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<\/p>\nAround the world, governments are increasingly advising their citizens to have provisions in the case of an emergency such as war, extreme weather and cybersecurity threats.<\/p>\n
Different countries advise different levels of preparedness. Having emergency supplies for a three-day period is commonly advised. France and the U.K. recently advised people to have supplies for a period of 72 hours ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon’t wait for the emergency: prepare now!\u201d a government account for the French region of Normandy said in a social media statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said during an interview on BBC Radio, \u201cI do like my beans, so I have plenty of those in the cupboard, and soup. I think those are the kind of things that I would recommend people to have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands also advise an emergency kit for a 72-hour period. Other countries suggest a longer preparedness period, with Sweden and Norway advising having supplies for about one week, and Germany advising supplies for up to 10 days.<\/p>\n
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Some countries have less time specific advice. India\u2019s National Disaster Management Authority, for example, advises households to have a disaster emergency kit but doesn\u2019t stipulate a timeframe.<\/p>\n
In some cases, advice is given for general emergencies while in others, it applies to specific hazards.<\/p>\n
In the U.S., advice published on Ready.gov, a website of the Department of Homeland Security, states that \u201cBeing prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Similarly, Canada advises an emergency kit for a 72-hour period.<\/p>\n
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Other countries have region-specific advice. For example, in Western Australia has advised that residents in cyclone-prone areas prepare an emergency kit with food, water and medication. Similarly, the city of Cape Town in South Africa tells households to maintain enough supplies to last for at least three days.<\/p>\n
There has been a specific focus on emergency preparedness in Europe<\/a> over the past two years. The European Commission unveiled its Preparedness Union Strategy in March of 2025 and said that Europe faced growing geopolitical tensions and conflicts, as well as the threat of natural disasters owing to climate change<\/a>. <\/p>\n While the exact timeline advice changes, advice on what the contents should be is relatively consistent, with governments advising stocks of non-perishable food, water, medicine, batteries, a flashlight and a radio.<\/p>\n Newsweek has compiled a map of countries where governments are advising for emergency preparedness and advising stockpiling of food.<\/p>\n Newsweek has contacted the White House and the FBI for comment via email outside of regular business hours.<\/p>\n Countries With Stockpile and Emergency Preparedness Advice<\/p>\n Europe<\/p>\n The United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland and Croatia.<\/p>\n North America<\/p>\n United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n South America<\/p>\n Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.<\/p>\n Africa<\/p>\n South Africa<\/p>\n Asia<\/p>\n Japan, Taiwan, Israel, India, Philippines and Singapore<\/p>\n Oceania<\/p>\n New Zealand and Australia<\/p>\n Dan Bongino, the American conservative podcaster and former deputy director of the FBI, recently spoke about emergency preparedness on his show, The Dan Bongino Show.<\/p>\n He began by advising the importance of not panicking, before telling viewers, \u201cThe way to reduce anxiety and panic in tumultuous times is to be prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHave yourself an emergency radio, have yourself some batteries. Get yourself some emergency food, get yourself a rain collection and water filtration tablets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Pentagon’s 90-Day Plan To Keep US Military Bases Running<\/p>\n The advice around emergency preparedness comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a recent memo that more U.S. military<\/a> bases will need to be able to run independently for at least three months should they be cut off from external supplies in the event of a conflict.<\/p>\n On September 30, Hegseth unveiled the Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources, Energy, Supply and Survivability (FORTRESS) initiative.<\/a><\/p>\n He dubbed it the \u201cnation\u2019s insurance policy\u201d to ensure that the U.S. would still be able to obtain the materials it needs and carry out operations if traditional supply chains were to be cut off.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-1207398363.jpg\"\/)
What Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino Has Said<\/p>\n