I can tell you for a fact that the Department of Homeland Security and other protective agencies in the country right now are certainly paying attention to this because, as we say in the intelligence community, coincidence takes a lot of planning. SOUTHERS: I don't know what you could do to raise their level of concern until they become victimized because that's just the general culture of this country. RASCOE: How concerned should the average American be? And then they could go out, meaning these adversaries, go out and take advantage of that chaos and wreak havoc across the country. So it puts this nation in a state of chaos. And some even went as far as to suggest that they could trigger a race war. When this first started to come about years ago from extremist groups, the notion was that they hoped they could trigger a response by the government of invoking, in some instances, martial law. So what people start to do is lose confidence in the system. And you have no heat, and you have no light. So now I've shut your power off, and it's December. The whole notion here is that general feeling against - of those individuals who are against the United States government is the notion that the government can't protect you as a citizen or resident of this country. Is there a reason to believe that these attacks on critical infrastructure are acts of extremism? And you worked in counterterrorism at the FBI. RASCOE: So, I mean, the investigations in North Carolina are ongoing. And by the time they do, the attackers are already gone. And many of these places are very remote, and so officers have to get there. But because you're looking at a space, in terms of acreage across the country, that's so large, it's extremely challenging to monitor and protect. It has about 6,400 power plants across the country, some 55,000 substations and over 450,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines serviced by 3,000 companies. Why are gunmen able to take out power grids so easily? There notably was an attack on a California substation back in 2013. RASCOE: There was an attack in North Carolina that we mentioned. Welcome to the program.ĮRROLL SOUTHERS: Thank you for having me. We're joined now by Erroll Southers, professor of national and homeland security at the University of Southern California. are gaining more attention in light of the attack, including ones in Washington and Oregon last month. Threats to electrical power grids in the U.S. There are no gems, coins or hearts to buy and we will NEVER ask you to spend money to enjoy the complete game.Thousands in North Carolina have regained power in their homes after a gunman's attack on an electrical substation left residents without access to power, heat and, in some cases, water for days. ► Take on the Gorg in more than 40 challenging levels of revolutionary defense action.ġ0. ► Experience a thrilling story inspired by the classic sci-fi movies of the 1950s.ĩ. ► Move your satellites around their orbits to create the best defense for each wave.Ĩ. Get ready to experience a revolutionary defense game that will send you spinning.ħ. ► Satellites in orbit replace the towers and grid layout used in other defense games.Ħ. Unstoppable Gorg is a lovingly crafted homage to vintage sci-fi movies from the 1950s.ĥ. Unstoppable Gorg challenges you to defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit.Ĥ. The game's story scenes were shot on film using models, miniatures and actors and then edited together with genuine archive footage to create a classic sci-fi experience that is out of this world.ģ. Unlike tower-based defense games, in Unstoppable Gorg you can move your satellites by rotating the orbits that surround planets, moons and space stations.Ģ.
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