Every major military installation in the continental United States would be expected to run its essential operations, independently, for at least 90 days.
\n\nThe Pentagon is working on a plan to make sure US military bases can keep running for at least 90 days, on their own, with no reliance on other infrastructure. The effort is called FORTRESS, and it is built around one worry: that a large war could knock out power grids, break supply chains and put critical infrastructure on American soil at risk.
\n\nAccording to the Pentagon, it was launched on the direction of the Secretary of War. It aims to end decades of quiet dependence that left the military leaning on foreign mines for rare earths, overseas factories for microchips, foreign supply chains for weapons and the civilian power grid for base operations.
\n\nThe Pentagon had already said it wants major bases to rely less on civilian power grids. The new standard goes further by applying the same thinking to other basic services.
\n\nThe plan points to portable nuclear reactors, large-scale battery storage and microgrids that can cut a base off from the civilian grid. The Pentagon says the goal is for bases to stay lit…
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