Fortress America: The Pentagon Is Preparing for Disaster. What About the Rest of Us?

The Pentagon is preparing military bases to survive for 90 days without relying on America's public power grid, water systems, or other critical infrastructure. But who's preparing to protect the rest of us? The initiative is called "Fortress America," and its timing raises some serious questions. With tensions escalating over Iran, warnings about cyberattacks against America's critical infrastructure, and the possibility of a much wider conflict, the Pentagon is working to make military installations independent of the civilian systems millions of Americans depend on every day. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell called reliance on civilian infrastructure an "intolerable risk." But if that risk is intolerable for the military, what does that mean for ordinary Americans? In this episode of Fiercely Independent, we connect the dots between Fortress America, the threat of cyber warfare, escalating tensions with Iran, and the consequences of a potential infrastructure failure. The military is preparing to survive without us. Who's preparing to protect us? Stay Fierce. Stay Independent. #FiercelyIndependent #FortressAmerica #Pentagon #CyberWarfare #NationalSecurity #CriticalInfrastructure #Iran #MilitaryPreparedness #Cybersecurity #IndependentNews