TEGIC RELOCATION

North American Guide to Safe Places

3rd Edition

By Joel M. Skousen
and
Andrew L. Skousen
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CONTENTS

Preface ·· ··· ······ ···· ············· ························~·· ······ ····~············ ·· Chapter 3: Freedoms and Politics ............................. ...... 20

Introduction ..... ........... ... .......... ... .......... ... ....... ............. ...... vii Govemn1ent T hrea~ to Fundainenta1 Rights .. . . . 20
Freedom and Co11:u ption .... ..... .... ........ ................................................ 21

Section One: Selecting a Safe Country ........................ 1 T~es ... .. .. ... ... ... . .... , . . '. ·-·- '' '' ''' ..,, ... , . '' ..,, 22..
R egional Self-Suffio'enc.y . ' " " " '" " '" .. ' 23

Chapter 1: Essential Criteria ........ ........................ ............. .. 3

Chapter 4: Crime and Standard of Living ........................ 25
How 11/!uch Do You Seel ........................................................, ........, ......., .... 3
Cru11e a11dDemograph1cs . .. .. 25
HowDoYouProcesstheNews) .. .. - ~ -- --- .. -· ... 3
Cume aud Social Unrest ............ . ... ........ .... .. . .... .. .. . .. .. .... ..., .. 27
Wh at Threats Do You See.? .... ····-···· 4
Polh1b on ... .. ....... .. .. ... 28
H ow We Vi= the \)'Jorld • ' • ' ++ ' + ' + ' + ' + ++ • • 5
Health and Medicine .. .... ......... ........ 30
Customizing Your Strategy............................................................................. 8
Sd1ools a11dE ducation .. " " .... ,, __. .... ..,
"0
Chapter 2: Geography and Climate .............. ............. ...... .. 9
Chapter 5: Prospects for War, Invasion and Terrorism .. .. 32
Geogrnphy . .. . .. ... ...................... .....,.... ............................................. , 9
Te:rroristn ;.. , ,, ,, ,, . ,, ,, . ,, 32
Chtn~te ... .. .... ___ _ . .. . . - ·· .,... .~..,... .. ~-- .. . . .. .. ~·· .. .. .. ·- 10
Biological ~d Chemical War ....... . ++ + + • .,. •• • • •• •
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N,itural D1s.isterThreats.... ····-···· ····-···· .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. l 'l
Nuckar War ............... ......... .... ·····-··· ................... ·····-··· ........ ........ ........, .3.3
Seve.re Storms. .. .... .... ..... 12
The "Phony Collapse of the Sovi_et Union ............... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ......... 34
Hurricanes ., __.. 12
The Sta1t of War ~owVJe Think,t Will P lay Out ... .. .... .. .... .. . ... . 37
Tou1adoes 13
F.loods . ,........ ,, . 1.3
Chapter 8: Regional scorecard ....... ......... .... ......... ........ .. 38
E arthqu'<lkes .. ............................................................................................... 15
Westen1 Europe , . " ' " " ' " " " " " ' "" " '" " " '" " " " "
.. $8
Volc:moes .,....................................................................................... . 17
E~sten1 Ettrope .... . . ........ ........... ,, ........... ....... ,, . ., .. ,, . .. . ,, . .. . ,, . .. ., 4?
"E nd of the Wor!cf' Scen auos .. .. . 18
E ast As,a ..... 42
Central Asia , ..
 SQuth er11 Asia. . . 44 Chapter 10: War, Invasion and Terrorism .... ... ...... ..... ... .. .... 96
Southeastern Asia 44
Terro.r:1sm i11 An1cflca. , .............. ,•., ... ,........ .,_ ... . ........ ,_,,,,., . .......,_,,,_, , .... 9'6
lvliddle E ast ···-·-··+-· .. ··-·· . 45
Nuclear War ·-······· ................. ' . 97
Th e Cru.i bbe!lll ... .... .. . ,,, '' ,, ................ , ..., , ·-··· .,. 48 Chemical and Biological WM. 101
South Am enca .. . .. . ' ......... , ""'' ' ,., ""' '" ' ' '" ' ' '" ' 48
1111/asiou ................... . .............. ..... ............... ................... ....... ·····-··· ·········· ····-··········· 102
Afnc~ .......... . ··········-···-· 52
Social Unrest ................................ ......... . ............... .. . .. .. ............... .................... 102
South P acific I sl-ai1ds .. ,-..... ,..._. ... , .... . .... , ...... . ... , , ......... ... , , .. ,.. ,__ 53

.. Chapter 11: Government Intrusion on

A,istnuia and N ew- Zealru1d . .
'' ' . ' . '

us aJld C~1a.da_, Liberty and Individual Lives .............. .. ......................... . 104

,., ... ,, . , . "' , , "' , , .,, .. , , "' , , "' , . "' , , '"' , "' , , , , , 54-
Co11spiracv to Contro l Gove1-nm <111t .. _. ·-··· ···· . ....... ·-······· ....... ·-···· ..... ·-· ··- 104

Section Two: North American Analysis .... ....... ......... 57 Su1nu1aiy Thoughts ..... .................... .................... ·········-·········· ........ . .... ............... .. 108

Chapter 7: US and Canada Geography and Climate ....... 59

Section Three·: Strategies ......................... ................. 109
SpedficEuvironrnental Factors . . ... . . ... .. .. ... .. ...... .. ..... .. . . . .. ... ... . . 59

Clim at e Areas Revie'Wed "·-· ·-· .. + • • • •,. !S2. Chapter 12: Customize a Plan for Your Own Situation ....111
Nattiral D i sasters,...... _, .. _ ,_ .. ,., , ...... ...... , , ... ,-,~.. , , , ............ , .... ,... ,.... GS Ass-es.s. the Threats .. ..... .......... ,. .. ... ............. ............. ...... ........,.. ,._ ..,............ .. .... 111

Chapter 8: Freedom and Politics. ...... .., .......... .., .......... ...... 71
Determin e Your Financial O.ptions .. ··· ······-· ..... .. . ' . . ' 112
Consider Your-Network- Family .u1d Friends ... . ... . .............. . ...... , . . 115
L1b erty iu tile US ..•... .. .. . I I I I -,.. , ___ , , . '" 71
Prep are Immediat e Esse11ti,\ls ··-·-· ·-·· ... ·-· ··-· ·-·-· .. .... ........... . . . . -·-·-·. 1 16
C.211adiru, Liberties . ... 71
Detnogi;apl11cs,, ,................. .. H .. . . . . .. ...... , , ... . . ............ . ....... , .... . . , , 71 Chapter 13: Choose a Safe Place ............................. ,.. ... 117
State T-axes ai1d Spend.il1g .... .... . .... . ,. ...... .............. ............. .. ... ..... .__,, ,.. , 74 What is the Best Retre.:rt Option for You1. ·····•·-·-········· ..... ·······•·-···· ...... ··-+-·- 117
Prope1ty Right s ...... ...................... , 77 f'arm o.t lv[o u11tai11 ? , ..... . ... , , . . . . ... , . , , , ...... ,, ...... ,, ........ ... , , ,., . J,18
Firearm fugh ts . . . _ _ 80 A ccess to a lllodercately-Sczed biletropolis 1 1s·
Low Regubtion St.ates ......... ·-·-·····-······-·-· . . .... .. 80 Rtir-al at1d Subtirbffl Housit1g ........ ,... ... , ..... ..... .. ,..... ........... ,.. ,_,............. . 118
Vacation Retreats ....•.• _ , __ ,,, ' ' ........ 1 19
Chapter 9:. Crime, Health and Quality of Life ..... .,.. .. .... .. . 82
Local Requirem e.nts 119
"' . ...... ,_,., .......... ,_,,, . 32

Pollution .·-···-· .. ·-·-· ' . 84 Chapter 14: Make Contingency Plans: If You Must
J:vfedical Help :111d R egulat:J.ou s . . . ... , . ... . ... ... ... ...... . ...... .. . . . . ,. . . . . 88 Live and Work near a Big City .......................................... 121
Sc:11001s ............... ................ +o . . . . .. . . . . . . , _, ..... . ........ , ._ . . . . , . .. , _,,, .. , . .... , _ , .. ,,, .. . .. . .. . 90 Prep aratlons for ,u1 Urban Residence ... . .... -·- ..... ................. ... .. ........ 121
C0stof.Livit1g ...... .. .... , .............. , , ....... ....... ,, ............ , ...... . . 92 Make :u1 E1n erge11cy F runlly Pbn ... . .. , ..... , .... . ...... . .............. , ... . 122
 Rmergmcy Facfitiei at Work ................................,......... ......... ........... 122 Chapter 17: State by State Review ......... .... ............. .... ... .157
Mappu1g out an EXtt Plan ..... - , ... .......... .,. .. 122 161
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Alabama ................................................................. .......... .... ..... .... ..........
Sainple Exit Phln ...... .... " + " "'' " -- .... ... .. '"'" ... " " " 123 Alas t..a . .. ..................... . 163
Arizona ... .. .. . """ .............. " "." " . " .. "" " .. "" " .. "" " ... " " ...~. . 166
Chapter 15: Prepare for the Worst ................................. 125 Attk.a11sas ... .. ,,_,.., ..................................... .. .. .... ' .' ." . '"' "
168
Ideal Aspecb of a Long-T eun Retreat .. 125 Crl.hfo1111~.... ............ ............... . ........ .......... •..., ........, .................. " ...... " ,., . 170
Prep,uing a Shelter and Safe Roon1 ······················-·········-··· ·····-··· ............... .. 125 Colorado ........ ·····-··· ......... ..................,..........,.... .....,.... ····-···· ...., ........, ....... 174
Tips on Co11st1ucting Re.treat H ouses ................................................................ 126 Conn:ect:J.rut ., . .. . .. . ...... ........ ... . .... ... . ..... ... . ....... 177
H ow to Get Plant . .. ........ ........... ...... ..... .......................... ....... .. .... .. .. .... 126 Delaware ... ····-····································-········· ..... ····-···· .......... ................ 179
Stockpiling Sup p lies ··-··· ·····-··· ·····-··· ·····-··· ......... ......... .... .... .........., .... ····~ 127 Flo1ida ························-···· ····-··· ........................... ···· ····· ···· ····· ···· ···· 181
Prepanng t o Live After a Nuclear Attack ,_ ..................... . . 128 Georgra ......... ....... ......... . , .. . ..... ., ...... ,. ...... ,. .,., ................... ,. ..... 184
Summaty .. ...... . . ''" .... ' " 128 H:awru1......... ......... .......... .......... ..... .... ..... ... ....• ... ......... .......... ................... 187
!~10 . . , . . . . ..... .. . . . ..... .. . . . .. . ,. . . .. . ,. .. . .. . ,. ..... . ,. ..., .. ,, ...... , ...... _ . . . 190
Illinois ........................................................................ -··· .... 193
Section Four: Regional and State Ratings ............ 129
L1cli:;u1a .. ................ , .. ....... ......... .... " ...... " ... ._ " -" ................. 195
Iowa ......... ................................. 197
Chapter 16: Regional Analysis ......................................... 131
·K,msas .. ·- .... . .. .. . .. ., .. ' . .. .,.. .. . ... .. '" ... ........ ' .. 19\)
Regional R atings and Pop ubtton Density 132
Ke11blcky ... ...... .. ........ ,....................... .... .. ..... ,,...... ,,_,,_ ,, ............... .. 201
US Northwest Region .... 134
Lou1si.ana 203
US Sotithw~t Region .. ····-··· 137
Mau1e. .. ....... ··u•·· ··· ...... . .... . ..... . .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. ....... ..... ... ..... . ....... ······· .. . 205
US Notth Central Region .. " ' ' """ .. " " " .. " " " __ , ,._ " __ , ,._ 139
Maryland ··········-··· ·····-··· ........................ .... ..... .... .... 207
US South Central Region 140
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Massachusetts 209
US Sotltl1ea.st Region . .. ...... ,.. .. ,,.;,,, ........... .. ,, ..... .... ~ .... .... 140
Miclug_a,1 ..... .......... ..... ......... .......•......, ......, ..... ························-············· 211
US N ortheast Region ... .... ... ..... .................................. 141
.Mi1u1esota ... . .. ... . . ....... . ... . .... .... ,, ........,, ...... ., ...... , ........ ,, .. 214
Southwest Cai1ada .... .. .. 141
1'Lss1ss1ppi ....................... .... .... .............. -··· ................ ................. ····-···· 216
South Central Can ada .. .......... ,.,," " " " ... , " ... " " " ... ' 143
Missouri _, . .. ...... ~ ... .... ,. .. ,, ,.. ,, . ,, ..... ,, ....... ........... , .. "''"' .... ,,,, 2.i s
Soutlleast Cai1ada ........... ..... ····-···· ................................................................ 143 22'1
Montana ....... ........................
Regional Color Maps .. 147-156 .. ~
Nebraska .................................. ······················································-···· ····-···· ..
NFV~cia. ·····-·························-·········-···· ····-···· .......... .... ..... .... .... .................... 227
New H ampslure ··-· . .. 230
Nav Jersey ..... .... ?" 2
·····-··· ·····-··· ·····-········ .... ................ .....................,.. ....,::,
 N=Mexico 234
New York .. .. ...... .. .., ......... , ............ ........ " ' ..... " ' .. .. " .. .... . ._.... . . " "' .. .
' 236
No1th Carolin a . .... ..... .... ....... .. ....... . ' ,..... ... .. -~ ... .. .... .. ' ' .... '
239
North D11kota ... ....,,_ .......,,_ ............ ........ 242
Ohio ... ····- ·· ....... ... .... .... ...., .. 244
O kfahoma ... 247
0 i:-egon ....... 250

Penn sylvani:. 253

Rhode Is lAAd 256

South Carolina ...,.......... 258

Sot.1th Dakotil .. 261

T ennessee .. 263

Texas , ....... ' ....... ............ ······· .. ······· .. ...... .

' .... , . , 266
Ut:1h ..... . .. .... ..... .... ........................... .......... .. .... .... .... ......... 269
Ve.nnont .. ····-···· ......... .... ........ ........ ...................... .......... .......... ..... .... .. . 273
Virginia . ·····- ··· 275

W-a sh,n gton ..... .... ..... 278

west Virgi,u a ....... ?81
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Wtscon s1n . .. .. .., .... .. - ·····•· , ............ ........ " . ..... " . .. .. " . .. .... ... .... . .. ... . 283
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W yorrung .... ..... .... ..... ....,..... .... .... +. • • + + + + • • • •• • • + • •• • • • •• • • • • •• • • • •• • • + • • · - · • • • • + • •• • + + • • • • •• ' . + + •
285
St ates and US Specific Color Maps ............................................ ... _ 287-340

Resources ..... ...... ......... .... ......... .......... , ,........... , ,..... ..... ,... 341

Bibliography ............... ............. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... . 342

Index ......... ... .......... .... ......... .... ...... ... .......... ... .......... ......... 34,,iq.
 Prefuce

PREFACE

'.flus th,rd ed1t,oo It .. .-ou1pleie rr-Worl. or the pte!M!.ls vers,.o ns oi th,s book: ,uid llot (it1ly T his.,. l,appen,ng Ul. ill \Y/es1~n1 soclelles tod~y. Without exceptio ll. Th~ end
h~s updated 111.fo,r m~t,011 tor 2010 but enurdy ce:vised cot\tenr "'nd layout. TI1e n1ost ~1g- re,l\lt ,s the evenru~ I destcuc.t.011 of liberty, nl ost often through tva1, tyt·~nny ~nd
utf1c~1t chang~ 111 thll edit.ton 1nclude a new wo dd-wtcle analys!S of countrltes '-ltound th" e~onomtc clep ress,on
wo rld, ~~te a11d pcav1uce-sp-ec1fic revte<Ws of the US And CA.nad" And clo1e11s of. new m~ps
~11d 1J1blesto m:u.e ,nfotni,u,on mote ACCE$5ihle 't//e hope these.cha11gesw1llbe helpful AS 'E vet\ though most peop l~ -<l e .it le.a~t p~rtl~lly ~ware of the soc,et11I problems
you cons,&r 1elocAt1on oppornu11nM Arou11d the world ~nd pAttlCllbrly 111 North Am enc.a. .o,rouud the.m (deb t,p rofi1g13te.:;pe11c!tng, w~r and moral ckdtue) , they ~hno H
-~lw~ys full to. be sufficiently co11cer11ed to t~ 1~e tlte ahun :1ltd d1J111ge c11ret tlon
befure ~oc,eiy passes the po1ut Qr110 t ~tur.11 .5itdly, I feel tli~t ou1 Westctn culture
The Value of Strategic Thinking has>1:rnssed t hAt po111t of uo retULn it isn't th3t it can't be tut11ed >'!round.. only ths t
lt won't O ne must understand the 11\J111te te11de11c1es of ill Ost men Ill 01det to
\Xlhat you .,1-t: 1bout to i~.d ,n this book I.S ~ ,eflect,o n of ou, world view-A View th~t t111dentai,d why tl11s tJ ue
sees 1n1Jltiple thre.1ts to olu vt.ellbeing ~ud liberty I11deed, some thre,1ts loo m so large they
()l t\l'tot be $VOtded, only m1t1gatecl by m ov,ng to ll ~tr, tegicslly $A te phlce. Altha-ugh yot1 "Consider why 1nost peof>le c\ll t-!! co m,,. up a s,gnificl!nt levd of et1!tghte1,·
tl'l
tth1'( 1.10 1 agree w ith all oul!. v,ews, out p UJ.p ose tS to 111fonn you of the prmetple tlu'C>lts th~t me11t and ptope~<ictJon even wheJ1 they ki,ow b.ette.t. A lthpugh the wodd still h~s
we see, mdudmg those.not generally eo ,,s,deLed by tlte ,1verage popuh t10 ,1- millions of good p eople, they almos t J!l suffer &om ,;oft lhu1ku,g hllb1ts:. lv'/hen
surrounded by such peop le. especially 111 h,gh l!leusiry tttban Meas, you1 pe1soual
ln our expetienee the ptocess of.andyi:utg tlu·e~lf will ,equine so me w~pk~s~nt ce r~s;d- se.c t,nty 1s, ~t nsk: because you live w1tlu11 an ~cea p ro ne to g,oup tlunkmg ~nd
erntionz and so me tougJt th1nbrtg to Mally:prep1>.re for these thre~t, and th e strategic bad 1udgu1 ent_ lll 1'.ntpulated by th e med,i ~nd the long-term effects of soft ~nd
decis,cns nee ~ tc suLvcve the diff,cult tunes ~head. T hl!i " tough thinking ' de~e:tves m 1stak;,11 social ideas p coru ultated u, p ,1bltc t-:lucattott ''
'S'Otne expbnation. After ye,irs ot ~xperienee .ctonrulting w11h fam1l.Jes about lughs~ui:ity
or
residents ~nd retie~ts, Joel feels strongly tlrn r soft i,eople won't do wdl 111,. seVere .,ns,s, Thts "soft tlunbng" ptobletn is ,;,ssentially the 1111,ate res,st.tnee some ptopk to rhe tot,gh
,;ind ne,the.r w,11 d illdrt.n frci ,u homes where rhe,r parents don l requuc, 111e1\tal.s11d phys,c.11 tn1!hs that would lead tp enhghte1u1t enL Most peop le ,cot1sr~ntly seek: co111 fo1t, look fur
toughness 111 the first 1:d1tion Jo el wcore th'° ~sy way out, o, the least _piu11ful solut1011 to ptoblems ~nd ,gttore uni,e p euu~nent and
honest soluttons th~t are tougher or mote costfy e1no tto1111lly O fte11 u, deihng w,th other
"l do n't u:ust the ci>mm~1,ly bdd, rosy-eyed v.ew oi life held hy most peop le. peop le's pr»blems, mdiv,dui\ls ev:, de (Ot)fronnng_ lihecore issues to avoid conflict Tb,s
While lll)t a p ess11n ,u, 1 believe 111 se.e111g whar 1s rei\l lll hle, 1,o t wha, 1 w,sh 11 ofte11 postp oues ot exacetb11tes ptob lems. The s.atne happens whe11 people flul to confro ut
to be 1 ftrin ly believe th~t. a ce.ss,ve op tun.stH ol pos ,uv"m ~<111 le.ad ro ~ p~rtial then i:,v,11 weaknisses w,th 1101,-esty ru,d s wtllu,guess to d t!\l.1ge
blindu,gof our ~b tltty to •s ee the future, espec,gUy rel:rt,ve to s~uruy !SSUes, To day
we I.Jve m ::a world aw~sh 111 tlhtS1ons of p e.soe, p~ospet,ty .1ncl sec~1rity !\nd lf. you Ev~du,g hard 111,e.,tl!l effo,t le.\ds to soft tl1lllR!11g, ';llh1ch ';lie see 111 popul:u ideas like
b uild your ltfe..)to und these illusions, they ca n le."lve you woe11.1Uy unp repa red "-=verybody ,s speew'', .!11d ''I'm OK s11d you'te OK." The wo,k l's ptoblems suuply don't
whe11 t1uugs get really b•d go .svrny by makiug oui-selves b.ltnd to thf <.hff e.re11ees between us I:,fft tences h:tve t0 be
,c onfronted, 0fte11 with p, ue11ce;. but co11ftot11~d 11011etheless.
'from. my c bsetvat,ons of hJ.stor:y 1ncl people I hAve co,n.e to the u1escapable-
coudusio,1 th,i 1t is !he lenderury of all soe1ttJes to slo~ly degenerate mto chronic So& thu.1lu11g p!uloaop h,es p ton1ote. fo, excamp!e, the lllos,o·n that 0ut-of-co11trol eumu,al
b•d ILtdgment. u1SettS1tiVJty to bi.gh~t ruo.r.1 l-v~ll.1~ ~nd dt,llness of con sc.1e.11ce mindt will tefo,,n if given enough "understand111g" ~nd th~t "self-esteem thc,r1.py" ,~ ~
VI Strategic Relocation

gc,od subs.tJtute for re-.;,l compete1lce These plulosoph,es promote the ide,, !b,,t 1e1Jcl.
l.01Js c hJdten wtll ''cu.m e "roun.d'' if g1vt>11•en<>t.1gh II w1co 11dtt1on.tl !.ave'' ~11d JCL,ep-tan..:e
S.,wetuues they d o, b-ecause they have a n innately good sp1nt, b .,t moa 1\y tl\eygo u1to
~dulth ood w,tlt c.hru,uc bad iudgruent ~nd weaknesses. S ' oft tlwii,ng also promotes the
fulse nobou dmt com m unist dictators re~Uy can be refo=ed by givmg thtm enough ,id
a 11d mlllt11ry couc~s ,ons. The list ol; hum,111udgment en c,rs 1s seerou1gly endles~ and,
sad~;, t3bl u1 the lo ng-term. whea do ne on a nat,onal !tvel

In our opn uou the future prob,b,Lttes fut peace and prospenty ~1e not guud 1n a soaety
wluch 1s over-co».fident m ,ts soft tlunking, te.,ctbook eduC'ltted lo· excess, sensitive only
to the co11\fort-sible thu~gs ,t. W$llt~ to he~r 11.nd tl1ereby b c!.,J\g.tl1 re~I wisdom. Bui, we.
do have l, 01;re for the tdl\t!Vely rm-all grl!ll.tp of people we h11.~ see1t sc.attered throughout
every commutllty. who seeJ.11 to ,sensetha~·someth111g 1s w1011g w ,th the wodcl. This boo k
,c writteu for t! us gtoup to h op.efttlly give them • strate.gu.: ~blllty to an ,;lyze· the lo11g te1ru
rl'e nds tha t will affect then -s3£ery ~nd $ecur11y so they C-Alt prepal'e

The Role of an Active Conscience

VOll c~t\l1o l develop goocl str,iteg,c Judgmen t wtt hout a uery det~1led R!ld acc.1.!!2te ~iew of
))lh~t ,s gomg 011 ~L'OU11-d you Som e oi 1t. 11\vo lves getrmg ~c_cess to tile right source! ct n~ws
~11d an~lys1s but the 111ost 1J1tporta11t soutc<" 1s good iudgment ~s directed by an ~ctive co11..-
scu,noe "f ou ~ n ~t!l!l\lly Imp rove ~nd e,tb~nce your gb ilrty to be s ens,rive to you1 fedmgs
by l,steittng to them rnote t:.~reflllly an.d followuig good promp tu1gs wheh tliey a1t1ve. We
hwe two $11UII rules w111ch will help you ~rid your childten to dt'llelop 111cce,1sed te.ns,11v11y
to troth ·Atld :.1n 1ncre.i.sed ,1b1hty to follow through

l'IIN•tr do fllf)'fhtll!,)'OII Jet! 11en1011s flOOl!f. tlI /IJ the ,·01Yect11e.u.

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_,4/i/l'!)'J do 111hofJ1011 let1011•Jl()N sho11/d do. espec1nlb1"1he11yo11 dt)Jt tfeel like it.

The,;e pnnc,ple-s hsve se.tve-d oru fam ,lywell ior aec;ides. ,;;//,c hope- tlus b<>vk will enouuciige
you ,n 70Ut 9ue~t to Ill~~ som e beneficra! changes ttt your •lives 1'lld those at your chtldren.
OthetW1se, str~tegie te.loClltion is 1t1s-t ~ clu\ng~ oi sce.ne1y wuhout unproved secui'ity
 Introduction vii

INTRODUCTION

Wll~r do we .m e.:,11 l>y "~tl'ateg,c reJoc-~r1o ur" 111 out ru oden1 eutttu:e Jl _ls.not LUlco1n mo11 We will -exam me e1;i:.l-t om:> o f the- 1nost >!g!-uhc..·an t d.ir~ts m th,s buok Bec:>luse of t he
for md1111di1.~ls or families to relo e.~te n1 ultiple !!mes.during their life C h~nge U\ empl;,y- speeifiL-s involved m ~ssessu1gtl1e d~ttgers lo tcid, ~reit we present our ,111.,,lys,s m succes-
.m ent ts p rob~bly the number 011e re~s-,n people m ove, btit o ther tac.to ~ tisu~lly ,nclude sive lsye1s of det~,LThis book. rs written in b:!tlr sechous'tluit describ·e the th.teals :u,d be,t
_pt'Oxurury to family, educ~tlonal opp oltttnttles and destt~ble dim~te A less-common '3nd op hons beguu11ng ,1t the inteo1.•tron~l level ~11d conhnuu1g on down to speci£c c,ttes m
o ften ov-enooked 1ea.son 1s that of iu1d111g !\fl are~ with better lll n_g-te.rm se.c urity fro,n the us snd c~riada
11alural or m.~h-ruade dtsaelers Unlike most ttlocal1011 book~, !his gu1dew1ll 11ot te~ch-you
where to buy a house m th~ hest school d,stncts 01 how to succe.sshilly m~n~ge you, mov~,
Strnf(s/c Rekc11flon Wl\S wntte.n to help our re~clers m.1k.e ~ssessm ent~ ~bout the str~tegic Secti.on One: Selecting a Safe Country
s:l.fety of places 111 the long-tertn P l~ n1\J11g tl'.!!S mov.e iequ,res C-Areful thmlung about the
.hitufe and m~bng your own pb n to assess ~nd cle,\J w1th the thre?.ts th~t ~re most l1kdy T! unluug-abo ut g~tu11g out of the. US and !ivuig 3\,ro~d~Tlus sect,01 t 111troduces tlre sll•teg,c
to Ulll?act you threats fut u~ the world and then reviews spectitc countries il\ light o f these cr1tet!J\-
mcltid1hg popul~c t~x -h:weu cou11tI1es ai1d cheaper Centr.il and South Am :;nron get·.t~mys
Fore3ee,ug futu~e sttateg,e tl1re9ts can be very l1ard to clo 1n th,s boor., wie worl-: to _g,ve E ve11 ifyo L1" re ~lcl ! phnn1ng on becoming ah ~l\p~trt1'te, we reco mmend te~dtng this
you ,nfornutiou 9bout obvtol~ thr~ts, s ueh ~s n~turnl c\1sastei:s ~nd.c.nme but .il,o provtde :iechon since-we introduce ali sig,:itfi<:;1nt threats here Th,s section will ed=te the t~ider
111fou11~t1011 ,,bout htclcle.n tlu-e?.ts hk.e 11uclc,ar wm, tyl'.ll nny ~nd $OC:i~l Unrest. W e behtv-e 011 U\t11gs to consider ~b out cl!m~te a 11d ~enery1 fJOlltt~ :\nd tl\Xes, a une ~ncl nbnd~ro of
these lgttet tlue~1$ to be tu Dt"e d~11gero us thAn ~ny other. thre~t ,n the lun_g tc-rm ~lld ver living These d1~pters 1lro prese11t the prospects fo~ w*1, ,nir.%ton and te:11'0rtsm ~rolUlcl the
they ?.i-e hlrgely tgrtcted by the 1ned1a ·1nd, het1ce, tl1e gener-.11popul~non. world The last d\'-'lpter !ev,ews the most popularly co,1S1dcred countnes ~round the world

Juel h!IS sp~r dec..1dcS ,\t1~lyzi11g current events 1nd th~ ~ctaons of gover11men.t le,itler.s O ver
the ye:1rs, he has watched m~11y of. the thre.us o-utlu1ed ~oove gro w ?,g,utut the \Y/e1t .,nd Section Two: North American Analysis
ioun_d th?.t the ?.Cllo.rt~ of Western govert\Jll e1U. l~de1-s we.re. e:tlto ur~gu1g and io Ill e:n.tnig
these _prob lem ~ These suange ?.tt!Ott!- a1-e,coup led w,rh recurnng ,nsia11c~s oi de,1rly 1lleg~l ~le ~ttll coHs,der the US nnd C:U1~d~ the most rellab le 11.o1 tto1u ror t~iety u1 the ft1t1;1re Thi.s
~tlMfy by our cletL1ocr~ttc gov-e.rt\Jl1t1lt Constttu.1101Blly !)rotectecl r,ghts wete Uldeph~A- ·t~c.ho11 d<$frtbes the thre.its thll.t ~re specific to the~-e co11ntries. We cover tht clifferellces
b!y denied, est·1bhshed rule, of ~w were st1Spet1ckd ,n cu tie~l COllrt,.i:~ses ,1ncl government ,unong ll'Atts l hd prOVInces for factors like geography ~nd we.:, the£, frtecloms ,\11cl truces,
~gents were actuig contr~ry to then norm-al ro l~ee.tnin§ to .swttch to the enemy c-Jmp u~turlll m ed1ct11e, hom esd1ool,ng1 ,:rune and, ftu~lly, s~for l i t = irotn W-'1 l 1 ty1,;1111y ~,id
~11d even 1?-artlc,p~te m ten-o r,st ~u~c ks ,1gatnS1 their own pe'Op lt SOCi~l unte~L

We ~ondttde tl1at tlte:re ls ,1.11 unseeq, ot.g.1ntzed pow-er wo1t.:11ghehmd the ~c~ne.s to c1-e~te
~ud tu.e tectc.ttst ~tt~c ks, soci~l luu-est, rnc,al ten,,ons and w~t to cre..1te e-~cuses fo1 temovmg Section Three : Strategies
_llers.:,.na! uberttes These foction~ h:n·e -accunntl-ated enough mflueitcew,thm US 111d world
govenurtenls that they have the-powe r to upset aud manipulate uatu1"l eco1101111c '!Ind 1,!ow that you know whst tl1t¢'.l(s .1te facing the lo~tionsyou ,re co ns,derwg, h ew can
pol,hc~l fou:es fo, evil purposes. Because of the seci-eey mvolved. tracbng fhese fo1ces a nd you p1tp'ilte fo1 them ~These du;ptfts pi~sent t.he most u11po1faut aspects to constder wheu
ilte thrf>'Jts they pose ,s very difficult Desp ite all the ,betonc an d wo,ds by out le,,decs, in'ilktng your fu,~I choice. Th1s sechu11 covets select 111g ptoperty. bu1ldu1g secunty mto
actions spe... k lo uder th,111,words and they :ire current1y. leodu1g Ainencans !>n.d tr!>epeopl~ yo1.11. homeste'ild or Vl1Catao11 rctre«t ,u1d .fiudu1g ~ l>3Lutee be-tween CW:C<lnt ufe «rid rµture
everywhere toW~(d d1s$\tous e:v-eJ., t! secunty 'Ille .tlsu d iscuss hcto rs such '/IS so-ci:<l. neTWorbng; !'11tpluyme11t op t101,s ,tnd con-
t:uigency ~rtd ex,t strategies cor livt11g u, less,sec.uce ~=s
vtll Strategic ReJocation

Section Four: Regional and State Ratings

Wmt more spe,:,lic rer.omn1encfabo1ul Thu 1s g !.arge-.jy expanded :version of ow: populac
!ut fron1 previous eclitions blghhgl1ting the ~re»~ th~t we cQ1U1dct rnc~ seruLe for the, long
teun In th, . new editto11. w-e 11ot only 13n alvze the 1wtrve strengths anc;I weal;n e~su of
tb._. l:uge, te_gtons in the US. but we a lao pr..,mt three re,!;!ons ~ C ai13da -~td ru1 entirely
new stat~by-sta\:e analysis wlu~h mch..de-. sumnnnze-d ,ist,i, mnng,; and &too.ls :1bout
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h.vutg ne:ar the larges~ c,ttes. W e ve Jls o 0001-din~te-d th1> <lnta with dtta1 Ted color rna~
of ea~h state

Whether vou are Joobn.g for a secure 1~r.t:e$t, bw kltng your dream ho1ne, prepanng to
retire or pfarutu1g tb ,purch~se 3 vac,,tion horue, we hope thts .b ookw1l1 1te.ich you how to
wagh vour option; 11nd g,ve you the tools ..m8 mfo1111a1>on,no:cess.uy .for tmding your cr'J.rn
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SECTION ONE: SELECTING A SAFE COUNTRY

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Chapter 1

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Chpos ,ng :3 pbc• to: Lve c,,11 be~ ·clau11hng ~sk WJtb ;all !he fac tors a 11d be nefits ,c:lver- w e wrll tL'}' to a waken our 1•e,ade!:s to $O ffi !' Qf th~e t:l.lh~ l thre;1t ~rc~s. Y0-u G~n·r ma ke 11
tJ~ecl b y develop~rs ~nd re11l est1'te .age11ts, nty conl u11ttees ~n d eve11 countn~ u1v,hng deqsuo11 sbout tl'tr~~ t~ if you don't see them, o\ud m~tl}' of the biggest threats are del,be1-
yo11 fo u1ve!.~ your c~1tol in thell' rue,is. Oce,;nfto11t p1operl!es, true lrnvetts, upscale condo ~tdy dow11p laye<l by out ow11lead ei:s aud the estab!1$l1tnenr medta.
towers, golf co urses, ,,ncl tnauy othe1 ame111hes attrnct p eop le u1to settl111g 11=
com fort>
sud c.01>veiuences. But Irving life JS not .,.Jw•ys 1'bout the c011ve1uen ces. Earthquokes attect
CaLfornia playgrou11ds, !u11 n ca11es d~troy Flond~ be:icu houses, true laws change Yout How Much Do You See?
-expc,sure t6 thre-..its 1s ptopo 1t1011al to how m ueh t une you spend there, 1'nd the p r•ce you
~•Jl.horu~ ,swhe,<"yot:tcan expect to be theinost T11 c i der to beg,11 thJ11.k1ng strateg1cJ1tly, we must ~stabltsh a h~61t o f loo bug at the big
picture first, so as to <:u lttV;, te tbe c on~ct perspective a11d a rea1rntic strn tegyfor futuu.•
Thett .u:e two categoues of ·c.11teru ti.tat de-tenu tne how p~ople assess whc'le !o Lve The s.fety P :u:t of this b ,g p1c ture ,1s recogn1211,g that co11fhct a11d strife w,11 always be w,th
pos,twe ~spects wluch c0ns1:Jtuteyour w,sh l,i;! .n1d !he neg,,ttve stnteg,c 01 local tl11~ ts to tls T he libe,,l view thJ1t wod d pt1'ce JS 1us t a matter o f m ut~ l tu1dereta11d 111g m.JSses the
your security that you will want to avq,-4 cruo1~l po 111t that syste.matic evil ex,sts m the wo d d, :u1d th,,t 110 ,u16 u11t oEu11dersh nd-
11•g w,U ever detfi th~t evi1--011ly fo~ce T he1e 1s a te11de11cy ~lll ong soft, good people to
The p.os,tives .>re what we look to rul£!1,.nd 'f'll)OY ,n !he short and.m e~huru term The see good lll eve17thu1g. ~nd to ,deny tlte ez,steuceo f systematic evil- wh,ch always !,,1des
pos ,tives at e n ice to b:we, but the lack o.f them 1s11'ta1ecessan ly fa tal. However, if we beh111d the facade of suitles and woddly success Fac111g up i:o tile ex is tence o f system.atJc
disr<"g~td the- stn1tegic <>r lo L"lll tl\1ei;ts, we could eventually suffe.r Jrreverstble.. 'h.tunrul eo11- ,:v,l !li the world 15 petnaps the ruost unpomnt s mg!e step you cru1 l·Jke towaid p1otectJ1tg
o;equ~nces T l1ese two enter,- combu1e to p1ov,deth.e mottVJ1h0<t1 to reloc,1t1c u1 Se3rch of ca yourse lf from hewg blmdstded uy fool,s h opl!u11s ru and n,rvete
babnce betweeJ:1 311 mi p roved 9u~ltty o.f life a11d enhanced loug-term secun ty· R~11st1cal!y,
ho,ve-ver, ~hu o~t. no phc~ f! tov,des both !ugh ~etunty ~nd n fulfillment o f ~U our p ostr,v e. Ig110ra11~ about wl,at ,s reaUy go111g o n in Lre 1s •"';pns,ngly p revalent today, but ti's 110 t
W ~litS 1lw,ys people's f,,ult A w ise history p1ofessor o nce s1Ud, ' Anyone who claims to know the
lllstclry. o f the wodd, .111d ye,t knows 11othmg .abo ut the sec1et ac ts of co11spu mg men, does
As y6u p11o t, t1i e th ,11,g,s kt~ Jl\ .tn md the fo lloW1tig negn ttve criterl>1 ~r:, fur more ,mpott~1\t not know !\,story" So ev en 1fyoc1 re.id~ !1ew~ap:;J! every <hy, you w,tl never really b1ow
m the long-term than m ostp oS1trve wishes s mc c: fa·uure lo t3ke them llltO eens1der;1 11on is wh~t i~ gomg o n 111 the world, be.lund the -sce.11e5, 'S.1dly, ,t ,~ ne11.rly 1mpos.s,ble io~g ood
1nuch ruo re dl;m~g ulg to your w ay otihfe Ii'or exrunple, tabug "P ,es,dence ma co n11nu111sl 111en to know cenau1 cruc,~l fatts, becs1we of this sy~tem<1 l1c collt1S101) to keep fVII acts
na1:Jo11 like C l.um\ b ee1t~.e of a go od b t1s111ess oppo1 tuu1ty would b e• poo1 d101ce, Sllilteg,- secrel Only occas101ially do the p;e rpetrnto1s make mistakes big euough ft11: ~ co11spu'l'lcy to
caliy. Tl.te !muted c,v1l 1,shts •nd ultU11ate {hre,it of losu,g your busmess ,a nd you1 tteeJ01n s how ,ts ugly t1ea ~n d eve11 t hen, cl1t1sp1tacy is dov-,np!ayed aurl cove1e~ l:P 9wckly by
overwl1el111 s ,any short-te,::,11 bus111ess advantage M ~uy people still e11te1 111to these types the est.ablislnnent J11ed1a, coutiu llecl by those same h,dden power gro ups
oi d ea ls, despite the u sks, 1Jecause tbey don' t see or c!on t wru;t to see the 1lue:it P otrntt,I
profit csu ofteu le<td lo blind1tess •b o ut d>l!lger They don't w~nt to see the lustoucal trnck
record of the Cl'lu1ese Com111w11sts 0 11't .t'eV<"l\ts how t l,ey Ate ap~s 111 -,;tr.,t~c deception How Do You Process the News?
,nd ~t puttll1_ig o,i ~ b euevolent ftout lo draw lll foreign mv estn1e 11t
Pict o.f the re11sou fo t p:eople's11,~u1ltty tc> see~ thrc~t h~s to clo w,tl1 the 11umbe1 oli•s u ·
Th,$ illustrntes one orma11'sJnolt pto mu1e11i w~knesses. )us failure to see thrents tlrnt ai:e peificrn1 Jssues th, t divert us .&oltl fucuswg 0 1\ llll)te =portant one-s. lv[ost peop k suffe1
lurr,.111g below the $Urface when they g e t ,n the w~y of whg t he i uperficially W91\ts Some frolll b o th inform alton ovei<load wd tl1e hitltlte to d1rre renttate between cn1cta! issues ·;,11d
peoele sense dang er a long way ott but eve11 then 1t· If .h9rd to 5tiy focused on fhese threRts sup erficiill facts PartJ,! b lame c~l1 be att,ib u ted, ,s we .-~1d, lo the purposeful o ulisswus
whe.r, d ,strncted by the illus1011s o f our cufferlt p~~ce ~11d refattve prospeniy, In tlus chapter ol co11t1ov ers1al truth~ s11d fuc ts by bo th the ~ t11blts hme11t m ec{i. '!Ind by gover11m ent
4 Strategic Relocation

spokespersont The est~bl1shn\e1\l ,neclt~ tove~ to but-y tss= wh,ch they deem h~rmful to Person~J P 1..,l,al,ility: H o w likely rs t~that we ~rt gou1g to l ~t 11.tt by d1,s threat even ut ~
thei1 un~~,d "support whMevd government doel' ~gt nd~ !ugh thre~t loc~l!ol\? Often you oan find spee,:fic :<.re~s thar,pcov,de eartl!ll safety even in •
threat zone
Both L,6er.,ls and Neucuns m t11e media also h11ve thelf own pnvate age11Ms wluch are
clmgero\ls w yot\r !iea!th !<t1d p ocketbool<: EVerydgy, fadd1gh f') UflTllhsts ite busy p un noung C auses: Ate th~ ec1 uses o-f o~nu~l d1s,Hters r~ndom And uatura!, o r doe.s G o d s,:,metun ~
c-eriau, f~lse thrE<,is ruade popular by those who want to 1na1upulate the public 111to sup- mte1ve11e 10 ~,iusc theseevents-<111d ,f~o. w hy? Will we be spared be<ti1c1Se we UV to AlwAy~
-port111g soJ11eth1ng they ·o!hetl;!lise would not---s11ch as the pho11y ' g lob-al w;um111g'' d o what is nghr) 8'01 1na.11-maded1sas1e rs (econo,11 ,c, p o!Jttcal, ,intrigue, w,11) are these
doouJ.sday,sce.nauos 0 1 tlle cwms th,t the world 1s ruruung out 0£ e11ergy cucumsf~11ual .,.11d. ll:lltu!'.al co11fhcts iuhen,nt tu ru~n o r sre they ~used or u, tTuenced by
oonsptru1g ru e.i, !rt theu lust for powet .111d weahh~O r 1s 1t" ru,x of both!
These ,ue hlse t hr~ts .p1omoted by dishonest •c,,de;zn1cs with an ax to gn11d, biased
{Ob rmhsts io11owuig the P-"ck, :111d govetnment-funded foundat1011s ~nd euvuonmen, .Pl'e vcntion and Mitigation: Wh~t can we do to p~ep3re ~g,'1ust, lessen 01 m1tig~ te die
t~I grollps a1ix10 US to und e rmine 111d1v1dual ~nd p i operty rtghts, Arter ye-ars of only th1~M( Ca11we po~tp one the hme,of rclocllt1on by careful d,s-~He.r p repsiednessf
l1m1tecl success ,n c!,~nging Am e11c.~11 lsw, they are 1ncre.,~s111gly turning to utmW1-
t,011al environmental hw to g~u, eff~ trve control ove,: n~ tto nal'sovere1gnty, enetgy an4 &id1 o f the gspects 9bove 1s very unpott~nr bm $DIile tlu e~ts m~y llppty to you moL'= d111ii
prtV\\te !nnd othet'$ dt-pendtng upon the e.~tegoty of potentL~l cb nger 1//e will anempt to ~111pltfy some
of thei e.2spects $ we cl1scuss both moderate stnd ~ertotis thre>1ts iac,ug \IS m the tutwe To
OuLpu11, o~e11 to helF y GU ~ee the thr~~ls ~111 ,d lhe J1\ed1~ d uttei of ex\lll!\e.:>Us ,ssues
But snslpe each of thes~ thre.~t~ str3tegJcally, we h~ve to look 0eyo11d the obv,o\1S, present-day
t1ltun.3tely, you h~ve to 1udge tlte ,mpor,tgnce of th5e tssues for yourself ·~11d,m~ke yo ur rlll'e;\lt to per~ 1ve wl1~r we believe ~re seriOU$, 11,dden thtt9ts. lf you relocate to ~vo ,d the
ow11 dec1s1r,ns ~cGo tdU1gly None- oi you w,ll s<:e Uuugs exactly .,s vu:: clo b l1t hopefully most ck:idly thte~t; ~nd correctly prepnre sgau1st the lesse, thre.:1ts, then yo u hc\Ve ~ high
you w,11 leatn Eruru considenng ou, pon1t of v,ew Even the t1 uugs you d!sagree'\,r1t~1 will or
pt"o b~brl,1y o f commg lhrough the tipcomJugpenods &uger with yolll. !tie and property
be helpful tmce 1t m.,.y clluse you tu f \'."I\SSess you, own view \Y/olk lu.rd Jt seeu,g !lll'oug,h. 11\ t~ct Th,11 ,. o ur goal.
tlie s t~tus quo decept<ons,llld ~lw~ya uy to keep all open mmd ~o th~t !'lew ot d ,anging
ev,dence-w,ll not be ove,looked Some thte>1ts sho uld be ,,voided .11\d som.e m,tigated, Fo r ex'.\mple, acvo1d Irving ne~t'
·volc1t11ues sud m,htary t:1rget ru:eas e-veu 11 the thre11t see1Us u uhkely I n coutiast. some
thtt'l\ts lend tbe1nsdve.s to 1111ttg1\.l1c,.11 and ptep~r\!\tion M:\ny p eop le ltve 111 moder·~te
What Threats Do You See? thre;.,1 ate~s.111<:lu.:hng hurric~ne, rorn~do ~nd earthql111ke counuy by t~k,ng , teps to lessen
the t,sks ~tld ptepsre to su1v1ire ,n pfat>e 1//i, :ill h9ve to accep t s omi, ;\mount of us,k, b ttt
Part of seemg-the re.~! world ,s ~o m mg to ~ better understanding oi the th re.eits tlur. are we cin 11,i11un IZe the ,d 1gnces of death or m~jor destruchon of property tf we know whnt
lvrku1g o u! there. I t's hdpful to consider the follow1ng specilic ~sptcts ci f tl~its to ,emmd d1e r,sh ~re 9nd how to>1v.01d them lf you m us.fstayu1 ~n *re~ of s1gn,f1c.1l1t risks do
yourself how to be 9W9te oithem ~nd more fC.il li,ueP.!ly weigh theill, so m e m,u\o r relo~ tlon to, lessen the thre11t. For example, ,fyou ~re nght o n the beac::h ln
hurr1l!:>11te counuy. move further 1nh1\d 01 ~t le~~l to a sheltered b,1y th~t ts no t siih1e.ct
Visibility, \Y/bat thre~t; e-.<,st out rhet'=> Are they o bvio usi What arc the types o f thre\\!'$ to d!rttt sto rm surge If yom home 1s s,n,ated on ~ p iece of s9ndy sod w ,th s hJgh Wl\te,
tl1.1t people fu ~ to percel\i<, ? How do we Le.w, to ·sec 1heser' t,1ble ,1, ea rthquake co,untry (l1quefactton po te1, ual), you h~d b est 1n ove to h,gher, n10,e
srnb le ,_
e,ro und
Timing When !JI a thre:it'gouig to ~tnke? Cm1 tt be fotese~n 01 will yeti nlway~ h~e to be
re.1dy? \}'/ill you be ·~ble to see trigger events :ihe..id of umc hke p rovoc~uo ns to wa1.;, Ii yoll l,ve !II ~ h,glily tUbll.n1ud ~fe;\ wluch somed,ry w,ll J)!~sent 9 thte,,.1 of ~evere \1rb~n
unrest, try to rr, ,tig~te the tlu~t ~fso<1:1 l tutrest by living on the o t1ts k.tr ts o f the <tty,
1w~y fr o m n1~1or trnfftc e;orn dots, A l~o t~ke tin1e 11nd mo ney to pt-epare stockp il~ o f
food, w~ter, st!}'pr1es Jnd fuel so tbi1t you don't hal/e to compete w,th m1ll1ons during a
Location: 'v'/hete ~re the.s e threats 1110s1 l.k.ely go mg to sti,.ke1 c~,t they strike anywhere' e1,s1s or shortae_e.
 Selecting a Safe C()untry

How We View the World ~n& st.,ys w,tl1111 the spccubttv~ ~ot,omr---"11.i 1s11\ sp.e nt !!tb:I the re,,J econo.m:y. Th~t's
why certrun,narkets 111 cunenc-y, bo 11ds, ,;nd stocks balloo11 while the nonn al ecoJ1ou1y
W,d1 th,s 1nfon11at.011 ,ts b•tkg~ound, t~s helpful at the- ©Utset t>f this bc;ok to bt1efly stays st,ign~nt
1\•v, ew £01 yo ,1 how we see the prcse11t wodd Tlus w,11 help us set the s tage: ·a s to wllllt we
·J11:w gs s-t!Ategtc thrc~ts ,u the future and their or..gnt.S 'i'//e. Will bcgm our ~ssessme111 by '-/le ~ ~c t the- ft11ruk1Af poi;,e,ts tltat be (PTB} lilllt cont,ol the US will co11ttnue lo kcp t he
,inaly~u~g tome key factors ot economy, cultute ~11d p oImes \1nd tile.it 1mp,1c: 01, tl,e s~fety US "1td wocld ecouo.my~oat'by 1n flatirtg t he n1oney supply They c~11 keep do111g this as
And sub,hty of the woild. loug.,s ex1st:J11g taJt revenues can pay fbe mte.1est Al the prese11t _ra te , that would happen
somel:Jllte u t the decade of 2020-30 Theyme. webeheve, prepau.ug~ way out eve-.1 the 1L
\Y/lten facuig d~fiu:ilt, the 1ua1t:.1 pl~yers 011 the wo dd st,.gew11l r re,ite ~ crisis suffie,ently
Long Te rm Etonomic Threats h rge to justly w,,lbug away &om the debt As we wJl ilescnbe, anotl.,et wodd waI 1s. the
most p1ob~ble ste1,ano
The ll1,1ted St~tes h~~ been the drivu1g- econom,, torte m the world during the 20.th etjnury
f::ir two reasons. F:rst, Am e.11ca'-$ rekillve fre~ ni,u ket .1llowed i o 1 th.. &lstest r~ te of. h ,gh Eu, op" wss !he s tro ngest eeonoru1c powet to the 18th and 19th eentury. but los.t Jt clue
ted1 ,1111ov-at,011 ~lid devdopment ever known 111 the world and, seco11d1 the d0:nl.111.~11ce of to t!te chron,c pers,slence of ~oc12!ist busmess .,egulatton, !ugh puced un101u2ed l,bor ~,d
i,
tJ1e ic,rmedy gold-b~cked dol1111 a world currency gave the US fu1ru101~l ,,dv311t3ges not lugh taxes th~t soclll l wdfa,e systems 1eqwre Worsec. Europe i nd developed.nations hke
sv11bb le to other ngtio us. T he US hnG lost gnnmddrsm9!1c~ lly ,n both 1hese 1n1t1al flee the US have -seeu a ded1ue 111 10b g1owth. tbat h ~s begu11 to cause te11s1011 aut.oug w.tuous
.matk:et nnd honest m 011ey adwnt~ges bltt ,t ,s s till uslftg the re~1dunl u.re11gth oi th<' US g1oup!i th~t vie for gove.1·111rrent u11<cmployme11I be,1etttSc Outaght ,ius~r1ty measures .by
e~o11omy to flood tl1e world w,th p'1per do!l111-,; govemme11ts like •G1eece, Iceland .111d l rel,nd have tl1re~tened.c,vJ ordet itself The per-
se11tage ofpeopti:- 011 the goveuuuant p,y.rolls u1 the~e 11~t1011s 1s Sllllply too !ugh to ruiv,ve
Lr1fh1>011 IS g pr,me facto1 ,n the he~lth of every (Olllltl'}' s econo my Eve1-y .ru1non 1s ,p lg_yu,g ru-a10, eufuach m goveri 1!!1 ent speudu1g
the 111Eht1011a1-y monry-g,une to ludc, def,c,t spe11d1ng l\4~ $ 11'1 ~Iler colllltl'les .,re at ns.l;; o f
def.atilt due to debt excesses or the p.a~t two dec:.ade$. Powerful nsttons get aw~y with ll fu t C urrent aud fo1·me1 tlu,d wo,ld ~o untnes adueved high otes oi growtl, w tl.te past two
!anger pe11od~., but even;unl!y they too wdl fail. Tlus ts the only ceasou that the US doll.!ir decades «sdabor-i.ute11sive mdustuea 1u the West sought o ut the lower regulatory and h bor
tS 1no1nt-a111i11g .any strength al dll--bec-.ause g!J other ~un-en~1es gee ,11!:b~1ng the,r mo ney cos ts oflvleinco, l ndi,, C hu,. a nd othet Far East "A-sian Tige-rs.' A.fret tbe woddw,de
supply .a1 well H owever, other cotu11nes dou't have the huge base volume of currency out- tecesswn th•t st•Lted m 2007 ru.1d 2008. m~ny of th.ese ttllbons began to st-~grrate ~s debt,
~t~ndmg ~s does the do llar, so even moder~te mfl~11on shows LI? qwcker as h,ghe1 pnc~ m dnveu growtl1a11dfo1eigu mvestme nt leveled of£. Alrhuugh thewo,ku1g class got,, t~ste
E1u"Ope 01 Ellgland th~n ,t does when the lJS Fedef'9.I Reserve mfi~tes of f, ee markets ~nd hist g1owtn, conupt o r tyuuuw:al govff11meuts hued to coruplete
the tJ.3ns1ttou to,:, modeut society ,:is d,dJ~pa11 arti! Taiwan Tl.teti:- is, ctttau1 a.ntount o(
We ~pect geuer~l :1ntl ;; t1011 to conm'!lte wotldw,de 1U the 5¼-lS¾ range, and eventt1~l1y pettt l1p frustr.tb.011 runo11g wo1kers that p=1sts tn these tfurd·world mt10n1s,
0

e'Ven h1ghet D.on't rely on goverume1\t numbers. to Jttdge the !eAI r~te oi ,nfl:1tto 11. Every
,111111011 ,t hr.1ng ~ cue from the US a11d folstfytng 11.S 11\flgtio n 19tes T lus can't go on fu1eve1 Ast~n T,ge.ts.ru1d less $T!Llltural cestrnmts to clt~t-ige ,n tl1e;rsoi::ui list l~ws ..u1d regulations,
The-ticking time bomb .1~ tl1e mtetes t on that growmg debt lvf~ny oountnes mduchng the co mpRred 10 E1.uope, )nd i)tga.n tG free up ace= to thett mAtkets, at ~ast tenlj_lOl'Jtily, i:or
US will readt tl1t po,nt of. 1ech1ucal bankruptcy wnhu1 a little over a decade when 1ncom e ec;,11o u\lt adV~ li~ge Foreign i:a1ptti l flowed tn.dr9m s1tt11lly, ftrit to Japin, the11 to T~iw,ui
from t~iies ,~ no longer si1ffic1ent to pP.'f the t1tterest ou the n~tlon~l debt, let ~lone the ,n1d now to China, Su1gApo re, ~11dHong Kong; The F~r E~sl ,,; t he ~e~!Ol of the world
t.r1lhons m soc1~l welfare b~nt.ftts dellui1\ded by the publ..t:. ero11omy th•t has been the fastest growu,g secto1 fo1 ,ilmost two dec~dl:S , nd st,U h-3s the
greatest growth potent1sl The. o r,ent~I hbot force IS hArd working ~1,d.h!lS the mass ive
As we wute 1h1s ,n 1010, the US is. still d1rer.:tmg the w o dd's 1espo1~se to the de,op rectts ,611 numbtrs to keep l~bor p ncts low
oi 2008-mauily b .eC!IUSe the F'edetal Reserve controls tl,e rate o f 1nfiM1on of the. doll~r.
Mauy rue pred1ct111g e1the1 co!hpse o, hypennfh,t:1011, but we thu.11; neither is r~l1s1Jc The .J ~pan led the vny tn tbe lAtter p,rt oE the: 111th cenltiry w,th ,ts low cost, highly edueated
.F'l!.C can contit.1ue to c,-e,te ruoJtey and feed ,t se.lcct:Jvdy to the u.,s1de.1 banks to st.ave o ff and 1ndustu~l laborpoo!. but has st-~g,1atrd for ovei; ~ clecade due to skyrockrung pnce
3ny coU~pse, ~nd tbry rru, do so m·ocleratdy and seltcwdy st, JS nut to <:teati:- ~he unpres- mflntto,o of ~ssets ~nd the eco1101!l'tc contraction th,it S>!wRys ~ccomp~ni.es too much sor,al
s,on o f f.s t r,~utg p n ces. Most o.f tl.,e money !h,y c~te ,-11d 1n1ect goes t,, ttts1de1 batiks ~pending ~nd growth restnct!OI.\~ Eventu~lly J~p?.n lost tts clie~p !Abor ~dv~11rnge to l 8tW?.J\
0 Strategic. Relocation

2nd T,uw~n~se Llbcr 1t now losmg 1h pr,ee ~dvnnt~gc to Chu,a ThiS ptotess 1s m.-v1tnble ~. but We ca11not avoid! them 1fotu r.mde1s art to hav~ ~ "' le-11r 1.111dersu ndi11g-oi tht ma111pll-
longc'ls manufuctu,ers "re able to 1ump sh,p k> ru.1othe, country ;11d tl1e1e ex,st nev, pur., ls lst"d 1rn ture of a thfe3t Soc1et,«~ 1hai have-3 btge mJ110-r1ry of ~mtpk p eop~ w,rh 011ly baste
of cheap, competent IAb ot - i11tel[,ge nce , 11d educaJ:1011 :lte 111l1cb mo te st\scepttble to 1nllss hyste11a ,and p rop~ganda
tll>ln cultureswtlh ~ L~rger petcentage of SNV'/, smart people 1'-lo ·so ciety ll>l~ ~ ma1or,ty oi
Despite m~ny tnternal prob len\.s (social unrest, lf!fl~ t,on, growt h, p ollution, energy Sllllltt p.eo ple, but s0111e h~v,; mueh larger percenmge.s th~n other~ Surviv;1l m ~ c.on flictmg
sh.o!'tllges), C htna a the proverb u1! BOO lb ·g onlh ~nd 1s the world's 1~011c\ largest economy world reqtu1es th1t we o.-velop a ~en eye fot cultures that ~te st~b le ~Ltd mhe.reJttly c,,pable
!\fter the USA. B ut even Clung 1s not 1ngoogecono nuc he~lth Com m~nd eco no mies ofgood C!1t1c.1I th111ku1g l n p,cuculat, loo k for cultures th81.Clln ev~lwte t hemselve--.; ll t\ tl
.1l=ys &tl 10 proVtc!e reliable prosperity, excep t to the rulH\g cl3ss C hm~ only p tays the 1he1r ow1l ~ulture ho nestly, xccordmg to sound p nnc,p les,
role of~ p-2rtrnl free mArket. country 111 o ttlei: to g~rner U\Vestm ent iu1\ds- 11ecesS11ty to :m eet
the1.r hege:mon,, m1latary tntent)on,. N o counuy h,1s ~ perfect (cc even e11t1rely ,iceepub le} cultur,il base, stmtegici.Uy spealwig.
1//e C<111 only reco 1111uend phymg the odds by st~ymg w,thu1 your ow11 culture but aw~y ttom
l n C hu,~, com mun1st e<:>11ttol sttll ~bounds 111 -every sector (though o.ftetl kep t hidden seve.rdy Ull$~Able 1 r e,1s 111,Afr,c,~, die .!YI,ddle .E~st llitd lllllny counrr,es-m Li tm Amei,ca <ind
lio·m £01e1g11 v,=> arul the effects are startJug to.be fell as the boom tunes.of unLu11ted As,a E ven for the ~/est, with a.ts h,ghly developed thnub11g culture, mand:l'tory edue~taon
fure,g n 111vesttnent have go11e flat C1una is woefuU y overexte11d~d rn real est&~~rtly ,s oveu~tecl and does- no t gl.ll\rnnte~ w,sdom or good 1t,dgment amo ng the popul~tion
because 0£ ul a11y bad lo><ns that were c:fu:ected to poorly 1U11 sblte co,np,n,es Even w,th the JS!¼ who le.
slowdown, Chu,r, .st,11 lrns ~ vouc,o u, ~ppetite fo, n,,tural resoc,rces- m Lid\ of that fa, its
se<:>et m 1Lt·ary expo11s10J1--a11d !S fo, from 6eu1g sdf-sustauung. Rehg1os1ty ~11d s_0od11ess >1re 1mluable 111d1cato rs but no t euough w hen supet ft.crnlly
pt~( tt( ed L~ck:in5 the sp111tw1l sensJtlVtty to see through deception, good p eop le.--even
C hurn 1s 11oto11ously t1011-tm11spare11t Ill ,ts f111a11c,,.J de,,Ju,gs A 11alysts fe,;1 that Churns sm.art •p eop le--r...an be convinced to go 11 long with .many things tlht contain eVil, hidden
h ~nktng secto r is o n tluu ice C.'lth hundreds of 11, ulf1-b 1llwn do Ha t !oaus gou-i.s b ust ,f Age11tl~s. L ook .:It wlmt b~ppe11ed to Germgny ill WWl1 ft is tliel'efore 1mport~t\t to loo k
\Y/esteu 1 c,,11sumpt1011 ofCluuese prod ucts co11t111ues to declu1e. Chun, has bc> ught so ,11 the history of a culture O n ly those cultures th~ t have~ h1stol'y of be,ng free will have.
rutJCh of the debt ho rn other countoes that ,t ,s-vulneoble Ill.;_ d,fferenl w,y- to debt sufficim t will to fight fo,r ,t ,n the conung conflacts
clev<lt¼lt1011. As the US and Europe utfl:tte theu wsy o ut of tlus ltu,ge deb t (wlucb ,s 111-
ev,tabl - t's the ouly optaou that remains), C h,n-a can and will be left holdmg b1ll,011s in
bottds ofdecluungvalue Tl1"1 iswhy Chu1~ 1s spe11du1g so much o n commod1t1~ - tryu1g Political Threats from Conspiracies of Power
to convert dotl,r and Euro ho ldings mto fure1g,1 prope1tyind 0th.e t 1e~J good; lndivadll!lls
-tl,o-uld ;,!so be dou,g the same, ove, tuue 1'J\e <11 ost srab le f)OL.!tcal systems _qlJow for ~u o rdetly reso lutto n of confllct ancl 9 vo11ng
method tlt,'\I allows the highest pen:en~ge of ( lt1ze11~ to. partic:.q:,gte JA the gove rning
process. Hl:>weuer, that process must be hmitecl by stctct c-c nstatu11on.~l prov1s,011s tl1M
Threats of Cultural Conflict p rolubi.t even ma1onta~ from 11s111g b w 10 1111posc the.tr w1ll upon 111u1cSnt1e~ec,al!y
to r~distnbute we;,lt\1 by force
Oultur,-1 dtffe, ences will ·alway, be-vnth us T hey·o1t!y-l;eco 111 e: s ;~n ous tluea t to national
stab1l1ty when !bey co 111 b1Ue w,tluu ;, smgle soct.s.l ·welf~t:e stst<" th«t p 1t,; various ethn ic Th:1t 1s best clone by ~ u 111Vers.1l reeogu,1,on Hl law cf the ftu1dam ent~I !1ghts of lndi-
groups ~ga111st one ~no!het Lil the purswt of ' theu sh~1e" of the p,oductive e 1e E ve11 v ,dua ls ~nd the fumily uu,t. .Fl'ee m~rkets (where the r,ghts ,o f all ~re equally defended
the US h•s moved 1111,, tn~ t daJ,gerous duecttu IL When cultur~l d,ffetel'lces ~re too pro- from pttcl1t1o n ~nd cr1111e) ~1e the le-,ist conflictutg of pol1t1CJI ~nd eco.n om!c syste!ll ,
1,ounced, mtegrat1011 beco rnfs 1UlDOSt un.poss1ble Th,t 1s why 1t 1s better fa, m·any cultures Soci31lsm ui lh V9tytl~ degrees of us,ng go vernment i o~ce to redistribute we~lth 1s the
to s t~y-n-bttvely sep•n> tt> a11d hom oge11ous. Stu,4,es have show1Lthat~ base c.ulture ca11 most coru:1ktH\g, Slfice 1t 1s ~lw~s pittmg groupssga11,s1 each othe~- .!Jke the poor llg.111\St
,bsorb up to ~bo ut 10½ of ,.11otlte$ diverg11,g culture without too much co11f11ct, but when the productive c:fass. The on!y restr1~tJ()!ls to.~ free m~rketshoutd be sg~ 111st preda tory
tbe 1t1vadmg culture begius to compete fa, domm~1\ce -and w~1onty ntle, coufl,ct ,s .:ertoui pacuces ~nd ~oexc1on, b ut it ~ho uld no t be pro hib ited from allow1ilg ·1ndiv,dugls .fro m
~nd v,ole.nt Look 2 1 Palestwe. the B;;lb,ns ar1d Europe 111.,ilwig d,scramm~tory Judgments ~ 10 worth and competency 1n employment ,uid other
volunt.ary clealmgs.
l:.e,tru,1 ~reas of the wodd a11d the ,r .culture ru:e mace susL-eptible to man1pulaho11 and
cl~cep.tion U:la11- oth~ 1l is poLtacally uu:.ouect to t;,lk !Iii.out dtffe,-e,lces 111 culturnl grotips-,
 Selecting a Safe Country I

As,de-fro m tho~e 1erucill f ,deals, 1he grestest s~fegu.ird to cit,: e.n con1rol of-government -Poht1cally, these An_glo-Ame11c;1n g lobalists have been ab le to eontrol both 1na1or pll!litw.11
,, to WP.tch fqr and stop the sec1d comb ,ngho ns of people tlrnt $tnve to ga in ~ttlrol of p~cties 111 Am enc~, And the llugest poltneal p-, tt,es 111J"!?~" the UK, Fra11ee., Ge.rma11y,
goven 1ment power Co11spu,ing t11e11 are glway~ working to man1pul~ re ~,td control govttn- Spsu11111d Italy Thud partres u, America :,nd the sm• lle, p;,rtres,of PatlJi\me.11tary sysrest11s
mentt from behind the s~e11e,s, ind h3ve been from the beg111111ng of e1vil12~ttc!'I While 111 Europe (whether le& 01 tight) ·an• tuuform ly ,nr.-est~bhshU1-..·11t, ~11d sei,se coue.e rlyth:<.t
ino&t thuciwodd co"11U1es.>re ruled by strong1ne1, and their eo te.neof thugs, fi«t world the politic:i l syst em lJ r,gged agatl\~t them T hey ~u teali~e that the e11en1y of liberty b,dt_s
i:,o ,u1t11es ·..re couttolled by one of the followmg tluee 1n~10! cornb111atJ011s ,of powe, th•t -w1th111 :,stabhshm ent powe r sttt1ctt1tes.
ti:~1ucend n~ t,on~l bound,ures
1 t 1s a diiferenr story however, 111 Russia ,1nd the faun e.r. Scv,er st-Jtes oi- Easte1n Europ e
Tb~ most powerful 1s w hat we. the ~uthors, i::-,1 U the &JllkA111er,,;a,i t1f11/,ltJhme11I. 1 '1.us 0 11e has to, be very , srute ro feu-et out die s11111llec, "dem ocrauc" p~ rties that h~ve been
fact1011 ,s pr111qp.ally :::0111posed of the po11tm lhug i'1111H1c1al powers 111 A111e1u:·a. E11gla11d cceMed by the Co rn.nnm,st P~ay T he Com mt11ust Pll'tty still 1:X tst~, botl1 :>bcve ~nd below
~11d som e Qth~ fust-wo, ld cc,u11t11es. T hese i:ag p layers Q011sp 1re to•d11u u11sli nauonal sov- gro und Tod~y m lv!osoow, you s t11l he;ir leaderS- t~lk .~bout "the P~1ty" ai,d how 1\s d1ct11t!'S
eie1g11ty 1n favor ,;,f .> globalist New World O ,de, tu1de1 fu£1r exdus11te control. must no! be ,d1~tega1ded~ a,,d they ,i.1en t r11lki11g abQ~1t Pu1111's U11ited F.tJSS/11 Party--o ne
of m,ny fronts fur the Comm wi,s r P ,uty A11y p~rry, ,on the agh t or left. rhat JS allowed
The seto11d g1oup we r._.fe1 to by the baiu1u .. S11c1n/1JI l 1dtnmho11,,l ,9 tomb 11rn t1on of !eft,st to have any ~eg,ee of power ,n Russ,~, or the other. post-Soviet st~tes, ,s not a leg,umAte
po liucru contcol cre~ted by the. Soviets 111 Moscow duLu1g the cold vn,c. h sull operllt~s oppos1Uo11 ptity, orily ~ co11trolled one
tod3y under R.1.1ssrn's h1dde11 h~nitl ind is s e1111-sec1et so that ,rs sm aUec.,~Gove-ground
1uunes-..ke,doesn't really ,epresent its t11Je J11flue11ce Yes, w~ ,u;e -say,ug that Russ,a still ,, ,1
wodd power w,th hegeu10,11c go•ls of wodd conquest Threats of Nations in Conflict

The ! mallest, 1n terms of1w111bers of 11auo11s co11tiolled. 1s the power blc,ck controlled by C©Untr tes th ~t are .c uue11tly p-e~ceful b ut aee pco11e to escal8tu1g ethn~ co1-Jl1tts et1:"$U
Ch111l'i Chnu,,. 1ust eme,-g111g•,1.s ~ world J? byer 111 po!1t1cs like the fu, t two .,ud 11$ ti.ue over the wocld L1i;l1;,, a11d P~ kisran ar.e one sueh ex11mple Bo th have b een allowe,d by thi:-
hege1110111c J11te11uo11s won't be v1s1ble ut1lll ~11othec wocld war 1eaniing~ the eaLth's bou11d- West to become m.1dear powe,s 111 effa,rts to 111Um1d;,,le el\ch o tJ.1e1. This 1s ,11ot ~ are,, of
aues .ind sons Olli the w,uners aud lo sets. Ch111» 1s playu1g hardball 111 busmesS'1 buymg lip the-world that 1s safe ro r Westeu1ers. Howeve.r, we dG> 1101< expeet this a1ea to erupt 1uto-~
eue,gy sou, ces, po1ts ,111d s bipp111g comp~111es •011 every eo11ti11e.nt u, ti.It world 111 .;11t1e,pa- btge wa1 u11t11 the st·att of the 11at world w,r. I11d1~ h~s a hugt p opulat1011 b~se that will
tton of future co1.1t10L Gh1n~ doe.n't m~ke any deals unless th e11 front comp,a111ee hold ~ b« enlisted by o ne side Pt the •other I<1d1a nas trad11101111Uy bee11 a clie11t sr:1te of Russlll and
513/• <:011trollutg ,nreres t The- C hmese are mak.mg che s trangest inro~ds h,ro e~onom,c a c.ompet,tor w,th Chuia. but tl,e US ,s woo11,g It with miht-ary and nucleat .ud P~kist-311
conttol i11 Austr~ha, t<lew Ze.1lru.1d, Latin An, enca and Afnc ~ used to be" Chinese d~11r st11te but tS 110w to t.Illy uncle, the thumb of the U111ted Sl~tes,
Norh.1.11g ,s certiun, however, :111d these 1101:lbns may uot stay 111 d1e Weste u1 .c amp duw,g a
It 1s ptim ~rily the-Bnt1sh 11r,d Amer,e,n g lob•ltsts t:hM thte,,, te11 o LtL liberties d11·ectly, so ma10, conr'lJct Russ.. and Chma au u,teut 011 b u11g111g L,d,a anti Paklsrnn batk mto lhe1t
we will p1111c,.nly addtes.s thru m ovemen ts IPWRrd wo,ld hegemony. They do not llll-ve tesp·ecllv<" folcds duruig the :nut world confucL
Jlbsolute- powe,, but they do exe1<=1se efEecttve ,co nt1o l over lll PSt aspects of goverume11t,
f 11U1nce =d the 111ed111 111 the West_It 1eJ1lly doesn't 111atte.r who " they" ~re su1ce they T he Middle East rsgomg to remam a reg1<i11 orco11tJ11L1a[ cor,fl1ct We pred1c.r w1!'h eort-
u1ufo1mlypossess 1mmt1ruty nem prttsecutun 11 by conr.rol11ug the tughe~t iudges 111 ~ch fideuce that thrrewJI 11ever be pe~ce bttween l scael ·a11d the Arabs We feel stt1>ugly tl1~t
cou11u:y Pven without tl1e1r nameS', theu patJe~n of ,eo ntro l ,u10 oFerat,0111$ fJl11ly de,a, IP contm.ued US 1nterve11tlo11 u, th~ l/Lddle East !!.nd Ill ,centt al Asia wJl c,:acetb~ te co,ifltct
those wJ lmg to ta.ke ~ hard took. and u1:::res,e terrorism ll_glllnst t he V://est These 111surge111:y ,vars llgll!llS! US and }~ATO oc·
or
ciipatio11 are completely unw1nnsb le. de.sp ire the false at,>p~aratlce<; victory II\ lra9 where
They ilavc been p 11tienl'. ~ud flilve t?.r.et\ decades to wo!l: tbeir own people mto key positlollS confl,ct ,s still ongoing ~ud will only , ncre-ase
of JlUthort~ m goven,rn e111 se th5t ,hey €rut effechvely detcnn me who ge ts hue~ Med,un1s
pf .coru,n U111c..st1011 at ._, botight up u, e11cl:t tountt-y ~o tl121 ptibltc op1n1on cru., lie influenced Sadly, the OS has lost 1t1ucb good Will arourttl the wot!d, espee,ally 111 the Balkll.ns and nt
They h~ve also eo11ce11tc.,ted o n co11ttolfu"-' leache1 educat ion, public sc;hoo! te»t books MU>l1111 and A,ab co w1t11es'through its ruthless 111te.rvent1011s 111 the M me ,of spre,ding
~nd curr1cul,. democl:llcy--wluch never was tht< re-.tl re11so11 T!us mte1-ve1111011 has ~ause-d mJ11y cotmtt,.,s
to become host:Lle to A11te!lea11s -a11d that bost1hty 1., now very 111 ueh cleeply u1g1-a111td
8 Strategic Relocation

The ll\rg,tu,g of l~n fo, mtl1!a1y att·ack seems to bethe·ual st._1l 111 thte v,orld p1ovoe1111011
w!udt !!:,tu oulr beuebt globJ!ist 1nonves, The test oi tlte wotld w,U s1li'fe1 from dfl! rustic~lly
h,ghe, 01I puces T he conn~st between the w:ry Irr w!11ch l4'orth Kore,, (the nucl~r p;u1ah
snd' conv.entton1I we;ipo11s prolift'.iiltH)ll clulmpion of the world) ,~ protected, ,p~mpered'
nnd excused At every turn by the US, ~nd how ltc>n ,~ thre~ tened 1ncess2ntly with mtlttary
destruction ts telling We think North Ko1~~ ,s being prese.rved for some future tv,gget
event a11dlran ,s sdieduled i M ~ more ,mmed,ate take down. Ih,s warw,th lt~11 w 1llJ1ot,
tll our op u11on, le.,id directly to the next wor1d w~r, but t~ther to a regional war ,,1 which
isr;1el will h?.ve thr ~ppropr,~te :zcuse :o ~tt.~cJ<: Syru1 gnd Leb~1101l ,

L~tui Amen~att cou.ntrles CO Ltld he.:pme etllbro1led ill cu1\J:l1cts ,;g~1ntt cgth othe1· tf curret\t
t1ends conhnl.lt" L at111.Ainendl l'i split alnong these ll<'<tlo ns tll~t.ate s till 1lhecl·w,th the
US :Utd those th~t nre nltted with the F.u l.eft, .Rt1SS1~, a11J Cu,L\A t h<: only allte.s the US
hss p,esently at'e Me.:1co, Cost~ R.c..1, El Sgl\rndor, Gu:1:tetru1la. Peru, Colom bia ·and Chili:,
The ~t\t1-Amer1c.~ns Include Vene2L1elt Boltv1a, E eu~dor, and the Guyan~s Sevet~l n"hons
.He l?bymg up to the US, for fu1,111c111 l ,11\GI tl'l\de ,idv-a11~ge, ~lit !lte '.lCtti~lly 1n the F AI Leit
~~mp I\r~:Jl. Argentina, P an~ lllli :ind Un1gugy,

1ti summaiy, you c~t\ see there a1e m.i1t1y c1speet; oi die wo,rld th.~t gre l1or tastly v1s-1blr btt!
wh,ch will gffect ycnu iuture. All the factors me11t.011ed ~bove ~ffect the long-term stib,hty
ot every counuy Choos,ng the be!.t $tl'3teg,c t e lf'e!\ t for ycrur s.ttl?.tJoll w1l1 huig~ Ol'l R
thorough U11der~t.1ndu1g of these factors and rheir l\itects

Customizing Your Strategy

E~~h 1ud1v1clnal must mJke tlletl own evAlu~tton of the :pectfi~ cil'cumstani:es ancl tluea~
,rou11d them. 111 tlte ft> llow,ng tl1~pters wew,ll 111ttoduce spenr,~ threats in 11101e det-,;il
and ehde.ivor to give. you the [(!o fs to p1An out your owu move Everyone's l,fe ~nd wnnlg
is dtfierent, b ut we «1courage everyone 11ot 10 pt1r off ,miplero entuig then -str~teg1es until
it ,s toe, lrtte Dec~e for your~elfwhrch thre~ts yoll need 10 ~oid A11d wl,,ch you will hRve
to m.1l!~te (bec~use you e-~11 t f1,o,d them) ,uid then work: 01u Awndme fur unplementtng
thesco str~tegies. It m1ght be hdpft•l to work: up two wu el1ne-n 1de~l ,1nd, worst-c.,5e
tune-fr~mc-befurewh,di you' ll get e!!chstep ofyoutp1~pRr:lt1on l?hll1 tmi~hrd W( liope.
the following miorm<1tlon snd m~ps will be 111.Strumtnt~l Ill your eiforts
 Selecting a Safe Country

Chapter 2

GEOGRAPHY AND C.LIMATE

lt s wee to stJl lr-,ve the ecbtnr~ fretdcnn to r:hoose • dtffete11t -c!.u.u 2te or geogtap!iy s~ we ~ b uilding 51!~ l!t
,nou11t:unou~ ~r~~sJst\ft )lw,ys-<!llsy Much oi the best p,op~rty ,.,-owned
0011s,det tdoc~ho11 Thete a rc r~I chfierenc.es hfte th~t so,n , people 1ire uttawote o~ havwg by the fedeqil or st~te goveu1ment. '.But keep 111 !lltJtd ;hat even ,u fl'At ctklnny you can
hved.u, o ne ph1ce oi chm .,u
all the1t lives VIie !JBve fouud th~t " nou-flst ~graphy offers often ruid forested te.a~m vnfh rolling h,lls
;i mote e111oyable ,nd ,esthet,c s1uto1U1du1g Ju ract, a lully q1 mount·autous ~ogmphy l111s

str3teg,c adv9nt1ges too 1\Jotmh,ns , re O!lt\ll·3l barners to m.~ny tlueaH and ,f they're tall Y ou1,g people 11?1t good he•lth ruive little tuoul> le ad~pt111g to ah1t11de.s up to 10,000 feet
e11ough to be se-e11 m your neighborhood they provide 9 conet~nt v,sual w e t,:, your onei~ Some oldet people w,th health ptoblem s can hiwe tioublf" b tealhu,g a, evett G,UOO feer
tai!on when trnvelmg sround lc.,c~lly. L!\kes ~ncl r,ver~ provide !\es1hetic ,11ppeal, chvers,on Abo~ G,000 tbe growu,g seaso11 1s s ho rtened sufficiently to 111 'Ake 1.t difficult t<> grow
~11d 11npo1•tn1rl water , tor:i.ge L1vu1g m ?.re:.s with fert,le far,ns or orchards ptcv1des 11 ~<;1111· a11ythu1g but cold we1,ther -crops (t!.lot vege t~bte-s 11nd hay) The best growu1g cc,1dltto11s
foru11g qll'1lity of life gnc! good ,access to loc:1! p coduee ~nd sdf-relil\1't ne,ghbors Ev~n the a~ fo11r1i b.l.lilW 4,500 feet
deserts have cerbm ~dVl1t1tAges !hat t-ll\ be e111oyed 111cludi11g cle.ln crisp e., r, s~111c v,$l~s
and gener~lly less people and i:o llution.
forestation
Hav111g s,ud tlus, eve.ryone has different preferences for the,r environment Often these
t~~tes ace influeneedbyptev,o us loant,on expeuencc o, what C!le eons,cle,se.omfortab fe I sol~ted deseus can soui et11Ues setve ,s good 1etteat llleAs, b ut !ht 1sol~ uo11 is tough tq
V//he11 cons,dering ~ new loc<1hcn for seeuuty, however, we have to co11s1dei. the stra tegic endute- duang uofmal tun es--<lnd costly tf you h~ve to duve to town~ lo t Some isolated
factors. Sometimes thesedict"1 te that the most comforhble l reas Are 1101 !he !!\Ost ~ecure desert ~te'3s of the lntermount?.m We.s t are especiglly be~utJti.tl "7/tlh dra!llehc, red t~ndstone
'i//e will !cok ~t geogr~pluc factor,; first 911d {he1L,spe,;ts of cli,nate a, they 1~.J.ire to long :::hrfs, wmd c~rved sh~pes ~ud del,c~te ·i (ches.
renn s~fety Md ~etreat potent!~!.
Arens w,th some fo resttd h nd ,ue imporbnt lf yo u ever ~ve ro , etre.~t ~nd need some
cover and conce,1ln1 ent Even ,n tl!\t, f:um ,ng ~re,,s, there "Ire usually po c)tets of trees
Geography ~nd forest~ [n ,d esert d unates, trees can 1nd1c~ti: where more prev9ient·water sources "lte
loc:i ted-.!lthough sometiq1es th~t ,s merdy c1n 111d1cah011 oi wu1te, 5110w sacu~ uh11or1.
Geographu; features d12r]endlhcmselves to sec11r11y do not h2ve to be "t the,expe111e1>f
be,nny. /-.I though.it may take time to aclJ\lSt to An ~re.., that l1as so me ngorous aspects, we Co ns1ste11tly dautp ~tt.as i::~n p,cdt,~~ dense undergri,wth and fotests such ~s 111 ttop1caL
reeomm e11d. locatt11g 111 aceas th~t ha.v e a v~t1ety otg~ogral'l11cal f<'lltures, while avou'lu,~ !Awlands. taui i0 restt ~nd pJ1tgles These faresis ,ie 1101 ,ecouim-ende..-1 for secunty I nsects,
ti lt" e,tltem""" of deseit, lngh ,11:U:ude. swal!lps, co~sts and flllthuds. Heee ate our suurm ar1ei, dtse~se 'Alic!~ less-1ndllS'tr10os p1>pul~t,on 1re more co mm on here, cre!ll\llt ~n U!!fle ~lthy
of t11e b,,ic geograp l'u~I co11s1cl'et"11horu g1mosphere 41 fil ~!'Y resp er.ts

Altitude Coastlines

Higl1er ~lt1tui!c geogr~pluc ar~Ra ~re USU.\lly more secure th~n lowfonds 111 the Jll ou1u~111s, M.~ny people w,sh they could live 111 c o~st~l j\rep,s /::,esptte beUJgvery ther9p eutic (fresh
lookior ,u= -with ~o.meVDrtety Fo~ests ;1,ud lai;es.ire M l h~rd to fu,d s t e-x\reroe l!ppe~ au, sea bree2es11nd Jccess \o the ocr.,in), ao>1S11i\ AteJ!Btun,e mor~ cl1sa~nt,,ge~ str~teg,-
·d evatictts., but slutablc h\m1 land ,s F'!llt scuue people, 1r tak.-s tune to adjL1st to !ugh c~lly r.han ·a dvru,ta~s Stcateg1c~lly spe~klng, co~stlu,es 1're mu,~1tio 11 ,u-~,; (w~ter to laud
m,;iuntain chm ates he~use ot- less"hum1d 1 tlnnuet an ~ud :oldet. si1ow1e1 wuncts fl'u,dmg 1111<sse-s) with ~ roCintd.,ible b11raet on one side. It caJ1be to o easy !P fu,d yl!)utself with no
10 Strategic Relocation

~l~ce 10 go Hl ~11 emetgency Cor.sts;,re orten enttypoints ior a tea!Al thre~ ts, both 11~tu1":1l Ln North Am er,c-;i_ s!o=• gener:,~d m the Gulf of Alask., tc;rvel fu,m -west to eas.t, d.wpputg
.and 1ru!1t~rv O nly with very ci<rcrul conlu1gency phtlnJJ1g can you iu'ld lo ng-term s~fe_ty most o f thru mo,sturoc 111 the westeu1 :o,st,il 01 Roc ky Moun uuns .,nd the11 prco ce-,d ro
Ofl a t o.ls[, and <'Veil then, ncvei 1Jght 01t the h~ch where sc m.any a ,e iem pted ti> Jive. b-ecome lsrge wasse8 of d1y -1u.r as they travel ac1oss the w ide, coo l expa.11s.."S o.fCa11ad~
ThM do~ t mean yo 1, c~n I haw ,1 be·l c.h h,,:usc, 1,-ut 11 shMtldn1 he _yo u1 prunaty .te_sid~c~ These dtter, cooler ~u masses 011ly c:,usc severe v,e-1,the, as they desce11d _Over them .,u,b nd
portio ns of 1he cel!tral p huns !!1 the USA -:111d !ll!X with hot huU'.ltd ~IL i:0 ,11 ,ng up from
circuli!uo11 ougms ttug mMe~:,co ~nd the Gulf of~fexieo
Defensive Geography
TJ11s s.1m, phenomenon does1l't hgppeu 1 1 (he conespond111g Iatitt,de~ 1n Sounh AmenCJ
It ,s ,ruport ~nt ror the ,deal n-ation to l1J1ve saint" rutposmg tecr,iu1 fe~nu:es w,th,11 thc,1 beeause the conti11e11t ,s too n~rrow d ow11 ,outh for ihe atl.lll?.sses to cl'ry out e-.<len$tVely
borde,-s that ~!low for g0ad strategic defe11ses· m c~se of w-,L Mounums, ltald wu1ters, large Th unde~storms pr1111 nr1!y occu1 furfher ttorth where-drier au lrom Argentu,a meets the
uvet$ 'an-cl boclie-s oi v,~ter ·a re EXcellent defensive barners. Fur exltll1ple, 111 W'Y/Il ,t w,,s tropical ~11 tl!asses u~ Brnz,I and Pgr~g,.tiay This 1'\llle p henomenon Also affect, southern
ruustly !he ngo1s of t~e Russiru, wmteo conibmed v,tth atended supply lines tlrnt doomed Afuca even though 1t is not~"' Jong -.11d 1t"1row ·as South All1ea c•
the Germ au offensive u1to Russ,~

