You can go your own way: US diverges from world on emergency preparedness – The Guardian

You can go your own way: US diverges from world on emergency preparedness  The Guardian

As governments urge public to prepare for cyber-attacks and natural disasters, US focuses on military preparation Governments around the world are spearheading new campaigns to encourage the general public to be prepared for a host of emergencies that could disrupt essential services, including cyber-attacks and natural disasters. The United States, however, is taking a different approach: focusing on military preparation, as opposed to the general population. With an influx of global messaging regarding emergency preparedness, the Guardian spoke with emergency experts about the Pentagon’s latest initiative and the state of US disaster preparedness at large. The United Kingdom’s latest “Be Ready” campaign urges the public to stock up with supplies to last 72 hours, a warning that comes amid growing concern about the impact of the climate crisis, technological dependency and hostile state threats.

Sweden also recently published updated guidance for its population in the case of “crisis or war”, as did Japan; Goshi Hosono, the disaster management minister, said the country would issue an emergency appeal to citizens on 2 November, when the country’s new disaster management agency begins operations. The plan will reportedly echo the UK’s advice that households should have supplies to remain self-sufficient for at least three days during a disaster. “The state of the world has worsened drastically in recent years. War is being waged