THE ELECTRIC GRID IS VULNERABLE: (The following letter to the Editor, was published in the Crossville Chronicle on April 25, 2014. It was submitted by the writer.)
Dear Chronicle:
The State Department wants $400,000 to purchase a fiberglass sculpture of a camel looking at a needle. The Obamas kept the tab under $500,000 for a week at the Villa Padierna. U.S.Ambassador to NATO needs$700,000 for landscaping. Christmas in Hawaii for the Obamas, $4 million. National Science Foundation wants $700,000 to put on a theatrical production. The Obamas vacation on Martha's Vineyard, $1.1 million. Senate staffers need $1.9 million for lifestyle coaching. Obama's speech at the Mandela memorial, $5. million. Yale University wants $384,000. to study the odd corkscrew shape of a duck's penis. That should have you laughing in the aisle if it wasn't so serious. Annual cost to taxpayers for the Obamas' indulgence in Air Force One travel is $1.4 billion. Yes, that's a B. On and on it goes with no end in sight.
On April 16, near San Jose CA, one of more "vandals" (that is what they were first called) attacked a transmission substation, aimed at knocking out a part of America's electrical infrastructure. They attacked with military precision, cutting underground fiber optic cables, disabling security systems. For the next 20 minutes, using high-powered weapons, they disabled seven large transformers. I understand these transformers weigh up to a hundred tons and are manufactured in South Korea and will take months to replace. These "vandals" knew exactly where to disable the units. No fingerprints on ejected shell casings. The culprits disappeared into the darkness a minute before the police arrived. A real military-style attack by terrorists, not vandals.
Was this a test run? Was it a warning? Who knows. What seems certain is, an attack on a small number of key transformers throughout the electrical grid could cause a catastrophic blackout of the United States. Pull the master switch on your home electric box and lock your car keys in a drawer for twenty-four hours if you need a test run. The federal government seems to have a bottomless piggy bank to waste on frivolity and self-indulgence, while the electrical grid is vulnerable. Do something.
Andy Dolan
(This was originally addressed to the Congress of the United States with copies sent to our two Senators and Congressman. As soon as I find out which committees this would come under, I will send them the message, too. (copyright 2014 - Andrew M. Dolan)
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