Ask your,self these questions-when choosu,g -~ oo.untry-of ,egidenee 'Does the sun ouud- Climate
mg terca111 Jend , tsetf to good long-te1ru sect11t1y w,th natural b~rrie rs lo 1nv:.s1on>Is the
n,;hortll! 1t1tlit;µy structure of tl1e uat.io!l suffu:1eut to provide p1otec t1011 :iga111st 1t1tetru1- Peopl'e feel P"rh~l to Ol!IHY factors re!!lted to clim~te Sun, he~t. hunudity, precip,t~tioq
li!>na l tlueats? The oountl'Y must be l~rge enough tc, h~vesuffictent 11Mur~l resources ~11d or
And ww,d all,&idc1 he~v1ly ,nto 01.ir pe1cep h on ,de3l lot:;1t1ons to l!ve Here ,soi1r ~ssess-
.have eJUlugh p<:ople to provide d ~fe nsewhile ~llow1ng for ct'.int11rued ,udusn:1:i! produc- ment of t he~e bnS1::: fucto1s a11d .t few n1o rt to co n&!dc.i: 111 reg~ rd 10 s~ ure d ,mate are~s
no1"- w,tl1out depending Oil in1ports
Solar Exposure
.NS\ttons such l'\ sJ ap.an, Isr.ael ~ticl.New Zealand have learned to get ~rou1td the l11n1-
tJl t.io us of sizt' .ind !~ck of natural resoutces by usmg a v1go,o us polic:y of 1uternatto 11- The H umAn body needs t'Xporure to sunlight to prod1.1oe V 11:itmin I: ~11d ma1nt~1n- good
~1 trade \JI/Jule such stt-!!leg1es. woi:k dun rtg tun es ot p e,ice, u~tio11s tlv.t .live or die on em e:1o ru1L health. Th.s f~ct o1 does, qo\ necess.aply co1i:el~te w nh. l region's aniiiutl le-vel of
impo11s and exp orts are utremefy wlnen1ble to war, natttrnl c.,tastropht~, lnbo r ~tr~es 0 1 pree1p1t111.tou. Sol)1e phces gei a lo t of r~,n, Qll at one<!, w,th otherwise sunny days. O ther
u1teri~ho11al boyc() tts plaa.es get the s~me amount of ra,n spread out over nu,e or te11 month~. ~ncl ~re pl;jgu_ecl
by cont tant cloi1d111ess. The:forme.r w1IH)e.- ,note. p len,mtll relative to ; unslune !"..:p1!$Ute

Effects of Geography on Climate Temperature and Hll.itlidity

Co,stal ,teas with onshore·wu1.d Bows Jlways provide _,, ruoderntu'S ..£Feet on t=pe1~ture The hu.man•l;, ocfy JS co1nfottab le w1th u1 9 ve.ry nnrrow. rnnge o f "1>out 70-80 degrees
rm
Salt '\U 1.:a11 b e very c o rros,ve if you 1,ve cluse-r th,u, a co t:ip le .,, ,!es from thia b~eh . F ah,enheit. Except for a few rnre places, most o f .,.,. hiAv e 10 deal with k.e<'p1ng w,,m1 o r
fvfou11tau1 ,,i.nges close to the-coast will ~tw,ys be very wet as they soak ~p the fust w,,ves co o ling off .iunng the chgpg,ng season~ or1he year Hum1d,ty 1s ,i b1gf~c1or i.n how much
of clouds aud p rec1p1tabot1 1Uuv11,g 111land the tempernture a ffects us H o r, d1ycluna tes:arem \1ch e,1S1ei to tolera te. 1f\ our op1111on,
thgn T1ot, hum 1d c.lilll~ tes. Arry 'al'ea that h>1s 3 lo t of loc~llygenei~ted sum mer thunder-
The largetJ .~nd mon drnm at.i.t effects of geogr,ip hy 011 we~thet oom,-w,1h the size ~nd storms 15 gc,ng· to be .ho t and humid P~raguay andnrnz1I have R lo t of heM ~nd trop ica l
sh~pe o f the c:i:,ntinent. You c-J n see this ul the w~,ther p~tterll contt,,~t betwee.11 No rth vege12uon th~t genera te m01st air lo~31ly In the summer, they often have daily tbunder-
.111d South A.n1er1cs North Am enc,i has tht bulk of its ~,ze 1n the 11ortl-1, where~s South sto nns at abou t 2 p .m Other ,ire.as, hk.-e the Interiµo unb!!! West ,n the USA, wh,ch ,,
Americ~ ends in a uarrow ztr,p of J11ounta,nout laiid al the southen1 tip c f Pugen.t,n~ ~nd nornrnlly cliy, only ge t thunderstorm s when huru td ~tr ma~ses t 9!ll e up from Me,t1co Some
Chile. Bo.th l~ve rbe sin1e mode1"t1oi1 of. temperatures from rhe co~st~lat'e-~, 0 1, the wtst, Ate~s _h~v-e .large bodies of water thM generate h um id colttt!lflS o f ~Jr th~t hup Jnto toc;il
b ut mcon1u1g moiSI ~tr nlQsses change ,nto dlffer,nr fin1msbecAU..<e of the diffo.rcilt size of thunG\erstornl! E ven l~{ge, 1n1g,qted far°m lands, i::-,111 :\Ct ~s sour= of , ising hum1d1ty whi:u
th<e b11d m.;;ss they m..verse from. west tu ,east the •stu1 -e:wporatfs the mo1s11.11e
 S electing a Safe Country

The humid lvl.tdwest -;'If~• oi the USA ot1ly gets relief f1om the he*I .1nd hu,n1d1ty when fall Wind
wenthe, eom ts And coo~ dl'y C2u~c!tan a11 des~e_nd~ ulto the !JS push,n_g the w~rm, 111 u~y
;,;u sourhwi rcl. T!t,s sa-111 e p henome11011 occ ui:s a !)It !,,ter 111 the fall ,n the ln1m 1d gouthern W,nd is generally not• p leass11t ilic.tot except wheu light breezes ail!e ueeded ior coolmg, ••
st9 les where d~ys w1ll '!ltern~te between, humid gulf ~1r artd cool Cnn~d19n Air,
0 u1 !top,~al ~te-~s T hose looking f.-'r wmd 111 o , dei to ge11etil te power ru ust ie:alise that power
fro m w1ndmtllsg,:ows c:xponetllt9llywith wind spee~ca111ug that good w1nd_powe1
ThE tt~deo ff betwee11 humid chru, tes And dry climates are p ro110u11ct'd The d,y, !ugh deseit ateas w,11 be quite w1com fo1·t~b le to live u, . Even sr:ay,11g 11,doors. one ts suh1ec.t to the
d 11n~1es, ~sin the l u~~moun1a111 ~/est a~ genernlly more ccm furtnb le 111 the sum 111et 9,ncf ,10,sf ctfw,nd wh,stluig~round the house Mot111tru11ous areas ofte11 h'lve susdy wu,ds in
wu.,te t bec~use of lack or htun1d1tv Tbe p uce ts lack c,f gu;.e11e1)' And the puce of gree1iety the- mor11J11g 01 sfte, 110011, e>,pec ,ally if you live ne.u .a 1ea11yo11 u~ the p•th of w,nds t1owmg
JS loui and hunu d1ty1 wlueh rs ~bundant u, ,he Pack Northwest. th~ lvLdwest, the .Scud, to lughet Andlo;we.r elev11tio11s.
Jt>d the E:ast Cc,ast of the IJSA Tht\fe rs AlS<l ~ priP-t for g,eenery beyond hltn The wooded
~re~s m rn111y oc ht tm1c!2re~s ~re ge11er~lly oyergfown nod full o f 11ox10\ts weed, like pci1so11
ivy. l u tontrast, the dner p me ,111d £1 for~ts of th~ 1//est :1re _m uoh less o•re.igr~WJl ~11d e~~r~r Strategically Balanced Climate
10 e111oy wfoen !u b ng and oimping Ic.le;,Uy, "' b:il~nce ,s desu ed b~tween ~ cLurn re thll t cs11 .usu111 ltfe 111 ru1 enetgy cns,s "nd yet
not be so tomfo,rnble ~s ·to attt>sct the soft, comfo it-seekiug elroienr.s of society A dilll,<te
!h11t ,s too sevete, esper1ally 111 cold tempe.r.lltur~, requites h~vy i:xpe11d1turts of e11et]}'
Precipltatlon to sustau1 the popt~, t1011 during the wu1ter. While tlus 1s ·s<>ruewhJ!r be11eficrn.l itt ter,u s of
Jttra.ct1ng only the hstd1est of ruim 1gr~11ts, 1t 1s ~ d1st111c t lillb,l,ry 111 :t ct1s1s, where ,11,e has
li,1o,atur.t 1s essential ll> llfe, but 1l makeS~ ctifft,ence-dependwg-oll 1hc:i011u 11 talies~1th~t lo El<[!!e11d u1c1!"asu1g ~mounts of valu~ble rnergy >lllP Ji.md.; ,,isr to p i eserve the qu.;!Jty of
i:,,u>, slee t, hruJ 01 snow lt's rutQ llllf!Ort,;nt to k11e>w when al!d how tlu yeiu's tot~! pre- a wrum or cool e u s te11ce .O n tht benefit s,de, cold,. dry e.luust~s h~ve cev,ear msects a11d
c,p1t&t1on Gorues. 1t JS generally not helpful Jf lt , 11 co1n es ducu1g Orte se,,son. If lt is si,r~d dise,,.ses.
cut duru,g ,111,e .months- o f tht year, the doud cove, can get 1;,,ther dre-ary T tQp1cal areas
of the wo.t!d u, equatonal regions are sl\b1ec.t to lllQllsoo n tr,/Pe csu.,s wh1cl1 ~te very h~vy Climate e:xl:lemes don t serve as 1sol~to1s from ce,taiu types o.f people like tl1ey psed to
~11d uttp leas,an, Extrew t · 1101therll co~s t·al areas ltke p :wts of Naeya.y a!ld Al.asha rnpett- W ith the almost uruveis·al use of he,itu1g a.11d au ix,n\iltiouuig, people 11re sludded ftom I.be
'<1tce such fiequellt e loud cover thM they ru·ay have 01,!y ~ couple of weeks of sun tot-,il and oppri,ss1ve heJ1t ,u1d humidity of ho t t1op1cs. Cit desert~ as much !Is tliey are shielded i 10 111
llsu:illy 110 m(lte tli~11 :1 day at a tune The Panf,c Northwest of the JJSA has nine Ill 011ths the sevete-aotd ne.tt the poles Vile 1,ceruct that ,n -a lo11g-tec111 e11ergy cus,s tltete woukl b~ a
of clot,dy we&the, T ire Neb1'!1Ska p lau1s s,ea of the US gets ill Ost of its surum,;r 1'.lllllS fro,n ru11ss1ve 1111gc~tto n ofpeop le b~c.k to the duu .;tes that bette, ruatch wlii!t they t-a11 tc, le,ate
th~111dersto nns. fum 4nd suow stolilu~ l\ff' fuu ly fast movu,g tn the- I11tennot111tRut rt/est ! 11 hatd h111 es1 tire hard1e1 efuu,te-s wJl s lw---ys rend to at.tr-act ~nd keep th.l>sewllo .re mo rf'
reg1on1 ·so they don't ung~t fa , loug, leavu,g lots oi ~u1111y1 cold weache, during.the w1ute, ugctcous 111 then end1u-a11pe ,of cold or desert cond1t1ons ru,d bcettei capa.ble ofhandlu1g
mouths Vile p refe, hvn,g where 1t ,s daei 2U IP 40 111cheS •o f 11Hllst1Jte -a year This 1s uot cLu111rt slless
e11ough to g1ow ·crops without 1wg, tio1\ but 1t provides-for., pl&1<sat1t, sunny dun au Yow
taste•, of course, , uiiy-differ. Peoplr w,th dty'$ku1, for ~:<sruple, like hun11d cLruate> more
th~n dry 011es. Natural Disaster Threats
011 the- otheF h"t1d, u1suffic1e11t t a111 can lead to SliVlctc watet shortllges, especially wherl' l'<latPL~L d 1~,iste1s :,.re the most ,unp1ed!c1:!ble o f the th1eat group~ Se1e11tiscs a.t e gt'n111g
c ities rely 0 11 uu dergt'o und wate, 'fhe Rocky MoL111!,u11 ste-.as wluch stockpue water m pretty good J1t ftlte.casting c.ett'l\Ul types of stOtrus itftet they fonu &!lei 1:iegm ro get lh1el! le11-
mOltt1lau1 1ese1von·s ,ue mosdy desert, 'Now that the tese1vo1r uifrastt~1cture is 111 place, mg, b ut the key .elerueuts <lf wllat ca uses theru originally (such a.s E l Nmo weathet p'ilrteu1s)
tl~y have Lite -advant-age of geavtty f ed watet supp hes, as opposed to tlJtt land cities t hat 01 ~act!y when 'i\Ud where a to in~dct wJI stt,lre, ·stiUelude~ them It wJl prob ab ly always
h1ve to pump w~ter into nbove grotmd rowers, Twenty to th1rty1nches oi rain and t now be out of ,e~ch oi hum,u1 sc1e11ce, and peohsps,!t 1s ru't>lut to be rltar way Lt is eve.11 poss,ble
per yeat is suf£ c,eilt u1 the ·1nd west to p rovide suf£c ,ent W9tcl 10 the rese1vo1rs-- Lmless l:hJ\t 1he u1ete-As111g·f1eque11c-y <Jr 1uitutal d isasters- we ~pc r1euce eaod, ye.r ,~·a type c,f a
they out,2,row the water $Uf>p ly as they h.~ve m La.s Vegas Nev~da and Soutl,ern CllltfurnL~ . subtle d,vme wanune' lll .e-a11t 1o 111.1clge sens1t1ve peop le to thml:. mo re ~bo Llt ereparedness
l2 Strategic Relocation

where valleys trru1s1non to lulls 01 111ou11t:.ttns) but .wfly li111n dtrect ~v~l~11c.lic or •oc k
Peoplt> .uie ,unaz u,g!y m1mw1e to the vo 1c<es <:if warrung lt seems th"!\~ almost e-vecyo11e
£111l areas so as to a.vo,d cold wu,ter auflows r, om 1no\ilnWn p , sses that fo llow open,
keeps tt-ymg lo see a sJve, I=.$ m, everythrng; tcy,ng to 'look for a positive future: 1n
low-lying stieam beds
weather, fur exruup!e. you Cl'ln a11~ly2e .toan tnicb aud d~:uls foi years without gettmg 11-
feelmgfu1 l\11 om mous p!ltteru that we thu1k ts develop111g of b1gge1 aud. 010,e deslruct,ve • ltt t11t• pla111s ~teas, try to fmd some slightly !uglier g1o u11d away from floodu1g nvets
s toru'ls eacl1 decade, p1essiug 111 on certatn loc,itio11s Until 110w, you 111-ay havf' sucv1ved lllr lowlands, ~11d p:1ek, site 111 the ltt of any small roxested ,uea fo,· p toteet,011 agA.111st
,e.v eml hurncanes on the south Florida coast o r sevet al earthquilis 111 Califon11• A lot high wu1d f{:,ep ttees sLlffic,ently away ftom the hou:;e to ~vo,d damage i,0111 fite· o,
of people 110w tluuk they can w1tbstaud a11ythi11g natu1e o.u1 deLve, 011ebu1ld afterwaid fall111g bcanrhes ~11d tree trut1lu I:. uC111g the wu,tet 1'lt22srd season, don't letyot11 i:.at
w ,th the aid of gove-rru11ei1t han douts. Tlus 1s fatse contide11ce. In our opu11011 there are t.\S tank get bdow the 1/3 1.-vel, a11d ~lwnys c~try ~m ergency eq1.11pmtnt Jlt 'jiOUL tru11k.
hu.~e c?. tisrrop hes c.o m ,r,g 111 rhe fut\tfe thg t will forever 11lter. thew~y ·we tlunk aba ut ,ndt1d11rghbnk.ets, ~nergyb>1rs ~11d lU1nd W?.rme1'S to he lp you rtde ou.t !t bliz:::srd 1f
certs!!I !oc?.t\Oll5'. StrRnded lit }'OUJ. ( :il.
• I 11 ~11 ~reits1,stod:pt.le e,tra p lywood sheets, t,ups, roll~ of plas11c, duet ti>pe ~"d ~ few
R,11h er th"t~ let O\ll recent expcqences ]µII us m10 co111p lncency, lei's keep ~n eye 0 11 these va neties of rnotm5 ,rntls 11:t your gMage (esper111lly plas11c !op nails fat fastenmg pla&t1c
new trends. If we feel th~ ll"tc gettJug worse:, let's not wa,t 9rot111d for the '' big 0 11~ " shee1111g) t(;J make i:mergency 1epa1rs to tl1e roofro1 covet ~ud $CR! brokeu w!lldows 111
! ,1steod, we should p rov,deutt>lly dec,de to ,elo<..'1lU when times •re st,U ~ood-otherwae 1be eve11t<>f Wtntet s torm d>im ,ge ti ns 1s the ,011ly way y<?1t( l1 be able H> keep Lfr-ssvmg
we Usuuply b e caught 111 the pi,n1c o f -~ mass eXodus w,th all !Le ,est who w.uted too long, he"t111s1de- the home W1tlm1 ho1.1iz of'a ,da magmg stot1n , tl1ere wtll be a H m on these
plld theu the,e won' t be .,ay ptoperty vJl!ue left to s"lvage 01se111ifo~e before the b,g 011e types of repair items &t ~11 liArdw~re stores. so s tock up, b eforehand .
.,ud you st:\lld ~ good c.6 ncf' of keeping you, hfe ""d ~ccumuf..ted ,ssets-1nlact

Hurricanes-
Severe Storms
M1.1eh ot wh~t W~5 1ust d l,GU-<sed LS :spphc,,ble to hm·r,c~11es. H 1.1tnc.1nes gre or1ly genernlljl
As p~d of your str~teg,c pla1u1111g. look at the loca tions ~11d ~ ogr"pluc pattern s where you pr-echt rnble de$p 1te lots of 1n o ney spent 011 tr.icking tbem \Y/eather foree.~sters C'.l'a n
fu1d the i11ghett probability o f dam !lgt &om severe sto rm s co?.st~! areas, large la~ ,hc,rc de1ermtne where they are With gte*I ptec~1o n, but they neve, really know where they
aress1 mow1U1n pe.sse~. ~nd fla t plMns. '';)'/hat do these have m com mont They gre rl:posed will go next--esp~c.,,Jly 3S they ~ppto~ch l11r1dfu.ll. As h u1rtC-"11,!S uner-~ct with othe, an
to .h1,gh flows of :.1ther air or water because of lack of ob~truction or even channeling of those m~sses ove1 ht1c\1 tt oiten ~ttses them to turn 111 unpredictab le dlreettons On the Atl~nttc
elem eJ!IS 'Th e seGcet to n s~fe !ocalio n from sto rms ,s to fuid, place with sh1eldmg elem <!Ill$ seal>o,ud, they C3rt UlaKe very Jibtupt tut1>S ~11d reve1s~ls without mud, wai111t1g: l:sBcause
Fo rests ~nd h ,lls ?.re good e-~amples of this lVIountJms ~re even better -as long ~s you srny hurncanes lose powe1 m d,,ect proport,011 to how far i111:11,1d they go, lhet rf a1e two b,;s1c
off ·o f the st~ep p tn ts ·o f tl ,e 111 ountau1 ,tsdf and out of th<" passes or •pprol\ches !o the W*Y~ to protect ~g~ uu t them If yo u Wl$h to live ,n a ,<Y.iSt~l area;SJ.tb 1ett to hurrtc.\nes, you
pass~ A!ways look :for su£fic,1enf elev~bon to .;vo,d flood w:iters. H orll?ontlll d1st,11ce &om mu.st build on gro tUld wh1d1 1s alw~y~ ~ little h,gller than the st1rrotU1d1ng ~err11111, but st,11
p reva!ent stor,11 trai:l<..s c~tt 1)$0 be heiefuL s.h,elded fro 111. on-shote wmck lthJs tends to dm1 inate goo d view ~ots} You should build
w,tl, 1e111furced masonry consttuctto1-r. such ss tlte 1tloder11 !CF concrete u,sul.ated fuuns
If you c"n't afford h1gl1-secur1ty co,1stn1t:1ion, you should locate at le~st 50 mJles 1nbnd
Severe Stonn Recommendations (p ,efunab.!y 75 to 100 miles)

to enh~1\c e yo1,1r prob~b il1lies,of ~toqn ~vo1d~11oe co11 ,u<ler th e followiug Hun,c-~nes li11ve ht.Stone:ally caused ~s many 0 1.·more deaths from floodmg tha11 w111d
·1ocat1011 g\11del1ues. dau1 age Ir you must lo:c-a.te u.1 a lugh ttsk n u11 ,c-.;ne zo ne, imp!em ent strong co11stn.1c-
bo11 n1e-,sure,; T11 the futlu.e we exper:t wore big storms. to bit coastlu ,e comm l:lrubes so
• L, csllsW ,areas, lot'llte :it le9sl behu,d the fnst set of !:111ls !IW1.ud "'r,d ,way ii:o,u coastl\l
nlowit-,,m nve1s sub1ect t<I flood1ng in to nentiaJ 1',11Jis. Locatu1g ncl)J ,, small nve1 1s we recon\menci overbuild111g • httle £or ~e.c unty and pro!~ctJ011. :Pick t!.te mote sheltered
locations 1ath~ t!UJn <lie m<0re n sky v,ew pou,ts. Hoines 1111nodera te risk areas fµ,i;[,~,
desu ab le ior othe, 1-etisc,ns., but make sure you have suff1c.1ent elev.hon ~nd d,sai nce
tnl.and (wlucb si.e 011ly occas1onilly uup>lcted) need only a secure room ,etre~ t
aw«y f10m th~ ~trcam 10. ~w,d·f!oodmg,
• 111.lancl. u, cold or,cool d un •tes, ,rvo1d the lowesr p~fts of the valley w h ere cold .,uc
seeks to settle o i flow Seek locations on ~lteltered be11ch areas (shglltly elevate.cl 1'!r¢as
 Selecting a Safe Country 13

Hurrjcane Recommendations
• Avoid the exposed high gqrund, 11s well -~~ tl',e low lying Floods
land wh ,ch m~y Rood dur,ng h,gh r.~1!\S
There .1re three 0 1 fout types of £k,ods tha i you 11e,d to e~pare ag:uns!, d,J;!le.ndu,g tipo n
• l oc~.t..- you1 i,om e m w uld sheltered.!oc:.<!Jous sw:h ;is your locat,ou t,dal waves, rive, Bood11~. lowland rwo dmg ,nd flash floods
forested ~reas Hrnt Absoib a Jot oF w1ncl ene1gy
• Keep bees u1 your Utl{rt y,rd ;\ta s~fe d1sta11ce, or tether them toge.the,
vnth wire cables Tidal Waves
' lntegr, tea reu,forced m,1sonry storm ,o·om into you, homf
I f you ~e lo-c~ted du:,etly on tbe- coast 0 1 Oil ueaiby se-a leuel laud, you 11eed to,p rep~e
• l uvest .n1lll\breAlc..:Able s t tyl,c plqstir. storm w,ndows (Plex,gmss lS- one br11nd nn,n e). :ig~1nst ud~lwaves T,dal '\',laves differ nom sro,n, ll/l!Ves 111 thM they ace 11ul1sed by d,~ran!
• Add huU'icine ties to )iOUL 100£ ~l\d w~lls to secure the roof. r·q1mlllg or
earthquakes tmde1 the ocean wluch gene r:,tewave pulses c~pable c1ea u11g ocean swells
10 the top of the wAll and the WAll to the foundAtion. as high as 30 feet Wh en tl1ey rn1<ke faud&i ll, they can nse t0 tven !>O feet Even 11011-
seisut1c coasthnes11te susceptible to dus dauge1 smce th ey €'all be ge11e.rated by eaxtl1qu~ kes
• P~y pa1hcutru. ~ttei11:Jon to large eaves.or ove1ha11gs on
l:hQ!tisru1ds ,;if n1tles (,!way These waves ,oil outw,ud mm the eptctnter ltke 1 giant ripple,
ye1u1 hc,use rMt ~lie ,;usc~t:Jble to w111cl 1,pltft
l11tt111g ,c-o.astlmes, 1n ~ 360 degree 4rc When unobso ucted, these WAVES baue tolled m.land
• Sdect s,d111g m~ te1~als th~ t ru·e ugid snd well &.stenerl (btttk vaneer :,r ovet h,,li a m Je a nd there u, p t i,cmus little you cat1 do to s top them E vett wo1se, 1ht:y
st11cco 111c best) , lways Jut 111 • senes of w~ves .t1ud the np lldes going back out ro s ea ""11 be 1ust :is d~dly
~s the u,conu ng futce

Tornadoes Fo r e,:ample, o n August lG .. 1976 111 the Ph1hppu1~, " " 18 foot lld81wa,v1; struck A1,d
swamped .t he· 1sla1ti!h oJMwd~u:,o, Sulu1 Bas,lau a n.m Tawi T,,w, causmg 8.000 death$. A11
Thuuderstouns themselves ,ue very powerful m1c1i:>-storms ,111d deservet1 lte~lthy ~mmun! t'Ve1, l~1ger wave s h uck Sum aoa 011 D eeem be.r 26 111 20U4 eal1su1g 225,000 deaths with
of u:1spe.c l Ondet specific •coud,t1Cln$ thtmdetstotm s 1~~11 prod Lice too,sdoes, bril'lg,ng the 1111llio11s loou,g, theu lu;imes I:·on't u,1de1estm1.1te thcs.c mo11stetS ,f you l.iVe 011 the·coast If
wmd power ught lo the ground Ei'o rtunstely, it takes !l cert.uu tnllt of ~11 ms;ses to pr11d11ce you must build 11f;a1 a ·shocehne·w,th a view. p ick~ s m all b hJf IP build 011 wlud .t gives yoll
tl1e necessary cond1t1011s fo t tontadoes sud these ,c-0ndrnous ,.re 11ot com mo11 th1ot,ghout height .hove this kiud of u!ass,ve wave ~cltou. Btlt m,ke ,11r!" rhe cliffs = very stabl.e Soft
the world, The h,gh~t ton,ado poteuhal develop s.~s wann, huru1d :>tr m11sses dash ·w1th s~t1d$tQ11c bluff-s :u.1d cliffs 111 C~hfor11lll. are slowlyerodu1g aw~y u1 s~ me- atc>a.s-·a11d thrt'aten
dry, c old li lt Th,s geogmph1c sitt1'hort teqµiues a coutu,enl'lll sha1,eru1d size like l'\lorth both h omes "ud highw11ys.
Amet,e;i, as descubed pr~11ously The most p10 110111, ced ~tea is ut the sotttheut Ce11tr:.I
Plru11s of the U,uted Sts.tes, wh,,h is known 11s "Toru•do Alley' be~Aus~ this ,s when die T,dal waves ~,e only a 1~! dallge1 ou sea levd beAches , O u the west co:t<Jt of C1111~da, only
vas.i maiou ty of tw1stess \'.it.CUJ To£nsdoes have uc~urred u-1othe11\fCJIS w ith sig111fic11nt cl1e- lowet sh3llow be11ches 11toundVanootlver ~, e susceptible I11 A mane~. the Hawa.ua11
tht111de.1stotm >1c t1v1ry such As the F4 lorn~·d o llt Sottth Wales1 Ausnalia 111 1970 B11t oc- Islands hnve many vulnerable beaches, -1~ does ·fhe Pa~,fic Coast are.a of-CAhf011119 Many
cu1ere,1ces outside the US Me so not.ewe will leave th,s d,sctiss,on tltlttl Sec11011 Tw o when chffs on the Pacific Co~t:, parhcufady •Ill O reg.on ~11d IY/~shmgton are s~fe ftom tidal waves
we <l,scuss tCJturl!! d1s~ste~ u1 the US bec.1 use of height nbove the ,e.,i, The n o,ther11 Ath111tic C o~st areas fx:om l\lew E nghnd
to No.,ra Sv,t1~ 111 C;irnda are Sl.1$cep tib lc to hchl w~ves produced fro m off-shore e~rth-
qu~)'..,.s, althotigh the "ung of fire" fAt1lt lines mostly eno1rde the l'ac,ftc o~.an A tidstl
Tornado Recommendations w~ve 111 1929 h,t Newioundl~qd ?.lid killed 27 peopl-d1c Atfa!'ltlc Se.qboo rd's v,or?t tidstl
wave death loll
Build.l l:>elow ground ~~f.e ,ror.Hll , pre(cri1bly Jce:esnb le icom ~ bRt em ent spAce Ill the httuse
,I eel's srch1tecturi1l plin book, Ho111t.oll)I_P/l!IJJ~lll o H !Jh Ser1111!)1 Sht!ter 111 the Ho,ne C.9n
help, not only for toln9dos but also the fu.ll.tange oi puysic1I thrc~ts to ypttr secunty
14 Strategic Relocation

River Flooding Flooding Recommendations-

The most com mon flood danger 1s ,loug large. wide. meandeuug uveis like the A ma201t in summ~.ty, here is yol!Lflood p rotec\a()!I c.hec.ltl.st for those not ~ble to ~vo1d 'loc!\tmg ,n
or Miss1sstppi The fl3t pla J11s st1rrou11d1ng- the river ,1n mcd1Ately beg1n to flood when the s flood h,!!.!11d ~re-:o
nve1 l_evel ns~s 111 Ameue~, bilho11s have bceeu spenl to b uild levies ·along th e !1Lssissq,p1
sc th~t f~nl\ets cxn eultiv~te the llat lands next to the ·1wer This s tr11tegy delays the onset • St"Y otrr o.f the direct How ~re1l (v,,h,d1 is desttµct,ve ~s well ,s wet)
of floodJ1J_g beyond the levies but ~ ~cerb~tes the floocl,ng and destruction when the levies
lrc bre~clied lvl~ny flood plaflncr~ 11ow rea lize th11 r it w9uld h~ve hee11 better 10 ne-ver • Select sites with fuvor:1bl~ elev:lli'ui1. Bw ld berm.s :ind a 1t.£cial h ills 1f -yo u
have built ll'Vles so that the 1,ver co uld spre,id out early and evenly Levies tend to ch!\nnel 11eecl mo1e,he,ght
b,g riv~ into rush111g torreJtts Without levies, homes ~nd even Sf!l311 tow1\S oould have
been b11,lt on ~rt1fic,~lly dev,,t.ecl g,:ouncl, for less total cost than levies Obviously, flooA • Build dtvei:s1oll walls of boulder~ s.ncl log~ tied 1ogtther With c.\ble !111d wire fencmg
pLains >ire not good loca tit>ns for a1ny pe11111111e1u struetu1e.s B ut, ,f you h,,ve no choice, .md then backed by eart..l'i to d ,vest Rash floo.ds or lirl•I =ves Ren,emb et to buu,;l
bu,)d th.em on 3~tific,~1, elevated mot1nds, anc!.ni ~ke sure yo u hITTTe ~II u1flst.1ble boat ui d,ve~swn -;vnlls for the rt'ttitn i1ow u, tidal wave z,ones (OH !he back sde of ti.le house)
fhe g-.i.rage !!lr b11111.
• Alwar, h~ve" bo~I •nd ., ceJJular telep hone.

Lowland Flooding • If you h Ave s basement, ge t " g-~s puwe1ed ~u c tion p unrp (to do s~lvagework .111
bas,ml'nt arr.:stsl,
The tlurd foqn of floodtng: IS thl'lt w)uch )t.~ppens 0 ,1 fht l~nd. I:unng ~evere rain s torms,
-especially jn.MonSJ:Jona! ueas, l1ug_e ~mo unts of r~u1 c~n clesce11d: 111.A m11tt~ of hours. If • ~k<' sute you.:lre !ted mto a locai 'l"tnung network--,especJ~lly fp1 sudden floods
you Are located111 an area even~ toot or two b elo\11 the st1rroundingpla1n, and A ~evere like ttdal 'lnve. 11ncl fhsh flou.ds
ston~ dumps 12 ,inci1e, of wMet 'l!\, the ~1ea ma ro11p!e of !\ours, you ,ould fu1d yot11:~elf
,n a few feet of floqd ware.r (or W0 l"S:<' tf the teri~,n fun nels mo,e ~tet your w~y) Look
~t the precise devat,o ns of land whe11eve1 you build or buy·a hu m~ on wl,at appears to
be tlat ki,d. Alw"Ys p1ck tl1e higher g1o tu1d It it 3iso w,se to m.ake sure tl,e high ground.
1• shape~ hke a penuisul~ g1vu1gyou a lugj,,ground escap e routr away f1oru flood$, rath~1
1.han fo rmtng An. 1sl~11d wluch can. tr?.p yo\1

Flash Floods

"l Tte fourth foun of flood 10 WMth o ut for 1s fl:1Sh tlc,ods. These ~!feet peop l-.who loc~te ,n
re!11tLvely t1scrow c~i1y0!\S or v~lleys fh~r descend &om negrby mO\U\t~1nr .f., huge .G\lrll mer
tlu 111de(storm c~n gencr~te to ns of w~tei and hu111e! ,t clown a canyon-fo,m tng, w~lls o f:
wicer 11110. ckbns 20 to 50 feet !ugh, ciepeJ1dihg upo n \he geogr~phy of the c~nyo n. Even
if you are outs,de !he ,:-,i nyon itself, but JJ UI valley ~long its p~th, yol• c11n be expo$!:d to.
It~ destJuchve force T.heso lut,011 ,s. :;g,,11 ~ lngher g1ou11d $nd u1cte,1sed.d ,st• 11c<' horn
the threat. lf YP'll h~ve ;i}re,3dy pu1d\~sed a ho me ll1 o ne of ·tl1ese c\ap~r i;:h~11nels build
d.-veu,on b~n ,ers so thJ1t yo ur ho u,e will o,ily be sub1ect to the psing w~te_r 1101 the 1n1t,al
wJll of !11 uc! 11nd debris.
 Selecting a Safe Country 15

Earthquakes

E:utbquakes are most common w here tectonic plates 111 the earth are slo-v1ly n11grating I llino1s s.outh through New Madnd and Caruth ersville and down to Marked Tree,
11orth or south or n ding up on an opposing pfate bounda1y These p late fault lines often Ar~nsas. It crosses the Miss1sS1pp1 and Ohio Rivers vauous tunes. The New Madoc! fault
confo rm to coastlines and ,nount<un uphft a reas. This c"n be seen u1 seisn1ie maps of is somewhat less achve than oth er faults u1 the US but wh en it does give way, the tre,nors
the world Th ere are notable exceptions, however, such as the New Madod fault i:n the are feli: for ,nany 1nore miles around b ecau se of the flat terrain and underlying water
central USA, It extends 120 ,niles frotn the area of Ch arleston, Missoun and Cruro, table----causingwave action

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Wortd 's Most Devastating Quakes

Cr,mps1ed to the r5t of the wodd's ~,rthquake recptd, Notti, Ainencart seisin 1c even1s mAg1utL1de ,s based on the Ric.h1e1· se'ale whl~h l~ logar,th111<L-eacb h1ghe1 numhet t~ 10
~ve b eeu courpal!:lt.vely ttl Jcl. T he fo llow111g is ~ list of the·w~rld's ti<'3dhest <Y.ucthquak..-s. runes s-trongeic As,~ g<lflecil gJ1uge sny rnag,urude less than 3 Q ts unpet't'ept,ble, 3-5 ar~
No te ho~ the de,;th to ll,~ ueu~1ly 1ut1re clepesud~rtt on the construc11011 m.ethods of,tone 111 ,ld 10 1u.oderate qni1k.es, 5-{} are strong qwk.es and 7-9. m1~11tude tremors cah ~\use 1egl
:ind uneJ,foiced mseo,iry t!Ym on ll1e ru.ag,utude of' the 9u,1ke ,tself Rz1neu1b~t that the de'V2s1~tton This list ,s 111 rt'\"ea:e chtonolog,~~1ot(ler- most re.cent i,ui.

World's Most Devastating Earthquakes Sjnce 1900

Location Maguio.1dt Fatruiti~s Notes
January 12,.2~1!) Poet~Ju-Pru,ce H ,11t1 M70 230,000
1,r~y 12. 200s E.:istern Srch uan , Cp.i11;, lvl 7 9 S7,587
O.etob.er S. 2005, Paktst:on M 7G 80.3ul

Droftnhe1' 2o 1.00'I-- - - - Sumatra ~nd ~[ 91 227,898 - -T ngget-ed !l tretL"1nl that fut 14 colu1trte_s, tlld uding Soutll Am 03
' Andatn>lrt I sland,

J~nuacy 17, 1\/\)5 Kobe; l~pru~ ~{ 7.2 6,425 .;,,eat Hai1R111 E arthqu>tke lYCaior desicucnon to, oty of Kobe,

Septe 93 Latur, India 77 22,000 e-- 7 quakes. ?eoplewer_e \;tlled tu ~c, vtllage$
Jw,e 20, 1990 Casp1w. region 1ran l\i[ 50,000, 100,000 m1ur • . !llB;OOO homeless
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D!c eiir N' 1~88 NW Atmerua an dRlttSta M7 0 O ver 25 ,000 !.S,000 tlllllred

~, S2fv~dor 1,Q,000 peofi le u11ur..d, 300,UUU horndess, m~11y ln llld,ngs coll~p,;e:l 111
October .iO, i9So M75 1,500
the Clt'y of Srui S~lvgdo1
Septanber 19, 1985 Ma,co Ctty. lvfe-,oco MS.1 10 to i2,00D 40,000 lllJt1ted
November l~, 1980 Irp1110, It,, ly M7 2 .2,7,S 1-lc~i;Ngpjes Over 7,500 lllJllred, mruty in1SS1ng.
September l o. 1'978 T~b.. ~ lra,1 M79 20,0001 Tow11 ofAbas u1 as con:tplttely flo~e<,1
J~t!y 17, 1976 T~.ngsha11. Glmn M 7.8 655,237 App£oxuu~tdy 779,000 n,,u,ed, 111 ill1t111s homeless

4-, 1~76 M7 5
Quakes and mudslides. 80,000 peoplewere,u11-1recl ~nd 1 !> 1,:ulllon
.23~)l1
people were 1nade ho,neless
I:eceui her-13, 197.2 :tvLl11~gua, N 1earagua M u.5 7.0UU li/JQ,000 hom eless
Yuugay,.Ht1;Jr1e 2nd
M...y 31, 1~70- - -- M7 70,000, - - Cltlf/,OIJll homeless
Chl/Tlbote, Peru
s~ntiago iu1d Mootpowtrful e~tthql,11'-<' recorded Afae.t.-eifecti, urdlided tid,, l w,wes
M.iy 2~. 1960 1119 5 Ovtt 10,000
Concept1011, Chile nucl volc.uuc e11.1pt1011,s.
Augi.at.1,..1949 Amb,rtJ, Eeuadot M G.1 11,000 I00,000 ho11'leles..s
Source: USGS and Wikipedia
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World'-s Most Devastating Earthquakes S01c·e 1900

C: :;te Loe~tion M~gn1tuck f1fttc1htles l~ote9
Tutlsrnen,stll111
October 25, 1~1\8 M7 l 110,000
USSR
~ 5 per cent of bud~.nge wete damllge<l o, clestioyed
J.u\.u>Uy 24, 1939 Goncepaon1 Ctu le- M83
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2.5 tc, 50,000
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M,iy 22. 1?27 Xirung, Tsll1,ghru Chui ~ M79 .200,000-

~epttmber 1, 19~ Tu!ryo aitd Yobhrun;1.,J~pan M79 140,000 15 m1li1un peoplebcwlel~s
Decenber Hi, 1920 J rnngN pLOVlll~, Ouna M 7.8 180,00IJ

Janti.~1y 13, 1915 Avezzano, luly M o.O i0,000

1n Avezzano only oneipulb-sto_cybwtdingreniruned 9~ perc~nt oc
population ched
A ~dal -W!!Vc fcUowecl = sing 1nore devastabon , .,ls~ to th~ to-.1111 oc
Deeernoer 28, 190$ Mess11111, I~ly M 72. 82,000 Reggio ,ieros; the strruts
Apt,! 4, 1905 Kang!\\, lnd,s MSO 19,000 ..
Sou ,ce USGS 011d Wiklpedta

Mitigating the Danger At~st~yeds1able n11d the buildmgs-sutfered mud\ less oiluuge You ~~n fmci mro1111~11on
on soil types foe your pote-nt,al :ue-.. at the local bu,ld111g_ authority o r local hb,ary (111 -a
Iu OlU' op1n1on, II 1s wort It prep~futg,,house~ In even in oderste setsm,e aieas iot some..:~rth- developed ~ountry) 01 di1-ectly from the geolog,c~l §lll-vey 1!l the US
,qu~ke iorces, H o t1zon~~I ~tee! str9ps .-.u1 help t"r.,n11e~l nu1oi stn.1,:turAI members togtth~r,
Buildn,g.111 the mounta,ns will ustlll lly ~.<pose you tbiggerin~ eatthquake usk. but 1t can
she11r walls wJl bt"llce \Jf'Per tlou rs .'Ind ant Ito, bolts ~r~ cnticsl to secure t6~ b-~~<' 0£ w:;lls
to t.hc full11d-ahcon durmg honzont-al rnovemtnts st,11 be ~dimntageotis l t's mueh ~~s,er to f,nci good soil w,th rock l~yeror bdow the n!fh1ce
;prov1d1ug a p ote1\t1~lly sai-e.spot even tf .rdat!vely d oS<' to a nunot fault, 111 91'.l e~rthgua~..e
IY/ithm high eartl.t9u~ke Janger ~reas, you Cl\ll tu!llllll12~ the destt•tJctJon of loc~I qu:1ke~H>n the motll\t~III ~rt111n2y ,ecerve one ot two JOits directly from the qu,,k~ movement dilWt\ 111
-you, own houle by selectu1g the bu,ldmg s1t~ 'I'he key 1s to btuld ~ flexible ~tcud,.;re (wood the i~ult, but wuhottt the ripple w·Jve att,on through the ,oil, ,t mny not be 2.s destr ucuvc
or ~tee! stud) on so lid sotls--prefer~b ly" rodt ot roek,y so,ls Stay ~w~y from lo~~tions w ,th Be careful of bu,lding 11ght ne-.<t to ~ steep mounb1.ns,de, where rocks and boul&t~ con\~
c.hy, s ill, sand or loose gravel sucb g i ~I the bottom of v~lleys or 11e~1 col\Stlm!s Poorly c,1aslu11g dow11. Also beware ofbwldu,g Oil the- ~ceu,c tclges of sa11dy foo tluUs whe1t !he
comp~cted.fiUot river deposits atlow bigger ql1'1k.e wav, movement bec::.Hlte of the11 loose l~11d wa1, ts tc co11tu1ue $1oughuig downw:ud. ·these iodth11ls c-~11 beco111e n11s~.1ble 111 a11
c.011~iste110:.y E-.en worse ,s when loose soils 9te over a rd.111vdy !ugh w~tec table These ?.te. earthqu~r..e, ta ki11g your house ~nd iound~t1on w,th ,1
very likdy to hqu.efy <lut111g au e.atthqu~~ ~11d Jllow heavy p~rts of a b u,lclmg to settlt- 91\d
lea11 0 1 fall ove,
Volcanoes
The- soils ~nd w~ter t~blcs uctdcrlyu\g 01~101 t>Orttons of lvlex,co C,ty ~re ryp,c:.~I of tlus-
worst case scertant,, lvl•101 portions u£ tlns city ,\re bu,11 ov,er Jn old l~kebec! of s.,ndy sotl. Vok~noes are alinosl like .a nut lellt attacl::~uly pott11t1;11ly C'te1 and without the
on top of de-ep day wlud, r~tams g1ou11d Wlller Wben-.. 9ua~ lut ?vl.-.<,co C,ty 11t 1985, rad1at1on When Meunt St Hele11s erupted in 1'9 80, she b lew .a thll·cl of the
the loose soils easily mo11ecl ~11d rippled C111.1St11g,S\"11ert ~lisbng ,ind rotl h9uefuehon all over oiotmt~l.tl top off and c:011verted 1t ~hno1t 11~1;u1dy u1to )~h, grnv-el llld dus.t tl1~t WM , ent
!he old lakel.,ed. Pafl~ o f buildtngs tettlep dunng·the sh11f;u1g c~l1S111g spl1tttng, cracking; ullo the-tropo~p here ~nci c-Arr,ed de-"lr ,,~ross the Uru.ted StMes Th~ ma1or1ty of the as h
ot topp!Jng. A .ft-W porhO!'IS of the lakebed ~re underlR!!l by old vok~11!c rock an4 thes:- fell m e-aslei:n Wash,ngton, I d.,{ho a11d Mon tSJ\9 . Joel descr,be~111~ &peneuo!e ,H the wne.
18 Strategic Relocation

"I was hvu1g -011ly 50 miles fiom 1t when 1t blew I 11 fuct my office had a huge picture wwdow slHft111gm~g1na, The volcano thrc.~t will affect you 1f you ~1 esee~1.g ~ s~ure !oca!to11 in
po inted 111 u1at d1recllon Due to west-southwest wmds, -shn o,t .!Ill the ?.sh bypas.se.d my ;ipd acoLll'ld the beguttfu~ forested Sie.rr~ Nev,1da or Cascade Mo 1.1tttaa1s u, the West. 'These
loc.~t1on1 e.~cept 011 one or two days: A11d 011 those days you can't unagute how bad that vokan1c tlue;its ~.re noted 011 the·corresponding sra te m•a ps tn the b,t section of the book
gntty, gnndu,g dust=· It ge ts mto everything ~1,d de.stcoys 01 damages many inovu,g
pa1ts u, ~ velitcle O ne 1nllst ,void driviug tluough an ash storm 01 eve.11 when s1gn1fica11t
quantities cG>ve1 the grow1dc Ahuo.st everyone bad to wear" face dust w.ask outdoo rs, Volcano Guidelines
wh1cl:1 was ttot pleasant " • Stay an absolute 10 111 1lai1way from these volcanoes 111 any dtrect;on to
:wo1d b~st dam?.ge.
TI,e followu1g map fium J:he US Geolog1cal Su,vey (USGS) shows the ruoet 3c1:tve volcanoes
a1ou11d the woild.
• Do not locate close1 than~ mile from auy uvet o, sbe8111 {hat comfs clow11 &om these
mou11t~u1s. to ,void 111uclsltdes ~nd fla_sh floodmg
• St.sy at le-ast 50 111.1les away fro m ~ny loetit1011 30 deg1ees e1the1 side oi
the pr=Atlu.tg w uid to avoid the heaviest ash fall
• Always carry" supply e;;.f !ugh quaLty dust masb
111 yo ur c1>r, p lus Aft exti·a car air filter 1u case you get
trnpped and ltave to drive out of an ash fall. You OH1Sl
be prepared to leave the are-3 during an eruptio n
cycle where you are exposed to a lot of ash on the
.. • ground- to avo ,d hav,11g to. dnve 1n 1t regularly and
breathe the dust The ash tS not toxic, and is actw lly
pre.tty good. ferttlizer~ut not good to breathe lf
•• you don't have an extra ,auto filter and your ear air
filter gets. clogged, re1ue1ube.r tltat you can ope.11 up
the filter hous1n~ take the £ilter out ,and pound 1t
• aga ,nst yow tire 01 the ro ad.and make 11\ost of the

Pru111lru1rt V11Jca1106
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dust fall out Put 1t b ack 1n and keep dn v1ng till ,1
clogs ag~u1, iUld tepeat as 11ecess-~iy. Buy these thuigs
()f the Wo,rld •• llt ,dvance, to ~void tlie run 011 tliese 1ttrus within hours

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· End of the World" Scenarios
Tlus 1s a ve1y co_nt1overs1al sub1ect, but one which ts gen,ng n,o,e •nd mote
The largest volc..~n1c erupltons-s.eem tc be tngg~red ,n rehhon to the so lar and lunar forces c.over~ge; 11, the mov,es (2012) and espec1J1lly 011 the I 11ter11cr ~.n d eve11 011 TV There are
th~t ~ use ace.an tides. Although 7 out of the 8 sma ller eruptions oflv[f Saint Helens two pan~tple sources of"thc-sky-1s-f-allJJ1g'' type 1de,,s. One is frorn pseudo prophec,es
occurred between stro11g ttcl~l pe~1ods, the b!g bbst eruption that took off the top of of a sp1utu~.hsttc and New Age 011g1n and the second 1s from bad sc,ent,sts/ soCJo log1sts
the 1nount,1u1 was triggered by ~ big, e.arthquake under the mountau, during the ttm e of p-1omo tmg false envtro11me.11tal catastrophes.
mmc1ru um solar and lunar pull, In other wo rds, there 1s a correlation to .high tJdal periods
~nd pressute on tecto11ic plat~ JtlSt prior to an eruption, which cou1c1de.s with an e-<1rth- The first group ttJks dr future threats f1om suit s :.ug11u1g causu1g the ea1th to t.Jt 011 its
qt1ake Exupt10tts of simple 111,igma pressilles tend to happen between these lngh slless axis, co11ti11e11ts s111lru1g mto or nslllg out of the· se.a, pe11du1g .;steroid collts1011s a11d othei
pettods~~lmost like the molten core tifthe earth 1s ad1ustmg lo the s tress pe[Jods by doomsday $Cen~nos. The theones<l\re often b:1s~d on obscure, pseudo prophecies of~
 Selecting a Safe Countr:y

sp1u~1~hsti~ c» New Age or1g1n Sc,me!tmes there are i,g,cl tun e-d~tes surrounduig all th1G
speoul~uon, , llch as the prophecies surrounding 70!2 Vutu2!ly ?.II of the previous -..~rth
ch•n.!;e pred1ct1e>ns fo1 ~ specific date have ,come-aud goi,e without cff~ct

We-:.re s~pttc~l of 1hese &111ds cf pred1c11ons because cf the.t" New Age oc ~1rttwhst1c
sollrces We rely on the &ic: thM God h~s h,s ow1, d,vme putpose~ for pcesetv!ng the earth
~sa te-swig grou~d for 1)1,;nkmd, ~nd ,s11 t gom.g- to allow oosm,cfurces to r,l~stroy /t 1u11'ess
he p1cun its tL

As ~11 ex,,.np!e of tins, we find 1t highly ttuprobabl: th3t mere ,d1llnce h~s preserved the
~atth fiom ,; 1n~1or .,steu:ucl eo l!is,ou for SCi k111g Every othet p.la11rt u, 0,11 sol>11 system
shows e<te11s1ve d~w~ge from l~1ge >1sterp1ds The ru~on is •c:ou1pl~e!,y pock-ru .nkfd Vile
or
have only h,d a co lip le n11uor ~steroid hits ducu1g tticorded lusroty--,,U tn tu1popul?ted
areas and vnth no s1g11Jic1i11t !Erects We-suggest tt ,s best to sun ply trust 111 God m tluugs
that a,e too b ,g foe ill-an to contri,lt Co11sequently. w-e feel tl1~t seeHdini billions 011 ~utt-
;ssti:ro,cl uusstle systems ~c is neithet fe11s1blt 1101 necessary.

The seco11d gtoup of doomaaye1s 1s more difficult co d t$1111ss_ Usmg bits of data ;,id seience
~hey predict th~ downf.ll of the wod cl t!uough glob~! wArmlllg, !'lverpopl.)l~tion, ,pollution.
e'te Footunately, Zl!JOler h~ds 111 the sc.1et1tific ,eo1unrUntty can be foulld who hdp so1t
tiul the foltehoocls Temperiuure fluxu_~t,ons 111 ehn1a1.te c~n b<. allll'Oft 1ot~lfy ,ttnbuted to
su11 cycles Econom.,c developruent gr;1dually bru1gs cleaner ~nergies ,nd methods with
It The diffic.Lllty lS tli:ll tltese e11v1to11me11t.1hsts ,,nd theu sc,enttfic smoke screens divert
Luge teSOIJMCes to meffie1e11l pet CfltJ,Ses, and ):J.e l.ljl the world's !muted attentlOl! sea11 011
t-ltt.. t'ly fulse ·sol1.1t1011s Wo,se-yet, the danginotls leg,s):,ttve edicts that collie Qtlt oftltese
wter11at1011a! treaues on cluu ~~e contrb! will present a constt;r.it Rnd pen11c100s th reat to
yotll poekelt!oQk !md !iberty

As w,th the previous thce;,t., we do11' t be lieve that God will aUow 1ni;11 to destroy the
~arth entirely Hawever, he <loes a~llow men to torment e11c.h other ·througl't FP,!?e ,d= ,,id
theouts The governmental r~oH~f to these fake tht,Mt&beconies the ti·ue oougerto our
,w~y of l1vu1g We w,11 discuss the thr-e st of bad govettl!l1c:r.it 111 the nan diapte1
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Strategic Relocation

Chapter 3

FREEDOMS AND POLITICS

Nothing ts more tmpon~nt to yout over1 ll secunty tl1~n the structure ~hd corm o f govern- As you eVlduate p otential coL1n tr1es and the,r curre11t freedotnt, pay ~tte11t.Jon to the h1stot-
ment in the ootintly wluch you live Tyranny e>n happen even 111 democr3eieS, espec,ally 1c.al leg~ey of the countty's bgckgro t111d HtstonC>1 l ptecedepts iza11 p rechct tf peop le with,n
when the tymnn,c.~J steps :H e made Ill relative secrecy or l11dden h eh111d false preJUtses such a 1tM1o n have~ tendency to resist the o nset of tyrnnny w1th111, ot beco me pawns of govern-
ss nallonal ·s ecur1ty .ment power, esp ecially dunng war when governments get away w,th many cnmes. People
who sre3CctlStomed to be,,ng dic tated to 'by gov~uune.nt are n11.icl~ 1no1"e hkely to starT
Thts d 1ap1er will describe some o f the most ,mport~nt factors to consider aboutgovet'Tl- tP.!w1g order. ., w,thout question, dt1ru1g W Rt than those with ?. h,sto1y oi liberty and resis-
m ei1ts There a re certam 1de:il [jtinctples of freedom and protection of rig hts that at'e vital tance- to tyrahny. Look for govetnme11ts th3t !lie st~ble. Countnes with a history of co tip~
fo r sustA11t11ig-!Jberty ui.a ·g overnm e11t Some aspects of goverrunent ~ren't as de:1r ~ut., ~ttch .l.n d up riilngs ,.an never be trusted to provide secLtr1ty. Neither c.~n co tinnies Jik,. Russ,a 01
,a~ taxes, but Cl\l'l be s lmo st .;s,de.trim ent11l Certa,n countnes are ;nherently stra ti,g1cally Chm~ whose peop le h,nre acqt11esced to. d ecades oi S111velllat1oe a nd eontrol
,safer bec~use ot' 11aturnl resources To o ur knt>wledge no country on ea.rth fully m3tches ~ll
these criterL~ perteGtly, but some " re mt1ch b!.tter than o thers Your hb erty ,utd freed o111 will lf the cotmtty you lro,; 111 becomes tyrannical, you m.ay be able to m,ttgat~ the e,sk tem -
be proportional to these facto rs. por~r1ly by keeping 3 low profile and no t making waves. But tmless you can look ind ti.r
m hke ~ native you are. bo und to be noticed ,eventu,illy If you are the type who c~n't st,ind
b y ·and see people be,ng abused (a good thing)~ then you will h u"e difficulty keeping silenJ
Government T hreats to Fundamental Rights tit the f:,ce of oppression Be prepared t-0 get out of the way or go partially undergro11ncl
befi:,n• 1I gets to the point th~t resistors are be111g rounded up Learn the l essons o f
E~st Germany O ne day they woke up and the. border waS' sealed b y troops
I he nc.-.:t d?.y, barbed wire was Ill p lace The 11ext week: the ceme11t wall
was begun Thotl$ands made- 1t to fre.edom 011 the ru:st day by ~ctu1g
1mm edtately Tho se who watted had a mud 1 mo re d,ff,eult time
getuug out It will Mppen ·a gau~-,ouru 0 11 tt.

Fundamental Rights
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The followu1g 1s" b.>\i'1c l..$t of the most c utlcal hbeittes
that a trufy·"free-" p opu!.tJon s hould en10)1 S'ome o f these
• will l..e e<asy to see, like fiee-dom to move w1th.01.1r pew11.ts,
• othets take some res~cd1, hke lm11tat1ons on property
or contracts
lndex. of O!!cVl!lo111o"nt rrom GOP, Lifespan • Free.d otn oi movement w1tltout per.mtts or contro ls
and Form:al Education (Weighted eq11ally) ior c,ttzens
J > 0.95 0.6-- 0,1 • Freedom from couf,sc-atlon of pnv-ate p toperty
O.'J - 0.95 0.5 · 0.6 Sourcei
0,8 - O.jl (\.4 a ll,.S • Preedom of expression, speedt, ,nd the-press
United Na11u11• Coa,mfti,,a
0,7 • 00 ~11.4 • Preedom f101J1 .rn11easot'tllble se~rch ~nd 5eizure-
 Selecting a Safe Country

• Freedom from ,;itt>itrary .;\rtest, ,;!elays of 1~1sbce and i\ldgment w it1~0l\t :i hi~! by 11.uy Secon d, -;;. secure nation mui t ruso p ossess • n ab.on:u l~al syste,n that ..ctu,illy defer1ds
• Freedon1 t o defend cneself by forc_e of au.ns. fuodru-neittal nghts .A !tst of nght,s 111 the constituttous ,. onlv helpful if the courts de.feud
those· oghts, These courts should alio esblbhsh cutrua for C11J1lil1Af prosec:ubon .e1nd pun-
• Freedom to d!sollfl\ln>ate between people you wuh to assocate or do business w,tll.
1s1una:itwluch effecnvely deteu cume, prosecutes itaud and .enforces cootrscts
• Freedom to e11g,,ge 1t1 11l1Y .;cbv,ry n ot violallng the fundamental ogllt,; of otheo
• F reedom o f ownerslup ai1d co11trol of priw te p ropeLty
• Freedom from redistobutton of u1con1e by goveuim.e nt via
confisc:ito ry taxation
• Freedon1.to contract fredy w,th other w1U!ngpat'tles
Without govetnment tegul~b ot~ 01 hce.H1ng
• Freedom to choose how to m eclic.~lly care for yourself
!Ind your frululy.

Some of th e freedon1~ listed above .aie ideals, like 110 redistubut,on of

w~lth for w elfare, govemma.1t housin g, e:c wlllch all eountnes par-
bnp,ite u1 ! he extent of mc,oaclunef.1t on this liberty, how ever:, does \ \
~·~ry Look fo , • n=mwn of tlle1;e prut11tl freedom~ cand avoid eountnes
w1th ~ l11sto1y of corn1ptlon. wluch is c=non with redistrlbutton
L-i: I

lk6nom)e Freedom Com_parlsoo .S.Ourc:v~ tr'

of propetty. C,to l<><t11uc..nd !It-YI•
tuge Fnund11don

Patterns of Government

The rundan1et1t11I nghts listed abq,ve should be ,est,>bhshed wJtlun the fiamework of gov-
enundlt. Many countnes respect these ,nghts throt1gh leg1l p1'ecedent, h~ Canada and Freedom and Corruption
Engllind1, butw,thout a tightly worded eonst:Jtllbon In ou r op1111on ,t ,s. better ,1 these
nghts are ,pelled out fom1ally 1t1 a consbtutlo11 that 1s bmd,ng upo!l the goveumta.t t. Even O n pages 20-22 a.re t!iree ,nap-styte compansons ,ot cow1toes around the wodd. econorruc
the US constitution , as good as it is, h as too ml1ch get1e.ral langu'ls:e which left too ,nany freedom , v,rot'ld deve'lopmeut and couuptlon Untortun-.tely, no one country ,s perfect u1
loopholes tl.1at h ave bero exploited by achvist iudges to erode inany of the pnnc1plet 2nd ,,uy of these respects !he m~ps companng ec0uo1wc freedon1 -..nd world development
oghts outhned above genernlly- represent the freedom to tlruJsact busu~ess -..nd .ret,run profit s from t:lxatlon.
However, they do n ot represei1t all tre.e doms since some cotic~l ugh ts such as be-.wng
Bey0nd a ugid frain ework oi defei1chng ugJ1ts, a set'Ure n an on mu.st have two essanb:tl lllnlS a,1.d freedon1 fion1 search md s.e,zure are not represented by thes e g,;,pluc.s . !he cor-

political ft,11nework:s wptton m ~p represent s r"tuigs obtained from ,-urveys of busu1esses about.the pe.rcfj)tlOn
of cun1.1pnon t11 their couutry T ranspareucy Tntem-.ition al, the • utl1or 0( the ~dy that
l<ust, a secure country must be govemed by ~ rep,escn~l:lve systen1 of govetnrnentwith generated the4nfounJttton, 1natntrun, th•t this method ts more reh ab.le ti1a11 measuoug the
uruve,sal suffrage for c t:izens B ut the power citlZerts can .xe,t through rep1esei1ot>v~ uumbei of r..orruptlon charges or c-Jses smce often the pohce and courts are also conupt and
rnusi be re~tn c:ted by na tTow col1sbtutional ht:ruts TJ,ese powers. whether at the.n ~t:tonal do not prosecute,
or state/province level should be stnctly hmlteti to rlle defense of fl.mc:btn ental righh anci
should not allo\v t!ie n1a1c nty to vote thftnselve~ personal or gi·oup ba:iefits. U sually fotu1d.runong t!1e top 10 countnes for fteedom ,it'e H otlg [<oo,g, S1.ngap ore,
Sw,tudg11d, N ew Zeahncl, the USA, 01ite, lre\giiq, C1\0ada ai1dAustt'llliQ -
 Strategic Relocation

World Tax Rates

The tiib le ou the"~! page shov,s some of the tax ntes m

• countJ ,es uswily considered for relocation, minus the
cout1tr1es tl1~t we cous,der untenable for long-term
security As w,th all bx. strategies, it's 11npcdant to
rese·l rdi ho\V each loc~t,011 w,ll unpact your specific
' ' 111com e s1tuat1011.

J\udorra, Europe's smallest country, has beeu a tr~-

• ditioiti>l tllX liaven m Europe, ~syou c~11 see£rom the

L- ' ,;bove table Recently, the country has falle,1 0 11 hard

tnues with the decli,ne rn tourism, duty nee ttade_rum
Cow..ipuou Percep!t-011 Compii.nson 20i0 restcietJ011s on bs11k secrecy i,ud is starttng to foilow the
Sourc(l: rest of Europe b y un plementing the VAT,~ T he EU.
Tmn!p:lil:o~f Spa11i ~nd F rance have tlu-eatened to deny Andorra's prmc,-
hheru 11lJonM
pahty status \Y!tt doesn't crack down on tsx ewders from France
~ud Spa111 that have stashed theff e?.rn,ng_s.in this small cou11t1y ,n
rhe Pyrenees Mountau1s These kinds of pr=uresate happening to all
Taxes the world's small tax haven~

''In th,s w-0 dd nothing is cena,n b ut dC<ath ~nd t~xes" (Senism in Fr;irikhn) ,s app licable L esp ite these outward pressures., we are t om,mced that somewodd lenders and o ther
no m attei which cot111try you live ll1.. E"Ve_n tllx haven counlnes 'l li the V1rgm Isla11ds =~ corrupt people 111 [e{lgue with gover11meJ1ts ate g ,ven ul'lru u,utyfrom d iscovery For
lu11 ited revenue through hce_nsec fees :u,d import truces wh1d1 ~re.passed along to people example, when the gi,nt Un,on Ba,ik of Sw1t2edand was fo,ced to 1eveal thousands of
hvu1g t11ere. secret bank. acc.ount holde,s to the US gove.nll11,eut, the s·eqret ACCOUllls of wdl-counected
government offic1~ls ~nd othe r 111s,ders were exempted f rom cltscovery.
\Y/hen evgluatu1g the tax burden 1n other c.ou11tr1es look for these and othe1 hidden t<\.xes
A co mmon h,ciclen !ax ~ the V11iue ad&d tax (VAT). Unlike the sa les trutes u1 the US wh,ch In the UK, the Isle oflvfan a11d the s,n all Channel I slands hnve served-as trnd,tion3 l tax
*re ~dded at the 1eg1ster ~ncl made obvious t-0 the consum er, VAT taxes ~re .hidden in the havens for the wealthy from bolh Eul'ope and America. ln the western hemisphere, cert,,in
sticker prices· stnce they ,ire collected along each step of the nrnnufacturmg process, Peep le ,shnds of th<' C~ribbe.;n have s erved as t~x havens including Bnttsh Vo:gin Isbnds, the
don't feel this tax as much. In the US the sales tax ean only use to around 1'0°/o before Caymans, Anttg.ia .arrd others. Much has cronged in the past decade 4s the United States
people stad f1ght111g OJ: :avoiding the tax VAT taxes have bee11 susuin.ecl ~t i,p to 17¼ and has-put eY.treme p ressures on these 1sla,nd.s'tc break down bank secrecy A good current
even 21°/4 They drc,g down even histonc-ally sirong e.conom1C! like that of Germ~ny. !Jt hsttng of t~x h3vens c;in be found on W1k.ipeck,.
France, the 1n~1onty of tax revenue comes front VAT !:axes
Don't be tempted to reloc.ite based solely on ~voiding t1Xes. Almost all of the tax haveru
The most onerous tax 111 the Un,ted St~tes is ,easily the income tax The- lJS ,s uswlly the are tu1y countries or islands that :are vulnerab le to 1nvas1on and e-xter113l threat. T hey have
leader m <lfvelopmg tllX code 111 this _ru:ea and f:'{ef'i/ ye'(lt ,t gets 1110,e comp lex Vile have1Yt no ~ppreCi:able defe11ses nnd ace p rot~~ted' by othe.r powe,s that use the binks to secretly
fottnd much respite from thts ,n o ther countries, however, sinec. theo: governments are stash their own or iheH leader's ill-gotten g,,ins. These have,:s ~re sllowed to $Utvtvt as long
constantly le,ioung f'rcuu the American IRS. ~~ they serv~ !he Powers That :Be
 .
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World Tax Rates Worl·d Tax
.
Rates
Cou41try/Re1PO!l I.udiviclual Payr oll T~x. VAT I OST I Sale Country/Region Individual P~yi·oll T :oc VAT I OST I S;,Je~

Andorra 0% 1{/A O~'o Monaco 0 19 tiOo/o

.i\Igen.un a 9 -85% :'.!1'Vo 1'iletherlartd5 0-5,2% 19%

austnilia U45% 4 75-.6¾ 10% N e\'l Zeruand 10 5-33% 15~/,i

Austna ~1~50¼ 20% lforway 0-47,S% 1,j6/4 ~'.\%

Be.lgn1m ~5-50¾ '.! l~~ (6%, fo od) Panama 0-27% (1-7%

Bolivia NIA l 3o/o 13% Pe.fll 15-:!7o/u ~-191/d

Bfazil <><:7.59/2 31 % l7-,J5~', Portgru 10 5-40% :!0%

0- '.!~'<i (fe den!l) lio/o Sopth Afr1c~ 11t-40~-t 1-!¾

Canada -t ~'V~
0-14% (provmn.. !) Ci-10%
Spam O-,Jj% 4'-16%
C.'lul e 0~0% 19~'0 · 1 501.
s w~den ~S.S9 o/,,..59 09% 3 l 4 Jo/o 0,. - __._,_ ,O

Coi ornb111 0-33o/. 16%

Switurl~od tl- J 3. Jo/o 3 6-7 6%
Denmark 0-59% S'l>i 15%
J 3 S'l-~ t•at'J
Uni ted Klngdom 0-~0o/o 9'- l:J 5~h
0-'.!5% 1 % Insuranc e
Bl ~al v;idor
!!-.t l¾ national --"•<rt,'
ti

Uruted St~ti: s
0-35lY~ (t~d.."1'81J
15 3'!.~ 0-106/o
F1nl'and 16-'.!1% muruc,pal V-1 I) 3~\i (rlateJ

:J~h (soc1ru eh11rgis) Ur\\gu'i!Y 0.-~5% ~i

.Fra11ce 45¾ \9- o'i'o (5 3'}'o fo..i.d)
IJ-50% (incometax,
Bn h sh Vh gU1 10 -14¾
0 NIP.
15% 1-Tat1 Ins. +
GertlHt!l '/ ()-4 5~., , 26% s\'\ttal s~curi!;J
l9'Y<, (71'/o f99c!J
Islands
5our;:e \'ftlapedj~
Gmn~mala 15-31~~ 12%
l cel~d 0--3/i. 72¾ 6¾ 0 -'.!5 5%
Regional Self~Sufficiency
Indi~ ' '3%
.J- ~ 1~ 5o/~
frelaud o-4 1¾ i6 7!io/b ) 11"! (,! 3'l'o i c-od) The nati on or regu,n most hlr~ly lo -!\\rvtv e- a serl')U& e eonollll , depess1011 ruuH li;;,ve 1h1c
maJ oniy of resources ·needed to s11rv1vt Wtt-h111 rts Qwn bor ders. L .o ok for a nat1011 that 1s
Italy 23-f3~"o ~0% (4% f i!llcl) ooinpletd y 3eJf-suff1c1en, :as 10,h e essetrhals of fo<'d·, water. elecln c powtr yneratloll, fossil
Japai, 540% '.iYd fi1e.ls and manufactunng of f'llW m ateuals. -Str,1t~g1 c mu1erals are very tlllp onant to a !ugh
technolt>gy u11tlo11 liJ.:e the USA. whl<ill al\Ut ~toc!kpJ le 1n adv-anc~ Qf a c.ns1s (wh1 cl1 ,t 1s
Luxembourg 6-38 95% j 51\'o
ntit presently d ou1g) Ulrunate-ly , tho-ugil . rood t~ the n1 ,c l. It 1s disturb!ng h ow
lvffx1co _;,}9¾ .
l 6o/1, many n.ations a1·e no't self-s11ffio1ent 1n food supplle, anym ore and depencl 011 sig,ufttan.t
quantrt1e~ of' 1ruports
So11r~e 'Nik;pedia
 Strategic Relocation

On !I sm Jltet sC11 le, avoml livmg in h:ecav,ly u1d~1strLqu:;:ed or geogt aph,c~lty is~t,t,d ~,eas
thsr musr be supported by;;_ contu,uous stream of food and supi>ltes. These Ar~,s are likely
to sllffer mete ul 9U cmergen.:y whtn stipply lines beco me teduced 01• hdd-llp

The US .ls the d'=""t. w11111e1 hei'e Er~:al ~,id Argentlll!\ .dso hJ\ve a iuU riinge oi mdust! i~I
c:apal)Jhty, though no t ,as high tech. D1e lJSA 1s coin pletdy cl1ve.rs,i1ed and se1f-s\1ff,cie111
~xcep t fur some sl1;,teg,r m111el"als Cru,ad t, is ~lso chvt-rstf,ed ,u1d self-suffic,ent for food
H owever, it h3s developed s high .reliance upon US uu potts. r~t he~ th~n develop ,t~ own
O'd mplet~ u.idttstnal b,se l t's 11ot d,at it d,d nt>t wanr to do ~o, bu! ,rwsa ii0 t as eff,c ,e11t to
b tuld dom~t,c_illy co mp~l'ed to bqying wh~t w~s ~lre~dv m.!ld<'. ,11 the USA

'flus same lure or eff1cte11q M1d lower p oces ,s we.1ke1uug US sel6-suff1c1e11q m tl,e 101-ig-
teun By sluppu,g 1cibs M1d ractooes ove1seas to Chu1a., th.e IJS 111dustn.,l b~se 11Jls bee,,
weakeued ;.1gnJf1c;;11tly, even thpugh low·et prices have mcte13sed the sund.,td or hv111g of Its
c1hzens dr~m:lfl{~lly I:'uring the uext w~r., 11 w<l) ~k.e s~e!J!l yeari to rebuild thl~ c-Ap~~1ty
when trc,de IS cttt off Fo ctun>1 tdy, the US has ~11 the ter_hnology to do ,o r~p ,dly
 Selecting a Safe Country .15

Chapter 4

CRIME AND STANDARD OF LIVING

Miiny pcs1t1ve factors 011 yoUl w,sh-ltsl will com.b1ne to create a benefietAI standard of Moral, Industrious Culture and People
IJv,ng and usually low-crune ,s (3nd should be) at the tol? of the list. Severn! demogrnp1tic
statrsttcs can pomt to better quality 11e1ghborhoods and 3way from areas affected by crune Na tto n ~l.stab,ltty rs never afi'/ stro nger than 1nd,v1dt1'1l ~ehgtous and 1noral.stab1ltty, as
~/e find that qt.1'1hty of hfe ,s also greatly depe11d~nt on health .llffects, such !IS p ollution and m3111fested th rough the family u111t. Certain cultures ce:1lly ~re less prone to corrupMn -.tnd
:ic= to med.,cal help incl by scho oling oppl'.Htun1t,es. "1/e examine each.of these aspeet~ v10 le.noe as" whole Wlule every nat,on h3s both good and hRd people, certain political-and
,n general ,n th,s dt9pter, cuth.1ral ciuu ates ,nduce a h igher or lower degree of iuornhty and work eth,c in the loCill
populace Wh,le it ,snot politic,1 lly conect to po1llt out culturnl or character defie,enc,es
ot differences 111 ethnic g.1oups, they do exist
Crime and Demographics
r he role of rehgio n 111 \Y/cstern countries as 2 de.termmant of mo r~! no rms has declined
T he people ~urrowldmg 1'!S c.~l\11:\Ve As,gn,fic~ut llllp~ct on e>\Jt qua.hty of life ~nd 01\ 01,r severely, cspeciallywtth the youth 111 Europe gnd Arnenca 1llosf2re world ly ~nd ,nd,fferent
ultimate secL1r,, ty, T his seetton covers 1m po11,111t qt1i,l\t1es to l13ok fur m the surroundings to rehg,011. We completely d isregard satisttcs on the pe,-centilge of populations that cla,m,
yo u ate co11s,denng ior 1--elocatron. to be assoe1ated with V3riotJS re.hgions- espe.c.,ally nat,ons thaf h?.ve a sbte s;;i nc tto ned
church sucl-t as Italy, ot Rt1S$1a or Gettnany 1n fact, the eas1es t way to destroy o~
ao11.up1 tehgion ,s to stibs,d12e It w ,th government l'l\Oney. Re.hg,ous fervor
- ,~ stgn,fic.;intly wea~ned ,n natto1u where everyo ne 1!' a membe.r by
binh ,rt a state s~nctioned religio n.

Refigious Diversity

The most secure loe:1tto ns have 1e.!1g 1ous dtveJ.-stty

By tha t we do n't me31\ the diverSJty of two ,varrmg
fucho11s· b.e tween mRJOr rel1g1on~ vy;ng for st91e recog-
n,tton and control. The real test of religiou~ divHS1ty
is the freedom to st:art smaller i:ehg,ons without
h9ving to gaui perm,ss,on from the state o r .e ther
m~ior dnuc-hes You do11't h~ve to :\dhere to a11y one
religion to take advanr:;ge of the generally ele;vated
~opulatlon Density st9b,lity that ~tu-rounds most mixed rehg,ous conun u-
{People per lqn 2) 111hes. There w,11 -~!ways be fringe e.lem euts tl\volved m ?.
Sou.roe! cehg,ou, but -as long ,1s theyue not hann-, ug othe,s, they
0 3[0 700 NASA should be to lerate~. Beware of com mt1111he.s that ~re prone
to becomu,g-a~1tated l\gstnst s111J1le1 mm~rttJ~-. - you could be
-- one of iliose targeted someday,
26 Strategic Relocation

C o1nmon--se.nse con1m u111t1es lend to be ,n ore. stable. and tolernnt-e-SpeCi~llywl1en they ofLand people h1111e little ~cc..e~ to w9od or o ther ~!terl')l\l(VC fuels to cook.or .hea1 with.
or
J1J1:ve pe1-s·on~Uu1owledge the nul\or,ty grot1ps.ir~ u11d tl1eni. Problem; mo st often a11se Gasoline will run short 11nd tr~nsport~ho n will potcntt~lly grind to a h9lt Even w1tho~1t
dur,ng ~ c ns,s when m1no nty group, are p e,;secutecl and forc-ed to flee ~s 1 g1·01'f' to 1~ew fuel d1ortagcs, ~ny crrs,s that 1equire.s a mass ll\0VeJllen1 of vdudes or peop le w1l! restih u1
,re.is. Residents o r these .1re<1s absdrbmg the new 1m:n11gra11ts get fe.irful th1t1 som d!bw they i:ap1d p~t~lysrs of the h"ltl\sportaltou system
sre gou,g to lose co11trol ovet then community. We don t know o f Jny way of fotetelLng
how" com111t:i!l1ty would re>1ct to ~ud1 ~ s1tttltw1~ except that thr rt\ore d,verse the reltg,ous
n,,.keup ,of tl.ie popubttou. the more tole,ant dtey beco1ne (of pe•ce:,ble tel,gtous), Work Ethic and Class Conflict
L oo It fot l'li ~s with a g0od mw. nf m,ddle ,d~ss, h~rd working people witl1 a lot of self-
Population Density euiployed owners, hnnets. etc Th~ self-employed popul~ t1on is- usllillly mote self-reh~nl
a i1d s~b!e u\ tough tunes Self,e111p loyecip eop lc (compared to ewployees,o f lat,get cotpo ni -
People te11d to group toge the~ nt ctl:les Jud comm umhe~ b-ecause they- e,in Focus !hell' ttous) also seem to 1J11dettt;ind the effects o f exeessive govetnmeut r~ulat,011 bett«r ,uid alt
$b ilitte.s and still 1n~ke:3 hv1ng bec-Juse (here exists• latg et base of potent,,l buyers or ,note wrllu1g to fight fut liberty ind 1ust causes. A tells with miny f.tuployees ~t.e not b l d,
cheuts Fot long term peace ~,id.secunty, however, v,e re.com merld !lllli 6g!t density popu- neces~uly, but we i:!o reco n1111end against c.ommurutie,. that -.ue bwlt ,round tndustnes
l\1/tJo n :ue.~$ be avoided conttol!ed by otgart.iZed !;,bot 11tuo11s 'I'hi; bigger uiuons ate always cont1pt

Htgh popubuion de111Hty a lm ost g}w~ys Jnc?.rlS oorresponduigly high ,nst,ib ihty II\ a ct,s!S 111 the USA, ~he power otthe llt!ions h,;s been patttally broken and petststs m autly 111
fut tl1~ tol1ow1rtg te-ASOns holdover u1dl\s!l1~s such as automobiles, manufuctun 11g. :111d gover11111ent But othet
cotu1tueS !ilieEuropel'lte still deeply e11tre,1dtedm a l,bot 1.1111011-dQmu,atcd 10b stt uctur~
• Excesswe spec1~!.z,1110n. Not enot1gh p~ople li3ve the ability to
becQm e•g en erahsts and t3ke care of the;,. own baste i1eeds 111 :i
'I'he.u entire !t~uspott~taon system can ·a nd r!t regulacly helcl host~ge by ,triking weaker,
crJsts, or ma1nra1n empk,y111e11t- desperat1on ren1lts.
Orga1112ed labor 1s da·11gero1JS because of the excess, tyrA1u11c,1! powers grltli ted to theru by
• .M.~ssive food and w11t.er reqwremei\t\t The~e esselurn!s mus t be sluppe.d 111 on • ne~rly govetum ent- not because 1t1s wro11g fo t wotkers to band u,gethet to p1otest bad employet
un1ntenupted b,1siSc The r~tto of iarm t~nd to people 1s vety lo w, or non-existent practices. 111 OU! op uuoh, • wod·.et's tn,e ugh ts 111 rhe free market are to enforce ex 1stu1g
• F't11ru.1cial dependence t,pon 1egull\r pay checks. Employee work forces ,u,e wot7JUg C011tr11cts ,or sed:: emp ioymenr e l~ewhe1e Boycorts o t m,ss ez,ts by g t oups of
susceptible to stukes a11d wot k stoppages even 1f'o11ly" porno11 iS dweetly 11'1Volved workets st i, an ~ppro pna le way to-~eud ~ re.•lly strong message-when p e1'fo11111:d voll1t1-
witl.t ocgan12ed h!boL Eve ryone's fu,~nces,ai,e 111Qtf vuh,ersb!e to ban~ , uns t.u 1ly by the workers Sure 1t 1s tough to 9~11t •nd find s nother 1Pb, bul that ts patt of tl1e
prtoc, of ire..edi>m
• Genet:.u ps-ycholog1c"l feelmgs ,of u1seG1JL1ty u, ~ SEJ\ of hu111i1Hty. This
leads to a defensive pro.pe11S1~ cbaracteuzed by the "survrval of the fittest'
U1uo11s, howev~r, h~vt; bee11 given sp~.191legal ttatllS th,u,foroei the employer 10 11egonate
: g. powct p l~ys. ~,!\gs. and mob tochcs. Power gtotip segmeurntaou
w,th them. ~nd 1-..eeps e.mploye1-s from httmg t"eplacements, Utuons are re,~lly ant.1-other-
<>ecuts m <l <:t1e1s due to lack o f mor:al ot :,tli1cal ,cohesive11ess
worws (the o n~ who would be w,lung to do theu.100 tor less money) as well as i1nta-
• Potenh,1 for m~ss epidenuc.s r::1sc~s-c Ol !I sp-reP.d r~p1d!y -111 dose qwne.1s. e.mployecs The h~tred they show tow.u<l p o tenu~I srnke break-crs proves this underly11..g
• F1'.!ctio11 oi movement. Trnffic mcce.1ses iftit~t1011s. i>ut m ~ host,llty to compehtton. "\YloJ."k..cJ:.S6hdar1ty" 1$ 1usr ll sh.1m a11d a propaganda stu1rr fo r
p~n1c, potmru vehicular 111ovcaie11t u paraly~ed those who hold the cx!stmg jobs.

