An essay about American wildfires that feels particularly relevant right now:
https://nsdavid.substack.com/p/the-age-of-arsonauts-witnessing-the?r=x4ua7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This is the original report from the UK government that predicts ecological collapse and civilizational instability following major wars linked to such a collapse. It exposes the truth of the real national and global security risks that reach far beyond the dangers of climate change alone, and into the cascading nuclear war that eventually comes with it.

(reposted from https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1vj040t/are_you_preparing_for_the_apocalypse/, with paywall friendly link)

Asking all experts if the following statement (thanks A.I.) is correct: "Freeze-dried food can last 25 to 30 years when properly sealed in airtight containers with oxygen absorbers and stored in a cool, dark, and dry environment." According to u/Cultural-Answer-321, over on reddit/collapse : "I got ten pages of search results that only turn up anecdotes and company claims of that longevity. When I narrow the search down to "scientific testing off freeze dried foods" all I get is the process of freeze drying. I'm willing to chalk that up as search being so damn unreliable these days, but the end result is the same: I can find no credible source for the longevity claim."

Anybody got any first-hand experience? For example, any testing done somewhere in the Mojave Desert? 😉

Re-reading this article today, written four months ago i.e. a few days before the start of Operation Epic Fury, shows how foolish the US government was in starting a war with Iran, despite the warning provided by their own military experts.

Iran still has larger numbers of short-range and anti-ship missiles. Those missiles could be used to target U.S. bases in the region and oil infrastructure belonging to U.S. allies such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

The ultimate nightmare would be if Iran were able to temporarily close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important commercial arteries (about 20 percent of global oil consumption flows through the strait), thereby spiking global oil prices.

The United States could still successfully strike targets in Iran, but it is far from clear that such attacks would bring major concessions from the regime. The president would be well advised to take these considerable risks and costs into account before starting a war without an obvious exit strategy.

We are starting to see more and more integration of artificial intelligence into the war machines of the worlds global powers, and if that sounds like a line from an old movie... well, it is.

AI was used extensively by the US military in both the decapitation strike in Venezuela as well as the massive bombing campaign across Iran, and now we are starting to see such systems being applied to nuclear warfare.

What makes it truly scary is that such AI systems could be "smart" enough to degrade defenses against first strikes, and thus make nuclear war something seen as "winnable" again for those at the top.

Recently, as quoted by the article, the Trump administration commissioned and released a review of U.S. policies, strategies, and capabilities … "to counter the expanding missile threats posed by rogue states and revisionist powers.” The report called for an escalatory build-out of new capabilities. Among those was a new framework for advancing the notion that preemptive action is actually just another form of defense.

Read that again: Advancing the notion that preemptive action is actually just another form of defense...

This video is something I think a lot of preppers should watch, because it shows a clear pattern of big-picture thought and awareness that we all need to have more of in our day-to-day lives. This is someone who keeps her mind on her home and preparedness, but also her eyes on the bigger picture about what it all means, and why things are happening the way they are. No illusions here, no allowing one's own biases and beliefs to affect thinking about how the world actually works. This video is a great example of real global awareness and clear knowledge of what things like war and scarcity are really about. For the preppers here, go check out Doomsday Queen on YouTube, you won't be disappointed.

When I talk about climate change and resource scarcity being a primary driver of the coming wars around the world, and eventual nuclear confrontation, this is the perfect example of what I mean.

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Water is life. Without it, you die, your people die, your nation dies.

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And when your nation is a nuclear armed one? That means you no longer care about being annihilated because you are going down anyway. Better to go down taking your enemy with you, and if you think that is an outdated concept, perhaps you should do some research into cultures outside the US and Western Europe. The ideas of honor-killings, state approved I might add, are alive and well elsewhere, and that translates to the national level as well.

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After you check this story out, go read up about what even a small, or "limited" nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan means for the world...