Fortitude Ranch CEO Drew Miller was on the Fox News show The Ingraham Angle last week. Watch the segment here.

Prepper survey reports on greatest threats we face today A survey of preppers, who unlike most Americans are regularly watching for indications of a disaster or event that could lead to a “collapse” (economy not functioning, widespread loss of law and order), rated the top threats we face.  Below is a list of the top threats of concern to watchful, prepared Americans, in order of concern (based on their assessment of both likelihood of occurrence, and impact of the collapse that may result): Unsurprisingly, over half rated loss of our electric grid as a grave, #1 threat.  Vulnerabilities of our […]

A leading prepper trainer and podcaster calls Fortitude Ranch the “Premier Prepping Community” during a conversation with CEO Dr. Drew Miller. You can listen to the interview here.

Fortitude Ranch was featured in an article in USA Today. The article — titled “Could 2024 election cause society to collapse? Some preppers think so – and they’re ready.” — was a cover story in some editions of the newspaper. The picture on the right is one of several taken at Fortitude Ranch Colorado for the piece. Read the story here.

AI increases the ability of biotechnology and bioengineered viruses to be designed and released for maximum human destruction.  An Executive Order just released highlights the risk, but calls for nothing but studies and models.  The key part of the executive order was the three page long section on “Reducing Risks at the Intersection of AI and CBRN Threats. . . . — with a particular focus on biological weapons”: If you’re a government funded think tank or agency, this is a great order to give you more work studying the problem.  But there is nothing in this order on actually reducing […]

Fortitude Ranch CEO Drew Miller was interviewed on the Brian Nichols Show about surviving disaster. Watch the interview here.

Another major warning of bioengineered pandemics For decades biologists and Dept of Defense Think Tanks have warned that bioengineered viruses and pandemics are “inevitable,” but still warnings are coming out—and being ignored by Government.  Artificial Intelligence and super computers make it easier for a nation state, terrorist group, or even one dedicated individual to bioengineer a new virus that could wipe out most of mankind. The capability to do bioengineering has been around for over a decade, and it keeps getting easier for bad people to alter natural viruses to make them more transmissible and lethal. Fortitude Ranch CEO Dr/Col Drew […]

Some good threat news—no active supervolcano warnings, Yellowstone is not about to erupt There are huge numbers of YouTube videos suggesting that Yellowstone is about to erupt as a supervolcano.  Such an eruption would not just destroy life locally, but spread ash that would destroy much of U.S. crops short term—and long term might reduce or block sunlight worldwide for years, causing huge loss of life and species and a horrific collapse.               According to the U.S. Geological Survey office, there is no higher risk now of a Yellowstone eruption.  The most recent supervolcanic eruption on Earth occurred about 27,000 years […]

Hudson Institute presentation explains why war with China may occur in months—bringing huge risk of small nuclear exchange that could take down our electric grid for years, kill most Americans An expert foreign policy and financial analyst who has been studying China’s preparations for war was recently featured in a Hudson Institute presentation, presenting evidence that China is preparing for an invasion of Taiwan, which he believes is likely in the next few months.  The Hudson Institute is probably the best think tank in the U.S.; they have no political agenda. His evidence is summarized below.  There was another clear […]

Disaster Preparedness LLC (parent company of Fortitude Ranch) operates a disaster threat watch system, monitoring over 50 “trigger” events that could lead to a collapse.  We provide collapse threat warnings to Fortitude Ranch members and a few investor/hedge fund firms.  With the launch next year of “Collapse Survival SimWarn” others will receive our warnings of developing situations that could lead to a collapse. This App will also provide hyper-realistic, challenging Collapse Survival Simulations.  Every week, we will release new scenarios that play out a months or year long simulation of a collapse disaster, run over a 6-day period, played simultaneously […]

f the taxes Great Britain imposed upon the colonies warranted a revolution, then the refusal of government officials to protect our electric grid, so that the vast majority of us do not perish when it is taken down, warrants BOLD action. If millions of Americans die in a grid down event due to this irresponsible, criminal negligence then this warrants execution of elected officials. The vulnerabilities of our fragile electric system have been known for decades, published in Congressional reports, with the Chair of one of these Congressional EMP study commissions, a former Admiral and CIA Director, warning that 90% […]

Science News lists their top 10 collapse threats—new technologies mean new threats We track 50 “trigger events” that could lead to a collapse at Fortitude Ranch, but a recent Science News article on the top threats included several we have not considered a viable threat. Their list of top 10 collapse threats is: 10. Alien invasion 9. Asteroid impact 8. Bees all die (crop pollination impact) 7. Artificial intelligence takeover 6. Quantum computing 5. Complexity’s instability 4. Social media 3. Pandemic(s) 2. Nuclear war 1. Climate change We don’t consider climate change a collapse threat because it may take decades […]

