The Secure The Grid Minute

Two Louisiana Lawmakers Got It Right: Utility Linemen ARE “First Responders”

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute. 

Last month, U.S. Senator John Kennedy and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins - introduced a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. The legislation illustrates a true reality – that electric utility workers are real heroes, and not just in the wake of the hurricanes that recently plagued the Gulf South.

I have personally served in the Marines for nearly two decades and when thanked for my own service, I consistently remind people that nothing I ever did in uniform, or will ever do, can really make a difference in the daily survival of Americans and their families. In contrast, those who keep the lights on hold our nation’s welfare, and our very survival, in their hands every day.

Learn more about this reality at www.SecureTheGrid.com 

Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for The FIRST American President to Address North Korea & EMP

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute. 

On October 26th, 2020, President Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for succeeding in addressing two massive national security threats which have plagued the United States, and the free world, for more than six decades: North Korea and the catastrophically dangerous threat to modern civilization posed by both man-made and natural electromagnetic pulse (EMP).   

The nomination commended President Trump for “deterring nuclear war with North Korea, through summitry de-escalating North Korea’s nuclear threats, and for his Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses that pioneers protecting electronic civilization from the existential threat posed by solar superstorms, nuclear and non-nuclear EMP weapons.” 

Read the nomination and learn more at: www.SecureTheGrid.com   

As Trump Calls for Grid Security, Will Grid Lobbyists Break with Communist China?

 

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute.  On May 1^st, 2020, President Trump issued an unprecedented executive order, taking significant and long overdue steps to remedy what the order described as “a national emergency with respect to the threat to the United States bulk-power system.” It identifies the grave threat to our electrical grid from supply chain vulnerabilities and cyber threats which emanate from countries like Russia and China.

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which represents nearly all investor-owned U.S. electric utilities and is among the most effective lobbying organizations for the entire utility industry, publicly commended President Trump on his executive order. However, their own membership includes at least two state-owned Chinese electric utilities which have an obligation under Chinese law to “support, assist and cooperate with the state intelligence work.”  

Will EEI side with the President or utilities beholden to Communist China?   Learn more at www.SecureTheGrid.com 

Did Iran just demonstrate they can take down the United States?

 

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute. This week, Iran reportedly launched a military satellite using the same advanced technologies that guide intercontinental ballistic missiles, which could deliver nuclear, chemical, or even biological weapons to “wipe Israel off the map,” attack U.S. bases and allies in the region, and even US and NATO installations as far away as Western Europe. 

Most worrisome, though, is that the Iranian’s appear to have just rehearsed a decades-old technique developed by the Soviets which would use what appears to be a peaceful satellite launch as a method of conducting an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack against the US homeland, taking down our electric grid, its communications, and every other critical life sustaining infrastructure with it. Thankfully, this week we also learned of a new report by the Foundation for Resilient Societies, who found that it is technically feasible and affordable for us to protect this communications and grid infrastructure from EMP. 

Learn more at www.SecureTheGrid.com 

As Media Concerns About Iranian Cyber Attacks Diminish, the Threats Persist

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute.  

In the wake of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani liquidation, there was much media concern about the prospect of Iranian cyberattacks on American targets, particularly critical infrastructure such as our electric grid.

As the media concerns about this threat have diminished, our electric grid’s cyber vulnerabilities persist – and to threats from far more capable adversaries than just Iran. Russia and China have made cyber intrusions into our grid for more than a decade, embedding malware that – to this day – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), refuses to compel the electric utilities to remove.

FERC is also complicit in covering up the identities of utilities that violate critical infrastructure protection standards for cyber and physical security. Since these threats aren’t going away, we think it’s time FERC get tough on security.  Learn more at www.SecureTheGrid.com  

Helping a 9/11 Survivor Prevent Another “Failure to Imagine”

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure The Grid Minute.

Today marks the 18^th anniversary of 9/11, an event precipitated by Islamic jihadis who exploited America’s “Failure to Imagine.”  During that attack, US Army Command Sergeant Major Michael Mabee was working in the 6^th World Trade Center building and performed heroic actions to save the life of a handicapped co-worker who he evacuated. Since 9/11, threats from the global jihad and other totalitarian adversaries – including Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China – have only grown. And, while all of these adversaries see our electric grid as the prime target, America is failing to imagine it being attacked. 

Not Michael Mabee. 

He’s leading a heroic effort to expose corruption in government and industry that keeps the grid vulnerable.  Join Mike in this Fight by watching the video at www.SecureTheGrid.com/action

An Executive Order That Must Inspire a Paradigm Shift on EMP

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure The Grid Minute.  

This week President Trump issued an Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to EMP.  Until now, many in government and private industry have been rewarded for downplaying the threat from EMP and ridiculing those who warned about EMP as “unreasonable” or “apocalyptic.”  

This Executive Order builds upon the research of the Free World’s most credible experts – the Congressional EMP Commission – and directs the U.S. Government to take the threat seriously.  

Naysayers should be put on notice.  The paradigm has shifted.  

Not only does America’s survival depend on those in Government addressing EMP, but now so does their career progression.  Let’s pray our civil servants will embrace this sea change and waste no time executing the orders of the Commander in Chief! 

Learn more at www.SecureTheGrid.com

Secretary Perry Warned of Polar Vortex-Induced Blackouts & FERC Dismissed Him

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure The Grid Minute.  

In 2017, Energy Secretary Rick Perry proposed incentives for electricity companies to keep 90 days of back up fuel, to both bolster national security and help prevent blackouts during severe weather events, including polar vortexes. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was quick to dismiss this effort and maintain its “business as usual” approach to allowing the energy industry to set the rules.  Since 2010, immediately after the appointment of Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur, FERC has also helped cover up the names of energy companies who have violated many different types of safety and security protocols.

Yesterday, midst the rising death toll from a polar vortex that has left thousands without power, Commissioner LaFleur announced her resignation.  We pray that her replacement will embrace the Trump administration’s energy security policies, rather than obstruct them. 

Learn more at www.SecureTheGrid.com

Real National Security Experts are a Real Threat – To the Bad Guys

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure The Grid Minute.  

Two of the world’s rogue nations that have actively prepared to attack America’s most critical infrastructure – our electric grid – are the Islamic Republic of Iran and North Korea.  Such an attack could put at risk the very survival of our civilization. 

Thankfully, one of our nation’s foremost experts on these threats has been appointed as Chief of Staff for the National Security Council in the White House.  Fred Fleitz – A career CIA officer and incredible patriot – is just the man we need in that position. 

Predictably, he is under assault by supporters of the flawed Iran deal, apologists for the Global Jihad Movement, HAMAS-linked Muslim Brotherhood front groups here in America, and organizations funded by George Soros. 

If you value expertise on the real threats to our nation, including those to the grid, visit www.SecureFreedom.org and Secure Freedom social media channels and do your part to support Fred Fleitz.

Deals and Deception – Why We MUST Secure Our Grid

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure The Grid Minute.  

News outlets this week are filled with commentary about the prospect for a “deal” between North Korean dictator Kim Jon Un and his democratically elected southern counterpart.  Our nation’s leaders must remember that a deal is only as good as the people making it, a fact made clear today by Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he unveiled an "atomic archive" of evidence that Iran continued to develop its nuclear program  despite the “Iran Deal.”  

Since it only takes a single nuclear weapon detonated at high altitude to produce and EMP and take down our electric grid, we must – no matter what deals are made – proceed full speed ahead with our own nuclear force modernization, spaced-based missile defense, and EMP protection of our electric grid. 

Learn more at www.securethegrid.com.