“EMP Threat: How one weapon, natural phenomenon could render electronics useless” by Steve Wolford, 3 News Las Vegas (If the video frame above does not work, Click HERE) Transcript of EMP Threat video: LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The whole concept of an electromagnetic pulse sounds like science fiction, but they are very real. There are…
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A Sea Change in 2018 for Emergency Preparedness
“While each year the hurricane season comes to an end on November 30, the lessons from the response and recovery operations that we are performing this year, under incredibly difficult circumstances, will transform the field of emergency management forever.” – FEMA Administrator Brock Long, November 30, 2017. Building a culture of emergency preparedness is now…
The GRID Act is reintroduced in the House and Senate
Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act (GRID Act) Reintroduced The GRID Act is back on the table. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act (GRID Act) in the both the House (H.R. 4298) and Senate (S. 2158) on March 26, 2014. “Unless we act now,…
The Denise Simon Experience Interviews Michael Mabee!
Listen to Michael Mabee on the Denise Simon Experience show on March 13, 2014. We discuss the vulnerability of the electric grid, civil defense and community preparedness. (Two hours) Click the player below to listen to the discussion on Denise Simon Experience:
VIDEO: Fox News EMP Threat To The United States
Fox News EMP Threat To The United States. Frank Gaffney and former CIA Director Jim Woolsey appeared on Fox News to discuss EMP, or electromagnetic pulse. Published on Jan 21, 2014 by the Center for Security Policy.
VIDEO: William Murtagh – Space Weather Threats for Power and Communications
Mr. William Murtagh, Program Coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service Space Weather Prediction Center. “Updates on Space Weather Threats for Power and Communications.” InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Published by the Center for Security Policy. (Time: 23:30) About InfraGard: InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI…
VIDEO: GMD Impacts to Power Grid Infrastructure – Scott McBride
“Latest Idaho National Laboratory Research Data on GMD Impacts to Power Grid Infrastructure.” InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Mr. Scott McBride, National and Homeland Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience, Idaho National Laboratory. published by the Center for Security Policy. About InfraGard: InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI…
VIDEO: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry: how we can protect the electric grid from electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
Dr. Peter Vincent Pry speaks at the American Center for Democracy. He discussed steps that can be taken to protect the electric grid from solar or nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events. For a large collection of congressional documents and federal studies on electric grid security and the threat electromagnetic pulse (EMP), click here.
VIDEO: Government Leaders and Scientists Discuss the Vulnerability of the Electric Grid
Video from the Second Annual World Summit on Infrastructure Security, Washington, DC. (Time: 12:42) Speakers: Congressman Trent Franks, (R-AZ) Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Dr. Thomas J. Bogdan, National Weather Service Gerry Cauley, President & CEO, NERC John Kappenman, National Academy of Sciences Joe McClelland, FERC Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary of Commerce Bruce Held, Department…
VIDEO: Dr. Peter Pry: Electromagnetic Pulse Could ‘Eliminate’ US
Dr. Peter Pry, former staff member of the Congressional EMP Commission, discusses how an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from Iran, North Korea, terrorists or even a solar flare from the sun could take down the electric grid – and kill millions of Americans. Pry discusses the Grid Ex II exercise and what should be done to protect…