• P olrucs aie do10111ated by libe,ltl ·a.nd left1stpo ltt1crnus wlto 1nsu, t~,n Why tlus c r1t1c1sw of uruons) Because t\l11ons are 11tl1ere11tly cc,rn1ptuig and d 1vis1ve tn
power .by p1omiru1g an d del,vemg welfare aud educ,;tton bendits •s oi:tety Eve.r y 11111011 has acc;ess to for~ci ::orttnbutsons ii:otn worlc..t1:s who may not ·l gtee
These costs u1evJt.bly outrun the supply of IAX funds with muon le:a denlup (dos~ shops). Bec.iuse o f these 11uge stuns of wuon iua1ds, organized
As the previous 1,st of deusity problems illustrates. tl,e tighter them-ass of people l,vmg u1 cumuirtl elements and powerful leftlSt pohtac.~l dements h9ve ~!ways grnv1tAted to un!ou
;,ny g1ven ~=, them ore spec,alrsed ,> nd mte,dependent the eco11oan 1c ::,.nd social fitbn c a ttivity ~nd power Consequentlv, every ~c mmuLuty th~t has brge b loeb of union wo rkers
l ll !t cns,s, ~!most -al! oF th.esc dependeJ1cies and 111tercon11ect1ous will f3J Food won' t be , s dtv,sive ~nd sub1ect to the p oisot1otis d~ss-~c11sc,ous doctnne that leftist Uu,011 leacle.rs
delivered a11d people h..ve l,ttle ~pace (o grov,- any substitutes. W"tet and g,,s 111ay be eut ptf~ch 1.lnio11s ~re· o.ften !Jost,le to workers even w1thm their t'anb who wo1k II too k id''
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~r,d who 11iake d ,t-0the1s look b:1d. This lund of eo u upt10111111iltrales.1he wo rk ethu: o f Soc,ety ,tself e~n enc<>un1ge t'.hillC Lat:g<' c1t1d~.attr~ct poo t-p eople becao.s-.; of wdfArc
my ttg1011 wuh lar5tc utdtlstnl\l cot1t--;.>ult11-tt011s Avoid these ijte~ bet1eflts--1n1ti1lly ,n the puvAte ~-.;etor out late1 (end less d,scrun tfl'1 tely) by governt11 e11t
1n either c~:,c, org.m,ud welf~re is only tffect1ve ,11 g.,.thermg JI\ 011ey, not m d1stnbut,ng 1t
You ~lso rteed to ;void ~1eas With high co11ce11tr:a-ttoa:, of v,e.;lthy, soph1s-tta.ted people Rtoord111g to the worthy. Irt fact, us ing r,g,d .rules, sometimes the wo1thy go hwigry ~nd
Although usually Assoc,ated with !owe, mte a,al c-r:un ~ rates, eo11ce11tri\ho11s of wealth ~1,d the indolent, o nc::e u1 the system, become pet'Petu,1l takers. 'v//e. don't beheve.111 the ,de;i
eJq)e!l~ 1ve homes tend to elevate l~nd ~nd ho ~ 1ng pnct~ ~11d ~lso ttlf~ct envy ~hd teQe111- thst "everyone who 1, pool"' is-wo rthy of .iss1s-t~ncc We bel,eve th~t people who .~re.pro he
me11t tlt~ t !~ 11ot good fut lo11g term sect1111y to chronic b2d judgment, ,1nd who cot\StS tently refeet goocl cotu1seL need to expenenec
then: own c.01i.seque11ces ( ev.e11 If severe) 111 o rder to break them of bad lrnbtts and we.!lr.
Judgment 'Y/elf~re, e-ven pnv-.rte welfure, that 1s "non Judg,nent~l" tl ult1mijtely detnmcnt2l
Crime and Social unrest to ltll!:)!OVU'lg charnc!e1 Ca1e.ful Ju.:\gmcnt doesn't have to be. h~!$h, ne~eSScir,ly, but it orten
m 11st ho ld to a tough sta11darcl les-t ,t b ecome perm issive o f slov-enly behav-101 H.um~n
'fhe mid soc1o log1c~l =acuS'e :;bout people nu1u11g to crllne bei:ause ,of pu1e el')v1ron111enial beu'lgsdo !eipond t.o Sll'ong deterrents 'if/e need more cle1er1enr, and mo le co11sequences
c~uses Ji.k-1c hunger-and povetry ,s 11ot really lt'Ue: Ar least 1t does11't h~ve to b~ppel1 that-w~y £01 bad 1udgmel\t e.!ltly on, GO th" t the cnm u,~l rysrem does11·1 have to Jpply so much
-Sl<"i'Lng io1 ihE s-~ keof , e11 l hw,ge, 1S' certrunly theexcep t.ton---Md LS h>r d1ffe re,11 ftom •seve.:ity late,~ on (which it ,s.n't do1ng;,111yw~y).
th.- true rw1ul1al-act Whe11 it happe11S'1 the pe1pe.ttJ1to1s are tMdy v,o lenc, nor do they
cont11b1.1te apprec,~bly to c.ume rstes I n f0.1HrRst, te9I c.rim,ngls ~e greedy, self-gmttfy111_g, High ctune ;, r1:11s &.te .du:ectly proportiol'lal to high co.nce1\lt9t1011s oi low cl= ? e.ople. 1'1ote
llnci.\r,,ng. 1nsenS1hVe ?.ncl ~ggress1ve ( = though the.y m~y well e:ic.lub1t 11\ore humble Ul~t we dtdn't s.ry "poor" people Thete ,ue som~ poo r people who ·are .h,ird wot'r.mg but
qt.111Lties aiter being arrested or when they ,ue before ~ 1u1y). Some of tl\lS JS' ll1U:>.te·, o.t!1er IJ.m 1te.d 111 the,l skills an& will l\C"vei 9Ch,~ve any wealth 111 llfe. But they c;.n ach1c-ve II fo1r
,p art.s ~re lc~u1ed by 9 long- h,st-09 of b?.d h9btts stancl~rcl of-hv,ng.1'hcse;:ire not 11ecess.~rily low d,1ss. ~le define low d"ss:as people-who
J,~ve chrotuc bid tuclgment, 111s.e11s1t1v,ty to rollsc,e.nce ,ncl who lack the 1bil11y to s:ic11fice
short-term cr~v,ng~ rot long-tenn "civ-:111ta_ges This form oiperson~I corrupt,on afflrcts !lll
Factors Affecting Cr ime econom ,c !&els though ,t shows q~ 111ote m. the poveny levels s,mp ly bec~tLSe chro n,c b~d
Judgme.nt !llmost " lwcrys t~ke.~ a peison tow~td pov•rty A few p roblem peop le are ~ble to
Ser10 11, cr:1111e ,s not sunply ~ m~n,rest~t,on oi the is.ttgl\e ~hd 1rnt~uo1~ that com es w,th evade the c.cnseq_ue11cc~ of vices or bad petsouRI jlldgm ents fot" while, but it eve1itulllly
high cknsny ~reM AS p eople gr,He aga1nstFeople. B1gpopuhlnons tlo, hawevcr, ::;_r~te Clltcltes tip with tbem ,
11attu:,1l eontl1ct AA cknz,ty gdds ro the d1ffiCt1lty of coping with life and u1creascd ne1ghbo1
c'11cl dom est,c <lisputES, The cnme we wdl co11ce.11trate on 1s the preda tor t'n mes--en01 e~ The worst cnm m.als USllally h?.ve evil 11\nate 1e.nder1c1es, but ';111\0 ng. those who do 11ot. ~
th~ t Ares co11sc1ous decis1011 on the p~ut of som:: to wJlfully steill from or attack ot!1er certam percent~ge c"n be l~d clown the pllth..to con:up t10 n by b,;d env,rdn111ental tnflu-
u"10.cent people for per.stinal gau1. 1t is a m~n1fest9uon 1>t chron,c ch9rnc1er problem~ th~t e.nces- the ,.arlter in hfc the worse. It m~y ~ta rt tn the homew,th ~ set o f pcrn11ssive
dc::velop not otit of poverty p.er se---bnt from " lllstQty of v1ol~ting the ssgn~ls 1nd pro1npt- or neglectful pircnt~, and then ,is,sol,d,f,ecl by contagious co nt~ct w1tlt ()ther clolll :n~nt,
u1~ of conscl~nte cocky, corrupt kt~usuglly 111 the pub Le sr. hool system ',//c s.,agle out rhe public sthools
tor pr,mary bhm e be~use they have u1Stttuhon11lizecl p.erm 1ssive.ness n1 edUcl\hot,. They
Li'llne 1s rrun;inly a degr:1d~ho n of the hum\\n so\1I due to chron,c b~d desires ~ncl ~ no lo.r1gcL hP.ve the w,ll to dLSc,p lme or correc t b~d behftv1or; let ~lone b"d ~ttit1.1cles except
h,sto,y of b;1d 1uclg,nc::11t (sometllJ! es ,n co1nb1n:1t1on with lllll~te, fc,bdltous tt'ndenc,es. p,erlup, Ill the 111ost egreg;ous ca~e:s, wh,ch t heyc,1111101 ~vo,d Eve11 the go od te.11ehc::1-s.:~n't
wh,d 1 m~lllh:st the.msc.lves Ut rbe,r youth). The primnry personal w~kness diat afiects the d1Sc1pline effecu-;ely bec"use parents won't si•pport ,t and bRd l:Ni thre~tens them ,v1th
_propelltnty fo1 crun tn~l AetJVtty ,s the unwillingness to forego ,nsbnt gr~tlflcahon-.,h,ch losn\g tl1e1t 10b ,f they do
~omes from ~ eon11>1n~t!on ofbe.111g spo,led by perm ,sstve ?"rents or teachers and 11ot
bemg.requi.red lo develop ~1,d usC' self-control the,m selves Parents do11/t have-to be 1pell off We h ke the tm,e to ~pkm these roo t c~uses so th~t yot1 will b,, ~ble to 111~.ke Jetetm1ruie
to spoJ d uld,e1L Any hmo ,parents coutmuslly Jet lbds get aw~y w,tl, thmgs they should111! tions s.boul how- to ,void the future growth,of.:t1J11C n-1 " loc:1Lty Otl1t'rwise, you m'ay well
be do,ug, 1l1ey are be,ng spo,led--wh,ch we defu,e ss gettu1g sdd,cted to having one s own smk your fu ttt111e mto you, dre,un hom~ 1111ly to .fi11d you are fo,cecl to move 10 ye:us 1-at~s
w:ry wheu 1t ,sn't ught Not ,.U spoiled luds turn ewnmal bec.tuse .,f tlus. The hev d1ffe1euce due to exuss,ve t:tunm,,1 ptessu,es.
1s the u11iate rebellious d11ve that 1J1ay be ms,de • pe,son. It ,s the 9uslity oi the bas1i; sol.II
1ns1de e:ich p erson tli,.t really makes us .ill dJierent
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l n1etestingly, m ine 15 n~t ~lw,rys du:ectly relatccl lO population cleosity Ill ~rtd of ,rsdf Cnutt m the OK "i,d Eu,ope ,soi, !he rise A l1Uge pott1011 is du e tc the. ns~ m drog rd~ted
Then~ ..itc CH'l~in cultu1'es th~r lh'lve i 11,ghet tlt>111 ~vet!\ge n wnbet oi u111a~ly good d ukhtn 1:tw1 c Ill .comb!ill!tw11'w11h tht met lb.st •.u1~rmed ~,tt2e11~ ;ire seen iu e!J.!ly targets
born to pltleuts th~t possess a 1utueol mchnst,011 Fo1 good d,sc1p1i11e L,,tet whe11 w~ look
,l,t speCJ!ic sbtJshcs on crun e m the US, we will d!scover th,J thee 1s" genn-11 co trdation
l,etw~n p opulatJon density and ~nme, bllt .Jso thr.f there lUe J few high de11s1ty .ueas !ha; Pollution
have relat,vely low cnmoe cates \Y/he.11 -yo u look utto the makeup of the commu111ty and
c.ultw.e. you w,lf see ad1sce.n 1able l,.c.Js: of low•chss families 11t that cultu1e These cultures- St-,yu~ healthy ts g r.ore ~spttt of se!f-suif1e1ency ~nd ,ny ~trateg1c pkln ior relocating oncl
~re erodu..g. but not ~s fiisl-•s weste.u1 culture in gene1al Does tlus me-an we recom me11d st.11-v1vu1g Ill ~ rl,s~ste~ iAng-ter111 p olluuol\ i:-.!lil slowqr degrade your 1m m lU1e ,ysteJn and
these h,glt-dens,ty, Jow cnru e cat etis>No, 11ot fo, tfte long te,ru 'vile be·lieve stro11gly that ovexa!l 11e.ilth--e,1,ee1!llly ,n ::o mb tn!llton with overc~ t1ng !ll\d poor qU!11ity iood, which
eve11 good cultu,-.1 traditions (of the l"'~tve v·,ulety} w1!l not rurv,ve the co11t-ag1o'us ~spec ts h\Xes the glands ~nd overlo11ds the ~t~ M~uy ? eople doll'! re~l12e 1he d.,maguigeife.c:ts
oi corrupt.011 m ~ high de11s1ty society Yes, you ca11,g:un some tun e !1V111g 111 a nd. around of th~,r sucroundlrtg$ unul late, tll hfe bec,1use the hunu 11 body ,s so resilient 10 gt~dU!1l
such cultuJ~l C>i\S1ses 111 tbe •short rut.cl Jl'led1um lenll, b ut long term s•fety ,s , eaHy only ctffei!.tS whc,n tr ,s yo tu1g
found 111 less ciense corumurt1t1e-s where good p arents have more u1flue11ce :u,d more m"-
:neuve,,1ng ro om-bell that c:ui ottly occut w,rh careful morutori11g of 0 1 sh1eldrug from lvlsny loug-terin hedlh p rob lems ar1~e f,0111 ~1r and water pollution Alin tlst all these
public scl,ooJ· uu:lue.nc:es tllreats are J11 a11-1113de h~z ards and all are d11ee tly ,ehlcd. to l11gh J>Pf\.llation, 111dustr1al
~utl ve.h,cuht clel\s,ty The solut10!1s we wtl! grvc gre:\test emphasis to ,Ire first, l\vo,cL!nce,
by ~t~yuig otLt of such hig.h dens; ty areM 1f yo u c.~n. , eco nc.L ~orree.t,ve natur~l health
Crime Areas of the World the.rnptes and tl11rd, 9 re.turn to p 1oper nutr1tton. U niortun~tely, ,n this Jast Jte~, bo th the
e.s<abhsb ment m ed!c.~I c.om munity a11d government' h<'lve. blc.ome the two biggest cib$t~c.les
Meioco 1s a p nm e example of a high ru:uue u3tJ0 11 that 1s the result of cttltu~ poLtical 111 ae-h,t ving a r6tOrntion of long-term heglth, ,u1d ~re 1hrenten1ng to become eve.n more
;;nd soc10-ew 1.Lo1111c oo mpo.ue11ts The,.::e 1s ~ culture of perry theft .u1d housebre.ak1ng m 1ntn1S1ve ~nd c.ontrol1111g. Here are the details on the ili\r1o us health threats and the ·st!'llte-
lvfea1co ~nd ..ti of Latrn Amenca geue.,..lly. We.tlthy ham n ;ue suno u11ded by high m aso11ry gi~.s nec.t-s~~ty to m 1t1g:1te the 1 ,sh
walls topp~d w,tf, broken shArds ofg lass !o deter burglars. Ma11y employ guards, a11d all
·wu1dows have 11 011 bars 011 them T he po1t1cal compo11e1ll h"s ~ 1011g history of p,ayoffs,
1Jnb-e~ •nd vot-e-buymg m Meirico Co,ruption ,s rnlllp,mt from the bottom up, also typ,cal Air Pollution
of roos.t countries u1 Ce11tl'.lll and.SoutJ1 Am en c; Then the,ce i<rt the 11arco-syndicate g~r1gs
Ill Mexico tbat ate lll full waif.re ag.uust the Federales 11nd compet111gdrug lords. Tll1c Wt co nsume tremendotl!: quantlttet of w9 te1 ~ild.)U t:ive1 our lifettm eit OW' bodies end
c.1•nl,a11s ~re. t-,ihght u1 btatween ,ndAruotu::,n touri~ts are t at-gets of kidnappu1g fo, nu1som up 1c.t111g I,~ huge filters U'I their attempt to remov e suspc:udecl p~rt,des.!llld t hemtcalJ
The p ruugry ~r filters lite the mucous membr~nes m the resp,r~tory tract (11ose, thro~t and
O thet co1,uhe1i.ts have the: !,,\rllc pa ttern, and 1ometuneswor~e. Ainc,in ll.~ tloni have ~ long lungs) which abrotl> these pa rtides "'"d e<pel them i11 phleg m or mucus ft's a slow gnd
lusto,y 0£ cotrup! strongm ,n gover11me11ts 'thst p1'e}' O !I everyune except the11 own c10111es me.ff1c1ent process, bttt otherw,se suffio,e.ntexcq:, t when the 9.uanhty 1s ove1wheliu.tng The
',t/orse, tnb~I h,1tred snd wart,,re 1s ei?1dem 1c m ,ireas that lrnve a Jo11g history of : n111 wai: key to avotd,ng 1011g tetm. au polltttton damage 1s to m,1ke sure your e-..<pouure to Jned1um
and l1Jgh cot1centrnt10,n s ,s b.nef 01 ,nirequent
In dn.rg tr.aif,cking countnes like Co lomb.a, we can co unt o n naico-,evolut10 11anes to ·add
s1g111fieslltly to the stat1sties ou v10.lent c11me \Y/hen Jefi,st gover111ue11ts 1111,dec th,- h~ncls A.r poliuhou nek 1s nouua:lly s~pav.,te.d 1n!o sue n11,iutored fortUs:
of police and military, right w,ng death squ,ids ernerg.e to 111vor.e 3ome1t1j\cs m ~ fi 11eeded L Nitrogen d1oiudefron1 bun1mg co,1! fud ,inti ,ndustn~ I p~oeesses VetyO!Ul.gerous to
1
vtgil?.nte fllStJce the h:111~ and ae~n of s mog.

!o sl1ort, sll'!y out of eo untr,es that :ue m the,r owl\ Lttle wa, zoues Fo1 1nshtut1011•L~ecl' 2 S ulftu d1oor1cle itom ;:,ogl, 011, fuel calld .mdustnll p t'Ocesse~. c:clritr,b 11tes to smog
ewtle, we'd .,loo 1eco1nruei1d st·~yuig out uf the.funner SoVlet E,stern '.Europ~n shltes 3. O~o t"te £.011, i'tu to exh~ust, 1ndust1·ial p~ocesses, p-ai.nts ,u'ld sbl'<l"ents.
Cnruu13lg,ugs t.ed lo tile money rlows of th..- Russian m"11> 9boutt~ m these.tnlns,tion•l c-011tribute1 to ~mog
._.
,tales. \Y/rule tourists ,tit" [eh l!.iotte, genei,illy, so 2s n.ot to kill tllf golden goose of touns1u,
4 Le..d from le.aded fuel, 1ndusn1al p 1oeesse.s, co~ I,
l.D1 u11grant res1det1ts :wd newco11l ers ,,re ofter, t.u-gt"lro
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~ - Air Pollution by City - 5 Pt.4-10 (p~ruculftte tlH\tte1 ao lll lC[OllSand smaller) ficjll smoke Nuclear Power Pollution
o so 100 110 200 1~0 JDD or ,nan-made dust part,des
c..,. 6 C.lrbon Mo1~ox1de fro m smog, £ud burn111g, toxic to bum~ ns Ill T he issue-of 11t1cleai- w~s.t<" 1s ovetdo11e, 111 our op1111011 'fhe·q!lllut,ty
1,.11),f 1own s 1g n1ficant quantities ptoduced by power pla11ts ,s very sru all Twenty-fJVe!ye111s of waste
111111:t,,,
from ,;,11e p laut f,ts uncle, ~ coffee fable, It 1s safe to bury de ep In
'I'he ch~, t 01, th,s p~ge shows the polluhon levels 1n V11r1ous<e1tJes the eru.t h, but we aie 111 favoL of k.eep111g ,t ,n powe1 p lants where lt
U!ll\1
J,'lro u ud the wotld ( sou1ce: worldb auk_ 01g) E u1op e, the U111ted p resently res,d es-'W!uc.h 1s m uch safer tl"t:111 ~hippint it 1'Cross the
•~11.,0 Stil tes,1111d Cani da h,R m1!de •the most prog1ess ag~1n st a,r po llu110,l coU11try Europe has a much higher percent~geof 11udear powe r ll1a11
A.i4uilffllftl Thu d world cou11t t1es like Mtx1co and Chu.ta ,rel\! the top oflhe the US, b ut 1s :.!so p lagued by 111cre-~su1g e11viron1nenta! dem ands
Mlnc:•1w list of d>11gero ,1s levels of pol1utto1L The ~It m Be1pi:1g a11d Menco against uude:ir urnteL1~l use
Sln)l.lriol"!
C,ty ,s some of tl1e worst u1 the wodd aud caused by bod, velucula1
\!ld/l'fb.
traft1c aud mch.isttt,l waste beu1g pumped into tht au O the, thu d W e are 111 f~vor of n udear powei as tl1e seco1i.d m ost effic,ent ~nd
wotld c,ltes file just as bad 111 to tal pollution but have !he advant-age deauest w~y to produce electuc1ty after hydto -powe, i::lams. T he safety
t+!kf11Ki
of co&sta\ b rectes whic h m ove the p olluttou futtl1et: 111la11d Both reco rd of 11ucleM power m the West ,s c,lui ost compktdy w1thoutru1y
tJ•,1 u,
Mexico C,ty :;ud Be11 mg sit som ewl~t of a geo_gr2pluc bowl wh1eh loss of life or illness T here· ,tte a sks o f s1u All1 loc~hzed cat-astropbes
0

Rti,lln t~.,ps the pollution m one pl•ce 0 1,ly lal.CCllsional s101ru systelns w,ll that can happen ll1 very titre, worsr-case sc-e1~ar10 cutuui st~ nces. But
Art,n11~ scavenge out the alt 111 these places. Ca110 has very h ,gh levels of when co11a1de1ed 111 the light of tlu g1ow111g thteat of nuclea.t Wlll, as
A,r,tH!td1un p<11t1.Culate matter- this is partly a result of bem5 near a desert but It we will.d,scuss L>ter, the usk. of nuclear power·pollut1011 1s m ,nuscule
tl~id
1s :;lso sig,uficant.ly rcl•ted to mitn-made t.,cto<-S co1npared to the be11efits

l llib~ll
The 11sk of a Chetnobyl-sryle melt down ,s ~ t1<H1.r 1m_po3s1b1hty with
Mallrul
Water Pollution
wel1-des1g11ed pls1i ts. Chernobyl was , dis-aster beealJ.Se of bad Russrnn
110<:khOII!\ Wa te, pollutto ,1 !11 tod,;y's WQrld takes t!uee forms. fies~ the lack eng111eenng ~rid co11strJ.1c.tiorL Ur1fo1tut1ately if ,i ruelt-dow11 does
1111~~ of p unficat1011 ,n t ui:al Areas i,f tllu·d world co u1tt!'.!e~; seco,td, the· occ1.1r, these Russian ,~ctors c.<1t1 boil :1t1!:I seethe roi y~rs, spewing
l11ndl,n u1flows of fatm fe1tili~ers .111d 111dusa:1a l che111,1cals u1to bo tl1 suLface· out lugh 11111ou11ts of nudear pollut101~
,u1d ground wate11 whicl, eveutu,;lly gets mto the p ubLc wate, 5upply,
Mrmn.•.1,
tl.tn d , the excess,ve use- of 1n odetn shem ,~ ls 111clud111g chlorine· ,iid It is unpo t h1.11t to re-,,h2e that nudeitr rea c tors ckin't explode like
Toronto
Eluoa de to tr~ t the water m ll'lodet!l c,t:i.es. Dysentery, ,;h,:iler-:1, l\!Om b,:imbs, tl1ey JUSt melt down &om overhe'.ltmg if by som e rate
\ ,n1::,1uv.,., piltasites jJ!d othet u1tes.tu1al tract d,se-~ses ;,re the ,con1U1on p lagtles d 1ance the core parts csnnot be s~,arated 111 a. disaster This s 1ltl~l1011
Ml."fic,1Wtv mf untre81ed w,, te1 Some.t11ues locals d evelop,, sot.t of 1m ruu111ty to ,s 1lmost 11n possible u, today's modern designs, T here- 1s11lways the
Chtcqo so me of the pal.hogei1s 111 local wate,, but newtome1s ean be .s~erdy remo te chance of th~,;e plants. bc.ing t~rgets of terronsm o~ bombing ,
Jffect~d so you should never loc:\'te ·downwind of one
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N'(. 111V
Eu1ope Ms made the most ptogress n, sw,tchmg fi.o m cb.lo1) 11e as~ On the following page ,s a mae of the cui~ent nw:l~ar power·pl~nts u1
~yrlnt;y.
w~ter p unfie, to ,,l!lxygeJ1 and ultraviolet Lght puufiC.l1t1on systeu1s operatio n ,3rou11d the wodcl. N1.1clC!lf power plant loc~tions u1 fhe US
Co<dol>, The USA is p11r11c ulady bad ~bout denymg the ,dangets of 1011,g-tetln ~nd G.u1ad11 e>111 be fo und on the 111div,clu,il sute ~nd p rov111CJ~l m~ps
~I,, .d~ l~nc.lru exposure to chloru,e a nd fluonde 011 public helllth. T he h"'lvy use- prov;dec\ ill fhe·state spec1f1c reviews Ill the b st .sed io n of tlus b.o ok
!iaQ l1ault• • ot chemiei1l fertilizers, as well ?.S hormone.s and 3nbb1oucs in hu,ge
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feedlots u1 Anie nca ~lso polh1tes the ground water- more so than
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Eu,ope used to be the !~ven for alteun t1ve the1~pies !Ullo11g develope.cl uallous,
~- b ut smce the noose 0£ the ever-tighterung European U111011 llas taken
c.011t10~ m ed1cal p anels. co11ti11ue to pus h fo, more controls ·,1nd
restnctions 011 alte rnative bealtl1 The EUtopea11 U111on's Food
Suppleme11t .Directive pbces d,roct .restnct1011s on roociand
hettltb supplements u1cl1.1ding out:lawu:ig soul e forms and
restncttng or regula ting :J! othe.r.s. T lus directive has bee11
adopted by the IY/orld T rade Organ1zat10n 111 their Codex
Ali1Htt1ffln1ts and the.re are efforts to adopt smHlat 1egul11-
tto11s 111 the US Fortu11ately; there 1s a high. deg, ee of
resistance to 11cceptit1g these E uropem1 dictate,:! cont, ols
The pet"V'lls1ve- control of the estlilihs hrue11tt medical
system on ,hosp1t11ls, medical sd,oots, and state· licensmg
.laws h11s dnve11J1tilhons u1 Americ~ to see.k :iltern~tJV~
medical care u1dudu1g resortu1g to gettu,g tl'e-4ttne11l it,

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Mexico, wluch JS 111ore tolesant of choice " nd chet,pet too

Th~ F'ar East has ,, ru ud1 louget lustory m the use of Ot1ental
• traditional medic me ru1d these m~thods :;re stJJl very much ui use.
However, due to the langu~ge barner, E11glish speake.rs will h~ve d1f-
6c1.1lty u1 wading through the mynad or d1oices,

Health and Medicine

Schools and Education
V://e co n~1de.r the fre.e dom to choo se 110w to c,ire for your~elf medically robe 011e or the
fun~ tnenta l freedoms, and a critical factor whe11 co nside ring relocating to another So me natio ns have much better te.c hn1c.a l and se1entific education systems than the US-
country. I11 our expenenee, ~/estern establtshment med1c111e ere.ates many problems as 1t Europe ,s ge.nerally far supenor at the p nm ary, ,e.cond1uy ~nd even college l'evels- ~t state
dogmatiec, lly affirms the almost exclusive ,1-oe of drugs for medica l care de.."P1te then long Sllpported schools However, the US ,s vie.wed ;1.S supenor or on par·w1tltother Evrope.,1a
1st of side-effects and often detrJJll ent~I outcomes, O ne of the greatest dangers to this very rrn tions ~t fhe upper<ell~ge and post-;gi·aduAte level.
unp ortant a.~ ect of person'.'1 1 liberty 1s the tendency of Western natio ns to legally restrict
or p rohibit people's J<ocess to and use of natur1ll health rerued1es---eve11 when fotu,d to be Persons looking to relocate iii foreig11 countries shot1lcl ke~p the fo llowing ,n. n1111d the.i_c
more,iliect,ye 1upiac1Jce- The n1ed1cai monopoly dearly it1tends to eventu'ally restuct free are Ain erican style schools u1 aim ost 11ll foreign countries that cater to the children of
publtc access lo v,tam uw -snd herbs I ncredibly, wlule drugs are widely approved, advertised bus iness people and diplom ats working ove.:seas. We do not reco mm end them except
~nd pus11ed upon the wo rld by doctors despite their long lists o f de~dly side effects, the when living 1n 9 cG>u11t1y where fo reigners mus! keep the,r children sec lu~d,fou safety
establishment medical control system w~uts tl1~ use of he,bs banned. 01 -regttlated 1f there ressons. T he unifonnly bad educa non philosophy of American school~ (especially 111 the
1s only 011e m111or side illect social sciences) peivades these foreign schools with theu mostly Atn·eucan Ot Ameut'!\lll2td
teachers
Proofs of ·effecllveness.of alter.n<1tive te,medies are hMd to come by bec9use govenu11ents
~hd med1ca l boards only accept random contro l, dotible-blind studies which are ve,y Our·expen ence hvu1g overseas has clemonstra1ed that children will get .a l\l ucli.better
costly rtnd often subject to skewed results by p rofessional b1as, Because noi1e of the drug eduoot1011 experiencego u1g to ioc,\l schools whete they are fo rt:ed to lesrn the local
co mpRn1es have. ~ny 111cent1ve to prove the eff,cacy of ~lternat!ve fhei-.ip!es, the world's language We 11evecrecommend that" psie1tt leave all education co the -schoQ!s ~11yway
body ot k.1towledge comes mostly £10111 anecdotal evidence, co opted w1tJ\ ~ lot of tr1itl and All schools teach ii lo t of 1µ,,k science .sud b ad soclill theory--u,ost of 1l orie11ted toward
e,rot 011 the patt of t!.te use, left1stI:'ein ocrattc Soc1~1Jsm and poht1caily co1rect p1.rgo1t The ''bes~' schools.rue 1.1sually
 Selecting a Safe Country 31

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expenen ce of lraoviog your cluldte.n tn '! ociu ;ch ooh , tescb the 1m portru1t ~u'l:,jeclll uflile te:
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:32 Strategic Relocation

Chapter 5

PROSPECTS FOR WAR, INVASION AND TERRORISM

'fluuugh, $e=s-cf c,<ee,tully cnrfted deeephm1>, the Weste,n Vloild hAs been !~d tu b-eLe.ve i.,c,romurusts are presently 111.Jkng t.l1E Westo.f every bJl of tet:lrnology they C.lnbuy oc
that Communism ,s Qowde.ad Q-1 has somehowbe~op1e benign th,ough the attrac11on tQ s tec~l -and ;ire ·a uress ,vely bu,Jdmg the-.full ra11~ oi uioder11 wnve11t1.0nsl, nude-Jt a ncl
fiee mad~ts 'il/e ~re to ld th~r All we have to be wortted about ut U!.f fut1.1re is the rhrent b,o!og1cal weapons
of terrot:and re.g ,on~l c.onfl,cts from the Middle East. Sadly, this ,sn' t uue A th1~d m~1o r
war will souied:..y de-sc~nd upo n the world. a nd ,t w,!l cout.e without m uc.l1 W3 t111ug-es-
p<>cially v11th le.,den; 111 the \Y/est lulling theu:-owtL c1b2e11s ta sleep abo u t the u:..tu,e of Terrorism
!he ,ea\ threots
Rea l tern,r does 1Elf1,t 11, 1he wotld, but the,e" J n,dden side ro tenorn;m ihat fev;,, peaple
lt is true that the world ts still beset with numerous 1eg1011al wru:s, particul~dy u1 the 111 the wcrkl .re.:1lue A l~rge pero~!tRge of tenonst acts ~1e provoked and fomented 67
Middle East. but we helieve these will eve1tual!y grow m u1tensity unti!~11otlie1 mltfOt covert or "bhck" go.ver11me1\t power~, both E ~stern ~nd We.stern. US bhck ope.rallon~ :1re
work! war ttupls The onset .,£ w,u: wou' t necessauly be$ gt,s:du~l pnrcess tek t~i:I du:ectly to kept secret &om theEuropeR!\ ~nd Amei1c;1.n people The 'i://ar en Terror h~s given the US
th6se sm.aller coufl,c ts 'IYfost likely; 0<1e reg,onal·w~r o f mtervent,o n a£tet anothet will ex- government an aln1ost unlimited excus.c to 1rltervene whenever ano wherever ,t wants to
_,ce1bate il.11: gr<>w111g h,tred tuw..1d the US !ltid NATO by the Muslun ,uid Sbv,c .ualtons 111 the wodd-wh,eh will eventually c1e:1te sufficient badclash Hut ,t wJI. forue11t '-' g1eat
until Russta !lnd Cl:un~ f111lllly fed confiden t ,rnd tust,fied e.nough to 1t111tate their lo ug- wai i,g:..ii1st the "I/est Note tlus 1s a 1tiuol1 condettse<l summary of yea1,s of pas t sn~lys1S
plmned 11ucle,,1 Jlttack <>n tl1e Wf'ot fouad m the ff/,,,-/d Affo11~ Bn<j ~nd " co1np, ehe11sive piece foum:l J! i w11<w;1oil:r.ko1JJ$1J.;'01n
etlt1tled "Strategtt T ine.a ts af the Con11ng Dec3de."
Ter:ron sm ,s touied uicfssaittly. but illi>t 1s mostly,. d1ve,rs101\ lo keep c,ti2-er1s rgnouu,t ot
the g1'0wu1g titre-al 0£ wo1.ld war, and to 1ushfy US wlerve1\t10 1t in sm , ilet n ,,t,orts that Islamic ten·oris10 do:es ex,sr, but wl~t few 10 the \Y/este.tn \Ylotld re--ih:i-e rs that most of
wJl EVeut.uaUy bnug the larger w•:r to the forefront Ce~p,te llU the mt'd~ propaga11da to tlus lta!terl tov,~rd tl,e \Y/est aad ls1ae! has been cultMtted'. by ye,;rs oi CIA mterve11tio11,
the 1.:ontrnry. Russ,~ ~,d Clitn!l rogether ,ne J:he ortly =is of =I thllt wrll truly tbr:e-ate.n US ru.tlltsry oocup&tlo11, ll1td l,bck opetllt,01,s funding ter:toosl leadets hke Y~ssec A~af1<t
i:he West Muslllll nations have :always been pawns ofEaste,n or \Y/esten1 powers, :md will ~nd' d1ct~to1s like Sadcbm Fiusse1n ?.nd the Ay:itolfah Kliomeuu. For e,::ample, few people
contmue to be'US~d llZ ca1u10<.1 fodde, 111 comwg confl,cts. know that Y~,,ser Ac;ifat's secret Swiss b~nk a~ounts, where he squ1rrdecl il\~Y over i300
,u,111011 dollars 111 ~id money µ1t endecl for the Palestuuan peop le, W-Js s et IJf' fo r hu!) by
I n th,s ch~pte:D we will ex111n1pe the hiclckn mouves and in ihnuy powe1 of these rwo l sl'aelw1th help ho)ll US-lu1k:ed ~l!Jlllllal b,ILona,re lYfa1c Rich (p~rclo-nedby Bdl Cl',nto.n)
c.omn1un,st psuorts, as well RS the .m o hv:;.s of ou~ow~ globg!,st le.~dcrs 111 oover111g for l sl1m1c terror i ; now a muchgre~ter problem than 1t woltld lrnve been n!ltll1'11 lly,1fnot for
R1.tssii111 resuq;ence and dow11pL,y111g the Ch111esean,l,t.aryb uJdup , these purposeiul provoeat1011s, ~overr~s,ast<11,ce ~nd trn in,Qg.

Both Russ,. sud .C lm,a OLt s<:tivdy bu,ldmg weapons of nr~ss destrue!lo11 ;1.nd tsikg severe The ethnic wars in the B alkans were fomented lllcl eio:~oetbRted by CIA opernt!Ve~ Jl)
me-aswes to c-c,nceal those p1epat~ t10us Cespite Russ.1a's reputation fo, weakness su1ce the .Bo~n,a ::itlcl Kosovo Few Ameri.:3ns:re:tlt;e thRt US c;,pe.r~hves ft1nded ~nd u.-.~1!1ed the
so -t::all~ bl! of the Soviet Uruon1 ,t is tts1ug i, farge-port1ou of, t., 01I sud g-;,s wealth to •arut M~r.tlst Kosov.11n~ n revolut1onar1es 111 Albania, a nd f~ls1fied certRm. tY!e~,acres on the border
f ol"~ futt11e Woild \Y/:ir w,th Serb 11. and Kosovo to cast bLun e upon the Serbs It W'<lS, m fsct, tile Kcsovgn,,n revo-
lut1ot13ues, not the.Secbs, th~t tnlrc.hed l!lto Kosovo Rnd g-Jve the or\'le{S to tribal le.;1ders
U!tunately; we be Ii.e ve Cl:un-,, ,s the gre.ate.1 danger No! 0 1-ily w,lt 1t 1ou1 with Russ ,a to a emind111g the tn"s~ exodus .o f Kosovo's Musluns--wh,ch the US government blat!le<l 01,
attack tl ,e \Ylest, but it w,U cem;,m ~s s tl.tre-~t e-ve,1 after:Rus-,;'" is defe,ted, W/ith ,ts :huge the Serb1 'Th!lt 1s,1'1 to ,~yth:re w~~\'1 wrongdomg on the psrt of Se.tbs, b\.U ti !)eVe! wottld
populat,011 1j /£ c~p~b le <.£ cre.1ting ~Ll -~rmy hrgor than Any1h1ng 111 the 'vi.est. The Chn,~se hiive es~~~led to w~1 without eovert OS 111tervl:l111!Qn. 111 the US ~u: bomb ,ng ~,;wp~1gn
agiuust Se1bm they purposely hit i:.iv,han targets to create h~tred ~g,IU1SI the West 0 11eA1t.
 Selectihg a Safe Country

Fo~ce pilot Wl\s c11en or~1-ed 10 shoot at ~ c;vil,~n co11voy oi refug~es .rte£ he r1ihoed back techno logy a nd nettl\ er the Russi:lns nor J:he US h'.lVf' lost a11y such WE1lpons. Even ,f
that I.here were no ene1ny co inb ~t'.\nts to be see1t 1 t ,s 110 wonder thst go_od wtll tow,,rds they l 11td, the nudc";u titggers go bad qo1d tly and hwe ti,- be ter,...ewed 1egubrly. T he 0 11ly
Atlien.c-.1 =por!\tecl ~mong the Shv,c peop le. even IJLR=,~·. ~fter tius tn1mped up '''i'//;,r occas1on of loose nt\dear m~lerutl ~€tu/I lly m .,km!;; 1t to teuoosts ocl!:J)tred 111 1994 when
of L1bet11ho n. the Gerru.1n floreig11 Intelhgenp-e SeCV1ce ~n ested several teuonsts who were c:uryu,g
weapons g1~de pluto11iwn, a nd even th~t turn~ 01.11 to be" false c-,1se 1,1st so the-y collld
Tlie.Sep ternberll att3c k 011 the World T 1ade Centers u nle9shed the furm ·a l "')//ru: o n make • p retei1se pf;;u ~st,n,d se&te t!1e p uhhc ~bout the "<b11ge1s pf 11t1den p1ol1fer.1t:to11 '
Terl'Or ' by the Uruted St"tes, Tl.us fulse flag ~tt~e k w~s pla1111ed os a "New Pe.ul H.,tbo," tel
piovo~e !he Am enc"n p-rople into gowg to w~r. ·and ,twas iust ,,. ·effective.as Roos~el~s SlX A$ for ,d 1e1111e.l weapons, th<" US ha<i; 1t1 b e t. detl1oyel'.l most of their s1ocltptle!:, b ut the
poml plat\ to p 1ovo ke the J ap•ttese attack 0 11 P eirl Hii1bor as o,,tline.d tn Robe1.t St11U1elt s RusslilJlS s ttll h~ve secret stockpiles u, bur,kets never inspected by the US l\lobeidy ,eally
exc ellent work Pearl Hnd,or, D'!Y efDece,l Dei:p1te the stmosplie,:e of ,tt~red'uLsm sur- knows what the Chinese h ,tve, but they a~ ti.lily eng41ged m devdopu1g the full 1-,11,ge of
round111g "conspiracy theories'' abo ut ~/ 11, our rese:.rch 111dic~tes th,;t tl11s was, n1 foct," =
we>1po1.1s of 111 ass ,de~tructtoa, sCi we 11ssU111 they h>tve b1olog1c-itl ,<11d 1<hem 111;-al we2pons
carefully crafted US operAhou using terrorists tra.111ed uude., the &lse tlag of al Qae d - ~swell, All o t11 r:c,e.uth ii,dic,tes th•r only the w~,rt h ~s. e11g~ged Ul chsru!ur,,men t Jttd
ttse.lf "' creation of US and Saudi black: o pemtions T l11s p,ovided the Powers T hat B.e 111 destruction of these m:\tensls:.
the lJS the r·a tiona le to rustify 11(>1 o nly atl 111vas1011 of Afgh<1.rt1sta11 and lziq (winch l.uid
no thing t-o do,v,itli the .. ttr.dt), but the curtathu e.itt of US c,v.d libe1ties (t1nder the misla- B1o log 1cal weapous, ,re ueal as wdl Sevet~l Russian def~etor$ da,m that th t post-Sov,et
beled lJS PATRIOT Act) Russ!lln govennm eut Lutdet Presttl<!1tt/PM Pun,~ has i::re>1 ted new st-,;te-of.the-a1t biolog1-
i:~l aJ1d che1111cal weapons factoues U11derg1ound 111 the new bunker sys tem at Y~1n~11tau
T he ev,denc-e <> f US UlSllg,thon and du:eclton oi the e111tre- event ,s too-vo lum111ous for lvl:6ttlll.\Ul 111 the Ur~I Ra11ge.
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unde1 the ''9-11 'Update" link.. Anoth er cced,ble website 1s ww,v. 9 1 1truih cr,g which In the current d1i:.;n u !>111 ent proposal by the Obsm i, ad111 ,n1st1at~on, Hillary Clu, ton
100.nt-:11ns vc1,unes o f witness testim o ny an d ev,de11ce of exp los1ves used to bnttg-dowu ~ssLlres Amenc11 11s thM th.- US has j,ee11 11ettfy111g Russ,. n co ,rtplt~rice ~ud will co11t.inue
1hrer b utldmgs o f the IY/odd' T r,,cle Ce11ier. to do so. This seems to be ijl1 outnght he The Ri,ss,ans do 11or ~Uow US 1J1specui1s u1to
Y :am sntsu Mounta111, ai,d Lln t,l d1,ry do, there ,s no valid vet1ftca11o n of comp liance
')//h1le the Am er1c,;u .pu6l,c is ruway.s fed the hne thi.t our govertunent ,s assistu1g othe-i
gove,r:n111e11ts- tll their ftglit fo t democracy; ti su11ply 1S1,'t true-it'~ a cover sto,y P agjstsrt
and Saudi Ar;;lna.aregood e:c,mples The US uses .; vanety oflhre,,ts lo keep con uf>t Nuclear War
,eg1mes ut po.wee u1 both these t1'1 ltons Both , ce used u, differe,lt circumstances to c,e,;te
9nd 111a.111t'.\u.1private te1ron st g.oups that p 1ov1de 3 const'.\nt flow oftet1011su1111lrs9 Nothu,g_ shoukl t.,!:e p1~cede.11ct ,ov!'.i yotu couce.t ns i'o r llus pote11tial rlun,l .h.ist b t i=-a!J$e it
and Afgl1'\111st-au fo r coJtf!tet cJ·ca'tlou putposes. 111 l?abst.a u, the ( IA uses the Pskstant never lrnppenetl d unng tl1c-Cold Wllr is nn g uararttee th~t ,t 1r not g ou1g to l:bJp_pen, If the
seciet p olice {ISI) to d u:ec t and co11trol elements o f the T,..1iba11 ancl al Qaeda 111 0rder to medtt<" nd tht le~df.ts ~1en't concen,ed.. Auteuca ns tlunl: there 1s rtotlungti> WOfl'}' .,bout
keep rhe wa1 C>J\ te.ro , go1tt~H wb.t!e cta_UIJ nig publicly to be fight.tug the TaLb~11 a11d Top mmhuy lead ers ar~ CT t1cen1ed, but those J:llat ptotest .1~u1~t the govrn11ne11t's hidden
a! Qaeda_ US se<::cet ·agencies do a lot of b ribing. a.nn~tw,stiug •11d blacltruruhng to make poh;y of"spe,i~ no :.-vJ" -,b!'ut Russ,a ot Cl,una, ~rf 11<'.! r pro111o ted.
su1e that le.;de,s o f o ther allied cou11ti1es doi1' t b ucK this secret glob~list age11d~ N'.attons
that don't go alo1-ig w1tl1 US pre.ssuce like hau, = eventually tru:geted fo1 ~tt•ck "s Jtat1011s Here 1s s0111e,of the ev1tlet1ce we behEVf show~ tl1;ot .Rtt~s12 ts 1hteu1 ou launchmg a uud=/
'1iirbonng terror 0 1 tllegd '' nudear ,amb1t!o11S," b 1o!ogu:al 01 d.11:1111c~I w~r against the US 111 the future
• R ussia n sc1enhst ~ncl re.cent d efeclo t, Vu M 1tzayanov, teve:iled thatRl.1$Sia ,s.
cout1nu111g to develop and build new c.hemi<:'>Al tU\d brological v1e~po11S 111 ,;r1o l~tton o f:
Biological and Chemical War the :::.hem 1c.t l we~pons rre~ty bgn,
• Russrn co11ttnues to s ell nude.at technology !O<'I I least five d1ffei·e4it co u11hi.es-
Mo ot t!unk th~t biologiC\11~11d c.hem 1cP.) wn1 ~gent~ d ied with the full o f t he Soviet Un ion,
or tl, ~t now !h<"y !1e the c,xc\LJStVe dom~u\ of terroqus. There 1s !l lot of d1S 11iform abon
t.!l wl ,o a re swon1 el\e.1111e, of th~ USA
tlo~ttn,g ~round about "loo,.e nukes" ~nd " sto len v1~l, c f de.idly viru..~s " 'v'/e h~vc not • R USStl continues to b uild new mterm eclt~te a11d:!nt-erronlt11ent-.1l .Ballrsttc 1\11.tssiles m
found m)y of'tl1ese tlu f1!ts to. Ile credible Su1tca.se .nul-.es , re Ult'. crown jewels o f nt1de~r v 10l~ tJOn of the INF ,111d .5TART tre,, ttes.
34 Strategic Relocation

• In 19()ff it,vlls revealed by ~1onyn10>u~ U!- 111telligence ..gent> ru1d declassdied satellite Creating the Illusion of Collapse
photo~ th at Russ, ~ 1s 0011Mumg to bw ld" hu~ underground mihtaiy co1nplex m
the Ural Mou11t>U11s.. w11:h ~.ttital subtett:an= !and ares3 the stze'Or the Washtrtgton
The collapse.:,£ tl1e Sovie.r U n1011 was orch:strated ·~Jth great e.<pertise-, rutd ,v1th the
DC metto 3rea. Tl11, fao hty at Y arnaut:mL Moitnv.JJ!l l!lt lucle-s tu1det:ground l::iun.ke1$ ,
knowledge cc p:Uti2l r.nowledge ru1d ooo_per~tUln cf Wettem medla sources Or1e o f cl1e
b lolog,c.il an d cheinlcil w eapous productlon and n udear 1:ru.ss,le factoues on 4
most ·e emun lesso11~ from h1Story·1; th~t tyr·ants. never relmqu11h power voluritan ly: Yet
huge scale
th~t.ls essei1n~Hy,what we are to beheve m this c:ise He.re 1s ~ 'lbb1''i'.'V191:lon.oi the officul
• J.11 violation of the 1972. ABM rre2ty. they hJve tnst~llettl a ; y,=i or ,nobile u1tetc epton vets.ion pf ev ents i:omp1ted from Wi!rlpecu,~ souroes
that are n1oved ~,:h we.ck
• I n 201V the Russ1ai1s .ru111otmced 5,000 more nucle.ir shelter$ wotlld b e built 111 ru1.d .1985- lv!ikhatl GotbacheV beeot:]1es the younge<Jt G eneral Sec reta1y o f the- !Zornmw1ut
,u otmd MoseO\V Pa.r ty after only five ·years of membership , de.tying long- ~tai·icling tradttton He =k~
,evernt key pos1bon ohru1ges ruoong the party, replacu1gmru1y o ld'.hne t?artv roembe.a .
• :Ri.int9 c!,;wus to h.ave st-0pped t9rgetlllg OS ones, but thJs u 1nea1.1111gless su1ce it t,.,1-:et
!es s .than 5 n:unutes to reb.,:get. l 98 S. te> 1989--Gorbache<• m1p!eml'if\t! ,n ew pohc1es at pe1estro1b (polib,:,il and econo1ni<-
• :RJ.iss13 h01s u1e1e~sed111dustual and mi ho lly spy111gbyneru:ly·two-fold accordu1g to r~ tru,:tunng) a11dg!1st101t:(Fil.ttl~I incre-,u ed free sp~d\ ai1d actess to ln fomlc=tb::in,J, wJucb
l!BI sou1-.:e.s The 1-e-ceot <ll.rest (1t11ci repatrr,11:Lon .to M.oscow} of nmoe- suburb,m ;pies 1s t lt.ght1y cluninuhed ~peaiic _portion~ o( p o llbe"J.1 oppre..,s;on. D espite hi~ reference to
telhng. Tb ev·wereg,ven med..•ls by Pu tin m 2010- o much to, Russi" be.mg an ally econo1111,: rl1-;ingo:s ~" free ,narkei,' key 2r_pects o f eco11on11t powerw e,e not relec>sed such
:is p11.ce- contrclr, ptoh1b1llon of .puv~te property owner:lll[> .1ncl govwllllent n1011opoli~~
• 'R:uss,an s'tlbs contll1ue to st::ilk l11d p racllce- att,c'!;, mane.t.tve~ on the US N avy ~t <e3
over key sectors of ~he econ omy
China doe$ so -1s well.
• The Ri.issaru~s ~re ~ n.s.l<Jntly demancbu g hirutano ns: to Ji \O!il.t' US/Europea-111 b~lhst1c .An outward po hey of non-ll1te1.,,ei1llon Ill ~o\ll..t St :'lt'cl ,vs:s. pub hcly adop,ecl toward loc--11
ll'llttile deferu e sy~rtm, m ducling restnctu1g1he o:\lss;le q,eem to oelow 3,000 feet pe1· gove.n'lm.ents 0£Wg,1·sfN/ Patt cow1tue$-, and allowed iol' the gpp ~ .r~11ce of. open eleetioiu
s~c.:,nd- -4:he. speed t1eecled to c.-1tch R.ussi:an ICBM'i ul theftrst stage for even non-cor.nrnlllurt-s Secret orders were given to not; cr11ck. down on d emonst111f:i.otu
• The US paid millions to Russia for the dual1nmg ol all l.tktlll11e'.s Qus olete uuele:ilr detnru1ding 111depmdenceto give the appe.ar·mee of freedom, All of the new govell1.ln(nts
mtss!les-, :md tbeo glJc,wed Russia ~o ti.,ke pc)uess.011 o f all lite waili~~<k wb1cl.1 ;it·e- fotmed ,n post Soviet State~ ("Ve.lvetRe-voli.ttions''J., exc ept Htmgary, were sbll soc11lh>t,
~

b eing stoe!'aptled and potrobally rwsed and still controlled 6,;> Comrm.uusts witl'un !:he goveum-11:nt. Clun~s<' mt,-cornmuruste
thought they pe.tbaps cou ld get ;iway wttl1 s1rru.hu prote,;t.s , .but the1;weroe- cut-down Ill
• The R1\S$1ru.1s have a 1011g lustor.y of lyu1g. deceiving !Ind delaying IJ S lrr.,aty co,np li.uu:e
Tian 1Unn en Square
u11pecton w1til thev g}Ve lip
T h e a cbQIIS above are not clefens,vem nature Stnce there LS no clea1 thre11t o f attack tl1~t 1990 to l991--Econ omicwe.iki1e.s$ Jtl RtissJa oontinuecl to fe..-...d phloltc cliscontent' !Ml<)
wou ld J1.1tbfy lfussrn ll.cqi.u1'!!1g this level of 21mrune11t, wl11cl1 ~h eady- etce-eds the US 8!$ ~1>11. resnfred i11 demonstrati61u. An outward re.stlu=tuung of govemment rookplace ~llow,ng
by ,evel'lllnroe-s Hi:,w do we te':lonnle- ,ill these , ctions when tl,e );li>v,er Uruo11 supposedly P-arty CL!ru t1nru.1 G orbaihev. to 'ilSSlune the Pres1deucy LUlW Boas Yeltsin was elected to
luis collapsed and refoune.d? the o.ffice m Junoc of 199 I (Gorbachev rw1rnngthepos,tion of G ene.rat Secre~.ry ove.1 t:hi,
Coinmunt.~ P;\l!y).

The Phony Coll·apse of the So.viet Union Augu~t i 99 1-Th~ only defi111nve tu1nm g,pon.1t of pc:wei'. irom the Conunwust Party
to the RL1Ssiiltl Federation WM .a ·r e:n2rka'b ly smali attempt by eight of the s-upposed rnost
D ependi11g Oil one's ab1lity·t,;, sen~e truth ru111cl f"'Jsehoo~. you ,nay o r n1Qy n ot be p owerful ine:11. in gove11unmt- This "G,u1g of E.,ght" ,nclucled Vladi1nir Ktyuch lrov, die
su1p i:is~,1to ki1ow that there u powerful ev1cknce t o ,ndicnte tt,~t Con1111u111un u not de.~d clllet oi the KGB, Dnutty Yazov, the.h1ghest :1,'lll1ki11g tn1lita1y leader, Va1enti111'av!ov the
and itr pc,wers w1d:tu1 Russia hwe pu1poseful!y go11oe- ~1ndeJ·gtound.111 ~ fant of We,;kiie,s prune mi.rust.er :md G eonady Yahayev, the v1ce-pre:;1de11t All these n,en hnd b eei1 3lh ed.
ta ti~p the US at sorne ruture tune when tl1e West Jets down Its .;;1-1ard Heu~ rs so,ne ,of rhe w,th or p t'Otnoted to thar poS11lo1u by G orb<l:hev
es11da1~ Nobody !-:nows the full story., ~s 1s alw~y! th.<r ca;c w1tl1 c.;ir~fully guarded 1mKcary
s~cl-ett, bµt:wh,1t <pc <10 kn9W ll enough to lil.Oll V!nc.e 1nost !'!1tion~l peop le D ucng tl'i.e coup, tl'1€ K GB ,; ~aid to h11ve ,:u :re~ted s everal powertulpeople u1cluchng
Go1b~chev. who= placed u nder house =e$tw1thout cornmtltlla tton 'Yeltsm, 1ncredibly
 Selecting a Safe Countr y

was not cle-ta111ed. Tonk~. m 1l1w-y veh1des,_p><Jt.ltoopers an.cl Spec,~! Forces Jl,fe sa,d to T h ~ unprecedentedly flip ,d coll•p se of the Sovie t Eru pu:e was &!led wit!, coutra, 6ctio us
have e11tered MosctJw and surrou11ded the Russ1a 11 P,d,a ment bu,ld111g Yelts111 ,1rnved comparcel to the non .., ! pattern of how !he Soviets ophat~d
~t P ;t!U1tue11t ,snd m3de a speech dec1-yu1g the milit~ry ,ct,011 as '' li11co11st:ttuttonal.' He
,,;as allowed on 011e of the tanks fu, fu,tlte, speeches and p1ctutfS .and was tl1et1 .llow.e d • AU of the eight .Jll e11 who composed the 1unh\ 'W•~ only mid.-leve1 cornm U1,tst le$ders a
to leave Then the m iLtaty is ,.,d to have ,es1sted the G,and M.1teh•tl'; ,ndets (Yi,?ov) :;nd yea1 befo1~ they were appotUted by Go!b~t hev to their new (h,ghes1 level) govertUJ\ent
hacked dow11 Gorbache-v was ,ele<>sed the uex t day That was the ruin tottl of res1st~tlce by or
,pos t, NoJ1e them were p owerful mtht~ry 01 KGB le.'lt \c:ts b efore they to o k c harge
' llllr<l-Lne :1ppat-,,td11ks'' and tl ,e KGB Only three p,otesters d,ec:ldutmg the coup. People don't t'ISe t<> be the rop men by being c.hosea- 1hey rt~e by eLmu\~~ the11
opponents u\ powei. suuggles
Of fut leaders of the ' August Coup'' two were feund de.1.d, oue with lus wit~ Theu: d~stlts • Even G !!>tb11chev h,mself w ~s 011!y ·a 1111d -!evcil ~11us co1uLol 0£iic1~l wh e11 he was
we,t qrnc kly dee hued to be srnc,des Most of the othcts we ,e ar, ested but soon pardo11ed suddenlyv.iulted u1to the Pcem1etshlfl A ratiou~I slsep t1c wouldt;,ke such as t>V1de11ee
11fauy sttll liVEd 111 Russ,,. afterwa_, ds. I n. the ne'.x t few months t!:ie Sov,c-t Unio ,1 was ·o f- ths t there we1'<: o thers behu,d the" scenes that wer~ re~Uy ,L11111111g the show Sern1eo11e"
f,e.1ally d 1ssolVEd. SeNeral cowitnes moved toW9rd 1l,dependence md udmg the Uk.rs ui.e had to p ,d;. Gor.b~ehev· fs 1/: no t he tlt~t choc,se~ other men the real fe~dc>d
E s tonia, L8tvi~ and L 1thu·a()1~ itnd were o ffic1ally recogruzed ("The SH1gmg Revo lution").
• Yelts.11, -and other so-tailed p-U>-de1110,r;icy leaders we, e not ~rrested 1u !he 1ught p uor
to the coup, but were allowed to ta Uy the people without hu1d1~nc e Telev1s1dtt ~ud
1992 and beyoncl.~ .\n~toly·C hub111s he11ds the restructuru1g;>1 hd prtVauz11t10 1\ or the. cdepho11e unes 1cont1ol!ed by the Corum urust P31ty) were ~,01 cut oft; "ltowu,g Y eltsrn
Soviet Un1Qn's conSldetable stat-e-owned properties and busme.sse~.:ind turns over thevec!y
&eedc,m to com rn u111c~te-
lu~•.\tive natural resowoes a nd utility compnn1es to 'pt,Vllte p11rt,es" ,vho 011 turned ou! to
be the top coil) ml1t11st le;i_ders wh o put Gorb-ac hev ?.!'\d the Gang of E,ght 111 power 'The • 'the,tn1ltbcy·111~dt only 9 token shc,w oE fo rce with 9 f= lnnored personnel earners
cenrn,l b,.uk conve111e11tly loaned them the ftu,ds to ''buy" Gazpro111, the electnt power b-ash111gbuses 11.1 front of P,rh8ment- w fuch m~de 60, good ca1lleta iootage for the
system, the sl:J>te o,I compt1ny a11d other u1dustn~l hlttooe-s. T hese men become tl1e new e~ger \}'/estern mN.ila l s the· Soviet m,hl~ry really a~ inept :1nd u nsure of Jtse!£ gs we
"O ligarc hs" wl1tcl1 Ye ltsin Rnd Ptihn later would' ola,m were P,<.1-<s>i ~ enemies were led to believe? \Y/het:cc is the h1sto 11cal e.v1denc,e oi Soviet units failing co ~ct tn
tot.11 t1111ty with~ ·S oviet supeuot's cd1nmill1d·~
Th~e Oligarchs now ltve.mostly ,n w es1em E l1rope ~nd continue to w,ek\ s,gruii~ nt
u11See11 power commensurate w,th the Olig.,rdi's econom,c c ontrol o i k.ey ,ndustr1es Bons Yeltsut ;;ud lus gro l,p of ,efonnen ;;re 9lso ionner com ru 11111sts who have 11e-vet corn e clea,,
:Be.11;:v.ivsky, the chief of ~II Oltg?.1chs,beg3n h,~p ublic role 111 ihe "Fall of the Soviet U11,on'' with • rul1 o,rifesston of tlretr ev.,l acts, ,.nit v,ho ttl.ost prob ,hly a,-e pl:tyirtg th~ role oi 'te.aut
"' the Secret~ry Genergl of the newly formed Commo11we.. lth of I ndependent St~tes--<1 B'' (Go,liathe.v wi,s " team A'') to pacify the.freedom n,ovements w1d:u11 Russ1a·so lllilt le-
supposedly volunt~ry So m.e t U1\Jon of reduced. siie. Aft.er Berezovi.ky made h1msdf rich g,tun&te ,111h-coru ,n uiusl !eiders Jo not emerge. \Y/hen one tea,n l:,eco,nes w,populat, the
? 1.i ll '' fled" the col•L'.!tl'f, Vl?.dun ,r Putu1 declared hun publtc enemy uumbcr oue But, fh1s le-,ders -:;u, switch suppo1t to 'team <>:B· a ud ,ve1t a popular "?nsrug '0.llt" believe that only
too 111as ;a ,~rse Sps tu.s li t ntdligence repo rted tllllt 11~ the yenr bero1e Putin !\.Scended to u1e in the BaltH: States, 111 Bel3rus, ~nd u,
·G eotgl4 wa.s the1e oog,uaUy a leg,t:t111Jite 11nti-con1 -
Presidency of Russtl, hem et w,tlt Bere?o\l'Sky hve t,mes 111 h is vilb ,n ~outhern Spam m uu1st leadershtp which was not pai l of the co ulmu,us t tyranuy of the p•st But all were
eventually o·verthrown by " reformed oom1nu nis'ts" ,unde1 susp1c1ous And non-democr:\hc
C.11'.C um s~aliees.
Contradictions to the Officia l Story
The Western telc:'V1sson nied1A 1~1d nil the right tl\Jngs, almost l\$ ,f they were re~d1ng, sropt
One of the ftnrp1eces of evidence 10 st1rface th~t this w~s a phony co lfapse was !he reported JournRlt~ts <:an b.e terribly blJnd so met1n1.e.swhe.11 they ~te told by their bosses how to v,ew
dramatic ch anges 111 power structure w1thm RusSta Any credible Sov,etolog,s t wo uld the 1'f',cts.,. Not once d ,d the med!ll l'V<'t ':luesltou !he verae1ty of the.,r com ru unJst sources
be fiun iltar w,th the h1stoncal pnttem of Soviet ruihlessness w hen chinge ,n the power o i inform~tion ~b o ut the gnom ~he.s and eontrad itt:on~ that stll'.rou,ided tlus botdied co1..'P
stiuctuce ocaurs. Tro~ps cand ta nks are 1a1ely uecessary-tl.ie Soviet sau1d~rd ted11119ue "'th e b.,ck o f the Sovitt,111,l11iuy has been bro ken :nid thee "KGB 1s n o longer~ t1g,1.i1c~nt
1s the secret remov!ll o r arrest ofcompet1l1g leaders T here 1s ne:ver ·a ny open stn1ggle. powe1'' w~e tcuutpet,ed ,bo1.1!, setting th.est;;ge.for ru.1othe, ptopagand:; ~oup- lk t we m
Tl1e d1anges m lea,.de;:shJp aroe Slmply announc.c,d the nex-t d.,y, ?. nd o n e never -really the West cai, now ,~fely .c:l,s*rm
kl)1,i\VS w hether the new pul:>lu: f,gure-h~ cls ~re the real le;ider~ or "9 me p ~ts'J rqr a p ower
beltmd the scettes The phony uature ()f this .coup, colqJ!ed with wft~t @.ppe1.r'.to b e wes~n, med18 compltc,1ty,
Ul:\kes us ~!so 91,1est!on the dem,S'e of Co mmvtusm ,n theE~.s tern El!rope<1n ~ountnes. Enc
J6 Strategic Relocation

Hond:.er, iol'm er E.,.il Germ,111 co mm\.lh!SL cl-t,inceJlor, ;,e•ve,,led befote he d,ed ill ex,le U\ w1th0 L1t ex tern~! eco11om1c support). Tl1ey mrend, we be!irn, to hiunch , m~ss.,ve nucle.1L
Chile th~t he V/1\S ordered to stt-p clown by Mostow ~nd to ~!low the student demonstr~- surpr.se att~ck, without ,iny warnu1g upon US gnd Englt$h. t1ul\t~t)' ta rg ets---<\iler AA :p-
rions 10 go Jo,t h 111 L e,p21g p t optiate tngger, ev-en t (prob:1bly ,n Ko-rea or r,.,wan).

Tl,~t thef' eople Jil EllStem Ru,ope hav<" tegituu·llte longl.llgs fo, Lbe1ty 1-s not m 9ut>$tl011, We do not tlunk they 11Ue11d to u1vade OL occupy the USA, 111,.111ly beci>use of i:!1~ d~ttr-
But wluit' 1s nuly m <juestlon ,s w hether the so-e11l1cd •f-oau et'' Coruru un,sts who rlow have ce11ce of so uuuy pnva te .,ans. 111 tht hll11ds. of <>1hze11s, , 11d the-J1sh'111c~ u1volved lt wool\!
h ee,1 "elected" ·.Uc- not m reality playu,g ~ l"hony role as well. T he d ec tlons v,ere :ill h,isti!y be a V,en,am fo r the Russians 1n teun s of long supply l111es A purely nuclear m,sstle
<l n·~nged ,11\d gave. lntle time io:r otganieing a truly effective o,ppo,itton. stLJtegy u1" surp use attack.would cnpp le the tJS.uul,tary .,ud .tndtJGe E urope tu cap,tuhite
w1tl rot11 a fight, wluc h 1,1, t dtfnq,1[t to uuag me giyen the sorry stt. te-of European m o:tsle
Th e sO-<:~lled reiarmed gov:en1ment~ of Roma111~ ~nd Yugo,l~\11a ~re tht clearest e.~~mples gnd eh,U'~Cter
or old tyra,,1,, ill new clothes E ~st Gerinsny .m ~~ i ueaL-totsl reform by un1fic:i tton with
the \Y/est, hut 1101 w,thoutsecret tu1der-the-t,,ble agreements with the Sovie.ts to 11llow the The Russians dou' t ltave to,wo, ry any !011ge1 J\bo ut their people l011g111g ior "free U1a1kets '
C: omni wu~ts to m~lnUlll ~ll the n1tht~ry ,1.nd i1ngne1~l ~dvantciges of the fotm et al'i'l'lltge- The powe1s th8tbeJJ:1 Rus"'" ""dtheu Russian M,frn ,illtes h~ve given u~e
m~rkets a very
mt11ts-wltb the \)'/est Germ ~ns now p 1ck.n1g up the bill. b•d u~rue 'by aLusmg then gover11me11I control o( money aud u1s1de, stJ\tus to enrich tkeru-
selves at die expei1Se of 01"C!ma1-y u t,2ens 11\e Russ1~u'$ ltm1ted expeneJlu "-'1th "liberty"
'~l e ate convil\~ed the communJSt le-Aders are still fully u1 contro l of,i ll the fe,;, l levt'r$ of was s~boi•ged early on by uot •llowmg >"llffic.,eut fte.ed<:un, to make JI wad.
powe.r lU Rusfi:1 and the form er. SoViCL States th~t [?O"sess s1gn1fic~nt weRpons systems. The
oth_er less strMeg1c states have be~n let go.mE\l~tern E urope (w,th a mere semblance of Putut, speaK1Ug tluough his p upperptes1dent, Medvedev. ueveir uu sses ~n oppoLtuJ1jty·t<.i
wdeperule11ee) s1tUply bee:iuse the Russr,111s know they e.u1 be t et~k~ l;'tthout ~lly ~,gn1fa- clhltnp,011 tlte return. of Rusi,a 'to its posi11on of world hege111 011y ,uid the R.\isian ptople
i:-9fl! stn1ggle love i t in out opu11011 mos t Russ1aus .ren' t ,eally lree,., 011 hbe,rty -,ndJ011g ior tl1e p n clefu!
diiys whe!-'1 Sov,e t powei vras re:;pected 311d fea.tt"d Th rta't! against the West llre becommg
Undet the terms of the 1992 "Ml\l:Lt\l Se~unty Tte,ni/' stgned (mostly uncle. durt~sJ by the ll weekfy oc.cunence-
former Soviet RepublJcs, Russ,:m troops sre~1ow heu1g stationed ~t the,l host s e:<peMe ,n
the U la'Alll<", Georgi~, Bel~rus and ~ll others except the Baltu:. St:,tes and Azerb~1J$!1,
Western Disarmament Continues
Presideuts .Bush and Obam ,, have ruade the Oruted States tncre,,smgly vulnet\\ble to ·a ft.rst
Possib]e Russian Motives for Feigning Collapse.
S!t'lk.e nude11r attll.ck by proceedhlg with su1c1dal u111bteral disann•m mt We say unilater~!,
What I; the reasoJ\ behJJ,d All th,s decepttonl' F,rst, tiic R L1SS1,\l\t reap the benei ,~ ofhmng because the Russians have 11ev~ lived up to then part of the ,,;gteeutents, md we h;i.ve not
the West t~ke cve1 the f,ual\Cl\11 support ~nd subs,stenee oi their fotm er E'.lstern Europe.,in ever re9uaed ~ny dtsanuarueut fton't Chu1<1 s t all -
s,1tdlite st!ltes, wluch w~ e<1us1ng ~ tremeJ1dous dr~u, on.RLISSlan r-,;sO'tl!'ces
'T'he US hlls ~he~dtdecow mrss,oaed , lJ .SO P~ cekeepe1 MK ru 1ss1le.- ·the o a,ly !~t1d b-sse,l
Seco nd, they ,we now in ~ po,,non to mllk ~,d and 1eehi1ology from 11~1ve or dupucttous m1ss,les c-apable of p e-11eltatu,g Russrnii hai.de11ed targets, eve1t though the Rus,121,s teneged
\Y/esten1 govcrnm~ts Tbis Aid Allows them to channel mo te i11ternil fun~ to the,1 s~cret 011 the.tr l"ort,oii of the Sti• tegy Redµction of Pou:es T1eaty (START) The !JS.has ag1e,cd
n11utary p n:tjeet$ ~nd to cont111ucc to build up fore,gn client stgtes tll>\t. will join 111 the at{',ack to stop keepu1g nude.at .;,med B-52so11 alert We have 1e.ruoved the 11uderu: capab ,lit,es
011the 1//e.s f Q1k.e North Ko rea, lrAn, Syu~, aucl otheu) The iotmer ~1ninun1st l11e1":1rc.hy c; of the B-11;01nber .;nd most of our !-.Javal f'le~t 1/e J,~ve 11greed to ,wt bu,!d 11.tty mot-e-
bieJng enriched by rhe,r tempor~ry ,w1t~h into oxg A111~ed c!1me \ltld pos,uo ttS AS O hg:u·cl1s. Tndent submarmebases accept those lllBangot, IY/:,.slu ngto11 8nd Km.gs B•y, G~o rg1a, •11d
wh,ch now supp ort the s-ame ehte llfettyle they used to enjoy ll.S the "Nom<'ncbtur~" 111 to keep half 0ur sulan=es m pot t it :i"nyg,ven time 'Illus makes ,t e~sy for !he R.ugslJUls
Soviet ltfe. to targel t!te,n.

Russian Motives for Waging a Nuclear War But her::- " tf some even more troublm& 9ues1tons for the !ec10= of lhe 'US, w ho «ppeA~ t<>
be cove1uig fo1R tissi~n hosblt 1t1tenho1u
Ru~,~·s ultlm ~te mtent .!S to oonquet 'Elu'o pe -w1thoL1t l clestru~ttv-e fight, so as to be ~ble to
harness th,s httge eCOllOlll,c e.ng,ne on behalf of Cou\munisru. (which ~11mo1 sust~11, 1tseli
 Selecting a Safe Country 37

• Why h,ss ~ery US ;;d1ntn1stti1t1on1 bCith Cenioetat Md R.ep i.ibhci111 vefused to fo ,ces opposing South Kote~ (~ud tlte thousll!'lds of US troops t11ere) that 1t 1s likely
_p tOsecute 111~y past trel!ry vio lations, or eveu Eepot't theru Lo the Am eui:au people? ti,.,OS v,ould havf to i.ise rnct,ca.l 11ucl~i weapot\s to stop tl.1c North Ko1;,a11s froru
Why have they cbss,5ed these v1obuoi1s i!S top seact &nd proh,b,ted i11l 111tdlige.nee ovenU1111111g QS tt:b.ops TltA t could l"11Stly !t~nd Russi:i or Chulll ~ti exe1Jse to la1Jneh
,1gene1es fto 111 revealu,g the1117 tl1e1t lottg-aW111t~d p1t--e111p t1ve trucle.u stoke !:,11 Amei'il!:3
• Why does th e US conttnlle to disarm when they know the R1-1ssia11s ,ue no t
ret1prcic-an11g ot worse ye t, altowu,gRus~ian m,d Ch inese m1htary peop le to have History Revisited
special briefmgs and nea-tly open access to all o,n top sec.rte factl,ti.es, both 111ilit1uy
>l!td private? The nucle,ir •ttack_ 011 Am en ca ~11d the UK 1s tnte1,ded to remove the US and B,1ttsh
• Why did th~ US govertune.nr ship, v1a-spec1al = courier fiom !Ce1111edy lutetnaltOnal
n11litaiy and d 1eir ~h,lt.ty to stop a Russ1a11 •dv~11ce \Y/e dci not believe tha t this pfan will
ultun i1tely succ~d Ahhough 1t will t~kc sevetal yel!ts, we think the Wesrw,ll onte agau,
t\11port ~ch we,d:iduru,5 the 1990s, 11111liorts u, US ct11'te.11cy to Russia- all m cr1sp,
new $1DO h ills? We th,uk you will find an 111teri,sttng €orrdattQn betwee.11 these
,ally 311d belt the Ru,s1aus. The Russians cruuiot sustrun a long w~r, specially if the West
;;-an 11,d~1cc Chuia to rum ~gru1lsi its ally a.u d itltac.k ,ts rl¾lr sunllll r to whe11 Russll\ rut11ecl
!,1lls and the dnes Europe,;.ns complau, ate floodu1g the.If p,tu1tt1es ar the hands of 1

h1mdreds ,of b ,g spe11dl!lg Russ1~11 M;;Fi1t eh,efs--..-,,11 "fot'111e.F11 ::>01111n Lu11st leaders. aga.11ist Gennru1y ut WWil T lus pro1ect1011 011 our part ,s quite pr.ob~ble g,ve11 Chuu1s
11,tei,! to achre1,1e world hege.111011y ,omed~y Chu1a knows that eve111:Ul1lly Russli! wJl liave
to b~ eltmu1~£cd beEou 1t can acluev~ world dum u»1tioli We are eo11ficient they wJI rake
The Start of War-How We Think it Will Play Out \rut cpeortunity wh~11 Russ,:>, 1s ft1lly ~t war with th..- 'ii./ est <lur,ng the 11cX1 b,g conflic t

It appeAts AS tf the Rus.sLins are attempti11g to g-~m the ;ngx un um a1s,um8m<'nl they Qlll A$ foe Cl lll own le,1de rs 111 the 'J//c~~ they w,llcome out or theu bu.nktars aud ptodallXI
get icc m the 'i//es.t befo re uut,atmg conflict They are ~l.s1l using the w11e to mrot,m.ize their that "The fu.1ssll'\us deceived us. 'i:lle didn't k11ow Lh,s was com u,g" l.t will be:\ lie, but m
1ndusJ1:ial espi<3nage of US military systelns to br,ng- their equ1pm.,11t up U>, or ~s tlo~e It\ America's damaged aud despe t1'te stl!te, the pubJK will only try out fd t gove.t1unent to
US technology as possible R=a alse needs to allow fu r C-h,nl~ m1hta1y t~rm,unent a:s s~ve 'them. It will be ea1iy fot OU! gfobal,sr lei1de1s to conv111ce A111enra11s'to 10111 111 ~ l~ew
Cluna fS ,expected to ,1tt4ek and co11trol the Pacific R.1111 nattons to ptot~ct RtJSstJt1s r~ 1 World O cdet to p ra:secute the Wt,!'----<l woddo,dei that w11! t1-1nsfo,m itself into a full-scale
world goveu11n enr w,th 111 uitt,i7 power ~s the wat progresses Am er,esn sovereignty will
ne\'er be retutt1ed.
Possible Timing and Signs of War
w ·e estun1te the hm-llts of the llf'A.t wotld wat will begin somewhere ~round 20!1.S-20-25
Summary
The Russ1~11~ ~lt te-.illy worned ~oout blilhs1,c nuSS1le deie11Ses s,nce the1t enttre stf·Jte.gy ,s
blJllt· upon a lll:\sstve first st1:tke We bave piesent.ed to,you 1he general class uf ev,dertoE fur fut1Jce wat that Wf: po·ssess, but
ultun1'tdy you must fullow yotll ow11 feehugs. Nonf: of ,t ts so clea1 cul tlrn t you ,:~n rut,
'i//e beli.-ve the most prob91:: le wne oi ye~1 fo1 such ai-1 ~tHc k 15 111 bte Lill to tn!d-w111- !o your fr1e11ds and say, ' We lt3ve proof." 'i://e ~l e de~lmg here with seven;l n1asterfully kt.pt
tt1; when the R·1.1ss1.s11s Juve the greitest adv,,ntAge of: explo1ti11g the.ground oifen~ive,n seciets. T!te,t 1s tft'lliendous 111teu,~j poli.tieal press.ure bemg pllt tipon 'v'les1e1n 111tdhge11ee
Europe, b~ng the 1110 ~1 expenencecl m cle.ep winter oper~ttons. He..vvy Europe91\ weAther ageno,res tu ndt say"llnything catical about Russrn11 1eae111<1me11t Like 111gny oti,ers, w~
dtir111g th,s period ~[so eithanees the1r :ibihty to move w1detected once Western s..itdl,tes sense tl1~t sQ111etl1111g ts very wrong, and tll!l.t the US ki1ows what ,s com u1g. Why else a,ce
have been blinded c., cles,-.roye.d W.~tcb fot the. foll.owJng s,gi1s th;;t w_,r 1s com,ttg dllt leJtdea bu1ld111g huge b ui,ker i.ystems deep underground) Ce,tantly, the~e act uot Pl.it
sf fea1 of some II! u,o, terrottit a1tt9,::'k_ And w hy ,1tc they not w~n11ng people u, the 'v'/est
L Provoi;,inon ?.mongRuss,an.s. !,vmg 111 the fot1ne1 Soviet St·ates of U~ra 111e, Po)?.1td 1 sbuur v,l1J1r J:hey kBow>
~nd the '.B9 lhc States These R~1a11s were 11\0V~ into these counll~es spec1ftC111)y \o
ptov,de ll t11gge1 fot fut11te coufuct lvly r~commondat1ons fot yourst1~reg1c ~etywill l'llke-co11s1de,able t1111e ~nd 111oi1ty
2 Russw1 challenges ru1d threats to 1'1ATO, ,ndudmg the euteff of nMur:al giis st1pphes te,.iine le.m ent, ~nd thus will prob3bly 1iot be taken se1,o usly llllless you feel strongly
,to western Europe. wh,c.h haa becom~ 111c1easu,gly and UJ:1w1se.ly dependent on theu c,om111,tted to this tmpleas-ant pot~t1u,1l s~ell~l'.lo Although this Is prob!lbly new to you, we
e~~tern 11etghbor <\dv.tS.t j'Oll no t to d1~1egard n out o f h ~nd

l Tngge, eve11ts hke ~ 1'Torth KQ.l'ea11111Vl\s1011 of South f( orea that co uld le-ad !d J
huger uude,;i war very q1J1ekly 1,Torth Kote1< h~& such overv,hel.u11ng-eonvent1011al
38 Strategic Relocation

Chapter 6

REGIO.NAL SCORECARD

After te,iiew1ng lhe pt~o,&g pnnc,pl~! £or an rdeal nabun md the mo,-t m1portant 11.t=ts
we face, we will now look ,t the countues. ,iva,bible today for reloC31:lon:pclteubru. No
nal:ton m the worldquiitfies as tdeal under all the cote.11" of liberty 'iY/ew,U not co,nment
on every <:ountcy specifically. sltlce many a re not s'Ultab!e fi:a· relocabon, but we,v1ll spend
-extn, .p8ce on those nabons ,v,t\1 got>d possib1httes I
:Veku/1
(ll ,.,,
W<: have ttsed the c.1tegooes outhned lll the previous cl13ptecs u1 out debbe,-,,t:ton,, but they
.re not weighted equally The lugl:test weigl.tt-ecithreat ls the potenrutl fur futurewar----,j1ot
sunply whether or n ot there will be war, but chances of suiv,v,ng 1f,whei1 livtng,n a JY.11~
ttcttlilr n~t,011. The dest11.1d:ton that comes with war, u1vas1on illld ocrupation can rogke
.ill of your retrea1~ prct:>aratio11S for safety nt,UM d •1010 l!l .i 1no1ne11t So au1 ~ .sy,t=9.t11;
roundup of foreignen o r the confiscation of t:heit prope1ty ,n nl\tions that en d L•p taking
s,cles against A1nene.1 All these tlung5" 1nmtbe"coni, detecL

The nm m oot ,mpottnnt rot'enon.is safety irom viole11t ci:itne Petty tlleft and butglsuy are
tlot nc,al'ly as dangerous as viola1t con1e--wh1ch 111 foreign rolll1t:ne! is highly cotu1ected
to gangs, lefu;t guetnlkls and dtug lotds who come after foreign residents as a s ource oi
t:idnapptng ru1d rruu on1.

A=lyz,ng e,,cl1 countrv £or tl1ese thre.tts and tl1e pnncples descnbed wove can b e
daunting. b.tttwe have tr,e~ fc mclude the mo~t unpo1t,;.11tpo1nts aboutt c,~tu1tues outside
the'US tl1at ~re moit often conudefed for reloc:~tion Vie hope the follow1ngdescoptton s
p rove helpful.

