Monday, March 23, 2026

Civil Defense Chatter

 Interior Minister Dobrindt gave a 'talk'....saying it's time to require civil defense 'classes' in school, and perhaps even adult classes.

Covering?  Well.....war stuff, and natural disasters.

 "Prevention creates security."  Thats the key quote I take from his speech.

If you asked me on how to handle disasters in Germany....I'd have to sit and ponder that for a while.  I have my vast Air Force time.....where you knew a strategy for a dozen-odd events.  Today....there's mostly a siren 'alert'....if it were real....they'd instruct you to listen to the radio for instructions.

War-stuff....like a Russian invasion?  I have no idea.  About two years ago....the wife hyped-up this....after public TV suggested the Russians might attack. I told her to fill the car up with beer/water, and drive west.  I think she thought there was 'more' to counter-invasion strategy....like handing out rifles/ammo/helmets.

Are there any German prepies? No....not like you'd see in America.

Massive power outages?  We are kinda geared to what is normal....six to twelve hours of a outage.  If it were five days?  No...I can say pretty clearly.....no one in the village has a power generator.

What I see from this strategy.....classes in school?  You are going to have thousands of German kids hyped-up and worried about some disaster. 

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