1 catastrophe could take U.S. down, expert warns…”Rely on FEMA food stockpiles? Good luck. Maybe 2 meals each for 1% of population”
F. Michael Maloof
WND.com
Sept. 20, 2015
WASHINGTON – Between the Red Cross, National Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA, all of whom respond to emergencies and disasters, America should be reasonably well-prepared for floods, fires, terror attacks and other major catastrophes, one might think.
Yet, in a dizzyingly high-tech era in which energy and communications grids are increasingly vulnerable to malicious attack, a nationally recognized security expert warns that any one of a series of catastrophic events could conceivably so disrupt the nation’s supply chain of food, water and medical supplies that regional shortages might persist for a period of years, a nightmare scenario that could result in millions of American deaths.
In an interview with WND, Barrett Moore, founder of the legendary global security company Triple Canopy, warns starkly that America’s infrastructure is “collapsing,” and if “any one or all of 15 key structural elements within the supply chain are impacted, we’re done.”
Moore today runs “360.TM,” which provides solutions to the various vulnerabilities of the nation’s supply chain, including the design, construction and equipping of safe havens, as well as consulting on threat assessment and creating emergency operations centers and transportation services.
“The day-to-day operation of our society is predicated on peace and ongoing prosperity, along with a steady fuel supply, stable currency and civil order,” Moore told WND. And yet, he added, “no provision exists for emergencies wherein fuel becomes scarce, data does not flow, the currency collapses, or civil order breaks down.”
The United States is simply unprepared, he says, for the unfolding of major chaotic events, adding that Americans “will remain vulnerable” as long as they have no “secure location” to which they can retreat.
Any number of major developments could have a direct impact on the vulnerability of U.S. supply chains, says Moore.
For instance, the food delivery supply chain is increasingly vulnerable, he said, noting that “the average meal” travels some 2,500 miles from farm to table, 25 percent further than two decades ago.
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