Western Europe There -~r<: no economic aclv'.llttagez for Amencans :retreat.tog to the U f( o, Weste111 Europe
It ,s tuuformly more expms,ve than tile States (especially 1.ondon), .md wl111e the va1ue of
Europe"hsis ~!ways bee1 the geographical and aesthror. crown 1ewel of the ~1th, but it ha: E urope', two pnnta,y currmaes (tile Euro llnd the Potlllcl) went clown during the u11ttal
been fought over and col1tested n1any times because of 113 someotnes student culnual dtf0 cru1s of 2010, the dollar ..s now 0 11 the downhill shde :.ind w,11 probably "ontuiUe on t11e1t
ferences thrust together in a sm~U geographical ate:\' D1verS1ty ,s n,ee, but too mud1 ctiliJJrru pl!t:11 because the FED hM n o other avenue"!!!'ft but 111fl~tto11 of tbe 1noney stipply. In
(~vers,t:y 1nclose quaiters lec~ds to 11ear ~onstant conflict, a, ,lhutrated by European luno1y ~ddibon, ttiXeJ 111 E u rope a1-e very lugl1-
from tile cbrk ages on up through both world WR rs Europe hcu develop eel a tarnished track
record for $t,abiht:y '.llttl s11fety. Todny', confhcts 9l'e ,and\Vlll be the re,sult oi the lgrge Hulux On th e oth er han d. ,i money ,s no ob1ect, Europe ,s 1 wo,'lde~ful place to hve The o ld
of foreign u:ntntgr~1U from Afncru\ ,111cl Eastern c01u1ftles, world culture, 1nduding th ehe:>.lthy and lresh cu,sme, 1s ~ deltgllt 1'-latural mediet11e1s
.far ,not:e ~dvaneed in Europe than AmeJica ,and, although , t ,s becoming restncted by
EU le>fJskitton, it ,s often more ce:>dtly availab le The European, have long resisted.the
 Selecting a Safe Country 39

oveL-com1nerc1suzat,on of food p1odutt~, su f11\(ling wonde.r ful, l\atursl food.1s the Mule W\YmI Al1 of E urope w,!l b-e- o.x up1ed for .; penod. h1everthdess, nu o tl,et coi;,ntry m
Ct\ther th~n the excepuo,l S~dly, -t llal ,s ,1 lso st~rting to ::hange..11s even E urop.e ans .>1re Europ~ 1; better prep~red to ~ctually defend J.tsdf ~gg ,nst 1nVM 1ou tlrnn tl'l.e Sw1;s, lviost
beg,n1\in,~ to succumb to tlte lure :,f .:he:.per pnces from m,1ss p roduct1on techn,(lLleS hom·e s l,avc pe1 so11~l faUout shelte rs, ~11d the ~,my h,s 111.1me,roue enclaves 10 n10Ur.rtau1
hke feed lots bunkers lo v,i,ge • loug costly w:u ot &ttubou w,th any occupiet

0 1\ rh~ down s,ck, E uropea11 econo>1n,es w,11 alW'llp be ,n the•g up of so c.lql1m1 The eve1- Grunu)g res1de11cy ,s tougher fo, Amenc~ns tita n European~ who now c~t• 1,ve .and work.
ughre:rllli_g con1rol by the EU l~al stn1tture w1ll_gll~rn1\tee th~t Soviet-style controls cct\llil u, •nyE.U m,t,011 without peuu,ts. rot people U11der 55 :111d not EU C1l1Ze11s, 1t1s difficult
10 h~uul Europe, even before the 11<',<I w:1r As a11A,nret,c3t1 rcstclent you <:-~n avotd most of to Lve- m Sw1t?et'l~ud, because penn ,ts .<re t1ed tb eu1ployment w,th .a_ company wodung
these co11rrol~ a1ld r~es, e.rcept the heavy VAT t~xes on everytllmg you buy 'WJthlll Swit2er611d. H owen,., you c•n tt!tre 111 Sw1t2ecla11cl and oi>lrun J Class '.B tesu:lt'ncy
penu1t ,f you ate 55 years OL older ~ven 1f you ~re not an EU -i5 c1h2e11- AfteL55 years
N~ tiona l govej'.nme11ts ,nEurope IW~'j ba~k •nd rorth be.tween the gnp of left.st l''-"ftle.s of ~ge.. you won't h•ve to work w,tlun Sw,t2e1la11d. Your w,fe. even ,f she ,s not 35, c;,n
s t,ll under the u1fluen~ of the Soc1'\l1st lnterna.1101\J\li and the <enter-nght pan1es !!l1gned of t oul'Se 1ou1 you •s weU as your cluld,en b elow 16 yesrs of •ge Yo u w,11 he expecteil to
with the Anglo-AmetiC!1ll glob!\l,sts E1th~r way, Etirop.e ,son ll los11\g tra.ok. I:uring tile -,.ctuaUy hve m Sw,t2ecl~ 11ct most of tl\eye,ir, but tl1ere- are excepbo11s possible ii d one in
next war, E urope m~y no t be ~tt~ck.ed with i1ucle.11· we;1pons (R.t1SS1a w11nrs to prese1v e good. futth Yo u also nee.cl to show so rue ties to Switze.11;\nd suc h $S ""l'tllllg ptoperty, Swiss
E \lrcpe'-s ec.,11oruy ior 1aelf and will ~,m tts pre,c:tnpttve first stt1ke it the US 11nd pe£haes ft,e,~ds, ,datives hv111g ui Sw,tt etl:rnd o r othet ties
the uude:1r 11 rm, oi the UK), but ,t w,ll become oct'up1ed,
A tet,eJtt Jrt Sw,tzerla ud shouk~ u1dL1cle ptans fo , a.concealed f.allout-prote,c ted saf~ room
We..<1ert\ E urope has a deep-seated co nflict brewing w,th 11.; .!Vlusl!m un nugrants' fcom uudetg round If you plan on ndu,g o ut ;, futute w:tr u1 Sw-rt:2eLland, pic k a mou11tam
Afr1C$and Tur~.r.y Almost fiity,fo L1r m1U,on M1:1sluns now live in E urope: 011e Lln1ver-.,ty locanoo and pcep3te phtcts to lude ru.1d d1Sappeac If you are platuuug t,, leave;, war toiu 0

tectcntly L'<llcul•ted that almost 25 percecnt of the populstion 111 Europe-w,lf be Musluu by Europe l.iefo,e occ upabou sets Jr~ l:11oose a loGation ,u !he F1e11cl1 spe,;lung secto, wh,d, 1s
2025. IY/c:stern 1111 tions se~m ed to h~vc succumbed ro the lure of 111tport,ng chenp l~bor dosei to F1-:.11ce a11d Spa,11- yout best places to find ll way 01it of Europe
from iormer -t.olon,es, and the ~o(ml unrest 1s <o m,ug bAc.k to h~LU\I them . There 1sl\ huge
cl1~h of eultures through lack of a~s11ntfauoo of ML.st.ms thAt ~ mud1 WO!$e than the
<\Ss11n.ilat1on of1'{ex1~~11-. w1th1n the US economy Tlu~ d ll.Sh of cultures~ exacerbated SpailJ
,n a ~oc-,!list m ental,ty whereby one , sl,-~1e 0£ p roducuve p rofits is hur-e.d to the polttic11I
powe.i: of yot1r patt,c-.ular ethnic mu1or1ty----,:i recip e for constant d1v,s,veness 911d eond,ct. Po, g,eater eoonoruy, we'd p1c.k Spiun h uow has a ruodern eeo110111y, gu~t people ~11d rea.
Rad,eals l\!l'lle.l\o trouble u1c,ting ~oCJ>1 l unrest with con~t~nt, hRt~ngues ~bout being d,~~d- ~o uaGle price~ut you Jud i>ettet'Je.,rn the la11guat"- Eirc~t for the ntJm ,ttous colon1es
V11nt1g«l, poor .and no t gettmg .,, -0ur tl\1t sl1~r~ " TI11s b ,g neg~nve csn be pRUlilly m ,tigMed of Bcit,slt expl'ltuates 111 southern Spa111, only a 1!lu1cniy of o rdui,ry Sparn.rds spesk.l:1ueut
by not livuig t11 the m~ior metropolJt11h ~teas -,,here thes.e mult,-cultural conflict~ flow:ish. EuglJSh St,y·~way from the Basque P rov,nces 111 the uotth, wh,c.h hav~ a,Jong lustory o f
J\lf.oost revolut1011ary cadres. C,1tl'llo111• {suu·ou11du1g Barcelo,i,,) also h~s a history of rests·
1:1'11~ to the Spl'l111sh estl!b lishmeut 111 Miidnd, b ut uotlung.like tl1e Basque at~• Although_
Switzerland Ba1cdo11ll ,s a gre~t c,ty to live in, tlus "'ea of 11ortheastern Spllllt 1s go u1g to be u1 tl1e m a,11
P"th of occitpl\1to11 sot!led11y Your best bet is southern Sp-,in- 1t h~s a lot of ~gnct\!ture, 1s
lr.Eutope lS yout clest1nata011, S.w1tzerh nd 1s the prem 1.er natio n for safety, be.!luty Rnd more E tighsh fri~ndly and more h ,d&~e k th~n other parts of the cou11t1-:v As m ~ny rel!MI
po litical s.t.~ bdity-but brH\g ~ fut wallet Benehrs oi Sw,ts ces1dcncy are:: close to~ co:,st (the Med1ten'.111e,,u) , cit~blish ties to someo11e .1;11th ft boat- 1ust ,u c--1\st ~
iua her !ettcat ,s necess,\l)' vii, w~te,
l) A £i11r t,\X S'f~tem, 2) :I o~ntr~l loc:,,11.on ui Eu,-ope with e~s.e oi tr~vcl to ne1gllbor1ugst:J1tes,
3) ~ nice .folu sc!;lson clim;1te, bt,1utiful mountaJns and vallry geogt~>phy, 4) ~ sup~d:i rnlm Su1ce the E ucc t!p laced the Peso, S.p am has ~uffered ~11 uiereast 111 the cott ,;f lJvmg, ti Ltt 11
system that runs on tlffte, 5) excellent hosp1t<1l c:,re Al\d numet"ous !Htur~l h~ltl1 chtllcs, rs still one of tl\e ca1e:,p~t of counlnes w,tlun the we.~t~ n po1tton of -tht EU Hov,ev-er, r e!!l
IJ) good person~[ puv.!lc-y .n.b>!nk..ng-. - as long as you 9re no t 9 t11rgtt of t he A mer1c;in esi~fe pnces tn the large ui etto i rel)s "It l ugli. St·ry =L Spruusl.i pohci: :,re ve,y forndly
IRS, 7) sohd poht!C'.a.l s t~b..hty a11d 8) ~ lustotyof e-vac!it1g war. Tltere li,,s. been no W'<'t andbdpful. Iu Amenc,n c,tteseohce 6ve the .<t11tude that "we , , e the government " 1 11
oi: uw~s,c11, of Sw,1:2et611d smc-e lSlS Sw1t!fedru1d evaded 'Hhle,~s dem1>11ds by •gree,ng Spau,, sm!ill towu p-ohe~men v ,ew tJ1emsdves as v,otlung for tlte p-eo!:'k
bo hold G'erui.~11y'~ gold. Ho:wever, we do not 6eLeve Sw,tzetl~ud will go u11scathe-d ,n
40 Strategic Relocation

Obtaul!ng Sp,u11sh r~-s-ideney ls not h~rd J yol1 don'.t p l~1110 work Yot1 need tQ show
t IX'orkmg 01 stlf-ernployed
youJ1we sHfbclelltS~Vll1~ Ill.) Sp~n,~h b~nk ($7S,ooo do'll11rs ll'I tlte-b~nk ~nd$ l!i.ooo 2 Self-sufficient U11:uit~~tly w,th enough to S'!f'port yr; i1rself md your fulll,Jy
for esd, faU1 Jy wem be.r) This 1s for a "1t0n-luclll-t>ve" _pecmJt, wht>ce you don't phn to 3 E1noJl~d ,n $ 1'0lltse of study plus sufficient fµnm to ~\.ll'Potl yoursdf s;1d you, bmdy
work It takes> sevet~l months 10 complete the p totess. Bnng lots of ~op,e-s or
bu:th ,nd
m arri~g~ cerufiea tes
Italy
J'f you p l$n to work ,n M}' .EU counti-y, u,clud1ng Spll,n, tl1e prol'es-~ is fo,rly mvolve.d.
A comp~11y has to spo11soL you Jlnd sub1111t p~pe.rwQrk tmtt they h~ve posted the 10b u1 ltAly ,snot as goocf d t-eu:eat 1ocauo n as Spn ui. 1 t 1r lllote-expcnstvc and less secure geo-
Europe i11tcl not found 1 qualified E uropc~n c,112.en :o i1ll the position Many exp~tr1~tt gx~phic:illy, unless Jou h~ve an exit pbn by bo~t Ass~ long ngrrow penntsuh. it hR'S m.1111y
weboitts rei:-oium~nd !ming a Europc,ih l~wyer It you 1re senous nbottt ,;. of fhe strategic d1S~dV>1 nt!l.g.ecS of an 1sbnd My fuvo nte pans of Italy ~re ~ll 111 the 11orth
along the b o rder wnh &w1tzed~nd and France. These 3fe the Alp ine regions ~ntl offe1
some of the adv,nt~ges of Switzerland withput the lug115w,ss pnces lf yQu have to le.o.'7e
Portugal ill -a hurry by ls11d, It's best to be 111 this 11ot1'.hern reg,011 wheie you have quick 11ccess to
Swil2eil~11d and F,ante T !~e people tU .E get1e1:11lly more u1dustuous ~nd smb1t1ous 111 th~
P,irh1g~I ~toe.ms _wn 1hr to Spain ,11 m~1ty w~ys, but there ~re rundi11nenl~I dlffertnce~ -Nortl1-comparc<\ to the South. There has long beet, A sece$!S1o n1st movemNlt ,n the North
Poitug:;l JS W-.e sp~ 111 with a slight i11.fer1onry C()mple-,: It is also"- so~1ahn coun try a11d s 1nee it produces most of ltAly's income while the South l bso1bs mo5t of the governm ent
there 1s s ce,tau, smount oi ~nti-e~!tslist a11d •11ti-Amenca11 $J.lllit-,mo ng tlu:· u111ve.rs1ty welfare sp endm)?;
CJi'.>Wd Bui the svet11ge person do esn' t feel tha t w,y
The i~st of the countries m Europe should only be c.01ts,derecl ,f you h~ve rd ~ttves, dose
Portugal is sm~ll enough 10 be~ homogef\Joous 1cotll1try--w1th tto teg1ott-al dtffetei1ces "$ perso1,al friends or long-term bus1nes~ relwhonshtps th,it help m 1llgite the st!ong strateg,c
opposed to .Spiun wlw-s e con1peri11g regions doa' t toletate e,ch othei well A larget pet - c!iS;1d7.int~ges. ln ge11erRI. all. the northern ~nd eenual Europc~n ccunu1es ue 1n the path
centagt- of P1,1,tuguese speAkEnghsh than Spat11sl1 sr~ntsh 1,;,such , predom 111~11! woild of.a future 1nv"s1on from R.lis.s1~ . ,vh,oli w,ll tR\lSe fil9S-51Ve soq~l l!nrest lllSt ;i; u\ \YI\Yltl
language th~t m.tny Sp~n1ard$ ate used to foreigners lu1owing eJtOltgh to coU1mlJt11cs te In
i:-ontrAst, Po rtug~l 1s • fii'.>O:r country w,th high d~bt •nd low to uusru They 1e11ute thll.l their
n~tive to 11gue· is more-difficL1lt to he,,r and undetst..11d th:111 Sp! iush, s0 111ote Portuguese Ge,rmany
m~ke 1he effort to !eru11 English o, otheL langpages
G~nnany, 11; p:at'tlcul~r, 1s • tlu-el\l to ~11y eneLlly due to 1t>-well-deserved reputation for
'-Ylith less tp\1t1s1u, you would EXpect the Portuguese restaur,111ts ,iw busu1esse-s tl:l bE more military prowess ~nd ~n tndttstnous people G eu:u •ny ,s ~ t the sn11.teg1c eentec of Eutope
111vrti11g 0£ ft>-reigne rs, b.ut it 1s11' t so_T hey are more st-.nd-o,ffish ,nd resetved Th~t isu1t w,th few m-a1or mouuta1u obstAcles, except 111 B~van.a to the So uth lf 1t wert'11' t for thil.>
the·s,,me, liowevet, for t11e lay people v,ho are very hosp1t~ble, e.spec1$lly ,Eyou know the lack: of stiate.g1c obst~cles to u\vas1on, G·e nuany would be a gtea t place to ltve 140,t p eople
!~nguage, flew 1tQn-b\.ls1J1ess people 1spe,,lt E nghsh. speak English, Germ ~n ~l1d at lell_st one other l~ngt1$ge. The l1v,ng s tand~r-d 1s equ.1\ to
1he US H owevel', population densities. as 1n all of central Europe :\re un~ccep tably hJgh
Northern Portugal gets more rru11 cau d is very 11gn c c1ltu~11l L•11d ~11d ho1n ee i;re ch e.,11peL L arg,, open spaces ~nd ex te1ts1ve farmland like we en1oy in the USA ~re ve17 !un ited
1he1" 1001 So11tbet,1 Fortug~l l$> sunn1e1 ,ind-attt,iers most <if !he touusts but this JJHl~s Germany also lµ s some of the most 111tt\.l-'!Ve1:\WS reht\ve to rrcespee.cl,, hbetty, ~nd home
it U10re expens1vt- Wereco111 mend Northeu1 P0,nip~ b1.1r do l~.u11 the Lu1gu,,ge ,£ you s_dtoo hng. Peopl'e wh o d1"'1gree with the offttrnl version o f the holot>aust, =en 111 one<>r
ttttend to sr-ay iwo sm~U det~ils are put m pusou if they spe,,k out or W-!'lle ~bout 1t. The Germa!ls g1e ve1y
m udi Ill -the New World O rder (N\Y/0) t>amp
To obr,,u, residency 1s f-,,irly eitsy ¥ ou in 0$! apply ti'.> your ne~ttsl tow11 h~ll u, Pottugal
0 1 to the Portuguese I m uJJgrJ!non Servtee. for ,i Registr.at!on C et uficate dueu1g 1!.c 3(1
dJ.ys fc,lk,w111g-tlte 3-mouth penodsu1ce you e11tered the s::001,t:ty Tlus cert1fic~ te·wJI be Austria
vlll1d f(H 5 y~u from the date of issue You 11t'ed lo l~ve a J?Assp0t t A.nd ev,clcrrice Qf.one
(l f tJ1c fo llow1ug- Ausni~ 1s suUJl:>.t to Ge1m.;i1y but has fewtsrproblems. r.~1e tc, its f.irly LQbUst wi11oniy
o.t 901,sEU poht.11:~I p11rt1es, it is not !'I b1i proponent of the NWO. CountDes who~e
 Selecting a Safe Col!ntry 41

c1t1~ens c-an see the ci.fflgn of ~p-ancluig 1!'L1 powers ~nd dun uush<:d rt,tiottal sovereignty denstty. The b ig d1s,dv-.;nt~ge 1s that lam,l 1S at:; prtm1um :=tnd a large po rhon of the ,co~st:!I
~re bette, place.. of s-afery ' Huwt<Vet, ~s m the ,~se u.i A \Jstu~, tlley alao becoru.e tlugeted ~t eas have bee11 , ecl11uued frt,m tlte sei> by huge se,; wlllls, ga tes ~-nd dyk_es-wh,ch mi1ke
for ehmma11o n J1nd is.ela tion by these powerful glob11ltst forces, 1ust as the ,nternatto n:\f the whole nauo1t vub,erable to ;in ,1t111c.k,0 1t those -,ea willt. As ever:ywhere ,n Europe,
com1nun,ty ganged Uf on A u.stria when ,ts ~ntt-EU Freedcm Party w.as- allowed into the the rransportnt,on 11t>t ts n1oclet1'latlcl efficient llttcl 1-elep hbne 11hd u1ten1et conn~ltong
nihrig c-0a!1tton I n short 1f you wa nt to live m ?. Germanic spe.alung_ cou11t1-y, Au~tr1~ 11 ~re evet)'\Vhere--!hough much more expensJve th~n whar US cmzens~re ustd t-0 pRyu1,g
bettet th,n Ge1mQny 1tse.lf Its moun~.unous ten'\l 111 also -q tre~ gre,at,c.r Sllfety The Dutch people ~1e also 111ote tolei~nt tif c!tug, use ~nd loose mOt>1l .c0nd'tlcl tk"n thee
woi!<I 111 genernL

.France
Belgium
Fi;-ilnce h,is much more op<en fr,t)ll lRnc! th~ n Gennany and ,s 011.e of Europe'$ b1g ;Jg-
nculturnl c en.te.rs Th~t' £ a plus for filld,ng; some safety u, F rnnce, coui-,le.d w ith partial Crllll e ts on the rise tli.e.re )lud B1ussels Be lgt1.t111 1s one of the most d·.1t1g~to us e1ttes In
self-suffic1tney. The French 'Provmce" (rural are.!ls} i\Ie quite dist>nct from the b rse urb:u, Europe The FrenchJntil.tence- here has led to • ple;,s-4nt softness th11t 1s fu,e ~ccpt when , t
centers like PA11s, wh1c:.h ~re 110 1 s~fe fo1 do2ens of rea.sons Fo1 reheats we .recom1nend le,lds lo per111,ss,veness .111.standards Q!ld c1u111nal, p~osecutions----wh1d1 ls fas! mal-..1ng this
1he motmtam meadow/ Alp me ~reAi ;n southern France r1~ 1 theftgl1an borde1·, oc ne-;ir the countty ~ uo-go,destull\hon
southern mountnu,s next to the Spanish border

Fra11ce ,s ,i woncle1-ful plai:e to live 11nd v1~,r duu11g pcacttun e, although ,t can be very Scandinavia
expt:ns1vc N ote that tt u !'IOI p,uttctJ~r!y ft1enclly 10 foreigners. There ,s ~ high degree ot'
1''tcnd1,pride d i~t gets HI 1he way, unless they get 10 !<,now you better Few speakEnghsh The S=du1J1v1~u countoes 11nd Pu,l~nd ~1·e sou1ewh~t IJke the Netl!f'dands. 'I'hry h~ve
wdl,~ncl the French people 9,re fiut!y u1to ler~nt <.1 f fore1gners 'who tt:y to spe,;ik French.. beco1ne ve,y secLtlar:, l1be,·ijl 11t1d toleran t of d,ugs llnd 1mmoml beruiv1or They used to,
espeotRily if they do n't have perfect p ronun~i~uo1'1--'Wh1ch re~lly gr,,t~ on their ea1s, But be IDlfdy .md pet.h,ips ~ve11 h:udnoseci people, which t he- c.hm ate de111~t1ds But with the
eve.n ~ore troubling !!l the foct th~t France has the h,ghe~t lev~l of ethnic unrest Ill Europe Att1v~I of ,.u!he moder1, co11vel\re11ces, •ceutt1'1 ht11u11g, ~11d 'CrAdlc-to-gi:.ve soc,altst e~re.,
or
w,th its sign1fic,, nt nunibet Muslun ,mu,1grants &om No rth Afrlc?. Powerful unions the people, have 1~.t so111~ ofthe1r h1stouc-al stle1~th.
~lso ho ld the n~hop. ho stsgc:: to its stctkes mid de,11P,nds, w htch c41n p~ialyze the trnnspo11a-
t1on ~tem 111 ~ !fl Mtef of hours E11ghsh 1s W'tddy s.poken n 1 all tluee c.ountt,es, "'l11ch 1s :u1 adv:u1t;age But of the three
Sc;;t1d111av1~11 llln£llllges (which ate- s1111,Iat 111 wnttel\ text), I:·~n1sh ,s the ruost d ifficult
Retre.~ting-10 ~ fQre1g11 eo Ul.lt.ry de.pends ,u l?.rge me?.sure on yo\ll" ,;ib,lity 10 bl~nd 1n to Y11ders 1>111d due to its ,~los.ed :11,d .unprense pro11'1t1C1J\tipn No,wes,~nt. and Swedes
Iri F rance, truir 1s neiulyµn.poss ible fo , non-P'1e11ch speakers. Fr:;~e,ts4\)so very mucl1 :u-e e11s1er t <ll tu1de,s't,md m then 11ll live !a11gugges 'viie fo u11d lh.e peC!lp le very &1en~ly
u1volved 1n t he ,N ew W!lrld Order plot to 1111dermu1e national sovereignty, Luc~ Geun~11y, ~nd'helpful 111 ~ll <>f Scru1dL11J1vta, L1k.e upper C1'!nada, the 11orthern r~.;iches ofl-.Jo,wAy
1he government cannot be trusud to uphold French sovere1g,ity ll1 !he f\ice ,of con§l,arit l>nd Sweden tto uld 111 ,. t,.,.. ez:celle11t tetreat sit es . b ut you would have to deal w,th
,i ttemp ts by the EU to cr~te a mono11th1C and all-powerful Europc9n,g_ovcrnmcnt Siben~u-lilre w,11ters,

The Netherlands Fin'lan,d and the Baltic States

The Netherlands is!! m.JX of m1111y oon1111d1cuons; po.s ,t1ve 11qd ne.gabve f;s lRnguage f?u1la1td 11!1s the s-arut 1et1e;,,t ~dv:u.1tsges -as 3weden "lid the-same-cold-weather d ,s-adv,111tag--
hRs G e1m3tl ta roots, but they rese11t 1he Germans ,de3 rly .£01 the ruthless Naz, oc,upa- <:'S. Howevi,1, the F uush fa11guag<> ,s 011e of J:he most d,fficult 111 the world, pa1hcutady fa,
t101t dur.u1g WWlI. The Cutd1-s_pe~lru1g secto, 1s very d1st111ct fwm the French-~-pl:>'.tbng fo 1-e.1gn~cs who w~nt to le...rn,~nd speak tt "'ell English ls spoke1, by the young genesa tlon.s,
Belg,uru secto, wh1eh 1s nto,e like E?r.nct (though the !?tench won't •gtee) T'he-d1v1s1011s aie b\!t n.ot by the olde1 peop le The Filins wetc one of the few c.ouurnes tQgive theRuss1~ns
lli two diffe,e11t colllltues O ne ~dva111J1ge 1s th.,t ,lmost eve,yontspe;,ks Ei,ghslt bec~u,e l\ re~\ eo1ue~t when RtlSSm tned to snt1ffout Fu11ih freedom m \Y/\W Tlleresttl! teni~ u1s
English 1s taught u1 ~thool ~iid evfryoue rece ives English TV btoad~Jis ts f,oru ;;cross the ~ fu1r 2m0Utlt of ho~tlltty tow,1cdR.t1SS1~ In Fu1l,111d ~hd the.Baltte St~tes
Channel Howeve,, the eountty 1s rife w,th ethnic ,colll;pentton l\J1d excesswe popula tion
42 Strategic Relocation

'0//e prefer E sto11Ja to L1thug111a ~nd L ~tv,a T he Estonian hnguage ,s S1m11'u to f/mn,sh so
,t rs d1ff1ctilt to le-ant- ~ disadv,ntage, but 11lmost .ill the youth speakEug!tsh,.nd everyo11e EastAsia
1.ikes people from the West, excep t perluips for some 111 the Russi~u ru u1outy AHthree . - ..,. .--.
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Baltic States have S1gi:uficant Rusmrt 01111ont1es th~t were brought u1 dun11g the Sov,et
ye~ L<s to give.RussLt future ch un o n tetakmg these nihons. Estonia has the highest level of
hos!tl1ty to.Russia, and L,thu~nll\ h;,.s the most propensity to yield to Russian dem~nds,
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l ~tv,a 1s m betweetl Noue of those '1E 1«:on11tle11ded for rette2ts due to the future Russli\11
threat How~ec, ,f you have to pick :;uy country £o r tempotJ1'7 safety, pick Es tonlll and
then try to get to F111iand i;;n yi,ur W?.Y 10 Sweden o r Notwly

Eastern Europe

Russia and its Former States

As,~ 1s ge.n craUy wercrowded m. the extteme, etcept 111 som t of the V'llst ~re,u of Chmn--but
s111ce the~ ,s p t e.c.1ous ltttle freedom in C tuna, tt ,s of little use RS a .relief V'lllve from. othe.r
As1'3 l1 popul1<1ton woes, Tn1e, there are small .oasises of econom 1c semi-liberty 111 Smgapore,

.... - T~iw:in ~11d the fo rmerly free Hong Kong. H owever,., ll of these have no loi1g-term futu1e
given the US tr~ck record of compromise and collusion w,th the Chmese d r:1go n, whicl\
1n my op1nio 11, ls destined to rnake war on b oth theE~st and the West in , ome future
decade after Jt ts allowed to grow strong on Wtst:;r11 tmde mid technology

A sia ~l~o h~s a rroubhng philo.soplucal d,diotomy wh,ch 1s no tt'worthy. Wh,le ,ts easten)
religious base tends to be viewed as liberating and. op en.m111ded to the " h igher essenc~"
of l!fe, such philosoplucal pronouncements don't tend to carry over mto the mu.ids of the
govern111g cbss-who almos t un.fonn ly havec ·shown a callous chsregard for human llfe ill
.w ar, popufatLo n eontrol ai1d ge1locidal measures Even the Russi~n le.:ld~rs wtth their frigid
2nd he.artless d,stegard for'huma111ty llllVcll't bee11 qutte l\S 1t1thless as the O r,eutal tyrants.

These countries include Beli;,us, Ukrruue, Georgia, East 'Ge.rn111ny, Po b11d, C:uchoslovab>1,
Hungary. Bulgartll and Romanrn. China

Except for fo rmer East Geunany, you can forget :iboul the ptev1ously Russ1a11-tuled China rs the domu,ant pllyer here, even over J,ip~n--<lesp1te the latter's ma ture e~onom IC
cout1tttes Ill E11sten1 Europe fo, s--..fety Eveu though life ts ch~pet there, and olddt1es like strength. Chtlla's ove.rwhelmmg populatto 11. nt11nbers, cl.l upled wttlt 3 growu1g.m il1tary
'Pr2gue 2re cultur2lly ~ttractrve, co mm un1sts ~till lurk u1 their govel'nni e.nts and are .set to. and ,ndustri~l prowess, gua1,antee that Ch,n~ will.cout111ue to tlu:eaten As,~ w,th to tal
takt back control of these natio ns durn1g the neat v,oJd w:;t The so-called ., ufonned'' gov- hegemo ny T~1wnn and South Kete_i ai•e.growmg competitoxs t!l l ap~n's 1ncll1Stc,al expot:1
enunents ·.ue often he11ded by persons only feigum;g to be -a11t1-commw11st 111 fact m ru.1y, econo my, but not i thce.lt'to Chmls growth.
such ;is Lech \Y/a1es3 of Po lish Sol,d3uty fou,e, were 1ater discove,ed to be SovJet-agents
preteudtng to be 111 opposit1011 t0 Suv,et Rule. Le;g1tim,.te au ti-com mu1usts have com<" The ma101 tlueats of uatur,,l disasters are ea1thquakes Oapan1u1d :ill the other rsknds) and
t,, power, but the-y are 1.1SWtlly·ousted w1lhi11 ~ short tune by fou:es still loyal lo Russia Elood11ig from he~v:y rnins (espec1a1ly C hu ,a) eY.cept 111 the Sibe-t rnn uorth PCl llut1011 is a
ltuteric-,ns wo1,t want to be caught behiud tJJe new irou curt~u, m~jor p toblem 11 1 Cl= and Russia, whe,e old 1ndustnal processes a.re s.1111 operattouat
 Selecting a Safe Country +3

The 11r 111 Be111ug is s imply net fit to bte:\th. Water po llut,on 1s epidemic U\ 911 of CltiM cons1d eungJ apan, ,e, d tlu s mte1es1rug list of f1eq_1.1e11t!y ~sked questlons, ~bot1t cultur:il
due 16 u1,s~nlt·i cy disposal met hods ne.1r nver.s ,1nd su:e:1ms diffu:euc~s JJ//111,,. 1h9tipfl1,faq.•·tm.•,

Chm~ 1s uusu11:l11,le fo, e'l7eryoue 11ot bon, t1, ere, ~nd ever, fo , freedou1-lov u:ig C lunese Po11ties m Jgpa11 are very much undet: the control of co111pc t111g comburn.t10,1s ofpowe,
Dfsp1te the &isade of opetu1ess, Ch111a 1s still • comm tu:i1st run s tatew1th , deceptive aud th"! oper,1te 111 seet_eE---t,y the same forces AS 111 Westeu, u1dustwli2ed ni tloHs The hrgest
pte&! tor meutal,ty No other p ositive factor can hope ta ,:omrie.us~te for th1s m &JOl l:hrest pru.ties 41e tied to the Auglo.J\menca11 Tnhteral Con11u1ss1ou, a g!ob11hst powe1 v.utcr t!ia t
nl pei;son~l and family ltbctty 1'1ort!i Kore:, 1s 1ts VAss.il puppet ~nd mos t hke:y will'bf" used 1s dru.'!;erous, to Jtbetty The cost of' ltvlllg J5' very high, re,u estate prices a, e 11stroncrn11c :111d
'1S ;q lugger event for som e .future war llg<mtst the VI/est business 1s a fo11!y dosed game among ] ~p~nese powe, b1oke-t:s wtth 111s1de1 ties to gover11-
me11t Also ~eep 111 111,nd that 1l:leb1ggest tlue-at to be111g a Western e q:i~tctate 111J11pal! 1s
that Chu,a has a grudge 11111\-i::h to settle the,e (J t1p ~u u\vaded Clru,a prior to W\Y/ll ru1d
Eastern Russia c<ia11mitte<I mru,y ;.1teoc1ties tl, er~). W hen Cluna finally strikes out l\t the \Y/est, expect
J~plln lo bt over-ru11 .'lt1d fully oco:up1ed. I: ou't be the, ._, when t.hllt l11<ppe11s
E ~stern R.ussrn lS ltl<.ew1se still not free, desp,te the phony dem ise of theSoVlet Union.
Con' tbe caughttnS1de Hu~ country or any of the ne.,rby former Sov,etStates when the
lro u X: wrt~u\ ~omes ct:\Sh1ng down ilgJW! Eastern Russ,~ 1~ ~ long wry fi:om Moscow, 'but Ceotral Asia
MoPCOW still d ,ctates 10 its governors 111 the 1eg1o n

Kazakhstah, Kyrgyzstah, Tajikistah,

South Korea Turkmenistan, and Uzb ekistan·

Sbuth !(ore.i is~ bustlm,g As,911 tiger ;111cl 1s a _g1:ow1ng competttot with J3p ~,, for 1ndustr13l ,._
do m1n3nce u1 the free portton of the Far E ast H owever, it ,s w1stt1table for perm~11e11t
res,clence for 'l/esterners beca use of 1ts extrem.e vulnernb1hty to 3ttack from N orth Korea-
-
;,11 event which surely must come South Korea alsc does a lot of stupid things 111'Jaw f
bec.iuse of th e ettreme influence of the US tnihta17 and tis A1nenca n docto~s--l1ke
m311d~tmg cu~um cmo,1 for 211 1nale bab ies N obody m the wodd do es tins as !3 m3ndate I

~!lymore, except Soufl'1 Korea

Mongofla

11/(ongoh~ 1s the most free·m~rket oriented c°'untry u1 the regton, but 1s still vecybac~11rcl
~11cl prun1tive. The. pe~pl'e a,e very open to 'l/estern 1de3.s ~nd finance l rwe had ~nother 20
ye~rs of freedom u1 the world; Mongol,~ wowd heco111e .1notlw Asian tiger; but we do u't.
tl,,nk there ,s that much tui1 e left for p~~ fulptogress Sadly, 1t is l~ndloc'ked by Russia
!llld C h 111n ~ud therefort vulnerable to beu1g- rut o ff n:om the tiee world 111 the n<:7. t w~1

Japan
This ~rei of the world ls not recommended due to .JI hek o fliberty, ~ host1le <:limate a1\d
Jap ,11 1s the most we.steu112ed ru.1d 11ii,deu1 -0 f ~ll the east As,~n s t~tes,, but !t 1s still chfficult eo nt111utng t ies to Russia. Central A~a used to form p:.rt o f the funner Soviet Un,on.
~. Westerners to find ll p enniit1e11t h,:itne tbtre aiid even more d1ffic.ult to tit lit Befute Secretly, Moscow still exercises~ lo t of conttol there, Corrup t,o n.willlil1 govern.ule11t is
syste.mJc- !1olck,ver from the Sov,et d.iys The•people t'3tl b e very fnendly, but they
44 Strategic Relocation

hold 111~11yste,eot"11f'es about the West tJ:iatmake tl,em cautious ufWestetners. S:<dly, the Buru1a and Sn Lanka are m ired in commun1s.r-b<l.cke<l 1usurgenc1es. Ind,a ,s the only
gove111men t and m ilitary types frotn the West t!u1t people see Ill ~ncl ru.ou11d the g,ow1ng nation that ,sgrowmg toward modern mtegr,1tion wtth the West, but that moderniz:itron
number of US and l'-IATO bases iii the ~1e:1 a1e not tiuly representative of US and Eu,ope:111 only touches the well-educated mutonty 1n a few m ajar c1hes The r est of Ind,a ;s s till
citizens, A Western m ,1,truy presence always adds to prostitution :,nd corruption ma host wallowing 1n pover,ty, rehg1ous iltfightuig and h~vy-h3nded p rovinei.~l goverrunents that
nahon The local economies are pove,ty ridden w,tJ, the exception of those ,nsic1ers who enfo1ce a ng,d form of socialism on all aspects of busmess. Counrnes with huge population
are p•rt of the weapons, 01! or drug p 1peh11es which g,o through tlus ,reca, 'vile don't expect deus1'hes such as India, coupled with sys tematic sociahst cornipt:1011, w,U11ever be stable
the sittt!\hon to nn p,ove.
Iu add,tton, b ot h India aud Pakis1,u1 :u e nude.., natious arm ed by other corupettng world
Southern Asia powers. They h1tve ·a long-standing hatred for each,other and engage in mihtary dashes
on a reguhr b-11s.1s Chjna was the ma1or benefactor ut P akistan; Russis backed I 1td1a, Now
the \Y/est dominates P«b st,an and ts 1nal-.111g a maior move on.lnd,a, T he \Y/est views India
India, Pakistan , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (formerly as~ cow1tetwe,gr1t to Chutese dom 111ance 111 the region I t's the only nat10 1) ,n the world
Ceylon), Burma-officially Myanmar that has a popuhtion base sufficient to match Cluna T he st1bco11tinent areaw1ll be~ very
daugerolJS,pface Lil the 11ext world war, so avoid 1t
01.SfflT

Southeastern Asia
CHINA
lHAl't151'Aj
Brunei , Bufma, Cambodia, East Timer, Indonesia, Laos,

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f"A!~ISTAN
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Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , Vietnam

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Tl11s a1ea 1s ~lso not recommended I t 1s in the monsoon cl1m~te be.It makutg ,t vulner~ble
to he11vy ra ,ns, flood,ng and a hum ,d clunate, Pskistan w,11 prob-11bly never recover from
the uttervention of the West wh,ch ha~ C.l\ttsed extreme tension between fundamentalist
Musluns and secular groups, Pabstru, has -chrou,c p overty througho ut most of the nation
ii.'!
-due to per.ruc1ous levels of socinl1su1 aud government control •
 Selecting -a Safe Country 45

1'Jone of these n~ttons ,ire 1e<:omrue11ded fo1 safety t>r hberty CAmhod1a,, Laos, lndones,a, Currtntly, thts I.S the most U1\st~b le-11nd war-prone ~~ea of the \Vo rld ~nd I.S uns.,fe for
V ,etnam and'fust 1'1mo r a re sull do mtnated by the fl'>1r Left and outnght ~om muntsts \Y/esterners.generally l sr-ael ,s ah cxeep t,011 to thJ~ hosttltry 1ow9td \Y/esterner!, but 1s itself
Bus111essme11 who ,ne lured u, for the tempornry advanlgge of open trade will rue: the vulnernble to attack:. War between lsrael ~nd the Arnb n~tions thst stirrotl!ld her (especially
day when thetr fore,gn Jt1vestm ents get co nfisc>1ted. T haifa11cl ~nd tl1e Phtl,ppt11es ~re the Lebanon and Syria) ts an ever-p resent threat In addition, the globalist leaders ,n the US
only twc !1abons that have some attraction to W8terners, bllt both <'I re detenorntmg mt.o :and NATO are dcterm,1ned to destroy Iran's m1lttary might an.:\ so a o ne-s,ded att~d:
long-term corlf11ct-espec1allyThilils11d CommL1n,st-bachd 111surgenc1es are prominent ag~inst Tmn ,s also veq likely m the n~r future, focus,ng ,on Ira1\'s nuclear enrich,nent
111 most cou11tnes. of this reg1011, K,dnapp111g of Westerners is a co mm on tactic, so doi\'t progrnm ~~ the excusec T he actu:11w~r will most likely be p rovoked by n pre-emptive stuke
put yow:self at nsk. O ne of the big uegatives that Western tourism and trade has brought on!ran by Israe~ followed by US 1nvolveme_i1t. T he Iran attacl<_ will p1·ovoke g b roade.r
tc Tha,l:.nd 1s l huge demand for sex shves, drugs ~nd pro~titutes, feedu1g bhck market lvf,ddle East wa1· involvmg Israel and her Ar~b a1\tagon1sts 111 Lebnnon and Syr1;1,
COUU£>bOI!

Be~usc of the world's li1C1-e"1sed llatled tow~rd Israel and the US, \Y/estert1ers will never
The Phtl,pp111es w11l Alw~ys harbor resentment towards Ain enca ow11ig to 0~1r less tl\Jli\ ~ga111 be safe ,n these n~tio11S. lvtnny,American Jews.
have moved to lsr~el duru1g the pau
savory ceputAhcn duru1g ihe colon,~! days. There 1s _a minority that still longs for the return 40 years, but m11ny a1-e leavtng and returning to rhe states due. to the h,gh levels of1-egula-
of US influence S,nce the US left, uut11b ihty 3nd corcup tion have retgned i11 th,s 1,at.011 hon, cost of l1v,ng. poor·1ob mArkets :a nd laci.. of secur,ty. The d .un, te ts moderate oi,ly m
Comm uni st and Muslun u1stirgenc,es·s till ab0;und there n-nc\ p by upon the idea tha t the the ar~s bo, den1'\g the Med,terrane~n Sea
\Y/est -,s planning 0 11 returnmg to t?.ke bRck tbe,r form er colony These 11nhons ~!so have the
mo11soon cltm,,te that ,s 11ever pleasant for comfo rt or long-term heal'th. '.B~ctena, viruses Pro \Y/esten1 Arab nations such •s.Jordnn and S'.n1d1Atabr.1 h?.vebeen bought offby ~/este_rn
3 11d mo ld are real p roblems ,11 such humid environments However, the most imp o~ta11t a,d and miht,u,r lies. There a re also seccet p1ote.c11on treM1es whei:e,n the US gove.rnment
negRttve fo r long term secunty u1 this region .s the p·otenti~l for oocupatton cluung the ne,i:t ~eps these cortup t A,._b lellders safe ftom bemg overthrow11 by foct1011s v,1ilU11 their c,wn
wodd w~ r Aswe exphmed m the previous chapter on war, we el!pect Ch,na to occupy all eowltues Wlule tlus ~ppe-.u:s to . dd to st~bllity il\ the region for now, the buut,Uf? hbtted
of the countries in th,s region et some future tune. ~gau1st US mterfe.rence m these ·ru ttons will eve11tu.11ly c1eJL te grellte1 m5t-,sb1hty

Middle East
Central America and Mexico
Israel, Jorcl'a n, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Syria, iurkey, Iran, Afghanistan, UAf:, Yemen

MEXICO
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46 Strategic Relocation

There 1s peth~ps "'" ,01!1e1 are-, o! the -wodd that has ~!J:rscied ~o, m ~11y A Ill ericau expatr1-ates Ameru,.111s ~,e p•.rt1cularly • t Lisk due lo the. 111cre:~su1g 'lltte111:t.o11 g,ve11 to illei:;~l 11J1m1gn1-
~s Cetlw.1lAu\ct1c~ ~nd MElf1co This area"' tdattvely close to the USA, bJ1s ·~ m 1ld, if uot t1Qt1 J11d the bo tder co1ill1ct with lvf!l!<:1c.an ~hug lords, The,e 1s 11 v,olent l:llrf war being
huuud, d1rnate, and has many fuendly people e.1get for the eco11oruic boost th at Americ~n w8ged by tl1e est-abbsh,e d cru:tde ~ncl the ,consl:;311t eompetjhP11 ll111t 1s :;!ways e111e1-gu1g &om
do llars b nng, O n the negative s,de there 1s ~n entrenchedL~hnAme.r,cgn b lllf'RUcracy breakaway drug dea fets who W$11t to tst11bl1sh their ow,, cii,tds ~nd t,ake ~ latge.1' share of
tlrnt ,s hard for AmertcP.ns 10 lrnndle. A lot of money hast~ be throw11 ~t loc~l ~ttouleys, the !(fo l 'v'lhat the A.ruet1cru, public doesn't reahze ,s that certau1 c•.rtds ,ue an exte11s1011
:ll!td the results -~rt not ?.lways-$;.}1,.faato ty or 1.egittm9Ie l n sou\e cornitnes, leg~! ronclblo!'.ks of tlie ·o ff1c1•l Mexican gcven,ment whic h, 111 tu,n, 1s U1 leag,.1e w ith our ow11 ClA's b lack
Jl!e thrown up !3rb1tr~uly ~nd bribery 1s nccess3ry to J>AY yovr way out of troub le. ope.ratJous whid1 has ,ts own drug pipeline tluough lvfex,co, T hJ1t's why oltL bo1der patrbl
ofte.11 h~s to dl¾II with the Me-,ocan m ,Lt-~r.y cross111g, the border 111 s~ipp ort of drug haulers
Am e1·1c~r1~ ~1-e mcrensmgly h2vmg trouble ftnd,ng bank.,;; that will sllow them to transfer ~ With tlus 'k111d of oiftctal callL1S1011, dtLlg v,olence w1ll 11ever e11d, Woes~ 1t leads to a
!i:>t of 1J1onerory assets f1-001 the st:ltes without e.noanous rees and ,eel tape Tltt US govern- culture of co11 uptio11 on bo th sides of the borde1 ~s high offic1~ls ., re mcre-.as1ngly pl•yu,g·a
ment 1~ pu!ttng 3 }ot of pressure on these banks to trac.kAmer,can ~!tempts to t~k;e thetr ro le u l covermg-lt[' £or wlL~t's 1·enlly gomg Ol'I.
mc,11cy offshore Tbe n sk ofbe111g sanct1011ed 6y the US financial authonties IS clnvu1,g
many b~ttks to the po mt of refusing to deal with American ~cc,:n1nts Inorc.qs,ngly, gov- 'vile believ~ tl1J1t Aruencru.1 tounsts 41t u1C:1t-as111gly gon1g te, b« 1,.1gets for the kiud oi kia-
enunents ,\J:<" lookmg at wxys to tP.x or luu ,i large lin~ncml tr,111s:1ctions· 11 A11vls to force 111,r,p111g for ransom that plagued Cent.rat America 111 the 1~!H)s Por this Lo~sou, Ameui:1111
Americans to tfausfet their money u1 country But tkt too 1s danger.ous g1ve11 the pto- expatt1ates ,ate tend111g tp co11c:ent.u1Je ru gated Aruenca11 comm u111t1;;s m Me,neo ,, suc:h ~s
pe1101r.y of~.et1a111 CO\lntues ·\c contiscf(te dollar accounts'-'lnd give yeti b-~ck'lo c.il cunency those u1 s 11d ,1to tu1d the se-;ishore. rowr1 0EE11senada. Howevc,, what good does tt do to
µ1s!C'1cl (or wcne yet, gpvern,u ent bonds) lt his lrnppenecl tn Me-,aao a11d Argenuna, ,etil>e u1 lv[ex1co ,f 1r ls no longer -'~fe to tr'.lvel on the ro~ds ,outs,de your conun un1ty? H ow
flln ls ,1 to ltve m ~ ghetto io t the ~ffluent,:, Of course, thtugs aren't th~t b~d yet. Ame-11c.1ns
T here IS ~lso a11 ever-present mu1onty of govenuue11t buteaucr:ats and off,c,als tbal 'i\.Ce stJl ,do ll avd h1tdy ftet-ly 1n lvlex,co but ,t 1s with meressnig risk The trends fo, ss rc ry "~
on the fut lefr ~ .nohate Atttet1c:u1s The m-a11y MJ1nost srnte wuvers,ties 111 Latu, Anler!cA nor good l11 the lo ng-teem
ru'e rtotoriotls for !ht11 ant.1.--Am enc'i\11 se11t1111 eut a11d they p,odua iliousa11ds of tn~u:ted
radu:,.ls eJtch yeH1 T.h1s mctl¾lsiug hatted of Amenc-;s, wh1d1 took a = 101 le~p forw3t d Fo1 11i;iw we f.tavt stopp~d dnv1ng out own vehicles ml'o lv(exico, The1e 1s too much d •uger
duung the Bush years of Amellcau 111te.rve11t1ou .uo und the world, will so m rday tempt of heu,g stopped fot u1 mor t1~ffic v1o lst1011s (o , fot 110 re.aso11 at all) by crooked pohce-
these govenmceuts to llo1:ifiscate the prope,rty of foreigners. -a11d forced to pay ,a b ube or fu1e· The,e 3te also a fe,w dru1gerous b, uds of ctl!ltu1J1ls rl1:, t
blod1. the- toads u1 ,1,utl are~s and rob people 01 woise You a.re rnueh less hl:ely to 1\111 into
,.u
O\lr ~dv,cc- 1s clo1>1t t,ike you r money or ~ssets off-shore ~nd don thur11
1
your~u p1obleuis ii you spi;ak the Lu1gu~ge and le3l!! to uclepub hc t1~11sporrnllo1i
b ndges1J~ck to tlte slates. You can !rve q,ute che;ap ly 111 Mcx:,co or Ce11t1-a!Aine11c•, so we
.r.xommend' sm~.tl transfers ;;t !' tune tluough ATh!s ~nd hv111g u1 rftfted tt.a!,ttts 'Dh3t C utte11tly, the JnCist popular de-st111M1Qt1-s m Ceimal Ameue-a fo r AmeJ-U:ai1 ~r-~ tuates are
way, thete 1s nothing to coufuc:.te L, tu1 A.menu ca111Je ~ good place to retreat to usmg C:ostll fuc.1 ,1nd Jl,;inam~.
., ltve 111 sauiug vessel. You can tuvel up a11tl down the coa~I to fmd the best Wel<ther ,ind
0

change loo~tions 1t will depending on the d iang.ng econo mic and polttiC?.l d un~te "f ou
do hsve to be -:areful oi the 1ucreAs1ng ovmber -,f p 1n11es opef~tu~ in !lie C~ubhean, Costa Rica
espu1al!y off the co,st of Veue2uela As fut s,fety, till$ will vary from E:o untty to courrtt'Y
.Mex1c.o is C\lttently the worst, overall E xparostes h9Vt alsc be~n pa tuculady sttrll~ted to Con-.1 fuc-.a li=use of tts 1eL~uvdy
low cost ofltvuig 8nd low p topetty ptices, ~IH1ough the cost of ,eal estate u1 Cosra Ric~
1~ ns1ng r:>p1dly due to t h;:- n1flux of fc>re,gn naho1'sls The,e ,s ~ n1odet11, !ow-cost hei1lth
Mexico =e system, w,th good hosp11'½ts ~ud c-hu,cs U1 most ma111 tOWJIS Exp,tnates ,u'e exemp!
from t.lY. ,011 oversells 111to1l'le, •nd thetic ·a te low~r pHipe,ty raxes-thM 11, tht> U S and no
We have l,ved ,n MeXJc,a at V-Jnous tunes, ~rid 1tWl!s ck1ghtful, s~ys )oei wlro comp·Mes c-.\p1rn l g-A1ns truce~
,t to lus time mEI S~V11d6r ~nd G u-. tem:,l, 111 the 80s dultug the he.;t of the M,a,st u1-
surge11cy i..ocals and Aru eucans liv~d m fe,u of !l1e11 lives tl len. l>low thu,gs lt.•ve changed O n tht dawn~,d~, Con'! RJc,l h~s S'I Set1ous Jevel of hom.e hreak-111~ i 11cl proptrty the l:l,
dr;uu atically, Guate1uala and El Salvs,dor ~re rehttvely safe •nd Mex,co ,s ~ caulc!ru11 of though 110 1 s lot oiv;ote1tt c111n e There .1s; as ill all l ~tlll A mene;i, .) goo.cl tlelll ofconi,ipuon
co1ruptio11 a11d dtug v,ole11ce ·that thr~tel'ls tlie srob1l,ty of the whole country
 Selecting a Safe Country 47

u1 both govemmmt '.'ll.,cl 6usu1~~, Uno:mpbyrnent~d poverty are h1_gh ffl:long the less P~n!lmtl atl<racts a. lot of roregn ~pfttnat:es because'1ts ban b ug !ystem 1s fait!y fnm<lly as
~,c~teri Butw~ges '.Ire low, so lured help ts dleap Thlt ooly works ag~Ul$t you ,i you fat ,u Lgnu Amenc-an countnes go But before you ,11ve.t or ope1 "11 ic~ount u, ,,ny foreign
~fan. 1:>n worbl\g there bank ~u;ck the n1an y webS1te~ tl1~t c,;ite.r to eapa.tna.tes, like 1J/1V11!.l1ut!J·J/.nf1~)!0/JJ1JJt1§..o>>,Y.
Don't tskethar lecon'Unet1d.1Mn, blindly, They are c:01nme1·01tiy skewed and fi1l1 of pr~
There are lwo basic types oi res,denqr !Xlotional hype But do read re~bro c oommen.ts by hloggets ~11d contubt1tors to the S1te

L :Jtes,&1cy for l?eu 1on eJ'.S GT ~btees ('.PetH101i~do~ or Ret:th!tas} li l70\.! ea.111 1000 per One of the bC$t tl11h~ -l!DOt1t Pa11,una 1s its v,s~ fer foteg11 rel:ttee$, c~lled<the Pens,oh~d6s.
rnonth from your petit1011i or: $1 (JOO a 1nontl1 rron 1 your mvesnnrots ,you cai1 qualify Accc,rding to Inten1atlon9I L1vu1g as of August 2.008 the "peru,on.qde" requi-retnents
Jor thesepeln'Uh <are, "App~cu'lts tnList dl:aw Am1111tn1m1 peus1on of 1750 and ll.l~Jert' at' l~ t i 100,000
111 prope1ty ui Pgn,una or you must have ::i pc1111on of at least $1.,000 p er m onth {n o real
.l Residency ror IDVe~tors (It1VffS10111stas) lf yo,, 1nve,t in ~ lbc./11 bus.utess ll1 Costa
estate. reqturo.ne1t). Yau c11n pool your pa,11011. with yoUt spOtJse's to meet the J'tlUlunum
Ric>1, aecordutg to the C enter for the P (omt,l:lott of Exports :1nd I nvestments
pens1011 req_wrenents, The bencltts ;ite big
{PROCQ1v!ER), the current: p11011ty ,nvestinent ilte.lS :if bus111es, 11te 0111ru11ental
plant"', leather al)lcles-, sp1CF.s. fr.11ts n11d vegetables, proce~sed fot>ds, wood products • 50¾ off ent e1taitune11t anywhei:.e in ti~e cou11ny (mov1es, theat:el's·,
ru1d t ouusm Ycou will he 1eq1.11ri:>d to,mvest ;jt least $50,000 US do ll~; in one of
ca011cetts, spornng events)
tl1ese ueas If you p refer llll ~te-2 or uw e,cminr-not hsted by PROCOMER, vou tnJJst
ttivest t200 ,000 US .dollm:, Ill that busntes~. • 30°/6 oft b u; , boat, ,in d tmu1 fares
• 2.So/~· 0fi loc-,i! 1'lth11e bckets ~l()"/, off COP A Intem~nonal Flights)
Panama • 25~/~ off .rnonij1ly energy bills
• 30¾ to 501/o gff hotel stays
B ec:Quse o f the P:.111.~n1~ Cmal, there" a lot ci A,nenc-an ,utlllatce t.ll this country, botl1
good' .u:id bad People ethet love P...mencans or hate th eni Often, it's 1ust ,a n't~ttet of • t3¾ off ho~p1t,1I b,11,
money Foregner, ace popular'b ec.ousethey h~ve money cand they get treated' ,cco,chngly • 10°/• off pres,:nvt:ron medtanes
'the only bf:herw3y-to really get good treatm:a:tt ts to berluent 111 Sparu,h and ~how ~ desuoc
• 20¾ <iff n1ech1:2I ~01\~llltsbons
to blend in .ind be l-u\'.'11dlV
• 15¾ .it1 de1t;il :111d eye ~rut'\5
Stnitegu:ally, :Pan,un,:, h.ls a bad reput::.ab on tor cornlpb on and le.fu st gove.n'lmO'\ts----<lil • 20¾ off profen1onnl ,.nd cedu11e11! setv1ccs
mvolved wrth the U 3' dn,g tndtc 1'1ow that the U S has ab audon ed the canal_ .the Chine, e
hav1c e,;btblished, c01nmercal sh1pp111g foothold Th ey .u:e-wt.11 aware .,f tl'.ie staitegic • S0"/2 off dosmg costs for ho,ne loan,, -and ruo1e '
_pontrou of the P:111~:< Canru. All over th ewodd the Owie,;eare t:i:y,ng•to contl'.ol
sh1pp1ng 'fan~. ltid Pru1runi11s tl1e key roU11t1y 111 Ce1trnf Amenc.1. Th,s doC$n l: bodewe:U
ior'P:mllln~ Ill t11enextworld w~r. or £or the: Amene2111 Lv,ng the1·e, so bew~1·e Hotp11¾1hty Belize
tow~rtls i\.mtncarls c.oLild ch,mge rapid ly 1n b"d times
A torme1 Bubsh colony, Beh2e L~ ~ favon.te or Ji1anv who ar.e loda11g, tc hve 11:1 a io,eign
The m.i1or city 1s Pan aro~ City One expat1111tewrote ''Pnces .u·e using. Most uf the country E nghsh 1, spoken by most Belt2e 1s ofte.11 rec0t:t1mended iorthe t:)IFlPJ! tounst
people buying the r~IJv expensive condos .u1d houses are Latm Amenc.ms Md European,. reasons ocem beache. 1 clear, blue w:ate11 1,olated retre,,ts, Mayau ru111.s, mnforests 'Sltci
Amencmis buy mostly 111 the 200K to 2!>0[( t"1nge, :lnd th ey s-eein to ltke tl1e t11te11or of tl1e waterfalls Hov,ever, tl1e cllm~te is hot ,an d h.urtutl 1no~t of the year, with a monsoon-type
oount1y bettet th~n Pnnilma City Ii you ~re s111gle rehttvely yorn1g, :incl hke to go out, buy peood May t i, 1'1ovcinber
,n the oty If you h'1Ve" farn1Jv. vou could still live u1 the cit,;, butw1t:l, ;,nall d.uldteu ,t's
h<1rd to 1ind" place to let them out slltely 111 that case.its bett.ei t o buy outS1d<c tl1e C1ty111 • .Belize b.u a progtrun for "q_u:diii ed retired 11ersons" (QRP), modi l.ke P-.111,in11's Pen.uon9do
OOLnn1Lu11ty '"We r~rt11nend. renting !or ,It le\J~t ttx .rr,011ths m a \'.ount,:y before yo\J deude Erogt'IVn- 31Xtve, Ac.eordin g to lntet:Jl.Qt1011eil Llvmg, the Q RP (gdi111111.-te.red b}; tl1e Beh~
to settle u1, Renh m-e 1nt1dest $0 IL'.'J<10J1't bteak the b ~ Tounsm B()j\rd) "offe~ s,gnlficantnax ,ncent1ves t o those who become pf.tmru,e1t: residents
of Bekte Fotegh tes,clents tu1der the progr~n1 are ~en1pted !ron1 all =es 011 luco1ne from
48 Strategic Relocation

soutees.outside Belize 'I'l~ c-an i:>'v'tl and openite 111ten,~tio11al bt1s1J1esses b-ased 11, Belize,
-itgatn ;,xe111pt from all locru tllXes They can also import persQ11al effecrs w ,thout p~yu,g The Caril>bean
m!pot't duti:es."
Ccrt~111 ,shnc\5 o f the Catibbe11u are v iewed 9S sl\fe h~vens for your mo1,ey 'E~rbado~.
Howeve,, most expA!riates never le11Cned th~t Bcit~it , turned. the governruer1t c,ver !o .; Caym,;11 lsh111ds, British Vuglll Isfauds .;nd the Tur1.s & C:atcos, All of wluch h•ve tjes tl'.I
wlac<isl political party w hen they _g t9nred 1ndependence a11d that ,ntiuencc 1i stilJ Under the UK aud have theu banks ~ud,ted by the B•uk of EngW,d The B•h~m~s !»ve ~!so been
the surfo~. lf the world nu:ns ·1g~111~tAmcr,eans, tlu1~gs could ch~nge r~p1dly ,u.Bd1::e for popul~, ,n the·p:ast, '<!though ba,..krng pnvaey laws h,ve recently been somewhat co111pro-
exp~tnate Am et·i~~ns. 1Uised Ultm1ately, the r ules i:a n ~ha1,ge ~nywhe1~ s1..tdde11ly, so don't count on ~nyHung
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stayuiglhes~me
Nicaragua
C hnu te w1sce, the we,ither ,s wonderful most of the tune. w,th ,nlld trop,e.al sea breeze•:;
1//e do11' t tecomme11d N 1i:at8gua b ecgu~ ii h~s never been th.essnle *fter the Sgnd~nlst~ However, the 1sh1 nds ate very vulnerable to tropicAI stonns lnd hurr,c,anes. M.iny of the
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revolution when com111 un1st rebels cam e to po'we.r , tl\l\11.ks to efforts by the US St~te top ten storms of the fast dee..~de occurred 111 this region IY/lule storm numbccs" ndlevelG
Cepathnent to undennmc pro-Western presidentAnMtJ\z,o Sa·moza Tlie Sandtnlsll\S1ost o f destrueuo11 vaty from ye~r to year, the ovct~ll trend seems to be m o re nu,nerous and
power after m~ny yea l's, but st rong m~n 0 1tega tS now b~ck 111 [!IOWer n1o re power!i.11 storms each deoacle. Ill generil, We do no t recomme nd ten'l!.a ts on -un11ll
1sh11cls be~use you hive no pl11ce to go tf yolll: s1tt111t1on becomes c,omprom1se-cl,

Guatemala and El Salvador

South America
Gt1~t~mal~ a nd E l SAIV11dor ,,lso hnd s1m ilat bo uts witli comm un,stgue trillas bt1t ~.me
to~ forced nego tiated solutio ,1 (by the US) T h e PAr Left l:ti!s bee11 kept 'li t bay dur u1g
st.ibseqµeu t e lec.t1011s, bt,t they w,11 ase agaiu as the.u1creasu,g welfare dassdt111andsmore
Jiud moce_p<lwet Gu~tem~l:; has"' small but grow111g group of hbertan;u1s--owu,g ;;ln1o·s t
exchis1vely to '.I free· m srket u1uvets1ty there The San lvbuoqum Un1vets1ty u1 Gua teru-ala.
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Fot c01np~r,son purpose-., we ltke to d,vide South A,ner,c:a .!!\to thi'ee different groups sem.i--E.urope~u itmosp llete fot h,,li or,. third oc the cost O f tlle three, A tgenlill~ has
of :-ountries. fust, the Ande.~n Mountl\,n nations ofColo1nbU1, Peru, BohVta ~rtd the bigges t ero116my, i,Ued with plenuful re.sources it ,s mo~t like the USA l1l vanery o f
Ecuaclot (~LI of which have so111e 1nount~111 country :a11d some 1u11gle ,ue-l\s), second, the 1eg,ons ,utd dl!n,Hes You. csu fmd ttop1e$l ~teas up 11orth, high d~ert ~11d mounts\u1s ,11
iully tropical ju11gle l\..~t,ons of Ven~.i:uela, the Guy,u,as, Par:iguay ~nd Bt'O\lHI, thtr,i the the ::itnter-we.st of the country ~nd tertile pb1ns m the ce,11ter ~II the w~y_ south. Argfflt!I\~
.sc5Uthen1 uat!ons Ui•uguay, Argen.t11»1 3nd Ch,le. Clule snd Argenttn~ both have tow~r111g ls i\ll ~gncultur,1 p:;i.t~dise A lm ost eve1y type of crop is grownlllol~tnot~ly w,thm the
Ar.clein 111ot1nt~111t, 6111 ~re so d1stJnct from !lu.• otheI Andc,in n.At,ons that they must countt')'. N~turally, ,t'.s ~ UltlJO t e-xpOttt;t of .food Al"Ol1n d thee world. It h;,1 tl'ied to chver11fy
be colls1dered sepJ112tely, u110 m.uuif~ctut1ng: but c:\ll't ~eem to co1npe1e with B1"Snl, the ,1~dtlS'tt1~ l 1,owethouse to
the 11011h
E-ve11 though La.hn A merit, ,snow free of its coloru8l tasbn aste1s, ,t JS burdened with
• fa1ge "caropttnto' sect61 that 1s lughly 51.lSceptibile to the eg:,ht11u~n cill ofMru:x,snr Ar_genhn~ would b e tny natur31p ick 3S a wonderful tetlrement ,ind re tr~t c;.rea fot
,ind.Demo,:,rst,c 'SoctMIJSm w hic h has kep t these natioas-111 the ecouom rc h~seiue nt fo:t Att1 er,eans .r it wei.e not for the tot-al a11d el1ro11,c level of ~orn,p11on ,u govern,n ent, l~bo1
i?.ir !o.u long un,ons gnd b usm~s th,\1 h,1ve:p lagued tlus nat,o n h,stor,cs.lly Bad~~ it hM beel'I u1 the
p!1St, 1t liAt te~d1ed ,ts pm1~de unde1 the corruptive de:'1 ltngs 11r the Kirchners, a husband
F-ortumtely, the r~J,u~s of wodd.ectH1<>rn ti: compettt,011 h~ve rorc:ed these t,ad,1101:!J\I gnd wife poht,c~l le~tn who h~ve botl,served:as Pre.sidents ofthecotmtry. K,ckb~ck.s and
s-oe,aLst strt1ngl1olds to tilke & moi--e free ruar~et ouented app1u,ch "' p,~1cus decades ,p Ayotts run everyth111g an Argenbrul, ,nelud,ng cleel!ons. Yott c.q1111ot ruu ~ b11s.me.ss thcte
That trend reversed ,..ftcr the ecououlic bust of 2008 when free m•.uket poltc,es got bbm ed without huge payouts. Still, busu1= p ro~pe1-s utAtgentma s wildly floi:n1xt1ng i:ye les Even
f6r the coll,psc- (who.tt 111 htct ,twas corporate-corruption an d co!!uS1011 v,,th govettlllt ¢tit thdugh p lagued by high regulstton ,u1d COCL'llptron, the profits are h,gh e1~ough to pay ,o ff
tt\at was the re-,! culp ul), the regtu~tors:.111d get around some,of. the b:id hw~ lncre,isu~ly, howt-Ver, the couup-
tion of the K,rclu1er ye.1r.s eontu1ues to d~mAnd h1ghe1 taz~, putting the 11atio11's export
The eleclora1 g,iu.1s by lvhux.1st leaders in Venezuel~, Pe,u, Ecuado:1,.Braz1l Arge11tu,:1 and profits ~t nsk a11d C-J llStng proclocers to go on stnke to for~e the K1relu1ers to back down.
Urugu.•y duLu1g tl1e st,ut of !l.tE n ew c~ntuty do not bode well for the fut= -o£ L~tu1 lJltmiately, bt\Slflesses w1ll lo~e .Nesto1· K.irchnet suddenly died JJ, 2010, en.omg half oi the
America wlie,e the Far Left 1s c:ommg back. vntl1-3 veugea11ce T herefore, de.s pite the ccrrup ! dyrntsty
future po tentL,.J of :;uo the,· World W10 r, the pceSent ltberttes ava,l~b le u1 North Arn ei:,ca
outweigh tliE liabilities ru1d.J11akt ,t ,, better c:ho,ce for st1<s teg1c relocst,011 for: Americ:111s A..rgentut9, like Mexico, also has~ h1sto1-y of co11fis~t1ng po:-op lo:-'s barik ~e-eoU!\1$, s tealmg:
~,\cl.Lan,di,.ns. the dollat"S they bave hoatded as p(otect,on ~gains-! ramp~nt 1nfht1011, And gr.<11ng them
wor.thless govenunent bonds u1 retllflt While all u~tlo n~ have been forced by world
V,rtually ,ll nabo11s 111 South Arnette:>, 3s ul Ce.ntra! Ame.nc.1 1 ~re sottahst, i\ttd then,fore m!!kets to be leu p1'eruto1-y 111 the past dec.,de,ot so, the mentality for "stt-~llng fr0m the
ml.1erei1tfy w,st:ible aud sub1ect to penod,c social unrest S-ome, like V.m·eruela, Boltv ,.,. nch 1s:S1.ill lM<'nt m ~uL,,1.in American co11nn·1es.
g it.cl the Guyan~s ~re led by o uu,,ght lv!J\ix,sts whose leade1s are openly husble tow,rd free
m:a.rl:ets attd America Even Br.;zJ's outgo,ug pres1deJ1t, Lulu de Silva ts A Coulmt1rust, .Atnetlea,1 exp~1r1ates mosdy ~o ngregate 111 ~nd ~tou11d the ~11p,tol of Buenos Al!"es (BA}--a
but l,e ,s pbymg ~s ifhe 1s ~ modeta.te roe ecouo 11t1c ·ac:hmnt.age in wot!dtrade De-Stlva co~roopo\1ta11 city tlrnt rem ,nds me of eve1yth,ng 111 Europe, with w ide boulevs.rds, street
holds an snnu~t conrereuci: ut S,o Paolo for com111u11ist revolutwnar,es 11, South.America stde c-clfes- :U1d pedestr,an streets oowntown !J11ed with .f.anoy shop.s. 1111:cst of Arge.ntt11as
to p\~11 for all evei,tual talteover ofal! South,Ameuca. His replace111erit:, I::.iliua RousSl!'tt, l11d1,u1 people.s ~re in the tropical n,g,o ns up nor.th, so ~e1ywhere else-you find de.scen-
,s a.l~o a Co t,t.t ru u111st Ew11 CluJe was ruled by~ closet ComJU\.uttst (Mchelle.Bacbe!et) dents ofSpinish, lt.1ha1ts and Ge.rmsus. 'B~nktng services ,re modt'rn, hvui_g ,s rehtJvely
up unttl tlus-ye,,t She got elected by p1om1s1ng to CO!ltu1ue C!nle's free m.uket busu1ess che~I? <ind people are fnendly-spe~13Jly if you ~ke the tun<> 10 lc~rn the. LLl\1que iorm ni
pol:tc,es while 111creas111g soc12l,st l>eueft.ts. Slowly, .ill ;round Soul.h A111eucs, tlus returu "Rio Cc Li Pia~~" Spurush they spe~k there. M~,'lj' people~~k some E ngli,h.
lo llIOte soc!ll.ltst demands ts sappmg the 'Streng.th out of the ttcer·u1,1rkets 11llowe~ duru1g
the 80s- ~ncl 90s Although Buenos A.res 1s fun to v1.s1t, we p1>tfer the cou1111y t-0wns. .1.ncl c:-itles, It ls 11ot
,liffacult to become self-suffic1ei1t ,gr1culnlf~lly there with the ferule l~nd al\d clim~te of
central Argen11na , The Cilmpc." ofl:viend0:!::.1 ti very mueh like the US The centrnl-soL1th
Arge ntina P.11Lnpas ate the v~~t fer,ule ph11nll. or Atgenti.rtll where the best gr1~-fed beef in the world
11, ge(leral, the tluee so uther11 n?ttiOI\S of C htle. A!:ge11tana sud Urugt1-~y offet the oqgu1ates Bilu~ Bl~nca !$ the msiot agneultural port H, the south-cent!\~! region, but th~
most favorable chm~te for Ame.nca11 ~nd E ul'opean e:xpatuateswh.o w~nt to live 111 ~ r~l gems for hvmg 9re th~ sm9ll tow.n s between Bahm Blil11c:-.1 and Buenos All'es You c~n
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-even bud ml)Unt3111 ~o mmumtJes very ru uc:h like the Sw,ss Alps nea~ the Bru1k;ch.- JJ1d the U rugllay has wide pamp:i.s like Argenuna so its c~ttle and sheep 111d ushy 1s every bit
Ch,leru, borclet T he public: 't.r~nspo~t-,;uon system ,&very good (except tl1e tra111s)1 so yo u as developed a~ Arge11t111a's Howeve,, Urµguay cloes1\1t have the Mngc of c:hm~te th~t
c-.an even do without i0£-AL Loug·t;tuge co~cl, style b1is~ take you everywheu m A,gentuta Arge11t111., has, aud so m List unport somt of 11s foo d from Arge11tu1~ attd B,az,11 T he end
h ' s too b11d che rr,uns l'Ulve gone mto ,d1srcpa11 H igh speedtn;tni wott!d be 11 n3rul'l!I thc1e ,esult ,s th~t all the gornd food folU1d U1 A1ge11tin~ ,s avatlable U1 U,ugtL•r, b ul '10t "" of the
whe,e d1~tsnces rival thpse Ill the USA u1dustn, ! _gi;iods. A,w J 1t 1s11 t , it's ~ quick tnp !o either Buellos AJres ot BL~zll to get 1t

\Y/ith ~ll o f Argentm,'s great rcsot1rcet, the g overntt><nt ,s no t frietidly to io re1grters Yo l\ Uttiguay" au, top p ick fo, 1clocat1011 111 So uth A1neucn Accordu,g to !J1t,.uir.t1011al L1xr111g
c~n w~tt months uy.u ig to get through the bure,iucetl!t' ted ~ap e 0 £gett1ng :1 res,dence you shotild Apply i or" .residency v,s~ 11,rough th.e uum.1grn tion off,ce 111 your co Witry of
vis~. A ~11\tern~tlon~l L1vu1g po uus out, ' It 1~ d,ffteult to get petmanent reS1dency here residence lngene1al te1111s, th~ requnements 41e: "ownmgi prope,ty 111 the- cou11t17,and/
unless you buy property If you buy property thr©ugh ~ c:otpo-<llttOn ~ud make you1self ,;,r-a bru,k 11ccount wlth adequa te fu11ds, havuig- a dean pi,.1,ce record 111 tht co untry o f
the d,tecton of'tl1e ,co1pot'a t1011, you c~11 b11s1c:11!y w,1te youuelf a letter offermg yoU1self residency ~nd 11.,w~ p,roof of inco me Ill U.ruguay or n work permit All doc1\lll en1s will
~ 10b fppe11111g the w~y for >1 'B l1s111ess \Y/otk V is~]. If yea, doa't wa11t to buy~ ptoperty, h~ve to be auth~at,c.;,ttd bys ptab l,c. ru:, t~ry Auy person vis1tu1g On1guay fti r busn1ess
yo\ 1co ulcl te11t, but you would be able to spend only snc months m tl1eco\a1tty (e11ter on pmpo.ses c~n go to tit~ consumtt o r ~mbassy of l:he i::<)11t1try '1
:i thte~ month totlust v,s~ and then e>:tend 1t ,t the lJJ.!migr,t:1011 office fo1 ~nother three

'111 011ths). Re1,tiJ,g may be the way to go. fo1 peoplt who 1ust wru1t t<J spend tlir;;<" to so:
1n!:)11tl1s 111 A,ge.ntu,~, estiecU1lly t ighr now, as rents ar.e pre tty low A lso, te111 e111ber tha t Chile
Atgcnttfrn en1oys opposite se10.sons to tl1e US Ifyou tune your six-111outhshnt .1ppropn-
.ltely, yo u could live w,th ye11r-,ol1ud spcu,g and surume, te mperatures " Cltlle h~d 2 ~enous.botlt o f co mm unist rule u nd er- Sialv:ido r Allendo: uunl h~ w~s oveL-
thrown by G en Augusto P,uochct Pmochet w~s thus t!l\l\re1s,a lly rev,le.d by the leftist
T he co untry 1s,very docum~nl o oented Whether e11te!'ltlg with ~ v,s~ o, .a ttl unst e,ttl, p ress ~tound the world, no t 0 11ly fur overthrowing a d emoct,\h~~lly alecte.d Co mm un,st
11 ,s 1mpo, t;;nt to cauy ~ 12•ssport :rt all tun es Pohi:e c~, ~nd ,ncc~s1011ally do , dew ~ncl bu~ bee.;1use he. bro ught s.~rio'Us face ,11.a rket reforms to CJ1,le thM , Uowed C lnle 10 !)tOspeJ.
1de111tiic:1ho11 A posspo1t 1s usually requited to cheek mto .a hotel, c;1sll t, .,vele t'$ c hecks, well above ,ts no rm·al U<cnd OE the three n1t101'\S il'I the so11thern group, Ch!le ltas them osr
•ntl co11cl,1ct o tliet ro ll!lllt busu,ess" l~'IS5e.z-fa1re free Ul$ rr.et, but rilso the l1ighest p erc,;nt~ge or na rrve 1nd1~us, whtc:h slways
ptoV1des the b·att group of c.;11npeS11\os th,ar Lzft>Sts ph y t1P0n to p otuiy ~sv1ctun~ of
Uruguay C~p!t>'l lt$ll1 ~nd d em ,111d more soc.1:ihs111 The mtnonty o r Gl11le.~11s J~ of E utopesi1 descent,
,llld tlus gt'O llf' pt·ov1d es the v~st tn ljot11y of enrrep,e1\eurs.
Tu,y U11-1g1U1y jUSt ,across th~ uve1 fro in Bueuos AJr'.~s IS muc h friendlier to fo1e,g11ers •nd
1he prefeite,;i cle$\1!J1\Uou fo l :nany Sf<YVY e<patqa.te1. Uruguay has g,;,.ne out Qf It~ W9Y C htle has~ !QWer levd !lf corLup uo11 tha n w ost Lauu Awer1can co w1wes, b ut ,t 1s sttll
to be open tQ foreign 111vestme,rt and tt shows The popnlated ar~s, from tl,e cap1tol thete lr h,1~ ~11 e:i:cdlcnt system oi ro~cls due to Its cehtrvdy long but 11'\trOW geogrnphy,
Montevideo to Punrn Del Es1e (the n11'JOr reso.tt dest1t~t1011 up the· coast). are m0deut and rtqu1r1ng fewe1 ro~cls The over~ll hV111gst~ndard ts good by L~tui Amer,can -st,andllrcls
fttst world r.irt~d For th11t 1.-Asou., 111s also 1,Qt ne.adyas c hetip as Aq:euttna 1 but sr,ll less beca1use of its s tro ug export lncom e, ,1 nd lt has fit.~t-world quru,ty tel~ho ue ,ind intern.et
expens,vt than Ameuca ,,nd Eu,ope Iu &.ct, a lot of things ,u e e nced u, doltrus The local se1v 1ces
bus111ess peop le got nred of being b un1ecl 111 prev,ous mf!J1tto11ary 1j enods <1nd gc-t used to
,dealu1e u, dolLn~
- Cb>1des Sp encer explains the bes-t wgy ts get resick11c.y 111 Chile on h.s website ~11,r11• n/lso11th-
e111th1/e. ,·on1. "The 1nves t·or VI$<'! ls. eJJ.sy to cibtau1, i1nd very difficult to k.e~. I mm igration
'H oweve1, the u1~uor; of the co u11tty 1s sttll tlurd wo1ld and ve1y cl1eap We prefer ,t, will ~ud1t your b us.u1tss ,n the se::-ond ye,ar to de1ern11ne ai_ 1t ,s l visble business .a nd will
but you really have to !e~1~1 Sp~ n1sh to t11k-e ~<Tll\ttt.\ge o f the e~sy hvu1g 1n II.tis part of ex~m u\e lit ck,ta1l your b\JS1ness plan. A11 u1ve~tor \rl5'3 IS nbo typtcally thousands of dolla£s
Umgugy You ~lso wcn't have the s~ u,e utft..,structure a.s III the capitol, whe1: some rate mo,e cxpens,ve 111 ~rm~ of procenures that m\lSt De completed " But hen he explgms the
11 very !ughly includurg tlean wa te,, telephone connett,011 u, 48 hours ,ind q wck s~tJJp more inendly, "C lti\ea n Reuteme11t ~11d l ncoin e V1s9"
<>t llltec11et co,111ectto11s, Not so 111 'the 1ute.r1or. Y-0 u can .s till get f.utly good service~,
but tile Vlal\ u loug_er "T he key r~q uire,nenl ts'1 bas,c ~ecurnng 111come th,at w ill support you 1n the futute
Among 1ust l\ icw or the sources th~ r Ch1leJ1n lmmigrat1011 w,ll nccept are pens tons, so~!
~~uriry, 1ent from 1e.1l est~ te, long-term co11rt'11c1s, ,nte rest 111con1e 01 A1111u1t1es A ny
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souLce that will pe.nod,cally 1erur 111 the &1nir.- Yout othe, resouLces ,tr~ :aJs.0 co11s1deted. It Paraguay
ls nut 011ly J 1?c11tt11tg soutce of 11,eo m~ lm tu igt,11Jon would, for teXlltuplt-, co11s1det'1 3m ,II
soc,al seeunry cl,eck you receive every mQt,!'11 u1 add,tiou w :i lu.rgt !1tvU1gs account, stock P,r$\gUJly 1s rlu11pru1tw1th crun e >'1 110 pohee co.n up t101L I t used to,be f,irly stable ~111det
pcrtfoliq, or pro[:terty you own 111 Ch,le ~s p Lllof tl.!Jit you h•ve ;uffic,eut asse ts , Som;:; or the ,cl,ct~ 101,shtp of Gen.era! Alfi.edo Sttoessuer, but that w~s at tl1e pnce •of hbetty !J11der
the seco11da1-y ~ssets th,a Cl11le<111 uum igrJ1t1011 will consider :ire s"-villgs, stoeks, p roperty 111 his wntch P-Ar~gu.~y bec.-.1me ~·s,n uggler's route f-0t Brnl 1ltan products lllto the res t oi Sol1tb
ClulE or otheL couuu,es, !llVestru e11t 111 ~ busu1ess ut Clnle, ~nd SQ 0 11." A.menc~ (wl;o all n1 amta1necl such lugh p rotective tariffs that i mports wete ~stronomtc:ll
ut pn ce), \Y/hen Stcoe!~ner wns OU$!ed, the. dosed C\ltruphon w hich he h~d c=ted became.

'' Chtl~n 1J1111ugrn tto 11 for tl1e most part w11l L1ot tell u~ o, :inyor,e elseex~ttly wha t the ope11 CO (t Up tion ~nd 11 has'been b3d evustnte, .1.lthough there have bee.n toJ;;en craek-
ru~g,e 11tunbet 1s 1r.1 teuus or monthly 111come ot ·o thel assets that 1s 1equ11ed co qtr~hfy downs irom t,me to tune Often police ate known to !h3kedowt\ fo1-eig11ers.~nd loc-.1!1 ~like
A ll they will say 1s th~t it must be suff1c1e11t to hve tin u, the area you 3tt 111te11du1g to, when they clrive out ulto the <:o.untrys1de The cost 0£hv,11g ,s very che?.p but the dHn Qte.
tes1de So, for ~"ru.ple Jt IS much mote expe11s1ve- to live- 111 L;,s C ondes 1u S~11t1~go tl11t11 1s very ho! ~11d 11,un 1d Not ,econ1 U1t11ded
a smatl lt,w11111 Southern Clule A good 1uleofl::humb 1'tro,s Clule 1s that yo u should be
.lblc to, shov, $1,000 US pct pe1so11111cludu,g yourself iu1d ~rry people you d~1m as depet>-
Brazil
denis on your ,ipplk:itton Tiiis ,s suifictellt to ltve A 111 tddle class life ~ le tn ~!most e<tety
p~n of Cb,le- " You C'1 n find nlm o~t evei-ytlung 111 Br~zt!, good and b,1d BrA::il is r.he biggest country 111
SoutltAmetiG'~ ~lld the most populous Few peop le tt31tzl:' th~t h~lf of Soutlt Am ettc.111,
spmB1a2il1s11 Portuguese, 11ot Spa1ush The eultt,re ,s bo th ee.lec tte ~11d c~p ttv-atmg--
Venezuela, Bolivia and the Guyanas espec,illy tht Ill usie The co11nuy 1s a m ,x of doze11s of races a1>d ct1lti1tes1 but the bhick
l\i(esttzo cultutei:uedo ui111,ues. C: tm~ and con i.1J!ll<lln are b1gp1oblems u1 Brt,21l--e~p e-
We do not tecomm e11d the thtee G~1ys11$s (Guyalla1 Fre11ch G1Jys11~ !l11d Suu1111m) 1101· ~1~Uy u1 tltt> Fa,ve6's- the sltlms of Rio de J,.,1,eu'o and S.~i!i P in1lt> The srnnda, d of !Jv!llg
VeJl~Ud~ or Seim~. All al'e dtrec.dy 0011\ro tled by the F~r Leit or 011tngl11 Coin mUtu sts 1"ll11ges f.rom lua-ury 111 first world psrts of m ~,ot c1ues to .b,ect p0verry
ltke H ttgo Ch~vcr
Thete. 1, a Jo t of = lth 1n .Br11zil, blJl it JS s~d to report tha r fild~t of the btg-bnsu1ess
<:011cet11s gave tip the fight i o r liberty 111 Br:ai,l when Ivfarx1sc Lull\ L'a S' il'<';; got eleeted
Ecuador
They Scuccumbed to lus pa,ty's not-s.o-sub tle threat-. 1f!hey 11r,posed 11:1s u1cre•std soc1ahst
E ewdor has ~ hitge cont1nge11t of expatr1~tes ;od 1s highly r~ted by the e.d1tors a11~ wntets demands. :C:,a Stlva 1s a tadtcal Com m u111st who leads !hie th111Jy-ve1led revo lut,o,r1t,1y
fur lntern~tto11~l Living L1v111g ,s ~he.ap ,1nd the dun ~re tn the h1ghl,.nds ,~ tde.~l, wiuch moveuieut from lus :1111,ual leade.1sl11p FottJm (Foro de .Sao Pauhi,) But he l~s b ee11 sm~tt
tt -tbo ut ,1!1 they ;::C)tHu:!~t 11nport3nt, as lo,~ M the lil'IM 1Uows fore1~ 1ers to hve there c11ough to play tht 5arut u, lt -as Red Cbu.~---g1v1116 bl!S1nes_ees a c~tam ijtnount of ltb-et ty
However, they completely overlook_ the fuct th~t Ecu,,dor 1~ ntlecl t,y rufuel Co n~a,,; f,,r 111 t1ttlerto but!d up the Braz,mn economy so thar. ut tuu,1 he- can bwkt h,s rumed forces.
leit ~oChl hst president 11nd :illy ofH.ugo Chave:. Jrtd lu~ Bol1\T:lrian movemei1t- advo e.1tmg Bta21l 1s do ing 1u~t that. It ha~ 111~101 at1ct11ft 111~uufact111r11g fuettlrtes, bo th mil1tat')'-and
A M~1X1st 1evolu1;.01nty ~ppro*ch t11 L*ttn Am e1'1c.1 to collllttr US 11'Ulucnoe If. tbJs i~r left .civ1lia,_1 ·a ud m~nu£acttlres a full r:-ange of weaponry Ir Is even pla111,n1g to, be the first m
contL-ol t11 Ecwdor co1~1:tJ1ues, we thtnf: there JJ a h1_gh pi·obilbll,ty that Ame.r1c.:ins' property Ltm Am et1ca with nttclear weapons. ·
·wil1,omed:1cy b.- conf1sci\~o
As for relo-c-atu16 to Bra:nl, we do11't eecomtue1u:I 1t.. but tc1s lJ1g_eien<!) ugh to get lost 111 if
you speak tJ1e language well Fo:l'.l!1llteiy, there. are e11ough f,u,-haired B«,ztli.ans of G etmru.1
Colombia and Peru
desce11t that Pot'tuguesec-·spet1kt11gAmer,eans csn ble11d uuo certsu, areas pf the ma10 r
Colombi,., and Peru al'e more foVP1":1ble tow,1rds Amene.t1ns, bt1r both ~re socwli.sr n~ t1oo.s cities I f you.don't want to take ue a pay111g 10b 111 Br"2tl, ,t IS f.udy easy to g:un resude,1c
di~t h~ve s1gi11f1C':ull dangets ironi coin 111 LULJst gueru.lw. {FARJ:) Md the dl'ug et1dels, s,~tus, e1thtt as ru, wvestor or retiret 'v'f1ktpedi>1 says tlus ilht>tit the VJ~ pohcy 0f Br:~zJ.
wh,ch are ::iften m le.Ague with eJ1cl1 o ther \):,hJte the t11surgency wtth the guernllas ebbs
n,ci flows, A.tn eoc:,;ns w,ll always be looked ~pan as mtruders by th~ .F~ r L-<lL Cotombl:ll 'Restdenr u'!Ve1toi, stMus 111~y be grnl\ted to rc.re1g11 11atio113ls w1sh1ug to mve,r Q 1n tuttn um
has 3 lo1ig lustory of bemg under thejnfluence ofUS bl;.ckoper~ttons uu.atm A111enca- ot IJS:'J:i0,000 ma B111~1l,an bt1stt1esic o c procluc t11re<11euv1ry, There ts 2. requu·<'.n1ent to dem-
otre of the pn11c1ple dnvu1g force~ c~usu1g .resetltlllent ag..uusl US ir1te1ve111.Jou m the 'a. rea onstr~te a good k.nowledge of I~o ttuguese. i11v~tn\ent hmds must b~ subm ttted through
N ot recomm ettded. the Cenu~ l B~nk. of Br~2,l Investor vtros are issued i or an ,nttJ~l 5 ye.~rs, .re.new~ble on
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approv~ l of~ sat1sfact-0ry investmen~pfan and on conf1rmahou that the ,uvestpr has Africa ,s home to a 'b1lho11 pt:ople and 1s qwckly s111h11g uttu the d-m hole o.f Lyrcanuy and
ereated ,.ob s fot a1 'least 10 Brnz,!1~11 nationab Res1cleJ1t ,nvestors C?.I\ gpply forBr3Zthan coiruptton It ,s nof called lhe "dai k. continent'' fo1 no te'~son Tl.us 1s one of those cukutes
c,tizenship atte.r 4 years, pnor to this they have many of the rights of c1t1zens, eKcep1 for th•t has huge, overwheliniug ma1oribes of simple .a nd uneducated people that souletm1 es
votu-ig· nghts." can be whippeci up mto mmdless .hatred and v,oleuc.e ag,u ,st thei.t perce,ved "oppressors
This 1$1\ t po!ttie~lly eorreGt to say, but, ccvert with the hist01,1 of colonml exploit~t,on, !llOS1
Poi tetuees, "Fbreigll natio111Js aged over 50 can apply for JI penu·aneutVJsa i£ they will m ,dclle class A frn:.a1~s now re.ilize th11t there was never ~ tu!l e of greater rehllve pea,ce th3n
be transfetring theequ,vruent of at least lJS'$2,000 to Bra2il e:ve.ry mo11th. Visas,arealso during colonial days They m~y h,;ve li\cl<..eddemoct'.lcY'bllt at leMt they had predictable
issued t<!l up to two depeudents1 b ut there ,s a reqlurement to ti;,t1sfer an additiouru US hw 11nd 01·der that w11s reh !lvely fair to 1111
S1,000 per dependent per month. L'oeum entary proof of in,01ne.111d !I b.ank decfar9,lio11
au1ho11z111g the monthly transfer .ire ~equire<I." Afnc11's clownfull began when the v11rious colo nial po\vers 1n Portug11l, France, Ge.i.1nany,
Bntau) ,ind ftaly (all Socialists) bent over ba.ckwards to make sure their colonies we.re
turned over to outright lYb tx ,st revoluho11arteS, who have destroyed what the co lonies left
Africa or
,nbct \JI/hen you h.~11d over 11 mu: productive hnds and mil!tons of chspossessed m,non·
hes to t ?.W democnicy, 1t becomes" free-for-all of taking andsoc ,~li,t redistribution T!iat
is p run~rily why Ainca is sttll ,n poverty and pohticil turmo il toa~v despite huge resot1r~es
3nd billio11s in foreign a,d. Instead ofbemg ecplo1ted by co lon,111 nations, these 1\!l'hons are
now ecplo1tedby corrupt strongmen and tribal. lenders. 1'/atlU·ally, U1e pred,,to ry po:wers of
LIGY/\ \Y/este..:n Glob alists still have their fUlgers in the pre, prov,ding arms to v"rtotis st(ongn1en
t O I fl ' and buyu1g off the co rrupt legders with l>1ll1011s 111 a,d, m l1c:h of which ts d1ve1ted t o
personal use
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but corrupt to the co re. It 1s one eter.nal struggle: one strongma n toppling 11nother and
promts,ng change wh,ch never comes. EP,ch has the.secretbacl-..ing 0£v,u,ous competing
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order. and we.lllth tlrnt came cluru\g the clays when the Dutch, G~r(!l"nsandEnghsh had
some control over the11: own property r,ghts But, with raw ma1ontirian government now
m the h3n~ ot' blllck M'1rxfsJ ma1ot1tles, ,t ts only a m:Hter of tune before SA goes the ·way
ofZwtbllbwe Came, kid11l1pp1ng, cat pcbugs, 1U\11det ~ud t;;pe lit~ w,despte~d m wru1y
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only a f~i;,ade that hides the off,cial co rrup tion 1.mdet11eath. I t won't last Joel remembers
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talkmg to vanous white f.u·mers 111,Rhodesta as the Etttish ·g overnm ent w·as· underm111111g
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this witio ,1 llflJl h, ndu1g it over to Robert Mllg3be's Comm 1u11sts. They were i.t1credibly
resistant to believe m his w~nuugs ,of fu1n,e ,da11ger They were all too ,conride11t tha.t they'd
"never h,ve to leave '' Now they ~an' t le~ve and gJI their ma1or land hold111gs have been
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coni,scated by the- government. MSJ1y are de~d Currency contro ls also kept South Afr,can Few smsllgenetal aviation JIJLcraft h~ve the range to ,eacl1 ll ma111!:,11d desturntion without
wlutes from vo tu1g with their fee-.t w hen the comm.u1ust ANC took power And, even refudu1g, and tha t leaves you vul11e1sble to the poss1b 1l1ty tlia l 110 other island along you,
though tluugs llllv~ not de-terior:tkd as-qU1cl.ly .<s Zllllb~bwe, they :,re- he,idu,g 111 th~t same ro ute may be safe to , efue.l
duccl1011. v://e- recommend no co untry 111 Afuc~- Nouel
Leav111g by~ slow s,ul boat o, moto, la unch wJl gei-you ,1 lot fatthe.r over1he water to
South Pacific Islands s-..fety but al the slow p,ice of 3 to 8 kuots. Be prepared wifl1,.. vane.ry of small arms to
&fend yours-e lf against pu:ates and matauders which will roam the se11 la11es, :u1d whom
you wo,i't be able to outrun There ate however, some high-speed, long range, oceaugou1g
Samoa, Tahiti, Polynesia, etc. ,speedbo~ts (tl,e kind the d,ug ruw1e,·s use) that will out1w1 most pred~tors, but the-y take•
fur amount of skill to opernte whe11 the w~ter gets rough_In shot!, ,f you 11.re lillm1gratu1g

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lvlarry iiave- longed for ~n ,dylhc Jshnd re-tre,~t in the \Vilrm dun ates of the South P2c1fic, but /\USTRALlA
the 1e-al1tres are -ofte11 othetw,se, Many of the governments u1 tl,e S-out11 Pacific aa·e soc1,;hst. ......
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btlt t,hey are fall'1y be,ugn to tourists owing to their need for tounst dollars. Ultimately,
the fact th11t l!n island 1s 1111 1sla.11d provides a set of vulue tabihtte-s that are dmgerous The I 4)1111\ , .......

chmr.te is warm and hum ,<l, but lslauds s,e only a p~radise as loi1g as the re 1s a steady· Flow • ~1-1
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o f un ports- food, fuel, raw m3ter,al.- ,,nd m at~ufoctured goocls----,\nd those ~!ways cost Q
a pre-m 1utn due to srupp,ng and hm ited supplies. None of the tshnds are s-elf~uffic,ent ..!'l.,
e:<cept at a Rob111son Ctusoe level of existence.
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lslaJtds :ue- ~lso secuuty ~ps, surrounded by wate, In ~1.1u1vas10J1 sceul!tto or dunug socu,I
untest that acco11,pr..11ies ~cutoff of supplies, you lt,ve only tltre-e optio11s! st~y p ut 1'ttd tt-y •
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to compete for supplies, fly out on one of the few co,11-me.raal flights leavtng or fu1d a boat
For those who have lived a mong the 11rttive populations for years, ·lnd h,we leis of friendly
contacts, s-tay1ng put may be a poss1btl,ty. Spea king the local hnguage helps a lot ,n that A ust~ha used to h-e the gre-at last frontier m t11e-wodd, but it too ,s mp,dly succumbing to
reg_~rd O therwise, one should prov,de for a retre~t pote ntial either by private aircraft or the same soc,alist r-:av~ges and rouhol mawa as Europe Both Aust1slui iind N ew Ze,,land
by oc~n°woi'thy boat. Both_provide advantages over staying but also invo lve form 1d~ble suffet from ideologic~l vestiges of their colorn~l E11gl1sh it wts- wh1cl1 aresomewh~t hostile
obstades-fio t the ·1e.ast of wh,ch ,. d,stance over water needed to get to a1 ~ fer h~ve.n. to the Ameucan type of laissez-fa1te liberty·
S4 Strategic Relocation

Australia There has been a 11ft outflow of popul8tiun itom l~Z, mo>tly to Av·1tilllia whare 1obs we,e
bettt.r. Duruig th~ boum ye11n1. housil1g p11oes u1 m~1ot e111es like-Auc kland wa,t th rough
Austr~h9 ts n cot11lnent-s1ze 1shnd and h~s niru1y oi the ~dv,'lnt2ges of the West ,n the US- the- roof, as they did 111 Ca!tfo=-.;. ,Ji.at as 111 the stilt.es , ,nany sold out 111 the b,g Clttes
lots of clry ,111!!.liand ,ind few p eople Butlt !'31re.s a hardy lot to ma l--.elt 111 thewtkls o i l'he :'lnd , ti1,ted' cashtrlg 111 011 n11,1.I re,11 estste wh, ch W3S much eheapeL· I c you move there,
o~tback lU Au:tt\,lia Austtahl!llS alsc a sooahst COU11tty that, hkt all re&sa:,buttve dernoc- yell 1hoL1lci plan 011 lUL'al living as wdl O.ne expatnate s~d, ''11,bny t e.t!tecs move to th e
maes, ,s ruivu1g severe budget J?l'oblemt due t:o govemmei1t oveupen&nt The globahst Willkllfo,a region to the south of Aucldru1d, of Taurru1.gau1 die :&y of Plenty Southl;1ncltt
government movemei1t also hss its tent~dcs a~ ,nto Australiq, cQntrolhng !ugh p o hb- ., nu-al at'el w,th no hrge 01n_et :111d ,t h ~, ruffe.ted from dq)o.pufauon"
cums 111 both ma1or polibei!I p ~rtles, ngh t ~nd left. Wctst of aU, tile Aust1-alian govenu11e11t
b as gotten deep into b ed with Re,.1 Chil1~..-rh1ch h:a been sold ughtt to the devdopme11t You rrught e-.<pect'NZ fQ be atUUOlll to iltVit-e peopl~ J11to the c.olU1tsy, espe..,ally ren.nng
of il lot of Aurtta.liM resources We fear that Reel G:!1U1a fully mtends to make ALl$tralia Ameoc:ins, but they onlyw,111.tyou ,f.you have lotJ of ,noney NZ does not: eVetl te~ogn1ze
mcolon y ot at 1e,1st o~aupy .rt: son,eday du1111g the J le<:t world war, wh t1'1. O'lina w ilt take the pe=e11t ,ettremmt ,mr111gcanc>11 category That -,a,d, there i t ~ iwo ye;irv,sitor Vt.Sa
_poheuton of 1Il fhe Fat E '3$t wluch 1s re11ewab le for those over 60 Attording to 1u1,~., m.l,tf1 /\lft>',O"{. Theinrun reqwre-
1net1t ts 111oney- '1 whopping "NZ l 2.,o00 apphcan on {el!:, and 1he1 you 111ust 1nvett. 1'1Z
f .ustl'.Sha ~lso mgkes it di.fficult to est3bh$h tebremfl'.lt residrocy, ltlcl theywru1t h1g dollars. io.75.mi1hon tu New Zealru1d £or two yean, ruuihave ownership of NZ JO 5 nullton
tny~ that. the- "I11vest'or Renrenent Vi sa ts i1 ranpo r~LY 4 ye:ir. ,is-J af 1nl!ll1tdlru1ce fiinds lilt!' ru, ru11n1al.t.ucome of NZ $60,000 llt thentl'le you ~pply The
rei'leWable for i utther peuods' of 4- yetrs at a til'Jle Thts vis;i c.1te.go.qr Will not lead to Investo r Cafegoty ,s f<Ttn hJgher appt'OXlm~te!y t 1 ~ nlillion for 6.ve ye:11·1, ru1el be Undt1
p erru,anent re$1d enty ltl Attstrafla or to AustL-ah<111 .:inz.cnsblp ,:u1ci it, ! for those aged SS or the "'ge of 65 Othe,wotk Vl.Slls are QVrubble but the foLtnt At'e long ~d con1[)1ex.'
over, talthollg!1 '311 accompa11y111g spouse c,-u1 beuncler thu q1.L"lli.fy1ng ~ge), wh o have n o
dependents an d are :;tble to fully 1illat1cially support th.eintelves11, Aust r,.k.,,\,.In terms of the In Jbott, wJU le the.re Qte dehght£ut pbces to lfve 11'1. both New ZealQnd ru,d Austrahi1, the
, mount of money ru1 appl!C?11t w,11 neeci, it u quit..- subi1iant1-Al1A second=~ app lication long:renn cutloot on goveu1me11t po hey tt n et good--cspeaally 111 A~tstrl\li:l
charge of AIJD 8,000 per peuon ts tnade, then an 1ndiv1dti9f o r couplellave to prove they
ha'Ve ass ets av:nl~b le for tl:M.sf et to Au:str<1lrn to the net v al!Je of AUD 500,000 Jt settling ill
l t-egion~l area, of AUD 750,000 ,f: settling 111 ij uon-reg,on~I are.~." US and Canada
Perllaps~nost t rouc bng1s the !,1ct th~t ,Au1tL'\l.tisus wont to oecome thew'odd's gtune~ _pig Th e l~otth. Amet1c-.ai1 d>11b11ei1t' (exdttcitng-Mexico) offei-s argt1~bly tbe best long-teLm
for eVeLy new e:<peL1meu,1l control ,11ed1ru111n1 the N ew World Ordet.: vrnntr to tty out on funtret~c:tll'lty foLAlneo c.ans Md 'Canlldi'31n desp,te the f<tct that:tlie US and Cl<lna~wdl
lts ll~p less people--ll.u the b test round o.i d1acou1lln gtui control niem.ures be tl1e tat-get of a pre.~1ptrve nuc!e,at stuke someb.me ill tile future. A, w'e descti'be Lit tl1e
secllon on U$ n ttclear wlir, th, 1 will affe~thewhole co,u1try, but not equally. 1[ you t:ik,;
out gdv,ce ~nd re!oc:.:1te t or H ,ct111ty before tl1at really big thte$ co111es, you ~ n Sl\l'.llllle it
New Zealand <ind' the foltowing so01al unrest. We get ~ !ot of ~us f rom AmeuCAns dunking ~bout re-
lo<:>1b ng ou tside the USA speafi~:illy ro .i.void tlu, tllt'Ufe s.t11ke. T hat seem, l1>gic,.i l tl you
1-l ew 2 eabn d h~s exp ene11ce<l a strong t?.unabottt £ron1 ~1 :l.ltnos-t f~tal dose oi Soo1lisn1 o nly c.onside-r the uunnl aspects oi war w d not living dlrot\gh tl1e .llte.nnAtl\, Consid er Ill~
(wuich bl'o\Jght 1t to. the b11nk of lxii1t.ruptcy) u1 fhe 1980s. Since 1984 the countty h~; fo llowing
rebtult ,ts elf aroun d free trade ponc,ples a n cl Lts exp,:,Lts •Ulet~sed subst,:inn~lly, Bl,t only
nmewtll tel1 if it is only 2 tesp1ti:- or a petmrui ent l~ so11 le-~n1ed J-'.J.$to11c,1I precedents w~n1 J. Nuclear war ,s very survivable ft you are not livu,g t11 -a t,ug¢.li ~tea ,111d 1£ yQ11 p repa.r e
lb~t o n ce the mas-s es gt\: accusto,ned to being " on the ta.l!:.e'' (gove11u11etit be11ell.ts), they son1e fon n aif ~fe t oo,n tlut ,helters-you ;ig:runst falll:,ut Unlike nucleru: re.actor
will only forego reduced benefits for a short nn1e--unnl the pt"Oduct1ve class ge-.s oJ\ its feet meltdowns, wh1dt have ,.gn,ncant quru1btres ,of radt-0nct1ve iue~ fallout ftom ouskru
ag9111 Then fhe benefit-cornipt.ed n,~1onty will comeback with 2 VfS:lgeMce deaiancting wec1pon~ ~ ss1p~tes 1.v1tlun a fev1 weeks dependlJ~g 011 foetor~ such ~ thoc distrui~
"then f>u c ihrue" o f the (other people's) w~lth fr0n1 the bl.st zone
, iiocrnh.1,u est-111 the aftermath of g nucl..-,1r war can 11!;0 b ~ 1niqg.,t~d by L'eb~l:1!1g ot
With the recess,o.nof 1008 snllu1 lull SWil1g, l:~ew Zea.biidtSuo-,,r go,ngdeep.er,nto debt hi.1vtng A l&e,1; m rur~ l 1,re~1-w1th ~ coiitl1lgency plQl1 to get the.re qu,ckty,
due to J.'es!Ol.19I soa al ,p ending :ind i dlmuushl!lg t.tt base. N Z ~lro t1.u1s a t rade d efie1t
tnste.lcf ti£ i U.tplus, despite b ong export cu:ientec:1
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~ !rt the longer-rean aftenn~t:h, rui,ti<:>us will take sides, or b e e oetced tnto 1ou1U1~,one
si·de ,pf the co11£1ict- or oth~t I f 111 11 1ut:1on th~t h11s • popubtlt!n th at 15 hostile. to
Amenc:a or the West, you ~oiikl be.~on1e a nu11ted pe1"to11 A,ne11c,1u~ and £01og,.1e1"S
will hke!y bav~ pt"Opetty ~nd b.111k "tcotints confisC!,'lt ed o r n11tio n a1lz ed as ti.-nes
~et wots-e
4 There ~re s,gru fic~nt a dvan.t"1ges to living tll. your hotne ::ount1y dullng world
n1m101t Few people can blend 111to a foreign ci.tlture an.d bnguage stlffictently to
btt.lld ,a netwc,i:'k. of resources t::i sustai1 then1 when n roe5 get h111-d .1nd forognet"S
be~on1e w1popular
Jl C.u1~da ~11d the Untted States h a•Je to~l ;dt~u.tfict<:110/ u1 food ,ind watei; m d the
re?tdlJ~l techn<:>logical k11owhow to te<X>Vllt n,p,clly
"· Mr.i$t 11npo 11i111tly, tilere u- n o oth er OOU11tty 011 earth ot\1er ttlan .n1ncuca tl1at has so
111ru1y n11llic,ns o f Con setvaf!Ve$ s,clv:ioled 111 thev~lues of hllctty smd constttutlonally
Ji1111ted dl!lnqoracy w llo are upable of b,anding t ogpther to fotm a ~es~h1n,e to .t he
~pe~ted tyr:u.u1y of tht N ew World Order as it foo:ns tn the- ~ftett'l).ath 0f war.

ffor the$e ,ind orhc:i: re.1,e1H. vie hc~ve con centrated the rest of Ollt reloa1t1on advice to tlhct
area The re1,1au1der of dw b ook ptovi&:s m ote det.3tl ~bout tl1e ru:e-1, ptesentecl u1 the
pre.lieus ch~pters ~; tb ey u11p~rtthe re$1deu!'l of the US ,:in d Cruiaoo
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Chapter 7

US AND CANADA GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMA'TE

As w e b egin eur fecus on the va1u~ble locations w1thln 1'lo1th Atn euca, weptesent 11ere area, are not nece»'llnly better, ,-uclt a, th e city d ese,.ts ol Anzona 01 the oomp Everglades
climat e factors for the US and Canada K eep 111 rrund that the crite.tla should not 1ust be in_the sou th of Flon cfa wh ere on1y oe.rta111 p lant -s pea es g1:ow well
for comfort but t o sust.un b.fe in ~ cn s,s.
Cloud cove.ran d moisture over th e Seattle and Vancouver, BC a.r eas can n1ake ,t hard for
some c.rops fikewh eat. The angle of th e run in 11011:llem latitudes a lower m the sky, even
Specific Environmental Factors c!uung ,unl!l1er, so pos-1tto11 your g-..rden 111 the, e areas ·a ppropuateiy to catch enough .rays

The Un ,te,cl'Statea haa the largest number of preferred

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areas which meet the sustrunab,hty cut eria, Most of US GJ'owing Period .~
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O~nada's soutben1 region s, close to the US b order '10% Probability of a Longer Du.ration (Days) ,' · ....--;
wJtb Temperatures Abuver 28 Degree, f ' ..,;\ -,.
are also adequate for baste gardening. 1-ar no1them
.,,. _ t>• ill Fr~n, 19Sl • 1980 I '
C-anada lies w,thin a n exb:eine c illnatezone th at II ,
,s suffioent1y cold u1 tile w1nter that it does n o t ' j
quahfy for ,elf-sufficiency except for the1nost hardy
and ai:l'1ptable families In the US on ly regions with
very h igh rutitudes o r without ~ufftciei1t wat er are
unteiulble.

