destruction.
That Fat Boy is unstable enough to launch a wild rocket with mass destruction in mind. The Carl Vinson will make sure it’s his.
This is going to take years, I doubt it’s got anything to do with the immediate situation. Rather, it’s just that we’ve finally got an adult in charge who gives a damn.
Good points.
I just figured maybe letting the US people know WHO they have to build it because of (NK, Iran) would help a little if we take out NK.
But I stand corrected :)
I thought that was all part of Obama's fantastic national reconstruction. Shovel-ready jobs. All useful projects.
All taken care of.
Hasn't anyone noticed?
It's surprising how blase most seem that by tomorrow we could be at war. I think Israel is worried about Iran. And NK could wipe out Seoul for sure, don't know if they have capability to reach us yet.
It’s easy to blame Obama, but I mainly blame Bush. After 9/11 he promised America he would “never allow the world’s worst regimes to get the world’s deadliest weapons”. Then when NK got them and Iran continued to work towards them he did nothing because he was too busy nation building in Iraq, chasing the delusion that Muslims want liberty and democracy. I knew what to expect from Obama, I expected more from Bush.
They’ve got a couple satellites flying over us...there’s that...
NK does? Or China? Or Iran? If so, it could get ugly real fast.
They may be just protecting Washington, DC.
They better get it done in the next 24 hrs.
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