Things You Need to Know about Current Global and National Threats to Your Personal Security
LAST UPDATED: Jan 6, 2025
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Power Grids are now the frontline in conflict between nations... Are You Ready to Survive!?
What does it take to bring down the entire U.S. Power Grid? Experts say disabling only 9 out of over 50,000 power sub-stations in the U.S. could do it. The Power Grid can easily be taken down by CYBER ATTACK or PHYSICAL ATTACK by Enemy States or Terrorism; by EMP WEAPONS (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) or SOLAR STORMS. From 2010 to 2020 there were over 700 physical attacks on the U.S. Power Grid. Today, the U.S. Power Grid remains fragile and needs to be hardened, yet government officials have know this for over 40 years and done very little. America needs to prepare for an extended "GRID DOWN" situation AND we need to light a fire under our government officials to harden The Grid.
THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT WE FACE IS...
The Power Grid being hacked/disabled if at war.
“If the grid went down for a long enough time…
90 percent of the U.S. population would die from starvation, lack of water, and social disruption. We are talking about total devastation.”
-- Ambassador Henry Cooper, Former Director of U.S. Strategic Defense
75% to 90% of Americans Could Die
if the Power Grid Went Down
4 min | Interview with David Tice,
Director & Producer of "Grid DOWN, Power UP" Documentary
The 4 situations that could destroy America’s Power Grid at Anytime
5 min | Interview with David Tice,
Director & Producer of "Grid DOWN, Power UP" Documentary
FBI Director Christopher Wray explains
China's threat to U.S. Cyber Security
"The Defining Threat of Our Generation"
Jan 31, 2024 | 9 min | C-SPAN
U.S. believes Chinese Hackers have Penetrated Power Grids, Water Supplies
July 2023 | 1 min | ABC News
China's 'Backdoor' Threat Could Take Down the U.S. Electric Grid
July 2021 | 6 min | CBN News
Chinese Equipment in the U.S. Power Grid
a 60 Minutes report - March 1, 2022
13 minutes
Full 60 Minutes Special
How Secure is America’s Electric Grid?
Bill Whitaker of 60 Minutes reports that a coordinated attack on a relatively small number of critical substations could plunge the entire U.S. into darkness.
ARTICLE | March 12, 2014 | Wall Street Journal
U.S. Risks National Blackout From Small-Scale Attack.
Federal Analysis Says Sabotage of Nine Key Substations Is Sufficient for Broad Outage.
BLOG | Grid Security Now | https://MichaelMabee.info
Article on the 60 Minutes piece
The Future of Electric Power in the U.S.
a Report by the National Academy of Sciences
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additional research:
Solar Storm Hazard Map Shows Vulnerabilities for 2/3 of the U.S. Electric Grid
- March 2020 - U.S. Geological SurveyFederal Electrical Emergency Preparedness Is Inadequate [report pdf]
- May 1981 - Government Accountability Office (GAO)
The GAO reviewed the vulnerability of the nation's electric power systems to disruptions from acts of war, sabotage, and terrorism and analyzed the federal role in dealing with major, long-term electrical emergencies resulting from such acts.
Grid Down, Power Up Documentary
Released January 2023
short preview versions: 8 min, 12 min
website: www.GridDownPowerUp.com
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The Power Grid - In the News
When Everything Shuts Off - Future Cyber War Could Plunge America Into Chaos
Aug 2024 | 5 min | CBN News
Are Hackers the Biggest Threat to America’s Critical Infrastructure?
April 2024 | 22 min | Vice News - Mini Documentary
What Really Happened with the Substation Attack in North Carolina?
Jan 2023 | 12 min | Practical Engineering
70 Intentional Attacks on the U.S. Power Grid in 2022!
Dec 2022 | 4 min | Fox News
LIGHTS OUT: Grant Stinchfield calls out the crippling power grid in America
May 2022 | 7 min | Newsmax
Can Cyber-Hackers Shut Down the Power Grid?
Nov 2015 | 2 min | CBS
3 Major Threats That Could 'Annihilate Our Electric System'
June 2021 | 6 min | CBN News
U.S. Blames Russia for Cyberattacks on Power Grid
March 2018 | 3 min | CNN
How a Cyber Attack Crippled the Colonial Pipeline
May 2021 | 7 min | CNET
How Secure Is The United States Power Grid?
Nov 2019 | 14 min | CNBC
Securing the Power Grid from Hacking, Sabotage, and Other Threats
June 2018 | 19 min | ZDNet
Watch Hackers Break into the U.S. Power Grid
May 2016 | 16 min | Tech Insider
Blackout: The Power Outage that Left 50 Million Without Electricity
Nov 2013 | 9 min | The New York Times
NYC Blackout: What It Was Like When the City Lost Power in 1977
July 2019 | 3 min | NBC New York
Chinese Equipment in the U.S. Power Grid
Oct 2023 | U.S. Continues to Import Large Transformers from China | Michael Mabee
Sept 2023 | America isn’t ready for a power grid ‘blackout war’ - U.S. government has been MIA for decades in protecting electrical network. | Washington Times
Nov 2021 | Chinese Transformer Threat Now Confirmed by Two Administrations | Michael Mabee
In May 2020, Trump issued an Executive Order declaring “a national emergency with respect to the threat to the United States bulk-power system.” The Order banned the use of power line/grid equipment manufactured in countries that are foreign adversaries. January 20, 2021, on Biden's first day as President, he suspended Trump's Executive Order for 90 days, seeking to re-evaluate it. On April 22, 2021, Biden revoked Trump's Executive Order.
