John G. mentioned: Digging into China’s nuclear tunnels [1]. Without an inspection regime, we are essentially in the dark about the size of China’s nuclear arsenal. Back in my home town, this information deficit is a Z Division [2] nightmare.
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Ron in Vermont mentioned a ham radio network that has been set up by the American Preparedness Radio Net in cooperation with the Catastrophe Network [3]. Ron notes: “Sunday evening there is a digital net on 40 meters on 7.073 MHz @ 1930 EST, and a voice net on 80 meters @ 3.818 MHz. Topics vary from gardening, communications, alternative power, et cetera. The primary goal is to test equipment and prove out communications.” OBTW, here is a fascinating recent APRN post: How To ‘Listen’ To The DigiNet WITHOUT a Radio [4]
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M.B. recommended watching a recent interview with Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers about the NDAA Bill [5]. (In several segments, spanning 45 minutes.)
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Several readers have mentioned the FloJack hand well pump [6]. This is an affordable, self-contained 50-foot depth hand well pump kit, with optional kits to go deeper. It ships UPS in a 50 pound box. It is a narrow profile pump design, engineered to assemble and drop into a well casing right beside your existing electric well pump. It’s manufactured from food grade PVC [7], stainless and aluminum. It delivers 10 gallons a minute, will lift water 150 feet, and can pump uphill, or pump pressurized water into your home through a garden hose connected to an outdoor faucet. You will still have water at the sink, tub or for toilet flushing. The pump kit is around $349 (depending on the features included).