My post on Survivalist
started me thinking about the real dangers this nation faces.
We have the mightiest
military on earth (because our national budget allocates more money for
military ‘defense’ then the next ten militarized nations combined.) No foreign country or no terrorist group is
ever going to have boots on the ground in the United States
We are, however, vulnerable
to limited target attacks by fanatical fundamentalist similar to what we
experienced on 9-11. Populated areas in
a major city, government buildings in D.C. and even sports venues similar to
the Boston Marathon could be targeted and result in mass casualties; but this
would not put the Nation at risk.
There are two scenarios that
are real and dangerous, and these seem to be ignored by our government
representatives and the press:
First is the possibility of one
or more nuclear weapons exploding inside the continental United States
This would not be an attack from a foreign
nation, but from mismanagement of our own nuclear weapons program.
The men who guard our
intercontinental ballistic fleet have the most boring job in the world. It is like being dressed for a party but
never invited. Every day they lock
themselves in a bunker with antiquated electronic equipment and wait for the
word to launch warheads sitting atop missiles, some of which are fifty years
old.
Their computers are so old and outdated that
launch commands and system checks are downloaded from floppy disk. What could possibly go wrong?
The second, but no less a
threat, would be a terrorist attack on our aged and outdated electrical
grid. This would bring our Nation to a
halt. A nationwide blackout would be
disastrous.
Think of life without
electricity: no lights, no heat or air conditioning, food spoiling, stores
closed, banks closed - no electronic financial activities, no air travel, no
trains, no subways; no TV or radio and no cell phone communication – internet –
facebook – twitter…(hell, everyone under
thirty would probably commit suicide.)
All us old people – my
generation – would probably get along just fine during this second scenario,
but everyone else would be traumatized.
So, what can we do to
prepare? My plan for survival is to
take over and defend the local liquor store.
Red wine and whiskey are fine unrefrigerated and I could get use to warm
beer.
the Ol’Buzzard
