Ex-FBI boss tells Americans to take warnings to stock up seriously

The former Deputy Director of the FBI has issued an urgent warning to Americans as countries worldwide start stockpiling supplies for a potential crisis.

Dan Bongino, who left the bureau in January, said the public needs to take the Pentagon‘s doomsday scenario seriously and prepare as if a large-scale disaster could strike the US in the immediate future.

‘Get your stuff today. Please. Do it for your family,’ Bongino said on Monday.

The former FBI chief, Secret Service agent and police officer explained that the US military is already preparing for a potential crisis to cut off access to food, water and emergency supplies – and the public needed to do the same.

Bongino’s warning came just hours after details of FORTRESS were revealed, a plan to keep US forces fighting and military bases stocked for at least 90 days, even if civilian infrastructure fails.

European governments urge households to stockpile

‘The Pentagon’s doing its job to keep our national security safe and make “Fortress America.” You have to make “Fortress my house,” “Fortress my apartment.” Please, do it for everyone. Your neighbors are not going to have any extra food,’ he added.

The Pentagon’s emergency plan comes as some European countries have issued urgent pleas to begin stockpiling supplies for a potential disaster, although the alerts have not given specific details of what the emergency is.

Governments in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and France have warned households to stockpile food, water and medicines to survive on their own for at least three days in case of severe weather, cyberattacks, power outages or potential conflicts.

Bongino, 51, said that ‘panic kills’ and the best way to avoid disaster is to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.

‘Have yourself an emergency radio, have yourself some batteries, get yourself some emergency food, get yourself a rain collection and water filtration, some filtration tablets,’ he recommended on his podcast.

The FORTRESS plan

The FORTRESS plan is calling for portable nuclear reactors, large battery systems and independent local power grids to keep US military bases running during blackouts.

Civilian factories would also be prepared to switch to defense production, backed by stockpiles of ammunition, fuel, critical minerals, electronics, spare parts and medical supplies.

Critical military needs would require at least two qualified supply or production options to prevent the loss of a single supplier from disrupting operations.

Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell told Fox News: ‘We don’t want to rely on standard civilian municipal infrastructure to run our national defense.’

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Ex-FBI boss tells Americans to take warnings to stock up seriously