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Pentagon seeks 90-day self-sufficiency for major U.S. military bases
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Fox News, RedState, The Epoch Times and The Washington Times report that the Department of Defense wants every major U.S. military base able to operate for 90 days without outside power or supply if a war cuts them off. Fox News says the effort is called the FORTRESS initiative. The Epoch Times quotes Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell saying “War has evolved, the threats have evolved, and our defenses must evolve with them.” RedState, in an opinion piece, argues that a future conflict would not be shielded by two oceans as earlier world wars were.
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The Department of Defense wants every major U.S. military base able to operate for 90 days without outside help if a war cuts off power and supply chains.
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The 90-day requirement is part of a program the coverage calls the FORTRESS initiative.
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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said defenses must evolve as the nature of war and its threats change.
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Right-side outlets present the Pentagon's 90-day self-sufficiency requirement as a wartime survival plan, with the Far Right outlets using ‘doomsday’ framing and more dramatic language than The Washington Times.
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Right-side headlines present the 90-day self-sufficiency requirement as a wartime survival plan, with Far Right outlets using ‘doomsday’ framing and more dramatic wording than The Washington Times, which simply attributes the plan to the Pentagon.
Pentagon says every base should be fully self-sufficient for at least 90 days
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doomsdayMore neutral: contingency
The word evokes an apocalypse, while the reported plan is an operating requirement for military bases.
Inside the Pentagon's doomsday plan to keep America fighting if global war erupts
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Pentagon says every base should be fully self-sufficient for at least 90 days
The Department of Defense wants every major military base able to operate for 90 days without outside help if a war cuts off power and supply chains.
- The Epoch TimesFar Right
Pentagon Preparing US Military Bases to Operate Off-Grid for 90 Days, Spokesman Says
'War has evolved, the threats have evolved, and our defenses must evolve with them,' said Sean Parnell.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Inside the Pentagon's Sensational language“doomsday”The word evokes an apocalypse, while the reported plan is an operating requirement for military bases.More neutral: contingencyDisagree with this highlight? plan to keep America fighting if global war erupts
The Pentagon's FORTRESS initiative requires every major U.S. military base to sustain operations for 90 days without civilian power or supply chains.
Pentagon Sensational language“Doomsday”The word evokes an apocalypse, while the reported plan is an operating requirement for military bases.More neutral: contingencyDisagree with this highlight? Plan: Bases Plan for 90 Days of Wartime Self Sufficiency
In the previous two world wars, the United States had the luxury of two great oceans separating our homeland from the fighting. In the Great War, the American heartland was out of reach of our primary foe, Germany. …
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Fox News, Oct 25, 6:00 AM EDT
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- Fox NewsFar RightOct 25, 6:00 AM EDT
- The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 26, 4:07 PM EDT
- The Washington TimesRightOct 27, 10:15 AM EDT
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