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According to Daniel Aldrich, Dean's Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, "We are living through a polycrisis. Shocks no longer arrive one at a time. A storm knocks out power, the outage freezes payment systems, and a cyber intrusion lands on top of both."
Around the world, governments are increasingly advising their citizens to have provisions in the case of an emergency such as war, extreme weather and cybersecurity threats.
Japan is preparing a nationwide disaster-readiness appeal, while Britain launched its 'Be Ready' public campaign urging households to remain self-sufficient for at least 72 hours.
France and the U.K. recently advised people to have supplies for a period of 72 hours ready.
In the U.S., for example, advice published on Ready.gov, a website of the Department of Homeland Security, states: “Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days.”
India’s National Disaster Management Authority advises households to have a disaster emergency kit but doesn’t stipulate a time frame.
Newsweek has compiled a map of countries where governments are advising for emergency preparedness and recommending stockpiling of food.
The advice around emergency preparedness comes as Defense
Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a recent memo that more U.S. military bases will need to be able to run independently for at least three months should they be cut off from external supplies in the event of a conflict.
On September 30, Hegseth unveiled the Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply and Survivability (FORTRESS) initiative.
He dubbed it the “nation’s insurance policy” to ensure that the U.S. would still be able to obtain the materials it needs and carry out operations if traditional supply chains were to be cut off."
Around the world, governments are increasingly advising their citizens to have provisions in the case of an emergency such as war, extreme weather and cybersecurity threats.
Japan is preparing a nationwide disaster-readiness appeal, while Britain launched its 'Be Ready' public campaign urging households to remain self-sufficient for at least 72 hours.
France and the U.K. recently advised people to have supplies for a period of 72 hours ready.
In the U.S., for example, advice published on Ready.gov, a website of the Department of Homeland Security, states: “Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days.”
India’s National Disaster Management Authority advises households to have a disaster emergency kit but doesn’t stipulate a time frame.
Newsweek has compiled a map of countries where governments are advising for emergency preparedness and recommending stockpiling of food.
The advice around emergency preparedness comes as Defense
On September 30, Hegseth unveiled the Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply and Survivability (FORTRESS) initiative.
He dubbed it the “nation’s insurance policy” to ensure that the U.S. would still be able to obtain the materials it needs and carry out operations if traditional supply chains were to be cut off."
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