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Infrastructure Vulnerability and Black Sky Orientation

60 Minutes

Only nine (9) key substations failing can trigger a Black Sky Event (Approximately  15 minutes)

Grid Down, Power Up: trailer

Trailer for the full documentary,  Covers cascading consequences. (Approximately 2 minutes)

EIS Council Black Sky video

Good explanation of the electrical grid evolution, our dependence, and its vulnerability. (Approximately  15 min)

FBI Director Wray: Chinese have completely infiltrated our infrastructure

Director Wray provides an overview of the thoroughness of Chinese (CCP) infiltration of our infrastructure sectors, and compares their cyber resources to ours. (Approximately  6 min)

General John Wickert: China threat and the grid

General Wickert provides an excellent overview of US and Chinese (CCP) forces in the Pacific, and explains how the first indication of an invasion of Taiwan could be a cyber attack on our national infrastructures as a means to immobilize the US.   

(see the 27:45 - min mark, approx. 40 min total)

How the Russian war ties back to China vs. the United States

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang
Video is Here (Approximately 7 minutes)

Cyber Attack

Key Government Documents

Document 1

Open Source Links

5 Cybersecurity Priorities for The Trump Administration  (Forbes)

US Power Grid Faces Escalating Cyber Threats, Infrastructure Experts Warn  (2023)

Video: Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert, 412th Test Wing commander, delivered a sobering assessment of China’s growing military capabilities during a recent briefing.  

(Cyber discussion begins at about the 28 minute mark.)

FIR Papers

Document 1

Physical Attack

Key Government Documents

Open Source Links

Protecting Critical  Infrastructure from Weaponized Drones

Counter - unmanned Aerial systems for local Law Enforcement

Drone Technology:  The Good, the Bad And The Horrible  (Forbes)

FIR Papers

Document 1

Solar Storms

Key Government Documents

DHS - Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland Against Threats of Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbances  (2018)

Open Source Links

Could the Carrington Event Happen Again? (2025)


What was the Carrington Event, and why does it matter?  (2023)


Approaching the Sun's Battle Zone (2024)


FIR Papers

Document 1

High-Altitude Nuclear EMP

Key Government Documents

DHS S&T: Electromagnetic Pulse Shielding Mitigations Best Practice (2022)

Executive order 13865:   Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses    (2019)

DHS - Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland Against Threats of Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbances  (2018)

NIAC:   Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses    (2018)

 Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack:  Assessing the Threat from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): Executive Report, Volume I  (2017) 

The Threat Posed by Electromagnetic Pulse and Policy Options to Protect Energy Infrastructure and to Improve Capabilities for Adequate System Restoration:   Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:  United States Senate (2017

 Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack:   Critical National Infrastructures  (2008)

EMP Commission    (2004)

Open Source Links

The Cold War Nuclear Test that turned the sky crimson.  Task and Purpose (2015)

Testimony of Dr. George H. Baker before the Senate Homeland Security Committee  (2019)

AFPC (American Foreign Policy Council)  Strategic Primer: Electromagnetic Threats  (2018)

Risk Based National Infrastructure Protection Priorities for EMP and Solar Storms:  Dr. George H. Baker  (2017

NCSL  (National Conference of State Legislators)  State Efforts to Protect the Electric Grid  (2016)

NGA (National Governor's Association)  Preparing States for Extreme Electrical Power Grid Outages  (2016)

FIR Papers

Document 1

Get Started

High-Altitude Nuclear EMP Downloadable Documents

The Long Sunday by Peter Pry (A discussion about EMP threat during Periods of US Leadership Change) (pdf)

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Dr. George Baker: EMP- A Brief Tutorial (pdf)

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2019-02-27 SENATE ROUNDTABLE-George H Baker Written Testimony,FINAL' (pdf)

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Dr. Baker letter: HEMP ignorance within the US Government (pdf)

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Combined Attacks

Key Government Documents

Document 1

Open Source Links

The Long Sunday - by Peter Pry.   (A Discussion of the EMP Threat during the Election Period)

The Long Sunday

FIR Papers

Document 1

Other Potential Dangers

Key Government Documents

FEMA - Nuclear Detonation Planning Guidance

John Hopkins - Rad Resilient City Initiative - A local Planning Tool

Open Source Links

Trump's 'Iron Dome' Viable, Needed (Published Comments by FIR member: Ambassador Cooper)

FIR Papers

Document 1

Pandemic

Key Government Documents

After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic:  The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward (2024)

Open Source Links

See  the Telegraph article in Downloadable  Document section below

FIR Papers

See Downloadable Document (Potential Zoonotic Incursions) Below

Pandemic Downloadable Documents

Potential Zoonotic Incursions 12202024 (pdf)

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Telegraph 26 Dec 24: FBI ‘found evidence Covid was lab leak but was not allowed to brief president’ (pdf)

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Non-Nuclear EMP

Key Government Documents

Document 1

Open Source Links

Document 1

FIR Papers

Document 1

Major Earthquake

Key Government Documents

Document 1

Open Source Links

Document 1

FIR Papers

Document 1

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