Germany to chart first civil defense plan since Cold War

TheLocal.de ^ | 21 Aug 2016 15:14 GMT+02:00 | AFP

[Olog-hai]

Germany will introduce its first civil defense strategy since the end of the Cold War, calling on the population to stockpile enough food and water for several days, according to a report Sunday.

The plan, which makes civilian backing of troops a priority while boosting the resilience of buildings and increasing capacity in the healthcare system, is due to be adopted by the government Wednesday, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) daily. […]

The strategy noted that “an attack on German territory requiring conventional defense is unlikely,” but said the country should be “sufficiently prepared in case of an existence-threatening development in the future that cannot be ruled out,” according to the 69-page strategy quoted by the FAZ. …

[grey_whiskers]

The tin-foil hat brigade might ask, does this have anything to do with the Turkish coup and the US nukes said to have based at, but supposedly very recently moved from, Incirlik?

[jcon40]

well I was hoping we’d at least get an alert on our cell phone to let us know there’s incoming....

a couple last prayers would be nice...

You make a good point though. I’ll have both.

[Sawdring]

Maybe the coup was supported by Washington and foiled by Russia.

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

"This came out mid-day on today (Sun). I would say that a lot of Germans are now asking questions and trying to figure out what drove this new strategy."

How about (all in a VERY short time period):

1. Russia retaking the world stage.
2. The US overthrow and destabilization of major portions of the ME & N Africa.
3. An open question about Incirlik nuclear bomb possession.
4. The US trying to start a war with Russia and Putin's generous and crystal clear warnings.
5. Syria.
6. The rise of the Caliphate.
7. Extremely uncertain and dangerous economic woes across the West, only pushed off the front page due to terrorism.
8. A US top military commander in the ME just gave a serious threat to the Russians.
9. The cusp of an extremely uncertain, divided and contentious US election.
10. The New Turkey.
11. Whether people believe it or not, the most spiritually powerful days arrive in October.

Germany is Islam's #1 target in EUrope. If Germany falls, EUrope falls. It is that simple.

"Frankly, the brief info from state-run news just says this pamphlet (60-odd pages) will come out on Wed and advise some emergency stash of food and water. No one buying into the story....everyone thinks there’s something else to it."

YEP.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

FWIW, USGOV still recommends emergency food & water for only three days. The article I read says Germany is calling for ten days, over three times longer...

[Rebelbase]

The only fallout shelter’s I’ve seen in the past 30 years were in basements of old city buildings. Probably long gone to collectors by now.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Prepping Ping List

German Government Civil Defense Announcement (8/21/16)

German Govt. recommends Civilian Prepping- 10 day supply of food and water .
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Hat tip to DuncanWaring

[LucyT]

Germany to chart first civil defense plan since Cold War

German Govt. recommends Civilian Prepping- 10 day supply of food and water .

Thanks, Tilted Irish Kilt. Doesn't bode well for the rest of us.

[laplata]

Agreed.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Mr. M.J.B.:" Germany is Islam's #1 target in EUrope. If Germany falls, EUrope falls.
It is that simple."

"Frankly, the brief info from state-run news just says this pamphlet (60-odd pages) will come out on Wed and advise some emergency stash of food and water. No one buying into the story....everyone thinks there’s something else to it."
Mr. M.J.B. :"YEP."

I agree, since Turkey's demand was directed to Germany, rather than the E U .
German welfare benefits are among the best, especially since Merkle has publicly and privately encouraged immigration.
Erodagan has demanded additional monies to handle increased transport through Turkey, as well as for immigrant emergency housing now that some borders have closed.
Besides German public benefits, the country is centrally located for transport/ immigration/ invasion to other EU countries.

[MarchonDC09122009]

All this nuclear war talk is wrong.
It’s so obvious.

German and the EU are going to have an economic reset, per the Deutsche Bank financial analysts.
Europeans are in for a bank account “haircut” during multi-day bank “holiday”.

Luger-head gov’t is Requiring it’s citizens to have ten-day of food ‘cuz bank offices, ATMS and grocery stores are gonna be severely disrupted.
Fritz n Freda gotta eat.

Tick tick b1tchs..

Deutsche Bank: The stock market should collapse for a fiscal stimulus

http://www.businessinsider.com/deutsche-bank-stock-market-collapse-fiscal-stimulus-2016-8

“Policymakers aren’t used to dealing with financial repression and that unfortunately is one of the defining characteristics of stagnation.”