Growing Season
T he maps on thi_s page and th e next silow the Days
11ve1age. US an d C1lU-adian gfow1ng season, That is, 0
th e len gth of time between s.1gru ficarit frost peo ods.
W e recomtnend a minin1tun of 90 days ,and prefer- • rlll
ably 150 d.'\ys o r n1ore. As you can see, outside o f --yo
tl1e upper ,nout1ta111 a rez, ,no st of the US ru1d so,ne 11!()
of $Outhen1 Can ad.1 1s sufficient fot crops - lSU

These n1gp• do not tell th e whole s tory ~bout good

grow1ng potential, however, Pfanrs need sunligh t
... ,_·~ - JS()

-210
-170
210

an d water ,n theugh t r:itto, andgood -s o,l So,ne

- !00
p lants, b.ke tomatoes, n eed a perio d of su fficient .. - 3-30
heat to "set'' so so,ne areas up north may have area-
sonable growmg period but lack,the nght high t em-
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peratures clunng the suminer. Ei'~unecs h ere should 11u1111J1<: NOAA

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con sider 11 greenilouse. Also note that the darkest
60 Strategic Relocation

Sunshine and Cloud Cover

Sunshine ,s critical for physical wellbeing. I t produces Vitam 111 D , an essen tial
vitamin for ove rall unmune system ftmchon. T he nskof skin cancer from regular,
moderlite doses of s,mhght ,s overblown Sk,n cancer is more re:lated to how many
times you get sunb un1ed, not how ml1ch genernt e-..cposure to sun -you receore. But
eve.n if -you live .u1 a su11ny are<i, those who work indoors all of their lives rarety get
the benefits of sunslune, unless they make the effort to eat lunch ot1tdoors or exercise
after work wlule ,t is st,Usunny.

The abundant sunshme of the American West ,s one o f the reasons 1t c.ont11lues to
grow and attract people away from other c!una tes v,ith long cloudy seaso ns or even
sunny but highly l1t1m1d climates t1,at are exposed to thundersto rms and hurricanes.
Sullny weather ,s also good for your meiltal health. Depress-ion is more (requent and
harder for people to overcome 111 are~ w,th little sunshme ~ke Alaska or Seattle Take
a look at the US annual days of cloud cover map on p 6,3 near the descnptrons of
Pacific mantune d un ates

Inl~nd so uthern Califonl!a and Anzona are the true sunslune states, desp ite Flo.t1da's
111ckname T he Florida -s un ts more intense w hen it ts sluning; being closer to the

Precipitation and Humidity CA~IADA US Mean Annual Proclpftatlon i11 Inches

The prectpitatton map 011 this pllge shows utcreasmg darkness for larger amounts
of precip1tat1011 (rain and s11ow). Thus the small shaded areas m the ·western deseits
are mostly for snow 111 them ou11ta1ns.

Cold penetrates or feels colder in hum,d dim ates because hu,n1d1ty lessens the msu-
lat1on value of air. In hke manner, warm weather accompa1ued by humidity highe.r
than 80'/o is much more d,fficu1t to cope with than that same te.m perature 111 a dcy
-area 1ike the mounta111s o r hi.gh deserts w here the hum1d1ty ,soften 1,e1ow 50¾.
'vile show US hum1d1ty maps fot J anuary and J uly on p. 64 w,th the descnphons of
clima,te areas in the Central Pta1ns and Gtilf Coast
5,Jt..- 1 2.,0
C 011stantly hum 1d chm ates art breedu~ gtou,lds fot mold, bactena and disease, not 1z,1 •io.o
to mentio11 J11sects '111d pests Humid chm ates, however. usually have an abundance 10.t - 19,0
)0,1 ..10,0
of wate r for growing crops and many pe.o ple like the m o isture in the a,r Vie '. .tQ,1 $0,0
reco,nmeod dry d uuates fo& health and comfort as long as your skin can tolerate so,1 - 7u.o
the dryness <1nd. you have enough water for l1v1ng-and crop 1rngah0Jl Vegetab le 10.1 -ioo,o
,,j 00,0
crops need at least 6'' o.f water per week. In s um mer months a.n d 4'' per week in
cooler months.
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US Low TemperatureS-
equator, but 11 11lso generates a lo t of cum ulo-t,s clouds due to the hum ,d weather. Av~rage Dally Minimum
The dry desert Southwest h11s many n1ore c1o udless cfoys. In addition, 1t ~are!y gets T•niperatll_¼' In Januafy' (Deg F)
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hum id, excep t when air flows up from Mexico T he clunate 1s very hoi and dty-111
the low altitude areas of P hoenix.and Yuma. Southern Caltfo(nia ,s still very sunny
b ut milder m temper-ature becat1Se of the modera t111g effect of the cooling westerly
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flows of mantime air'

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O ne of the main re~so,, s fo r seeking more sunshine ts to outfit your ho-me with sch~
e<11ergy. \Y/lule solar energy 1s stiit not nearly 11s cl1eap as pubhc power, 11 1s essential
~----::'._L__,0 J'
for partial self-suffic1e11cy m a cri.sis. All areas of the countty. are '11.l!nernble to power
outages becat1se of the way 01 which the national electnc gnd 1s tied together. Havmg
so me independent soJar power-with a batte1y storage ba 11k 1s a w1seop tio11,

Ternperature
As you study the temperature maps 111 th,s section, keep 111 mind that 111 a crisis you
w1ll likely not have access to central air cond11toning And could be wnhout centr-al
heating unless yo,1 have a wood stove or o ther- alternate source 9f he.:it. If you have a
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cho,ce, 1t 1s better to choose a cooler clunate than a w~rmer one since ,t 1s easrer to l ·. --
make. heat in a cnsts than to cool down_with 110 electttcity ,_
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These maps show the average da1lrtempe1·att1re dtinng the hottest and co ldest LJ ACli1 - SO,O
mon ths. W e recommend tJ-1e areas that aver~ge above 0.0 clegr~es 1111d below 100 0
'• US Htgh Temperatures.
AV'=rage Oauy M;p:ti'Tiu,n So.,J · 60,1)

degrees F'lhrenheit. Th p~1uluret,1 J'ulv {De-a F) 60.1 ... 70,o

I 70,1-80.Q

Forestation
It you love fo rests and ,nature trees, you're m luck. F oresbltro11 1s an ,m porhnt strategic
foctor 111 our analysis. Beyond aesthetic appeal, trees are valuable fo r m-a11y reaso11s
'Trees can shield you from the elements, shade you.r p roperty or conceal yourself and
your retreat. \Y/ood 1s an excellent budding material, and a very valuab le fuel 1'he
downside of heavy forestallon is the fire dang~r-espec1ally now that arson is a factor
that will increase over tun e Bu,lding m the fore-s t tequ1res creatu)g a cleare.d distance
of l OO feet (m tn1mum) from the fo rest as well as ele1>:ru1g out under.growth bene.a ih
the trees. We recom mend a f1,eproo f ex tenor., met~! too{, and amp le w~ter with large
capacity pumps.

The Pac1f1c Nor thwest has the most conifer forests at low altitude. The No rtheast has ., I .
mostly deciduous trees, and the Sopth has a. 1n 1X of pines and dee,d uous trees The
pta1ns states do have trees, but mostly in patches, l eft by farmers to pro.v1de variety
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and shade for an1mah The deep topsoil 1s 1ust too temp ting for &rmmg cash crops
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hke ,corn and soybeans to leave many trees_
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62. Strategic Relocation

There 1s a geite.ral correlatton between uun and fores6ed llreas However, 111 the !ugh modet11 h~t111g,ru1d rut co11dtt1011111g systons These comfo1ts may nor be avru l,ble duong
desert states of the West, sl01.v snow1nelt provides the motstute to grow aspens and firs g cusit. Some discornfo1t ,s 11n po1f:.mt, however, to keep you ,iolatecl du1111gtunes of ~oo~l

:it altitude Thus, in the high dese1t 11.r e.,is forests are rarely found bdow 6,000 feet e<cept unrest.
9,long ,1ver b,;1nks m the valleys or where planted by mm and watered by·1nig:ibon systems.
General forest ed ar= Olll be seen -visually on ourhational and rcgionahrutps ln the co1ored Arctic
,naps of ch-apter 16.
Alaska, Yukon and' the No1thwest Terutoues make t;p tlus reg,on .th at1s famous for its
extremes-an<l,t's more·tbru1 1uat cold weathe1 ext remes. Because of the wide vanation u1
Wind solar input fro1n suirunet to w111tet, t:he :arcoc and sub-arcttc reg,on s h~ve ~vam1, buaud
The most conS1stentfy wmdy are.1S an, fotind along coastal areM '1nd where large lakes surnmel1i with long days of extended stmhgbt. Al,sb and N orth e111 Can~da have p lagues
create temperature differe1ces between th e rur over land and water. 'Fhe great lakes, for of bugs and t1y1ng u1sects Ill the summemme The winter d,iys, convet1idy, are dark, cold
exrunple, ofte:11 have steady winds along the s11orelines. High stonn win~ and on-shore or ru1d w et on the coastal reg;ons and snowy :111d dry 111 the eonhnen ~l ,ntenors
off-shore flows g;ve coastal and lake areas theirwu,dy reput-aoons. Alaska has h.igh win ds
along 1ts southe1n coasts an d especiaUy in the Aleutrnn lsbnds, H awaii has regular trade. Northwest Coastal Maritime
winds ,n the 12-25 ntph range fron1 M<1y through Novanber.
This region exto1i;ls northward from the Cgitfonua coast ~bove San Fh111C1Sco up t o patts
The centrai plains st:Qtea get the n1o~t consistent wind ,n th e contin ental US They ace of A.las ka. It m cludes the land between the oceru1 ru1d firsts et of mounO\Uls - the Coast
ill a transit.on zon e between the cool, d1y rur from o.~nada and the hot, htuntcl rur from R..'-lnge m CA "1:ld the Cascade range in OR, WA 11t1cl Bcitl, h Co.llunbta In south em BC.
the Gulf of Mexico. Th,e iet streai11 over the U S 11nd G:mada flows
in an tllldulaong way from west to east canying an alte1nating pulse US Annual Average \Vind Speed
Wind Speed a< !;o m heigttt (mph)
of low p ressure systems from thew.e st and 1nte1rrung1ing the no,th-
south opposu1g ai r m:.\$ses with ciynatn.i c effects. T lus con1b iua-
llon generates ste<1dy north-south winds and violent thundel'stonn
and tornadoes.

In the Inteonotmrain West, chfferent air 1nssses get c.:iught or1 on e ~ cie
of the mouutJ11n :1nd the pressure difference pushes ale through so1ne
valleys n1aklng thern ve1y wu1dy. Wyoming, for exrunple, sits astride
a rehtive low spot ill the. continental divide, :.1nc\ gets a steady t1ow o f
wu1d nght along the 1-80 corndor T!us west-to-east flaw has a so,t of
wmc:ktunnel effect, causingthewmd speed to increase as it is forced
through the restncted mount,un passes, Nowadays, one can often
g3ug-e !ugh wu1d ar= just by the pre.se:11ce of wind famu. "1Je don 't
recommend these areas for living, haw.ever, since w.iuds have to be high
and steady to be peout11ble for wind gener-:itors and, therefore, .>re not
co1nforuble fot' full-onte h:ving
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Climate Areas Reviewed -
.Below i~ a brief descnptioti of e"ch chmate type so that you c.an 1nak
an in foun.e d choice between the r::in ge of environtnents that exists
Remember not to discount the-extremes su:nply because we h ave
 North American Analysis b.3

USAvera_go AnnJJal Days of IIIO'lld C'ol'er

theCafc:1dc R..q11ge 10 111$ up w ith the Rockies an d stops its co~nWAL'd encroachrntnt (•ky wver~lmr1se tos<,05:etJ
.,
This -a l'eais v-e cy,r,et and expeneu~s cloud cover most 0f they= The O lympic
Pffi1rtsula, prut!cula.rly, is a ·rau1 forest. <',cepr near Sequu111 WaslUJ1_g!:011 The valley
east 0.(:the. cqast>il mountruns are doer and can b e mCire p leasant

Thts chntl!te ,s us'Ulllly mild 111 temperature. due to ruo,st ocean rurmasses b ro u,g[1
utlancl by the pt~J,u hng westerly w111ds The mo, ~tur;e grDWs lots of beauttful, lush
forests----!!lmost top lu sh ru.rd overgrown. I11 wintei;. the ocean ~,t masses conk
.swu:hng d dW11 out o f thr Gulf o f Afaskii n1 low pressure stonn sysrerns bnng,.ng
,~ ,du~! cold arr behmd thein. n us eteates • patt.em of tmn, followed by fiee2mg
trui1, ~nd thet1 snmw But the snow never stays fot long due to the.1n teDn1X111g .md
calten1~bng cf thes~wau)1er ocean rut masses ·11nd the subso:iuent A[ask:m rue.masses
Ocean wa~er at the b~ch is cold yeat0 totmd c:h.1e to the descendrng Alaskan current -·1n
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California Coastal Maritime 1a~. "su
"T ins are~ extends sotith fi:om th e Sru1 Ei'tlU)osco Bay ~rea to Sal'! D1egp and Ero,n the u,. ·~~
t 11'1 tlfll
co~st to the ~ett:tNevad~ 111ountru11 ,,mge When not foggy. ,na11y t:l.unk tt.us u the 181 · ?011
> 2liJI
b est clm1ate m the entire co11bnent. Along the eoastal -areas there are alruQst always •.
periect ternpetatnres for- humt<n con1fo1t C:ili foutia's Centt~l V~ lley1 h DWevec. gm
so,newh at ov~theated 11.1 tl1e SUJnmer and -loggy ,n winter ;.md spru1g The hu.riUdicy
is al.so frurly co,nfortable In this region-tayu1g u, ~ ,noderate range of GO- 700/p on
ave,-,,~, 'T he S,e,tts themselves are not really,p a,t of tlus dun,t.e zone but add speruculllr 'I' ernpe~9tures u1 th e sumn1er often ecc:ee.d 100° F 111 el~sbons lower tl'lru1 3500 ft, such
contrast to the sometunes bru:,en Cah£ouu ~ dese,ts ,as L.ls Vegas The tempe:rahires aretno re n1oderate at 2ftih1de (above 4500 teet) . Salt.Lake
City ,s fue h ub of the region Lt$ weather pattem ts- a balance b etween cold and hot: 134
Th,s ·clirrulte zon e 1, cous,dered 1\/leclitetranean an d 1s f21r!y dry, getbng only b etwem free21ng do.ys a year_, 60 cbys 111 the ~ O+ unge, 12.S dear day; an.cl 139 cloudy orpa1t ly
10 and 20 t.rtches of rrun a year Th1-1s , veget~t,011 a 11ot neatly as green and lush a.s the clouoy cb ys (m o st oi \Vhtch ,s due to locahzed th understo1ms generated ove1 the Great Salt
Northw est Thecoastatl b~cl1e,; are beset by n101111J1g b-anl-.s o r fogwhtch tend to keep the Lake). Note th3t o ut of tl1os-e 13()+ partly cloudy da7s, tl1ere a re on ly 40 days of rau1 u1 the
beaclies ob-scured Hnbl at least !'nld-d,y J3y aftecnoo11111 sunune, , it lhls bun1ed otf ye:1r. O n ly dunng an average of3 clays u1 thewinterclotenperatures- dip below Q0 E The
g rowing season 111 ihe Inteonountrun W esttS ,nocle!ate!y long 111 the- v~lleys an d ma1gi1,al
in the. higher e!evatlons--wtuch are restuceed tc cattle and feed crops-
Intermountain West and Great Basin Region
Tl.us ~rea is co111posed, clim-11tolog,c:ally speaking; of a tnec~11.1n alti.t ude de.sett basm Desert Southwest
wll\ch hes between (211d tllcludes) th.. Sierra Nevaoo't and thewestom· slope of the Rocky
M Ol.u1tru.ns. Geogr:aphJ.cally, this 1·efers-to easte111 O regon an dWafhtngton , southe1n This area enco111pass-es the soutl1e111. desetts o f Cahfon11a, Nevada, Arizon a and New
l cl'\ho_,patts of Utah gndt-le:vada, n ort:he111 Anzona_, weste,11 Colorado :and 'iY/yonung. ~1ex1co b elow 3000 feet u1 elevghon, This af~ ,s s11111far to the Great Basu1 ;a one 111 mgny
The enbre a rea expenenee.s dry, 1nedtun1 alb!ude desert atr ru1cl ts shielded from the heavy ways-, except th~t it. IS !l lot h otter. The h eat 1n the summe1· c~n be fatal.ifi D~th \7!11ley,
coast;,! t"'.llf.ls a11d·t11e eztreme cold eo n bnental :an m asses from centtal Canada Utah an d southen1 Nevada_, south etn An2ona ru1d New Mexico. There ts hardly 911y rrun fal) (less
southe.o1 Idaho usu illy stti.y about 10-15 degrees v.rau.ner thru1 p:uts of Wyorrun g that are tlun. 10 inches per year) $0 1t 1s a tn1e de.sett. Thi.s region 1s very d ty :inc\ nu111Y a hno~t all
011 the east~.n1 sid e oi the ,conttneutal divide Even tlus n1~y sbll seem too cold !o r those ye-~r round.
w110 dislike- anyth111g appro:aclung £ree2u1g but th e mou1.1t;;111s >1lso keep out hurrud ·a ir
which ltelps tnode;ate the cold The city -at! a llows c loth~ to u'lsuhte the body mud1 more T anper~twes-gre u1 the 100-120 degree r,111ge ahnost i1ll ; wnmer long CJ::it1dy days 11un \be.l'
effecttvely fewer than 70 ,ind winter teini,ersture~ only drop nea, fteez,ng 11) d,tys a. year But without
64 Strategic Relocation

US Averag~ Relative HCl!llfdity D ;: :!; .- massive amounts of air-conchtionu,g, the are.\ is bgrely livable ii1 the sutnm et Winds
ln AUl!lllil ~- • ;5
lire fa.irly ,nild, e",ecept fer the occ~sicnal hard blows th3t come &o m the southwest
stonns o f B aja C ahfom,a (Mex ico) pel1etr a-tiug i.nto E l Ce 11t to, Caltfon11J1 a.nd
0

Yuma, Ar12011a..

Crops ca,1 grow abundantly here but only W1lh copious "mounts of 1tngation watel
from the ,nountams (wluch ,s quite lunrted). The g rowing season 1s the longest u1
the C01.ll1tty.

Central Plains
Th,s area 1s generally defined by the eastern front range of the Rocky Mow1ta,ns on
the west to the l\.LssisS1pp1 valley on the east. It can he d,v,ded Jnto two subgroups-
the northeJt1 pliuns states of N . and S. Dakota, eastern Colo rndo, Nebraska, Kansa.s,
I I owa., I llinois and I ndiana~ -and the so,1the.rn plai,ns states of T ex:as, O kfahoma
'
<1nd U[issourL Both M1sso1.1n and Okhho,na trnns1t1on 11110 the 02ark mountain
' ' ~ count,y ofArkansas..
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• IC' $iil1~, T lus d ,m atic zon<" ,s a v ast pbyground for v,olent weather forces ge11era ted by two
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gre:,.t air masse5---'the warm, moist tropical flows from Mexico and the Caribbean
·- and the cold, dcy northern Canadian masses. They teact together ,n stnking <1nd
LJ26 - 35 son1et1mes cl~ngero1.1s ways. 'iY/u1ds g<"11ernlly travel from west to east ;,t 1et stream
CA NAD A OS .AY•rlli• R!l.lo!Jw HU,:nidity 36-,+5 '' altin1des. Lowerwmds often have different flows.
in January 46 - SS
56 • 6':i
66 · 75 ln winter, the cold, d.ty Canad,an air in asses which settle down to ground level ofte,n
76 - llll
descend deep 111to the pla,ns, bi'111gu1g co ld a1r and horrendous b lizzards with h,gh
winds I11 the summ-er, tl1e trop ,cal cSouthern air masses from both the west coast of
Mex:1co and the G1.1lf Coast u1vacle the region. A1! this 1rop1cal 1no1sture turnS' these
plains into ,i rebt,vely hot. tnuggy, insect-buzzing farmland. Summers-are·spe ut
dodg111g th1.mde.rstorms a11d occasion..'ll to·rnadoes. The c.lunate 111 the piiHn.s is very
p leasant u1 hte spring a.n d early fall as. cool Canad!lln -arr masses keep the hum ,d
gt1lf att masses to the south, The growu1g season ,s long here and therefo1·e optim 81
m areas where there is suff,c,ent rainfall. Refer t o the h um1d1ty maps on t111s page
for relattve percent11ges 111 summer and winter.

Gulf Coast and Deep South

.. ... _-~ This a tea of the US below the southern botmdary of Tennessee and V,tg,nia ,s e
fairly uruforru climate zone. It,s noted for warm, humid, sem,-trop,cal weather
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patterns Thema1or ~11: masses that affect tlus region come from the Atlanl!c Ocean
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(' NOAA farther east and trnvel mto the gulf where they are forced to turn northw~rd as they

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r colude w,th westerly ~,r masses co m 111g across 1.fex1c0 and the .s outhwestern US
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IhiS 11otthward tun,mg movement .:,111 o~clll a~eaLt yas Florid~ 01 be dcfayed until mAk,ng Canada
!a11df.U 111 Texas.
Ca!lada's m est lt1b1tabte areas :sre in ostly v,,tlun The southcru drni, re :one~ 'The p rovmce
A,, these warm, wate.r-laden itu: mas-ses cu 11verge against The westerly tlows (whic h ~re of 8 1•1ttsh Columbia ,s mostly i Jlorthwest eol\Stal m_ctt:tune d ,m~te A lb erta 11 m \Jcb
u..u~lly dher atiil colder) tLry gene=c,tl' n<"W s torm syste1ns, 111dL1illng ma11y thuuderstonn, hl:,- The Jrttetmuunt~JU w~st becauso of The C,\J.l,•Ot.311 Ro~ky 1'iounta111s. s.skatdtcW~n
These so,ul11eru ~toc,n·s .re ,;,,rely cold, lendmg to The so uth's m,ld cluu a te 1<cputat1011 1nd Marutoba ~re. sim 1hr to The US no rthern pla,ns s-tites O ntario ,s mostly infl~nced
by The l~rge oold and d1,r cont1nent.ll ,ur ma~se~, but It ~!so som etJm~ experie11~es hot
Attl,oug!i csre. cold northe111 :ill t!'.l ~sses ocClls1011aUy pe10etrllte Uus far south_Whell they clo, muggy summe.rs u, The ,outh where ,t joins TJ1e Great Lakes. Q ueb<'(;, ,n The heavily
b-e ea t,stropb,c to Wllltet ft1nt crops m P'londa ,nd to'ho me plumbmg systems that
,~ <!tl1'! popuL~t~ South ,s suntla1 to 110111\ern N ew ·1· oik State. The Atbnttc 111 ~titim e ptov,nc-e-.
:sre not p1otect~cl from &:eez mg tetnpetatures. The test o f The l uu e w,nters rarely p,o.Juce of N ewfou11dl~nd, ·New Bnu1swuik ~ncl Nov~ Seo us h~ve no rthe~stern Atl~nttc maritune
11>1rd fro~ts T!us 1s pat:t of The te;isou i.t1sect infestations are m<>te v1go1uus here since tlus d imMe~, only 111uch co ldtt :ind moreseve,re th111tN ew E ng!a11d.
drm.are provides yea1-round breeding for pests.-espec.wlly cocl:ro~d,es ,1nd k t outes High
l.,t uu 1d1ty·el1U1ates ~fao grow lots. of mold ;,nd .111.lde-w People v,!to .re sens1t.tve to these S1tU, C~mda divetges from The US u1sonie ot its mterestmg we~ther ext~ies For e-:ample,
beal!h IL•z:uds should be mu,dful of d us ll h~s T!ie lowest tides lll 0No t'l.h Am er,¢a (0 1 t!l etet m The Arctte) ~~ well M The ltighest upcs
(16 ine tets 111 The B~y orFu11dy,.1'Joir.1 SC61.il1) Twe11ty:~eve11 _pcteent of.CA11ad9's "111d m~~
TheCi,,ep So uth h~s, h1gher-!hNn-.avetagenuruf:ret ufh.. 2ar dous tnsects, snakes and 1s north of Thr ttee L11e-->.rery b~rre11. \)'/lute 11 h~s m-any fewer. to1·n~d-,c,s andJi~LI storm ,
,mtlllsls winch you should.be sware o t---¼Stitgator.s' 111 Flond~ and Cotto1tmouth ,nd \Y/ater than The US when tl ,ey do ocom, thev c.,11 be very destruct1ve.
M occasm sn~kes througho ut The Sr> utn
P1ob.bly T'he 1nost pte~~nt c:l!m~te 111.C~nad~ 1$ 111 The latge southern O f-,.:111~gat1 V~lley
ofB ntt$h Co lumbia Th,s:are,1 rs~ true "6911.qna belt'' where warm ~tr comes up irom The
Northeastern Continental Mix ! ntenn.,1.m.tilll West It rs an ,;:le~! frwt growu1g ~re.5, with T he longe~ gi.-ow111g .se~$-O I\ ,n
Csngdrt, ~,id hi\S mMy be.1utiful la~ K.etawn~, The largest ::-n:y 111The .ire~, )!so hllS Th~
This are-a t.akes m The stJ\les sudp1ovu1ces from The G reHL.. ltes on Tllf- east to T~ Atl,11:lttc le~st w,11ds u, ~II of C~nad~ Summers sre mild ,u1d warm snd have mc1cfe this a favorite
Oceon, a11d 'ilS fo.r south as The soutJ,ern Teru1essee-V ttg11ua burdets Thete ,1s ~ wide ru ix v.1cation IJ!?O l for C~n,d,~ns ~nd Amenc.1ns. Nearby Kzmlcops h~s The w11rmesL sulllmer
ofweatl1er III this zone. I t ts rto! n~•rly ~s mufunn as The others, and gets au: mass flows per,c,ds Howeve1, The h1ghes1!lumber ofdc~t dAy~ ,s toun.d m southerti S~ibitdiewan---11
from a v:u ,ety of difftreui ,re:.s clependmg upo11 The S<¾lson. Tb,s ,reJ ,shot ~,,d humid la1-ge zr~111 growing ~re-a. Prince Rupert l sbinc\, tllS t south of Alasl<.:.l, ,, The raillleSt ~re.i
m 'I'he summers, beu1g aw~sh ut sttoug, llum,d a1t masses that com::: up from T he south. o f C~ n~d,\ ~nd The cloudiest. \Y/,ndsor (ne:11 J:; etroit) lS !he most h um,d -and ti~rby
But dunng The o the r tlttee se11sous, the re .is a11. alten., at.tugpatten, of-ebb ~nd flow where London. Ont,,rio , li,is The ro ost thu11derstonns Meclicine H at 011I he en~tem 11dc ofThe
Ju1111 td, so uthern ruo1sture retre111s u1 f, ont of dry <Onl:u1ent.a l :ur .irom Ca1rnd~ For Cg11Rdt~n.Rocl1es (n~r Thesouthen1.Albet1ahord~r), ,s The dnest p~l't ofC111.gcla. SL
examp le u1 Tbe Was1uugtou, DC metro are,,, yo u can 6.ve hot, muggy spr111g and e-.ai.ly John', , Newfoundl~ncl ,s The foggiest pl~ce .m Ci 11ad!I, ~• well ~, The wmd,iit 1111d h•s The
·slltu tn et W<'<\ther -.n~4 then get a coo I northern· wmd T he 11ext d,1y, in ak,ng 11 see.m lib, a most d;rys of free:mig t~II\ ,., wrnk i:
v,hole d1tfet-erlt clm1ate Tl.tese changes 11llppeu most often u1 fstl ,n~ winter

The Atlantic 1101tften1 coast gets ru.1 occ~s1onal 11 uo t'easter' when • storU! .bnngs ,mo,stuie Natural Disasters
from The Atlantic eastward over The 11or1heo1 states, usually C'i\ustng severe we-o1ther \wind
«nd snow) o, , au,. L -~k,e effect 1s • co11st.ant f:,,cto, 111 The ot~les dow11wind of The .Gre·~I \YhthU1 The d un Jctic ~re.as rue11t1011ed ,bove. the,e ~re big regions thitt we cepo m mend
L llk.es Insects--partlcuiln ly gwi.ts- ar,a bad ~round·r101thecn Virguua :>nd su utl1en1 1H10 1du1g be01use of ftscess1ve e.:cpoaure to 1:iattin;I di,:s~tets, l 11.ge11en1!1 1mtu~~I d~~stets c~11
l~ew Yo rk. I t's:no wonder sr.reened pord ies ind bug zappers ~re The t~ge Ou The o the-i be e\~1ly surv,ved w,th prope-r prcpacauons. However, vou should ~ull loc.1te A'w'!t)' from
hftnd what can compare to The even,ng lights of The fuefl,es tihat • .bound ,n these :moist propelty nposed 10 The most severe or most frequenr occurre11ce.s. Here 1s 1nfotm~llou
,iunru er dl.!l!Qtes) The soili a1e day1sh !Jl. The e~t due to Jo\11 The le.1f f,:, 11 f~o~ dec,ch.,olJ$ ru
aucrut The ost s\el11hcru,t 11atut>1l tlu:..,,ts for The U11tted St~tes
t l e - teal 1ness ro work m i£ The !II01stute ro11te11t ,s excessive. Bt,t The growing s=111
rue vet-y-adequate
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Hurricanes
Storms
The- fi:, llow111g ,s " list of tl1e c!e.tdliest hurricanes to strike the US. f t 1s 1nte1estLng toJ10t<'
There an- fout on,101 •r~s o f the US •nd Ca 11ada th~t ai.e sub1ect to strong stou t, systems tl1at many tunes hu1u c?-t1e- deatl1s w ere the result of flood111g rathe.r tban the b urr,ca ne
force w,nds. Storm surge, strong rains, and dikes bre,ib ng ,h1ve all beet\ stgnif,c:u1t C2t1Ses
Paci.lie Coast &om Bnush Colmnbrn to C.hfo r111Jt. TJ1e-se- ,u~s (p redom1wu1tly from San o f dea ths duong t hese u'l~ssive storm s. Tlus list was compiled from 1nfo1m«t1on from
Fau1c1sco :not thw,nd) take- the.bruut of all the pacihc stonn s geue tated out of the Gulf o f ,and JJ U11J. u11k.t_petl1n. r:0111.
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Ahsb;. IY/h,le souther11 C':thfo cn,a gets fewer sto rms, when they do come they·te-nd to do
of d,.ni,1ge as tl1ey p rec1p1tate mud slides 01 fl.sh Hoods Pactftc storms occas,onally
11 lot • Hurr1cru1e C :un,tle1ut the <'list coast in 1969. T !us was• category 5 sto11ll WJth w111ds
t~ch typhoon stte-11gtlt and are capab le of very stiong w111Js accompa111e-d.by h~vy tauts of ovet 200 m p h l!:nd caused 256 deaths. Half o f casualues were due to floodu1g ii, the
ot snow Ap palachian n1ouutll111s after drenclung t a1us
• G reat New Engla11d Hurric,1.ne of 1938 \VllS a category 3 hurncane w,th wu,ds o f 186
Southe.nt Califomi" e-xperieuces h o t Sauta A11a w ind ston ns flo wu,g out o f the h,gh
JnplL 250 peop le reportedly clied, ty,ng w,d1 Hurricane C~nulle 111 US casualties. Tlus
de-setts When comb med with wild fires, tl,e-se wmds c.t e4'te- fue stonns tha! have co11slllned
storm made landfall further 1101th than most trop ical sto rms, catcluug res,deuts and
n111ho11s of acres of brush and the houses that ge-t iu the way Maay of tbe-se- f,res 1Ue caused
we-ad1e c fore-casters by sn1p u se:
by arso n, making them a c.011sta 11t d,uagei ut the- future-
• New Orlean, a11d Teirns hurric-anes o f !915 There were two category 4 sto1:m.s tlu t h,t
Ce1ttral Plains receive big th unde-rstorrus cot1stciutly. 111 t he sum me~ 111 the wu1te.1 mo11ths, dose to e.'.lCh other T he stra nge.st hsd 135+ mph wu1d s. T hese ea11Sed' 11 to tal of 27S
pacLttc sta rm masses dry out ovet the weste rn inountll!l1 c hau,s and the n refonn ove£ casu~lttes and senous <la01age.
the p lains ~swarm . southern a,r masses colhd<: v1.ith cold Canadia n Mr These s to rms
ge11er<1te the life-th t eateniug b lizzards that the Midwest is so fo1nous fot
Nortl1e<1stern coasts of the US and Canada expenence f,erce winds a11d lor I ;u1
of ca1u 01 snow tiorn sl:J.oag storm~ generated by no(th ,ud south ._,r uuxmg
ato11g the ,Atlan uc coastline T lus battess the coastal are-as fiom Conuecl:J.tut
northw~rd

Great Lakes Sto1ms1The US hn~ ro conte11d w,th ~dd1t1onal 1tori11 strenetl1

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wli.en c.old Canad1a11 storm systems p,c k 1.1P strength ::ind mo ,sture over
the Great L~kes These at e known as "1.~ke effect" storms and c,i11 dump
signific.;111t amount~ of ex trn p rempirn tion where they tn~ke.Jandfull sudt a;
m M,ch,ggn, New Yod. ~nd even northern.Pennsylvania
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South Atlantic and Gulf Coast: 'I'hese- are11s, ti:oni the Mex ,co-T exas gulf
~o-~st to Nott h Carol111a are- the prune t\lf!';ets of all the A tlantic tcop 11.:al
d epressions. These trop ical ·s torm~ ,1nd hurriirane, come o llt o f the •s oiJthe,i,st
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Atla11ttc Ocean p rim arily , n sum mer an d fall.
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The le.jlst sto rmy areas, tl1 generl'l l, ,;re 111 the we-stern 1nh11d v alleys o f
the I ntennountjli11 IY/est. These ~re Lugely protected fro m th e west b,y •• .. ~
the Cascade a nd Sierra Newid a mouut,un ranges and ,to t he- east b y the
Rocky lv!o unt~ ,n line. The south-centr~l App~hch,au atCP. oi Kentucky and
T eunesse.e lite .Jso u11ld we-athe, ~~s These ail¾!• do l>!tve storms, of coursr,
but most h•ve lost thetr feroc,tyby the tune they get tl11s far u1l•11d
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• F!onda Keys and Texas storms of 1919 Witl1 w111ds dose to lSO mph, th,s stofm 'Sank
m my ships r~ult.iug 111 2.S 7 casualties G 1a11d Isle, LA hutr,cane of 1909 \Y/md speeds gre.~ even u1 -Hie l,ghtef sl1;1ded .areas as these -:-a,, be sub1ect to f!oodtng from Jil 1he 1<a111
01..!y re11ched SO mph but s1ou11 surge c~used s1g11uica11t flooding of lowland aieasand these ,sto tms t/\rty
resulted u1 approx.un~ tely 350 det.ths
• W ,desp.rel\d storm hit lvfJJ1m1, Pensacola, lvGssoUf.l ·a ud Alabam·a u, 1926 150 mph Tornadoes
wn1ds caused 372 dellths Most of the d~n.1~ge occocced ,u lvliam 1where res1de11ts
As we pointed out ,n the d un rttesect.011, torn~dos are A l¼,rly ra te occurrence tt1 the world
~ame outside wlte11 the eye c1ossed ove, them and they thought the stoun h~d eassed
011iy a few land masses have the nght elements to spawu tliem The sottth ce11tral US 1s
• Plouda Krys stoun of 1935, r:lltegory 5 185 mph w111ds and 408 casualties. Mii.uy _prune terrrtOl)' fo1 all these eleme11ts 2.1,d has become known &s "tornado alley·' The.highest
dMths were ro~d workers str~uded 0 11 the Florid" keys llS the ,storm h,t, w ,pmg out tornado po tentfgl develops ~s -w;1rm 111 01st air m~sses dash with d t7 , cold atr masses The
theu only escllp e routes. tornadoes tlrnt emanate from these squall hnes -are very powerful and often fatal to hfe and
• Htlt'r,csne Audrey, tl)llt hit T~ns and Lou1S13na 111 1957 This tAtegory 4 sto rm hllcl proper·ty
135 mph w111ds c>1usu,g 419 casu•lt.ies, mostly tn the .low l~.nds. W ~te.- from sto1m
.sllrge flooded as fat ~s 25 miles "tornadoes occur as far north :u the centrRl.ph uu of Canacm when Sl)uthen1 au: makes
1\ this f~r 11ortl1 We don't o.i nstder th,s thre-'\t s,g111&cant to Canada, The south-central
• Hurnc,,ne K,H1·u1n of 2005 &ted as a cnte;gory 3 sto1•m when 11 9ctu9lly lul lanclfolL
region of the US !s the mo.s t dangerous place for tornadoes. Eve1-y home 111 tt11s sJY. state
Thts storm h~d winds of 175 mph. Of the Approx1mA tely 1800 people w ho died, most
area should have a concrete shelter capable of wrtl~tand,ng the destructive wu,ds , Below
actually surv>ved the storm but dted in subsequent lloodu1g
grotu1d shelters are best, but concrete shelte.rs lllln ~!so be built at ground level. In Chapter
• Lake Okeechobee, E1lor1cit storm ill 1928 This c~ tegory4 sto rm h?.d 160 mph wu1ds 10 we-cxpfait} how you can order) oel's .book. for buildu1g a in ulti-purpose shelter 111tc an
and c.<.used d ikes to c ollapse creatu,g .a wall ofwate1 that swept houses ~ud ,es 1de11ts e:<1st1ng home (also look.fo1 1t ut1der b,bhogrsp hy 1u1d resources in the Appendix}
~way Around 4,000 people were killed as the w~tet S!1?ept some of them aU the way
to the Evetglades
• Galvesto11, Texas storn1 of 1900. T lus <:a-tegory4 storm. had 150 mph w111ds .
It 1s the deadhest uatw·~! disaster to stnke the US. Storm surge swept over ,r---
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IJS T11111sdo•• J 995 • -200,1
Fuilu 'R>ro•do 5c,il.o
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• 110 2,0

w ives ton I slmd £htte1u11g the town and washu,g U1 ~11y houses ~WRY- The ... .
s,tuat,011 was made wo1se- because tJ1e access bridges to the tow11 were alsc
swept away so help was slow comu,g. 8, 0DO people were kilted, many·of
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them d,ed in .rubble wrutu,g to be rescued. •

Pac,fic hurricanes, called typhoons, rarely m~kestgn,ficant landf?-11 u, ,North \\ .•

Amenca. The track 1s usually from the south\vest, lutt1ng the Mexican
-a11cl sometnnes causmgs1ormy weather up tnto At,zona 311d .!\S f3r east at
southern Texas Oce.1s,cnally, you get a ma1ar typhoon as for north ,;is Oregor
~nd Washn1gton, such as the fumous Columbus Day storm u, 1962. s ·t onn ·
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such as these seem to have greater impaCl ancl cause mo re dRm3ge !!l are~s that
rare ly apenence them , ~~
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1,[any people choose no: to spend the money on reuiforced constt-uct1on oc dam~ge
control when theneedo1\ly artses every 100 years or so. Ilut tt only takes one big \
disaster to change your life. ~/e recommend avoiding the •dArkest areas of this \
map c.omple.teiy, 3nd.if you build 111 the lighter areas, do m~ke 1t 1}\ore secure by
bwldmg with sturdy ruateua1s like masonry oc bi,ck venetff Otherwise co nsider C
- Sb11~ 1~0.~'·i, and
ltt11t1ca11e ties and shea1 walls l~s uot WQrth tht 11sks to live in~ weak. house·, l'l,U.lu':niAlhs,kr:n\

whMeveL the ~to rm rrobab ,llttes. A lso avo,d low h11ds and property ,n runoff
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1he foll0'.VU1g rnap st11.Jws loC3tro11; md conceott~tt1l!1s US Biggest Earthquakes

of tomacioes bet.w'een the ye-...rs l <J95 to l.OOJ You vn ll Date Ma~tude Sum,n:wy
~ee t:fae lugher danger ,irea s qU1te clearly T he m ore
syn1bofa u, dose proX!lnlty repre,ent a h1glir, probabil- 'A serie. of 3 mas;rve qu!lt."'.1 abouJ- 011i.month ~patt
Little los$ oi hfe Shocr.s were felt t11rough Easten1
.1ty of ton,Rdoes- tn tile future 1.811 Dec 1Gl 8l Ctbe.s !llld toppled d1,1nneys tU:Bostou. A unuhr qt\11~
w,t.h today's p op ulanon would b e devast-,itJng
If you h=e to bve LU anv .-u-e:i w ,th tou1ad o poteotrol
or that h a s regubtr, h eavy ,-ummer thundersto rms. you i ?.l'ftt j ~It F:c.11 Te1011, CA 79 lv1'11or d.1mage to exHtiThebutlcli.r\gs.
s hould't:.,~,; ·,c,n:,e Thec;,ul:ions. 'v/Je reoom,nei,d.th:it m
1872 l;!ar. 26 Owen~ Valle¥, CA iS Lo01t;rl south of tltt>Siem, J\lev-3dJ Moun'rhens
~dc41:lon tu the ton1.,do shelter o,- safe ,room, yoU- do
r,he iollow,ng 1.868 Apt O.; B,g Island, J-Il 79 Relauive1y \ u1populated are11 Destt..,ye~ ptHU!tfve b u.k lings.
E .lttl1 dis['lacedhcrnzont<llly sorne 15 feet for 40
• I11st::1U ,,c:iyhc sto nl'! wtnd O\vs it you ire 18'92 Feb The ln:lpeual V,Uev, Cf._ 78
mlles !llou~ t11e fal>lt fi<W de.~ths, nrnro1'Fhem~ge
m th~Th¢n1~do belt proper. t hey dbn't
b reak like. glass unde., tmpact: 1S99 Sep 04 E,;pe Yak:at,rg:1 J,J( 82 Rd~llvely Lu1popuktted ~rea Destttll1yed p nr.rullve bu,ldThes

• 1' rain· 'lour fru:ruly m tornado a nergetu.-y 1899 Ser 07 Ya.r utat The, AJ:3S~ 82 Cllin5 e,proX1t111ty t s 1he Y gr.:11t>1g11 earthqllalre.
p rocedure,;, Theecially lo, o=s1on5wl1e,, 1900 Oct. 0\7 Kocliaklsbu1d, Alaska 79 cl;ed over dlll11l1<"{S, t.-r-,ck;,d w,ndows.
huru1y member, :Ue not at home
1906 Ape rs &iii FraThesco, CA 78 Most of city dest:tuye,i by fires aft'er eatth~ , over 300 d!ecl
• T une lute 'N~ther eid,o dunllg
.klrge tht u1dentorm ~ct!Vlty 77 Qu2Jr..e fonnedan escarpmenThc2 nules longw!iere
1915 Oct. 03 P leasant Valley, l'-IV
U1The,arth ser,,11,~ veTl!,·ully up to 15 feet The
• AcqLUre" .c ell telephont or p o ttable- twl)-
wtty rndto (frunT he ban d type) fo1 =e.~eucy 1927 N a,v 04 L ompoc, CA 73 Poorly btult 1naso1uy walls t.oppled Co1nJ,Th.- ru1d dunmey~ rel1
:o,nn1urucat11111 when not -!lt h ome ~,nd rnakf. 1938.Nov 10 Slu"ngg,1,JilfiHd, The- 8.3 Unde1wnter e1t1hqu9te T t\ef!lO ts felt m Anthornge
sure all hu111ly 1nernben mow how to u; e thein
Quake-took place at i'IT1~J.ll Punce- W,lhcan1 Sound LaL;ge Jai1.d
19~4-~ll\1 27 Anloor11ge Al{: 92
~r~s sunk up,to 12-25 feet. d:1111sge to toods, btllldu1gs
Earthquakes
1905 Feb 04 Rat Ii lru1d, AK 87 Lo01ted u1 dtt. far Aleutiruu
The f l)llow1r1g ,s !\li st of the most pcr..vetlul eAft:11-
qu~ke.s that have oacunedm the US unce 1800 Note Dt:nnab.c fil~ ltu,g, .11tesuurwate1- f.:im1ec\ fount'1lns S,gruii~t
198Th ett 2ll Bornh P~~k, ID 73 dal 6 ge tc, uruemforced ro.>soruy :md bloc}; b u dclrngs
that alinostJ'1slt were 1n unpopu lated areas of Alaska,
~rcou11The fo, ~ 'low fatahty rate.. These :are u1 d u u n o- 1986 May 07 Ad=noi Island. f.,Y.. 8 t ~e,ir Ada!;, Ale:t1lla1is-
logical o rder su note" the mre-.:.su-tg frequency· of botfa
1987 Nov 30 Gulf of Alas r.;. 7.9 1\,tsea, i' t'Ocluced sig,1Jfi.t:111t t!tbl w~v~
magnitude and danug~ A ll of tlre q u ai;es listed an,
big eaithq_uakes so :.,Jthough tne ep1cente ,s we1't> ,n rel,- South of SF CaUtd the World Series Q uake. Extau1ve cl911lage
19-89 Oct 17 L fun.~ P net:a, CA 71 t!uoughout S!l!l. Frru,ctsco Area, Ireewey budges ~ollapsed
twe\y rTheJ locattous there was often st.tr oons1del:':lble
damage Most costly U!; <d'.,11:hquak Toppled e\evated freeways md over-
1
19:94 J;u'- 17 Nort:hu<lge Cshroi.rua 0 7 p:.>sses. and rn:iny '' e:uthqu•ke re.-.:s~1t! structw:es, A s ut.u.lar
T be U~ md C.m., &an ,e,s!l'llc ,naps 0 11 \:he ftillowtng quake 111 the s~ne ,area occurred u1 1971{M 6.0) ln SyllnM, Cn
p,ige show the lodl:lons where the ea1thquak ndc ,s
72 Loc~tedu1 Ait,ltlQJ1 I slmds
\:he highest Th e darker gray scale :.>re,is ,are fue m osr
active !In d p otentThely- dangerous The blggestS:enJ'pJc ~ource U:-':GS
D$k areas an> c-1 p t'O;{lrruty to the " ung o f fire II i lus I?
 North American Analysis 69

..
a line ol vol<:>1noes s<nd seis,nic act:tv,ty corc<"spoudmg to the co11ve1:ge11ce ol conb.neutal I
'1
plates u1 the ocean ofi tbe westen1 US coast =d conhnu,ng no,tbward near Alaska and •
under the Aleutian rshnds and evei1b.i,i!ly forming a great circle in the P.!lcific Ocean The
ea rthquakes that fo nn offsho re alon g tlus hn e cai11c1lso proch.1ce tidg1 waves such as tl1e
ciamagtngwave th at h,t the Alaskan coast and isl!lnds i11- 196 4 followmg the "Great Alaskan
Eruthqu:ike'' on March 27th. Alaska is a very active· earthqu,ike zone

Fro,n the map w e see that the 'i!Jest Coast h as the lughest nsk a reAS. L a1~quakes run also
bQppen u1 the lvtississippi Valley, altl1ough ,t does not h ave tl1e dangetous fault lines hke
m westeu1 motmtain ranges

Seismic events in the E a.~t tct1-d to fol!ow the Appalachian Motmtams but hazar& are also
spread out a long the St; Lawrei1ce Seaway into Cai1ada. The Hawaii chrun hes on a Eudy
acbve rift on the ocean floor, accounting for 1ts volcruu c and earthquake activity
I

The maps show potential se1snuc ground acceleration (n1ovement). The ratmgs cotnp:arec
I /
the h o11zont;il acceleration s to t11e accele1,atlon of graV1ty or "g" Thus on the US maps m I
I
areg with 1.0 g could p roduce as n1uch h o11zonta1 force as gravity t~elf, o r t o tl'unk of it I
another way, it'.s as ,f the fotu1dabon were bltecl up to ve,tical We reco,nrnencl avo1.eling
• ...
,

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LAN4 0 A
.,..,,,
US llarthq,,.ke Ha~ard
Peat, Rorltontal Acooleratlon ('lb g) with
10% PrubabiJlty ofExc•cdance.fn so '(cao
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•
-
\OO
:~
l::;:J ZO
Do
i l !0°_/·;r
,.. the vei.y h,gh seisnuc ask areas wit11 horizontal accelet:ations of_ 80¾ "g' or
higher Fora colo r version ,of the US.,nap refer to the front of the color maps
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G:il
40
30
at the end of Section Four

ll/fony o f our reconunct1-clecl areas are 111 tnoderate sct snuc i regs but you can
,nitig.ate your :nsk to this th re,it 1£ you:
r----........i- ~1 ( L. if}.~~
:-.::__.ht>tk"'~'f 1. Don't live·or work tn bu1lclings o r h ouses not ,pecifi_C;11ly destgn ec\ to
"""'T--L. ,,___-1
J II sustrun JI strong quake,

J--->-, \~ _.r~!__!! 2.. T 1y to avoid living o r working deep u1side urban ce1te1"S where it 1s
.,• ~ difficult to get o ut after an ~ 1thquake .
,_____ -~ ,
" =---- ,..
3 Select a h omew,th the most geologically safe soil its described 111 tl1e
earthquake p 1\mer in Section One

.. - ~~ --·~~--.... { 4. P lan altetnate _routes if you c.ominute on elevatec\:roadw~ys, bnclges

'~~
\ o r oveipas·s es that nugpt become co,npronused or even colfapse in
.u1 eadhquake; so tllat you cru1 still get ho;ne. Long, arching. spaghetti-
bowl type freeway- exchanges are tl1e most vuh.1e1able, followed by
Snot~ elevated higpways crossu1g large bodi~ of watl!r.
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Strategic Relocation

Volcanoes
blows, 1t w,ll be very cf=srnt,11g-;1ot 01.Jy 6ec.;-use of asb fall, bbt because of the huge
l\Jorth Amencan volc:rnoes -a re mostly found along the west coast of t}1e continental glaciers. on its slopes, D unng an eruptJon these glaciers m.elt ,,nd sc>nd catastrophic Hash
US, Can,-da and Alaska. Almost :rll the volcanoes u1 the Cascade fui11ge of Cal,for111a, floods down the slopes, devastatmg wide afea.s bdow--even m ireas that would normally
Oregon, and Washington are shll pote11t1ally-active, though dorm,u~t 1tow The most be protected from ash fall due to westerly winds.
dangerous include. Lassen Peak (east of Redding, CA), Mount Jefferson, M-0untBachelor,
Mount Hood, lvfount St. Helens, lvfount Baker, Mount.Ra iner ?.nd Mount Washington. Outside of the C11s.cad<'S the> most significant volcano threats are from the L ong Valley
Geologists have no.ted that the entire Sierra Nevada cha,n in-Califo rnia ,s occas ,onaUy Caldera nc>a r Morn moth 1J!ountam 111 .Ca1ifonua and the caldera at the basin of Yellowsto11e
alive with thousands of httle tremors---c.aUed swarm mg, Lassen Peak 1s suret-0 blow ,ts top 1'1attonal Park. Both of these geological depressions were formed f rom m ass1ve volcanic
someday. Nlount Hood ,s -a lways sterunlllg, Mouut St Hele.ns, the most recent erupung ~ctiv,ty thal caused inount-a111s to fo= -around the sides as the center collapsed into a
US volci;no, ,s re-growing ,ts dome and co uld erupt agnut. Iflvfount R~1111er near Seattle slltlkenvalley. Geological hot spots still ex ist uude,r these areas as ev,denc:ed bygeothermal
heat u.lg, geyse rs, hot spnngs and
I
\ eal·thquakes The USG$ 1non1tors

,,r ' '

the se1sm1c activity of these areas to
watch for signs o f further volca!'uc
~~ i="'"l d~nger. 'J/e recommend staying at
""'f ..., least 5.0 miles from these possible
' r\llT 11/ Splllr
" Wrangell :
I "super volcanoes ' but the area of
llllll~ll '~cloubt~ ~.._ A I potential hazard could extend 100
A"IJ!!,stln e,. 11 1> : m iles 'Away.

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l{orovlo :6
o~t.
lllevelsnd
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Katrnra ~ .
Pavlav Venlamlnct
- The fo lk,vnng is -a, map of the
111 o s t s1gn1fican t vole?. noes for
.t. Cr,1ters orthe Moon the US -and Canada, As you can
C.a.lpor
see, most vo lcanoes are along rhe
western coast. Ne1thc>r the US nor
Camda has volc~n,c actJv,ty on the
ellste rn side
lliln1,1t>
11r/\11
c~ •
1-11111•.·

A vo1ca110 a,:t1ve dUHng Ii San Fr~nclsco Field

past 2,000 yean lus ,<11s,1c, Al~uqu1Wt¥• &Nazkn -..,.
1\I I IJl\
Other potentlally actJve /:. B1111dera Fleld • VI.ells Gn,y
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0 100 200 kllometefl \ ,t A.Ma-a:geJ \
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0 100 mHes
P1na!..-te
Source, LlSGS Peaks
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 North American Anal,ysis

Chapter 8

FREEDOM AND POLITICS

The lJJ·111ecl States ~rtd Csil•da ha-,,1: h 1stbnc-aUy prov,ded so;ni, otTl11>1nostp-erso1>~l COlllp(etcly dun tuished our co11fi.d~11qe Ill 'rhe US le-g·•l system Most 11otably, T lte nght JAt
frudoms fll r ,ts c,uze11s Can,.da mlieated • lega l system d1at reS}:'>"ects 111cltv1dt.¥tl rights H,bea~ Corpus (show 1ust c~us~Jor ho ldu1g Rpnso11er), The r1gltt to 'ii speedy tn al ~11d
&om G ,eat B11tru11. The US had a wuque gover1 11ug ·syste111 that esttb hshed ~ reptesenta- 1ight to be- med by .,n 1mp,,rt111I fill')' have beeu detued These ,cases show that T lie last
bvt" goven unent teStricted by ,1 coust,tution that spectf,ed luniteo l?owe1s tc iovetT1me11t bulw~ck:s IP pt1~011al freedom 11, The US ca11 be-<>ve1ttn1.1ed
'>lltl delegnrcd The m.;101·,ty ,of power to Tlte st~tes wlule~egU'aidu:tg 11,dtv1dual nghts by
listing T he most cntical m Tue f.trst 10 smeudments-. Thc.sc ~ctlon~ h~ve progressed so rnr 111 The US th•t V/"f ,ue s01ry to couducie'that 'rite- eon-
st(tUtion 1s essentiA lly mesd. It c~n be- discarded RI w,U ""Y time The _goverumen! 01 1udge.s
In The test of tlus e.haptet we ·will examu,e The differences ,n fr~edoms and cb;ir:\c.tec,st,cs '- - out :e:<peoei>ce
dete,mu,e ,t'~ nrcess,;r;-- <>r a u1atte, oi'" uatioua l secuucy " ill · t IBS ~cuse ,s
oiTbt ~tates and p,ovmce,c (whe.re ~pplie11ble) The powers'l7ested m T he state$ have be= a often used to stop mVMtit,i t1011s mto ,Ueg11l acr1vity by goverl1lllent age11cres Most 1>fThe
ilwl-edged swo1d fot freedom Bec,,use The ststes have soute autonomy u1 wntuig sti1 te ~aw, Jun 1b t1onr on government power by The const1tut1on h~ve been we-~kei,ed <1!1 el1ntu1.atecl1
011e c•11 compare betweeit st-ates and find those that offet The mos I tr~edom and The le,l.st ,olthough offic1alsRnd 1udges keep p~yu,g Lp se,-v,ce to ti to m-a-1ntau1 Tbe ,!li1s1on tha t it ,s
onholls bws And taxes, 'ille will compare facturs Lb, tn rates, prope,ty tise t ~t11ction, ,ind sull u1 fo1ce Fo1 mort mfolllla tio11ab out tlus iop1c look at Th~ ' P l'tllosofihy Ot, Law ai,d
f1.L-orrn ownership lr.ws ,s a com.pansou w,th The rest of The countty, t'll ote thit m~ll'f of Gov~rnment" lu1k ,11 .I ocl'~ website (11JJ1111yoelsko111e11,10111 /
thes_e factors sre co rnp,led for e,id, intl1vidu~I state iu The sbte rumm~f!e!. 1n Section fow
VJ/e wtllshow you how these ltltd,o ther sigwfican t d1ffe reuces cau help you 1eloct<te fu£
g, eater freedom and secunty
Canadian Liberties
Sadly, (41.iada displays an eqt.llll <.lisr,tga ,tl fo1 c1M:e11 rights under Tht m~utle ofb,tthug
Liberty in The US te1ro c Border Ct'QS$trlg bet,vcen The. twc cou11tJ:ies ,s t1ow ~n 111trL1s1ve ~ud delay-filled ex -
pene11ce 111 both cou11tnes, J one ,oh1ecrs to ,quest1oru11g ot ;1.l,us,ve procedures, law eu-
'the re,;tnet111g,p1ov1s1ous of The lJS Co nst,tutu,11 were :not vn1tten m ught legal l~ngunge f1>rceme11t immediately ttses ie.xcess1ve force slld rreats ca terson JS it cl'lln urnl O ffon11ls have
iu1d over tuue, The " elastic p•ovtSions'' have bee11 exploited to w11t..- lav,s that u1.1de1m11,e oveutated o, .-ve11 blat~11t!y lied sb.,ut peop le's i::o11duct ~nd dem-eandt 111 o~de, to fll•ttfy
ongmal docu,nent The most eg1egious 1ecrotmst1111ce "' The ,de~ (h~t The "regufate the,t •bus1ve behav,o, Airport searches su, excessive, as 111 The \JS;
mte,st-ate comm e1ce prov1s1cn1 @ll 1usttfy 11•t1011.al healthcare legislat,011
These lossts of liberties ,u-e a set~ous tl11eiit to fhc tudttlQid i11e11dl111ess of C,;n,da &11d Tl,~
Co,1gress now v ,ollltes ma11yc11tical oghts by taki.ng ;iway propetsty J> 11d ced1stlabut111g Lill(t~d Stat;;s toward freedom S"'d!y, the, ;; ~,e no othe, P.QLtutues that ~ti" 11,;t flililowmg
wealth, e1e.<itmg new goveu1Jn-ent ~ge11cie,s tha,t pe,r fonn unw~,r~11~d se,nches ,ad s,i2u1es s;tme pa th tow~rd s~N-ecy And ty~~1111y
,;ncl wntn'1g laws fluit undennine ,elf-defense nghts The executive bru,ch 1s engagutg 111
fot'l'/1gu war8' without :; dedantJon ofw~r -and dnectutg $ct.rel Activ,t,e~, torture and st!rve,1-
b.n~ a.gomst iore ,gn ru:1d US etll:i-eas-ialtke The legislatwe b.r~nch h~s tepe.;,tedly tutued a Demographics
bhnd eye-to The constitllllon o.r has t1:1lcd ,g,,111sl The ottgiQ11J' nltell! usiug c.re.,11ve ,11t~prc-
~ 110ns. The legJJfahve.b r.111ch 1s The key to protecting The co nstth1tio11 by overrultng b~d T he rreedoms And po lillcs of ,1 democrauc 11~t1011 , ~ largely depe11de11t ,,,11 The fll9Kfl!f) or
'hws Rnd teignmg 111 The aec-u\1ve p eople 111 tll_'lt couittJ.'}' Alexis de T~cqueville flunQusly recog1 112ed Th~ mast unpor,t11nt
ofthes~h~t Tke gre~ttleas of America was depe11deut 011 Tht g1:todnt1s and motallty of The
1:vfuny encroachment~ on fµ11damentil hbe,rtie~ Are 1,istified 111 The nll me of de£cnd1ug fl.Jll er1c~11 p eople 'v'I e have found ~ steady downward trend 1.11 1h15 ~L"e.~, 'but some regio1 \S
.ig~mtt ,tert-or Smee The ,1 ttacks of September 11, 2Q01, s~eNII t1oreworthy cases uwoJvu,g Me !lgn1£~ntly betteJ' th1111 others P ercentages cf unnugr,\11ts ~nd po ht,cal ideology ;:,.~n
c,112cnswho T he governmen t d~lllls an~ '' tetror suspeo:ts" o r ofassis tu,g te[(Ot h ll.ve d1n1ge The ~nnoS!_)he!'e of ,in ~re~ SlJ?,lllfic~llt!y 1.et's look ~t these ii1c1ors ,cross 'fhe n~llon.
72 Strategic Relocation

Moral, Religious culture and People No 11.at,on r.,a tl sttst1nt1 t>)p1d , unc6ntrolled growth, esp,ec~Uy w11h m~sses of ,lleg~L
1mu11gl'a11ts of a dtffereut c.ullurf, ""d still m.tn1t·aru stllbthty Botl, Europe .ru:,d Am ~nc:a
lvioral ,1nd cuhursl w.lueir are dosely cel~ted to 1'he 41tµ1ence of rehg,on a!td a dass tot'ill seem to be suffering u11der The same-agenda of opeJ1 L,orders ptom olgated by theu
educ.3ti6n focus1ng on Lbertaru1n thought ~nd mo1<aLty Not :311 relig1ol1s .;re equ.~1. 1especttve govert1Jue11ts,
howevet-, ,111 prom ulgatmg their vl lties and aeecring the,r m<'ml)ei:s to hvc them
Americ,ins nre ughfly t onc~nec! About'rhe penchttnt of both .ma1ot poh1tc:1l p~tlte.s to
b 1both T he US and Canada, The s,ngle btgest f:1ctor keep,ng Aureric._n rd1g1ou v,beanl e1t!tce m1llto11s of Aleg~I Hn!lligt:ants to Am·e nta by ,1Uawu1g th em qun1c'101az 10b ind
IS The rl$e ofChrsst1an Fundim,..nt~l1sm Evi11gd1c;,.lseets, Although based 1.tpo1~1'he s:un·e welfare benefits Regltl'1t off-e.rs cf amnesty keep d!'~wtng them here 3S e11ch tries to get
genet'~I doctrmes of The P rotest~nt111,111ilir,e chu,ehes. are u1,t1c-h more poncetned w,th uu,de befo1e The next de2dh11e.
-sp!!1tu~l act1on (uot only to s"y, but to do ~tcol'd 1ng to The Word) The$e chtu'Cltes have
ofteu btoken off from The luerarducal eo11trol of latget Pro test,a11t eo11fere11ces Theu- youth Ces1;1tf The suppo9ecl ever-p1ese.11t th1e:1t orte~ro r (more pcov okecl th~11 re~!), Md The
ct>!\ better arttculat<' \7~1ues ~nd ~ddress, ,sstits of cont.tovetsy incl doctrine J:vlt~s,i:,n~l'Y Clll'te/lt flooQl o f ,Ile~! un m ,g ra!ton, p~st and e1,1rrent i1dm 111,str,i1Jons hgve refused to
work ~1,d se1v,ce are both ~etively supported by youtltgroups Fund~,11 ent~list eo11gre.ga- seal off ,\111 ertc~'s poro us southen, bor¢er 1.t ts ;1lmo~t ~s 1f The fedetsl governU1ei1t keeps
taons 1e_.0d to be sma llet· ~ncl lesspopula1 eoinp~red to Tue m .inlt11e congrega tions, i111d dday1,~g-a11d st~lltug ~ny effective corrective mea11s until !llasl! culturn l d1l'tit1on of Aruer1e;,.
1n uch .le~ welt iu11decl thM The telev<,;ngehsts al'td lllega-chutrhes-(which eeople often 1s• ' fa,t sccomp h"
Rtttnd for soc,,~I st~lL!S).
The1e J e-<:mf to be Apeiverse and h1clclen agencl~ 10 1:01ce mi1lhculturnli;m down Am ellCR!'l1i<
The e1se- ofle.ss ,ci:ep ted thnst1a11 sects (Mo11ut'11S,j eltov~h W1t11esse>, .;11d Sevettth-I:sy 1hro~t.s, Just 1\G in Europe. It ,s :tn evil god th.~t p,t, one ctllture :,ga,nst another 111 a race
Adventists} have ~l10 h3cl Ml ,mpotraut 1mp~ct 0 11 The 11at1011 1s relig1os1i:-y Of these we see to get "their share' of government benefits It also forms part of« dan~ro~ts glob~h~t
stni teg,c value 111 loclltmg ue:u g1i:;ups w,th gocod Vlllues. MOt1UOns, 111 p~111cul,1 (uow The ~gea da- to Justify rormmg a regional g.:1vernment sud1~s a No rth Amel!can !Jn,on ~nd
fourth t..rgest rehgt011 u, A t11eric~) 3Lfc coustrv~ t1ve pohttc~lly, tend 10 ha ld t lteJ1 youth to, ,::re<1tc eco11om,!: co(\tr<lb such ilS The ~ 1phem1stlc~lly-named Free T1Ade Agreemept of The
Jugh ruo11tfsta11dai:ds a11d believe tu pr:eparedness foa hard tJnie,. A111eucas (FTAA)

These Vllues te11d to pro111cle 3 bt11':ua(k of saffty 111 ~reas of The It1te1n1 ounta111 We.t wht:Fe Hum:u11cy doesn't de.aJ well with large or t9pKI chapgeS, p, ll\tl(Ht g of d;ssnu ,far cultures
thry P,fedouuna te l/[est of these rur2l mou11ta111 v,alleys, u1clud111g Utah (where tvltltnl ous Such cttcumst:ances ~u too often are so thre.:itcn,ng that e;ve111101ru.1lly free, ltberty-iov-
~te u1The- 111a1ority). 'lttc ~te,s whe1e ,c0nservative Evangelic•l Chtts~ns ,1Jso thrive and Jng people ~cqtuesce to tyrannical govepµne nt controf! m The quest tc susta,n o rder
this corre.spo nds w,th good lo11g-te1tt1 sl'\fety H~vu1g ,i base co111mu1uty ofl:tardwork- Unfortll!b1 tely, th~e-controls s1e d,fficult to d1sm<Httle ,;&e1 T he c-n s,s, espeCta ll'y w he11
111g, tehg1ou~ peop le c~ru,o t be underes tunated. tve11 .f you may 1101 subs,:,ibe to -any govetrunent wants those co11ttols kept u1 place
p~tucuh r rrliglon.
The top ,atmg fo 1 a peaceful, pl~;-at1t p,eople 111 No ifth Allleuc,. JJHlsl go IQ CJ\tiad•.
the Anusl, ~re~s u1 Thc-E>'st ·~, e ·also desu ~b le fu1 1e•so11s of setf-sttffi,:1et1L"j ~nd healthy :,!though , t too hss ~ g1llwmg p tob!t"m with u11wise 1111m1gt11 t1011 po1c1es, The c1t1es a H·
b~~k-to-the-lancl ~tt,tudts U11fut·tun~t~ly1 The Au11sh .:ommlt11ittes ~r.e mostly ti,>t111d u1 or ge11ecally dc-.u1e1 i:nan The US, 11nd 111ost people-do,\' t try to gei lhead ~s fi1st This !Ack
1ron11d T he lugh population density ~t-eas o£The eAsteu1 US ~nd c,te 1101 as safe u1 The long- of aggress1Vj!ness 'tends to m~ke ·p eople mo te meUow and el'l1oyablt Can~d;i ts probably
term desp ite The Ami,h pt•esence 3l\v•ys going to be a little higher 011 'l'ht moril scale than The US fru that reason

Forced cultural d1vers1ty, however, could ::l.111nge·much of C~nada ~ ~dv~nt>\ge. especrnl-

Immigration Demographics ly u, urban areas like To1"0nto ~nd V~qcouve.c where unin,gr~rtts are pouong 10. IJnltke
Amenca, Canad:. has ope1,ed ,ts cloot~ to 11~tio11s all over The world ,;ind !hi.I$ hM more
l'll ottl, Anteuca would .llso lose-n1uch of its wide op€n opl\ces if ti h~d 10 Find 100m fo1 :u1d pe tent1af probLems w,th cxcc~$1V~ d1vers,ty Extu:me i;ltv.:r~,ty tends to produce. ~ \V1de
0

.111~1Htrtlll otde.t for All Ti1~ peo['le,: (>t Tl1e world Th,~,~ 011e oiThe d,u~tll 111 b.eu,g ~ m·agnet 'Vilt:!~ ~,f cult~ual -su1kholes 0 1 ghettos w1th111 a natton . wlu,h lead to gang m~mbers lup
for heedom ,ind 10 ~ WheJL coupled w11h ~ govea1ment th~r is u1tei1t upon ~llow,ng ~11d ~ume Still, C.11\~t kl, w,th The e.xc-~ t,011 of The Quebec £epa.rattst ert1tU1Jsts. has~
Jllega.l unm1gratcoh to flood !ts bo rder a.re~s, A1neri~a JS 011 The road to The same ktnd of ,mo,e"pleas:inr fe.el to it ,11 mo~t pl,,tes
soCJ~I t,o11fi1cr fuund u1 Ew:ope
 North American Analysis 73

US Voter Distrlbutron 2010

US Voter Distribution Margltt of l'/e.rcenci1te Points of County Vlltlnit in FiJvor af Pom;y ,-l
10 2010 Seriatf or G'ovoruot £1ecdoM

The states w,th the wo rst reputation for r,:gulation ru1d contro ls are those with
-- -·-·--- - ·- - i:;:,;:;::;r.
large Den1ocratic Patty ma1oritie~. Although it 's worth nobng that some southeo1
states w h ereDenocratt domu1<1te are still frudy conservative in their suppo1t of
fruni!y values. I nterestingly enough, a.lrnost eve,y state ill the tulion i s conservative
ui 1ts 1-ural dist uctt ru1d heavily liberal m.,ts u-1bru1 areas, w h ere be1efit-corrupt ed
ma,o[lties doinihate. I n those states where the better patt of t he state's popuia,
t1011 resides ill on e ,netro area, n1ral voters get 'Outvoted consistent ly. Oregon ru1d

Waslungton are p1une ex:runples of th,s constant Ji1°/o-49% split, ,naking these
states act extren1ely liberal ,vh e1, in fact, liber~ls have only a narrow 1najo11ty. But
it's still enotigh to wi11 aln1ost evety electio11.

Th e following ,naps show sotne of this graplucally. T be first map rep resents the
percentage dist1iliution of republicru1 versus dernoct•ar,c. voters ,n the 2008 presi-
dential elecnon by county. The seeo11d map shows the voter switch du nng the ,.
2010 ,nid-term election when disapproval of den1ocrnts ,vas high. Note the areas of
Si;,H\''t.~:
strong, democratic vot ers, even in 2010 ru1d the areas that can swit ch by comparing JUato:iataO Ptli!
tl1ecmaps. Note that this does not acetJrately show the numbers of votets, Urbru1
areas and cities have m..'U1y n1ore voters in their s1nal1 areas. Rural con~etV11tive areas
have_ much fewer voten spread out over large areas.
t I~ .lO S

US Vo,o, 'Dl<lf\bUQpo 2008 A pnine factor that affects voter cbsttibution is the presence of a large, hbernl newspaper
Pnttn~ ot Counq., Vorln.g by P:irtr that donunates eve,;y utban area, ·and therefore affe.cts a good share of public opinion
1n lOOff Pr.-~lde11dol Elecdon
Bere are some ex:runples 0£ liberal and highly regulato,y states together with IJ!rge-
circubtioi1 hberlll newspapers·

• Boston, MA/ Boston Globe

• NewYorkCity, NY / NewYorkTi,nes
• D,st,i ct of Colu,nbia / Waslringto-.i Post
• Clucago, IL/ Chicago Herald-1' ribune
• De11ver, CO/ De1ver Post
• Dallas, TX / Dallas Mornmg :News
• Pottland, OR/ Ote:gonian
• Seattle, WA / Seattle P ost-Intelligencer
,, .
• San Franc.sea, CA / SF Chronicle
~111....""'!

