The Red Balloon
Best-case scenario is that it’s just for spying
Electromagnetic pulse
The miniaturization myth
Co-written with Peter Vincent Pry On March 9, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, a paranoid psychopath, displayed a nuclear missile warhead he threatens to launch against the Un...
Op-eds
Underestimating Nuclear Missile Threats from North Korea and Iran
Co-written by William R. Graham, Henry F. Cooper, Fritz Ermarth and Peter Vincent Pry North Korea launched its second satellite on Saturday, yet the national press continues to...
Op-eds
A Shariah-Approved Nuclear Attack
Congress must stop President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. The most important reason — Iran can threaten the existence of the United States by making an electromagnetic pulse (EMP)...
Op-eds
‘Peace for Our Time’
Banner headlines in a prominent national newspaper read “NUKE DEAL PAVES WAY FOR NEW ERA: Sworn Foes U.S., Iran Aim To Bury Hatchet” — without sarcasm. For critics of the Iran n...
Op-eds
Heading Toward An EMP Catastrophe
For over a decade now, since the Congressional EMP Commission delivered its first report to Congress eleven years ago in July of 2004, various Senate and House committees have heard from numerous scie...
Congressional Testimonies
When Iran Goes Nuclear
Our attention these days with regard to security is understandably riveted on the Islamic State, or ISIS, and its hideous decapitations, rapes and live immolations. We must deal with the...
Op-eds
U.S. National Missile Defense and the Growing Threat: Is a “Limited Defense” Enough?
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cooper and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to be asked to testify before you today on this important subject. I have incorpora...
Congressional Testimonies
The Growing Threat From an EMP Attack
Co-authored with Peter Vincent Pry In a recent letter to investors, billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Singer warned that an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, is "the most signifi...
Op-eds
U.S. National Missile Defense and the Growing Threat: Is a “Limited Defense” Enough?
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cooper and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to be asked to testify before you today on this important subject. I have incorpora...
Op-eds
Cyber Threats and Security Solutions
Watch the hearing here. This hearing is about cyber threats and solutions. But I am going to...
Congressional Testimonies
How North Korea Could Cripple the U.S.
Co-authored by Peter Pry Over the past three days, North Korea has launched six short-range guided missiles or projectiles in tests that landed in the Sea of Japan. The launches...
Op-eds
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Op-eds
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade...
Congressional Testimonies
After START
National security hawks lost a battle last week when 71 members of the Senate -- not all of them Democrats -- voted to ratify New START. The treaty limits America’s non-nuclear long-range w...
Op-eds
Obama’s Post-Election To-Do List
Assuming the polls, prognosticators and pundits are worth their salt, this time next week President Obama will be facing political climate change. So if his advisors are worth their salt, they�...
Op-eds
What Kind of Defense Does The Tea Party Support?
The Tea Party takes clear positions on government spending and regulation: It wants less of both. But on national security, its position is less clear. In the face of deepening criticism...
Op-eds
Oil and Warfare Mix
Oil is not just any commodity. It is a strategic commodity. Our military can’t move without it. Our economy can’t function without it. Regimes that have large amounts of oil lying und...
Op-eds
Wake Up to Iran’s Dark Dream to Disable U.S.
Which world leader is on record musing about "a world without America" — a goal he calls "attainable"? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Until recently, it was possible to bel...
Op-eds
“A World Without America…” Can Ahmadinejad Achieve His Goal?
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