Today we welcome our newest advertiser: Montie Gear. Some of their fine products were reviewed favorably by SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor, Pat Cascio, in July of 2012, and in June of 2013. — Featured today is a guest article by Joel Ho, the founder of an engineering firm that specializes in EMP protection.
As and engineer and founder of an EMP protection startup company , I wanted to explain some EMP basics and also educate readers about current Directed Energy Weapons (DEW.) Qualifications: My team has developed the first EMP simulator-tested laptop EMP shield that lets you protect and use your laptop (including wireless.) So, over the past year, we’ve learned firsthand what’s true and what’s not regarding radio frequencies. All subjects mentioned are the opinion of MobileSec Solutions LLC but not legally binding. General Overview Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is generated usually when a nuclear device is detonated in the upper atmosphere. …
To SurvivalBlog Readers: I have gone back and read or skimmed the archives of every entry in SurvivalBlog since it’s inception in 2005. I’m sure that anyone who has read even a small portion of this excellent resource has come to realize that a means of self-protection is critical in a SHTF situation and that firearms are the primary tool to that end. To those that may not yet be aware, many popular types of ammunition have been scarce and have become more expensive and attempts by the government to regulate sales and possession of ammunition are becoming more frequent. …
Here it comes! The IMF Proposes A 10% Supertax On All Eurozone Household Savings. Americans should be forewarned. We too need to minimize our bank deposits and shift into tangibles investing. (Thanks to “Beekeeper” for the link.) C.D.V. sent this: Fitch puts US AAA rating on rating watch negative Nobel Prize U.S. winner warns of ‘bubbly’ global home prices Items from The Economatrix: 22 Reasons To Be Concerned About The U.S. Economy As We Head Into The Holiday Season The US cannot avoid a soft default even if a hard default is avoided: Debt ceiling already breached and US Treasury …
Reader Arthur S. sent the link to an interesting “clock” showing worldwide births and deaths, in real time. o o o Randy F. wrote to note: “As if made by the TEOTWAWKI crowd, National Geographic is going to premiere the [docudrama] movie Blackout on October 27, 2013. It is about the effects of a total grid failure blackout in America after a cyber attack. They follow the travails on a young family expecting a second child any minute, a yuppie couple in NYC, a group of college students stuck in their dorm, a prepper family of four, a teenage …
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