- Atf!.OCl~ttid Pf':t'ff
•

•
Los AJ1geles, CA / LA Ti,nes
San D,ego, CA / San Diego Union
74 Strategic; Relocation

Ii you h11ve to live 1n these snates iln d metro areas, be prepared to enl!t.lre
JI tonstant h,irrage of left-libe1al n11-stnfotYQ!ltlou that w,ll !llt1uc:t1ce !oCJI
State Tax Burden 2008
--
op1n1o n anct cetlectµ1 ,~te pohbcs- The srune thJ.ng occ\ln 111 Cru1llda - Rank P,ei C aprt\'I P er C,.p,ta Total Sbate .ind
Pee Capita
,tll f he 1n111or l!lhe:r of V1111couver, Toron to. Ottlll.va, ~AontL-ei! ind Q uebe,; St11~ Rate lt 11 !ughes.t Taxes P aid to T;.,xes Prud to L-Ocal Per G p,1:9 .11:l.C-O l"'Oe

ace .c ont1olled by libei:"1 n ev.r,p;,pets b1Jcdm) H ome St,,te Other Stat~ T.axes P.id

u~ l) 7'1/, j:2,92 4 l l ,358 I 4;\Sl 144,254

·state Taxes and Spending 1'Ja 8 (l1/Q 58 $1,977 i 1, l 68 13,144 l .56,372

,O vefall, we've found The t><X butrlen m The US 1sh1gh but 1till s1g11.ificru1t-
1'Jask2 6 4"/• so 1~ 453 $1, 438 $2,871 l,44,872
!y !olpe,: tba,1111 C,madl, Afld E urope The federn! govenunent i:,,Jres The At12. 8 sr/4 4'1 12,170 ll, 074 $:3,2 44 f 38,174
utrgest chwH: ot person~! u1come omg,ng f1om 10 to 35 pe,cent Socal Ark 10 Oo/• 14 112,.51'5 l.1,03<, 13.351 133,395
Secuuty tllX tal::es ;.,nothec 15°/o ,u1d The states tax1lutoen ,idcls ru1other 7
to lll 5 percrot E ach gti,t:e C',u-se:; money chfferrotly·and thus, depending u h£ 10. s•;. (l ,13,683 l i ,345 I s.C28 i47,706
011 you, income type and an1ount, rnay p,ov,de 'l ,1gn1ficMtly cbtfereut Colo. 9,Q¾ 14 ~2/i84 11,67 S J4,3S<J f 48,300
true amount depmdu1g on where VOll ltv_e
C o 1u1 111¼ 3 14, 498 12,509 17,0 Q7 $63,160

State Tax Rates DeL !/.5¾ 1.4 i 2,3(i4 i1,8 89 t4,2 53 144,889

The T ~ Fow1d~t,011,;, po hey reseai:d1 group, developed T he mfo tm~ Ffa 7 4% 47 $2,384 $1,057 is.«1 I 4o,29?.
b.onwe display m The ave,11ge tax burden table to, mdiv1duals fromesch G.a.. 9 9"/. lC> $2, 579 $1, 15. !5 $3 ,7J5 137,850
stat;; u, 2008.
H:iwru, 10.6'1/o .5 jj,099 11,221 i4,92.{) 146.512
'rruf t~bl~ t,,re The total statoc reven!le ..nd divides ,t by The total 1-e.s,dmt's I d:mo 10 1'1/o LC\ .t2.:574 1 1.2 9(> $ j ,(57Q $36,492
tncome H <owever, unlike manv such t able-; 1t :lccounts fur state ,neome
Ill !) 1·1~ }O 12 ,948 } l,59 8 14,34{) i46,693
from taxes on ttat:uml resourc es ~n d taxes p'l!C by out, of-st.~te ~s,tor{.
The "!;axes 'Psicl to Other Sbtes" colt,mn 1 c.:otmts for t:ixes col!ected out Ind 94¾ 28 \2.348 I 1,154 13,502 $37.279
o f st,\l:e, su,:h as Alasl<:9 :and Wyomu1g tru<es 611 011 and gas th~t is p,ud by 9 3o/, ,I l.,327
Iowi 41 12,263 13,58 9 $:38,!536
consumer~ ~rotmcl The oount1y. Another aa1nple !s tot1rut t>J:xe.s such as
botel't.lxes o r c,:ir , eatal taices K,i,1,1, 9 6¾ 21 $2,4-00 I, l, 451- 13,911 ,1 40,784

Ky 9 4•/9 2.5 $2,201 it,042. i 3,243 l l 4,339

Note that these are- st,Uaver~ge numbecs clhd cou ld b.e differeat tor you
d~endingo,1 yow sources of u:,come- County .i,nd focal trut t'iltes can ~l, o la 84¾ 42 $2,09j $1 ,1 93 $3,..286 • .59,1111
.dt·amabcally ,iifect you r tllX bu, den Foe exru:np!e, ~ccorcl!ngto " r~ o lt by Maule 10 Oo/o !~ $2 701 $1,1-55 $3,S3 S ~38, 309
ol:y govetnt11ent ofW,shu1gton DC (f/l>,dt.t,o,,,1 10031 w.e,s on ,t family
a f three e,11nmg 1 50,QQO ruu1u 1 Uy v.ary fro1n 4 4°/o in 01eye11ne, WY c-o M4 10.s•/4 4 l .i,Q(l,2 l l ,607 $5,669 is.2,709
ovex 20¼ m t\odg~o ,t, CT Iv!ass 9 5¼ 23 1.;, 609 $1,76fi $5,377 is6.6G1

l~clt 9 4-•;,, 27 ,$2,536 $11158 ,jJ 094- l 3 9,273

Alaska mtes as a low-t."IX st<lte on dlls ltst su'lce,t has •neither an r.n.:om e
h\X.1101 a s~le~ tax Most o"f;.ts 1eve1:1ne c:omes from oil an d g.is. taxes, bur Mum 102 .0/ o 12 SJ.328 t 1,360 44, Ci88 l4o,106
A fas-.!:.<u1 ohZens do exp011ence h,gh propetty taxe~ 'lltd local gov011n11~1t
licensu1g fees ?roi,_etty vah.1<:S 111 Faitbru1ke ll!ld Al1chorage h,we ,ncreaied
'Miss BQ~/• 36 f 1.773 tl,061 12,8 34 ~31,8.3C,

to ;irotmd..250k on "1Vffage, m:al!m_g property btxes qwte t shui:1'~to

- low-t:JJr Sou1c~ = .toxf.ounchttlciL ~«>
 No rth American Analysis

State Tax Burden 2008 seekei:,. Only 1[ you h'l!e ill 1111:s1\.Ala,k9. '.lll d WJtay front loa1I goveromeit
RauJt 1'er C,1pita Per Capita Total State and 1'e!'n1cttoh11 c-.an you get t1uly l9W state taxer
PtrC;.1p i1a
State Rate (1 u Jughest Tnxeslli\id to Taxes Paid to LotruTher C ap ita
Incomt
burde:nJ I{onte Stnte Other States Tai.es Paid Wvonm1g co11s,ste:ttly 11111!-.s ,'11.n on g th e low.~ t ~t.~tes 1n 1nc!iv1dl~I tax
bt1rden , becnl\se 1nost of ,u reveuue contes frorn narur'.11 resour=
l>;lo 92'/o ~"' t2.,2c:il J L248 I ii,soa 138,084
Mont 8 6"/n 40 I l,960 I1.19~r ,l :>,1 58 f 3o,79 3
Usef ul T ax Strategies
Nebr. 98¾ 17 $2,611 , 1.37t l.3,985 140,499
N.v G6''/o -4Q f.11,9512 Il;1'11'he 13,3.45 142,371 Inoo,ne tax: The b estw·ay to find. lower t.'ixes- 11 to pick phees whete the
types of mes they collea ~re prun~oly In a1-eas th~t .don't correlate to
NR 7.6°/6 4<1 $1,824 i1,s1s: ,1 3,642 ·146,-03.3
your ,ncome Qt spendln gpartelli~ Don't move to a no-111oome t."IX stl\te
NJ ll 8"/o 1 14,370 t Z..234 ,I 6,(l 10 1 S6,116 u11.t1I you seewhere the state do~ ,c oJ1ect 1c°'I taxes, ~n d cornpgre th~t
N.M 86"/o 39 $2,C!Sl i 1.063 l,3, 114 i 36,031 with your assett ,1ncl spendin_g p;il;l'eu\s, ll you have a h,gu 1nc.ome 111de-
pen deuc ofyout l ~ll.011, by 'All 1ne.a'llts pici. a no 111com e t:zx state like
!Jt 11 7°;. 2 1,4,S4S ~1.STn<" i ci,419 ·I55,032 Watlungton, Wyom,ng; South D akota,N..-vgcla, Te-.<asTheew H runpshlre
~;i C 9 8°/2 20 $2.597 t i,OoG: i a,11riJ f 57,SOS ocT ennessee AlloJ these h~ve some good 'T heocatron sit es, 8lo n cfa
also ll;!s no 111come tax b ut ts not a teoommended s~t.e for refOCllloh
:NI) 9~/o •~Q
• $2.167 t .1, 470 \ 3,{i3 7 t S9,6'12 l..:i ew Hampshire ru1d T rones.see only taX t!lconie denVed irom dividends
Ohio 10 4°/o 7 i 2,91i7 $1,112 $4,049 1,3S,92.5 mdinterest
O kl.l 9 8°/4 19 l 2.28Q tl, 481 $3,761 l 38,415
Srues ta.x : I f you lt.:ve 3 ltJ11Tmcorne yc,u m..y uot.ni111d llvmg ma ~tate
Ore ~ 4¾ 2h 12 S38 $1.181 $3,719 J 59 ,444 w,th ru1 ,nco,ne t.'1X. T ake a ta.'s bre-ak by pt eking! st:1te with no sales=
Pa 10 2¾ 11 $J,054 $1,409 $4,465 $4-3 ,796 like Oregon, Montrull'l :u1d N= Erunt:>.shtr<" Dcb1wg1e !lndAlg,b do11't
!U iu 29/o 10 l 2,9QQ $1,0JJ I "'.533 i 44,463 b'.nle $Ut e sales tcuies either1Jut :,re not reoorrunended due t o the !ugh
cost of L.Vl!lg Sol'uetimes buying on tbe 1nt eo1et c,111 get around sale.s
.SC 8~1• 37 12.048 $1,0711 $3,127 13S,41\)
taxes, but slll,pp1ng costs oft.e t rtegJte this 1: ettefit.
S D. 7 9°/o .t5 11,645 $1,434 i 3,ll7!J $59,103
'f enn. 8.3¾ « t 1.779 11, ~82 13,100 $38,090 111vtstment t:u:tsi 1i you hnve ~ large uwe~tnu'Ut; po1tioho, av01.c\ ,t~tes
Tex 84¾ 43 i.2.0~ $1,498 I3,sso t42,T9o ltlre.Flon da th~f t'l!x "1ntangib!e p=onal propetty" (Stoch ~nd b o11ds)
T enn essee .anc\ New Hampshu:e extr1'.ct t:llCe~ on mtet.et and cltv,dei1ch
l1t3!.t 96% 22 $1,?-.{)5 11,140 i 3,440 135,971
lv{gny st·at es don't t!1ll utterest on Ctcit~1sruedbonds
Vt 1(1 ~/. s i 1.012 I l,3.:-7 14,410 l 42.,62{)
VQ. o.s•1-0 18 r 1.2S1 l1.,38S
.. I 4,o()9 147,66(; Prop erty caxe5: If yot1 liv-e 111 ll state tl1:it lev,es a !ugh tax on houses, buy
$·t,377 I4s,s14 ~ ntod e.st homc,.1t', good for keeping a low p t'Otile, Put your ,noney
Was!). S.9o/~ 35 t 2,957 t 4.334
into good self-suffinen ty cqlupmertt rutdpleas111g111t root peeor These
wv~ 9.3•1. 29 l l , 982 1i ,ois i r.OQO l. 32,.14~
,terns are vety rare1y t a.,red Ch eck p 1llperty t:l.'t rates 111 surroiuiduig
Wis 10,2°/o !) 1:3,047 $1,147 i 4, 194 140,953 cOlU1ties or nearby smtes 16 your ,cle.:11 locabon. 5:'ontetirrtes 1t 1s wott h
3 little travel ~ta co,np t'Orruse, _B_, w,1ue of c~ffera.it 9ppraisa l 1netf1ods1
Wyo 7 0?/4 !fi,it 11,925 $ '!.,788 i s.114 ,1 53,163
Some coun nes autom2bc-Ally ad1t1St the .lpprru$ed .1mount upw'11:d ev-e1.y
DC. 10 :i"/2 •I $2/)64
$4,344 $7,:108 \ 70.730 year. T!us 1111gf1t .affect tl ~e bottom line more th,n a,perc1:ntage co111,pan-
Source- www.raxcou11cl1l1on org so11 between states.
-V6 Strateg i~ Relocation

F'laying The Border Advantage Canada Province and Territory T ax Rates 2010
The se-cret to avo1cltng-s'!lles w1d 11tco1ne taxes u to live ,n a no mco111e t~ sblte ihnrbordcrs Rx-nn1pk
a state with no $-~les t91X Tlus occun 1n MT /WY /SD, an.d l;/J'f.,/OR/ID Many people Pmvin.:es I G::.'T + Ptov
i11come Tax ~te(~) "I"onl "I"..ix
rhoo;e tt\ bve 10 Waslungton, • nerino@rile-truc stat e, oea.r The Oregon border. They c!uv~ T.erotones S~le$ T lllC C ll $75,000
µ1to Oregon to do 1n.ost of titer shopping w,thout s\\les t.,xes ruicl soil hve 111 3 n o-,ncon,~
ti1X stm:e T~u, aav:i111tage only works for tltos ewo!'klng,,nd living u1 W2slungton. Oregon 9 3°/o on The first I36, ill, +
l<ltw 12 S"/p on Tht nec'(t $)6,422, +
l!lW colleen 111c01ne taxes on anyone anp-loyKt 111 0 -rc;gon, eve, ,f they ~ ve m W.lslungton. 24¾
Brun-wndt 13 3°/n on The 11.ext i 45,S84, +
143% 0 11 The =io\lflt ovet t 118,427
L!ke1,nse, there 1s no s11les r,ax !!l Mont:;1na, ant\ no :ncome t,uc u, l;/Jyom1ng :3.rtd South
Dakota, New f[ainps!ure has no 1ncon1e tlllt ~i~\ no sa_les !"4 so you get both living there, 163/o on f111;t $3'il,385, +
bu~ property t.Dces are alrnost double Thi:- ns.hona! ave.r2ge So, 1( you are sclf- en,ployed C:tud,ei: 2.0½ ou next t'iS,]85. + 12.9"/o 23 ~¾
11, Tl.le Ba, toll ,n srket, oon$1der co11m1uu11g to New-Han1psh1re, yo11'll h :ive a relanve 14"/4 on The mnow,t over J76 ,770
t:nx h~ven 1
S OS0/4 an The- best J 37,10(i. +
Canadian Taxes O n tiiuo ~ !5¾ on Tlie 11e,t t37,108 1 + 13% 1-9¾
t l lG"/o 011 The: runount over l 74,2.i4
Cnpada'~ burgeon111g we lfare s~te , s taking ~ bigger b tt'e tl11111 ever oi1t 9f C ::u1a01Ms'
111con,es Cru1act:a'~ true r~tes ~re even wo1-se thru1 th ose oI The OS Can,icb $ fedeml t:lx ha; 10.8% c,n The firft 1'31,000, +
four 1n~1or tax brackets 15°16 up t o $41K. 22¾ on t4IK-132K 20% on 182K-!27K :~nd lltl.."'Untob~ 1275¼ on The uex, J36,000, + 12¾ 24¾
19°/4 011 ev~µngelse There,s J-un1vena! s,iles t,u. c~lted<3 " ~ooru :ancl Serv1ceTru." 17 4% 0 ,1 The antotu1t over 167,000
(GST) wluch 1~ So/o eierywhere Add to thu 1S'/o to 30°/.o,!or proV111ce 3nd lo~ s;i]e~ mxa~
ll'/o on Tile firu: l 40,J54, +
and yoJ.1 b avc a hefty ~ b urden to shoulder fdberta 1~The only p1-ovmoew1thout 3 provin- S,ubtchewru1 13~/• OU The ne-.,ct 174,943, + 10¼ 179/6
crnL1a!es hlX Fo\1r pcovm= h,wemergecl The CST w,tli tl, e,r , ~les t"aXes1ounentty totalu:ig l5°/o on '.E'h, ;t11101.\l1t over i lts,.21}7
L\'/o. 1'Jov~ Scott~, N ew 'Btunsw,ck:, N=founcUmd ru,d L :ib, ador.
1-Jbetta 10°/i of ts,X~ble into1ne S¾ 15•/g
'Tbe fo!towuig tal>le ~hO\vi trot v~uabons actO$S C911~dei Note tltat ~cse nun,ben do11ot
S OG¼,on The lint 435,859, +
reflect other fo m1t of burnbon su~!t Ql property hixes ot i ede,"\\l u1co1ne t'1A 7 7½ on the n;,xt $3~.860, +
Bn:tuh
10 5¼ 0 11 The n&t l l0,o2J. - 121'/i 19°/o
Canada Province and Territory T ax Rates 2010 C<1furrtbi11
I? ;9"A on 'T he 11e.t $17,(,45, +
14 7"/, on The :lln otu1t .crver i 99,987
Ex:m-1plel
Provu1cei / ·3ST + P rov
Terntonc,~
Inco,ne 'r."!IX R"'te(s}
Ssles Ta,:
Tot~IT!lX 7 0'4P/~ gn The lint f41\970, +
on l 75,-000 Yukon i t M•/4 011 Theue.<t l 4.S,<ISO, + 5'1/,i 13•/•
12 7u•/~ on 'I'lte 11rnouut over $127,021
1 7"/o .on The fint 13i,27~. +
N~vfo1JJtdlru1 d 1JL8¾ <>ti The 11e-,ct t3 l,278, + 13-0,A ;u•1. 5 Q¼ 611 The ii.tst $37,106. +
,'11ci L:i1br~d~t
lS 50/oo 011 The =ount over I 62,55<1 1'I Qttllwest ll,('i•A, on The next $37,108, +
12"/6
Temrones 12.2"/o on The 11ext $46,442, +
9.8°/4 on The ~ t J 31,984, + l <l 05% on 'T he ;nnount over I 120,656
?~111::e Edw~ro
1~.8°/o on 'Ihe11ert $,il.985, + 16¼ 28'</~
Isl:u2il
J<S 7¼ on The artlouut over i 63, 969 4¾ ~n Tl\e iiut $59,065, +
- 7"/o s n The next i 39,065, +
8 79% on The first .J29,590, -t- N=~vut ~(<. 10¼
119/• on Tl\e 11ext $48,89 !, +
14 95% on The next 129,590, + 343/o 11 5% on The ru1,01i1,t !:!Vo:1' $127,021
1~ova s~ons. 15¼
16 67<'/o 1)l t Tht 11eitt J33.820 +
17 So/o 011 Tlte amount over j, 9~.-0tlil Sou;,;:; .http l /'IIWW,<p - arc ,g,; ~• / b:/ ndvdis I &j/txm-m _g.11 tml, Wik, p~di"-
 North American Analysis Tl

State Spending State Spending 2007

s p~,,ding :J\~ Sprutliug 'lhnJc
'rite more- revei1ue govemme,1ts collect, T tre more they ,pen cf St;ires that 1'1Jve low popufa, S t ~t~ State
.Pet· Capita P er Capita
bons and few re,;ources a.r e forced to roonon112e on e:xpmdirure,, ~S- do st.lte~ w,th "'!ugh
lJ.S. $~.44<i l"1ont~113 ,I 5,832 1o
percenmge of low-mco,ue res1Cl.ents The poorer The ,t:ite, The le\1 The leg,t1:i.rure Cll1 e:ttl>l.!lt
frol'!l The people q1 t!Vte~. Sbtet Lkr. .,\hs~ and Wyo1ningw,th i:11ge reven u e sourca- from Ahb ama $5,032 ll. Nebrns k:a t 4 ,426 44
a:iergy taxes can spend more,v1tl\out taxing.
Alaska ~15,SIJS l .clevada J 4,153 47
C11l1.1da1s provinces h:,ve son1e of The same nnb al:inces, u1 1nc:ome os do The states For AttzO!IQ t4iSJ2 4i Ney Hrunpsh1re • 4 7 39 37
example, A lb er:t3 s spending ,s 4() percei1t lugh er thm Ontano, 30 !'t:tcei1t lugher l:h"11
i\rk-.n sm $5).~7 2~ 1-Jew Jeney I G,403 11
Ilabsh C.,1umbrn .md l S peu.:ent l'ugl\er than -The .ivec·age m The ofher 1une p rovinces, but
it~ reve11l1e f1on1 oil,~ 111uch h1ghe_r :l$ well C:ihto!Ul~ t o,417 12 New Mexico J7 ,62l 7
Coldrado :j 4,415 45 tt= l"ork i 7,846 5
Welfare Spending Conne~Q.lt }O,J20 14 l~ ,;;,1.th C<1rolin1t l 4,909 ·-
;) ;)

Deliiw~te f7,8G2 4 1'1otth Dakota ~ 5,91.5 17

St.:ite welfilre .pendt11g is 1mportmt heC;'luse ,t represent:'$ how n1uch gnp Tl.le benefit-coli"
H..'Pted welt111se S!!>n<:ty has 011 a stat~ legisl1\ture We reco11"1qienc( .woiding s~tes th~t mn k Flondo :14,009 .\9 0!110 is,77:. 20
high on welf.are apendltures ft1s not a '!lgn of ::ompass1on_but otw1lhngn e~~ ,t i:- co1n 1pt Georgvi 14,4,,11 4~ O )cl<iho1n a is.033 31
society-by rnklng f1um The productive class by force, 'Olth11~tely welfare 1t:1tes will h~ve c.o
cut •b enefits er go broke mice "i.eer.Js" ai,,ay~ ccceed wlw produi;ttve pcoFlt cAf1 be t.,xed Haw:lli 17,688 l.i 0 regon 1,5,540 24
I.bho f4,054 38 Pennsylvsm~ $5,500 ?l\
C!nnacla 1s a sqo11l welfare s~te much like e urope. However, s s -st c.:,nfederation of provmces,
J!hno1? ,l 4,(128 .39 Rhode- Island l Ci,673 9
welfare bu rden ft1lls upon each province ·met !:here ,s con s1<1er~b1e chspanty between
:ab1~ty of e.ach provt11ce t-0 provide iundi)1g for The ~ederally 1n!lnd1ted program~ 1'he Incls,ii111 i4,S5!i 40 South Cn1-ohna 151682 21
Can11dl:.111.go~~runent has nwnerous ~ven1.)et tor subs,diz,ng welfare an d equ~lizmg benei.ir
low~ l .5,188 30 South D,kot~ f4,508 42
p~yme1tswh ere poorer proV!!lC~ are <lefictent but t111s !S con!tru1t source oi contentlc,n ,n
c:01.u,1try; K..ins,i,s $4,70 6 3G Tenhess~.e $4,0S7 48
Kentucky $5,608 23 Texas $3,8.31 50
Property Rigl1ts LouHt9Ua $(,,526 10 llCllt 14,890 34
Mruue $6,0.>0 16 V ermont $8,041 .3
The u lbmote n_ght~ control yo1.1r own prope1ty ,s ope cf Tho: 1nost ugnlfic:ant lfe~: 111 law ,,
where.Atne1icms li'2Ve 1ost ground u, The p 111t lOO ye.au. D\.le. t-, The advent of J(Oll!t1g l=s
'311d building codes, ind now tluough Tlle.uittuston oi fflll!1e1t don1au1 taktngs by govem-
Maryland
M utadl\Utm
$5 ,634

$0,8.38
-s Vlrg1111j

Washuigton
l 4,791
is,1so
55
l 'J
1n eqt, propetty owneq L11d tl1emselve$ !!1<:reas,ngly re~toctecl Gl'lw h at they can do 1711th
"thb r" property, o Lwhether t11ar p1·opecty is at tu f:. fot oontiscallon to be1eiit so,n eone Miclug--...rt l SA-27 27 ~/e;tVi~ , s,3g5 28
e.lses povate development scheine We otpect mru1y ot ou1 reacleis who are relocanng will Minn esota i c.:159 rs 'Jli,,:oru;u1 l 5,53ll :!_5
want to btuld ~ ney home o r relocate~ busu1ess We teoorrtmend look111g u1to The 1-egu:ta-
tog ~trnosphert".lt The local leve! o{The nty or courtty where you-w ant to res,de. ,Our st-
lv1tss1Ss1pp1 {6,404 1.> Wyomw._g JB,761 "~

swnmaoes secllon has soin,e- b.ulding ~ode u:ifot'matton tor each st:-~~ bur we cani1ll)t cever Mi;aouu , 4.3:"" 46
tlus level pr detrul f!ilr 1:Vr.ry county He..-e ate The ge11ett1l c.,tegQnes to, cc11u1 det·
Sc.we:e- U S Genius Bure9n, l' ,1X Fovnd~tlon
 Strat egic Relocation

Zo ning and Planning Commissions

State Welfare Spending 2005
l'ub hc welfare Avoidltat'e's th~tm,111;:b1te z.ont11g, c11ten11 ilt the state level Tl'11i lJ lllJ.Ctblie The3 ~\:!\tel~ pr<>-
Puh~cwelf.ue
R,1nk SEJte ~pending lbn1'be- St7te ipending pen~tty ta co11tL"ol its o ttzen's free use ot ptopeity. ln O regon, whtdt st,t1rted tht$The0ces~,
perc-~pit.a per c;ipit:i date mandates crl:3te ~ great d~1 of!1;1rdsfu Thend co11trovd:sy Eor t utal <'ittes and cou,_,nes
wb, ch u.~edto hgve the ab,The
l New York l 2,,236 26 NelJiasb i 1, 13'.?.
at the sl:\tte level' is too costly for the b.y pe,l'.Son. O n ce state 2orung p0\.ve_rs get ~t:a..,t e<i
2. Al~tka i.2.os, 27 Haw~ 11.124 there tS n o stoppui.g them. In today's aono~phei:e of w=lupp1ng everyth,J.l:g ''green"
it 1s ah.nost unposSJb le to repeal bacl environment al protecn_on on ce en~cted The rte.II
3 Rhode Ts lgud ~2.&14 28 Afabruiu $1 ,120
w~tdl\vord for comp t'ehau,ve. state-cn1111dsted : onutg ,~ "so,,ut gt'o wtit," Don't filiTJ1ec th
4- Maine 11,889 w New H.imr,bu~ 1'!;119 eqph emistic appeal
5 Vetmont It 7~\'l :SO 1-Jorth Clrolin a 11 ,1 11
Avoid ton11nt111Jt1e1 th:1t ,ire chang,ug the zo11.1ng statut:es1 :iuppose you buy !I p1ete oi
(J l\lbssachus etts l 1,779 Sotttlt C~rolin~ 11,1 05 oo,nmere>lll prop.:rty .md before vou-can d w ek,p tt or sell ,t. tl\.ey redas,~fy 1t .s a 1-es1<len-
7 lvµn11 esot,I l 1,776 jl Louis1ru:t$ 1-1,064 tro.l: 2une Now, yo~= t u~e ,t for wh at you-purchased ,t !or, and you =y·11ot be able to

s FennsyThema i 1,hlS .,.,' . wa~b1ngt on 1L048Th:

recoup the premnan pnce you p:ud bec::mse it,s worth less now

y New l\l{ex1co ll, 466 34 Illmoi~ t 1,048 T alk to devetoper:, md contraLtorn to see u thet'c is "'general ~tmosphe-re of reasonableness
u1 city p),uuU11g 0££11:ialt Avo1d ,ot1 es \:h11.Thei-e 111 the !t.abrt of wottng Ult
10 Del11Ware t 1,4S5 3.S Oregon ·11,0'48 ,:!utectural sta.,,_dards'1 Jllto zo11U1g laws tl101t di.ctate the 11 look'' ,of new consttucti.on.
11 Ohio f 1,4SO j(i K..nsss f i,030 Even ,f you .igreew ,t h the a.cchitectural st:mdards, it's dangerous to bw ld 111 ~ city that
usu,ps ti1e ~uthonty over ihe a estheuit appe:ttMoe ot pnvate property The on lv pcopet role
12 NeWJeney l l.42-6 37 °M.~O\lll r1,021 of gr;,veirune11Thets t.o .pcotr,,;t neighbors from t(\Je Jr,un 01 leg,il n wsance; (sm o ke,. t c~~ffic.
_I.,- Kentucky J1,351 38 Ii1 wn11 i1.02:; nois.e, hazards ) caus ed by other d evelopments 01 uses On.cep!:u:trung bociles ;t-a.rtdu:tal:Ul_g
i~ col ors and styles, vou doi11t have .atl'jl' real p 1ope1ty ughts •nymo,e l.-0okd~ewhere
Con ne<;bc1.1t 1, l,323 39 Ici;l\1.1 i 999
15 W'iscons111 $1,296 40 Elo!!d~ i 99;2.
Building Codes
16, Wes~ Virgi11J~ 1i,291 41 J\.moi1,1 1 983
Most st-ates dict,\te some or all of the b uilding code tf{:)Wremel1ts for new coi~stnlctton
17 l\lussissipJ?l ,I 1,2!r9 42 Miclugna 9S0 and tben local 1uns.dtcttons usually .sdd restnroon s on top ,oE tl 1esc Bllllchng pell'tllb .,re
l ff Tmnessee .,.1,-2.-5 7 43 Tfrelh Da!.ot:i
•1 957 haidest to obtrun 1n ot arow1d big o tles f..ocal iuosdicttous, p;;.ittcufarly m N ew Yotk.
:u,d Califon= ., c.in be vety 011erous and will even ~eqUire a permit for buikltpg tl shed
1\) c~lJtoll11,1 l 1,225 44 Virg,rua i 951 o r changing l.ttchm app!:ances Thece,ice .still coun h e,; out the,·e with few i;est Qchon s
;zo Arbtu~s $1,225 45 U t>ih $ 9;,4 Everyone cequires g new ron~tructton pe1m1t, but sometimes thJS only entruls e=tnng
the s-eptic sy~tem We h!!Ve found 1J1!MI•. a o ftTRR/1c,1/t.01ti. £1Jm hai gmeral stimrrumes of st-atc-
lf [ow;1 $1,18.4 46 Montsn :i $ \\11 bu1ld1ngpf11n1t requtrements, but a e~Uto a 1oi:.i1 lllfisdtctton :-.111 alto be very u,fo}f, an,e
22 Ma1y lai'ld $ 1,159 47 GeorgtR i 9 07 Tl\ey ~ t"t! usualty very W!lling to o:p )ain thor 1eqwremeuts
23 l•Iotth Dakot:1. J l , 14G 4~ f et·)i I S60
Eminent Domain La.w s
2.4 Wvorrung J1,137 4 \) Coloradc -I 738
so 718 Em inent donr a,n laws a re .a lso~ th restto vou1 p ropetty nwits ever s.u1cc the US S1.1pretne
2.5 0 1<.JaTb~ •ll.137 N~ad,J.
U1utecl ~ratesc Toml 1 1,217
• Court (K eio 1< N tw Lo1Jdo1J) .u1tproperly h ekl tlt,it !Pc;tl govenwnents co1.1ld t!llre other
p eople's property- and seli it ~o f?ll,V:lte develop ~ ~t long as there. WJll a "ge(1e~~l pul,bc
Sour«· Pubhc- Polt~y Tu,;tih<.tt
 North American Analysrs 79

puq;>ost: It t1eed to be th•t 1t took~ -vety s-peaftc gov-eumiffltputpose Titlt nulitary-b-.ses peood cl tune ,1 not p.c:eoie There.ml1sti:le a b~L111ee cervrem l01:1.' levelt cihiu:ro ,nd the
or roJc'.k to 1usn fy .ar1 mv.ah..ll'ltaq taEl!lg cost! 11111olvedJt1.e:tsdic.1nng,t1\ec~roblem. The worThets p resently heading in !hr duect,on
o E.e;,:cess,ve ei1V1ro111,1ential reg1.1latton Lawi involvmg minor, ei1d.sngered species re011e
S<u;ne$C\tes bJ1Ve recently passed !l!l,l1'S pro1ub11111gThetmp lemme1t1on of The Keio depletion ai~d glob21 W'1l.1Tlil1g >2re, for the most p~ft, b~ied u port bogus sqo.1ce 2tld3
deD$tori_ 'Son1e of these laws protect p1-opetty !lg!1ts better thw1 others An m1port-ant polinc,il agenda to coTheo! pr.ope-tty iind ene1sgy prodiJCl:1011 111 the naine of p1>ese1Vu1g d1e
~~pee, th~tnee<ls to be c,,uefuUy defin ed s,;n:ounds The stllte tabng property because- 'Of cnv,rofin1ent lu ol,;r ~nalysit, l"nort ::imtoJ11nentalists are ucc pm of th!~ ~ge:ith, hut ,:i
"blight" or ~esthettc reasons Often ih,~ loophole allows statet tc force The S-$.}e of bind to c2clre oi top en'vl!Qrul1ent~l lesder~,s eaix of tlus scliene~s are th~ pobti~l mci cotpo.t:lt'e
a p11vgte p.atty. The ill$tlti.tte for Jushce, :1 hbenanan 1nsbb.1hon dedtcatecl to .:hampio11- le9der1 who fund l:Fiem
111g nghts ~nd f\g!tbng bid Jaw, pub hihed The gn1dmg sveten;i ot The emment dlJm~u, Laws
of ea"11 state shown m The table belO\v E11v11"C11,11e11t.al i'egu!atioa ,s .'Ill ~l'i~.\ where virrulllly '.'IU t1~bon~ .tte bong steamrolled 111to
sul5nlli.ion by sEVi,ral ~cen,-nos of ei1vtro1unen~al c~t!'lat,·ophe,,sueh as elob-al wamung
Eoth tht, US and Cai1ad:1 burden dteu own peopl~ with massrve- regul~no,u cequ,nng very
Environ mental Protection Laws costly engineenng changes t.U .1l11types of c.011nin1ei ru1d u1dust11~l c:qu,pmeut for energy
It ,i The pxope1 _role-of govecrunent fu -keep Qtiler~ fron1 p!Xld.10 11gpollutru1ts that:vroiik! jll'Ocluctlon. The-debat2ble bru.1 on. Freon u, :ur-concltboru11g systeins \till.! 4bl orbed without
be s1,g1,1fi,ni1tl}"h~rn1fi1l to o~e.i" who h1ve not :agreed to be suh1ect t o tJ1ose he~lt!1 ITTks too mucll etonorruc &\111~ge, fal1t "cge s,nc! tt(lde" 1chente1 w r=ct n n~tutally,ocr~uir,ng
llut fht ;pen.:;e of detemllt1111g hO'JI' .c1-1uch 1s hannful, i11 w h at dos,age~ ;u~d OVet what emission suoh as ,:i.,10011 diox1cle: wdllndl,;instly cli~i~te,

US Eminent Doma iri Compariso11 US Eminent Domain Comparison

Grades of St~tes xlut P.used Gr~des of Stgtes th9t f.<t1leThe Gades ol St.tes fuaJ; Poosed Gr~,:le$ of ~afe1 th:n Fru.led

FloDd~ A Idaho D+ •:.u1s~1 II ,Awn,.. F

l\lorth,D~r.oThe A Illino1< D+ Lo1>w,1>a11<1 B H!lW1111 F

South Dakot:'3 !. Kent\.lcr.y n+ Ut:1h 1l M,.ss;ichusc,tts' F

hfrThegan A- Maine D+ Wyommg 5 lv!is~1u,p1~1 F

l~ew Mexico A- Nebr~sb D- Itiwa B,. 1'J f"71 erney F

A l~b run:, B- }\hska D lvfinnesot2 B- NewYor.k ii

Anzon~ i+ Connewcut D 1'c:nnsylvarn~ B- Ol:12l'lo=i F

Delaware B+ Matyland 0 Wiscon11n C+

Geci:g,a B+ Missou11 D Colo, ~dl:l C
N2-vihe- B¾- Montan~ D llort;h Cirolin~ C-

New Hampih.t1-e n+ 0 1110 D Texas C-

Otegon D+ c,~li fo111im D- WQshi11gto11 C-

~outh C.uohtil! B+ Rhode I elirnd C- 'I // e!t Vllguu;i C

Vlrg,11.t n Tfnnessee D- St~~s.cecetved 'll1 °F' for fall.ng to p~s~ ru1y d~gree.ot em111cnt do=n tefom.1.

!ndi:1111'he B Ve1n1ont D- Soutce ~ c,1st l~coa~ll-o11 015

80 Strategic Reloca tion

All countries Are on this bandwl\gon, so there seenis !O b e no \vay to relocate . +- .

.around tt. Butsomest.ltes ueworse tl1Qn,othets. Thewotststate for e11v1ronmo11-
t"1 regufations. iu the US ts CaLfoullJI, Every .radical, excessive, ,u1d 111dt1nry-ki11-
lllg e11viro11111ental uul:Jl\trve seems to st~1t i11 tJlis st~te. E?or acrunple, 1estuct10ns
--- -
,011 d,esel fuel e.u11ss1011s be,c,,m e so tight tha! the whole US vehicle industry w•s
forced to m~ke ch~1tges to the,c exhaustsyste-ins (ri1the1 than wake Cilifoa11a- t \_'1-~-.r---J
spec1fic models). Et1,opei,11 stand;uds would have beei, suffic1e11!1 and could have
itllowed c•r m,11ufucn11es to import 111ore "cle,,11 d,esel" veludes to the US. As it
1s, few •re willu1g to take the nsk ofbriJ1g111g oew diesels ti, Amet1ca be.,.use of
these 1equ1re,111 ents.

Firearm Rights
'Y/he11 all competent c1l1zc11~h3vc the ught fo possc$S ~ntl \<Se personal aans tbt
7
se1f-defe11se, 1tprovtdes the most effect1ve.,defeJ1se against a cnn1 urnl aggtessor
when police are not readily r.v~ulable-wh,ch is :almost alw,iys 'the c,,se S,mply
-
I --
pt1t, a cr11n 111al's greatest advantage tS whe11 ·11c one 1s available to deter his ag- '~ \ -
gtess,on with force and thts ts el,1n 111ated by the armed !iomeow11er or b11S1ness- 4; 1 !'i
m~11 w,th .a11 effective we-apon Indeed, crim u,"1~ go,out of their w>Jy to t;,rget
sL1bjec\s who they v1ew ,ue lei1s t hkely to be armed .a11d 111 ~tells with long police
''ci \ . .
{'l r ,1Ul'!~
W.lkli!•lli• !JO111
tespouse tunes, Allowmg c1ttze11s u, conceal the1t weapons ,s impo1tat1t·sm thl1gs
dou 't mow who 1s ~ud who is11't carryu,g ~ defeus,ve weapon. The- tl1reat of prosecution 1n choosing a $;\ fe s!Ate We recom111end relOC.1tlllg ottly to 3 state th:1it allow~ conceal .:ind
., &er tlte foct ,s hru.dly a detenent to ,haiilened cc11u111als, but the fea1 of meetu1g ·a11 anned carry weapon (CCW) perm tis and whe.re state.s "shall-tssue'' the pe.on lt ,f you ,neet the
cttlzen t!;uly 1s. qt!llhfo::'.lhons "!Yfay Issui' s!Qte.s cAn nrb,tranly denyyot1r t,ght even if quahf,ed The few
states that still don't ,illow conce>1led CL\ny by permit also restric t firearms ,n other ways th,n
Only ai11U.111ed c111Ze111y c9n p1ov1de the de,eue,1ce necessary lo truly ,educe v1ole11t cnme aifect yo ,1r safety The allowJnce ut.• state for cot1cealed carry permits is a b,g deterrent to
In btt, 1t is 111te,e-stmg to tr;ack the tap1d declu,e,of viole11t crime 111 vutuaUy every iuus- cr:me Flot!cl~ c111ne t':\ttsdroppecl ~1gnific,u1tly whe.n t11ey starte.d 1ssuingperm1rs to c.;irry
dtctio n that has eoc,olll;\ged and 11nplemented the nght to e~ r.ry concealed we.pons .for '.l• couceolecl weap0<1.
personn! defense

The· second r~son fo1 pnvate arms 1s not ofte11 co11s1dered but 1l 1s cut1cal fo1 long term Low Regulation States
>security. T he foJ.1ndecs of the US Co,1stitution recogruzed tha t only citizens bear,ng arms
t ~u. de!e.i. government tyrn1my 3nd •ggress1011 The,e 1s not ,a s111gk tyrn1u1,c,u gove uune,1t These are becoming harder and harde1 to find. The ·..vorst th,ng th,lt h~ppe11ed to md1v,du-
t hat has ,come to po:wer w1thout first clisauu mg the- e1vilill11 populace This was also the ality 111 state governme11ts WM the na11cnal and regional confor~nces for governors and state
or
pt1111ary nRson, beyond the helpuig hand God. that Am euc:ans wo11 tlte revolutiollilry bureauc1eats They gel together regularly and share ideas about the htesi reguhto1y scllero e
war ag~111st Bntaut they didn't have to ,ely 011 a formal anny The Amencai,s could m us1e1 that ts working for them and othe.i: states mpcdly follow the !,nest fad.
a voluntee, ruuiti» on the1t owu, 11s111g local citizens and ptl\7!\te weeipous.
New York hn~ l011g been the leader 111 n1trt1S1ve reguhtions, but Csltfornta n i:w leads 111
Ultun ately, yotl ca.11'1 a.vl'.l1d aU cfune a11d we reco111mend obtauung ;111d leain,i,g to US·" many ways California, h.owe11e1, rus often had to b1ck.down bee,n.se ofb'.lckfa.s h from
a firerum fo1 self-def.-J1se Ownu1g a frre•rm 1s11't p(1',cttc~l unless yo11 h!ve tt whe11 you fn1StrMed res,de11ts. California has pushed people so i,u tow,ird the extremes.of people
need 1t, so get a co ucealed weapons pe.r m,t We cover each sta tes g,111 !&ws 111 Section couhol ,and fugb t..sxallon to ,pay fo1 it, that people are .lashiug back at the state. Who
Fou, A st>1te's illowance fo, ot restrlc\,on of prtv•te :concealed we-,.pons 1s a key elem e1.it would have thought that h,glr-taxu,g C-aliforma would eventually •!:'prove t:ne strongest
 North American Ana lysis 81

nogµlation Burden ff,\f Staie., , O ther st9tes that have no 511fety o~spectmn requirements or shte-w1de e,n!~ 1ons
I .J L"'15' P•8•1•~1J 4• requirement~ ~re:
,
• A lab a ma (O!'lly upon sale or transfe~)
1 .Moft. flf1tut11fo'o
~· . • A1i:a11s~
' Il • Flood~
•

• Ktntucky
• lv&.ryls11d (o nly upoa ssk , r transfer)
• lv[u,lugan
• Muu1esO!J1
• Montana
• ?slebr.ask_s_ (ouly safety H1spec1Jo11 whe11 bnugmg car from out of st-:tte)
• 1--1orth L-"lko ta
• Oklahoma
- ..- 1111 11 I Ill
s t, 1\1111J11I( )'Jn/1,._,r•u u • South t:1roli11s

o f all p 1-opcrty t9x lnn ,tations? 'iY/ho would have thought th:tt theu radical aif,rmatn,e • Wyoru Htg
~t<Uon 1n1usUces would fmally set the stage for a parhal.tebelhon? Sadly, the. bureaucrats are
le.:inung to get atound tax hm 1tahons, and the courts are undoing voter-approved legisla- The rest of the st.ie1 ceq,ure e,tht i an aiu,ual or b!'dJ111Ual safety 111specllo1'l Some aUow for
tio n against st9te regula to1y ty1,a1111y, so 1t is erod1,1g fost. But it does demonstrate that even n= cars to be exempt fo1 the first f= years. Eru1ss1011 tests ,~re usLL..!ly fun1ted tP ,cou11t1es
with the llighest level~ of power po litics 111 thewotld, government t.ontroll= shll lu ve to , ,1tth l:uge urblllt citles
fear popular bachlash.
/). w ebs,te· ded,cated to 1ep rese111:tn g the vau ous ways states enact l11111ta1:tous ts at
There. ,s· gno ther side to the eonform ,ty 3mong s·u te trends tert~ u1 st'1tes have. ste<ldily where each sto\le policy (taxes, speudwg, property rights, gun
e{hiblted a stubbornness to change a11d co nform to what other s t~tes do lhoredibly, nghts, etc) 1s g,vel\ a weight and talhed up for cou1bu1ed cornpauso11 with other states.
O regon continues to outlaw pumping your own~. under the mistaken notion that they The nt~p b elow shows , visu~l comparison of thrs U1dex The hghtet shades lire less
are saVlhg 1ob s_They need s n economics lesson oh how a forced divcts,on o f consumer regllhted Stiltes.
funds to o ne are,1 always u1hib1ts their b e.neficia l use in another. O n the•p os1t1ves1de,
Or~go11 still doe.sn't have a mandato1:y vehicle s~fety U'lSpecllon, w,th no h,gher ~cc1de11t·riite Your local stgndard of hv111g is dependent on thousands of facto ts related to your ,urrollnd-
b~ ~ed on mecl1-~n,c.al failures, O regonians also refuse to implem ent a s~les tax- ,1lthough mgs, yo Ul own lifestyle and preferences and those o f the people arou!ld you, Ma ny people
their le.aders keep pushing fhem toward th,~ alternate mem'lS of adclttJ011gl taxat1011- Many see tl1ese as the most s1gn1ficant .hctors for tdoca llon, but they pa'le u1 light 0£ the bigge1
O rego1uaus stiU re.member gettu1g pushed u1to thee mcorue tax tr.ap uuder the siren call thre,ts we see 111 the long-term. Fortunately the most cntica! facto ts for qu{luty of hfe cru1
0£ ''suppo rt educ.atton with '3 small tax" th~t .grew mto ~ ,uonster mx (like the mtio,~al be found u, "Safer ,1rea~ Here·~re the 1nost unpottant raten.s from ou1 pouit of view
mco ,ne ca;;),
82 Strategic ReJocatio n

Chapter 9

CRIME, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Crime T rends a nd Patterns Affecting Crjrne

Cl'une cs hire a !,ocah2ed 11atur~1 chssaner ,,ffecl:ln~ Thevicnrns It is :lNl'QY~ worst u1 high our rele•,4> Vot& have; noticed t our general factors that affect .m are:i'~ crune pote.ntuil
der1S1ty' u tban ar~1 Crun e ,n sparselrpoptilatecl nreas ,s ttsuaiiy hnuted to more u1odemte population dms1ty, household u1come, mm,onty oornposihon an d pobtiClll l = g One
pro_pe11:y crm1a, lllthough The recent u1roads oi 1neth lQbs !!lto 1ura! arec~1 is chang,.ng factor alone is u sually not e11ough to u1chc:3tt high crune; t,ut two er ,nore are sutficrent
that s:01ne<;11hat. ~ out 111a!ys,;1 t11111e ,s loc~lly bred, Here arc son1e o.fTheimctors we see
.,ffect:ing ctune The followt11g table sh56K/286oe143K/4061ond tru lowest =me attes 1n tbe lJS, <'-'te-lil
~ce-0ri:!iug to c111n~ comirutted pc:1 p erso11 We il$o $J)QW' demogr~ll!t: fl!Ctor; foL each aty
ti:- loo l:. foe genet':1( trenck thnt ~!feet o:une
Let1~ look $why these He 77K/500 lt ;o/fect cwne-
10 H.igh and Low Crime Cities in US 10 High and low Crime Cities in US
Popµlatio11I 1/ 6 Vote Rep
P,':pplati on "/4 Vote Rep
pop. Oeusity
Income % .Blnd~ ~/oHisP.
- ' OS . Density
Income •.r. Bla1:k ¼ Hisp
.. n , •os
Low Crim~ Citits (Pop. Ove1:5Q,QOO) High Crime Cities (Pop, Ovrr 5 ,000)
Clay,NY S9K/122.S $Gl..~K 34 14 39 Ii::m :.'t l ouu, It Z9K/2040 120 tk 97 7 U.?' 38
~reenwtth. CT 1 o2K/:i3~4 iu s4K 1. !) 6,j 41 f!atni11oncl, Li\ 19K/1553 ~3 i\ 9K. 45 2 l C, 65
fuu.tcho S11,~
M-,,rg:u'lt~, CA 5t/K/4030 !, 100 2K 1,5 14 ~ 5! Sotrth
,-OC/5900 812 47
't11cso11, AZ t18 SK 23
Lagu11,
~hguel, GA
Tli,t441 l 1103 OK 1.4 10 7 51 E<'lood.a_ Gty, FL 9K/>0Bo 118 3K 'i6 7 32 1 -1-2.

'.R.=iapo NY l t3K./1892 ~75 8f~ 1115 82 -47 St Louu , M O 547K/S'i2.3 ~ 9K 5L2 so

J\.11tu ~tou, AL 24-K/ 5:ll l 34.5K 41?7 l7 00
BltJ'i'ler
O'Jl;/ l 717 11io OK 31 lli s: 64
Mound, TX Tub.>.rtlll', WA 171(/1917 $538K 128 iJ 6 26
Mis.st on
9:..,/5073 l 933K t5 161 ~1,·1- H ,irt;v1lle, SC 7K/ 1499 Jll 4-K 42,:i 08 ;o
Vte10 1 CP.
Morrow, GA SK./18S0 '150 6K 36 :1 (l 17
Orbind P ar!; Il.. 5ol(/28SG ,$8~ ,3K, .:rs 8 n"
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1'Japct1V1lle, IL The 1(t4Qt;,1 tlOt 9K .31 140 ¼K/4371 t.37 GK <l7 8 38
44 Beadi_ FL
Yorl;n l1ucla, Ct,. 65K:/3414 f l.211 OK 2..J 11 :51 ..<\,ve,oge 50.K/2S56 l3'2.9K 46 14 -t4
Ave.t·Agr 771(/3001 S9$.iI( 4 10 46 ~ouree5 City-dam coin (top .101 ot:te; list) :utd Censu, Bur~u
 North American Ana.lysis

P opul:ttio11 density: C1t1es w ,th sm:.ller popul~tto11s d,stn buted <!>Ver w,de ,;re1>s '''
ate ~Imo st u,uve tsally low u1 crime. -Small towns don't u1v,te pcofes_sional crlm u1a ls
wtthout the presence of modern upscale subd1vts1011s or resorts. Smalier popubttons
also make ,t h9 rder fo r out$1de cnminais to blend 111 where people know who the,r
'
neighbors ~re. As popub tion densJty lncreases, crime also ,ncre,ises. T his rel~tionshtp
1s t\Ot always ptoportionsl. To see•some of the other factors, we chose low-crune etlles
w11h rel~tively h\rge populations (50,000 ,ind above') for our table T hese are also the
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c,ues th,it ;ire better for str9teg,c relo~ tion_ For the 10 h ,gh c11me c,lles 111 our t11b le I
we lim,ted ,t to popubhon ar~s of 5,000 people or more so that we ::ould zoom .u1
on the d1 t3 >1nd foctor.s fo r cn me. For example, the brger P~lm Be.lch area 111 Florid.I
.l~s generally higher crune., but R!Vter~ B eath, specif,cally, has the lughest cnmew1thu1
th~ t iSl!ea, so we iocused 011 the factors U1ere.

E stun:iteJ A.verage Household income: T h,s focto r ~lo,ie does not le~d to illgh cwne,
,.s many sm :ill town and fa1 111 co ullnuu11:Jes l.tave very low ,iucomes, but its effect 1s
sigrufica11t when coutbiuecl with high populal.!ou density or any of the facto ts below r:;- -,
Minority cou 1positio11, \Y/lule. 11 ts not politicAlly correct to d,s~uss ra~1al demogr~ph- I .l.1
t
1cs m geuer,al, most people recog1 112e thtS as a s,gwfica11t factor for·crune. Pro ,n our list
this f~cto1 was mot e commou thau any other in the· l.ug)t crime cities, whereas 011ly one
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of. the low crune c,ttes have BIW-k or H.spg1uc pe rcentages over 103/o of the popuLq t101t
We show here v1sti.-u repce.sent~hons of thesehctors nationwide. Most maps-show the
varl!ltto11 by comtty so remember th·at the percentage ,s uswlly concentrated1n Uie city not There ts much .eupho11a u1 the media about the dow11lt11 11 ut ~tuue stt.ttsticS' ac,:oss t he
throughout the county .are-, show11. United States. But tins seems-smpusu1g Fii~t ~nd foreU1ost, none of the fo!kiw111g fuud:;-
mentals of h, 1m·a11 action that i,reed c.um.e h~ve cha11ged·
Political leaning: This factor ,snot ~s d1rect!y,correh, ted as those above, but we belteve ,tis • Perm1ss1ve11ess Ill thr home
e fu.ctot 'Y/elfate pohc,es m l,irge uiba11 are,is tend to ~ttract dysfu11etion3l fam,Les, whtch
p roduce the majority of p t·oblem children Union onente~ labor are~s are USU-~lly ce11tered • &d influences ,u1cl little d1sctp hne at pubhc schoots
arou,1d big c,ties a nd dte1w people tha t believe government owe,; them benei,ts o r at'leasl • Exposure ro 111c,,...a, ,ngly coirupt mo r3ls in televiS10l\ and movie$
alight to intervene to make sure they get "the.,r sha1e" of the productro:e pie. Deserved or
• Judges :u id leade,s w1,o 1e.fuse to 11pply effectr.<e detetre11ts. throughout the
11ot, the Democrat,e P~rty li,is the repulat1on of dehvermg more benefits than Republic~ns.
1ud1c1.,I system
'.Dus facto r has become somewh~t less cehable now that most Rep-ubhcalls also vote ,,11d
campaig11 for bt!1eftts • Use o f drug, a,,d akohol th~ t lead to crunm~l beh~v,01 to pay for these v,ces
• Gangs that prey on peop le aSca ,111tter ofd1alle1ige~11d Ila.bit
NeigJ,b o,·hoocl factors: State or 11a-t1ong} ct ,m e statJstics ~te 011ly relev~nt to the general
-2rea All,cr,me,s local as far as tt directly affect s your safety E xcep t fo r violent crun e S.o how do we e.xplau1 the lowe, numberz>1Crunu1al s.tat,stics h!tve ~lways be.e11 u,uelt-
tlll\t ta rgets you specJfu,ally (someo ne t1ymg tQ m urdet you) , ctun e is a matter of op- able s1uce 1t 1s gene1ally le.ft- uP' to u1d ,v1dual 1eportu1g Lit11ts to decide wruit aud how
p·ortv-1-11ty and locatton--suc h as b eing 111 the wrong pl\rt of tow11- V1ttua.Ily all mll1or en.mes are· reported For years, the1e was~ great discrep1<11cy between pohce uiuts that wete
cities have high crune areas and safe areas. Fu1d out whe,e the bad areas are ~ttd avo,d 1eporting honestly ar1d those whGl were fudging thu~s m order to make someoue at the top
theu1 I f you want to move to l..J:;shville, for c;xrunple, the ove.r:;11 cr:ime ntte doesn't look. good T he result, ssdly, was thM hllnest pohce chie fs m problem a reas wcre ,uicreas-
do you m ud, good_You want to know where th e sp-ec.tfic Afe13S .ue tbat have· Lugh ,ngly l1l gde to look b9d, while corrupt c,t,es were lookJng better, stahstic:tlly, Ar,ywhere i
crune There .arewebs,tes that show crim e spec,f,c to area w ,liun a city or zip code governor er mayor m:akes ~ b,g tsstie otlt of crime ~nd ~ends .a lo! of tgxpayer funds to
(e g hlip:/ I "'"''"·nl!JJhborhootlstoJJ~ ,on,/ contcol 11 there ts:~ lot of pt·essure to m~k.e tt ippea, successful. To ,i large deg~e, ,t see.ms
84 Strategic Relocation

c A US'Bhla_M ~nu Afrl®.n Amaricao rn111llation • 63.Z• B6.S

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a.y -.1'\ / 1 t pohtan areas, espec1:1lly where 1m1n 1gra11t gangs p t edoUI uiate As a group ,
11ative-bo r11 Ca1tadia11s a re less prone to v,oleuce thaa most Am encans,
pautly because corrupted elements of soc iety don' t like h~1sher-cl1ruates As
,Jj._- ; - --L:-.c...,......:._J \- person•I co.rruphou '.Ind forejg11 im1111gration mcre:ises 111 Can,.da, l1oweve1,

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selves as Am enc,11~~ do. Uthmately they 1rrny be wor,e off fro m enm e

Remember"' well, tlrnt Americans can't take theu: pecsonal.a cm s :1:croS!S the
borders into either (9,11adn or 1'{e,t1co, so they are more vulnernble there. Do
e2rry pepper spr~y or, 1f you Rreg_o1ng: e:1mp 111g, you 1n1ght cons,de.r a small
plastic flare gun (that boaters use). It isn't 9 firearm, but 1t ,s veLy effective
ag~m.st bo th c riminals and the b,g bears you m'!<-y meet ,n the Canadian
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~ \) Bu/llilU ftCOO\ Some a reas of N o rth A m erica are definitely more dt1ngerous to-your
. iii h e,1lth than o t hers In th e US a 11d Canada pollu t,on u1 the au-, water
'1nd ground is usually related to densely p op ulated cities or a reas with
everyo11e has climbed 01.1 the concealwelll bandwago11 in o rder to survive poL.tic-,lly More 1ndu stria l i.;,lants (psist or p resent) Rura l fann are~s a re also 1n cr easu1gly polluted
snd1no ce·p0Lce cluefs ste·c.hosell fot polit.ical r~sons rathet tlw1 honesty sud compe tency becguse o f brgeascale agricultural p rac tices where chet11ical pestic,des and fertiliz-
ers are used. A gre.at many of us !Ne in o ne of these areas .a nd tt can. require great c,ue
Some deterceuce has increased, which cx:phms part of the reduc1Jo11. A lbt more money luts and cost to filter o r avo ,d these pollutants. We w1ll t ry to help yo u sott out wluc:h
beeu t.hrowu at enforcement SWAT tellms -are p,ut of even small-town p olice fo,c.es ru,d commun,t,es are t h e worst, gnd recommend that youc 1ong-tenn_ loc..1lton be outside
huge runou1tts of rua11power and resources a.re <1pphed to cnmmal t-ak.e-downs--often to the of these are:n .
detrm1e11t of civil hbeches. This. combu1ed vnth the growing 11umber of concealed we-,pons
perm ,t ho ldets, is having some datenettt effect More mai1ihtory sentences 1tre bemg lrnnded
out fur vu, leut cruueS-and rnore pnsou space lws bee11 built (though~ syste.m v,ith 1eal Air Pollution
deterrence would not need more prison space, w,th ,ts related eapense)
A,r p ollution is concentrated where Q source of po llution ,s loca:te.d in a geogrnpluc: d epres-
TheLe has been tut uup1ovemeut u1 cCU11e havens like New Yo.:kC,ry, wher~ subway gangs sion or encircled by mounteu1s that c~pture the p ollution. The worst case of th,s 1s 111 Los
lutve been vigorousiy 106ted out with a muc.h higheLpolice pLese11ce, but the fedel'al money Angeles where the on,shore ~,r Row ,s s lowed or stopped by the coastaLmountams. 'This
paying for much of the u1cteased pohce 1obs w,U run out in a few years In the 1ong teem trap• the s1gn1hcant po llution. from both ,ndusuy and populationadensity resulting m LA 's
u1os t of these te1nponu:y·deterrents will lose sorneof tl.te1r edge. Cnmuials will adapt and infamo us haze and s mog. Sa lt Lake C1ty h~s less pollution but the 11e:lrby mountains c.~n
get smarte1 ~ud find othe, targeh. '.Eventually harde11ed crm1i11'<1ls will learn to adap t to the trap t1,e po llutants during winter periods when ait ,s st,igrutnt ?.11d temp er<1ture 1nvers1ott9
new p1essures and bec-0111e mo~e s electrve u1 theu· targets. They may even take crune to rue coinm on Tlie· only relief there 1s when a storm systeui blows through .rnd scavenges
,nore nu:al areas whe.<e the po lice are few u1 numbers and wheie the victuus c.a11 be ,solatt d ollt the bad .\u-
 North American Analysis 8

There are st!f: m.lllil' ~11 polh.1tsn1s m c,;;su,ed l.-y the \J!, EnvirQ1lllient~! Prott1et1011 Agerv:y
(EFA) 111troge11 d1ox1de, st11Fur d1o;nde, ot?o11e, lead, p~rt1et1l$te 111'1; tter (Plvl-10 ru1d
Of the = tn,\JOl po ll\ltMl!S leA!l is tl,e most 1ox1,; bui.no t :i m~1or !>roblem. new th!lt le:1deci
fuel is not burned 111 t ai-s People ·who }1J;1ve live.cl neAr busy streets otteo experienced high
Plvf-t 5) ~ud ci,1bon monoiode re.s ,dugl levels of le!lc! cot1!$im.11'l!l!tOll utthe,r body. 'T'hts pollut!\nt ~n $e\itre!y cl~n1J1g~ the
,m ml\ne syst,rn , nc.i !~cu to susceptibihty to. d 1ron1c .fatigue :syndi'()me .-did~ ho~t ot o ther
-w-en£111cs.ses ,ot the ntt:W~ nnd br:.m.
US Worst Cities for Air Pollution (2010)
(PM-10) ,ind smillet(Plvt-2.5) 1s p1escntly the mo$t co-11-
J?:1n,cubite i\1~tter 10 1n1c:!011s
Y,eai·-Rowtd P.u·ticle Shol't-Tenn Partide m,ver21al ictm oi i'<'gubned po llu.t,01t 'DU$! i1om ro~ds, ~ ttstl\ltllOl\, wu1d-whq,ped dirt,
Ozone Poilrttio11
Polluti'gn Pt1l111Jion
Cleanest U.S. Cities for Cle:uu~t U.S. Cities fo,· Ye:tl'--
Los Angeles,Lo,~ Ph.,..nix.Mes~-
J CA Ozone Air Pollu\ion i-owtd Pai·.ticle Pollu.ti.011
B~ch"Rlv~ck.. CA Sc ottadal e, AZ
..- B~ket,f,elcl, CA Bakersfield, c:A Fresno-Mader!\, CA
I B1smarck, ND 1 ~eye11ne, \VY 13 Duluth , Ml'f-\VI
.., E,ow11sv,lle-H~rlu-ige11- 2 Santa f;;-
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:, \lrsal1~-Por~erv1lle CA
.L.\l~ futgeles-L..,.tig
Beacli-Rive.rstde, CA
Piu,burgh-New
C<1stle,:PA
fuyru oudv,ile, TX Espanola, NM
14 Pueb lc , CO

Qape Cc,ral Fort

Los Angeles -Long
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.;r Coeur d'Alene. ID 3 Ht1n olulu. m is Myers. F1.
4 Fr~sno-Madera, CA Visal1a-Porterv1ll~. CA
1se-.1ch-PJverS1de, CA
Palm Bay -
Sa.ct.'1'!I ento- <i I:'u luth, l'JiN-\Y/I 4 Anclio.rage AK 16 M<!Ibo ur11e-
A1den-A,cade-Yi,b~ P1ttsbutgh-New !31tn11ngh~m-Hoovei-
5 Titttl'Vlll e. FL
C~s tl~. PA Cullman, AL
Ctry, CA-lIV
F ~go-\V<\hpetou.. ,;; 17
S3rMota~radeJ1ton-
Sacra1nento- CireatF.tlls. MT
~ford- :ND -lvIN' Pun1a Gorda, FL
6 Cor,::oran , CA Fr::sno-l1lader~. CA Ardeu-Areade-Yuba
C:.ty, CA-NV F~elt=ll t-Sp,11ugdale ·
6
Ro.gars. AR-MO
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T t lc:$011, AZ 18 BJ:hngs, lvIT
7
HD IJ$ to q,B~ytow11- Binn mgh~m-HooVt! · S;il\ :t~ke C1ty-Ogde1r
:Huntsv1fl e, TX Cullm an.AL Clearfield, UT :F-argo-\Vahpeton,
7 H bn plulu . HI 7 Amantlo1TA 19
ND -:t-JN
San Diego-Carhbac~-
s Sau Marcos, CA
Hanford-Corcorsn, CA Visaha-Porterv, ll t . CA P<>rt St l,uoe-
8 IA tN!o, TX 8 Albuqueniue, 1'-!M 2f) Seb~sll~n-Vero
San LuLs Obispo- CtncLnn,ati-Mt ddl et own- Bfaah, FL
I¼odest9, CA
P'asoRob.les, C.h.. \7/iun1ng~o,1. OE:-ICY-Il:'f
9 L111roln, NE 9 flagstaff., AZ ~l Lincoln, NE
Chari offe-Gas:tnll.ta.- St Lom~-St Charles-
l !J S,1hsbt1ry. }fC-SC F'annwgto11., 'MO-IL
H-imford-C<1,conu1, CA Pot1 St L=e-
Sau L,u1S"Ob1spo -
10 Scbsslton-Vew 10 B1smatek. NC 22 PMo Robles, [A
Phoen1x-1vfe5*- Beach , FL
ll Ch,.rlestonSl1=- Merced, CA
~:eottsdale. AZ
11 R.oct)ester. MN 11 Sillmas, CA 'J3 Bangor. ME
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! .:' Memed, CA Detroir-\Vruren-f hnt. 1,,fi c~mden-V,nehnd, Fort CollJM- 24 B uilington-South
l?A-N,1 -CE-lvll: 12 Sioux F~lls, SI: 1.2 L oveland, CO Burlington. VT
L>tllils-FOtt W011 ton-Steube11ville, .Midland-
l.i. Prova-Orem . U'iI' ]5
Worth, TX WV-OH Odes~a., T:.11'.
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 Strategic Relocation

diesel and vehicle exhaust, irtdustrlal :IDlQk'i!ana wooil QI' ~oal'buruilig stoves are all sour oes Drinking Water Disinfectant Contaminants
oftlie.~e tiny pal'tides Omt betome·mJpe11cled i11 air, S01n_e 1·\i.ral'areasare reguL'lrly out of Di:dn{ect:u1ts
c(lmpli.,nre due to blowing durt, wbhll we-doJl'f t on-:dllei"as harmfu.1.3~ polllition dust
k otn h-affi• ruu'I irulusl:l'y wludt Is more likely to be measured from PM,2;5 levels, PotentW t-lenitJt E-ffe&-ts
frmu Long:Tenn Exposure Sourc:es of Cont::uninanl
Cbut.tminnnt
Above the MGL (unles.~ ln Dl'ht.ldn g Wates·
Ozone is three oxygen<ato1ns comlrined, or 0 1 • Iti's1J\ought to· l>e forrned when vel\icle
.~ecified.i s$ho11t,tel'm)
e:niaust combines with vol.,tile 011g:anir. cro·bous.(VOC s) .fcom indu.stt-y o,· common
cl~emicals evapurating; Thisc.mnl>ination in sunlight;uull\eotforms ozonewhitl\ signifi- Chlo1:11mu1es Eye/ nos~ !tl'lt,l]lon, sto=ch Watet ~cldlttve t1sed
q111tly 1:onb·ibutesto smog and is considered lmza.vdous to inl\aJe, TJtei'e is .s mne debate (~! Ct!) dite.OJni.ort\ :ii,m1r11 to control tl)lt 1'¢b ~
about 1ienefitsfro1n this molecule·uu!luding its use as a dimtfectan:t. J'ilotwit11standing this, Chiin-i.n e £yefno~einiJ.itio1t; Wates· additive used
debate, we considl'C flus a good indicator afpounl.ation ,md .utilum;vy pollntiDn togefuet·. [ls CL!.} s.tr,~ch dtecomfnrt to control micro bes.

C;i.rbou dioiddeis an ex,,inple of a purely--politrcized dnng_ei:.. This uhiguitm1s r,01np.mmd is Ch ~ m1P. ti,,;,m ~ }\.1-1e1111~. tnfnnt:s &. yGun:;_ W;.te1 ;i:j:J.ii;ve ~d
res C102) chi!dto1 ne.vou.s , yste,n elfectt to <.:ontrol micro bces,
not a polfutnut in nny manner, so we will not rover it as mch . We c1o not nonsillet: _global
w~n«uuga serious, scientifiL-ally justified tiu,eot.. Dt~111fecf:i,:;n .Byprod.rm
I>ot:entl~l i-i~:th E f:feets
TJ1efollowi.11g t.,ole lists thewo,rst US citiesfo,r air pallutiou consi,lering ozmte .Ind uru·-
&-om1..ong-'I'ftm Rx,:,ostu-.. So):lrce, c,£ Con t:urun.u1t
ticulatematt~ . Note that many of these locatio11s ru:e lucatedin geogr~lticnl Jr.>si.us wfticf1 Ltin tTu~IIOt
Above tlie MCL (un l!:$1 m D ru11lQg Wo.r,f!.f.
exaceEhate t he effect$ ofpolfution dming certtin ettvirorunental,:onditiou~ likeinversi.otts, 1peofie.d ,u .l\ 91t-tam)
Bypn:,dnct of d tinbn _g
Water Po llution D L'Oll) ~f~ lnct'eas ~d nsl';: o.( caiuier
v,at ec dtiu1£ection
Wates· p0Duti.o11 differ s !ro1n 11»· ptllltitionin that tbereis alinost always-a b-ronnent Anemi a, 111fan t ; & ye ung·
Cltio11te lzyproduct oJ llhlm·matton
Cacilil;y between fhe gon.rce ruulwltat we ingest. ht 1974 the fl!dei:algovernmeutpassed rltililren-. 1u9cvo1ts system -effects
th e Safe DrinkingWateir A ~t that.e:rtnblished federal guidelinllS f.or inawnnm level~ of
I-JatQac-~n a aids
variouspollutants anil,patbogens. 'll1e/.l't'esttictioits·cail.~ wa tei·,treaonent plantJ; t o not h1c:1·easeli i-isk of cancet Byp11,duct ~f i:hl"11ltlcaboo
(HAf.. s)
on1y pu1·if_y the Wlllfll' biit .tl so to il\i etf dbinfedant.s ruch as cltlorine into the ilJ·inkitig
water t.okill ba t tei~ .infb:epipeline~ TliisL,tterpiocessha~,chemical 1.id-e el'feds that e.~- Giver, ~ dp.ey or .i-~ h ,1,l
Totl!I T t'Ul91om ~®es
fflltinll)' 1>rod\icen sectmd for1n of pollution. Let's loolc .tf)>olltitants in Wllt er sourt es·llnd .l-ll!lJ/OUs system problems, Bypt:0dutt oi chlollrui.l lon
(T'r:HMs)
supply ~ steins -en di in turn. inc re~, ed o ~k o f can ce.$
Some~ B:PA
Water, som·ce pollution incllidessediment,.tru~r o organisms, organic rompomtdsand
morganic tl\(!l'Q!c;il~. All of thesea1•e i'ediir lld as water is p1·ocessed'in trea.tmeitt pL-ints, about 'iJ.)eclfir. watei• qwtlity, by zip eode ;it httpJf,v,uw e1cg 01·ei'tl:iv-WQ,feiiwi1ws.ww11nRatG:iJ
l>n tc only the oontamin,,nt:l'mandated. by hnv .tl't>tneosurecl anti olei.ntetl out-to their including a ltistory ot,vltetlit exceedeli ltealllty and legal levels.
r equired levl'b ..Ml:iny·w'ater som•~e; b..,ve polltit.tnts and heavy inet11h th3t n1·e1tot regnktted
:mil even tl1e mi.ltinium x,egniated a mounts of .so1ne, like I~ d. we ~onisidei· still urthealtl1y W;iter treatment,cllemkals inj en led at the ettd of the purification proce.is IU'e a significant,
.ovei· lime. so1u·ceaf'daify t:hemic.,Lconsnmpticmfa)' most people. CW01ine, fm· exnmple, doesn't.kill
evei·yiliing and leaves beluncl r.rutcl!l· rausiugresiduals (e.g. 'F1•ih,tbnnetJ1,,i1e-1'HMs) thnt
Tl'J to avoid eomtnunitiestw1t mlu> then• wutei· floo1n l~1•ge, polluted tivers 01"lakel.•(likeL11ke. ai·e 1laugerous. The aliuvelist showstbe,m ost cmnmon disutfed:a nl r.hl!mi,:ats and ilteir
!\lli,:lil~). Thesir sonrc-esliave ltenvy .tt1emls tl\:tt do nol get elinunate,l,d\ming vro~e&siJi.g. b~roducts. The EP;\ lllJlintains tli\l.t tlteir maxim.um levels are set to produ, ~ "no )mown
M011eover, th~ cblm:iue levels in tr1esewaters are usually-at 011 near maximum levels-to or ,t!l.l)erted rJlik 1Jrheoltl1." We think ollterwise, as do !Umty·alternativ!l)1ealth sources. We
r. outbat Ute additional vathogens in tbesewatet:s. Mm1y of the largest cities' water supplies rec.oiuro1,nd .<il1eirucal filters to 1·~ove llhlorit\e in your drinkingwatl!l' ;md prefei.ibb in
areundesir:tlile £or 1:ooking or ba thing.let alone clrin.Jdug. You ran sear di for jn{ormation )'011!' U\oW.l!l'S11isO,
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US. Nitrate Contamination of Shallow

Fluoride ,s a controver:;13J chemical that 1s added to mM1y
C .<\ N A D A Groundwater (Less than 100 ft Deep)
w·ater sources. Our research concludes tlL~t ,t ls.~ d,,ngerous
chen11cal whose be11efits do not outwe,gh ,ts dangers. Most
chem;cal l:luodde. added to water comes as a bi-product of
;,lwnu1un1 production and 1s highly poisonous. f?luonde has
bee.n advoc~ted by the deutucomm w11ty becaus..- it ch~ng<.>s
the natural c.hem1ca1 proc.ess ducmg re-01iuec~J12ation of teetl c
Minerals in saliv:; 11re always rebuilding teeth surf,,ces. When
fluoode is present dunng th1s p rocess it ,s more reactive than
some of the mine.ra ts. creat ;ng a very thm layer that is thought
to be ll'! o re ac1d-res1st1111t Excess fluonde, 'however, impedes
the tY.<tur.;l process creatu,g fluoros,s wEPA'sresults m mottled,
pitted or discolored teeth and b r,ttlc hones. Fluoridated water
snpp iunformati0n found to reduce IQ m develop ing children
(http:// JII_WJJJ.jl11crrdofio,zcIJ11t/bra111.hm1). Even small doses of
t1uo nde are b e,ng found to affect the body 1n sub tle ways,
though we still dot-rt know the com plete e.ffects. It has been
obse1ved, for e-xatnple, that fluoride- co1npetes wtth 1odi11e,
a cl:'!ttcal element for health and thyro,d ftu1ctior1 I n our
opiruon it should be strongly avoided. for improvmg deutal
health we recommend u1creasu1g your nutnt,011 from min- I
, .J..
eral,nch sources llke bone broths a11d reducing the u1take of
sugar and refu1ed flour and foods, I==- --= 1---1 Low i'/ltroge(llinput, Less-Pot'o

T he Ce11ter fo r Disease Control allows a search of tluondate(

w~ter sources at http:// opps.11e&d,d'-go11!,/J,FF/ 111td we list th(
,
•
I.ow Nltiogen 1nvut, Paraos Sol~,
High Nrtrogen Jnpur, less Porous SolIs
High. tfitrogen lnpu~. Poruus St>ils
percent of fluoridated water u1 each state m our state-specific
rev,eys 111 Se-=tion F our w,ter ru,atyzed for cont11m1nants J1nd b,o logical punty. But also check to se:e what kmd of
filtrntion equ,pment is in the hom e. If 1t has a complex system, then you may well suspect
Smaller wateJ: systems that use wells ate usually b etter than treated nvef or la ke wate1 they have JI problem with water quality. H11ve one pf the filters pulled ollt and m,pect tt
su1ce ground water IS n~tur-~lly filtered as ,t seeps through soil and porous rock, but some for residues. T,iste tl1e water and smell 1t T t7 to find w,ttet thJ1t t;istes ahnost neutral and
agnoultur~l fertih2et s ~nd chem,.c.~lsare pollutu1g these sources too ,n areas with heavy that has-v,rruatly uo smell
concentrat,o ns applied over porotlS so,l T he above map shows the worst areas for this
contalnut<lhoh,111 s1~allow soils: A more de.t ailed colored mt1p ts 3vaiffible cat the fro11t of the Toxic Sites
color maps at the end of Sec.h on E1ou~
Thousan ds .o f s ites throughout the US have been tagged by the E PA for cleanup of
Another factor to consider is the presence of bad smelling natura l chem,eals u1 tu1der- h~zardous substances. T hese sites were dtibbed "superfuncl" sites after congtess vo ted to
ground aquifers. \Y/ate r 1s the uoiversil solvent 1111d tends to leach out naturally occutrmg -~!loca te bt!hons towa rd the,r .cle11nup 111 198-0. A ltst of these sites, called the N auonal
chem1e:1 ls u1 the grounc\ as it percolates downward. Many areas of O h,o h,~ve a strong Pnontie.s List (NPL), ,s ma111taU1ed on tl1cEPAls website (JJ11111JJ, epo.3cv/stpe,fi1tul) together
sulfut: smell 111 the water, \Y/hen you take a s hower the1-e, lt smells uapleasant, tho ugh not with location ,naps, curtent cleanup st.ah1s and u1fo.cmation about the lu-zards. Although
harmfu~ necessarily. Som e areas of southwesten1 Colo1-ado have a foul mtxture of o,l and some. sttes w ,th haza rds a re not h:;ted he.re and sites listed may already be st1iftc1ently
ps residues m the ground wahttp://apps.11ccd.cdc:gov/lv!\Y/r'vate wells that.athednlled for co ntained, we still 1·ecom mend usmg their '''iY./he.re you l,ve" tool to loo ~- up your potential
d rinking wa ter W heneve r you purchase astate-specifith a wel1 make sure you lL<1.ve tl1e relocatio n areas to ensure-you are not near these clearly hazardous .s,tes
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Medical Help and Regulations futs .,ud cln.,lestero1. We rcec,0111\eond 1e;1d1ng ~bout the 1J1vslttab le 3tud1e~ of these pupul, -
bons by I:c \Y/esfo11 Pn i:e Po£ ,m ote 111fo1wabon go to a·11•ia 1ul!.!l.011tpr1&ao1;: or refer io
1't lls<:'d to be th at rur~l -{re11s with poor s~ll1tat1on ~11d u11safe watet w er<C ~o 11sidereJ our, b1bl,ogn>.phy and tesources:
uuhe•lthy ~nd more prone to dise-,,se th~11 ud»u1 Lvu1g Today, 11 ,s the tutlll ,teas tllllt an,
usually l1ealtlnet T-i,ghei pop ul,iho11 deris ,ty ~1e:1s yielcl gre~ter ~ont~ct with more·vane!ies U1tuu11trly, there 1s no bette, way to get •1eget,;l>les th~n to grow ri1em youtse!f A ll;ey part
of cl!sease ?.nd ,1 greater exposure 10 polllltants, of your long:tetm str•tegy should bt: lean1111g !o 6row snd preserve your own food wirh .t
gatde11 St-,,, t Sill"" -and butlc! 011 you! h,owledge I ~can be •stttpusu1g how ut uch food can
We li,ive fou11d that m mgt\ers of nuh1l!on, med1ca! treat111e11t of .11l111e1Lts,, t h1ldb.ll'tl1 and be gtow11· u1 sut;sU are11s or even 011 b,kowes The,e ,1ce .m~11yv,luable sou1cet ()Ut th~r~
disease prcven11on, 1\ 1S w1se to rehirn to hme-honored pt'acllces ,a11d rediscover the benefit! ~nd we've h$ted • fewµ, our b1bltogr~phy
of the old w~y~ of hvuig 'cY/e exp l?.u\ ~ few of these- m etho'1s he1°e ai they peJta1n to slates
that h9ve :regul?ho11s illectmg the,r p ractJce,
Establishment vs. Alternative Medical Treatment
l'weury yeats ago, ,t WRS corn mouly held tlut med,c,il science md solved ,,, was 111. tl-,e fm~I
Access to Healthy Foods stages ,of solv,ng all the wodd's l11g he~lth prohle1u s Today the m ~d,c~! est~bltshnt ent 15
expecie11e11,g nUU1e.rous b•cltlashes from tl1e11 pt':iettces of us,ng dtugs ,and VJtccu,~s 1vl~11y
Most readers w,11 prob?.bly no t be P.ble to mP.~ the ult,mP.te li festyle ch~nge ior good so-called cured 1,1..fectJot,s d1se11ses ,\fe uow, ~tat1u1g to 1n~u a comel>ack with tteW, rn ut~nt,
hea!lf1 by m ov u1g to a rur~l farni , However, tnode.r n methods clo allow \ IS a~ce~ to m~ny D t dtug-resistAnt strnu,s All synthetic drugs developed. u1 t!1r past have bad aide effect~,;nd
the S'<ltne benefits for a little extr~ coM and tune In ow op 1111011, the most 1mpc1tint foo~ m.~11y .lte fou11cl to have loug--tenu dan1age 01 evenrual meffec1tve11e>~
~re_fnuts 1pd veget*bles that arc 111-season and or~n,c together with mc,.,1t, eggs ~nd d,~,iy
fiom lllum ~ls on p~stures, not feedlots or crowde.d "ClJge-frec" hen hou~es, F'onun~te!y, the hled1t~l sc ,enc~ does h•ve g1eat ~erhse 111 surgery, but Litty know slut ost notlung 1tbout
hefld tow~rd buytng these proclt1crs fro nt loc-~I farmers is grow111g ut m-a11y ?.reas, FiumeL"S _pr~ve11no11 or helping the,·body unpr©ve itself hohst,c~tty with nutritJon They t1e,,t -a11d
m9rket1 ?.fe pro!iferattng. ,Look for sm~ll-sCA le c perationswhere you ~~11 see·for yow-se)E clu:n.u11sh symptomS\ bu~ in most cases, don't cure. Mo:s t cures com~ &om the body's
ho;w-your food 15 prep~red Get to know your ,hum er ~nd make sure that your food is not unm une systetn, 111 spite of the drugs Some-of what they do IS certamly good, b ut mbst
t:imted by pe.stic1des or strong <lt5mfectants ~rtd tb,u tr~ce m1nerJlls ~re replen,shecl rn the p $Cedures ~te bcecl w,th dam~g1ng side e ffects True cttres only happen to people who
so .I fro,n ni ukh .-.ud ma.nure not co011ncLr,al fertilizer ma.ke:ieal crumges u1 the1r hfutyle lmprov1J1g nutttt1011, ~1sU1g t1J1tur11l hetl>s ~ncl remedies.,
e-.erc,se a11d m,p.,ovu,g you, e11v11011m rot 4tt the only changes substantuu e11ougl, lo b rmg
T he 111ost s1g111f1c~nt thre.,t to sm,11lasc>1!e ope(Jltton~ 19 often over-regt1h1ton by n~tton;il about sttong ch~nge
or st•lte governn1e1Hs Legislation requ1nng documentation ~nd mspecuon c11n often be ;\
burclei1 tll,llt Si!!9.U fanners ~nd r~nchers can't 2fiorcl Fedel'a l leg1sh1ton h:is bee.ii proposed You U1ay not L,., 1U1 med1Rtdy convmced of n t1s·n11g Jlten131lve lte~lth U1ttho<ls ovet t>S~ab-
to tr·a ck sll food frcm seed or b1rth to consumer State restL, c,hons on rgw µ11 lk.are perlrnps luhme11t pc,;eilces, but J you st:.u1 studyu,g ftom ~lten1ati-,e health sources, yo~I w,U beg111
or
the mo~t obvious case b?.nn,ng n valuable food ·so urce R,,w milk t5 quite safe to dunk.. to 1e,ihze that the.re 1s a lot of e.owpete11t u1fucmat1011 a';lrulable Can't de~y I:on , wait till
p1o~ded the cow ,n rmsed n!\h.11'?.l!y 0 1\ grs.ss ~nd ftee from overcrowded, disease-prone you get 11:-arice, to '>l'<U't fu,cliug out whar yollt JlteutatJves -~te Youll be u11de1 the gu11 110111
feed lots and larg-~-sc,ile dRtrtes lvhny people With lactose ,ntolerance have been 1ble to 1efat1ves and doctors pusluug yo tl to make dec1s1Pus !hat !t1 ·ay ndt be In you1 be$t 111~rest
consutl\ e uus whole food. Nonethele~, mo.s t stRtes have soru e 1estnchons ,nd ,ome b2n It t'akes mai1y years to leant etiough to !sk e c•t~ of yoursdf
!Ls slle qutright Some, exceptions are m~de 1fthe ro115umer owns pJL1 of the o:,w, 5c cow-
thare programs ·Jre popuht in son1e sr1tes T)1ewebs1te www realmJk..com lists the res.tnc- We ha·v e 111cluded a hst of recorumended books 111 our b,hhogr:a_phy ab out eet•blisluu J1nt
tions 'Jf e.~ch sm1e. Currently C2nacln oµt li1w~ the ~reoi' mw qi tlk.. s1\d ~lteu1at1ve m ed,cu,.e Every good he-~hh food s teir1:-w11l atso ha~ some ,ecom mend,-
tJons fctt y<;LL f t's wortl1 11o t111g that tl1e alten,at,ve field is 1ust that-ryt'hu,g else o ,!t
Se tilL, ,l\ ,s $1,ll p ossible to t et p!1sture- fec! :1qun?.I m e>'l t ,,nd 1oc,1I orga111c veget~btes We rhere T lte1e ,s .a btr •U1Ql\l1t of sp1riruahst1c, 11.ew·•g~ pl'Ulosophy. wh,ch sllould be ~voided
;eco;11m~nd that everyo ne le~rn to find sow:ces for ·these m their ~rea, ,:Y/,:; l!llve become dt ttvetlooked T'hr t1-uth ,s u,-beJ.wv.11.
conv,nce.d that go od so ll!'ces of grasS'-fed n1urn ~l flt arc vital to a 11e,1lt!1y cltet Native
pop ufahon~ isolate.a from refmed foods lustonc-~lly hRd healthy bones perfect teeth and ln tlte pteparedrtess ?.l\d st1tV1vaLco111mlU\1ty1 ni~ny ,re-wou,ed ~btHII i,nding clrugs to itll
-virtually no degei\e.r r<ttve diseases T heir d1t t hsd consJde,rab le sp1ounts of naturat snu~~l thetl e rescr.pt,ons or doetots ~ncl Jiosp1t~ls. We Hron_~ly believe th~t people ne~d to le:1rn
 North American Analysis

ftbout natut-al n"tr1tioqgJ solution, over dru_gf for bo th pre:ve.nhon '1nd cure Cons1de1
US and Clnada Naturopathy Laws
,~\e.:ld, stonng.,,nd s.,v1ng, herbs ,111d bM,c v,~Jm ,n supp lc.,ments. ThtS wiU glso , educe
your dependence on estab lishment medtc,ne wlur.h wtll !argdy beun~v-.,1fab le afte.r !\ c:i- StRte RegulAhon Pres<a:nbe Per form !vflnor Pro l-µbitecl
\~sµophe. Moreove.,, ,f you beoome connected with ,vays of he11lu1g y,;,urself 11atu1illy or L,ceru;e Grugs Surge1y b-yL.;-w
you c~n hm 1t e.<penS\ve 111 ed1c~l u15vrance to more mu11lllum levels, Perhaps- 1ust to G'1Vec Un,ted States
.
1;P;i-1stropluc ~cc tdents ~ncl thl~ ll~ve thousnnds
Al2ska
Amon" l
Vaccines and Drugs
Calttomm
As. for vacc111es1 we tecommt111d extr~mt ""ut,ou 'iYI<" ¾lo ·n or sllbscnbe iP the est~bhshm~11t DC
me<l1e,,l e111hus1asm fo~ V:llC.ctn<"S 'v,cc mes h~ve a history oi crtaung dam.;ge 10 tht human
Flo,~da
11nU1 tuit system. Young elwdre11 ltllve weak 311d unt~an,ed 1mm ULle sys tems 8ob1es, In
p:trl:1cul~1, "'~ s~isceptible lo tit~ cont;,m u,~nts a11d p resen,at:Jves 111 vaci.ines Ha\WRU

There llte many h<'llrtbreak111g sto11es ,of pa1e,1ts whose ehildre11 eitp,;ne11ced llllU1edL1le,
I,hh .,X.
piolonge.d fits of pm, ~.nd s<a:1ea111111g ,.fie, recewmg vaeciuattons l n nee ci,ses th~ cluld l,~s
!Cinsa:. t
even i:!,ed. When this happ<'!1s, llled1ral ,uthotw~ alm ost urufonn ly tslk the p11re11ts out 1'fa111
of tbe,r obvious couclus,on tlnt th~ problem w,s c~1JSed by th~ v~cc.u11111on ""d attempt to Mim1esot!I
label It under tlir Vllgue "sudden 111fant dea tl, syndto111 e " },,toniaqa
1\lew Hampshue
There ~re- ruauy tlungs to weigh whrui £011s1de1111g V11ccU1almus ~o-we teoommmd 1ea1:h11g
tip on some oi the bmnctcl d ,se11Ssions abo1.1t tlus c.onrroversy We recommend b=ks Oregon
bv Aviw 1t!LRo mm, V11,·.,111nhtJ1JJ: A Tlw,IJhlful Part111't G111d, and StephAnle Cave, l>,{C, South C1a tilll111>1
W/i11I Yo11r Dodor l/11/j Not Tell Yoli ~4bolil Chilrlnm's V 11&c111,1f1011s. -lennest~e k
Umh I
ACU!ss to Alternative Medical Practitioners Veimo11t
V11·g,nu *
Restl'ICUpJ1s IQ th, t1eedQt11 to choo~e ~ltcrunt!V't ni eo,cal cace will ,u~,e~s.u1gly b e ,mpon~llt X
.to your str~ tegic s1tlll1l!Ot1. lt ls 1101.u~~ppropt'1ate foe -s t-ates to l1ave some tortu of Volullt~iy
W-aslr,n.gto n -.
Can;,da
lkensJng, if 11 ho11eitly ~cts "~ ~ centftcation" of st<Att competency and does n o t pro lub!t 1'.
othc,rs fro11t prnthcu\g med!c111e e.<cept l1L::.Hes of true fl'JUd. or m rS1epte1iet11~tio11 or1111n C.:>h!mh111
lvf;inltoba
We sc.xpect tl,e estsb1shm e11t merhcal sysrem 1s destuied to be cou1,plett!y conuolled by the Nova Soc,tn,
g~vet11111 e1)\ someday, .111d w,U J:,e o ne of the puwe w•y~ 111 wwch the goven,m·e11t contiok
people· The p•ss~ge of Ob~1n•c.;re WRS ~ s1g111fic:o.11t srep m this ·d11ectJ011 li you stay out Ont-ario
of tlns ·system 110w you v,,11 h,1ve mo ,e freedo111 bte, d1t wire" eVeryone else ,s tt~ppecl and Saskatchew,11
ignorsnt of the alteruattves, Source \Y/ikJped,g

lt 1s =port·a ut ~ppropri,ite lrealtL pu.ctttioneis wlto are ::ompetent 10 ,.itetil!l ttve

t0, focale ruyshca!, \JJ.1eou11ci tl;epnts Ptlt there J:ha l " tmch them selves tu altemalivt medicuTe St~1dy
h~tbs ~ad'honest 11utntto1t The n•tural h~.;lwg :methods .ue 11ol p1euse .<n<l tiike a gt.~t
dt">'I of expenence fo know wl1J1t·wo1'ks fu1 yo u StJ\!t now to find the nght way to eat •no Vr,,IJ e!lll se ~rch fo1 3 nat11rop~tluc docto:: v,a 1he1c wei.Jsit';: (hf!p../l11•w11cuob;orop,1.'IH,'.OJJ/,
shut ltste11111g to the body's w~111tng s1g11,ls when tJq1ngs ,1ttn' t n ght There are ., lot of
90 Strategic- Relocation

Restrictions on Practicing Mid,wives. soc,~l pressur~ ,,.bo t1111st While somt very g~od bds a te pat ttally 11n1n 111,e, most -sit' 1,ot
~nd p~1e11ts ar~ corista11tly wag1ng "- Jos,ug b~ule to <:ountet the ~ttin1<.les their chud1e11
The p rac tice of nudwifery ts one of the oldest p tofess1ons it) the wo rld ~nd s 1gntftelnt p icl: up :lt school T he ~urrleulum IS written ti) fovor. of govePnn) ent u\terventrcn, pouue-~l
fl erc_ent-.,ige-1 oi b,nhs *re ~ull c.1red fot by these women around the globe. IY/e co ns1der thts .:anectness, skewed h,story lesson, ai!d mco nlJ?lete econolntc lessonsabotlt social ,i;dfiue.
,u1 uupcctant ~s.pect oi your freedoms ~nd 9 reas0!1,1ble g.1uge of how restT1ct,ve ~ s tale ts This kind of th;nbng-p red,sposes them to ,estst mnny of tlie warnmg~ ~bout critic-Al tlueats
~11d trnins lip a no11-tlb11klt1g population clepencl21\t on goV!cn11ue11t and the estaWishm en t
Th~re ate , ever,il types o f miclwrves w,th v,uy,ng l.e vels of trn uung ~nd crccletulals, rue.d.a,
depen ding 01i the l~w-s oi e1.ch s !Ate, Nmse M1dw1ves ,i1e licensed by the med,e.11est~b-
lish1nent .and work lll hosp,t~ls or birth centers. They :tte tra ,ned 111 non-ruedtc~ted p~111
Private Schooling
tehef lechn,9ues Rnd fargdy op~r~ te under hospital p ro tocois 111dudu1g drugs nnd tu ed,e-~I
1ntervenuon tedu11que$ u1 childbuth whtch have the,~ own p roblem$ ~nd s,de effects 1n Private schools pcodu~e -a bttler qu~ l11y eclucJ1hon ior les-s rh~n ha lf the op e1'A un_g cost of
co!llrMt, Certtfied Proiess,ona l Midv11ves (GPM) are r~ught through ~ltet nstive, ~ccred1t- pub lic schools Th~t SMd, it IS 1mport*llt to be sele~tive. The e,cpe11~1vc elite pt111c~te schools
eo schoo ls snd 111- ~oru E stales they may be !tcensed to t:>1rl'Y J1fe-s~v1ng d1t1gs l*,' Midwives Me ~!ways bette1 th11n the pubLc sdiools m ~c,dem1cs, bur the loi:ty ~oC'.tsl ~ttttuclcs there
ate taught through ,1smtmg e-xperlenced m,dwives. ~ren't neee..-sarily nny bette1 fot you.t ch,ldre11 th:an the undlsc,plmed p ub!!~ ~ hoo ls. But, ~r
'l~~st d1ry :)!en't violent, and there tseonsidt-r~bly more <lltCJp lmc, 1-Jo 1-e,11edliC~hon tgr.e_s
Vf/e cuns,der 'the ught to bear offsprlllg ot1t!1de 1hi-est:abl1shme1lt medtc~I hosp ,t~I systau ploce·w,1tho l1t d,sc1pluoog the 1n md and the bady We ob1ect to publ,c and pnv~ te sd,oofa
srt illlp.o dsnt aspect of loug-term secuuty The lieallh cate system is g,adustly t}ecouru,g the th~ t subscrib e to the false p hilosop hy di,t education should ,lw,ys he fun_l ! 0-i111 b-e, ~ut
only 1pprovecl ,;11tra,1ce point u1to roc1ety ,ind eo:i l1kl become 11 co turol pomt for _ma11d.110ry moitly good edu.:~tion 1$ h,~rdmen~il wo rk
restuchons such as mocul~t1ons 0 1 1he l1oeus1ng of pM~nl:l\l "compete1icy'' (whtch sonicdsly
could exdude p.arents who bd ,eve Ill Cht1stiM1 " 111doctr1nM,o n" ~ncl pi,ystal d,sc,plme) The 11\osl e~o11om1c~I ,diools ~re church- reh ted p nvMe ~chools, where religious congteg1-
\Y/ e 01·ov,de short desctip uons of the testr1ctio1ts on m tdwtfety m our sl:l\te-s,,eciii rev,ews t,ons,hel? substdtZ( 1u1t1011 vo luntarilv, wh,ch ts laud~b le. However, pnce 1s11 t everythn'll;
n1Sfc1ton Folu: 11 you d611' t subsc11b-" to the rehg10~ v,ew~ t1L1ght; you c~11 ~lthcr coun1er-i11dootnn:1te At
hem e; or pu:k schools which don't m IX rel1g1otlS do(tnn~ with the currJculum, Yo u m~y
hAve difficulty 111 some td1g,ous bl\e!ted sehools 1£ yot1 h~ve. t ontrnry beliefs,
-Schools
Home School Laws
Unlike other books on r~lo1:~t1J>n, w~ w11l 1101 cover the ne1ghborhoods with tht "best '
public $choob lusteQd1 we 1ecom 1neud reloc~ tt1)g to ~utes tl\1t f~vqr the,altem1uves T he ultun,ite r,ght to contto I your chlldre11's 1:due'.c1tl01l ts ~11 essential lib e1ty .cuid w,ll
pt1V11tescl1ools, te!igious schools 11ncl home sc hooluig Here's-why. become ulore = potta11t ss pubLc schaols g et worse or 11s more cond,tious are re9utred to
e11te1 them, such as vAccniat10 1'1S Every st ate JI) tl)e US now a!tows fo r hou, e schoolu,g,
even though seven st·3 ~s ,ne hostile to houte schoo.li11g ~nil put up s,g,ufi<:~nt b t1tesiucr-.tu~
Public Schools 6a,ners to rareuts Tltescate NC, NH, VT, NY , PA.ru and MA

IY/e cw' t ,ecom11, end1H1b hc iehuols on ptt11c1ple, '!'his uist1tuttot1 tJ a mont>J!olybec-Hise oi On,go!t was u,ie of the first st.,tes ta go so fur JS to a tlemp t lo shut dowi, all pnv:,te
their scce.ss to t.1-'i mo1ley, which ceqtures everyo t,e L1S11tg :illert¥.1te sd1ools to pay tw,ce fo1 sc hoohi1g -and force them to full undet tl,e control of the sti>te public sclliool system T h,s
edurntiort lv[o reove1, 9U edu,M,on l!l1s value's assoc19ted with it, ~nd v~luts should never be attempt was overturned ,n the furn o us Supreme Courl· 1uli11g. O regou vs, Soc1ety·of
enforced or taught by governmcm controlled pro~es ot e-ven by 1nA1or1ty rule All :valll<'S S1ste1s. O rego n has had the mon unregufatedpriv~te edue'1!ton laws ever u nce--bec:lllse
~ho uld be hee to compete for ,idherent,, 91\d the. 01\ly wny to do th~t ,s to :allow eve1yo ne oi b-ackfash,-,,ot b ecaus<e of ~11y ',Vlz<l<:>m 011 the part of O regon's eclucatto1t es!~bhshrnent
to put his edJJCc1tio1, dol~rs whe:tt they w1sh--w1thout government t,u: co mp uls1011-
It to.ok 2 lllS IOr leg:i l i!lattle ~g~inst the StAte ofN ebc,sk" \wluch l~d even nnpnsoned some
There ~re several prob lems uiherent tn tbe p uhh.e 3Chools ,1ndudmg bAd textbook5, L~ rge pasto1s for defendu,g relig.,ous schools a11d hom esd 1oo lers) ru,d the shoot,ugof ~ hume
dasses. fad-; 0£ dist1plu1e, bad te_1cl uug (w,th som;; eirceptiotls), wuon12ed emp loyees, ~hoo ling faih e1 ,n Utah to cause enough b?.c l-Jash and emb9rtassmenr for m~ ny sta le
bloated ad,u -u ustral,on i:osts ancl expensive fucilifles. 'C r1J1Je, abus,ve att,tudes artd heavy leg1slallttes to st~t:1 lllaking exct'jl llo11s fo r hom~ ,choohng
 North AmeHcan Analysis 91

Twenty years ,1go, every st11te bad uniform compulsory attenda1\ce l11ws fot sehoohug that Four, The best website fo r more ,nform at,011 on specific -s tate ~equ,reme11ts ,s the Hon?e
severely -cestncted a pllrent's liberty to t11ke their children out of schoot At best, soJDe st11tes School Legal Defense Fund (http://www.hslda org).
allowed for hoensed and-regulated private schools, but no stQte recognized that the parents
had any nght, let alon,e rhe ultm1Rte right to take charge of their ch,ldren's ow11 educ'.'ltton,
Colleges
Now all states 11llvesoute type of !Aw .;llowu1g home schoo ling.
No m3!-terwherc. you get your educ,,t.011, co llege. degrees are becomlllg the most unportant
The most uniform type of hw carved out by the leg1Slators W11S that parents< had 110 "right" factor for gettingmto the workforce. We recomtnend loolcing at the colleges u1 areas
to deteru11ne the educa tion of theu- d1itdre1, but that the state could, under strict controls, you co11s1der Our forn,ly left the small-town life specif,cally bec!l,use we needed better
g1'llllt them approval to do so, The follow111g m.1p "a vist1.1l represent~tton of states' home- opportunities for the growi11g chddren to go to ,college, 1111d couldn't affo rd to pay room and
schooltng requirements, It 1s broken down mto fo ur levels ofstgte requ,remcnts for p~ce11ts board away from home: We chose ,; town with a good JUtuor college. "//e don't recommend
who want to ho1ne school: living spec.f.caHy l11 college towns because they often 11arbor strong hberal utlluences
M.sny colleges liave lustoncally been b,as.e d against ho1nescho0Je.rs e11teriug easdy. But
1 No notification,
homeschooling h!\s·g J ,ned sufficient mass now that it's t1Sll8lly not an ,ssue to test into
2 Low regulation, state requ,t._.s most schoo ls-
nottftcahon by the p8rent
3 lvfodern.te reguhtion, parents 111 ust send State Homeschooling Resrricr.inns
nottftcatio11i test scores and/ or professional r .\\ NA D A I No Nod'cc
t.,w Regulation
...•
evaluation of student progress.
Moderate Re!llllwu~-·
4 High regulation, :ill the moderate ,equ,rerue,n ts
fli&b Re.gu)a.tion /
~1,d more, such as .:ua-1cu!uru approval,
parents h~vmg teachmg quaitftcat1011s
CL home'Vls4ts by state officY,ls
Most st-ates with high tegulation requ,re that ,f', sh,den
&ils to perfoun to cert:u11 standirds, then they 111 us
return to the public schools. None allow the parelll to
deruwd the s,.me right if the student fuJs to petto,ru
111 the pub he schools. This is proof thiit the issue 1s 110

011e of qt1allty of educat1011, but of who will have the

ultuu ate sove,re,gnty over the child's ed1,eatio11--l1111
the state cleaily thinks it has the ultunate 3uthovity
This is always the d~nger with the "compelhng interest'
doctt111e establtshed by the Supreme Court. I11 reality
1t does1,'t matter w ho d:ums to have a " compelling
u,teiest'' The only cntica.1 issue 1s who l'!J!s the ''ultun ~te
uiteusr' or the '' ultimate ~uthorny." Coinpell111g
interest ,s iuerely a euphem1s111 for the uuderlymg as
',. •
\t
sump!ions of state sovereignty over p~rent rights
I
I
We p rovide specific tnforruatton about homeschool.Jng f :SJ>u1-c;,,,
requirements m the state-spec,f1c rev,ews 111 Section Hot!),i,S<ll,ool !.ogal llofo!(Se
·-- ,b~ociation (.HSbllA}
92 Strategic Reloc~tion

Cost of Living Home Price Comparison lndex ~009}

Ave,~"t' H oireu1g Ave.nige H ou11ng
As \Wee descnbecl in Sect1·011 Ont'; we prel!ilct all govcn1rnent, w,.11 j!ontlnue t~ lflflAte thar 'M~r~ MMket
Puce In.de-x Pnce f.nd~.!
n 1rre11e1es ~o p:iy foe govemrndlt progrruns Thus, ;J ng111iic.int fact-Or for rtrat egic reloC!'l-
tlOll u to fine! a state 01 a ty thgt Jtlll hAr a reasohallJe cost oi l!v111g,u1d 1nodet~te hous111g D~va Jo13,7SO 1G9 S1111Jo1e $808;920 223
pu,~ lnvest1ng ,n solici cotnmodlhes 1s also 211 !inp01t~nt !:,Jette to 1nJt1gate the effects ,J C, 19 .954 17 1 SauM~tee ~l,(J90,000 100
:Enorul:ll~
of tUflat1011 on yoLn: $WUlgl H ous1ng1s one of tho$~ con11nodit1es, .so don'ti5uy !!1 states
where pnce~ are lughlv u1t1ateci F1-ei11QL1t 1. 910,750 .251 San R.3fael 1938.721 .259

Low housuig p n ees are re.ilem ve overall of the g~1er al cost ol l;,v1ng Look forJ1ouses tu
Fresrro $22\'l ,.2.8 -= S:u1ta Barb.~ra \ 959,707 2t,4

slow but srudlly, growing t:otl'llntu\.lttes, bu rbewate of ·•good de,al," Jll depressed areas Grass Vallt'}' ~.W0,61 1 110 Santa C la11rn i463.724 128
T llete may be a re.!lson th e area 1s bang vaCi\ted- cnin e, nm1o t1ty 1rtflux, flood plai1.1, Itvine i 686,G06 1S9 Srutt::1 Cn12' $706,558 195
:o, 1l dying a ty bke D etroit
L·a Ja ll~ $2,125,000 5SS. Sru,t3 Mao , t:337,125 93
Home Price Comparison .UU!C?l$tel" ,l16S)OS 40 ~;,nt~ Monie~ $1.460,912 40?

