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EU households should stockpile essential supplies to survive at least 72 hours of crisis, Brussels has proposed, as Russia’s war in Ukraine and a darkening geopolitical landscape prompt the bloc to take new steps to increase its security.
The continuing conflict in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic that brutally exposed a lack of crisis response capabilities and the Trump administration’s adversarial stance towards Europe have forced the continent to rethink its vulnerabilities and increase spending on defence and security.
The new initiative comes as European intelligence agencies warn that Russia could attack an EU member state within three to five years, adding to natural threats including floods and wildfires worsened by climate change and societal risks such as financial crises.
Europe faced increased threats “including the possibility of armed aggression against member states”, the European Commission warned on Wednesday as it published a 30-step plan for its 27 capitals to increase their preparedness for crisis and mitigation measures.
Hope you’re also planning to keep that oven going if there is a power outage…
It’s something a lot of people (myself included) keep forgetting that without electricity, both your fridge and your stove / oven stop working.
I’ve cooked over open fires before and could do it again. I can even start one without a match.
The grinder would need a generator or solar panel, though. Thankfully both are fairly plentiful in my area, and depending on the situation oil production could continue to some degree. If it’s comes to mortar and pestle I should maybe just die.