Nuclear Near Miss? It's Happened Before, Too Often“TO ERR...IS THE DESTRUCTION OF HUMANS.” If you read last week’s article on Starfish Prime, chances are you were already aware of the Hawaii false alarm that went out in the early morning hours Sa...
Starfish Prime: The First Major, Observable Man-made EMP in HistoryJust 5 days after Independence Day in 1962, our military put on its own show in the sky across the Pacific. In a project code-named Starfish Prime part of Operation Fishbowl, the Atomic Energy Com...
FEMA Admits It Is Broke, Cannot Provide During a DisasterThe First 72 Are On You In numerous statements to news media, FEMA head administrator Brock Long urged all Americans to understand three truths: FEMA is broke. The system is broken. If this is th...
More Volatility Means Increased Urgency to PrepareMore volatility means Increased urgency to prepare 2017 - A Monolithic Natural Disaster Year 2017 was a record year for natural disasters. According to an October report from the National Centers ...
The Story of Tilly Smith - What it Teaches Us About PreparednessThe Story of Tilly Smith What it Teaches Us About Preparedness It was the day after Christmas. Boxing Day as they call it in England, where 10-year old Tilly Smith hailed from. Tilly, along with he...
Are we prepared for the next pandemic? An insightful lookHistory Infectious diseases have been with us throughout the whole of human history. In general, these diseases are caused by two types of microorganisms, bacteria, and viruses. For example, the b...
They Underestimated American PerseveranceTHEY UNDERESTIMATED AMERICAN PERSEVERANCE In the days leading up to December 7th, 1941, America was a divided nation. Another war was raging in Europe – this time with a theater in the Pacific. Wo...
Salvage Today's Food Supply to Protect Tomorrow'sSALVAGE TODAY’S FOOD SUPPLY TO PROTECT TOMORROW’S 31% of all available food in the U.S. goes to waste. Let’s break down what that means for the average household. According to a report from the Nat...
A Discovery Older Than America Might Help Protect It TodayA DISCOVERY OLDER THAN AMERICA MAY HELP PROTECT IT TODAY To start today’s discussion of EMP shielding, we are going to go back to 1755. As you may know, our polymath founding father Benjamin Frankl...
You're Planning for the Future at Today's Prices"You are planning for the future at today’s prices" This week, we sit down with David, a lifelong prepper, veteran and Customer Service Manager for the My Patriot Supply family. If you missed David...
Forming a Personal Plan for Nuclear FalloutFirst, let’s take care of some basic terminology. Fallout can be the result of any nuclear event, meaning it could be from a weapon or a nuclear plant meltdown. Nuclear fallout is produced when a ...
Update: Get the Latest EMP NewsInterest and feedback on the topic of EMPs have pushed us to dig deeper. Even national, mainstream media is chattering about it. Let's dive in for the latest news about EMPs and preparedness. Plus,...
