Lights Out Ted Koppel Reviews

Ted koppel explains the weaknesses in our power grid system and lists the many terrorist organizations that could attack the u s.

Lights out ted koppel reviews.

Lights out is both an acknowledgement of the power grid s vulnerability as well as a call to action to for the government and its citizens. Koppel paints a vivid picture of this scenario and lays out a technical but comprehensible map on how it could actually occur. Lights out was a fascinating if terrifying expose on the possibility and repercussions of a terrorist cyberattack on the u s. While the federal government may be underprepared to aid citizens in a grid down scenario koppel traverses the nation to find those who have exemplified personal preparedness measures for a myriad of disaster scenarios.

Koppel considers the catastrophic consequences of a long term collapse in one of america s three electric power grids resulting from a cyberattack or an act of war. Private thoughts made public 2000 etc sounds the alarm over the likelihood of a devastating cyberattack on the infrastructure of the united states. A cyberattack a nation unprepared surviving the aftermath by ted koppel key takeaways analysis review is a summary of koppel s journalistic essay on the deadly potential of a cyberattack on the united states power grid. Award winning journalist and longtime nightline anchor koppel off camera.