Edit: Wait I just got the joke that’s good I like that

Original post follows;

Nah, the US grid is actually incredibly fragile, like to the point where it’s hard to believe how bad it is and how vulnerable it is to very inexpensive, simple attacks. There’s lots of reading on it and it’s full of statements like “Attacking these seven substations would bring down the power grid of the eastern seaboard for weeks”. Just wild, wild, how the fuck is hardening the grid against attack and general failure not an S+ tier national security issue?

Here’s kind of where it started. Back in '13 someone shot up a power substation in California and brought this all in to public awareness (and by “public” I mean the feds, the fash, and the tankies. I doubt anyone else knows or cares).

https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/safety-policy-division/reports/r1506009--physical-security-executive-summary.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalf_sniper_attack

https://www.governmentattic.org/52docs/CalOESmetcalfSniperIncident2013-2014.pdf

This country really is hanging by a damn thread. There’s so many of these critical security problems that aren’t really being addressed, with new ones emerging all the time.