The US Department of Defense is preparing to ensure that major military bases across the country can operate without external supplies for at least 90 days during a large-scale conflict, APA reports, citing Fox News.
Under the Pentagon’s “FORTRESS America” programme, major installations in the continental United States must be able to function for 90 days without access to civilian electricity, water, fuel and communications infrastructure.
Sean Parnell, assistant to the US secretary of defense for public affairs, said dependence on civilian utilities posed a serious risk to national defence.
“We do not want to depend on ordinary civilian infrastructure when it comes to national defence. We cannot allow that. It is an unacceptable risk,” Parnell said.
He argued that US security strategy had long relied on the outdated assumption that the country’s position between two oceans would protect it from external threats.
The programme envisages using portable nuclear reactors, large-capacity battery systems and independent microgrids to supply military bases with power.
The Pentagon also considers it essential to establish strategic stockpiles of ammunition, fuel, critical minerals, spare parts and medicines.
Parnell said preparations must account for the possibility of the next major conflict unfolding on several fronts and disrupting international supply chains.
He described the programme as a safeguard to ensure uninterrupted US military operations during a large-scale war.
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