Long Il e1'1.:h 1690,479 19'° S,u1t.1 RosQ $441.150 112

The following uible cont.'\JIH dilt::1 fro.m. Co lc:mdl Bru1ker'~ 2009 H ot11,ng P1,ce Con-ip,lhson
Index. I t rep r~ ents the cost of Q Wlgl~iruntly ~ clling n, odel w1tllapproxun~tely 2,.200 sq, Miiston ¼eio i 549,551 151 Thousa11d
):u8i,075 186'
ft 4 b eclroom t,.2 !/2 ooths, !atnt.ly L 'l:>orn (oc equivalent) ~nd 2- i=:ir gar~ge The ne.ghbot:c o~ks
hood 1$ estimated "typ1cat for co11,or<1te 1'1'Uddle-mai1llgcme11t tnuu ferees," Tc see what your
t\llode-sto i21s,ooo 59
W~~1utCrctl f71.\ 750 i<l7
o.Hrent l\e1\tse would ct.st 111. ljn other city, dhnde the-.2009 JXl~rket value of yo.1.1.1Ji0me by J\,[ont~ey
iso1.9s2 138
tbe tUde.t n wnot'.? of. you1 c,.u~1t city :ind then l'l'l\.llbply th,;t v gl\,c by .the u1de{ uuruhe, F entllsula Colors®
of the desbn Rbon a ty
Nap:1 is1s,soo 159 Bc>ulder 1<>22.{100 171
Home Price Comparison lnd'e x (2009) Newport
l l ,31'.; ,51)5 31}2
Colo1-ado
$2UQ',tr0:1 s·~
Il~~h Spungs
Hotislllg Avert>ge H ous1n£; Oakland $791,6&7 21841( Denver f .577,0Gv' :l59
AveJ?age hl,gr'ket
M.u:ket
Indeie Pu ce 111~
Fl.lee (Ave~ PAlo;\lm l l , 489,726 Fort C 11' . 234,485 t,,5
.!.i 100) Little Roel,: $1711684 47
Pru.oi Vei-des $1,237.041 341 H.ghlands
. 380, 9 ..3 HlS
.Alaska Aiizou!l R.ludi.
Pa~tleu, 1836,625 2Ji}
/J<nd10,rage i33,,,:>1l 93 Ffagstill $3S?,0S7 ll1<i I onnecricut
P'le:a;snro11 t 886,6,1.9 24'4
]ln1ea11 l, 375.6G7 :11)3 I\'1ey, $206.9G7 57 Dru1bury 1 ii7 l,204 102
Rancho
Alal>runa PJioernx $1 \)9,i U 55 i 57S,333 159
Ben1;i.rclo Fanneld 1659,150 :182
ff,.u1tsv11ie $267,314 74 $cott,dale i 3o8,J33 Hll
Riverodf i 254;4i 9 70 GreenwJ cl1 $1.!,19.,250 41 9
T ue.son $227,470 G.3
Mobtlt $183,696 51 S-Jc11trnentP l-266.117 7'$ Mi lfcirc'i f407,.£44 112
Ark:uts"S Ca.1Jfon1ta Sm Diego f40 1.,432 121 O ldLy1ne $50} ,300 :1as
Ba1'.ersfii!d $l S0,250 50
Fayettevi.lle $216,125 110
WE.;t
Beverly Hill~ 11,981,750 :546 Sm F1'!ll10$.:'O $t,3o3,2SO S7G
Hertford
$j54,J75 98
Fo1t Smith $'180,581 50
 North An1erican Analysis !).3

Home Price Comparison Index (2009)

/\ve1-age Housmg Aver--age Houzmg Aver-age Housu1g Averag~ Hou"ng
Mru:k~ lv[ar~ M :u:ket !ndel{, Market Ii1da
Perce Index Pnce Ind::i,. Pnce Pnce

W~h1ngvon DaltQn 1174,114 48 N~petvdl~ i 3 40,810 94 ...,.0 U1!113n~

J642,~o2 ¼77
DC, 1&
lvfoeon $139 ,007 38 O rland P~rk $272,;LOO Baron Rouge .l" 47.2.o5 G8
Deh1ware
S"v,:uu1all $203,250 73 Pt:onn 1209,750 21! Lmyem- 1194,939 54
WJiYungton l 376,.i50 104 S4
fhwau Ro~kford ~197,450 New-Orleans 1J55,0t,r, 70
Flonda 11}1) 12 87,050.
H onolulu $712,500 !- cl.t~Lunburg :lli Shrevepott l232.100 04
Boca R,,ctc,u .414,liSO 114- i 19 4.101.l 53
K1ha, MaUl I 540.0 44 '149 Senngfieid 1v M.SJd l UHeb
Cle,uwater $269,823 74
low~ lnoi11na Acton is2 1,u.; 144
Ho,tMyeis $26(,,000 73 61 Cotumbus l l SS,0~0 #
DesM010~ i 2.2.1,u2~ Bostol1 $1,337,578 368
l .282,9 34 78
~rui1esv1lloc
Dubuqµe l172,500 48 El'ort Wayne i 189,750 S2: Cape Cod l 70 4,8u3 194
}acbonv,lle $299,021 82
Iow,a C,ty $ 217,.500 GO lp.Gb:anapobs i 152,570 42 Fril!l'llllglrnm i40 0,(IIJ3 1.29
Kev West $8 l S,750 225 j 150 ,060 41 Lafaya:te 1189,000 52 .,TI-
S,oux Ctty Lexu1gton i 82.5,558 ~

Mian'II. l 510,000 14-0 lvhlncie J144 996 4{)

Idilho No1i:h:.m.1pton f <\2.0,500 11()
Nap les 1283.000 76 l :336,DOO
• Bone $215,43.2 S'i lviunster i2 :Spnngtitld Jl.87 893 1!)
Odmdo ~200,000 72 Scl1ere1v,Ue $265 ,500 71,
CoeL1rd' 56. T.unton J352,J25 97,
f204¾!!1S
O nnond Alene 51
$1 90,600 53 :i'outb Bend ,J 183,93S Wellesley ) 1,0 57,750 29.1
Beach
Illi.t161S -5S
V~lt,,~n;o f20911>2.5 .(i7
Pmama C,ty 1291. 4:03 80 ~ Woreeste1 $242,769
A1.u-ota tJ.1>c,,68Q 13
K;l,1sas Mai.yland
l;eiuacola 1207,750: 51
-· Barungt".ln 'J47S,OOO 1~1
L--eavenwotth i 1 93,992 53
Po,t Charlotte $142,71'> <> 39 Anh,pab• 1,687,475 189
Bioo1nin~ou t2 18,&50 60
7!, OverionJ (lj Baltunore $ 381,148 105
Sar.sot-. 1260,300 ~2303-17
' Cal'olStt~ *2 74,~33 76 'P~rk
T allah~ssee . 2.95,750 Sl Bel AH 1 31)5,111 84
-
Chru1w31gi1 $229,375 63
Topeka $158,31() 44 Bethes~lii I 759,664 209
T"l11nJ1l>1. i 2 44,052 67 212
Clltagp l 768,J33
Widuta $144,0' 5 40 Coltlll'lbta I 36B.v,o 10?
WestP~lm
Be'(th ~275,725 7., D ,;emeld l 59'1.112 163
E"sto11 $175,112 76
G eo11:1a
E!gtt:t i277,S88 n Kentncky

i212,1zo S9 Fr-eclenc!:. l 295.274 81

Fiosm10U1 $225,1)7 5 62 Florence
Athens ,t 2QS.862 57
GS t lSB,017 S2 H~gentown i 237. 941, 66
Q3J.eru, l 2.47,500 Lexingtotl
Atl.:inta $2S7,250 7<;
J176,536 4.\1 LowsVIlle> t1!>S:721 55 T'ow&on f 381,~S4 1J)S
Columbus ll'il,548 5.3 Jobe<
 Strategic Relocation

Home Price Con1parison Index (2009)

-

Average Housing Average H ousmg Average Housm_g A verage Hot1stng:

M>1rket M,irket Mark et Mar ket
Puce lndez Foce I11dez Pnce Ir1dex Pnce Index

Waldod J32J. 735 S9 Mat,kato i 204.US 56 Wllrrungton $239,()75 OG 'Ponreton

isoo,uon 154
.)lU1ctlOn
Minne,ipolis 1364,000 100
Westqlln ster $319,118 BS WuutQn- Ridgewood 1801,250 22. l
1279,241 77
Rochester 1191,982 53 s~1en1
M.a111e Spa.it:. 1529,0tJO 146
48 St Cloud i l.2-4,525 62 N , 1th Dal<:.ota
Augvn~ $17<5,QOV Ton,~11-,ver J 343. 500 95
i-i~- P3u l $334,933 1)2 S2.
L-ew1ston ~l t .2,lSQ ss Bi~,ngr~~ 1189).09 Wfilrert J. 685, 463 189

Pottlanl! l 3t 0,500 86
Mis-SOUO
l<'i!rgo i 2..24,426 61 w~yne $503,000 13~
fGins-as City· $217.,31$(> 60 !v1tnot i 157,lu7 43 164
I\Ai.cluga,, We.stfie!d $596,2.88
StHlnglield $156,125 43 l~cl>rask:a l ~ Me-..uco
AnnAtbor .148,UOO 41
~ t. Lotus J22J(8S2 G5 Ke:\0 1e y $.214-,100 .ss Aibuqtierq_u~ 12 15,05<) 50
C3dillac $17 1,500 47
tvfi.s.s1ss:ipp1
Detroit 1152,000 36
No,folk }1S7,JSO 52 Santa Fe ~3(>2,l.>02 wo
Gulfpo1t/ North Platt~ l 191.00Q 53 N,:cv"°11
1186,500 51
Gr:UldBhnc f159 .560 44 Bi!a.-.;i
N, w H"1npshn-e 'Las '<:/eg,u i .2.13,120 59
Grand fup1ds t 1c,.;2s2 4-5 Jgc.•koon $238,000 06
BAA.over l :555,2.22. i53 Reno S272,3o9 7S
Grllyling f1'11,615 3L Tupdo $20 4,?50 50 N~ahua $281,,,ZSO 7'/ New-York
1,uii.m Rivem $177,255 49 Montan a Po1tsmouth $334,887 92 Albany 1235,607 oS
) Jcb0n );148,90 1 41 B,llings t 173,725 48
-lew Jersey
Lai'.e 0!:11:lt'l $174,196 48 Bo2emai1 '1'40,8,963 113 B,n~hamton 1117,706 49
B.,sking Ridge t S02,250 158
Lanimg } 187,000 52 G re,,t. Fall, i l Sl,100 42
Midland {181,167 50
Bll~ewat•,r
~ - i 589,129 107 Buffalo 12!;~,480 7Q
Helena ~239,430 6Ci
1}5
Clinton i490,522 }Gto1rnh .t 729,975 2.01
Mt P!e2sru1t $195,D14 54 Kruu pell f l 'l9,G25 5S Ed.son .423,534 117 Longlsl!lnd t :S51,u70 152
Petoskey i 170,tJo7 47 1 orth C,;rol:na
R<icldcn 1-.fiddletown j.325,000 90
Port Huron l165,179 46 t 238,448 C,(i
Amevdle $278 ,268 77 Heights
T ~·1e,s e C,ty ltSi,204 50
Q1:1eeu, i 7,J,500 2 19
Charlotte $235.7SO 6S M-'1&$011 1, u.12,1>2s 174 Rocl1a;t:ct: $184,l60 51
tvL1mesob.l
£<3yettev11le $130.s:?S 36 ~rlboro $424,768 117 $7·il5,2i0 2Q5
Edtn-;i $392,(;47 108
Rye
Gteen,boto i1s1,1e.1 52 M©ntdrur $545,,000 !SO Ststm l ~lt<nd t,s ;s,562 IS.I
Lak~
Muu1eto11k1
1323,935 89 ~ letgh 1241,~6.2 67 Mt. Laut cl i 294,S95 81 .47
Sy1'llcttte $1ri,1u
 North American Analysis

Home Price Comparison Index (2009)

..
Aver:;gc t1.0U.<lllg Avc:1'\\ge Hot1img Aver,oge H ous1ug Averag,e H 0u1U1g
M.111rket lv[.n;~t lv[~rk<et .M~rl.et Inde:L
Pnce Ind~ Ptrce Inde,,i "Pu ce Lide'/. Pu~

Ohio Pl u.lad..-!ph1 a .• 472,39(> 130 Hou~ton l 159,847 44 Tacom;a i312,4S8 8(1

Akrot) $121.,885 34 Pittsbu(gh. .J2 4l.125 66 Killeen •1 00,000 44 'Tn-C.nes $.U..4,47:.5 62

Srnte Coll~ $309,850 85 Lubbock $175,225 48 Y.tkttn~ $308,f./OO 85

6 u1ton J1J1,sa7 <
.)0 •

l 1odeIsland ,llio).50 ~ l SC'O(lSlll

P lauo &0
C tno 11n~b .I 189,7:SO 52
'.P 00"1 den Ce> J? 90,2.17 so San Antoru c 12 48.960 0-9 Appl-.:c-on 1179,600 49
Cleveland f 194;33:\ 54 s, luth Caroltn:i th.a n Eau Gin!!:~ $141..270 39
Colun,bui i 307,2:,0 S5 Cha~leston i 338,72G !IJ F,ovo $231,00() r,4 Foncl Cln lac $2.00,575 55-
Dayto1.1 $175,420 48 Co.lumb,:i S'li
l1~1,075 Sg lt ukeCtty i291,ooo 80 G,-een Bny !1so,200 ¼I
BanHOll. l 184,1Jl 51
.Gt,;env,u~ $214,ll G. ~9 Vng1rull ~&'son J298 ,00U S1
Pldah om,
.My1tle Be:ar.J.J $188, 12.5 52 Alern11dn~ 1sn. soo 159 Jv[I \lmlu kee $290,G48 80
OkJ.ah oma
),164.).50 45 ! e11!\CSSee L eesburg J~41.114). 1?? w~u,111.1 i105,900 40
City
C11attt1noo~ $101,975 45 Lynchb urg 125 4,911 70 \ est Vi rg1ru a
Tull~ *154.s ou 4~
Kno:cvd!e $223,350 (i2. Richmond $298,500 82 Beckley $159,065 44
O,egon
Meruplu, fl7~,770 48 Roanoke/ O!At.l~ston 1203 528 56
Bend r ~15,6G5 S7 $292,509 81
Bl~d;sbu~
Nashville i lJS,336 <>5 PMit~dburg 1155,000 43
Eugene $3 14,018 S7 178
Vienna J t;45,946
Tex:a• S\OUlCE. http/ /h!)CLC<OJ~ llbank! t
Medfo1-d }27Q,.S67 76 Virgin,:, com/hpc1 full:..px
An,~nuo j:191,347 5.; $~15,175 87
Poctlru1'1 f 3Q.7,VOD 85 Belich
Arlington 1I38,775 38
Salem l 335,8 40 ~3 'W111 chesret $?09,750 58
A tut111 l .22.G,642 62
1 mnsylv"ru>1 \11o oc.lb n dge 1293,\768 81

Allentown 12'19,706 83 College, '1C'm:!Ol)t

f .2.2.G,500 l,_2
Satti<!lu
C:onshohcckeu t 2S7,000 79 Burhngton J 352,000 97

Doylestmvn $45 3,000 !!\) Cotput $204.,170 56 Rutland $2s1.~00 65

Chosb
Fne t2oc,,,oo 57 ~ashingtoo

Exton I >.2.1,308 S9 Da ll:Js 1332,37.S 92 B~llev1.1e "761,825 :215

Lru~ c-,nte? ~257,08-S 71 EL!?.uo i, 1s.ovo 60 Se~ttle 1,568,317 157
Media $325,000 .\)0 Fo1t Wo1th $1 53.,4SO 42 Spol'1:lne $277,500 7o
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Chapter 10

WAR, INVASION AND TERRORISM

T he th teat~ 111 th is. chaptet m ,1y be thfficult aud L1J:1f>te~sa1tt to co11s1&r Jt1d ,11atvze fi:n h11 tred bred by consta11t military 111tetven'tion tmd ·o ecup~ti\\\11 US m•n!plW1lm11 111e.lud~
U11Uty reade ts but we believe ma11.y qf chem to be the most w1port11nt i:ons1dtrntJous £01 bl•drni~1l, political 1'l!U1-tv,1st1hg, fllll111.cllll et1tlcen1e111s, wE11po11 de,.ls a.11d the creat..on crf
yoU1 11lt1111ate secunty. A~ we la,d o,1t tbe badrg10,111d to these t!ttei1ts Ill Sei:-t1on One, we destabiltzmg opposition gro"'l's In ahuost ,U r:-:,ses this t11·An1pLJ1111011 f~vocs the wro1tg
descnbed our J1talys1s of th~ t!Qbal tetl'on~t t!.ueal a11d why we comdude thBt most terro ost s ide of the ,cottfhct --1t tous1s tently 1Jrwern1-1uts slemocr~cy and wo1ks to p tlt sdtlllli!i! ~i,d
e-1e11ts are m anip ubted to cr~te co 11fhct and JU51lfy u1te1ve11tlon and the restnc-11011 of cow111 \L111st d1et11 tors mto powe, T lus W.\lt,pulano11 goes b~ck dceades ai1d 1s th~ ,cause of
hberues We explsu1ed why we e1!pect 3 Tlurd Worl.-1 War where Russ1:<-a11d Chiu.a ~ruick deep ly seeded t~t1s1ons Jnd d,suust eve11 ~mo1,g ouc ~llaes.
A,11enca with nude*r. b 1olog1e.~ l ,,.11d clietn 1CJ1\ we~po1,s,
These m:u,,pulattons h~ve bee!l espec,~lly <1ctive m tlte lvhddle E,st where trlb~l ~nd etllutc
We behev~:tll these eve11ts are part of g,ea te1 pla11- pk1t of ct1s1e and war tha t will w~- confLct" eve t [llttse11t ru1d easy to ml'lame. Tn1e tetrou sts do CKtst the, e, but they are tsi,o
111pulate _people u ,to ,;tceptu,g " co11sohdij tlon ors' world power.. In tts b11s1c te1111 i , tlus ,s small.~t~l 1we11tle to carry otlt the really h igh-profile ~ttaeks th~t occurred on Sep1e111ber
!,ow we see r!us pl,u1. l) A tecroust thtt'!lt ts c.te.3ted a11d m ampt1la ted by Wes1e111 ]t,adets to i ltl1 l,1 o u1 est1111at1011, " m ~,onry of re.no, ~ttacks 111 West~tn eo~111trtes today s h ow
1usttfy rntltt:uy u1terve11t10.11 u1 <> the, 11a11011s. 2) That eontu111al 1nterve11t1t;n-a11d 111eddhng stl:011g eviden~e ::>f gov.ernment u1ftltrntto11 ~ncl guldllllcc hy il_gent provoc,;1eun· for the
a1ound clie-wudd eve11tually 1ttst,fies the loug;•p la1111ed 11ueleat attnck on the ';:J/es1 by Russia ,p urpose of cr~nng the 11J?pe11rnnce of Ad~~cUy thre~t th~twdl.dr11re.peop l, u110 acoept.in~
~nd Chu111 3) Anglo -A meri.Ca11 globalist le11ders will em erg, &om their bunkers (h,1vmg of u,ereised govertltl\e!lf control ~nd rowe.r
h~d fo, ekuowledge of the war) ~nd convu1ce 'v'/esret1111ino11s to y1ekl e~entt11l sove1e1g11ry
111 iaV"o t ef a New Wodd Orde, with mthtruy powe, ,auffi"e11t tl> prosel!.11te the v,,u 3) T lus 1111s ma111pulatto11 ~ltd crc,itlo!i of co.llilict ,~ often referred to ~s the Hegel!lln D1~lectk
new W0rld Gove1n u1e.nt•w J1 eveun1ally heat theRuss,aus And use tile tes1dlltt! !hr~t t>f C1eat<" w,us ~ud att~d;s to- 1ust1fy a d 11nt11b1t,011 t,f,e,v1l 11ghts ~nd cCinshtut1011al p to ie~-
Ch111e,~ he.gemo11y as ~11 excuse to ,etiun th,s"World RllllY a11d ;iipCll-nanonl\l ·a llthottty 4) !tous Fo, u1sta11c<., i!S we write th,s, Ameuians ate beu,g s,101ected to s1gut.6ca111 11ew s~roh
or
Thert"'.l/Jll b,- the ust,al petsecutlon d1ss1de.11ts ind c11tacs, 1:e,mmensurare with ll ;ysteut- procedu,e,,;, st aupo, ts tru.t a1e W11ustifiably u1tJ1.1s1ve The shoe b,unbeF and J.J11de1wea1
·.~ti~ IQ~ of wd,v,du~l ~nd n~hon~l nghtt bombe1 were not r~l tenODSls N o nau1ed terrorist would !11<ve b ~e" ig11or;artt of the f•ct
iltat yoLl c;;11't sict ,iff plas1tc exp losive w,th-a ma tch. "l ou ueed bl.scii1g c-aps We tl1u11i iheet
Ad<;l!hOugl ev1de11ce a11d 111foau1~ t1011 1s ,.-v,ulable u,J eel's doctuueut "Strat!glC Threats of two p~ ts1es wete se1 up 1ust to g,ve thegoveru111e11t th<" exc1Jse t0 eounol tnve L
!he C omutg Dee;ade" on h ,s website ( ,r ,r,•11, wel.r k.011.un,,0171). fure- we EX"Jn11ne these 31g111fi-
c:,,nt threats u1 mo te de.t~1l as they ·a ffect the US ~nd C,iuadct
Ev.idence of Govemmen't-Sponsored Terror

Terrorism in America 'There ar~ n12ny n!\lnp l~ w histoL'Y of governme.ru:s io me:n11ng ,11t~cks ag;i111st rhe:u ow1,
:peopfe lnd th~n bhm111g ~no the.r group to. 1usnfy greater wars o, r:r.ackdowns. Here are
';:Jle see tlte·v,1n Pll terror as~n esse11tll'll prut o.f tlw p!..11 for wotld poweL I t 1s the fllvottte some <'l<·~mple;
<:01t.lliet cre~ t1i,n velucle tl1J1t le.J<der.s th~Ciug}Lo~l't h1sto1y h ave 11sed to 1usnfy 1ad,c11l
• The ~rson " ttack on the Re,chst~g 11'1 19j3 was b lamed on , Duteh br,dclnyer who w8s
cha11ges, e>:p•11du,g 1111litory power a11d reducing t:1v1l 11be,t1es ostet1s1bly; ,t o combat this
portrnyed as l Comm un~t, ore~ung '!I fervot th~t so lad1fted theN!tz1 party and aliowed
sh11dowy thre.~t.
~ bill th" t 1-e.,c.nde.d i:.t'tticgl c,vu .lJberues in Gertru111y. Histot1a11s ~ee tl1~t tl11s event
wni p ivotal iol the N~zi parry and Hit!er'9 use tc d1cutor:sh1p
T he ,dea th._t tetrtirn;ts lute the OS for its freedoms 1s 1ust pl.m p1opaganda, Theee· 1s
hatred tow11rd the US but ,tis II result orw,cle.spread knowledge of CIA control !lnd ' Ti,e attack. 011 the Gle,w1t2 Getuti111 r:,d,o station m .193\) was o ne of seV"eriil attaclcs
Stale I::ep~rtm enr n1an1pulatH)n of othe.r i:ountr,~ ~11d theu le!lders, col•p led w,th the i1g-amst Gen11 a1I trntlon-als ui1mg u, Poland th~t Ge.nn any used t.o '' 1usttfy" theu
 North American An·alysis

111V.\S:ton uno tha1 CO\.Ul\Ty ;'llld fot!ll9lly bcg,n WWll I:,eta1ls Jro~ the l\luremburg What about Nuclear Terrorism?
truils 1eve11led tl'lllt 11 was Gestl\po .;gents d,essed 1.-r as Polish sold,ets who ~mcked
thelf o wn cou11try1nen 111 f,,ls<"-tl~g opetauott called ''Opernt,011 H1111mleL ' Both the US ~udRussia h~ve bmlt 11udearsu1li::•se bomb;-powetful enough to destroy
• T he se,e oud 1:ughest man u1 IRA secuuty forc.e, [(even t11kGu1te, was Buush agent one 1111le a1ea of llll Ameucan city But tht, dJllln tl1M ~s 111 ll11Y i,s 10 of these have. bee11
Unlike tjptca! spy, howeve,, h,e 'i"Otked actively to create IRA violence He pe,soually "lost" or Allowed to l'~~s Into the hands ofl\l!JddleE~s!ern teu'Onst orga1112auoru ts mihktly
(or JUSt me~nt to put blame 0 11lan1ot fianet1t 111ore fear) T l~sewellpo11s are some of
11uthon-zed the ktlluig of honest Bnt,sh agertt S' that h ad u1nltrated the IRA at
tl1e most tlosely gu:uded ,ssets evet ln planllllg l:h1i:: ,to,y, gove111111e11r p 1up,ga11d1sts rue
lo\Vtl nn~..s.
J:llking ~dvanrage of the pLibl;c's 1131ve belief tn, the fall of t he: Sov1er Un1011 and der tep11
• I:::un 11g the wa1 111 lra91British J_gentsw,;,re caught dr~ssed u, Arab garb 111 southern se<:Urtty structure around the11 ,~ude.u weapons N mnse11se We lrnve found 110 ~ edible
Iaq trying to plant explosive cha-r:ge~with,n the c.,ty J.lnde, coahtio11 control The 1nformattou th•t thu ,s true: The only kuown loss of 111,d~r m ,terial was,done ,011 purpose
Ht,t,sh govem111 eut refused to ex:pla1n wh~ t they weu,· do,ng. even as ,t cleiuanded by Ge1-ru~nu1telligence111 supposed stmg-opet:ttio11,gaU1st t~n:ottsts, In fact, the te t-
their rde.?.se 1onsts wete trumped up too, so 1! vrns 1ust p ublicity s<tunt to encourage mo,e ,,d to
• Al Q;;ed:. 1s not what you thmk. lt t\ll t1s l!> Ut to be false rlag te1101 otg;;Lt12';;t1011• tl\e Russians 10 "seeute thelf nudeai s11:ickp1le, " Euen if suitcase nuke we re lost, few
1
fi11a11ced out of Saud, Au1b1a and run Bl the- top by per.sous hke-Osaut~ b111 L~den wlio years,;go as d~imed, tr would11 t work now The 11ud= tr1Utllll triggers 111 these devices
w~s 1,ported CIA covett asse t tta•;e to be ,enewed very often,, reude1111g t hem .useless to tertoust if ttot used soo11 ~fur
they get them.
• Accotchng to wh1rlle.blowers. the ClA lensed C -130 Hercules a1rgc plane to ddin1
shovlde! fired an11-tanr; :\nd , 11lt-au:cr~ft m 1ssiles to the 1RA Summary
• All of !he 2010 terro rist conv,c11ons of young lvluslims 111 the US we.re done by FBI AlthPIJ&h we,sr,11 co11s1de1 e•rety everttas tt 0cc1Jt$, we h.1ve found that m.ost terronst
!\ge11t pro vocateurs w ho J11c,ted <1,~gn1ntled young, ,m m igrn11t~ and proVtded tnem .1ttad~s aga11,st the US.are ,pho11y at 11Qt md1cs t 1vt· of tlneBt ~t th,s !une W1= see very
with the knowhow ~ucl &ik.e e;.;p l9$cves to 1ust1fythe ,r proseC\Jtlon Ir ,s clear that few small-sea le teuonst eve11t> 111 the U.S th~t are mot e eo111 mo11 at otu1d thewotld Ou,·
iro ne of these 1gncrant tvlll%lt1n, wo\lld )\live bee-11 able tc;i eng~gc il1 krror vr,,thout bo1de1s ue esse1111~Uy open, ~nd lbere Rte 1uu,tles. opportuo1be,;,for these stl'lkes
gcve.rhmentprovocation s11d gu1d~11ct-
?f you .ue eouc~rned abo ut being lut by the next 9 / 11 t>LPe of te~or,st atl:lck, ~0 11S1de.r·thst
He«'i moce recent e.x,mp!e The Belfust l'd~raph re,,•,aled 1n November 2010 tlr.t wheu h>lse-flag eve11ts ate most likely to oect11 :ILOltnd high p t 0file a1f'!ls<l111d t:iiy ce11te1,;. Th,s
,s yet al'J> ther t M,sou to move lo subutbs ,wd t u~al areas We havE also l'J>ttced tl12t some
1
acidtessu.1g lus peer,i. ill !he House oi Lo~ds-, !..01d ),mes of81"ck11e-:ith revti\led ·a1r_po,ts, !JkeJFK 111 N ew York City, seem te have d1sp roport1011at~ nurube, of m hne
tlwt he, had bee.n u,volved in the laundeung otbillions of pounds of letcoL1s.t dJS-lltets We 11 lterupt to fly out of other anpOtt,, whet ~ possible
money. specJically that ef the rRA ,rld v:u1ous l'1o t th Afue~u terronsts ,-t rbe
behest of the Pra,.k ofEngl~nd " Nuclear War
'Jam es' co ntmtnts teve~I even more secrettve activity when he begins to d1s~U$S As ~e desct1be u, See tio11 One, we conclude that au ovetwhelm mg uuclesr att·ac&ag~111st
tlie shadowy org-.a111z'1t1011, l<ound~tton ¾'.\She c~lls fl th.<1t co1tt::1c:ed him wuh the W~t 1s un.mment Here ,s what Amenc&11s need to b1Dw
the propos,il to aid Enghutd ,u the p!l')'lll ent oi its debt Undoubtedly, the st'1ture
,,f Foundatton :.;_ auks h1ghe1 tha11 ~ny 01:ga111,rnuon we ~re currently aw~re of The Coming "Surprise" Attack
As LordJ:im es ijttentpted to co 1111ei:_t Fo undatto n X w,th the app ropri,,te ind1-
,ridw.lswithln the House of Lords and the Bl1nk of.England he s,1ys, '1 found h will b.e- surpnse to Am ettca but not to out leadeis Thete ,ue 011111,ous signs thai !ht- US
11'1 y,;eli ber,r...eesn rock ,11d li&rd place th, t we,e totally paranoid about each lend~t'Shtp knows someth,ng ,s ooin1ng, but they gte u1,wt.lh!lg to Wl!Cll their ow1\ ctttztns
o ther, beo'1use the fo undatto n Xpeople h~ve ~n amazing obsess10 11 with their O n Cecember 10, 1997 1\J~t,onal Publ,c R!ttho 3nnow,eed tlr9t President B,U C!tnton h~d
~wn senu1ty T!;ey expect to b e contRded o nly by $Om~ne eq~ml to .he,id of st-ue s,gned presld<'ntl~L dee,~1011_dlle~tlve, PCD-60, add1~ed to the •1n.llttgr.y th~t c'h abges
~~tusor someo ne with ,,n mtert~~llPnRI secunty r~ttng equ:i! to 1he top six people US t1ucleal' doctrme: that the US would no longer p l~,~10 w,n .nt1de~r war, o nly deter t!,
111 t h,n;,odd" n1tcl thar !he US military will no longe1 plitn to launch.o n w~n\tng Suppo~edlywe iNilt.tld
(-'teparep lal!s to reaet 9ftecr nbsa1b1ns nur.lear f,rststnke 11 Ret91iate wtth wh~t1" we ~sk.
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Any m ,hL~ry str,i tegist e,'Ul see that this 1s eu,c,de p~ct not str:'l tegy The. only effecl!ve E'.ae.11 US m iss,le silo 1z ~!so lmde ned l<11d t~qu1r~ du:ect lut1>y 1'11.1clf'llr we,ipon to be
st:1·at~ !o,det, , nuclear wru: 1s {o let the euem y know you pkn to l.tu1cJ1 011 warr1111g cb'm pu:rul1Sed. T!:lerc,&,re !he u11ssJe fietJ s oflvfaLnsttom Au F-01ce Base (MB) mMon burn,
This ensu,es th,it ou, ~,de ,s 11b le to faw1eh the m~1ocity of our uudeat w~•pons-btfo,e i:hey l,,lu\01 }J!B in No rth 1: ~kota-\lud Wari;en AFB on the sout h~a, t corner of 'Y/yom lllg w ith
~re destroyed Ul their sJloshy the mce>mu1g att~ck. 1~0 m.isstles- ,1p1ec1e-cot1ld be h,t for each s,to That 1swhy these:ireas show sud1 m ass
of t~rget~
Although ha,led ?.s p e;,ceful move m the even t of "nudeai accu:knt," PD.C-60 can
onfy give the Russ1~ns co nfide11ce that the.,L first ~tnke wµ l be the most effecuve !f the Inll.ctivated OS silos ~, e being desi.oyed by explosive dem olilloa as i ~qu,red by tl~E disar-
US ,s go1ug to allsorb the fint str.tke, the11 the Russ ,ans-shou!d mi ke it masSive one m ~tn ettt treaty, START 1---dimu.taw,g ~uypcrss1b1lity of revers111g c urrent d,sarnuuuen!
with thous~rids ef w~rheP.cls, knowmg th~t they may o11ly get one ch ance to ob literate nil The US is .now oo;ts,dewig convenmg some poruo11 of tl'!ese !<Zpenslvt m,ss,1e:- to conveJ1-
possible US targets and lessen the po,sible ret~la~hcp, t1onal ~srht:~ds to be JJSed ~gnllls t terroriSt th1e11ts ·11eedmg un med,ate act1011 (missiles ,:;,11
get to any parr-of the wcald u, the fastest tun£)
US tn ,s~tle ~om m?.nde1s have 1101, ,n fact, been told dtrec tlyor uruunb1guous ly Hrnt th<17
will ne t be ~Bowed to hunch on w~rn,ng Cl111tp11 o nly ~hanged the nuclear doctrine S ub1narines1The Ohto-tln# SSBNs (Sub Srnf~cE, Bruhst1e,,Nt1deru _powered)~, ~ the only
~bout depending on launch on wan111ig "fhe- m1ltt9ry shll plans 0111t-~ut they don' t hnve ballis tic,: m1ss1le sub111a1111es st:1U 1.n the US -axse1111l. All subs belo11g111g to older clllsses l:taVE
co11hol of the p t•ocess No m ,ssiles c1n be launched without 'O'/h1te H ouse approV>1l. After beeii decon11111>s1011ed 01 convertecl to other us.es The OS has bu,h l u Oh,o-dass subml\-
0b1e1ving the ~ct,ons of our po)ihe<1! le,aclers, we think 011r m1lat~ry c:omma nd ef'S w,ll be nnes 14 ~r~ t111de,,r-p oweted SSB1'T with 24 T1tdent Il missiles each, .;nd 4 are t1ud~1-
watching th~ Rus.,an and Ch111ese first -stnke u~ p rogres;; and wa1tu1g,111 va,n fo, Wh,te powerrd O hw cL,ss bo•ts th~t havt b een <a:Quvetted to .SSGNs (e1urne nuss,le submanuesJ,
House ip proval to l,nmd1 ""ch capab le of e~cryu.,g 154 To,n ~luwk ~1·i use missiles w ith co11vei1t1011al warheads
SSBN si1b111~111,e b~ses w,tl.i Tndent mis,ile stor:age are. loaned ~t Bau~t, WA ru,d KingS'
Af\er th11t fit'St stt,le..,:, our only ab,lity·to ue<al"'te will be by nudtilr ~ubm~r,nes still 1ntaqt Bay, GA Amek subu1~u11e-s .ue ~lso loca ted at the l~rge W~s t Coast l\hval Factl1t1es tn
l>tter the first s take Keep 111-1111nd that ~en that pote.ntial has bee.11 dc-w1,gi aded by our S:m Diege, CA
g.oven1me11t PreS: C!u110·11 urrlhterally agreed to keep half our b~l),stic m,sstle tubs 111 pott
~t air; _given hme-suppoDedly to,.1ssure the Russians ~four penceful 1ntenhQ11~, 'but it 1usr Bo1nbellS: The B-lB has be~n converted to couvent1Cnal bombing role The B...SZH
in•kes them wore'Vlllneiable to first stnke Even the ,.ubm·aru,es »; sea, however, will not forc e. bt1s b~en scaled b~ck to tot al fle,:t of 11 pl~nes, altlwugh only44 ,,,eon active
l>e able t o l~und, ,f the Russians can ~1:-..e out ,ul our com w U111c~t1011 systems That IS why d uty ~t ~ny one t:ttu.e Cesp,re ,ts age (the last was, 4'eliv-eui;d 11, Oct 19G2) tl1e B-52H
they and the Chuiese have.devt'1lopecl , i,h-s-~tell,te missiles. a u.frame ts ~tin,-a ted to be good for service 1.u1til lit least 2050 (this IS S:, yeiirs ~fter rhe
B-~2 prog='s mccptton) Plans for re t1ofits a,td upgrndes (u,cludrng reeng111een ng)
pf the B-52H ~1e underw~y The B-52H force will be. split between l.t.uuot Mh, l\lorth
US Strategic Nuclear Forces 'C:-akoui >1110 B~tksdale-1YIB, L-ou1s1~11a. The ~lorthrop Gl'"1l lll ~n B-2 1s oper~ttOlli11 and
iul!y ttllclesr tap~ble The B-2 squadrons :<1re b ased ~r Whttem:11,1\,ffi, Mtssoun, a1td all ou1
lu otclet 10 UJ1dersta11d where the US will be lut, here ,s brief overv1..w of'US !lUde,1r ,sland base 111 the Indi~n Oeean 1 [ , ,ego G~ re,s
a11d strategic fo1ces 9t1d thelf suppo,1 systenl s t!1st we conStder l,kely pn1n~,7 or seco11chry
t;ugets 1n t1\Jclear wa1 All \[11.s u1fonnauon 1~ a;Vj>,tlable- p ublicly through V,1t1ety of Nuc lear Weapon M m111fac.ruring: All ·m~1111facture of .nucle;;ir m.ate n~Js fer we11pons
sources Most of our mform~tion c.~me &o m the US m,utsry's website (il'll'li1Jlo/Jnlsecur1!J, has bee~, halted There ,~ 1row stockptle sutpllls ofweapons-gradt'1 Uran,wn (U-235).
'"JR ~nd the B11l!.t11, o}4to1111r Su,e11hJII (,,,,,,,,, tbebnllet111.01;sJ, Ph.1to111\Jw (Pt,-23()) ~nd lttlutlm deuteude But 011e 0£ the prob!eru swith 111,deai we-apsns
,s thar tlte tnttu1.11 tngge, mechat11s1n,s- des::a-y over 1:tn1t W,th [lltoducholl of tutrum <:l.lt o ff
lut:eroonb.1,e11tal B:illisttt' 1'Iissiles (ICBM): These are the c.ote of our nude~r de1e1~enc.e rnt111111 tal<:en fl.tun Wellpous beu,g ret,red w,11 be used to,r{'place tl1ce tagge_rs 1n stQckp,Ie
~trategybltt the US co ntinues to d isann , while th eRuss1~11s only pr<'tend The US has weiipons $0 thAt 11.0 aew llttl\.tm produ ctton w ill be ne,;ded vntil 20 l 1 (altowu,g_ ye~1
de11ctiv~ted the 50 Peaceke.eper missiles (the.most powerful and ve.1-s-. jt1le US :hu1d based tesetve) Preluumai-y ptaruU11g ,s underway to d~eloE', new 1r1uu111 p1oduct1011 eAp•Jbility
!!ltssile) ind tlie c.oinpouen.ls f\te stored pe~1 f-Lll AFB 111 Utah, ma~11g t'hM b~se and U1e ~t !hva!!ni'!h Rivet., Soutl1 Carohn -t b,y th!!. d~t~
nearby:Cug.way !"toving'G ro und prune 11udeac target The US 1$ now relying so lely
on the Mtnut~~n Ill ,111ss,l'e w h 1d 1 fac.ks the power to p enetr~te lll9!1Y of the Russ1at1 We~pun Storage: As or lltld-1995 tile US h~d nuclear W<'.Jlf)OOS stored at 20 s,tts ,ui 17
lmrdened stltls st.\tes, " "d ~t l.1 Sites m i' .f.or~.1g11 cou11 tnes (not' count1111: b9 lllsll~ ·1111,sile &1b.1n.arines
 North American Ana lysis

patrol tn the open o ct~1~) The US .h~s a1i estimated ~00 nude.i
0 11
bo mbs- m Europe The weapo11s are. mo,tly B61 gravity bo,ub~ and .911.
deployed-at eight bases 111 NATO cou11t11es: Belguuu (Kleine Brage!)
GeruHu1y (Notve,ucl~ Buchd, Ramste,u), It11ly (GhecL T e 1:re ~n
Av,sno), Nethetlru1ds (yok.e1), T urkey (Aku,ci, Baltkesll!, !i1c1rlik), an
the Ullited K,11gdom (Lakenhe,,.th )
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Strategic Co,uruurucutionsHQ: We specula te tllilt there are s1g
utfiC311t bw,ke, structures 111 place that ate truly secret, but we 011ly
expect these to protect the co11spmug le-aders ti.wt are fomeutmg th,
war. Most published locatious, like the lv1ou11t Weathe r Complex r1e-.
Wash mgton DC m Marylaud, me off,c,slly deactivated but may be lu
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dur111g nucleat war ,is a p r<"caut:1011. r- ~'1-/"

l.J'ORAI:' (No1tl1 Arueuc.;11 Aetosp~ce I:'efc.>nse) has the tr ce11m< 1-~~ ~
co111ui,ai1d locat~d u1s1de Cheyenne Mount.am ne:u Cotorado Springs .' '
Tlus eo111plex controls. :di s.tell,te a11d space commun,c:.tto11 1tn( ' ·- r
defense The priuc.iple buJduig,s· ruce now outside the bu11ke1 a,ea '
but the bunke.r ts ·sttll l:ept ,n "warm st~tus" Offutt Afi'B has all th,
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backup comma nd .incl Q'O L1trols :fu1• our rud,t~cy n ueleu forces

Thtre are sever~! space satellite lrncbng and co111mw11cstio11s sta.tious I •

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as well E;S more dated lbw fr-el1uency stlbmanue comru.u1ucatiot1 I
systems scattered atound the US. These systems :i.re setup to cou1-
1n wucate vnth 11udeat subtnMlltes and tr·MJsfec the latU1ch codes for
the Trident missiles. s,los ta,;geted u1d1v,dtll1lly), ~nd O lli' estunahon o f ovet 150 se.condMy t,1rgets cons,dered
from pub he u1form ation ~ te~ The follow1t1gm,,p :shows the pum:ity targets nntiouw,de.
R·eJueling and Military T ranspor.t Bases: The f,..1( Fo1ce R11d Au Force Reserve b~ses
w:rth refuelulg and trnnsport ,urcraft l\le, critic:,Lco1npt>11eut of our strategic conve11tioual
Canadian Nuclear Forces
forces. These·are listed i.11 ,our sta1e-spec1ficsummJ\nes m Sect1onF'ou1 and shown 011 the C~11~d·a has a very linuted t~ctical offensive. e;ipabllny lt has no strategic weapons- no
st~te maps. m1ss,les and no Jo ng r~nge bombers, ~11d therefore 110 nuclea r weapons delivery c:., pabil-
1ty Its fore.es h~ve been uadthonally linked w,th the USm,lu~ry 111 defending the l"lorth
Nuclear Research and Develo pn1e11tl O u, nudeat weapons ilre m.;u1tame,4. developed Amencan Northern sec.tor. The "Dew Line'' ,s still,rn p lace i long C-a1rnda's f-ar 11orther11
~nd updated by g 11etwork o f !Aboratones that we !hulk will b.. prim 31y a11d secondary boundary. Tt has 11 mu11maliy m~nned long ra11ge radar~ fur d etectutg incom.1.ng ~lrcraft
targets.in ,i nude,ar war. These facilities would likely be t~rge.ted a nd j!lclucle the N~tional ~nd ,n,siales, 36 u11in~1111ed gap-fille.r raclars, ~11d 4 m111;m,illy ma1tned aoastaLrndar sites
Labeeotones like Los Alamos, Sandia, ld~ho 1'..Jaho1Yol a11dL,w,e11ce Livenu ore fac,Jities. (1 on the Pactf,c and 3 on th<" Atlantic).
P rocess,ug .and-eunchm e-nt e<jlllpm eut would llk:e!y be targeted as weU, 1nc!ud111g old in-
fra.s tructure that ,s currently mothballed but not dismnntled. Descriphons and locations Canada's m:1111 m1ssio11 fur ,ts mJ,tary has d1~nged s,giufica11tly durmg the past 10 years It
ot tl'iese fac:ilthes are andluded 111 theu: re..,,ective sta1e-spec1fie sum manes m Sec-11011 Four 1s now eomtt11ssio11ed to serve_ a deferuive tole al home ~nd an 1nten111tto11al support role to
the UN when overseas. It has several well-u~med ~nd c.1p:1ble F-18 H ornet squadro11S lll ,u
Dur!ltg out research mto n114t,u-y a11cl strateg,c targets througho thethe U111tedStafes, we prim ary d.eiensnreann . Most of these t1111ts ~rem C o ldL11k.e, on the Alberta/ Sask:ltchew311
hgve comptled 146 p rtmnry targets {not µ1elud11,g every one of the 450 MU\lltemari Ill bo rder Ma1or ckploym<"nt b85'e.S for def<"nse are further north, presuntably to counter
mcom u1g ·aircraft from Russ,a over the poles. 1 f h~s severnl.C, 130 Heccu!eS' tro11sport and
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m1 refu~lmg; sctu~dron~ and j ~ntt-subm ~1111e W:lrfare (AS'i.Y/) 191.lildrons 011 the c.0-\1,ts (l 111 Be<lause of the reclt1ced number ,of nude.,ir t~~gets l!l C.111ada, it s ltf:.ely th11 the fallout
BC and' 2 ,nl~ova Scotia) fn:1,ghr or·th,s, hero ul'ypt1m~1ynw.Je.a1 ta1g,e~ of un e.,= to chnger ,11 u1~ny p11us w,ll c c lowe1 tlno ,11 ~he US. I::epe11dui.g, 0 11 wmd flows, hcweve1,
the Russ1S1.ns wo.uld be taoor s,tes, and teconclary t~rgets would be the lllAlll fighter b;lSes, fa)lo ut could egsiJy drift No11h, pRrt1culi1rly ovt>r the pqpulated ~re~~ 111'the t>-1ster11 hlllf
espe<:L~lly the 4th Wu,g at Cold Lake, and the ASW bas-es at Co!llox, BC 011 the Pacific of the ro ,111ay. Wl expect fa,r >'mo m1t of dispersed t1tcl10,;c1tv,ty to, bl.ii1tket alt ofN01 th
~x,d G1eenwood, NS Ame1ctca aud reecmm-e nd m alu11g som~ prep$rM1ons fo, 1( wlu.revet you live

Fallout
w~ ba,veeltmutl! ted fallollt m•p 111 this ed,t1on beca11Se rhe1e ts no .!cct.u~te wa,y to show EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse)
predict.able fullout direct,otts. 'I'l-us ,s ~erause falknn w1U be ~ffected pa ,tially by surface
w u1ds and p:l.t'tia lly by h ,gh-,lutude 1et sir.earn wrnds Suriflce w111cls change ofte,, High 'Gl-!wig tes ting oi J1Uclellt wet1po11s afte, Wotld V//sr II, it wa,s,d1scovered th st upper :aim<?'·
llltitJ.tde wmds at the 1ec stfe,un level u11dulate over the US 911d L>'narla ut w»ve fcrnu 1 sphere nllClt>a1 exp los1011s 111te~atted with thw t !lltl1's u1agnct1e field e.rea t111g ,11, el.ectroJ1ic
gtnert1lly from w~t to e'Jst due to the rotat1011 of the earth. After 11ucleiir Btent, the storlll of e lectrom agne tu:-w~ves tlll!t uncover tl,e ent:ite oat1011 dependu1g on the ~lht:Ude
to~ po,t,011 t>f the ru llshroom ck,ud w,11 read., 1et stream heights attd sc,;tter raclioaetivi:- and site of the aplos1on.
m~ter1s l u, btti:1de1u11g plume to tht< ~st, 11ortlteast at so uthe,,.sl
Russll\t! ,ind C bme-se nLICfe.,i, att,ick dQctrmes cllil for"" e~rly L1Se ,mf high Jlhtude nu,;:leac
Som~ of th~ mpst u d1oacttve particles wt11 settle dose to me 1111p,ct ~, e~ 01 whe1ecanied explos1ous to Mll&e large elec t101n1tgneti, pt~ses Ip rad1(;.te dowu onto the ~rth 's ·surh~e
l>y surnice wu,ds Lower id!Jtude wtJ1ds vru:y co11s1der~bly from the 1et stre11m depe11d1,11g These pulses cause extremely high volt"!:es to be ge11ernted 111 everry fot ll1 <ll f dectuc.sl
on low 311cl J,,gh pressu,e .ystems, g eogr~ph,c: :upects and fhe seo~son_ Wlllle most !'lre:,.s w,u1,g, espec1al!J lo ng powet ltnes, T his ~ttack would knoek out md,u s,tes ,,ud ccrn1m w
h~ve preVJ11lu1g w111d d1red101t, we don't reco mmend cely111g on thn as the w md could be 111cat10 11 e9wproe nt S111ce the 11attoc1 a t large would be tatgeted,. ,in E"MP m11y give you
dtff~1e11t p11 tile day you need to ev.ade fullout several u1111Utes w-An1U1g ~bout 1ruclea1 a-tt,ok 1£ you ~re watOhlllg fur tt

If you hvewithut JOO 1111les of t-a1get, d o pry attent,011 tp the direetiil>ns u.1 w.h,ch w u1d The result1'11t powe, st11ges occu, fustet than Lgbtu.u:ig,stukes and co old b low out tr~11s-
mry com" ut order lo have some rdea of how 111 t1eh iallout 11111y be he;;du1g your w,y Learn for!ne1s and power pk111t l,ght1w1g p 1otecttirs Eve1')'th11,g connected to the g,:id c,11 b ug
the"lll l!Olllt wmd duectto11s a11d stt1dy we,tbe1 p:.tten1s SQ you catt e1e<1,Uc.t ,w !uclt Wfl'j they p iece of ,net~ l wJl co11dt1c t som e sf this dectncal wave- Light bulbs, computer.s, anti
w.U tun, after ~torm front passes I f you a re nea1 g,,og~~ph,c bouncht')' ltkt> e;,n .you, nlmost everything that ,s plugged m ~! your home or busu1ess eot1kl be bUtned out lt ~
mount11m pass-<n ~ff the ocean co~st, you m"y get d~t!y reve1sals,o f wmd duec1,01.1s due to ~en possible to ,fam2ge e4uipm ent th~t ts not turned on <.I r p lugged m ,i there IS sur:i1c1~111
111t w asses; sh1ft111g ~11d f!owmg up 01 down the ca11y0n 0r 011 a11d off shore w,te w,tibl1 the eqll1pm ent that .can flow throi.tgh computer cr.rcul.ts.

Whe-ll sto ttu rasses;, w111ds usually rhinge dtre~\1011s accord111g: to the passing 111~ss ,1f A ttn,l cessatio11 of eleetttc1ty, 111cl10 ~nd telev1s1on may alert you to t!us 1n1penclt11g d~stet
,Ht 0 1 ° front" The stQ1m f 1l'.l11t pllShes tlte ~u alte.1d of i t aside ct~.il tu,g 'W111ds pru:~lkl tc, You c:~n 3s.stun e· nucle.~r bl.ut u unrn111e11t ,a the t~rget Ate.ls outlmed ~bove w1tl1m 10-30
th e broad f.ce ,of the l"ro11t Wi.ten the &1>t1t p~sses, the w,ud ch1111ges s111ce you 1tow feel 111 ,nut~~ lf you h·.i ven' t followed o\lr -advice ~nd ge,tte11 out of the potent,~! bl.\st ~or~e ~
the ,vu,d th~t 1s d ttvuig the tio 11t forward Genera Uy :;,;pect 90 degr~e wmd rhru,g.e m~r 0utlt11~ her-e,. yoll ru ust take p1olecttve action 9u,ckly
StOLW OOHt> p:t.S•

Wa tch the eve111ug i,ews we-athe.I' so yo1.t c.a11 get t=th~, w1rl1 what ltlc~ Wt>ather fronts Fundamentals for Surviving Nuclear Blast
1001!. Lke ~nd h0wtl1r wu,d ~lta nges. Y <>u want to bl" able to make b~s1c w111d direction
prcd1ct1ong eve11 wh.e.11 you do11t have access lo forecasts Ouhtd<: the five mile destruct111e 1-sdtus of nudea1 weapon, you c~n ~t11v1~ the ~hock
Wl'\VM M1cl tht> fly111g debris by gett1ng:1nro b>isement <apace and croudw:!g &iwn nat to
You cart easily de:te1!ll1tte p,eva1lu1g wu1d du·ec t1011s by v1ewn,g loe~l ~11po1t runways 011 the w~Hs 11earest w11e1'e;tou expect the ac.tu.1i tatget ,ire~ to be f<'o r e.~atnp le, 1fyou att Ul
satellite 1nt>\ges (sUthe popul':u onlure Ill ap v,ewe,s show these 01 h9~ ·sa tellttt> images of San C ,ego, g~t Up ~a111st ba.senlent wall wh1cb 1$ towatp the l ~av~ l Bases :.ind faciltties
the,n ) T he runw,iys w:tUbe po11U111g 111 the d11et1tons of the .tsrea s ptc\1~1lmgwuids There Bl~~t w~ves w1U b1e"kyour windows, bur the house w,11 llkety s tand if to 10 tnll~ t<V111y
will. be more th e1.n one runw~y for areg_s th ~t hwe Vl\l}'lllg Wtl'I~ but the Jjrgest will be Cethrig out oftow.n .;hve,w1tl1 m~as1ve amount-s ·o f f-,ulout ra111u1g down wilt b:e ~nu the,
llhgned w,th th~ prev~,itng d1rect101~ problem- ,f lltll ,w 11nposs,bd1ty
 North American Analysis 11) !

R,em ember, 01,ly panid,s csught up ,.n the mushroom do 11d of blast become r~dlo- Tlte sheltet shot.aid !tllve sout'ce 0£ filtered , 1r, :secui:t me-t~l duo.,, food ,nd water supp hes,
~c.t1ve The t~d1oact.v1ty of those pa1h_cle-s does11't m ~ke .;nythu1g else r.adioactN-1:hey s.;111tat1on f-acilit,es ~nd sol•r/battery powe-red e lectnc,ty The,-e can be no wmdows u1
iust r.,d111te then e11e1gy tutttl ,t 1s uaturalty d 1ss1p~ted, wh1d1 011ly takes week: 01 two sl,eltet, so you need to have plenty of light avrul.ble The,te "re in .my othe1 thu,gs to tbmk
dep-eud1ug ou the size of the l:'.rttde This 1s11't like meltdown of nud e,-;, re11cto1 wlud, ~bout, u1dud,11g seco ndiuy escape- p•tl1s thi1t we- c~n't iletJui he-re but shelters i1re- etpku,¢d
x:an sp e'yl he-,vy isotope xad1atto11 fo, in 011tlts :st1d _have deadly effects fo, years. u1 Joel's boo~s ~s referencedm Chapter 1§ ~ndJ.U tl 1e- "Sources" -at the, h•ck of th,s b uok.

If yi:;u are not hv111gJJl blast zone, but -.., e pote11tt3lly downw111d of one, ulak,e qwok cal-
cubtion of the-plt'Sent w,nd -;;111d how lollg h,fote lite fallout ,u:nv;es M.ike every ~(temt,r
Summary of Recommendatio11s
to tr~vei a~rny frolll the blast o.nd get to you, F,,llout sltelt~ 3t horu.e; ot pethaps ~e11111 the • ReloCllte- aw-xy &:om direct t~rget ,ire-as, or ~t least locate where you.i! re-blatt sh,elckd.
bllsemeut ofyonr office; 1£ you have tl1,1t c-Apab1ltty and foresight You need to have enough • Plan 011 prepaw,g slteltet agamst fillout where-vet you reJucate-
shelter ,ud •tJ?pbes to last you.11t tt,1st two, weeks. ru1d 1:erhaps few tUo,iths, ,i !he,e ,a te
• Es-tabhsh .network of people who ~1e knowledge~b le oi the thre.,t_s, which ca11_g1ve
nwne,ous stnltes there.tl'te1
you ~dd1hon1l SJg!l9ls, ::>r adv,11,ct no tice tliatso metlung is unm ,nenl
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Prepare afl eniergency 72 ho ur kit and keep 1n your tt\cmk ill Dlseyoul1avc to
Forewarning .t;1ke 11helter tempomlly 111 the basement oi some hon1 e or offic e. Eve11 ,f you hllve no
food 01 p1·epg ral'lo11s, it's better to stay put ,n basement tha11 ve,ntu1c o ut during
You1 f1u r lme of defense hgs to be hsvtng advnnce wan11ng Joel purs out weekly 11ewsle.t- he.wy f~llout,
le1 enhtled Thf IP-odd Ajfalf1,Br1ef wh,ch ll.Ot only eovecs h,s analysis of world news cad\ • Tmu1 your chtldren ,,bo1tt w h3t to do Jf they gre away from home when nuc!Cllt
week, b:ut will pl'ov1de ;\dv,11,ce warruQg of d~ngerottS ii1ture eve-nts 1t'sve17 1nexpc11S1V-e anick. stakes Te-!!ch them how to meet up with you .and to le<1ve.110~ on the uH1de
:aud cotn !S to your email box ::;very week.Go to M 1•11.. w.,rld,,ffeJ13bnef~""' fur saulples .;nd of windows tl1a t tell where they ,ire gomg J th.ey have to move on. That r e:illy helps.if
mol'e mformahon p9tenr goes se~rch1ng their last known locat,011.

Shelter Cons1d er8Uons

• Prep:1te yo u1 horn e for self-;;uffic,ency 'v/tth van1ety of :utentate-cuetgy sources ~ud
-equpmenr sd cl13t ,twill continue to qpeute ,f p\lbhc utthties i111d p ther p ubltc setv1i::es
If you gl:,solutely 6-.ve to live ut bbst zo ne. you must bu,id a11 uudergu,uncl bhst sheltet ru:e-cut of£
w,th vety ·erpe11swe <.:ompone11ts such as blast doors, lugh-t-ech ventilauon !!)'Stem cind btast
valves '.Even -r.fut .JJ tlus ,expeos<>, the ch:uices are sllll'I -you will h,,ve,sufficienl wam111g to Chemical and Biological War
1,e able to t-ake slielter ilierewhEn the stnke comes [f you must live u1 h,gh threat bl~st
,rea, you should st 'least locateyout res,dence so the«• 1!i substanttal h,11 betwee11 yo u I:esp1te the cl~m\'.S t11lt everyone 11as elim uwted chem teal &nd lnologic~I we.,pous, we don·(
,nd (he target are-a, so that your home w,11 be somewha t sluetded from the ptessu1e wave UU$l the Russ,an self-repo rt s about tl\c1r cl1s~rmnmc:nt. Moreover the Cl u1\ese l\l\w ne-v:er
Reme111be.r, however, th at many ,of the e-11plos1ons wJ!I be m the Att, not ground bursts eve1i m~cle ;.ny p rom 1ses to d1sall!t, .P t·udenc_e •would d,c.t~te th{l t we.1hould be prep1ce-<l fut
w1desin~d <JSe tl-f b,ofog,c:u and chem,c:J weap-011s.
If yov t.~ke our ~aiv~ (, fter ~II, ilrnt's what this boo k ·is ror) M\d rdoe-a te =~v
from bbst
areM, then :111 till\! ha~ to be dealt with ,s fAllot.'1 1 t r,ikes much less money to ptepare Rus,-,a h,u the ill ost ex te1\s1ve arse11d ti\ tl1e wocld- '\Y/c. expect th~t Rusi1a will 1ely 011 ,ts
agg111st fullout a nd bect1use tlus threat ts l.tke!y to-~pread out 11nd cove.r mos1 o f North nudcit ~rs!n~I m the be-guuung, but. will use :.,hem,c.u .i nd b1ologic-al w e~pons ~1e11s1vdy ,f
fune.nc3, we !ecom111end tl11s pre.cgu11on fo r eve1-yone ~11y Wes teen '1rm ies try :o comb~t. Ru~1a.it> the convenltoJl~I held of bgttle. Cheiu ,c~I t ncl
b1olog1c;, I we:1pons are some ei the easiest weapons to m,11\ufactu1•e ~nd .deliver comp~ted
A good follout ~hdter needs to stop rnd1?.t1011by placing deuse matenal all at'l)Und you Four to> the dEVastahon they w,eak Eveu small 11~t1011s like Tran 11ud N orth Ko, e.a .ttt work,ng to
1nche.; of le?.d w,11 work, but 10 to l2 tnches of solid conctete, 2.-5 feet ('t dense Cl\rth 01 111crease stockptles so as to evei1 the playi11g field with tlte· US l'1011e of these couutnes have
3 fe.d or wMet w,11 also stop or reduu rnd,auon down to tolernbk level '\fie 1ecommend any reg.;1d.for the po;ential ,eta!iatton ·011 thetr 0-wr1 people. Lt fuct. 1t 1s ,liighly prob~b ly
consttltct1rig the shelter undexground 01 m b~se-m ent ~re'1s t.inder your res1clcn~ so you get· thAt the se1is11.tv1ties of We-stern cot111tr1es would not Allow t:J,e,11 to use .such we-apons
the benef,t of cltrt atound yot, witl,out havu,g to go ot1ts1de to get the re- even J our own soldiers were ,ttacked with them Morally, 'yle suppod this pos1t1ou of
not 9tll\c r.u~ a.rm ,es w~th weapons of mass destruction, but we do St!pport attackin.g;the
102 Strategtc .Relocation

la-aders ot Bg_gress,vic foie1gt1 113ht>11& Why spend tnn e blhng the ~ather 11111ocen1 foot w lMge metrt> ,11:o.1s with runcentii<hons of low cb-ss m!t\onhes ;u,d o,,J,ites that C'lln be
soldiers when Jt ,s the leade,s who are the 011es re-spoi,stbl'e fo, •~1du1g them u1to bs t~e/ ll'lliuced ,nto .ulob-yiole11ct wheu souH:c m1usbce \=1 01 petce.,ved) tngge,s 3 11 ·e.-,1ruse

Onfortunately, there ts httle prot~etion from b1olog1c~l i\gents Relocs-t,on to tUtJ<l 1trc3s IS We h3ve 11o t1ce.d ctm1 u1l\l aspec t to uo ts 111 la tge 'US cities whe11 police do 11.0 t ·stop
the grcAte,rsafeguard Chemi,:,JI ,s Jnuc.!1 e,is1er to protect ~g~,n~1 Keep pcc501,gl' g.as masks lootu:tg. 'T lte U11orga111~ed :um utal work\ lean,ed dru,gerous lessoi, lio m tl1e fi1st of the
in yo,u r c,ar tn1nk o~ at ]egst o.ommerctal _gJade p,1mt cespirAto r (much 0 1egper 9.nd qwte LA nots They leartted tl11t po lice were 111tut1 ,dated ~11d wottl.d uol stop them from loot.111g
effect,ve). :Con't 1·ely on loose w ed,c•l face masks. ~[though tl1ey 'lte bette1 ths1> ncith111,s- l\S long ·as the pillaging was .do ne 111 suf£ic1e11t 11Lu11bers '!'he masses oE peoele who 10 111
tto ts whet, ,t mvoh,es !irot111g; as opposed tel peaceful demb11stca1to11,;, p 1ove there IS ,;11
We·can'1 em phns12e e11ough hc•w 1wpoi:til11t it V'1ll be foe you to be able· to get nu·,=y from tll!dercun-ent of pe1so11al couuptio11 w,th111 Amet1cru1 Society It shows that so rue p'eop le
t:,vt!12at1011 wh;,11 plagues ,nd c!tseases sti-i.ke If the d10lo/.lse doesd't get you. the-gove1n- hatbor wanto11ly resentful ~ud g1eedy lw.blts thal ~Jlow tl,em to overcotne the11 co11sc1e11ce
me11t's tllev1t,ble dtaco ,u•n qus,antute measures will prob~bly e11sure that yoo ,re !rapped and steal tf they can hide ,n .crowd_ We bdleve t!us 1s ,eu,focced and 1usttfied in theu:
Jtt areas whe1r you ~ti' ~ p osed to the d,se,rse Get out <>f poputated rueAs befci,e <jU•tan- ru 111ds,;,;be11 they tece~ve goven11nent-111and• ted sbc1al benefits because-of then "needs ''
bnes 11re 11nposed I 11 nu-al are.as, conceJ1hahons of these [:1,l\\hogens will be so mlfltlle or Dur111g tlir looting 111 the LA n ots tl1t po Lee wt~ unwtllu,g,to t-ake- ~ssen,ve o, phys11?J1l
non-eX1stent tl111t you msy h211e re~l ch~nce of survtval. especrnlly if you eat r,ght ?.nd have- i::rowd-co11t1o l act1G>ns to p1ott-el pr1va1rp1cipettywl11d1 would likely have kept tt1edem-
he.a!thy un.fl\ une sy,tem C1 l\~p:~hoi,s sho,1er

As ,efuU1oeci m J oel's book, The Set11rt Ho111t. there are w hole-shelter Nude.a, B1olog1cal. These· ,sol~ted u1stauces ,;,f sC1c1~I unrest, howeve1, 1ue :not the key thteat wrt th.lllk you
q1emiCll\ (NBC) filter~ ma.de to milit,uy spect: that yol1 cai1 install to give you stancl?.(cl shciulcl plan aroqud Tl\.f)' ~re very small compared to the nllttCinw,de soctal uphe-.aval
levels oF protecb011 (tom ehe.m ,cal a11d biological W?.rfore ·agetl!$ Unforrunarely, they are Followuig a11 E~!P stt-ile 411d nude., Att-ack.
e-xp ens1ve 9,11d d1ff1culr ro acquue If you :::,,11' 1 afford them , you Clln use 1egular HEPA ftl-
tcat1011 syste1ns (costing few bundled <lolla1,) ~!le! the~1!-upplement with stored gas masl<.s
,ns1de shelter ·when d~ ngeJJ ts un lll tnenl, After the Bombs
Invasion It ts h~rd to im~g,ne the wC1dd ilitr nucle!U ~tt.ack,but w<o are ce1t:u11 1t wo11'1 be tht' ,eay,_d
oi the world We thu, k tlutt 111ost Ameur~ ns will surv,v~ t he u11ll~l bbs ts. We ca111.1ot tell
It ts OlU roJis1dered op1n'0J1 tlut the Russians or Clunese will not try,~11d occupy A,nenc~ how 1111,~y waves ll>f nudeac we11po11s w ill fall ove, the US, but we e-.,{pect ru~sstVe fust
:u\er the stnke since thl\t would Jt1VQ!ve 111ill1011s ~f 1roops :\!ld extended supp ly lutes th~! sJ:nke followed by sepC111dary s t.ukes 111 the next t/.'W days hilos t n ude11r wei1pous will be
could not be 1nsmbme.d. Mo reover, the nHll1011s of g,u, owners 111 Americ.1 would qu1dtly expen<:kd by the11 ,nd the wa, w,11 becDrue aonve11uonal
form into Fo n!) 1clAble guerrilla force Even uuorg~n,zecl, 1n,l!tons of arined c1ttze.ns ca,~
pby havoc WJth ~n occupat,011, '\1/e belte,re !lie Russrnns ~,mply-w,ant \IS o.ut of 1he picture C-esp1te die 1n~ssive dev,,si.tion, l?eople ot!ts,de ,mf the 111~101 ta1ge1 <1:it1es w,Unot 1m mcd,-
,o they c.an b lscbn,11 the rest of the wo rld 11lt.o StJbm,ss,on, ~td y d,e Howevfr, stll'V!Vlllg fQr !he long 1e0t! ,m,d st-a!"'1tiou .a11d w,thotlt co111mirce will
l>e much more diffic1.1lt Aner ~11 RMP stttkt,,, m~11y eompo nents wJl have to be tepl8.eed
Howe_ver, ,t is en1tre!y prsb~b ly chat there will be oiassive 111v-asion of 1nuu arnty n om all along the electttc,,,1 grid, We e<pect most or A.111 ettca. will be without electnc1ty ro,
Nt~1co Atter the rad,at,ott danger lrns pa$sed L~w euforcement wJl be 100 preoccupied llve-1 Y""r, possibly mllch longer u1 some are-.s. A.meuc~'s, 11,fr,.s t1uctt11e w,ll be 1'.\inost
wtili 1hetr own SlllVIVil-and th~t of then fam tl'tes to wofl'y ,boot waves of tlleg~l 1m.mi- comelctely disabled ~iithoul electuc,ty Even •free somt powe, phu1ts beg1u to come b-;,ck
g_r~nt1 We don': 1~comme11d ltvtng ne-11-1•1he SOllthe.111 US border 011ltne. th.ere v,Jl l>e huge holes 111 the elecotncal gr.id LJnhl new,parts ~~u b e 1nSTallecl 0 1
msnuf~etured. Gove1nmont, w,11 be under pressure to !ustttute ,~tto,ung of powet ro,
Social Unrest slto1t peupds-,of time 111 d1ffere11t locati0<.1S'.