The chaos in Russia may be great news in the long run, but short term it ups the threat of a desperate Putin nuclear attack in the Ukraine that could escalate, and/or a clandestine attack against the U.S./Europe like releasing a deadly virus or taking down our vulnerable electric grid. You may not be a fan of CNN, but their analysis just posted is correct: “Prigozhin may not win, and the foundations of the Kremlin’s control may not collapse. But a weakened Putin may do irrational things to prove his strength.  He may prove unable to accept the logic of […]

Fortitude Ranch Threat Condition:  Elevated, risks of war, bio attack are up Top Artificial Intelligence Experts warn it is a Threat to Mankind that we probably cannot stop Usually collapse threats don’t get a lot of headlines, but the host of leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts saying that this technology could destroy mankind has indeed gotten publicity.  Most of the news coverage would lead you to believe it’s a future, not a present threat.  That’s because there is a different way AI can be threatening that is not well covered in the media.  The present risk is Russia or China […]

Editor’s note;  we normally start with a threat update, but this time a short editor’s note.  We have two items submitted by members for this issue.  First a report on a great new documentary on our very fragile, vulnerable electrical system.  Second, one of our members wrote a very realistic and entertaining story imagining what it would be like riding out a collapse at Fortitude Ranch.  It’s a very educational, worth reading, surprisingly moving good essay. Probability of a Nuclear Exchange with China over Taiwan continues to rise The warnings and rising indications of war with China over Taiwan are […]

A senior Iranian official just announced that Iran has the technical means to produce a nuclear weapon, and has already enriched uranium far beyond imposed limits, and can readily reach weapons grade levels.  This is not really a surprise to people who have been watching Iran’s development not just of nuclear weapons grade material, but long range ICBMs.  With Iran regarding the United States and “the Great Satin,” run by a fanatical, religious government this is a direct threat.  Israel may well launch preemptive attacks on Iran, an ally of Russia, which could lead to a rapidly escalating conflict that […]

Arguably, creating fire is one of the most, if not the most, important skills you can have in a survival situation. When you create fire you create warmth, light, the ability to cook your food, boil water, protect yourself and provide comfort. The very act of being able to create fire can be a matter of life and death. The scene in the movie Castaway where Tom Hanks finally creates fire and he dances around on the beach praising himself demonstrates that he knows at that point he will survive. Fire nuggets will allow you to have that same great […]

We may well be on the path to World War Three, with “Achilles’ heel” vulnerabilities that invite nuclear attack While it is not getting much mainstream media attention, Russia clearly has China’s support for the invasion of Ukraine, and Iran and North Korea are also part of this dangerous alliance.  The Ukraine invasion and Russia’s current high state of nuclear alert raises the risk of nuclear war, but it is China invading Taiwan that possess a much greater risk of nuclear attacks on the U.S. mainland.  China has been absolutely clear that they regard Taiwan as their territory and they […]

A Review of Threats:  China remains a far more dangerous threat of near-term nuclear war than a Russian invasion of Ukraine.   Civil unrest and misuse of new technologies also pose grave risks of a collapse. Our newsletters usually begin with a report on a specific threat that could lead to a “collapse”—a situation where the economy is not functioning and there is wide spread loss of law and order.  There are so many items to report on now that we’re doing a brief update on a variety of threats that we are watching. While news today is focused on the […]

Fortitude Ranch COO Steven Rene was featured on Timcast, a podcast on “cultural and political issues as well as interviews with prominent figures on topical issues” in January 2021 discussing current unrest and Fortitude Ranch.

You probably didn’t see this in mainstream media, but we monitor sources like Defense One news that cover threats that our elected government officials ignore since they lack vote buying potential. The Wall Street Journal also confirmed this new much larger ICBM likely has capability to reach the U.S. mainland. Jeffrey Lewis, a scholar at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies believes that the missile is intended to carry multiple warheads, increasing the likelihood of getting through U.S. missile defenses. While it may not be accurate it would not need to be to launch a devastating Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) […]

As Civil Unrest and Division in U.S. worsens, Fortitude Ranch likely to open for possible collapse post Nov election The police murder of George Floyd was horrible, and unfortunately sparked violence and a further breakdown in our society.   Police officers shot, people trying to protect their businesses from looters murdered, Courthouses and police buildings attacked and burned.  Changes and improvements are clearly needed, but the backlash against police, the vast majority of whom are honorable and decent, may lead to fewer wanting to serve and less commitment from them to risk their lives when either violent riots breakout, or the […]