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All: FWIW, Matt's books are simply outstanding. They deal with CWII and many sub-issues in an incredibly realistic - and frightening fashion. I highly recommend them.

This article and Matt's conceptualized cube is outstanding. Great work.

Now, let me throw another wrinkle into the discussion. I learned this from a food-sales guy in North Carolina. It's hidden in the peacetime country is stable mode we've all been blessed with. But, when you change the rules (and war, insurrection, civil war, riots all change the rules) it becomes frighteningly obvious. The western 1/2 of the United States is far more centrally urbanized than many of us think.

The critical resource that you can't live without is water. I can see a govt. attempting to re-control seceded states in the independent minded west by controlling the water. I can see a group of secession oriented combatants using water against the urbanized western left Matt outlines in his cube.

I can also see F-18's firing guided weapons as dam busters at various reservoirs to encourage compliance amongst various western towns. The results would be disasterous.

Semper Fi,

The critical resource that you can't live without is water. I can see a govt. attempting to re-control seceded states in the independent minded west by controlling the water.

Good point which is why you want to ensure access to well water.