“Think, for example, of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure,” Faeser told Handelsblatt, a German business daily news outlet.
“If the power goes out for a longer period of time or daily life is restricted in some other way, then it definitely makes sense to have an emergency supply at home.”
Civil protection is also a “high priority,” Faeser added, explaining that “the turning point is clearly showing us that we have a considerable need for improvement when it comes to civil protection.”
As food prices in Germany soar to record levels, Faeser and other government officials are pressing Germans to get prepared before it is too late.
“We have to get up to speed here in order to be able to cope with the various crises – pandemics, the consequences of climate change, the dangers of war,” she added.
Protective measures are just one component of the preparedness plan. Collecting food, medicines and medical supplies is also critical, according to Faeser.
Germany also still has about 599 nuclear shelters, and Faeser believes that “it makes sense to reactivate some of them” in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine-NATO-United States.
Last year, the UK’s Economist mocked “preppers” in Saxony, calling them conspiracy theorists. Not even a year later, these conspiracy theories are rapidly manifesting as conspiracy facts.
Preppers in Germany have also been called “neo-Nazis.” Robert Möritz, a member of the mainstream CDU’s executive committee in Anhalt-Bitterfeld, was called just this after confirming that he is, in fact, a member of Uniter, a private prepping network for active and former soldiers and security personnel.
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