France to distribute ‘survival manual’ to prepare households for emergencies – including armed conflict

[Bazle]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/europe/france-survival-manual-scli-intl/index.html

"France is preparing to distribute a “survival manual” to every household to help citizens prepare for “imminent threats” – including armed conflict on French soil.

“The survival manual aims to encourage citizens to develop their resilience in the face of different crises,” a spokeswoman for Prime Minister François Bayrou told CNN on Wednesday.

“This includes natural disasters, technological and cyber incidents, health crises like Covid-19, and security crises like terrorist attacks and armed conflict,” she said.

If approved by Bayrou, the 20-page booklet will be delivered to households before the summer."

 

I thought this was alarmist nonsense by the French when I read it a few days ago. Then we had the incident at Heathrow, and now I'm thinking maybe the French government knows something specific! Probably the British government knows it as well, but aren't acting on it.

[Aqualung]

Sweden did something similar a few months ago. 

[Krapow]

[Smiler]

14 hours ago, Bazle said:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/europe/france-survival-manual-scli-intl/index.html

"France is preparing to distribute a “survival manual” to every household to help citizens prepare for “imminent threats” – including armed conflict on French soil.

“The survival manual aims to encourage citizens to develop their resilience in the face of different crises,” a spokeswoman for Prime Minister François Bayrou told CNN on Wednesday.

“This includes natural disasters, technological and cyber incidents, health crises like Covid-19, and security crises like terrorist attacks and armed conflict,” she said.

If approved by Bayrou, the 20-page booklet will be delivered to households before the summer."

 

I thought this was alarmist nonsense by the French when I read it a few days ago. Then we had the incident at Heathrow, and now I'm thinking maybe the French government knows something specific! Probably the British government knows it as well, but aren't acting on it.

Reminds me of the “incredibly informative and helpful” Protect and Survive booklet that was around in UK in the 70s/80s. - A simpler time when conspiracy was limited to who killed that American president and UFOs.

Oh and mutually assured Nuclear destruction of the planet.

Nostalgia is not what it used to be 👀