2021-April 22 | Biden Revokes Trump's Executive Order #13920 of May 1, 2020 "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System"
2021-April 20 | DOE decides to study the issue more.
2021-Jan 24 | Biden Rescinds Trump Order Keeping China Out of American Power Grid | Western Journal
2020-May 1 | President Trump's Executive Order #13920 "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System"
2021-Jan 6 | DOE Bans China-Connected Transactions in BPS Equipment Serving Critical Defense Facilities
China's 'Backdoor' Threat Could Take Down the US Electric Grid
July 2021 | 6 min | CBN News
Biden Removes Trump Order Protecting U.S. Power Grid from China
Jan 2021 | 3 min | Article
CME GeoMagnetic Solar Storms
What is a Solar Storm, a Solar Flare, and the difference?
July 2022 | 3 min | USA Today
The most common 'natural' threat to the Power Grid is CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) from the Sun, often called GeoMagnetic Storms or Solar Storms.
GeoMagnetic Storms occur on a regular basis in seasons and cycles, most pointed away from the earth, some not. The term "Space Weather" has become a better known term with recent advancements in the study of the Sun and new advanced space probes designed to monitor and study the Sun's solar cycles and events.
Solar Storm Hazard Map shows vulnerabilities for 2/3 of the U.S. Electric Grid
- March 2020 - U.S. Geological SurveyNOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (get current Solar Storm Updates)
Dr.Tamitha Skov - 'Space Weather Woman' on YouTube
Space Weather Spotlight 10 May 2024 | An Extreme G4 Solar Storm Train, Eight Storms Race to Earth
THE G4 SOLAR STORM OF MAY 2024
NOAA GeoMagnetic Storm Scale (G1 to G5)
Solar Storm may bring Northern Lights to U.S. but also Disrupt Communications
May 10, 2024 | 6 min | NBC News
THE G4 SOLAR STORM OF MAY 2024
NOAA GeoMagnetic Storm Scale (G1 to G5)
What's a Solar Storm and Why Should You Care?
May 10, 2024 | 6 min | CBC News (Canada)
SOLAR MAXIMUM
We're in a period of peak solar activity
The Sun is Super Active Right Now.
April 28, 2024 | 7 min | PBS News Hour
MORE INFO: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
How Solar Storms Could Knock Out Our Power Grid
June 2021 | 7 min | PBS NOVA
CME vs EMP - What's the Difference?
June 2023 | 9 min | Dr. Arthur T. Bradley
What can CMEs and EMPs Damage?
Sept 2023 | 8 min | Dr. Arthur T. Bradley
SOLAR SCIENCE
First Sightings of How a CME Forms
Jan 2013 | 3 min | NASA
SOLAR SCIENCE
Comparing CMEs - Computer Models
Sept 2014 | 2 min | NASA
SOLAR SCIENCE
The Power Grid vs. The Next Big Solar Storm
Sept 2019 | 13 min | Real Engineering
The 1859 Carrington Event
The Largest GeoMagnetic Storm in History - a G5 GeoMagnetic Solar Storm
SOLAR STORM HISTORY
The 1859 Carrington Event
2022 | 17 min | The History Guy
Solar Storms: More Dangerous than You Think.
Can We Survive another Carrington Event? We're Due.
2022 | 17 min | The Why Files
Large-Scale Nuclear EMP Weapons
Large Scale EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) Weapons are created from the detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude. Both the CMEs (GeoMagnetic Solar Storms) and EMPs can cause an atmospheric energy event to occur that can affect very large areas and disable Power Grids, yet a large-scale EMP attack can cause the most damage to many electronic devices not even plugged into the Power Grid. There is also such a thing as small EMP Weapons (Energy Weapons) that affect small target areas, but for this discussion, we're more concerned about large-scale EMP Weapons.
Many have their opinions as to which is more likely, an EMP or CME. Yet what remains, is the fact that CMEs/GeoMagnetic Storms occur on a regular basis and most should prepare for a major CME GeoMagnetic Storm within their lifetime.
It is the opinion of this Editor that a large scale, widely damaging EMP attack by an enemy is much, much more less likely, due to the fact that the use of a large scale EMP weapon is, in fact, the use of a nuclear weapon. And any use a nuclear weapon, even just one, used against the U.S. or an ally would engage the U.S. long-standing doctrine of full nuclear retaliation upon that enemy (see M.A.D.). If there is one thing that IS SURE, even the most heinous of authoritarian dictators are lovers of themselves and their number one priority is to remain in power. Use of an EMP upon the U.S. or ally would only assure their quick destruction.
How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid?
Nov 2022 | 17 min | Practical Engineering
EMP Myths Debunked by NASA Engineer
Interview with Dr. Arthur T. Bradley
Oct 2019 | 10 min | Canadian Prepper
High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP): Potential Impacts on the Power Grid
May 2017 | 11 min | EPRI (Energy Industry)