![]() ![]() But how, Koppel asks, will ordinary civilians survive? We also see the unrivaled disaster preparedness of the Mormon church, with its enormous storehouses, high-tech dairies, orchards, and proprietary trucking company-the fruits of a long tradition of anticipating the worst. Among the nation’s estimated three million “preppers,” we meet one whose doomsday retreat includes a newly excavated three-acre lake, stocked with fish, and a Wyoming homesteader so self-sufficient that he crafted the thousands of adobe bricks in his house by hand. In the absence of a government plan, some individuals and communities have taken matters into their own hands. The current Secretary of Homeland Security suggests keeping a battery-powered radio. In this investigative novel, Ted explains that the danger is very much real and the degree to which the authorities are unprepared is very alarming. ![]() The book was officially published on October 18, 2016, and has a 4.5 rating. “It’s not a question of if,” says Centcom Commander General Lloyd Austin, “it’s a question of when.”Īnd yet, as Koppel makes clear, the federal government, while well prepared for natural disasters, has no plan for the aftermath of an attack on the power grid. Ted Koppel Lights Out Lights Out is among the best-selling books in the United States by Ted. And a cybersecurity advisor to President Obama believes that independent actors-from “hacktivists” to terrorists-have the capability as well. In fact, as a former chief scientist of the NSA reveals, China and Russia have already penetrated the grid. ![]() Several nations hostile to the United States could launch such an assault at any time. A well-designed attack on just one of the nation’s three electric power grids could cripple much of our infrastructure-and in the age of cyberwarfare, a laptop has become the only necessary weapon. Banks no longer function, looting is widespread, and law and order are being tested as never before. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. Award-winning journalist and longtime Nightline anchor Koppel (Off Camera: Private Thoughts Made Public, 2000, etc.) sounds the alarm over the likelihood of a devastating cyberattack on the infrastructure of the United States. Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. The camera becomes an extension of my senses. “Fascinating, frightening, and beyond timely.”-Anderson Cooper I explore creative techniques in the field making water, sand, and light appear to move across my prints.
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