A top former energy official claims an attack on an American power grid was terrorism. One or more snipers opened fire, knocking out 17 transformers that send power to California's Silicon Valley. "They see this as kind of a proxy for government and that makes it a very lucrative target"
Attacks on vulnerable electrical infrastructure are surging. The tactic — embraced by everyone from copper-seeking vandals to chaos-minded white nationalists — exposes a major vulnerability in the US power grid.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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