In this U.S. Naval Institute Blog, Commander Brent Spillner, talks about “Preparing for a Digital Pearl Harbor” weeks before the United States completed its cyber-attack against Iran. Will we be ready if Iran decides to attack us? It’s important to look back. Spillner writes: A front-page headline in the 7 December 1941, New York Times […]
Argentina and Uruguay Power Outage: “Everything came to a halt.”
“Everything came to a halt.” Those were the words of Juan Borges from Buenos Aires. He told the BBC, “Elevators, water pumps, everything. We were left adrift.” Borges was referring to the effect of a massive, two-country-wide power outage that knocked out electricity to 48 million people in Argentina and Uruguay. The worst part about […]
SCADA Vulnerable to Cyber Attack and EMPs
Originally posted May 25, 2012. Have you heard the term SCADA? An event affecting SCADA—Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems—is potentially one of the worst threats America faces. The EMP Commission Report referred to SCADA as “critical elements in every aspect of every critical infrastructure in the Nation.” The commission highlighted SCADA as vulnerable to […]
Small Towns vs. Big Business?
Small towns in America are often blessed with vast natural resources. When big businesses come into town to utilize those resources, it can be a boon to residents looking for good paying jobs, but it can also have surprising effects on the town. In The Wall Street Journal, Scott Patterson details the story of a […]
Vance Returns to Ohio to Create New VC Opportunities
You may recognize the name J.D. Vance from his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy which I wrote about in the “Trump’s Great White Wall” series (Read Parts I, II, III, and IV). In the book you see how he made himself into a success. Vance worked for Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital and is now moving back […]
One Solid EMP Zapping Short Circuits Digital Payments
Steven Melendez at The Wall Street Journal explains the ever increasing reliance of people around the world on electronic payments. The convenience is obvious, but one solid EMP zapping would short circuit digital payments in a snap. If you abandon cash, there’s no recourse in the event of an outage. Melendez writes: As more people […]
Driving into Gun Hell without Your Survival Pistol of Choice
In speaking with a client recently, he revealed to me his go-to survival pistol, which I’ll tell you about it in a minute. But first, he told me the story about driving from his home state of Arizona, where he owns over 200 pistols, to what he referred to as “gun hell.” He was none […]
CHAMP: The Microwave Bomb that can Win a Battle With No Casualties
What can be done when enemies embed their critical infrastructure in civilian areas to use the bystanders as human shields? The U.S. Air Force has a plan, the CHAMP. The CHAMP is a microwave weapon that knocks out electronic warfare systems while doing no damage to nearby buildings or people. Now, reports the Daily Mail, […]
New Secret Weapon is Like Dropping Anvils on Terrorists Heads
This is a variant of the Hellfire missile called the R9X. The secret missile has no warhead and is used by the U.S. to reduce civilian casualties by using kinetic energy. A regular Hellfire missile with a warhead has a kill radius of 50 feet. The R9X has a kill radius of about 10 to […]
Do You Carry a Knife Every Day?
The Wall Street Journal’s Chris Kornelis recently discussed how carrying a knife saved Chad Stahelski, the director of the John Wick series of movies. “I always have my Benchmade Emissary knife with me,” explained Stahelski. “I can’t tell you how many times it has saved my life and cut me out of a harness, not […]
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