U.S. Military Eyes Nuclear Reactors to Survive 90 Days Without the Grid
The Department of Defense is preparing for a potential "doomsday" scenario in which America's power grid collapses, supply chains grind to a halt, and military installations are forced to operate for three months without outside support, according to Fox News. The unprecedented plan, branded FORTRES
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
The Pentagon wants microreactors that can keep bases operational through three months of grid failure. That's not contingency planning — it's an admission that the U.S. electrical grid has become a strategic vulnerability. When your war-fighting infrastructure needs its own fission programme to hedge against domestic power collapse, you've conceded more about national fragility than any foreign ministry white paper ever could.