"Someone could attack the industrial control systems that control all the valves, all the distribution systems, and are used to turn on and off various aspects involved with energy and the electrical power grid and oil and gas distribution networks,".
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"I could easily turnoffthepower in a couple dozen cities by the end of the day, " says Larsen.
So I ask you, in a moment of crisis, if somebody is able to turnoffpower on the East Coast or the West Coast or generally nationwide, what the response would be of the American public?