Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Army Bases On The U.S. Mainland Will Be Attacked

Army soldiers undergo COVID-19 coronavirus checks at Fort Sill, Okla. 


“We expect adversary actions directed against the homeland,” from cyber attacks to foreign-fomented protests, the new Army Installations Strategy warns. Bases in the US are no longer out of adversaries’ reach – so how do you defend them? 

WASHINGTON: With Google going haywire this morning, and news reports that a Russian hack of network firm SolarWinds could have compromised the Pentagon and other federal agencies, we’ve all gotten a sharp reminder of how vulnerable our high-tech world can be. That includes the US Army. 

So just imagine the worst day in the life of an Army base commander. In the midst of an international crisis, while his troops rush to train up, kit up, and deploy abroad – suddenly the lights go out. A cyber attack has fried the power plant in the small town outside the base, and the base itself doesn’t have enough back-up generators to keep functioning at full capacity. 

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WNU Editor: In the event of a major conflict. It is a given that military installations on the U.S. mainland will be targeted.

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