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Where is all the contingency planning by central government to cope with the aftermath of something like a large CME or other major disruption to the technology we have come to depend on so much?
Should we be demanding that such plans are made -- so that *when* (and it is when, not "if") this happens, we're able to pick up the pieces and continue on without taking too much of a hit?
What plans have *you* made to cope with such an event?
And aside from your daily dose of Aardvark, what would you miss the most if all your electronics and the grid stopped working for a protracted period of time?