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I was sitting here pondering about SHTF scenarios and I think they've been well discussed here. There are a lot of pragmatic theories that sound frighteningly real but I do get a comforting feeling by preparing the best I know how and that there are many that share the same concerns. I've been at this for more years than I care to admit and it really wasn't until the popularity of the internet that we could communicate with each other and know how just many of us there are.
One thing that crossed my mind, and I think it is a realistic thought, is what would happen to our country of someone touched off a nuclear device at the nation's capitol when it was in session? Let's say the President and all of congress disappeared in a fraction of a second leaving the U.S. without any form of federal government, just the local militia, etc.? Would that single act bring about a total collapse of our society, or would our citizenry rise to reform law and order, or would there be total chaos?
Also, why do we find it necessary to contemplate these scenarios? For a early 1960's genre film, "Panic in the Year Zero" was very enlightening and left an indelible mark on my psyche as a 10-year-old kid. I now know that it was a good thing.
One thing that crossed my mind, and I think it is a realistic thought, is what would happen to our country of someone touched off a nuclear device at the nation's capitol when it was in session? Let's say the President and all of congress disappeared in a fraction of a second leaving the U.S. without any form of federal government, just the local militia, etc.? Would that single act bring about a total collapse of our society, or would our citizenry rise to reform law and order, or would there be total chaos?
Also, why do we find it necessary to contemplate these scenarios? For a early 1960's genre film, "Panic in the Year Zero" was very enlightening and left an indelible mark on my psyche as a 10-year-old kid. I now know that it was a good thing.