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Oct 28 09:00 UTC

Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid (fortune.com)

10 points|by russfink||4 comments|Read full story on fortune.com

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  1. 1. russfink||context
    Also UK citizens told to prepare three days of food and water. What do they know that they aren’t telling us?
  2. 2. measurablefunc||context
    That's hilarious b/c the US military is the 47th largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet so there is no way any base can go 90 days w/o the grid.
  3. 3. dlcarrier||context
    That just means they burn a lot of fuel. Generators can burn the same diesel as a boat, and most can burn Jet A, too.
  4. 4. measurablefunc||context
    Where do you think they get the electricity for the bases now?