{"id":1176,"date":"2015-11-01T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2015\/11\/01\/ted-kopel-writes-book-and-now-media\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:26:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:26:02","slug":"ted-kopel-writes-book-and-now-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"Ted Kopel Writes A Book And Now The Media Notices A Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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19:03:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 06:44:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 14:09:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 14:09:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10023,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bob-owens.com\\\/2014\\\/02\\\/i-swear-you-write-one-little-post-on-how-to-bring-down-the-electrical-grid-and-you-never-hear-end-of-it&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe lead story on CBS Sunday Morning was on the vulnerability of the power grid. The story revolved around a new book by former ABC News journalist Ted Kopel called <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/20lbiOs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lights Out<\/a><\/i>. He asserts that the power grid is very vulnerable to hackers due to its connection to the Internet. Kopel holds that both Russian and Chinese hackers, presumably affiliated with those governments, are already in the grid and could take it down at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Kopel&#8217;s book also discusses prepping and food storage. He notes that the Mormons as a group lead the nation in preparedness. This portion got <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/entertainment\/3038794-155\/book-review-mormons-are-ready-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a mixed review in the Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the CBS Sunday Morning story below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"cbs-resources\">\n<span class=\"cbs-more\">View More: <\/span><a class=\"cbs-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live News<\/a><span class=\"cbs-pipe\">|<\/span><a class=\"cbs-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More News Videos<\/a><\/div>\n<p>.cbs-link {color:#4B5054;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-link:hover {color:#A7COFF;text-decoration:none; font: normal 12px Arial;}.cbs-pipe {color:#303435;padding: 0 2px;}.cbs-resources {height:24px; background-color:#000; padding: 0 0 0 8px; width: 612px;}.cbs-more {font: normal 12px Arial; color: #4B5054; padding-right:2px;}<\/p>\n<p>\nThe prepper community has discussed this for years. Indeed, Prof. William Forstchen&#8217;s <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Hlj9Qk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Second After<\/a><\/i> reached <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Second_After\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number 11 on the New York Times bestseller<\/a> list. Forstchen&#8217;s novel described the impact of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event on Black Mountain, North Carolina. He has now followed this up with <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/20laqcN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Year After<\/a><\/i> which continues the story.<\/p>\n<p>Long before Ted Kopel wrote his <i>Lights Out<\/i>, prepper author David Crawford wrote his own <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P4DbXt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lights Out<\/a><\/i> regarding the impact of an EMP event on a small Texas neighborhood outside of San Antonio. It, like Forstchen&#8217;s One Second After, is an excellent book.<\/p>\n<p>Gun blogger Bob Owens has discussed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bob-owens.com\/2013\/01\/shock-the-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other vulnerabilities of the grid<\/a> with regard to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bob-owens.com\/2013\/04\/shock-the-system-electrical-grid-comms-attacked-near-san-jose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic <\/a>and\/or international terrorism. He noted that power substations were often located near roads and trails where anyone could access them. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bob-owens.com\/2014\/02\/i-swear-you-write-one-little-post-on-how-to-bring-down-the-electrical-grid-and-you-never-hear-end-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A few well placed shots<\/a> could drain the oil used to cool the transformers causing it to burn out.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m glad that attention is finally being paid to the vulnerabilities of the grid, I think it sucks that the only reason the mainstream media is giving it a second thought is because one of their own wrote a book. If I didn&#8217;t know better, I&#8217;d think the CBS Sunday Morning story was merely an effort to push Kopel&#8217;s book and not an effort to urge both people and government to be better prepared.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lead story on CBS Sunday Morning was on the vulnerability of the power grid. 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