The incidents this past weekend at two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, NC highlights the vulnerabilities that critical infrastructure nationwide face from vandals, thieves and terrorism.

According to the News & Observer, "Widespread power outages caused by vandalism of electrical substations in Moore County continued on Sunday, with electricity shut off to nearly all residences and businesses, and estimates for restoration of power stretching possibly into Thursday, officials say. The outages are the result of intentional damage by firearms to two substations in the county, according to Moore County and Duke Energy officials."