When you hear news like the Pentagon is telling the military to prepare to survive for 90 days without electricity, and essentials, instead of freaking out you should be asking why.
In what sounds like a plot lifted straight out of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (circa 1964) the Pentagon has unveiled an initiative designed to keep the war machine running even if a catastrophic war devastates the country’s civilian infrastructure.
Under an initiative called FORTRESS, the military is preparing major installations across the United States to operate independently for at least 90 days in the event of a catastrophic disruption.
Not surprisingly, the plan includes portable nuclear reactors, independent power grids, stockpiles of fuel and ammunition, backup communications systems and arrangements for civilian factories to switch over to wartime production.
The Pentagon calls this preparedness.
But the rest of us might reasonably wonder: what good is a government that can survive the end of the world if the people it was created to serve cannot?
To paraphrase the Eagles’ iconic Hotel California album… “we haven’t had that spirit here since 1963.”
Ironically (or NOT) the situation in England is worse.
The British government is now telling its citizens to stockpile food, water, cash, and emergency supplies in preparation for a potential cyberattack or disruption to critical infrastructure.
Their new “Be Ready” campaign advises households to maintain at least 72 hours of essential supplies, warning that electricity, communications, transportation, and even supermarket payment systems could suddenly become unavailable vie Cyberattacks.
Not surprisingly, this is coming from the same political establishment that has spent years promoting a society increasingly dependent upon electricity, digital banking, and centralized infrastructure.
Ironically (or NOT) we must remember how our government has emphasized similar advice about cyberattacks in addition to pre-designed “Health Advice” like they did during the Covid Hoax.
But Cyberattacks are particularly concerning because they can target infrastructure without requiring a conventional military invasion.
Governments and private companies face constant attempts to penetrate their networks, and some attacks can compromise systems before vulnerabilities are discovered or repaired.
Electricity operators, water utilities, ports, rail networks, hospitals, and financial institutions all present potential targets.
We must face the fact that the world is entering a period of increasing geopolitical instability, and preparation should not be confused with panic.
And when our government tells the military to prepare for 90 days without outside help, food, water, electricity, etc. – and lets the public know about it – it’s almost as if they are planning on creating another panic to keep us in fear and have more control.
Nobody knows precisely where the next disruption will occur or how long it will last…but you can rest assured it will happen.
The point we wish to emphasize to you is to reduce dependence upon the assumption that everything will always be available tomorrow.
Learn how in our upcoming November newsletter (HERE).
