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* As an Army officer, I learned that in order to be effective, an army must have three key abilities: To move, shoot, and communicate. Take away any one, and you are ineffective. But if you get all three right, you can absolutely devastate an opponent—even one that has vastly superior numbers.<ref>http://www.survivalblog.com/2007/05/the_memsahibs_quote_of_the_day_8.html</ref>

* As an Army officer, I learned that in order to be effective, an army must have three key abilities: To move, shoot, and communicate. Take away any one, and you are ineffective. But if you get all three right, you can absolutely devastate an opponent—even one that has vastly superior numbers.<ref>http://www.survivalblog.com/2007/05/the_memsahibs_quote_of_the_day_8.html</ref>

* Modern military planners often talk in terms of “threat spirals” when a given threat escalates and inspires a defensive  countermeasure. Ideally you should anticipate your opponent's next escalation and take countermeasures, insulating yourself from the future threat.<ref>How to Survive The End of the World as We Know It, Plume (Division of Penguin Books), New York, 2009, p. 202.</ref>

* Modern military planners often talk in terms of “threat spirals” when a given threat escalates and inspires a defensive  countermeasure. Ideally you should anticipate your opponent's next [[escalation]] and take countermeasures, insulating yourself from the future threat.<ref>How to Survive The End of the World as We Know It, Plume (Division of Penguin Books), New York, 2009, p. 202.</ref>

* If you are serious about preparedness, then it is time to get out of your armchair and start training and preparing. It will take time. It will take some sweat. It will take money. But once you've prepared, you can sleep well, knowing that you've done your best to protect and provide for your family, regardless of what the future brings. Don't get stuck in the rut of simply *studying* preparedness. Unless the shelves in your pantry and garage are filling with supplies, and unless you are growing muscles and calluses, you are not preparing.<ref>How to Survive The End of the World as We Know It, Plume (Division of Penguin Books), New York, 2009, p. 289.</ref>

* If you are serious about preparedness, then it is time to get out of your armchair and start training and preparing. It will take time. It will take some sweat. It will take money. But once you've prepared, you can sleep well, knowing that you've done your best to protect and provide for your family, regardless of what the future brings. Don't get stuck in the rut of simply *studying* preparedness. Unless the shelves in your pantry and garage are filling with supplies, and unless you are growing muscles and calluses, you are not preparing.<ref>How to Survive The End of the World as We Know It, Plume (Division of Penguin Books), New York, 2009, p. 289.</ref>