Matthew Stein ~ When Disaster Strikes or Technology Fails

Matthew Stein on VeritasRadio.com | When Disaster Strikes or Technology Fails | Segment


Did you know that if the power grid fails in the United States, we could facing thousands of Chernobyls all happening at the same time? There are approximately 104 nuclear reactors in the USA. What should we do if one of these reactors went into meltdown?

Tonight, we discuss six trends, each of which are potential civilization busters. These trends may be forming into the "Perfect Storm" for collapse. Do we have a chance for avoiding long term collapse of the world as we know it?

Every time a natural disaster is on the horizon, like a huge blizzard or a major hurricane, the so-called "experts" on the radio and TV tell us what they think we need to do to be prepared, yet people always find themselves grossly unprepared. What things are they not telling us that we need to know, and what are some of the most important things in your 72-hour survival kit that are lacking in what these "experts" recommend?

Five acres of land and an off grid home sound like the way to go, but quite frankly they are out of reach for most people who are living from paycheck to paycheck. Are those without extra cash just out of luck or is there hope? What can we do to prepare?

There are dark clouds gathering on the horizon. Collectively, they are converging to form the perfect storm—a storm of such magnitude that it will dwarf anything that mankind has ever seen. If we are unsuccessful in our attempts to calm this storm, without a doubt it will destroy life as we know it on Planet Earth!




For this and ways to survive when disaster strikes or technology fails and ways to prevent these disasters and live in a sustainable world, Matthew Stein is tonight's special guest.

Matthew Stein : How to Survive When Technology Fails & Disaster Strikes : A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival

When Technology Fails (Revised & Expanded): A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency An in depth interview with engineer, designer, and author Matthew Stein about the impending collapse and how we can prepare for it. The key to being prepared is planning and educating yourself before disasters strike. M.I.T. graduate Matthew Stein is one of the foremost authors about planning for man-made and natural disasters. His two books When Disaster Strikes and When Technology Fails will show you how to be prepared, self-reliant, and able to survive in an incredibly wide array of potential future catastrophes. Save when you purchase these two important books together and learn how to be self-reliant in an increasingly fragile world. In this interview, Matthew Stein begins with his universal advice for developing basic preparedness -- a 72-hour kit covering the basics needs for living, an emergency plan for your family, lining up local and out-of-town contacts, etc -- and discusses specifics on what gear to procure and steps to take in unexpected emergencies. For more protracted periods without access to central services, many more situations are covered in his books and at his website. It's important to note that Mat isn't a doomer fanning fears of a zombie apocalypse (though those concened about social collapse will find much utility in his work). Like Chris, he believes that our current fossil fuel-driven, hyper-consumptive, and over-leveraged way of life is not sustainable. So before the unsustainable, by definition, stops - it's best to invest now in developing the skills and habits that will serve us in this new future; one sure to place a higher premium on self-reliance.