This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.
Millions of Americans are still in the dark days after a violent thunderstorm knocked out their power. As they suffer through an intolerable heat wave, many are understandably furious at the delay in restoring their electricity.
But what if the lights weren’t going to come on again in another day or two? What if instead of a storm interrupting service, someone had taken out the electrical grid with an attack on its backbone – several hundr...
This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.
Millions of Americans are still in the dark days after a violent thunderstorm knocked out their power. As they suffer through an intolerable heat wave, many are understandably furious at the delay in restoring their electricity.
But what if the lights weren’t going to come on again in another day or two? What if instead of a storm interrupting service, someone had taken out the electrical grid with an attack on its backbone – several hundred, nearly irreplaceable transformers? Evidence is growing that North Korea, Iran and perhaps others are developing a capability known as electro-magnetic pulse weapons which could do just that.
Power outages today could have a silver-lining if they compel our leadership to take the several, essential steps needed to harden our grid. There’s no time to waste.
This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.
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