Dr. William R. Forstchen on the EMP and cyber threats at the American Center for Democracy. EMP is a first-strike weapon. And it’s a technological game changer. Throughout the history of warfare, we have always seen that the losing side in a war often trumps the victor in the next conflict by rethinking the…
Tag: Electromagnetic Pulse
VIDEO: Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Experts
American Center for Democracy Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Expert Panel Discussion. Q&A session with experts in the field of Energy, EMP and Cyber/Space Warfare. Critical infrastructure vulnerability expert speakers include: Dr.Rachel Ehrenfeld Ambassador R. James Woolsey Dr. William R. Forstchen Dr. Peter Vincent Pry Dr. M.V. “Coyote” Smith William B. Scott Steven Chabinsky Dr. John M….
VIDEO: Dr. Peter Pry on EMP & Nuclear Proliferation Threats
Dr. Peter Pry on EMP & Nuclear Proliferation Threats at the American Center for Democracy. Any nuclear weapon detonated anywhere above 30 kilometers over the Eastern U.S. would cause a national catastrophe. You could use a meteorological balloon to get up that high. Last year an acrobat had himself lofted up into the stratosphere by…
VIDEO: Gingrich endorses SHIELD Act, praises Gaffney’s raising alarm on EMP Threat
Published on Aug 5, 2013 by the Center for Security Policy (Time: 1:57) Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich praises Maine State Rep. Andrea Boland for her successful efforts to adopt model legislation protecting against Electromagnetic Pulse events, and Center President Frank Gaffney for “fighting tirelessly to inform the American people” about the EMP threat. …
VIDEO: Former CIA Director Jim Woolsey warns of existential EMP threat to America
Published on Jul 31, 2013 by Center for Security Policy (Time: 1 hour, 14 minutes) Washington, D.C. On July 29th, President Bill Clinton’s former Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey, led a panel discussion on the growing — and perhaps imminent — threat of a natural or nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to the U.S….
VIDEO: Expert panel on EMP threat: Electric grid protection urgently needed
Electric grid protection urgently needed. Published on Jul 25, 2013 by the Center for Security Policy (Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes) Description: MISSILES INTERCEPTED ON NORTH KOREAN FREIGHTER PROMPT FRESH WARNINGS FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE EXPERTS Yesterday, a distinguished panel of six industry and policy experts, moderated by Center President and CEO Frank Gaffney, convened at…
VIDEO: Improving Infrastructure Security and Preparedness for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Improving Infrastructure Security and Preparedness for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. Published on Jun 21, 2013 by the Center for Security Policy. (Time: 1 hour, 3 minutes) House of Representatives EMP Caucus co-chairs Reps. Trent Franks and Doug Lamborn present a discussion with experts on Electromagnetic Pulse attack, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Dr. Paul Pevsner, Scooter…
VIDEO: Congresswoman Yvette Clarke: “I do not want any community to be caught off guard by an EMP”
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) speaks at the Electric Infrastructure Security Summit in Washington, DC on May 21, 2013. “I do not want any community to be caught off guard by an EMP and geomagnetic disturbances to the grid.”
VIDEO: Joseph McClelland of FERC: “Grid collapse is unacceptable”
Joseph McClelland, Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, FERC discussing what FERC is doing about threats to the grid at the Electric Infrastructure Security Summit in Washington, DC on May 20, 2013.
VIDEO: Andrea Boland discusses Maine’s initiatives to protect the electric infrastructure
State Representative Andrea Boland discusses Maine’s initiatives to protect the electric infrastructure at the Electric Infrastructure Security Summit in Washington, DC on May 20, 2013. Tell your state legislature to look at what the State of Maine has done to protect their infrastructure and follow suit. The State of Maine is the only state thus…