http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/survival-expert-james-rawles-warns-theres-going-to-be-a-massive-run-on-firearms-bigger-than-anything-weve-ever-seen-before_08162016
Civil Defense Reborn
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Beans-Bullets-Bandaids: Tanglebles as Survival Needs in Civil Breakdown
No major commentary from me on this, other than I respect John Wesley Rawles highly for his Beans-Bullets-Bandaids approach to personal civil defense.
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/survival-expert-james-rawles-warns-theres-going-to-be-a-massive-run-on-firearms-bigger-than-anything-weve-ever-seen-before_08162016
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/survival-expert-james-rawles-warns-theres-going-to-be-a-massive-run-on-firearms-bigger-than-anything-weve-ever-seen-before_08162016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Wiggle Room - Memorial Day 2016
Our Memorial Day is a day set aside to remember that many have risked their lives, and some died, to preserve our freedom here in America. There is currently a lot of strife internally right now, and also a lot of distraction from what is going on internationally, and some people look at this state of affairs as an excuse to denigrate the worth of this nation.
If you are one of those people: Don't!
There is a reason why people apply for citizenship more here than anywhere else, and even more people risking their lives to sneak in here. And for all the obvious encroachments on the freedoms that are admittedly depressing to watch, we still have more liberty than most places. It gives us wiggle room where other nations and their peoples are more locked down, driven in, and stuck without serious revolutionary churn. Witness Europe and the beginnings of their new crusade: It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
So remember the freedoms won for you on this day, and prepare to defend them again, while it is still easy to do so. And if you are one of those who has defended us or defends us still - Thank You!
If you are one of those people: Don't!
There is a reason why people apply for citizenship more here than anywhere else, and even more people risking their lives to sneak in here. And for all the obvious encroachments on the freedoms that are admittedly depressing to watch, we still have more liberty than most places. It gives us wiggle room where other nations and their peoples are more locked down, driven in, and stuck without serious revolutionary churn. Witness Europe and the beginnings of their new crusade: It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
So remember the freedoms won for you on this day, and prepare to defend them again, while it is still easy to do so. And if you are one of those who has defended us or defends us still - Thank You!
Thursday, May 12, 2016
MAD is Mad
US to Activate European Missile Shield
http://georgiatoday.ge/news/3754/US-to-Activate-European-Missile-Shield
"The project has been a decade in the making as Washington looked to develop a ballistic missile defense shield for its NATO allies in Europe. The system was originally intended for possible Iranian-made medium-range rockets, but Moscow saw the development of the system as a direct threat to the credibility of its nuclear deterrence."
- and -
"Military analysts both in Russia and abroad believe Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strident opposition to the system is based on the Kremlin’s inability to reach a level of parity with NATO’s conventional ground forces, which continue to maintain a vastly superior edge in quality, supply and training over their Russian counterparts."
It is worth noting that it is believed that the Russians' real opposition to the shield is not merely a diminished ability to strike with TBM as part of a nuke-centered war, but more an issue of their forces not being able to soften the conventional battlefield to level up or exceed the conventional force balance. As such, Russia does not see nuclear bombardment as doomsday, but as a means to an end in regards to conventional war. It does NOT like having that strategy blunted, but will not admit to the strategy overtly.
This is not to say that the West doesn't see the utility of tactical nuclear strikes as part of an enhanced conventional campaign, because we certainly do see it that way. My point is that for all the talk of MAD doctrine in the popular consciousness, the world powers plan for something else. The civilian populations will be left out to dry, and private CD needs to ramp up immediately.
http://georgiatoday.ge/news/3754/US-to-Activate-European-Missile-Shield
"The project has been a decade in the making as Washington looked to develop a ballistic missile defense shield for its NATO allies in Europe. The system was originally intended for possible Iranian-made medium-range rockets, but Moscow saw the development of the system as a direct threat to the credibility of its nuclear deterrence."
- and -
"Military analysts both in Russia and abroad believe Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strident opposition to the system is based on the Kremlin’s inability to reach a level of parity with NATO’s conventional ground forces, which continue to maintain a vastly superior edge in quality, supply and training over their Russian counterparts."
It is worth noting that it is believed that the Russians' real opposition to the shield is not merely a diminished ability to strike with TBM as part of a nuke-centered war, but more an issue of their forces not being able to soften the conventional battlefield to level up or exceed the conventional force balance. As such, Russia does not see nuclear bombardment as doomsday, but as a means to an end in regards to conventional war. It does NOT like having that strategy blunted, but will not admit to the strategy overtly.
This is not to say that the West doesn't see the utility of tactical nuclear strikes as part of an enhanced conventional campaign, because we certainly do see it that way. My point is that for all the talk of MAD doctrine in the popular consciousness, the world powers plan for something else. The civilian populations will be left out to dry, and private CD needs to ramp up immediately.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Civil Defense - Can Nostalgia Be Educational?
