German Interior Minister: Citizens must start stockpiling emergency rations

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has advised citizens to take survival measures for a possible crisis. In 2019, however, members of the Christian Democratic Union who supported prepper networks were denounced as “neo-Nazis,” writes Freewestmedia.com .

“Consider, for example, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure,” the SPD politician told German business newspaper Handelsblatt.

“If the power goes out for a longer period of time or everyday life is otherwise restricted, it certainly makes sense to have emergency rations at home.” In this context, Faeser referred to a list published by the Federal Office for Civil Protection.

At the same time, the minister stressed the importance of civil protection, to which she gives “high priority”. “The turnaround clearly shows us that we have a significant need for improvement when it comes to civil protection,” the Minister of the Interior stressed.

And she apparently expects things to go to hell quite quickly: “We need to get up to speed here to deal with the various crises – pandemics, the consequences of climate change, the dangers of war.” https://www.frontnieuws.com/duitse-minister-van-binnenlandse-zaken-burgers-moeten-noodrantsoenen-gaan-aanleggen/

It must be examined what protective measures would be needed. This does not only concern technical matters, "but also the supply of food, medicine or medical supplies". There are still 599 nuclear shelters in Germany. There are also some that are used differently today. "It makes sense to reactivate some of them," Faeser said.

At the same time, the minister warned of more cyber attacks as a result of the war in Ukraine. "Hackers are clearly looking for vulnerabilities to install malware." The protective measures against this have been "significantly strengthened." The Bundeswehr's cyber defense center is responsible for this.

Preppers in Saxony, for example, were ridiculed as conspiracy theorists by the British Economist not so long ago – in 2021. When Robert Möritz , a member of the CDU executive committee in Anhalt-Bitterfeld, confirmed that he was a member of Uniter, a private network of preppers for active and former military and security personnel, leftists indignantly called him a “neo-Nazi”.