Yeah, and not only that, but we have people living in their own fecal matter in tent cities. Imagine all the diseases that would happen if the power was lost and the sewer and water pumping stations stop working properly?
Let me guess, they want a LOT of my money and more centralized control?
Let me guess, they want a LOT of my money and more centralized control?
A regulated utility will only do what it’s compelled to do.
Nothing more.
If we lose our power due to cyber attacks, we can blame our own governance.
And, hopefully, exact justice for it as the impact would likely kill several millions.
By whom? the FB”I”, the clowns, MI-6?
Did they run out of children? or just trying to distract?
When it happens, and it’s going to happen, the new currency will be the Calorie.
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Sounds serious.
Give me a ping me if the internet goes down.
Been concerned about this for a long time. While ago, replied to survey from Trump campaign and another from some Republican re important issues...this was high on list.
Rather than investigating Russian interference, Jared, Don Jr...etc....Congress should be dealing with critical issues like protecting our electric grids!
Been concerned about this for a long time. While ago, replied to survey from Trump campaign and another from some Republican re important issues...this was high on list.
Rather than investigating Russian interference, Jared, Don Jr...etc....Congress should be dealing with critical issues like protecting our electric grids!
Ping.
Here’s an idea:
Divert the $500 million from butchering and killing human babies at Planned Parenthood, and use that to fix the grid problem.
We’ve known about the vulnerabilities for years now. There is NO reason we should be at risk at this time. Unless, of course, that’s the way the power-that-be always wanted it.
I’m understanding that because the latest bill was an ‘omnibus’, monies can be redirected as the President sees fit, particularly it is for “national security”.
I would say the viability of the electric grid is every bit as necessary as a wall - if not more so. What say you, Mr. President?
So, another rifle attack in 2016.
This is probably good. These sort of incremental attacks lead to a gradual hardening of the system, making a single, catastrophic, national attack much harder.
GOSH IF ONLY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE HAD $4 TRILLION AVAILABLE FOR ‘SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS’
Thanks for the post. Glad to see ya again.
This is why I own guns.
I be like the old couple in “Book of Eli”, ‘cept I sold my Victrola
The smart thing will probably be for the security and protective agencies we finance and depend upon to ignore all of this for 5 or more years longer than they already have. Just like 9/11; just like any Russian interference in our elections; just like the Chinese who have been raiding our IP for at least 20 years. Like the USS Cole; like Bin Laden.
Ours is a country with unparalleled freedoms. We can not stop terrorism by micro-managing. The Homeland Security budget is humongous and ridiculous. How much time and money was wasted by 50 Billion people removing shoes at airports in 17 years?
“threatens to cripple the nation,”
should read - “threatens to cripple some isolated parts of the Nation”
Texas is it own independent grid.
Alaska has its own independent grid and so on.
"While to date there have been only minor attacks on the power system in the United States,
large-scale physical destruction of key parts of the power system by terrorists is a real danger," the academy warned.
"Some physical attacks could cause disruption in system operations that last for weeks or months."
For years, there has been concern, but most businesses and power producers await for the Federal govt. to fund national protection.
The government claims it is the power companies responsibility, and states that "The Grid" is a national Security issue.
The situation of who is going to pay for protection is currently at an impasse !
Choose your vulnerability source : Hackers, International Espionage, Nuclear Pulse, Solar Storm, or just 'Grid Collapse', etc.
It has been claimed that it isn't of question of who;.. it's just a matter of when !
As Diana says :" “When it happens, and it’s going to happen, the new currency will be the Calorie.”
H/T Kartographer, Diana, and Duncan