<![CDATA[In the previous two world wars, the United States had the luxury of two great oceans separating our homeland from the fighting. In the Great War, the American heartland was out of reach of our primary foe, Germany. In World War II, the Empire of Japan managed to seize islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, but were driven off. In any future conflict, though, we won’t have that luxury. In 1917 and 1941, our military bases in the United States were sheltered from attack, but in any possible major future conflict, they simply won’t be.]]>
Pentagon Doomsday Plan: Bases Plan for 90 Days of Wartime Self Sufficiency
