News Analysis
A preponderance of public information has focused attention on the glaring U.S. national security risk posed by the United States’ own electrical grid, especially in the face of potential sabotage by communist China.
Crippling attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure carried out physically, by hackers, or a combination of the two, are likely well within the capabilities of the Chinese regime, and Beijing appears to be studying the matter keenly.
Erika Langerova, a cybersecurity researcher with the Czech Technical University in Prague, noted in a recent study that the large amount of technical literature by Chinese researchers focuses on the potential power grid failure in the United States and Europe, often in explicit terms….
US Power Grid Vulnerability Paints an Attractive Target for Beijing, Expert Says
