elecgrid

Obama? Taking Cha-Cha lessons no doubt.

Via Washington Examiner.

Electromagnetic pulse attacks on the energy grid, a topic that used to prompt eye-rolling in Washington, is now a top concern for the U.S. Air Force.

Officials have raised new worries that “determined adversaries” want to attack the grid, either with a physical hit or a potential EMP attack.

Experts have suggested that North Korea, for example, is testing missiles to launch a nuclear weapon from a ship off the U.S. coast into the atmosphere where an explosion could shut off electricity for months through an atmospheric EMP explosion.

In an Air Force briefing provided to the Examiner, the service raised concerns about “aging infrastructure,” a “growing number of cyberattacks” on the grid, “coordinated physical attacks on key grid components” and “risks from state and non-state actors,” presumably such as the Islamic State or North Korea.

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  1. Dave says:

    I would suggest to the states that have these types of facilities should immediately develop a plan to overcome or avoid a shutdown. Do not rely on the Fed to bail you out or protect you. The Fed is not in the mood to protect the US at all anymore at all.

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