We’re at DEFCON 3. Don’t take this lightly. Here’s what you need to do about it.

Friday, April 12, the US raised its nuclear alert status to DEFCON 3, Condition Yellow (out of 5 levels), stating “There are currently no imminent nuclear threats against the United States at this time, however the situation is considered fluid and can change rapidly.” ~source

Whoa. I thought this stuff only happened in movies? This is because of all the North Korea hoopla you’ve been hearing about in the news.

DEFCON stands for “Defense Condition”. We’re at level 3 now. Level 5 is the best, meaning, the lowest state of readiness where everything is honky-dorky. Level 1 is “hold onto your panties and run for you life because the shit just hit the fan”.

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To put this into perspective, we previously reached DEFCON 3 during the September 11 attacks. We reached DEFCON 2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

But this is a health & fitness blog, so why am I howling about all this DEFCON nonsense? I’m telling you this as a “just in case” alert in the interest of protecting the health & safety of your and your family.

So let’s go through this…

Even if you think the idea of nuclear war is far-fetched, the North Koreans STILL have the ability to knock out our power grid with an EMP attack. EMP stand for Electromangetic Pulse. This EMP would basically knocked out our power grid for an extended period of time. I’m talking months to possibly a year. It would be total blackout conditions. We’d have no reliance on anything that runs on electricity. This threat is so serious that the our government even has an EMP Commission to assess the treat of attacks. I suggest you do some Googled-reading on EMPs.

So, an EMP would affect anything you rely on for electricity. Got money in the bank? You won’t be able to get it out of an ATM. Want some clean water to flow through your home’s pipes? Your city or county won’t have the ability to purify the water because that requires pumps and electricity. Toilet flushing would be obsolete. If you’re hot or cold, heating and air conditioning will be a thing of the past. You won’t even be able to listen to a radio, because an EMP not only knocks out power, it destroys electrical appliances and electrical equipment.

Are you following me here?

Grocery stores would be emptied out in a few short hours. It wouldn’t be a pretty scene if you had to do some last minute shopping for basic necessities. No cell phones either. It would be a state of absolute chaos. And it could happen.

Perhaps this is all overkill. Am I blowing things out of proportion? Nah, I don’t think so. All I’m asking is that at the very minimum, you keep a extra food, water and medical supplies on hand. A portable toilet is a good idea, too. If you can’t get access to your money, have something to barter with. Oh, and something to defend yourself and secure your home, too. There could be riots.

I keep preaching to you about Potassium Iodide pills. Please…go get some. This isn’t even a suggestion anymore. Just go get some!

It’s DEFCON 3, my friends. Don’t take that lightly. Don’t be that person who ignored this warning, talkin’ about: “I should’ve listened to what Josie said. Now I’m filled with radiation and the power grid is down, and I can’t run on my treadmill and I’m all hungry and dehydrated ‘n stuff”.

M’kay?

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