The only way to get the political will to grab on to this solution, in the opinion of the Deutsche Bank team, is for something drastic to happen: a stock market sell-off. Here’s the Deutsche team (emphasis added):

“The conclusion is that without an external economic shock it is hard to see policymakers being prepared to take dramatic, fiscal action to jumpstart the global economy and bounce it out of a financial repression defined by low and falling real yields to one that at least initially is defined by rising nominal yields through higher inflation expectations. Ironically the shock that is needed would require a collapse in risk assets for policymakers to then really panic and attempt dramatic fiscal stimulus.”

The idea here is that some short-term pain in the term of a stock market drop or crash would look bad, but it would inspire movement from policymakers to do the one thing that could seriously sustain the economy over the long term.

It may not be a pretty sight for investors, but it the move could anchor inflation expectations and drive real economic growth, thus untangling the financial contradictions in the system and break the “repression.”

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Rebelbase :" The only fallout shelter’s I’ve seen in the past 30 years were in basements of old city buildings."

Exactly true !
My town Hall is a former grist/ flour mill with solid stone walls 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet thick, and had fall out shelter signs on the walls.
I was informed that the basement fall out shelter was turned into a paper records repository by the Town, about 30 years ago.

[MarchonDC09122009]

Deutsche Bank is gonna reset by Sept 30, which just so happens to be the 8th year anniversary of Sept 2008 economic bank brokerage collapse.

Also, China’s Yuan gets added as gold backed reserve currency to the Global SDR (special drawing rights) basket of currencies.

Germany is gonna have some special Oktoberfest celebration!
And the world’s gonna have a heluva headache..

1. Deutsche Bank: The stock market should collapse for a fiscal stimulus

http://www.businessinsider.com/deutsche-bank-stock-market-collapse-fiscal-stimulus-2016-8

“Policymakers aren’t used to dealing with financial repression and that unfortunately is one of the defining characteristics of stagnation.”

The only way to get the political will to grab on to this solution, in the opinion of the Deutsche Bank team, is for something drastic to happen: a stock market sell-off. Here’s the Deutsche team (emphasis added):

“The conclusion is that without an external economic shock it is hard to see policymakers being prepared to take dramatic, fiscal action to jumpstart the global economy and bounce it out of a financial repression defined by low and falling real yields to one that at least initially is defined by rising nominal yields through higher inflation expectations. Ironically the shock that is needed would require a collapse in risk assets for policymakers to then really panic and attempt dramatic fiscal stimulus.”

The idea here is that some short-term pain in the term of a stock market drop or crash would look bad, but it would inspire movement from policymakers to do the one thing that could seriously sustain the economy over the long term.

It may not be a pretty sight for investors, but it the move could anchor inflation expectations and drive real economic growth, thus untangling the financial contradictions in the system and break the “repression.”

2. Review of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) Currency Basket - IMF

https://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdrcb.htm Proxy Highlight

Apr 6, 2016 ... The financial instruments comprising the SDR interest rate basket are also ... 2016, the Chinese renminbi (RMB) will be included in the SDR basket as a ... on September 30, 2016, in accordance with the above-listed weights.
IMF Board Sets September 2016 as Earliest Yuan Can Join SDR ...

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/imf-board-... Proxy Highlight

Aug 19, 2015 ... The International Monetary Fund pushed back until Sept. 30, 2016, the date that China’s yuan could be included in its basket of reserve ...

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

MarchonDC09122009 :" “Policymakers aren’t used to dealing with financial repression and that unfortunately is one of the defining characteristics of stagnation.”

yes , and we are seeing an example of stagnation in Venezuela, where the 'black market' is prosperous at 3 X the state exchange rate, and stores are empty.
Just this weekend, there was a report that people had killed and removed animals out of the public zoo to be used as food.
Venezuela is an example of Socialistic, Totalitarian control.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

Besides German public benefits, the country is centrally located for transport/ immigration/ invasion to other EU countries.
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I almost included the geocentricity aspect in my list. Great callout.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

You make great points.

Regardless of the triggering event I think there will immediate follow-on crises.

If my government suddenly said, yeah, yah might want to have 10 days of food and water handy, I would review my checklists and inventory of items, and call my out-of-area contacts.

For those who follow such things, there’s typically a “pressure building” / “birth pangs” period immediately preceding the High Holidays (The holidays themselves have their own characteristic). That would be a week or two prior to October 1st. That aligns with the dates you’ve mentioned and is consistent with 9/11 and the 2008 collapse you mention.

We’ll know soon enough.

[Salvation]

Ten days won’t cut it. How about four weeks?

[LucyT]

Sounds good.

Go for it!

[greeneyes]

Thanks for the ping. Day late and a dollar short, in my opinion. The world is getting more dangerous every day.