Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid (fortune.com) 3 points by russfink 1d ago ↗ HN
[–] russfink 1d ago ↗ Also UK citizens told to prepare three days of food and water. What do they know that they aren’t telling us?
[–] measurablefunc 1d ago ↗ That's hilarious b/c the US military is the 47th largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet so there is no way any base can go 90 days w/o the grid. [–] dlcarrier 1d ago ↗ That just means they burn a lot of fuel. Generators can burn the same diesel as a boat, and most can burn Jet A, too. [–] measurablefunc 1d ago ↗ Where do you think they get the electricity for the bases now?
[–] dlcarrier 1d ago ↗ That just means they burn a lot of fuel. Generators can burn the same diesel as a boat, and most can burn Jet A, too. [–] measurablefunc 1d ago ↗ Where do you think they get the electricity for the bases now?
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