The Civil Defense Museum, located here:
http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/index.html
Is a very interesting look at the preparations that our country and states have provided in our past, back when it was still understood that nuclear war was a real possibility. In my opinion, the historical study of what we used to do not all that long ago can be very instructive for the future. l'll take a look, and expand upon what I see.
H/T to Weps at Timebomb2000:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?490002-North-Korea-fires-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-23-April-2016&p=6030709#post6030709
http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/index.html
Is a very interesting look at the preparations that our country and states have provided in our past, back when it was still understood that nuclear war was a real possibility. In my opinion, the historical study of what we used to do not all that long ago can be very instructive for the future. l'll take a look, and expand upon what I see.
H/T to Weps at Timebomb2000:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?490002-North-Korea-fires-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-23-April-2016&p=6030709#post6030709
Sunday, April 24, 2016
The Dangers of Small Men
The recent news of North Korea should be unsettling to anyone. Kim Jong Un now has Sub-Launched Ballistic Missiles that actually seem to work from the submerged position. There has been a lot joking generated by some about the backward state of North Korea's technological base, and not much credence has been put into the idea that the Norks might be anything other that a regional threat. To be fair, I think the Western powers and media have started to wake up in the past year, but like the story of the tortoise and the hare, it now may be too late.
What now exists in North Korea is the rise of a credible submarine force that may soon be, if not already, equipped with a nuclear package. The Norks know that they have our attention now, which gives rise to power plays like this:
Stop War Drills and We'll Stop Nuclear Tests, North Korea Tells US After Missile Launch
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/23/north-korea-launched-offshore-ballistic-missile-says-the-south
The issue here is that we have a world leader in North Korea that is very akin to Saddam in attitude and ruthlessness, combined with an actual nuclear weapons program that may already be operational. And given that our nets have lost Kim's subs in the Pacific more than once, that operational program may get parked off any coast in the Pacific Rim.
We need a revitalized Civil Defense, and we need it NOW.
What now exists in North Korea is the rise of a credible submarine force that may soon be, if not already, equipped with a nuclear package. The Norks know that they have our attention now, which gives rise to power plays like this:
Stop War Drills and We'll Stop Nuclear Tests, North Korea Tells US After Missile Launch
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/23/north-korea-launched-offshore-ballistic-missile-says-the-south
The issue here is that we have a world leader in North Korea that is very akin to Saddam in attitude and ruthlessness, combined with an actual nuclear weapons program that may already be operational. And given that our nets have lost Kim's subs in the Pacific more than once, that operational program may get parked off any coast in the Pacific Rim.
We need a revitalized Civil Defense, and we need it NOW.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Everything Has to Start Somewhere
I have been concerned with the dismal state of civil defense in this country, both on the personal level and on that of our government. The former is getting better, with a recent surge in a revitalized prepper community, and hopefully that continues and won't stall. The latter, however, that's pretty shameful.
For decades, the US government has essentially ignored a Civil Defense (CD) role to protect The People. Many of our allies around the globe have kept up a CD tradition, as have a number of our enemies. The Russian efforts in particular have been historically and are presently better than our own. For all the talk of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) doctrine, the Russians don't seem to be convinced that the destruction is necessarily mutual, or assured. The building and upgrading of their CD infrastructure would make no sense if they believed that nuclear war wasn't survivable.
With that in mind, I thought I would start this blog to discuss the things that are on my mind regarding CD, and to start reaching out to rebuild at least a strong network of private-sector CD organizations. The goal is to generate an infectious reconnect of government CD, if we can.
My final inspiration today was a very interesting video on YouTube that originally aired in Great Britain 36 years ago. What struck me was the similarity of England's CD woes of 1980 to our present day apathy. Take a look:
For decades, the US government has essentially ignored a Civil Defense (CD) role to protect The People. Many of our allies around the globe have kept up a CD tradition, as have a number of our enemies. The Russian efforts in particular have been historically and are presently better than our own. For all the talk of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) doctrine, the Russians don't seem to be convinced that the destruction is necessarily mutual, or assured. The building and upgrading of their CD infrastructure would make no sense if they believed that nuclear war wasn't survivable.
With that in mind, I thought I would start this blog to discuss the things that are on my mind regarding CD, and to start reaching out to rebuild at least a strong network of private-sector CD organizations. The goal is to generate an infectious reconnect of government CD, if we can.
My final inspiration today was a very interesting video on YouTube that originally aired in Great Britain 36 years ago. What struck me was the similarity of England's CD woes of 1980 to our present day apathy. Take a look:
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