For Immediate Release | For more information, contact Kevin McVicker (703) 739-5920 | kmcvicker@sbpublicaffairs.com
Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, a distinguished panel of six industry and policy experts, moderated by Center President and CEO Frank Gaffney, convened at the National Press Club to discuss challenges and solutions regarding Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attacks as well as naturally occuring EMP events.
Dr. Henry Cooper, former Director, Strategic Defense Initiative
Dr. Peter Pry, former Executive Director, Congressional EMP Threat Commission
Clare Lopez, former career CIA Officer
Peter Huessy, national security expert
Stephen Spiker, The Polling Company
Michael Del Rosso, former Chairman, IEEE-USA Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee
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See also:
Poll: 70% Support Taking Action on EMP
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The group also announced the formation of a larger EMP Coalition to ensure the resiliency of our grid and the critical national security and civilian infrastructures that depend upon it.
EMP Coalition members as of July 24, 2013:
Hon. Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House, Honorary Co-Chairman
Hon. R. James Woolsey, Former Director of Central Intelligence, Honorary Co-Chairman
Hon. Allen West
Amb. Henry Cooper, High Frontier
David Bellavia, EMPact America
Avi Schnurr, Electronic Infrastructure Security Council
William Forstchen, Author, One Second After
Brian Kennedy, Claremont Institute
Bronius Cikotas, Member, EMP Threat Commission
Chris Beck, Electronic Infrastructure Security Council
Frank Gaffney, Center for Security Policy
Chuck Manto, InfraGard
Cindy Ayers, Center for Strategic Leadership
Clare Lopez, Center for Security Policy
Cliff May, Foundation for Defense of Democracy
Lieutenant Gen. William Boykin, Family Research Council
George Baker, Member, EMP Threat Commission
James Carafano, Heritage Foundation
Ken Timmerman, Foundation for Democracy in Iran
Michael Del Rosso, Former Chairman, IEEE-USA Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee
Michael Maloof, Author, A Nation Forsaken: EMP: The Escalating Threat of an American Catastrophe
Peter Huessy, American Foreign Policy Council
Peter Pry, Executive Director, EMP Threat Commission
Hon. Andrea Boland, Maine House of Representatives
Rev. Lou Shelton, Traditional Values Coalition
Ross Howarth, EMPact America
Tom Popik, Foundation for Resilient Societies
*Organizations listed for identification purposes only.
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