EMP-proof?
Well, at the time that was written in 2017 we had ships colliding all over the place. Makes sense to want more primitive control.
She’s also the one who accompanied Brennan to brief Congressional Democrats. So both of them still have clearances, I would assume.
Plausible, but I can’t shake the Coats-as-anonNYTauthor. I don’t believe Potus would keep a traitor around, tho.
If Coats is a BH he might have nixed the cancellation.