US and UK prepare for nightmare war scenarios

The United States military is preparing for the possibility of a major war that could cripple power grids, disrupt supply chains, and threaten critical infrastructure on American soil. Meanwhile, British families are suddenly being told to stock up on emergency supplies and to prepare for devastating attacks. We are unquestionably facing a greater threat to this country than we have certainly for most, if not all of my lifetime. For the US, the Pentagon is preparing its military bases to be capable of operating for at least 90 days without outside support as part of a broader military initiative called Fortress. The plan is aimed at ensuring American forces can continue fighting even if the civilian systems they depend on are disrupted, according to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital. We don't want to rely on standard civilian municipal infrastructure to run our national defense. We just simply can't. It's an intolerable risk, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Sean Parnell told the outlet. As part of the initiative, the Pentagon is making plans for civilian factories to shift to defense production during a crisis, while preparing alternative supply chains and strategic reserves to maintain the flow of weapons, fuel, and other essential materials. And in order to continue operating amid prolonged power disruptions, Fortress envisions portable nuclear reactors, large-scale battery stores, and microgrids capable of disconnecting military installations from the civilian electrical grid. The next conflict will likely be fought on multiple fronts. Look at the geopolitics behind any major war. When that happens, global supply chains will break, Parnell said. Fortress represents a broader shift in how Western allies prepare for threats to their homeland, with Britain making its own new push for wartime readiness. Wes Streeting, the UK's defense secretary went on a media blitz to push a new Be Ready campaign to boost Brits' preparedness for crises, ranging from Russian tanks rolling across its borders to terrorism and cyberattacks crippling domestic infrastructure. Be ready by just having some everyday essentials indoors, tinned goods in the cupboard to last you a few days, and then things like torches that are battery-powered, mobile phone charging packs. Do you have enough cash indoors if the local payment systems were down? Those sorts of things. While Streeting assured the public that there was no specific intelligence pointing to an incoming attack, the defense secretary issued a chilling warning to prepare for war, suggesting it could likely be within a few years. Our adversaries' willingness to harm us is not new. What has changed is their capacity, he wrote in the Telegraph. By 2030, their force, strength, and war economy could put them in a position to attack. That gives us a little over a thousand days to complete our mission, to be ready with our allies to fight and win. To prevent the worst, we have to prepare for it.