Mucl1 cf the thre.-:t of soi:i~I w1r~S'l in· otl1er cou itwes JS related to !abo1 <l1~pute!;.111w~l C µung this time theie will be httfe <:G tll mu11,c'<lticin ~nd news.. Jv[pst laud-luu. telephones
0

tensions, srudent elemonsh~llons, uots ~nd upns,ngs The popul~tion u~ the US ,s le,, and ~11 cell phones and tUternet ::-otnnl u111cat10!1 w,11 be lost for 9!l 1ndefin1te p eriod
~ffected by'the ~me f:sicton f ttch as soc11 l,sl laws, labor unions ,;ncl welfare g roups, ~!though \Y/ithout powe,: th.er~ c~n be no credit card tr~!L~e-ttons :.1nd 110 bgi,k proceSS1ng tleo_ple
these factor~ are grow-,ng 1n the US. C1,1uentl)(, !llOb j\etions 111 the US h~ve only oc-.:tirced will resort 10 casl, {m:ike sure -you swre s m~ll bllls tor e-;.aet ch~nge)-and evcu st&rt b~rtenng
 North American Analysis 10~

fo1 bisicgoocw Gold A!1c!s,lve1 co1usw1ll co.me out ofh1duig when theeRsh I! gone Gc!d lu,es going uowhe.1e !11 most tuba1~ fl'eew.ays the.te s,e barr,ets 011 e1the1 ~de of the to~al
couu wilt b~ At d1s~dv111mige becP.use no one will h"ve eh~nge foe such high-val~ c-0111 th ,tt b,ep.,Cll.rs from gettu'!g off except at-ex1t! ln ~J1 eme,ge11c'7, .do1i't get on ireeway
Silver do llars w1ll be better b1.rter co111 tc use urtless-1t doesn' t hav~ side b·art1e1s-eve11 if tnaffic sefms to be 1nov11tg

O the1 ut,hties will also stop 01 be \mUs~ble With powe1 otlt, the WRte r pt,mps ,,nd pto· ln the d2y.~ ~ftet. hurr1tsneK~tr11t.1 thete W3S w1despre~d looting sncl 5':'~lal unrest Po lJce
cessmg phnts- w,11 be stopped or tmpJttred If you uve 111 art s1e11 w,thout grnv,ty fed w•ter and'Natton~l Guard personnel had to be pulled ~w~y from 1escue efforts' to contaut
souu::es, the tap WJttereould eve1~eease- N"1tuar g•s and city-supplied ft,el sounce.s n1\lsl 11iole11ce; shooun~ ~nd ,;CSO I\ but l~rgety lllowed loo ting to continue Mob loot:ng :tnd
be ;;om pressed by pres~re stsr,011s th•t opetsle on eleett,c,ty, so this source- could also so,,~l Unrest ,s b,gp11ten11al problem atrywhere there :lte lugh dens,ty popuh,r,011s r.on-
•;iop workl,ig: t,ilrung ghetto type a1-eg~ When wnes gei hMd, however, the 11umbe1 of peoi,k_parttl)Jpat-
uig· seem$ to uw-reJtse with tl\e scale ,a f the em -ergency Dutu1g 1h~ afte., m ath o fh1u r1cA11e
G-;1s •st-1;ttous will be unJtb le to pump g,,s It's uude~, whed1e1 ru.;ny r:JUs will be n11nw1g K9r.tl.11a eve11 sollie of the locals who were patt of the police force dlld u~ u111fo1111 W~tt-
~net the Elvfl1 s tr:tls,e-, but we suspect that si1rne will be, ,dependu,g ou how stroug the EMP found loo ting
pulse 1s u, your 2rea_ f(eep some fesetv>t fuel o n hand T1t1cks an;;\ tts111s, howevei:, will
hugely cease ,ope1Jttion con a11 m:te11ded peuod pf )'.lllle lviost uue,st:ate conru1efcE w,U s top Cnru\g \Y/o dd Wat !1 systematic !ooung of hot\Se.s tool<.p laoe ~~ so ldier.~ and refugees
or be Lm1ted, Isolated ,.,ties 1ke Honolulu ~nd L...s Vegas w,ll he cut off from the ste~dy loeked f0r food or 'Valuab les_ Desperate fot .fuod gardens woere picked deJtn, hoLISes
$Upply stre-1;1n they aee used t.,, Rural oom ro ututtes will be isolated as well, b~1t that will e1Dp ticd ot goods and everf k.uid oianun~l w~s killed and eMen At tunes whole cthes
prl!lb•bly b~ 3-11 advsnt~ge smce we acpectsoc1al unrest to beg111 u1 large u1ban Jtre..s a11d would ev~e\l,lte to es,:ape ll))pt-0ach1ng ~tm ,es 1n the_se ruses terugees choked roads, bndges
~1,r.i11d ot1t f10111 !here and mol!l1tQm pas.s es m~kmg them v11tu~lly Jmp~ssab lc unless peop~ Ugd ~ltetna1e m~~11s
~votl~b1e to d1em
Wllhout co11sta11t stream of supp hes f,om truc.k\11® sto res will run out of food w1th111
hours or d ays, Lt>mt111g a.11d p11l~g111g will e,upr u11nost btts111ess districts Mill1011s o_f Avoiding Social Unrest
refugees ',V1ll flee thertreas neat the blast 11ot k11ow11,g what 1s happenu1g t>r ht>p u.g tt,
escape the fallout Tius will clog ever; freewa_y ru,d ma1or roadway w,tl1u1 a11 ho1u pf-a,~ I:iy ,ts J1lUJJ1e, the th1e:.1t oi social unrest 1s d1teetly proport,orn;I to the densily of the pop-
-,,ruck lv!.ny wt!! not h«ve destt11, tio11 but will 1ust t1-y to get 3w•y Thous~nds will spre:1d ul~tton a10,111d you fuli;ttvely unu,habited 2011es atound big c1ttes 11-re- "1so- l\t nak l u
out on every alteu1,ue route snd side ro3d making thes~ alro 11npr.1ss,1blefor !line, Section Tluee, we discuss how tG> locat~ retreat m ·s afe ar~ away from these !ugh density
threlll! But-eve11 2fte1 ,d1oosu,g good retieat site ~nd butld111g up-yoUt supp hes, ,t IS Lkely
C e..<per~te trowds w1U 'l1k:ely ~t~n searclllng11ou~es systemattc~lly for food supp lies o t this thtCjl! will ~till tMch yoU- u1 some signlf1c:1nt \V~ <::II e will !tlso talk. about keep rog
haner ,te,ns At iiut they w1ll sc:ard, the em pry h ous-,; hut eventu1lly the hous~; thnt look tow proiile with ll ll your 15repa.t.9tlous 1nelud,11g h,du1g goods ~ncl provu101u 1//e. don't
like they h~ve J'ood stores will be .;, rge1ed ln t1111 e hullgry crowds will spread out from the recomme11d w-.ki11g you, hou1,. Jook hke fotlless, 111 fucr, we 1ecomm,11d you Elro tect
c,!!eS' 111tc the suburbs. ~fugees s trnnded on h,ghw~y; will acavenge everytlung w1thu\ yo111 goods first by pouce;1lu1e11t, "nd ,>s last tesort with .rms
iew miles of the roadways a11d even further where. signs of c1vdl2~11on are app~rent O nce
the •tnl\jor r8sds beco1ne p11sSlible, ste~dy stce_1 111 0£ despe1'a te people will spte~d fro m One of -t he 11J1rdest thJngs: you ru ust th, nk thro ugh befotehand I! wh~t ycu will do when
~ery populous cuy lookmg for food, $eel1r1ty 01 •hefteL T!11s ,1s re!\l Issue ,ind ~nult1m~te confronted w,th ml\Saes of,p·e ople ueedi11g h~lp Wide-sp-re~d social tuuest w,ll -~lW<lys
retre!\ts rtll.t st be prepared l 11 Sec::1.1011 T l1tee we outl111e some stt':llegies to 111 ,ug~te the 1ccon1pany WM , I1,1:;t as ,t dtd «t the e11d of WWI P ru:ueularly aftei: ,nudeat wa1 tlter..- \Viti
&111gers from tltis thre:it 011 yoLll home or retteat be so ma11y s1d: ~nd c!ymg that 1t ,s alU10.st futile to try to be Gcod Samant,u, fo, those
b~dly 1u::adi2ted. Evnyone will h~ve to ru~ke some really tough mee1s1011s, Prepa1e backup
p laus for yourself •long e:r,ery step of your plaru,ed em e1ge11cy ,:se3pe 1oute, If yotl don' t
Lessons from History use ,1U your. p ref>~tattons, you ~h .recer others to them (e.g. yo111 b,1s~ment stores U\ you,
st1burb resicknce) ~nd s b~re Above all, 1eruembe1 tl~t you .don'r do yourself any good by
We ;get some idea ot the dm~s from social wuest .6y ex11m1111ng (:;lse, n1 ll1story where g1111ug; e.ve1ythu1g ~w.ay t!ylflg to help people whei h11ve.11'tptepRted It only t~kes few
large pottions of the popubtio» hove been affetted by m•1or catastiophes Befo.re..snd a fter in ,uutes er un.lun !led g1v111g before yoll i\l-e All stnr'<li1,g Every p~rso11 h~s got to be trained
nlaJO~ hurnc-anes or s to1ms pnnciple roads, higl,ways and freeWl\ys have been clobbered to feud fcor themselns ~1,d seek sheltet an !hen own Make sure your family m ell'lbers
w,th ti:,ffie from people try111g to le•ve b ,g c1\Jes. C~rs 'have , un out of gas srt~ 111 endless knov,- liowlo get to tlte sl,elteryou lii2ve p1epa.red.
104 Strategic Relocation

Chapter 11

GOVERNMENT INTRUSION ON LIBERTY AND INDIVIDUAL LIVES

lrt th<. <ntlre co unt" ofhum~u lusto t-y, the!e .He i~· eircumilt.lJICti J t ~tnts ur ,111y m.,Jtir defirute :lir.et,on in which they .1,tt h;;,Adf:'d--111 tlu,,<s1~, -' N t11> Wo tld Qi.let- of 11~tions
signlf1c-AnCt (war, ~ssassmahous, mA10t d 1anges J11 the. eo11tto! of peop!e',;c des11uy) tlut have under ~r-.;ust control li1 tins system, tfae march tOWRtd g ~eat er govetrun enl contro l
UJ)t bed! accomplished through the con1b1ned efforts of co ns.p1r111g me,tt As one h1stoaa11 co11tinues tll:iabn t~d even when lei1dercs change, llnollgh m,unpttlated detnPcr.ati, elections.
put 1t " no o ne knows histo ry u1\ltss thev know rbe l'llstory oi consp iracy" Altho ugh many Tlus oonsp!t'lley seemsrest.ablished t nough to accom modate t"Ven lacge =Vrots b eyond theu
c.:i t1spu:ae1es -'le sm e1 ll 1n se'~le ,111d lSOl~tecl we see a smgle o r bt-o>\d con~irscy with :I ~Ontro l- n ot ~11ly na:tucal disa$tCtS,, but glimp ses of tlieu powc t that co uld <'twake i1 ,
cumruun thre,~d we~v111g down thr.,1:.1gl, th-e centu11es port1011 of the people

Evil men li~ve always conspired to control the world for their own gain Most people h~ve The k.ey to understaudu,g how the e 1~e111 syz!em wo rks, is fow1d m the pru1c1p le oi usu-.g
no tro uble seeing th,s idea operate ULOL'g9!l1Zed OJU1\ m_1l nerwc-cb but they b\\ve a b~rd pretli.et~ble men (who have a lun1ted ki,owledge- of what ,s gou,g 011) wherever poss1b le-
t.uneseemg how lt'cottld grow to control a comple,:. democr~t!C goven1ment and CO\IU!rtes t011S1;1ry out the gene, a! d1tecttQ1, of tht ~g~11da. l11 tlus way only a ve.ry fe-w men .,t rl1e
where thete a l~ many cl1a11ges lll Je,:,dershsp ;,nd see:111111gly opposing p~nies top echelon s ~f powr,r need l!!> ft1lly tonsptte-, as lo 1-ig·8s there ,s, l,rge poo l ofpeople tl1ey
,c an h ire whose be.hav101 1s so pti;dic~ble th,t they n~ve1 h,ve to revea l the eonspu-acy lo
lt 1s true th,11 ll1 ~n or:ga1112~ttol\ w here thepub he hs~ tegul:u ,nput, J t 1s dlfnc:ult fot ~ thelll , '.lnd yf:i o:1;11 scco rnpl1sh l\11 they 1,eec:\ l hem to d'o Th,s 1s, 111 fact, how l he pr~ent
co n$))1r11cy to have ~bso lute coh t:tol H owever glob8l power doesn't re~utte abso lute co11spltllcy works, but tlte,e ~re 11 few 611s1~ pnnc,ples • co11sp11aL'Y w u.t follow co lll ake It
C'tl-ni:tol 01 r:rtflueuce over ever'fOlle, 011-ly bn 1J,e 01,eg, lllllt co111tol key pos1tJ011s. .Smee these op erate smoothly 1l'I ~ dem ocr~,y
posit,otts often rome e1b out thl'ough ~111ority orpoltt1<:-1Lsi,olls, co nsp u:11,g po wet~ h~ve
co1ukie1'l!ble tJme to ,nfluel\ce Md control those who- ~ce 8llowecl 10 rise withm the ~ tem Firs.t, they ill us t lli'lve, regu!11rway oi u,fluenc,ng the thuiktng ot a m~ionty ofpeop lt
ro f,U tke~ev:<c.i11cre~ Smee " co11sp1racy very r$rely has absolute 1111li~C:{ o r poltee powet, they must :u woys keep
the people iro111 ftntl111g out the tr1Jtl1 T!us ts a co111pler. ,esue tl ~t ruis rake11 more tluirt tl
ce11tt,ry to refu\e and peLfect It mvolves ,~ ceh.tl m:u uplllt.tton not of ~veryo11e. b.tJt ot1ly of
Conspiracy to Control Government the ma1onty, with 11tte11tion to the- followmg
• tv!~ndato1'Y pub)1c sthoolmg aud control over 1he ideology :111d content oi educ~ho tt
Peoplt<~ll ovel the wodd~re havuig to deal w11h 1 slow. method,eal loss of liberty. T h,s Is
!lot the work of ~om e tndividusl tyl"llllt for selfish reaso ns, no t LS ,t the p roduct of mere • Contu:, l of the establ,sh!l) ettt press by contra lluig rund$ or flow o f 111form,~hoq to
general soci~hst tr~ds (though rh~t do es play~ role). lnste-;,d we se~ it ~~ s <m.111 gtollp htghet leVd .edito rs ~t1d ow11e1s
of peop le working wuhin our own government tow~td the ~lo\v, systen\ attc eros,o n of • C u1hv~t!on o f b elieVllble ~nd !tl::able p oht«:;gl leaders ·viho c~i, be u111n1pulated. 1:ve11
n.,tton~! sove reignty and c-ventual loss oi 111div1dul\l liberty. This chreAt w,11 possibly h~vc 1f they sre not fl'.'ltt o f the oo nsp1racy 1ts elr, E>ach le,~de1 must be an effec~1ve and
the lo nge~r and most f:u-reitdung affect on your strAteg,e effonJ to fi11d safety in the-rutt11e b e!iev.able har 111 o rder ·to put o ut numero~ brush fues of co ntroversy A consp1rnry
I n tlus d,~pter we will <ILS~ti.<sgener,ally the ludclen eonsptr~cy ot,power that we believe ts 11lw~ys makes 1111n~kes wh,eh have to be covered up.
l', ehlnd the erfective ec>11trol of govenun ents artcl thst ft1lly intends to b1mg the m:qority
• Co1'trol ::if :all msJor poli11C>'ll pgrt1es so Hrnt they can (Witch to te~ni ".A' "B" OL''C"
of h~tlons ulto a O ne World System of global comroLCo11sp1t~cy 1s i grea t subject of
'.'llld give the 1pp e;11'!!nce of 1eform, while sabotagm,g th~t cetOl!ll with somethJqg, false
densio n m the poFuhu press; n"vertheless, weate sU!e ot Its reality nfter senJtuuzmg the
01 meffecttve_
ev,de1,~ £01 ye,,."'
Seco nd, ~ consp,r~cy 1n LISl ~ontrol the eo urts, esp eet~lly rhe ,;ppdfatJc and high couns so
'Y/hen '!/Uc speal..of eo11spirnry.,we<lo 11ot mean to say !hst eve1ytluug 1s ,c ontrolled 01 thAt 11011-coopera tutg lower 1udges c<1n be overttuned Because~ democr~cy c~n so1net1n1es
planned, or that everyone involved knows the who le ,_gend,. T hose tlUtt eousp'u:e- have ;; fu,I 10 pro cluee ~.t,otigh tt11pt111ctpled men m Congress to ma111p ubte- all leg1sl!udu, 1t IS
 North American Analysis 10.5

11ecessscy to U$-e the coU1ts t<> c.h~nge law or m_ake good l~w meifechve T hese back,up These m1gl\t bec;illed "d1tectors"7'eople hke.Heruy Y.:1ssn1,gei: and htS associates who
~V'enues or contro'l ~re unp Qrtll11t 10 wo,d S\lSJ) U:,on tr1~t migt1t ~rise !'rom too,mucl1 d1fect tot'll te ui a11d out of gove111u1e11t and s:<e,c1Se icontlcl even whe11 otlt of office Founders >111cl
c,ontto) !fi Co ngress. leadtts of !he Tttlllt~Cl!I Coniw1ss1011 and othe, globa4st OC5'11112~t1011s are ~lso ,~I this level
T he 11d1rtsors 111 tl115 gtoup are l:[Ult f v1s1bl-and1 111 out opu1ion, ruclt1cfe such notables
l 'hn•d, they n, ust control the uu4taty ru.,d police forces l 'hts IS :tlmost alwsys accompLshed 11s S1111dy Burget, Sttobe T 11lbot. 'Brent Scowc1oft.,,u1d Zb,g1u.ew B12e2111,kt A reeent ttue
a, dem oc~-aey L,y m-alung sUl!e th~t 1n ,lit~ry ~1,d [l'ol!ce !riders ~re tota!!y co1111n'itte<l t"->• s101y demo nslt'.ltes how powe,ful th.ese second level coHLtOllers a1e·
~~v,lciu control, ~ud th.,it tl1e1r ~llegJance to defend the-Constttut1011 1s made iueffe.ctive
by erupiuis1s "l>n 111~1,detory obecl1e1tce to hiet!U'chy first, w1d1111ut q\le$1lOtt. To, be s:tl"t, .JI Barack Ob11111a s Na tJoual Security Advisor J:unes JQnes made a11111c~ut1qus 1e111stk '.It the
uon-i::ompluu,t, powerful, ~nd u,dependeut pe,sot'L'\hhes are regularly pu,ged £n,m the Mu1ueh'Secl1n ty Co11fere11ce 111 Febtu~ ry, 2009 As .the m ost recent N.1t1Qn11lSeeu1,ity
r.snb as they demo nslnlte stroug differences of l,!puuon We do, not believe thete w1U ever Advisor of t ht Urured Sr...!es, I toke my daily orders from De. K1ss111get 1 filte1ed dowa
be ,u1o tlt et DougbsMacArthllt ·o t Geotge P~tto11 ,Uowed up th101ig,h the u;n:ks to h!f,h through Gene,al Brent Scowc.roft 1111d Sandy Berger., who 1s also he1e- We have- ~ham of
postllons m tlte !JS military ~omm~nd 111 the Natiomu Secut1t'/ Co u11etl that E.X1sts !oday" This 1s ta11g1blead1111ss1011
of eo11spir1\cy NSA Jo ue.s has 110 leg~! >1uthorny to be "llow111g Ktssutget 1111d others !-0
cruetate "d111ly in ard11ng orders" to hllll •ot 1he Ob3tt1a 9cunuusttat1on, bt1t tt happens m
A Theoretical Organization Table every 11d1111ntStratiotL As ,of tlus watmg; this qu0te was still .\Vn1bble ,on l:he website oi the
;11~11on's fo re111 ostglob11hst feaderslup gro up, the Gounc1l on Fore,gn Rd • tio11s tCP'R.)
I n order to !lccoanpltsh the,e p1-inc1plet o f co ntrol, our ,,nalysis !us oo me up with fa,Ut
hypo thet.tclll lev..-ls of p a1ttc1p:111ts m this ovet-ll.rdm,g. 0011sp11llcy 111 orde r to tn ~t11tll111
the power they seem to ecett ~To <l!!le' x:i,LUs1de of this cousp1cacy hlls fi.~I knowledge of the Tht' thud level is made up 0iyes-111 e11.at ,,11 levels efgovenuncnt who do t11eu iobs ~ud
,sy,ten\ ~nd lives to tell.about 1t t•k,;, 01ale ts 1n e<chmg,e for worldly beuefits, positions M.1d, eve.1tullily, 1t1st to," su rvive"
111 thett c•reet 'I'hese ,ue the pted1ct11ble htreh11gs we t~lked about Most kuow there 1s

"Ilie top JeveJ is the r:elauvel•f 1moll cu~ of co11sp 1rstot$ themselves. Fr1111kly, we do11't tell lly coutrol system u11de,;lyu1g the-" de mocrst1c systeJn " but tl,ey rallo11ahae 1t away "s· beJ\WO·
b,ow fat sutt who 1s 111 tch1s group. We have sain t s11Sp1c1Qns, bLlt o uly lll~mbet ofth1s l~nt 0 1 11ecessaty evil By tl1ett obed1e11ce ttaum1g, .and p•rt.ial weakt,ess x:.iuitocte,, they or
grt>l.lf' would kuow fut sme No <>11e 111\c'ites them.selves utto this &roup It JS by mvttauo11 end up do111g tlte l~od, fat throt glob , hst causes that h~ve· other ludden putp:ises
only <\ttet 011~ h~s gone th1pugh long, ,ca1eful seltr t1011 process (co111 tng, up through the
ra1,ks. so to speal:.) They mtl~t show tha t they a.re co mpletely committed to the c11use They w,111-.eep auy secret uo matter how horrib le s1111ply Ill preserve their esteet :1nd keep
or con!t'l:ll by powe,, .~nd tha t thc-y lire sbsolutely w,thout princ.1ples ct s.:ruples They the ·ro11s,derable be11e.hts .aJ1d future pe11sm11 comu,!: These 111clude mosl beams of gove111-
mltsl h~ve de1non,tr~ted that tl1ey ~re enttrdy callused :\gam,t the pro,npun.~s o f d1vtne ment., good po,tton of the nou-lesdets 111 the-Cou,1cil 011 Fore,gu Rebt1ons, the Federa l
conscience J ud1c.iary, utost Senaro1s, mos r Congressme11, 111a.uy gove.tnors ~nd good pott1c>11 ofhe:ads
of govei11111 e.nt ·a t "'11 levds, As much ,1s possible, bright eeop le with p1ed1ct~bl~ piuloso-
Peop le 111 tl:us,group J11rdly ever tale top level position m government. Though they inl\y ph,es a11d compcom 1sed ru = ls are selected to staff the higher l'os1tlons 111 govetnm ent so
a=m e mid-to-upper level burel\ucratic po ~1t1o ns, to gain expenence, ~nd to w~ tch over th,n they c~11 be ~11,ly t!lantpulated l111d mEl.uenced Without beu1g told IO'O m1.Jeh.
and ~.itop messages to those m more visible. pos,11ons of lead.ers,lu[!I ·and ·g overnment.
Fo r exampl~, ,m 1996 Spaul'.s neophyte puppet presiclc1tt.) ose lv[ane A;nar told one mjer-
The·seeond level 1s rn >1de \11:' !!I f 1hose wli0 have tearhed the p11111,cle of'. 1,owet 111 gove111- v1ewer (renO'Wned Spat~tsh co nuµentator Inl\ki G ab,lo ndo) th~t lus vet7 fu~! off1c1~! v1~1tor
metT! acrJtsers ,nd ll~udlers of puppet p tesidtnts-the ,ones who c~ll the, shots. Arter ?.fter be1ng elected w~sHe111y K.SSJnger, who ck>esn't ,peak SpRntsh and ts not !\I\ ecp ert on
wh,le on the 1eb, eVel'yorte 111 the White House knows who the te1tl bosses are ~ud a ot Sp~1n. A::na1 ss,d that"hew~s ~fat111ng,to me how theworki worked ."
to r 1os.s thetn Almtii.t all of these le~de:ts !u1ve wmewhat oi all e!Jt,.st attitude., no m~ner
wh~t they ptoie~s 111 poht1~ l spe;,ehe1 T h<'Y bel,eve that peop le 1n democr,,,cy h~ve to be Thete ..ire ~!so huudr"--ls of powetfut u1t.n ut the p tiV~t~'Sectot who ,u e p;rt of thts level
111~n~ged ,a11d. foo led 1t\lo d.:uog what ti good io~ the whole of sot l:ty The1e secCJnd level Thes~ u1clude ru a1or htsd. of u1t.-<1rn t1Qm;l ccrpo ratlous, ,cluef owne,s ~ad ed1t0rs pf rn a1oi:
people ,r,;, ,.lv,ays very welt roucafe.cl, very·.111116,tu:<tls, ~nd ex:c,teil to wo, k-fo< the re\!! Powers media sourc-,,s .tnd he:3cls of most. of the powetful ttt-~e,npt iound!\tio1H t.ll1t ft.mt! so
'fhg~ Ile (PTB) at any bl)d i:.~uses.
106 Strategic Relocation

'!'hes~ tn en~ ll gtt te> whe re they ~re bec~usethey ~tyl>~dlywant to bein po,nhon cf Cover-ups and Evidence of Conspiracy
powei, ii1d -:\Ce w1lh11g !c oompromi~e,cerbui moc~ l pn1ic1pl'es to get th,re and to st*Y thccce
How~vcr, su1« , ome of thrse people (thougb pol1t,a31ly ~nd ~0C1~1ly liberal) lrnve ~rong, Irt cove.1-up, gove1-uu1ent ,gents.. pohcem e11, u11l1tJ1ry of£cers, med1cJ1! pe1son11el and
u1dependent egos1 they ·a ,e neve, ~llowed to go Any fa1the.1 thlin this level LeeI~cocc~,. hcst of other people h~ve to get involved tc. silence the truth These cover-ups :1lw~y.s occut
f01;111e1 ChijtrU13t1 cfCh1-ysle, Go tp. w,>s good e>:ample He was !ugh-level player with whenever tlie gpverum ent has to do ~c, me cr1m111~l ~ct ,n pl.lbl,c.. 01 at le~n when the s t is-
plenty 0fpowe1 potent:L1l--b ut he<ottldu't a nd wouldn't •llow others to oontrol huu His piciqns- of rout play l'e~ch the public. Witnesses who obse1ve government cr,m 1ual ~ctlv1ty
ego was roo. b,g A co11spir11cy does11't Lke p·eople. w,th ,11depe11de11t, lng egos d1~ t c.i1111ot have to be threa1ei~ed, s,lenced, bought off, or cot,vmced that they didn't see wh!\t they s~w
be cc1111o ll~c! by o the-1s. lnnoce;,t governme11tpet$0nnd regording eveuts ,n 'their n orm~l line ofduty h~v~ to be
sworn to sectety The fact tha1 the gover11me11t otleJ1hAs legitimate reasons to k..eep thmgs
'fhe fourd1 level 1s niade ,1p of low-level re11foccets These a re-unpuncip led po lice and ,;ecce1 1s often used by thrse mnocent ~venunent wo~ktrs to suppres-s their norm~l ,iiisg,v-
fo ru1e1 mlht·ary y1e~-me,1 who ::ire w1lh11g to, use force w11:hout sc11.iples Tbey rtarry out mgs. They are, 111 ract, t~ught nevei: to q uest,on why som e.t!ung ..s ruled secret.
"!,lack <>peta110us1' In ~ectors of vat,ous governm e11t agenc.1es, and have connections with
the orgiruzed cl1lll utsl wotld 'I'hese are II dirty tndt, g1111~11 t!mt form c.ells u, eve,y fode, al We will not go uito any r., f these cove1•ups u, ~11y dep th, but here ,-. l,st of some o f
police fprcc-espectatly CIA, PBI, Secret SeCVlce, !:EA and ATF T hese are neces~ty t1a1 the b igger ones
e1,ny out tlue,its, "su1c1des'1 ~nd assMsm11ho11s (Js ueces.sary) to r_eep ocher goven1111ent
yes-men liom defettu,g or lett111g their cousc1eucege, the bESt .,f theJ11 • Tlte Assassi11at1on of President_l chu F K...ennedy, wh,ch mvolved multip le profess1onAl
hit me1, directly conn ecle.cl to OA aqd ~lements o f the Se(1et Se1v 1ce. T he qffiq~l
Each of the fede,~l setv1ces {FBI, CIA, ATP, INS; .Sec ret Serv1ce e.tc) has many good \Y/3rre11 Comm ,ss1on u,vest1gat10,1 f~lsif1ed and om1Hed evidence 1n orcler to p romote
:tnd patriotic people working forthem The good guys ~re tl1e reguhtt, 112,ve, p~tno tic Ute lone guum a n theory The pces1de11t's body w~, alte1·ed d u tlng ptecautc.psy Ill
types who l\Ce ass1;g11ed the Jeg,t1111nte l:llsk~ of gove,n.ment ;:11furceme11t VlftUlllly every 01de.r to cover for mtdttp le .hits from different duect,ons,
:igency llead k11ows ~bouc the bl.ck side of lus org~111Zat,on 2'-lo ot1e 1s allowed co r\.111 these
,iget1i!.1es unless he ,;r.a11 b~ trusted to,:e<ec:ute the ,pec1al 01ders that come dow11 v,a d iscrete • The 1;!9111!1 Luther K,ng s:,ssass1n~tio 11 th~t led to the passtng of mnlttple Ctvil' Rights
puva1e clrn1111els Upper level niat1iige1s who ate pail of the •conspttacy ~re· :tlways watchu,g !:g,,sfatto1,_ 1'1\cre was nlso the subse9uwt se~hng 0£ the FBl f,les on Rev K111g s b)atant
11nd 1udgmg the above gtol\nd side of persocu1d, testu,g for l~ck. of cl1:1 r.ac te1 to sae v,ho 1d ;>;!11~nces w,th Co mm u111sts.
•J ill lll Ol'~l ltfescyle wi.th prostitl.ltes ~1
ran be dta-wn 111 :u,d t, usted II) do <o n upt work T hat is also ,011e ,.,,f the lll,11, purp<:ises
ro, the govenuuent hiring so mat,y hundreds- oi tlu,usa11ds of puv, teJJ1 llitscy co11trncto1s • T he Raber\ f Ke1,11edy Assas-s.111a11on, where poltoc recovered 9 b\.lllets supposedly
They are sifting tl'lrough i:he ,s1tks of fouuecm ilit·.uv to help 1ec1urt pe.rso11ud fo1 dal'k s,de coming ·from the siJc shot revo lver of S,rhati
gove,n111ent ope.ratto11s
• The PO\Yl/lvll~ covet-up ftom \Y/orld \Yl~r n, Kore~ And V1etn2m where thous~Hds
The public got g\uupse of this "Go,)d of' Boy" network ~&er ont p~ rtJculat.ly eg_reg1ous ·l!>f.c apnired solchers,were abandt>ned S01ne 0f these we,e sub1ected tt, medical
smc1al gatl1en11g Jn 1990 (entitled. The ~od of Boys Rotlndup) wh,clt was Y1deo t,.ped l;y eq:i~r1111ents, ,ind o the1s wi::ce found to have d,ed u1 R ussian, J:01ean, Ch111ese ,nd
one of the 11ewcome1s (th.11,lw,g It was fur111y) ~ncl ti~ tap~ fuund ti$ w•y mto the mmia s Viet11M111ese- gul•gs, .all afteic the supp osed rel~s~ of •ll puso11e1s All th,~was done
l~nds- 1n 1995 Nothu1g would lt3ve- cou1e cftt 1"..:cept thM the.re wete lot ofcacial g~gs wrth d1~ li.,111 knowledge -:,i ou, gover11me11t
1111d !!lS\Jlts th~t caused ·.u1 ouhage 111 the media, bllt only over th15 :lSj)Ut. ObV1o~!y, the
smell of ~ecretgatheru~s of cross agency thug~ d,dn'! bother the111. The subsequent u1ves- • or
The mustle down,ng TWA flight 800 out of New '{ork " ndihe subsequent buying
t1g3ho n reve,iled that this inter-agency p~tty ,s M1 11nnua l secret co nven11on.-g kind of o ff ')f witnesses who would no r rec;,nt that they sw m,sstle 111 flight. S1g,1,1fica11t
l11tet-se.rv1ce pa,~ where ce,rain enfo, cets get togethe, to, exchange wat stories a11d revel "' f\lls,faca bon l'tacl to be done on the s.!lv-a_ge ~ucrnft moc!l;tip
theu own powe, ful co11nectio11s Me111be1s even have special ring which thc-y wea, ·occ3,.
s101rnlly when toge the, Then lMde,s ,ilways deny such activ1ties when i!.011fco11ted d1tec1ly • The Vmce Fo..s.te.r M~ttcler ~nd the &lse e-v,dence ~nd r~porung f;led by ''I11dependeut
C ou11sel" f(-l!11neth St:.r1
 North American Analysis ttJ?

• ·-r11e-de;,th o:'Co:mmer-ee Secretary R-0n B1-own 11113.f! ~,iphne "~cc-tt:k 11:' 111 Bo.s111a. through t1us th~~t We cau only glve genet'lll hmts You wJl have IP work out the detsJ s
A later autopsy w:is covered-i•p wnh X-rays s:h ow111g 141.t Brown 1tad b ullet hole .1ccord111g 10 yo111 1nd,v,du~l 1nch11at1ous , ad cttcuU1st:ances.
tn the head, a11d that one of the Bosn,~n tower op et:\lors- WM told to shut dowtl the:
nl'l"l•,gat,o,\ b eacon before Ero\yn's plnne arpvcd I n ge11e1..1l, oHie- !t~s to sbJ w1th11, society ·a~ long ,s possible 'Blend 111 Rt11P11g ti~ ma1011ty,
.\s·.long as ,t does 11ot rec1utre you to co rn p1om ,se your pn1)c1ples. As g,overrun e11t wo,k.s
• 1'h e government involvem ent Jn theOkl~hom~ C1tyBomb ,ng, With its mult ip le lo ct>.ck down 011 1ilierties'-1ud c1t1l:ens 111 o,p pos1ttoh to Its auus, the maionty will become
e<p los1on5 ~nd multtple ~ccotup lice.s protec.ted by the FBI ni ore i>l\d ma re fearful of doing a11yth1ng tlult ·wo uld get then, t~rgeted by the e.st~b-
hshm ent, St~y "ct.ve ,n onltthe most unpon~nt C~\JSe.s' Avo id trnps like ·the t,,x protest
• 1'he e1tt~cks of Sep te.mber 1l, w here co n,ti.derable. f'.Vtde nce ~nd w1tne~se.s ~ttest to movcmcm, which 111e thmk 1s bemg putpose.ly -'!.towed to attrAct mi!ependeJ1t p-eop le who
e-..<plos,o ns utStdethc b~uldu1gs, u~Juduig bwkltng 7 wh,chw~s no t lut by h11acked shll th,pk: they c:,n get JUSttce U\ the -:o urts o n the tliX Jssuc
a1rcrat\
Ke.ep111g. low p rofile does mean he 1ug Mery c.sre.ful who you expreis .ob1ecttons to , ,1nd
,] od contll1µa1lyrev1f'W'S \Ind ~qalyzes these event$ as they d evelop ,n b u; World only reve11L11g you, st,ougest reehugs "nd ob1ect1011s to u1p.1st1ce 'J1heu you arede.ilu1g
Affairs .Bnef. Yoi1 c:~ ii 1·e~d m u.-h o f tlus analysis f!om p1"Cv1o us years a\ lus website w;th someone yo11 eon really tu.ist People 0£ sttong ,deolog,c•I feelu,~ .have difficult ttwe
~1111111• 11•or/d11jf,11,16nej:~o,11), dolllg this. It 4fso meai1s ho lclu,g back some of-wlwt you ki,ow, depeud111g Pl.I the prepara-
)1011 of the pe1so<1 0 11ly try ,ogive ~d<tuon;;l mfo1111~1to11 to people who sense sornethi11g
J5 wrong .o n the;r 0WJ1,
The· Ultimate Threat
P,ck a11 ~re~ to 1tve that h~s 4ke-1n mded people This ,s best done 111 suburban ot sem,-ruril
Govei11ment itself \vill only b e ser101JS tlueat to rn1nor1ty of 1ts ~U.tzcqs- d1osc who settmg.s where there ire othe.u who !ll~t.:h your l1v111g style A1lsacttve res1st,111ce to l)'l~nriy
1~lly ~uspect wl\ll t is go·u-ig rut be}und t)te scenes and who ~re prep~red to obJect 01 res-ist (if ij1at becomes necessRry) n~us! be clo ne prtvntdy, and 'Ill pttblrc 1·es,stance should he done
u1 some 1neanu1gfiil w~y Thts ts be.c ause the: consptr~c:y f1.1 Uy u1te11ds to make ~ure it m -fhe most orderly, gellertc A!'ld prope.r form ~possible
,lwn~ 11as believable, 110,m.al looking peop le " ' the heacls of ~11 gcvernments This ts vet'}'
unport~nt toward the11 co nunual efforts 10 keep the publu: ~s \Vell as the med,a (wh,ch Do l\O tll'le 1n SUCVJV9hs:r c,o mm t1t11ty E very one of 1.ltesc places will ~en tua!ly be
they d11·ectly co11,!rol, for the m ps-t P"L't) 1n the dark about consp,~acy big enough to t~rgeted for ,nfiltr~t,011, provoi:-~hon '"' " d,sruptto n hy hostile governm enl agen~ ot will
contto! go~rnme.nt. be fradt1red by strong co nlen119 ns-~nd infighting, T he leaders oftheseromm unitles ~re
.\lmo ~t ~!ways people w,th ve.ry strongpe.rsou~l1ttes who $O!nehmes l~d.w 1~,;lom and
The ma1onty of people do n t have the ~bil1ty er 111clmal.Jon to se.e tluough co mp!~ co11- iesn~1nt on key •1ss1.1es It only t?,ke.s 011e 01 two issues rhM lppeRr ' t'Xtreme" to lurn the
RS what we nre-clea lmgw,th II\ the West. Sadly, tl11s tS tt\lt' of most Am encans
sp ttc\C)' such Sllrtoundmg co,nm lL111ty into suspt<1ous or hostile obsen-ers--evc11 when the group·s baste
who clo not see w hRt 1s gomg on with their country Thi.s 1s partly beCJuse of 1he11 hck of pb11 ~Jld motive, ate su1cece
~~thcal th1nliug about wlrnt they ~ee ind what the media feecls them Th,s st~rts Wilh 1he
h ighly ednecl version ofl ustcry they leftrn ,n p tiblic schools ftnd their depcndcnce on 1he .r:::evelop co nt,ngenc-y pl~ns ,nd resources Keep }'()Ur publi5he.d addre~phone nltmbe1
es\Rbhshm ent n1 e.di~ for news cove1~g,e of n1cre11t ,events etc 111 ?.n url:,an or subi1rb,,n lacyi11on, but ~ons,der e.st,~b lishu~g: one or mo re lll}'ecc~ of
reireat locauons tha t icwe1 aqd fe.wet p~ople ).11ow ~bout. Never lrve full time m h:ue
retreAt-- ,\ !eaves too many rr~cks Retre9t stn,.ture$ 5hould be deSt_gned wnh Ill u!tip le
Strategies for Protection le:vel~ of self-sufftc1e11ey to ·:wo1d the need to ~otn,!llUle u,to town oftett O ne of the .most
uuere~t,n,~ ~0 11ttugei1cy t'ene"t op hons ts ro get 111 moto r hou1e ~nd cl,s,ppe:ar.' on the
C't1L1s1deu11g the 111~ny cases Lil h1sro1-y o.f goveu1J11 ent oppression !Ind 111s!~uce.swhen rol\d Fo1 awhile But thllt ~au't be done dm.11,g re1>Uy hard bmes when the,e ,s JtO J:i.1el ~nd
111ppo11e11ts to goveuun:lnt w~f t11rgeted, 111~reeno ted ~nd elllllu,ared ~ysteu;,,t,e-ally.-you wlren you n·ee-d L~nd to g1ow food
1111ght be wondeung ,i there ,s- re1tlly ~ny _place to ,-elocatf tG' ro r 11bsolt.1te sarety T hen~
p rob~bly it no t such place, or-at least ,,ot peruti'1 11e11t place Prq,~r3t1ons must u~vo lvt Seco11d~ry tetre~ts ca n be VRca11011 spto ts 1Ylake fr1ettdt With the 11e1ghbors, but ,;void ti~
botl1 ~tt:., tegy 11~d lotlltlo,t 'Every pr1nc1pled p er.;on will lhlve to i1nd their. ow:n _p~th s nes who art overly nosy or t Llttous. Avoid beu,g secreuve, smee 11Qthu,g l\ltl'.llc.ts m,ut
Rttent~on tb~h. s.:Htieon e uy1ng to l eep se.:ret Uluro..i te retreats .should 1deglly be. tU
lOB Strategic Relocation

fo tested, hilly tert'?.111 to ~vosd b=g too vts1ble St-~y,1w~y flom assoCl'lllon~ orowsuug
oondo , unless t)te a,soc1?.t1011 is fnendly 'and no1, -111tnuav,e YObit rettcRt should Jt~ve safe
mom with concealed e11tri\tlce~11d ,i11 itltt1nijte, co11ce:;1l:,d ex,t Never pl~n ,i,11 defe11du,g·
your retr~t ,.g,uns! s,~gestJ>udoff w,rh larze· nurnbers of 11,ttude1s Alw~ys lesve d1sneetly
,.,, you, prw;11t ,,ccess .befor~ y»u beeo me lrnpped

O nly few pf tlte moo! visible tes1stors",l11ll 11ee<l 1:b e'Ultuu~ te type of ,etre-a t to safegui,rd
eg•uist being tou11ded up lls tlice11t to tyranny There lltd 011ly two poss ,ble s1ra1eg1es sud
they 11,volve som e fotrn pf,d,sappea,l'mg act--ecther by b leudmg 1n w1th-soc1eiy 01 phys1-
~J>lly hidmg. E~ch of t hese two ::-an be acco111p hshed 1n e,thet n lral ot an uih~u settutg

Summary Tho.,.ghts
If the sub1er.1 of consp1tacy u1goveum1e111 and the po tent,~[ for war 1s new to,yoq, tlus
sect1011011 US threat, has hkely been so utewhal i:hsturbmg, 11 used to b e rn ore dtfficult to
co11v111cegood people that all oftlus was happe11111g du1mg Rep ubhcsn sd111uustratio11
when President George 'v'I 'Bush WRS pretending to be both con~ervat1vc ;uid devotit
Cl\nst,~n Clu1stii11 couserwtives .,re too tntstu,g ·o f thos~ who cl~uu to hi:' one of the111
~en when the1t :1c1tous b ett<'ly the 11 words !\low ,t 1e ess1e t to b elieve lJ 11dec tl le O b ~w A
acl1111rustt.at10n, tt has become :111 to e obvious thatgovec11me11t cont1ol s,n d ryra1111y is
Nacdet~t11,g fa~ret th~u ever; but ,em e m bet, , !I ,o f It wss st~tted (ot w,,s cout111t1111g) undet
George W Bush,

Tlu dt,~ t <J<f n udear war m"y seem to loo m larger s u,ee tt wJl tlueateu every Amer1ce11
phys,cally but we thu,k the thr~ts of social 1111rest imd rhe11 ty,:>.;nuy will ultllll~tdy becorne
more d.iagerous,as Pllt t1wn gover111neru ,truts .:luu1mt1115 Qb\L liberties ,111d cr~ckmgdow11
011 p eople like 110 tnVl!det ~Quiel I rt this n~t $ECllCJH, we w ,11 discuss mot e sl'.rateg,es .for
t b~ tlu<Mts desi;t,b ed litt:c a 11d help you deetde how IP irutigate tlteir illect; throtigb your
own ,elocat1011, preparedhess &nd co11n11ge11cy ph;1r,, .11,dudmg fi>t thos:e that have to st:a,y
w1thm u11~~fr urb ,11 ,nv11011111e11ts
SECTION THREE: STRATEGIES

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 Strategies 11·1

Chapter 12

CUSTOMIZE A PLAN FOR YOUR OWN SITUATION

Yotu perso113l ~..trn t<'gy i <>r ~fety will depei,d oa 11u1i,y, often con1petmgi$ctors. As we • H igh crin1ei-011e,s: Obviously th~ae 9cewot.~t ul,llt~ncly h,gh cr,me ,c1t1e.s. Avoid eve1\
con.suit wnh.people we oiten J:ind spouses who dls-.tgree!lbout the_11 p ttOiJlles or who dnv1ng thtough the bnd patt!> or these c,ues
sta,ggle to lll "-ke rih,u,ge~ .u:01:111d cl11ldren 11 r.s r"re to 611d" pbce that 111ul satisfreveryont" • Military target ar,:Q$1 Move ·a,w ~y fro m these po te11tt~l bl~s l ~J·e,s ut 11 nudear wa1
completely The tnel is to v,e1gll_ the factors ~nJ find the nght cOJ11p1om ,se L, tl1iS- tlmp ter 'The b b .s t tadlus ts 5 to 10 miles f1'1:lm gr,Jund2ero 'v/./e ~how a 10 mtl.e r~dius ruig
we hc,pe lo help you distwgu,sh the tutplS'rt,.,nf issues fi::om the sup«f1c,,._I i:,0 11s1dec1<at1011s around r.he tirgets in our colo1 m.11ps
!h~ t \oC! ofleq ,mpawtheseer1ni:.1l dec.,,10,ns
• 1-ligh density u,b:111 a.reM: T hese " ' e-as :tre er.t1eJuely susceptible to P"=· soci-al
tu1re,it or m:,rt1~l law d uung" cns1s
Assess the Threats
Threats to Mitigate
Tn Ch"-pler On\.' we d,scu~ed the ptocess fo1 = luatt.!lg threats. Th!S very unportant
r.; "-
pat t of your:>11~lys1s. We d,v,ded the th,cats we foce into two 1u a101 group s, {lue;,ts to T h.ese are thre.;,ts you e,1n'1 ~void .:omplete-ly bei:-ause oi their w,de.sptead ei ie.:ts, bnt you
.,v.o,d ,nd tlueals tel m1ttgate 1'low tllllt we bve diaeussed e,o,cl, thre,o,! 1n mote dftllU, here a~11 m1ug~te your exposure by ,;i r lc~st 1n odeat reloc-.1uo11 ~1\d .1dvanc.e ,p,eptiut,ons Often
ts ~ n1mm,ry of where Ute.st thr~~is i~ll. the .need fot big prep arnttons ls inversely propotllor-rn l to the dlst~nce oi-your relo.:~t,on.
Here ..s ~ short -summ,uy of tlu-se thcei1 ts, how to 1111\Jgiite them,:uLd way'!i tc prep>l, e fo-c
Threats to Avoid then effec.ts:
• Moderate al.itural disnsters: Mtt,gste by s taymg rat e11ot1gh ~wily that you hav« time
Rem e1nber that these ?.re senous threats !ha.1 w,Il sweep tluougb large sectors of wc,ety to .move 01 seek pro te1:11on Prep~re-wtth baste rel11t'o1cemenl ta -;out budchngs 0 1
but µ1 reht,vdy localized places- T hese will offer little i11ercy a11d glmost no warnHlg T)tey surroundings
w,11 be wo rst where peop[e ate con centra ted m high r~k_ areas /ivo,dmg the,e ~,sks ,s no t
crn1ply ~ p rere.rred strategy-it ,s ~ must do strntegy \Y/e havcwod·.ed to document 0 1 m~p • Plagues nnd health threatSl Mitigate th,s threRt tl1t oL1gh 1so!~t1011 ~11d d1~t~t1oe trom
or
out eacl, these tlu tat~ 111 p1~v1ous chapters. Although none of these nsk:s scelns loo.n11ng h,_s populallons. PrepALe by lear111llg IP st~y healthy alld pcacllc111g n~ttual re.mec\,es
')t p_rcsenr (wh1d 1 ,~ why m1ll,ons of people choose·to live m the t hRdow of these threats), • Wid~spread social uures.t: Mittg,it ~ w ith d1sut1te ftom b 1gpop\.ill\tio11s Prepa1e
theµ- effects wont be seen unul' it's too hte. If you don't get out of these h,gh danger .zones with co ncealed, defet1d:;ble stoc.k pue~
before thgt llllppe.n.s, you will be uapped Nollnng l ess than getting, out wtll give you 1ny • Econo111ic problen1s: lvLugite ~nd prep~re by devdop ,rig .dtcin~te s ktlls~ud bL•1ldu1g
rClll clt~nce of long term sflfoty Here ts a si.nnm,ry oi these threat ~reas. up s~ving.s 1n mo ney and cert~u, Ql~ter~ql goods
• Big natural disQste.rs: The.-e ~re '.lfeas ;v!,e1t the threat of cle,i th ot 1111t1ry f1ottt natw~ • Effects of wan Mtt,g11te by st<1y1ng ,a<m,y froru 111 ,l,bl.ry t'argets.. P: ep.;,e by m~mtJUnmg
1s f11gh. Th,s 1udude-s pote11t1S!ly "-Clive vo lc~noes, seuous <:Mthqu,;ke i?ones. COl'lstal
and develo!:"111g ooulm w1rcal1011s altecnauves tot news ·and UJt<>nnat1011
hurncane 01 tsu1111m 1"rer.s ~nd hoUsu,g d..-velopmettls m dry fo1est .ue;is ZL,blect t:tl
wild fires. • Govetnn1er1r 11ersecution: Those who tcs,st tyu\nny must pc~p~ i-e to.ftght the etos,on
of ltberttes .,nd m1t1g~te tl\e11 usk by keep u1g • low proole
• liigh pollt1tion areru;: Although this 1s1,' t ,; 9 uick, deVast.itu,g th1eat, 1t 1s loc~lued
!'!lid very dangerous m th.e long-term L1k.t the other threits once the effeeh hit ~nd
your he,1lth :s wffermg, y~1ve wa,ted too long to leave A 11Q1d e,uC! with year-round
Specific Strategies
~posnre to au: or w~t,-,: polluhon and locall2ed, eve n nir,,l areas ne~r dangerous E ;trt!1q,l3)<es1 Those who hve m u hlu n11a r<:".<lly need to take the e,uthqu.;ke 11-,,.a~,d
p ollute rs, pa~t <:it ptesent s~£1ously T he big. q~ikes arc nu'VtVllble tf yoo live 111 ., ;in_gle sio 1y [emfo.rced wooa fr~m ~
112 Strategic Relocation

bwldmg ou clecent so il. Avoid o!de, mAsor,ry bl1tld1ngs, Try not to co mm ttte o n ele\Tl'.ted going to. lo se most o f tl\eu ssse~ srune<lay ltyou ate tlunb.11g ot chartgu1g 1obs or think
bt!dge$ 01 fre=ys '.'lt1d ph111 t out~s ~round tl!tese nfter 3 11 ~mergency C heck Qtlt lqcal your )Ob ,s un ~bb le, pt"tp~re fu, lo s!r of 1n,ome b7 ,!owly bry111g little extt·~ fcod c:~c h
county soil 111d seis11uc i11Rps tl1..st show-which are.-1-s Are less sttScept.ible 10 liquefaction 1111d 1nonth a1,d storing ,t A, ,nHt 1111u1112 01: 3 ino11tll's supply ofs-ttvings and supp l1es c~n
tnJjlt,p le re-vetbet;atul ns You can also ueu1fo,ce pol'tio u ofyou1 home to peovide sr.fe· sust~u,you while Ut tl"ns1l:ton
area to retreat to du~mg ·tl1e- q1J..ske llilake sure- that you h~ve al !~st 1 mo,,th supp ly o f
food, ·wate, and ho_Usehokl suppbes.u1 yout ho me . ~vei1ifyou have retrea t (u,c~se yot, War -and its aftcnn,1tlu You m,Ust avo id blast zoues by celoc:ttton Prepare to m 11,g~te
can t _get the.re) ,fu.llot1t O .n ly OO Llnt 0 11 short travel periods to gt>t to sheltei.: Tlus e~n best be ,doue-by
bu1ld mg. s-afe roo,u w,'11111 your b3sement. /\flee t he 1111tia1l threat 0£ 1":1d1M10 11 b:ts p~ssed,
Hutricru1es: Do n't hve lfl hutn cane oo un11y, tf at all pos.s ,b le lt's really m uch w,ser to tl'1e tltreai t offull!mew,11 face those who have survived the first st!Jke Conceal your ,tock.-
enioy the Gu.If Coast .ind its dull ate dunng vau.11011 thin to hve there Full time \Y/hat pd~ to ~voic\ physic?.! confrqm~ 11011 wilh )e:,ten
measULes the government c..~n take H1 ma10 1 ln1t•ric-..i11e ~re so mewh~ t n1tile, ~nd may
quickly tu1,1 ,uto h~rsh control \~cues ,1s we s-aw Jn Hurnc-,uie Katr,112 Crirµc ;,nil home invasion, P eople stuck 111 urb?.u 11re~S' shot1ld take extra precautions
,igau,st social tu1rest :u1d ,c1uu e Gnw e ,s a11 eave1,pr.,se11tptob l,m 111,11 mt.Ito afe-~s, so ,
'rhe- fl'edec;,I E 111 e rge11cy lvbnageme11tAgeJ1~y (FEMA) hasp l~ns to reloc~t-e refugees ,u m~ke few ,cxua secunty pr:ecaUl:Jons. H~ve llllp~ct r-l"!istatttt doors Jnd 1-:unbs (prefernbly
n atJ.n--sl d1stisters 10,pub!,c bu1lch11gs whete they are not iree ro le,,ve In the futu,e. they metal), p1dt-proof lock.s, acrylic stouu w 111dows (wh,c.h ~!so 111h1b1t u1t1us.1011s), solid
m~y n,en [" IAce people. m p1iv~te bottles, w1!h<lut the conseut of the owne,s and with little d oor with strong ism and l111clmtg knob 011 each bedroom (vtry lll1p,:nl,u1t to ,keep yo11
or no govrounent support If th~ 1efugees a<t low ehss .,u,d host.ile, they m~y even tJ\ke over aud lh.e chtldren ,~fe ~t night &0111 sutpnse i,, tn,s,011) and defens,ve fireann dose to
l!nd not .tllow yc,u to keep ordet 111 yotu !:toru e-01 m~ke the t i.lies of condll¢l 1111d w1tl1out yo1.1r bed. Ge t 111 the trnb1t o f atWllys locb.11g yout bedroom door so rhat any u,truder will
iiuy !~gal ug \1t to evict them Y ot, w1l!b e the host .;,1d the host,ge a t tht same lime have to get tl1rough the door before he gets to you T his w,11 ~lsc give you tune ,o wake
op ,u1d react
tfyou CR1111ot 11.vo,d localized storm thre.!'.ts such AS ton,~does ~nc\ hurf).CM1~. you sl1ould
u11ple111ent l11gl1 security ~fe room 1n your house Don't forget to mar~ 11.dvanc.c p repari -
tJ0 11i at wor~ whe,-e possible Prepian. your routes; of esc-ape If you live m hurricane ~tea, Det-ser111ine Your Finaneial Options
hard en the ex tenor of your home or buy ms.tet1a!s t,o boo rd -up windows Stodq,,le supplies
,11d 111~ke co11tmge11ry phns fo r moving further uiland or to h igher grcruud 0 11~ of the f,rst st~pcs '" realt:.111g your reloca tio n goru (s ta ut•k.e suieyo1.1.ean susta111
your furut!y fi11~nc1ally m t h t new Joca l:!011, ]yfo~t people w,ll h~ve to 111-ake coutp1 P11115e,s,
P ,111demi=. '110 ~void the mcre,;su1g nsk of co11tag,ous <l1Seases, lllOVe to r111 ~l suburbtl\ between tota l security and p etson,il des,t'es reg"rd111g their u1eome stream Jobs v,,th
H ,gh det1s1ty 1eg1ons are-the cauklro 11 of'pfagues<.tnd contagions l(eep yo ,lt kids o ut ( ert~u1 comp~ny or self-employed business pl~ns can t:a1ely be tt'ilnsfo1red to nlt"l s,;fe
~f pub lic schoo ls wheu tl1ere 1s h,g h p tob1tb1lity o f p 1cku,g up contagious d1se-ases ln loca r,ons Often you w,11 l~ve tp u1A ke- the· most of yot11 busu, es!' w,thu, 10.,,al metropoh-
m-.1ot p ublic he-Alth o utb t e.;k, even if yotl :lte ded1e~!ed 11a tttral health perso11, yotil lllll ~re~~ while tun~ ,ttt goo d ;nd make plalls to tetre"r to mor~ r,tu~l safe ~tea latet A s
unmuue system crut 011ly stand so much bo111bsrdtne11t of cl1ern1e,;ls o r pathogens, You you become in ore f,n~ue,~lly 1ttdep~de11r you Jn!l}' c ve11 be ~ble 10 retll'e e,;rly ,n mo re
l\re -~r risk. if you, cluldreu get s1ch froll1 co11t»e t w,th o thers 111 schoo l a11d b uug it ho rue sec tu e locl\h011
to you Yo u can keep other sic k peop le away. but 1101 yout own cluld1e11 O nly i,y Lvu1t
111 tural a1e;,s, 111 g re11te1 isolation from o ther :sic k. people, w,11 you l~ve the best ch~1,ce of

.,vo,d ,ng the wot:St ~utbtf':lb Balanci ng Income and Relocation

Economie probletns, If you a rc b etween 1obs,,1t msy br got'd IJmt to rcloe~te t'.:.eep yout If yot1 are young l\nd 1ust • tart,ng out, ,1 may be. 11.•1sc to teloeatesoo ner so that you dottt
1eloeabo11 stt-;,tegy 111 m md ~s you-sct.1ch for 1'ew emp loyment Cou'~ be ,&aid of b,auchuig h~ve to up root your b1JSu\ess or p ro'l'e ss,on 111 the middle oi yo UL c,wecr !11 these ttoubled
out 11110 ·uew ~re•s pf your pro fl:'SsJOu' Qr eve,1 other p1ofess1ous that p tov,de practical wo1k tun es Lt is o ften bette.r to set up shop Ut s,n~ lle.r town ill ssfer ~re.ii than ta ke the b 1g
e-J<penence A b10<1d range ofslclls 111~.y help you 111 the. fuwte- ~nd knowledge and tools p?.y111g 10b 1111'1ew Yori: or Los Angeles lfyou can't do th~t, the.n structure. vour t3reeL
10 fix problems at home o r <!111 your cAr cal\ • lso savey011 con~1der;,blt money L,ve w11hi,1 10 be .!ls flcx ,b le as poss,ble For <:XRn1p le, you .moy cootider 10 tru.ng comp~uy tlt~t has
your mca,u ,ind go w1tl1ou1 u1Dte3d oigo ,ng uito d~bl .PN>ple who 1re over~tel\cled gre bt'lltlehc-$ m s11fe ~reas·to which you= transfet somed:vy
 Strategies l LI

The f"Ot:erttial of deep fu,aiaci.l problems u, tlu- US .<nd wodd ecortull1.1es 1s l~rge enough Economic survival
tllat locabou beco mes paru~lly-tr:relevaut fa, wo1cl111g bad eco1101ny---1t will ·i llect you
whe1eve1 you are Howevet, depending '-'POil yob, specific 106 and .tb1li11es, some locations The biggest strtg!e foeto1 you h~ve to co 11s1de1 when rdoc~ting dut1J1g tel.<ttive!y p¢aeeful
caiagiveyou more1oom to .maueuvet th~,1 others t1111 es ,s man1tam111g your £iuane1~l 1esources aJ1d 111com e s1lea m after cLs.,stet As m ueh
as we see the value 111 celo c!l,t1ou for S'llfety, you must l<:eep your puonties stta.1ght I ) ou1t
Some ;tte,;s of the economy Jte less robust agau1st 10,:ess,ons bec,,use of deruogrttphic let yo01 ,elocation goals get ahead of your fi11ancml ability to m ake 1t happen . We<have
factors Por ex3mpfe, ,1re,,s w1tl1 high co 11centtatio11s o f rettrees, who are completely co11sulted w ith many well ruea11u1g people who m~ke the move too soon to run,J !tv,ng
depe11deJ1t upo11111vested 111aome and pens1011s, are tLe mosJ vuL.1et'3ble F londa 1s one 0£ b e fo 1e they are pr~pared to stlsta111 the,111selves h11ancially Self-suffic1e11cy ai ld secuaty
the lughesr m tlus c.;tegory Au·a, tli.• t h4 ve exp enenced oip,d gaws -a1e th.,. most $Usceptible aren't cheap Too m1>11y also get p·a rucky th111lu11g that they ~re ''out of time '' T here ru:e
to ccllspse The bo<>JII of h1gl1 ted, com pa1ne~ fe g S1l1co11 V1\lleyJ 11.!ls bllt11> :Rap id ho usmg 110 s hor t~ge of" tlu, ,ky 1s &il1111g1' s toues e>n the.111ter11<:t to m ake one ieel t!rnt collapse 1s
g1owth has f.ailett ,u1d i:re,ited gieatet eco11om1c st, uggles \e.g. L-as Veg,i~ Fl'oc,da) Tile best un 1111t1.e11t Someday 1t w,11 be un minent, but you m tlst get good h •nd!e ou yout ~b1l1ty
•tells will be t6osev,,th muderate!y-~1ted metro areas that ha-,,e lcmd ste,,dy but moderate lo d1,cern between what is ,~l -""d what ,s 1usr sc,-1e.u10.nge1111g Bad tlungs tend to t ake
growth , -P.,e well b~!P.ncecl !¼nd divers,fi«l ~nd ~1e sutro tu,de~l by J !l agr1c1Jlt\1rnl base. longer to fully m.,ture tbtn pe<>ple thmk That's no ,e~son to 1ebx, 1Jut you must keep you,
secu.:.ity pb11~w,thu1 you, mea,t1s. to pay for th~m
D o n' t be in JOb or bUS1ness uan.s ,tion when these econom ic p roblems strike, ,f you c an
help it Due to the s~er1ty of the fm'llnc18l bubb les cre:,ted dur111g 2000-2008, v,e ~re 'Y/ork 011 dfvelop mg financ,a! st,.btl1ty ot mdepeudeuce by reduclllg or elim uutu,g u1111ec-
~lre~,;ly m ,erious tro11b le 1n 2010, a lthough tt is s till 0111'y ,iffecting the mP.rker selecuvely. ess1>ryexpend1tu1~s. Grow garde1, tu1d buy unprocessed foods (,ts d1ei1pe1 ,u1d he~lth1er
Abo ut 20¼ ·of.Amertcru1sare htullng, but the rest are still do41g well, Those still 1n good over time) B udge.t tuue and some itmds fo, 11nmed1~te ,e01erge11c1es and then keep your
sh3pe need to protect youu;dves while you can_If you are stact1ng busUless, butld s lowly ce>uh11ge11cy plans up to d~te so th~tyou call "get out of town'' q uickly if needed. The
lo 'l!void debt wherever possible There were doze11s of very prof.a.hie b os1uesses th•t we11t 1r11nimuru 1s good 72 hou1 bt <111d s to1111g some spa re fuel Duitiug tlus devdop111g period
,1udet from 2008-2010 sun ply beC'Juse they we1e too fin extended i nto debt you m;,y 6've- to m~ke plll11s with f11e11ds 01 1eb t1ves who live it, safer plao:es. Sli\y :as mrle-
pendetlt as possible ,u,ce they will fu.11 b'<lck 011 the11 secuu ty 01e1t11s 111 h,ud tl!l1es too, but
Ti you decide to move,carefully we ,gh the prachc~l needs of f111~11ces with you, redu,gs s0111ei111Jes-yoi1Cell m~kr yout own ptec•ut1<111s 111 p arallel with like-mmded fanuly or dose
ab o ut when to m~ke move Here Ate s o me bas1e questions to a Gk yo \11'.Self. friends 11's best if you have your owu safety net but dou',t be too proud to ignore det en-
• How lollg wtll ti t~/;e ta be fu:.wly reestsblished ,u uev, ;,11d.s~fer !oca tiu11 before
dency p L~l'lS With others when you have no Alt<:L"ll~tive U lt1m~tdy, yo 11will .11lw:rys h,1w to
deal with the delicate baba t'e of how rn uch of network to 1Ju1ld and 1ely 011 ve1:1:us gou1g
tl 11ugs get worse~ lddly7ou want to haveyout bus111e~"5 contacts, business tie, ~nd
1t ..lone So1netln11g u1-betwee11 tS usually .best
6ackup str:;t~g>es ilieady established liefo:re the m arket ge ts thinner oc cn s1s lats
• Col ruive faUback pos ,tion, 1n terms of 10b, t,1le1\lt, skills, fi.1ncls, reserves, <'tC. m the .t;.,11'! lllke th,s :.dv,ce lightly Tlus ,s the most com 1uon enoc that people make m , e~ctwg
neW lo catio11~ If 11ot, !.ow long w ill it take ,n~ to ctellte and establish the.m ? to !heu- viilicl asses,;ruent tht,t the wo, ld n headed fu1 tt-oubte someday--l.hey U1ove too ia1,
• \Y/ill. thereex,st. n eed for my follback t, lents.tn. the ~rea 1 am presently hvu\g, or do too f'<lst, rathe1 tn•u rn st:sges vnth built-ill co11tingemc,es Joel bid do£e11s of f.un ,lies come
1 htWe to m::ive to £n.d an at'<'a with more potellll91 dients 1n cr,sis' Fot e-.<.:.\!ll.ple, t,, hun fut co nsultatio ,~ during the Y2K ('{Eilt 2000) sc,,re, l.tav111g pl:lt the,111selves 111to
e le.etr1C'-'l engme~r.s ~nd ~o mputer progranun e.rs may be ab le to &lf.b~ck to compute1 the pre.che.an1 e:nt o f s elling evi:,rythmg and m ov111g to an area where they couldn' t susti u1
0 1 elec.tronJJ: tep~,r l!lld ma1r1.te11ance, butt\Ot 111 Sanjose, Califurn1<1 w h ete there themselves f,uancl~lly 1'1ow, they w ere stud: ;ind he h~d 10 ~clv,se them te move b:\ck 11.lto
would be ~11 ovc.csupp1y of. compehtiot1. more-sustl\111:.~blc lo ,:.q tton {b euer thi11 btfote, but still l~s n11"11) So, as b~~!c gr0Lu1d
rule let's est~blish tlte follov,,ng- three prmc.ip les
• J::oes my locat1011 :illqw fo r to1."1 self su£fic1eucy, ,fl bav~ to reve1t back ch~t &11 Is
there la11d to grow g~rdeni' W ill I hiroe space for g~1"11ge oc shop and to o ls! Will 1
Ftrst, co11s1d et the degree to wh,cl, you a, e mdependeutly self-suffic1e11t After c.:,lanuty.
have 1ec1.1re storage room e r spQce for s ecure ro om .\t home? 0 11ly move if.yo u h~ve
c Mt you do ~Jj l'1e woclt to I.ref> yourself :,h.veand do you l1avt> the to ols to do ,ti' !fyou do,
the ab1!1ty to stockp ile sup_phes, grow food :,11c! maneuver
then you r,ire o ne o f the ~ew'Who can retl'e~t to thessf~it rural ~re~s We encour~ge people
• \Y/h~t will my network be after the :movel How long w,ll 11 .t-~ke to b.uud ,t up~ 1i you to woJ& toward tlus }.ind c f self-suffic1eJ1cy, w l1ere possib le 'For all o ther s~rvtces we w ill
do111t I.I-ave ~ig1uficant rtetwotk o f like nunde,cl foends a11d relatives to help yo1:1 give h,we 10 work. together with so1nedegree of m1erdependent commerc,al Y->c,etywluch will
~ud t~ke 111 cns1s, -yoll .u-e roo 1evul11ergb\t" .,nd w,thot,t recourse. t~~ tuneto devdop
114 strategic Re location

S econd, 1'ecog1uze whst lund 11tE parson y,,u st'? Jrtd e1oss-tr,, 11,
yourself 11, •s ill Miy a1e1ts now·you've prob~b ly pl1t yow e;::,,ss money ~11d c,,p1ta) into p~per 1111restme1\tt \Y/henever
as necessa ry to e11zuteyoucvalue u, wodd th~t will somed:.yo11lyv11lue cornpe-teucy,u you h~ve iot, of uloney ,,we!:Ted in 1rits.ngible !l\~rr-efs you.run fl1e 1u k of lo.s1ug ·•ll or most
pcacttc~! ~reas 1'ou will ·always, do better m futur.e- wodd of tlrtcert~u1tles by U1lll!un 1211,g- oE tt fro~ mfl~uon or fin~nc1~l m elt -d'own Even. ii you hgve 111vested in gold and silver
youc usefulr,ess w1tlm, yotu g 1v.en !~lent pool Better st1U, try !o 111c.re-,se1he- bread th ,of your as hedge ~giunst 111fl~t1011, you probably hsve11't take,~ p hys1c:1.I possession oi·1t. Qt san't
t~lenis-aas. !011g ss you are- rc11hsttc About your !un ,ts , Even tho,1gh evel'yone som tdiy w,ll w,tl1o tlt sectll'e toom 111 w!uch t<:" ~tore lt
ne.ed more food, not EVerymne has tlae kind ofst,.tnmA and prnct1cal s~vvy about gtowing
things th,1 fa rmer b.,s. F a1m 111g doesn' t tilke- lot of brau, powe t, btlt 11 sure- cloes tllk:e Ifyou l1,1ve i:xces. we9lth beyond yout p repmedness nee<¼, we .reco mmend th~T you invest
lo.t ofpcacllc11l expe11e11ce. p rac.ucal ki,owledge ,bout fixmg_ thlllgs, And good 111te-n11Al u, one of twp ~reas of the 111atket thst c,n st1rv1ve eve11 WSL 01 pailL>l ec.0110 111,c coUijpte:
spu1tua! wariung system 13bout what to phtnl and what !he w~the.1 thre-Ats llfe-gou,g- tQ be Nothuig rs ioo,lpll:>of b ut these rwQ h~ve !he best eha nees <>f $UC.cess depeJ1dtrtg on your_
Everyone at letist ought to r.now how to g row garde11, but even 111 l:Hs1s thu,ke-rs ,11d u1cQm~ needs
c reators can bettet levecr.ge the"' talents by creating solt1uo11s -,1ud fixmg p,oblems, tlta11 by
tryu1g to g1ow food fo L barter For l""ss,ve 111con1e, 111vest 111 comm etc1al or 1ndllstr1al bu1!du1gs that ,ire le11sed ~o gover11-
1ne11t, ~1tJ!tt1es, 0 1 medic-al professio nals. We thrnk that those d1ree types ,of ten"tus w1U
U11to1t1u1ately, ,;ome cuue11t protess,onal and ,utrstlc 1obs have vurtMlly 110 m 011et~ry vAlti<: ·.;!ways h a,e ri1st ;1ccess to co1111r1u'u1g fi.,11ds, eveu u~ wl!'r_ M~ke sure you pick loC1ltlOn
111 c:r1s1s economy I f you have profession that has 110 usefuh1ess 111 collapsmg soc»l ,ud th<1 t 1s not sttbJet't to destn1ct1011 <luru\~ wiir P:,.y for these @tfl1'1gh t and keep them
ecouomic world, tr~111 £01 ~nocher ,11 your sp11te tune Swallow yout p11de- ~11d get so me debt free
other useful sblls tltat will serve you well Fo1 exeample, ,f y!l!u ate· fi11a1icial guru, w hat w ,11
you. do w!1e11 fim;nctttl 111sttume11ts co&pse> Ce1nu11 lugh tech e11gi11eeru1g ,i11d compute, For -act,Vc- rncomt:., cre,te' setv1ce bus111ess fuct1su1g llt1 sometlung th~t will be essentllll
1obs are only good ~S' long as weil-fi11anced cotp orntio11s can produee the products they m ha rd tun es, or set up sm,a ll m an,u fucturtng t1utfit tha t can be 'o p erated w1tl1out lo t
design Tecluue:;l types should be prepaeed to re tteneh back to m,1nte11ance and rep .ut of man lllll l~boL All service busi11esses w,11 ce-quu:e sou, e stoc.kp1lmg Q£1n~tenals you can' t
J!ld b~come experts in help1ug peopk m~ke do w,th ex1,ting-h11rclw~1e a11d , oftware a nd p1pduce locally-the· sl\111e w,rh smill m.;11ufactur1ag, w,!ess· you ,ire into' ee~'ldmg
mod1fymg, the.ru to Fit new, esse1,rial needs. Cocto1'.S w,th exotilt spec1\\lties should be te--
!rA11w1g 111 lllteuiabve med1c111e a11d ruort pmctical. well-t0Lu1ded &m,ly pr-acllce sel'Vtees Ex,imple-s ,of serv,ce busut.!'sses a re· ,_~o mputet 01 apphan~ tep~u, small eJt.gtne repair ot
Busu1.ess rypes ought to broade11 tl1e11 p roduct liu e, $0 as to w1thsta11d shits lU them atkets ma~hu,e sh op- The b est 1Jtk-of-al1-tiade ba11dyai.en could d o well settuig l tp tti tal
l 11vestmentgu1~1s should lean, how b l~ck markets aJ1d bartn m,u .kets ,perate tet.-ychtig ce1~ter/1ur1k yatd 111 com bu1a11011 vntl1 full spectrum wel.!11,g, 111,1ch111u1g a11d
1epa1t shop ~ncl d1en co11ceJ1ti;ate-ot1 se.ave11g111g parts and cre11tu1g wo11kmg cats -and
'l'hird1 bo ls te1 your resottt ces by stocf:p1ln1g wh•t you c,,u' t produce yourself 1h ·w odd of "i"filmnces Ol.lt of the ,m lls t repa trable equ1p u1ent tha t comes tn Salvag,ng,ind tebu1kl-
over~bl\l1da11ce. the cheapest ~nd easiest way to prepare ~ga.inst tke- fun,ce 1s to ~tocbp,le 11ig co111puters w,U somed~y be ,n e.ssenthll setv1c.e S11tJl1111s11ufai:-tur111g 1111ght 111clt1de
r es che-ape1 th~11 buyu,g- huln l111d equipment Jt's S,UCcl !!Lal! savu,g to,,~ of UlOlley whe,e ammuru11011 ,eload tng. ot refining mc.tlta11e. blo -d1esd br eth~110 l fuels on s ma.il sc.1le
the,e 1s l11gh t1sk. of evenn1al l,iss. l t',, ,lse the sma,test th111gyou t·• n do to ~nsure that !:.ow11s,zecl or sm.all-tUllt eqll\pment is sVllihble no.w, but won't be ,n cns,s
you, business re1na1ns viab le longe1 t ha n the compet,tion 111 c1ts1s Stockpil~ as much o f
yout busu1ess esse11trnls ·as poss1b!e b ut be,t~i.eful how you do 1t t·o ,,vo,d true d, ubbu,g A num be r of w~rehousu,g bus,nesses ( a!'l be ::ce-Ated l::y s1ockp1hng essentia l equ1po1e11t
One- ,0£ tl1e gre,, test ·e-conomll.'. risb. we face today 1s the excess rd,~nce 011 '1u~t u, tune" 111 ~l\lKlflllbOU of h.1ture ,hol'tage The tough part of th,s bus,u1ess 1s watchilig out for
inventory ptactices ·W hen the lughly sop lusuca ted d1swb ut1011 systems ii.J, Ame~·ica's ob~oles.c,,n~e :antl w,aste through cl~ ted nt Aterials The b6st,w3y to 1,·uotect ~g-1111st that ts
e11rue- busmess,structure will.come- to s~aeechlllg bi,lt Don' t be caught w11hour 111ve11ti,ry t•~ b<: supplymg tlt~ t:lll:tent ltadesu1ei1 with to t-..tmg at1d constai,tly upd~img 11\Vtttlory
~ud you may still he 111 bus111ess when,prodtt~ts srnft reappeAtmg. a t p1ofit

Investment Survival Rek,cMe -.ud bvJd str-ateg1e. pt~cticl\l rese rves {phys1cal,com1ntid1t,es cot ust •or baiter)
w 1th so m e: of yow: inve.stn1en 1111c.,1ne In other w o rds, t:\ke s:u£f,c1ent pectno n o f you,
I f you ;\tt fi11a11crallv self-suffic.1<:cnt o, tf you h ~ve sig111iic.anf 1esou rces. you ~re s ttll 11t te.setves .\nd co nve l't then, from .1t-t!Sk-1n\le$tments to,vePJ low ttsl>: ;lssets d1~t yo Lt w ,11
usk-someJ;lll!e.s eve11 more thsu tht person w1tl1 less money ls1:g~ b~ches <>f assels havi:" to use- fot perscSnal pro ttc.hot1 ~11d s.ecurtty 111 c ns,s. ln nl)tshdl, th~ ru e~ns prepAt1ng to
be mveste,{ Gecause they ecoeed your 1e.asonableco11sump t1011 ueeds or e»ceed yo u, p tese11t eltn1111~te JOI.IL future n~ed .fo1 money by stoekp1ling homes, c>1r~ eq1upm ent, food, wgter.
tlllle tesQ urces to put them into prtiducove-, tangible holdings W h ~t can you doJ Right tools, parts, and wpplle~.
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Family
l\hrutally1 to do tlus, you h~ve- lub e suue you have s~kcted the op tuniu long-teuu lo~ bon
to tide ,out the ftittttt ,cuses If you make the wro1,g t:ho,u... you r,sk hM1mg to leave bdnud Pen most peop le, hun ,ty members will be the Utos, llllJ?OHat1t p~n or yo Lit httWor:l<_ !v1.ost
not only your 111v~sm1ents'. b.uryout fixed s11ateg1c reserves as welt The comptom1se. of fumuies ~lre~dy comb uu, ~o sh,;,e tesout~es,. ki,owledge and effo rts to help e-;,ch othet
cou,se. " that often the best loc-at1011S a1e so remot~ tJ.'b'lt one loses most ues -w ,th the world Family me·mbe rs sre used to workl.n g togethe1 for rut1tt1~I benefits w,d,aut co ntrat-t.s<> L
,n orcle1 to live !f\ete Th,$ Is rarely w1s-e e,.ther, ez.:,,pr ti\ the m 0~1 cxt1em e c1'1!es B~ue to agreemerits Be -c:ireful 11ot to. abuse chis understa!ldtt1g ~nd keep b~l•uced rela t1on-
select co111ptom1se th~t has hrtle mote nsk, but winch ensures yoll d~n't surve Qt nu, -sh1p of help flowu1g both w~ys Even pru-e11ts get ltred of givmg-u11e11diug st'Bport to,
out of ways to ru ~ite hv,ng before the need £01 high secuury ~r,sei. cap ab le _.,Juld

I t''!: eas1et to develop -st~t1dard of trust ,11d relti1btluy with fom ,!y mem bets pr, co11ve1sely,
Consider Your Network - Family and Friends if someone 1s 1101 fully trnstwprthy ,t ,s t\suiufy known to family Be cl'tre ful uol to,ove.rlook
&ulu-igs ,1111d weak11esses 111 s,bhngs, spo~1ses aud ch1tdie11 This 1s co1n1utn1 uusti,ke ainoug
No m-11, IS ~n island unto himself Desp ite the growing de teri<>l'(ltion of society 11'.1 gen~r~l, fum,ltts so ny !P see pe-pple s.s they 1eally afe Ustl'.;il¥ you ~lre.!dy know ruore abol)t these
h~t<l tunes will glways bring Ol1t the b,st ,n s mAllot portion of so ~1ety At so me pou1t, people. the1t opu11011s and abilities twn a,1y othets 111 y1u1t 11erwotk
even. the hgrdened 1.sobt1on1st w,ll 11eed the ltelp And cooper~hon ,ofothers to stuv,ve the
mo ,t dtfftcult thre~ts ahe,icl B~rter,ng bRs1c 1ten1-, or comb11\111g bbot to co mplete l~ tEe F~1ntly co1mect1ot1s, \lnltke ft,ends, are not b~sed i,, 11 s11ntlar tastes, Vlllues 01 opuuons,
pro1ects w,11 become v1t.1l to sttrviwl ~11d rebuilding. Start to tal::e n_cte of who makes LIP 11ecesaar1ly It ,s 1mporta11t to test !he w~ters of cXtes11ded fauuly merub.ets by shat111g pa1ts
ydur ,tippor1 group ..11d 1nAu1tA1n cont~ct w ith the people you trust of ideas and see1.11g where th.tu interests 'a.re Where there is dwly hos1thty towStd ideas, of
prepaied11ess -we bave found 1t is ,ofte1> better to keep your ideas lo you1sel£ Be careful not
Thts support gt:lllp ts what makes up you1 "networr."- the people th3t you trust 1)nci to co11sta1~tly discuss your prepa1111tous with o thers who ~teJt t 111~b 11g '"'Y smi ilM ~£forts
who you C.1 l'l rely on J::or support or fovots when yot1 veally ne.ed 11 The kind of p<ople legt iliey ass\.lrue they t:811 1ust "cf!)me to yout house when d ungs get b~d."
ypt1 wonk! c:111,n lll emetgency or trust for f:1vo rs llh-1?1eki11g-up JOU! dtild irclr, ~eheio l
or holding "Sf'~re key to your ho use 'fh,s network 1s very im.port~nt to ycur reloc~- Th,s 1s teal tlm1g to tons1deL It is hard enoug!, to m·tke s1Jfric1e11tpreparat101.,s fo, yot11sd~
lton Peop le 11aru_r~Uy retog1112e this ~nd often 9\/0ld moving ~w~y from friends e r iamtly let alone fo1 o thers too It w,11 be very h~t d to tU111 e-:cople dow11 if they com? k11od:111g ,t
bec1\t1Se of 11 ~/e ccn 1t101, you to :make balaoced decision u1 this regird, There :3ce fr1~11ds yotu doo1111 ctis,s. Cepend,ug 011 yout c1t;:cumshu1ces, y111u may want to prepare ro extra
to be m~de wherev~ you move. .Con't move to the 1111ddle ofB.oston 1ust to be ne-11r fomtly, st·,\~ of ·secuu ry that you can give to others if you don't use then, 1n a11 emetge1,cy VIit
or fuil to lll OV<'. beCl'.use. you don't want to sep~t9 te your kidr fro m their rnet\ds,lf yot1iind cecommend having 111 ohiple such St,;ges,of sectttt.ty b~s,c st,;ge of 72 bout kits, secG nd
yourself Ill tough cus1:; surrounded by 1ll0 pr-epa1ed1 good ft,ends yout nttwoit.. h~s o rtly st-age at work with u1-0re food, WJlter and supplies, thtrt,\ stage 11t home (,f you do1~t h~ve
SetVed to k~ep you from gettmg to .saiery. yot11 shelter the1t) with few mouth's wort h of rood, water 311d esse1,t1als and, fuially, yo,u1
ult.una.tr retreat w1d1 the Je3l so lid 1eso1.Uces to live- tl1t11gs o ut Hopefully you w,ll m~ke
T~r..t'. the ume to sh~resome Mpects of your v,~w of the world to help you .find otit who t.S <jUtek p1tigress to yotu tetreat 1tnd you can 1.-~ve·a ttangem·e nts fo, the u111Jsed porhons to
h~ -mmded of not '-l oJJ ntver kiiow what bnds of fr,e1,ds you re.illy h~ve wu,l you bro,,c.h be fuuud by those whc haven't ptepared bui ~,e wo, th helpu,g
d,fncult topics a1,d current problem_., Go s low at first. ~nd test likl! 1-enc lton A ki1owledge
cfwh,ch friends arc s1nHh1-m,ncled 1, llllportant fot your long-term st1pport group ff 0 1,e ,of the b.,ggest hurdles to effective p 1ep~ra.t1o n ,1,d eeloc:i bon IS when wife 01
l,berues becom~ .supp,essed th,s nttwork will be~.m e w~l form a·mt~mmg b~i,c freedom s husb~nd 1s no t co11v111c~i:I that hard t,mes, ~re com mg and cloes111t wru,r to move or ruake
s~1d1 .as comm unicstio n., travel.i.nd ezchal\ge of_goods, 1ft the p~s-t, m<1ny meinbers, of thecwnges. uecess~ry to,wec~tl1ei fi.1t1J~e tlueats. l,, the end you have tG do your \lt,lll()St
opptessed societies had to l~arn who w~s TrllS!wo rthy and who WAS not to 5J\Ve yotuself and yout f,.mtly .from unpeJtdmg dest1L1cho11, Te-~clu11g and ~hJ1r111g thf
r=o1,s fo, concern l\tf ,,11 uuportJlnt to cou1mtll11c~ te All of these preparlltious rnke bru c
Your 11etwo1k will ino.stly be m ade up of f~mtly, close fneuds and ,uppoct groups 1kie a11d after wlllle ru~.n y spoiuse,s will becomi, "cc1.1stomed to your "hobby'' ofbeco 111111g
church cong1ega11ons. You will also b1ow ru ~11y tocal acquamtauces suc-h ~s cower~~. mo re piepa,ed Somet,m es-comp rdm1s~ c,.1n be m nde lo cohvert penon,1l room such 11s
neighbors o r esSUll! fu~",ds froJ.11 soc18I groups o r s-po11s who ,u:e 11.ot part of yout !rusted an offrce orga1~gesp~ce .u\to se::ure room.. E st~blish ~n urtclm~nding o f tespect in this
netwo rk, but who u1ty become se ~fte1 t1111 e l't'gllt"<l.so yow. c.uciul p l'111s ~re not 1))illed by the o tller's rl ipp~nt rcruarb 30 tlll!day
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.Friends
The fuends. we m aJre thn,tlghoul out 1,,,-e,. ~re th~ set.011d m o!l rmpotts-nt prt o f our 72-hour kits,L•£ et11 erget1c'y supp hes c.an be es'l~tly p u r tog~ier and stcited ,n yout, uu11l;: c:.t
11etwotk Fot those who <annc>t lo c~te 11""1 fuuuly ot who dou't h.ive t111y support from where you L"l<Il get tu ,l 111 hurry Paek such tluugs ~s e.ne,gy brus for emergetlcy food, r re-
extended &.un ily, rlus ·may beyclut po111JC1/ network Forttin><tely, one :c:111 often find ruid pscbged op1lqueplastic contruuers or pouclies of wa te t, .first a,d.kit. tbs!i lights, sm•U
develop &,ends wherever rhey move. s1> th,s p~tt of yo ut ll<twork IS ,nhe.r~u!ly more flexible I:acron .blankets, MylJ\1' pbtst,c suLv ivs l-wrnps (sp<1ce bbnkets), 111c1dental fix up thu ,gs
(e g nails. stv~s, rape, g lue, sc tewdnver, p he.r8) and whistle to Jlet>t rescue.rs to yo ur
Titere ~re d,ffe.,·enl levels ·of friendship ,,nd \r,lllt, however Few ii;1enc!sh1ps are stt'ong !uc.at,011 Pack extro eJ1gme oil, 1U1!1-freeze a11d ~p~re pstts like ian belts m yo ur'truuks w,tb
e,nouglt to really help each othe,r o ut 111 the same w~ &untly would ·T hese ltfe-long ft,encls modest too! kit to do m,uor repllus
,ue ~lm ost harder t o r.tep ~round you thR n fam ily bur ,:ven long-d,~ta11ce fnenc!ships c~n
be good p~rts o~ an ext~nd~d network:. lt 1s "1st, good tde• to purchase h,gh '¾u~li.ty, i11dustn~l dust or .cheul.tc~I re!.pu-:<tors fu r
emerge11ci.es where.smoke, dust 01 ssh 1s present Th¢se ._re d te-.;pe.r ""d less obttus1ve twin
Ke.:p youi ~.tended network µ1 n11nd throughout th1~ process. Tt should be made up of gas ,nask. but are much bettet pcotectton th-at1 regular dust masks. Store o ne i,-, tl,e c:n
.p eople who you e~11 trust in hRrcl um~s. ~/hethet you stay whet:; you ~re or rd oc,ite, try to ~long with few 1egub1 111:isks for w1p1epllted f nends A t'Ea! gas or smoke mask.msy be
koep those esseut,al conlsels mo ther parts o f !he region ,111:I wotld mfat"t Yo\J neve1 b1ow mo re helpful 111 an e.ruergeu"-7 where you have to qLUokly resc ue so mrone T!us 1s not
when yout l,ves will ,m eet up agam aud p,ovide opportu111t1es ti! l.telp e,-cl1. o!lte, Whe11 foul-proof or to.t-ally riskfree soluho11 to smoke inh,.Ja tion, but 1I 111.iysave someo ne's life
yot1 t1a:vel1 :always- )<;;eep c ur.en! l1St o f these co nt~eb o n h~!'ld so ,f you are strRnckc\ u1 We ~lso re.com m-ended havu,g m•sk'l ,thome u, p~tent's >J1d c:luJclren's bedr©crrus to ens=
·soute raraway place when t.rouble hits, you know who to ieek out Also. don't 1ust 3ee 1lle tl1ey can get o u t of sm·o ke-fillecl. hotise m fue.
s,tes when you tn>vel try 1111d get to know 111terestmg pwple-whe..evet you go
El'o t nuelear fallo ut s1t1.1~tio11s, we recommend c:ury,ug-or.ie oftlle sm-all u .du,tloi, sticke.-s
tl1Nt show t\CC.Wll ula ted rndL'l.t1ot1 e;cposure They only cost few dollars (11,uw•. /eJ411.rfJ11t /
Ch1.1rch and Communal Groups
a11cl <!311 be store.cl Ul 7.2 l,c:, UJ bts t >.r Ul Wllllc-c The.re a,e ,tlso k ey-chatn detec tor£ fut
Your cl1urcl1 congieg,, tton Cl\11 ,1Jso bt ½lu,1b le·peu:t of your nt'two1k So me co1~1-ega- ,;ro t,nd i 1so that chup dependuig 011 the lev~l of rnditttio11 Ul the .,ie.2 (ij'IJJll•.11u/u,le1·f. ,0111~
t11:uw are dose-but .;nd can provide lot of supporl O!her.s are nlore of social gather111g A.U these cRJt l~elp yo u dee ,de J ,tis safe to try .;nd travel to wo re sec.u re loc,itoon, or whm
pl-.ct ~ ~rd less of d.us bo tlt c~n be good placei to meet potenl.11,l fuend. who !,.ve s-mulru to lellve temporary sheltet fot bett~ o ue
11101c,'lls and ,dea ls Soru <e chutch groups 3,1e !,ke s1nall towns- h elpful 1n pmch i;ut
often uo sy Pe.opiewho commute ,n large c.shes a nd t ,~kgett,ng ca11ght m massive t1affi~ 1;\ms should
p~c)~ sma!t pott·able. lighrwe,ght bu:yc1e ,n H1e11 b.11nk. If you lu,ve to d1td, 70.u1 cu',
Akho ugh we e11cou1~ge b.>.ndu1g togetlret and uetworktug, we do 110! recommee1d these fo1d,ng o r take-apart bikes can get you hom!C much fuster th~n walking
1<J1111ng any comm unsl l1vu1g effo,ts- 01 foou~I SlllV1val g toups u1te11t 011 bu,Id1ng s!tMed
com m uruty. 1t m~Y be ftne, fo r &,ends to tll ove close together or 1n the ~~me gene,~! Be ~ e th1,11 you illlVe aQegu.~ te s1ockpiles of fqod, W\\ter and other essentmls ,n -your
locj\tto n, but too m\lch interdependency b reeds unneoessary fr1c tioIL The .best lo ng term evt ryday hom e so that you eould live thne for a t least ruo1ttl1 without going to the
relahonslups h j\ve Jl1St enough di,t~nce so th~t Ulclependence ,~ fustere.cl "nd petsort.~l store. 'rwo mo nths 11f bette1. Bwld these up s lowly by buy,ng little e-..«ra whe.11 thu~
f11ction o ver m 1no r d ,fferences ,s m u11ru ,zed. Yet, u1 c risis, they ;i re close e nough to ~le :i n s~ie 01 lll bulk T hese should be foods you e~t 01~ 1egul~r b ~sts, so you c~n ro t~\e
be of ~,stance-cin other words, establish lo.os~y 01g~1112ed prep?.1edne.ss oomm unities through the.m
p rov1di.11g full ~tJto·nomy £01 each fruui'.ly
The last essent,9) step for true preparano n 1s some m mun um alten1atrve ene:lgy re9oµrc~
Prepare Immediate Essentials 11.1 the hon1e, suc.h ;is b~ tte1y powered Itght syste,n wtth fewsol~r p:u1e.ls for cli~rg,pg,
small gene.t'<\tor snd some fuel b ~rrels to keep you out oi the- gas st~Uol\ Imes u11til tl'un~
'v'/)ule you are prep'1ru1g to Leloc:ite or a te working on building, up your s,; fe place, be gd b~ok to :normal. Ahhough mostf>eople have gotten m ed' to not h3Ving pow~r out~g(s,
s.ire to m~ke scme prepar~tions fo r yo~1r current s,tuat,o n, whereve1 you are The fust 111 prev1ous.ve<\1s cll\1 r,;m,lv ofte111JSecl our m1nllllum 12 volt hghtiug system rw1 ciff of
,;iep of n1 3kui,g 72 hour kits C;l!l be st~11ed m one evening p.1st by gRfhenug t hings from s111 all b~ttery b!Ulk duung powe, outage; when titl1ers v,ere hg h ting cAU,ltes
uound the house i\.frer th ~t. n,akesteAdy, 11,c1-e.Jl\ental merei,es over bm!c until yoo havE
som~ b'lls,c seruuty
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Ch apter 13

CHOOSE A SAFE PLACE

_1 vtl has worked w1thJnft11y pe,ople cons1denng teloc:.i uon for safety a11d he h~s folmd thllt Slll!\l!et populahon are!ls sud provide dtl',lp, modern co11ven1en,ies end d1vis.1011
lt 11110
111 ost people ~1~ not ,ble to make ~ dean 'l:; re-ak fro m city or tew11 life ::llld live .tll ru.rQI of l~bot O n the rltp s ide, modern conven,ences and espec1ally internet ccm tnUt\l.tllt,011
ce<ce~t areas full time, C'ons-trgu1ts of work and income or schoo ling r.ombu1ed with social opt,ons are g r~du!\lly m~k,ng then way tUlo rw.-al.~re.~s ~llow1J1g moie self-emph,yec:l
ues Jiu fa mily a nd d 1urd1 gatherings ill ktt[, _people tied to L1rba11 hfe. Ma1ry of ow: d 1e.n ts people to move to th<>Se ,~fe loeto.ttOns ~,nd still make u1come frpm a V'llr1ety of tJtten,et
{';Ill only find i reasonable..:oroptom,se be.tween All thetr c1;1ena by having two ptoperhes. related busu,esses.
Urban ob ltgM101u are ofte.n me t by k.eep ,ng ~ mo,krn te house ,u !he S\tbllJ.hs or smtll
~tt,es Jnd (mnce strnteg,~lly secure land ,s oftan out-of-the-way and ~he.1p enough) they As ·a whole. pepple m turn I ~reas si t ~till ml!lt.e ptq,ared tor diff1c1Jh tuu e; ~,,d will be belt.er
also blly ~ little retreat property 111 A rur~I ate.a ~nd use Lt i-or v.,,cat.tons The retreat.shotiltl neighbors 111 a crisis, ::ilthough mos t sre still unprepared. fo1 the bigges t ichreit-s 0£ fallout
lllow you to Woo s,irely =y from the much longer ~nd more seno us ptobl~ms w 1th11t s11d soc,~! unrest Yo u will still need a shel!et a11d the full rnuge of concealed food, WAier
soc,ety l'//e clt~euss these conungency options 11? cletstl after we he.Ip ycu cons;der your ~nd supply stockp,les 1'he, resl of the people atcauncl ycau w,Ulikely still survive the com mg
p 1-esent s1tugt,on. threats b1Jt 110I without so me sid·.ness and s1gruf1eaut d iscomfort Cons,det and study the-
recc11nmended s1ei1 .w sps ai,d state descup u(>t,s It! Sect1011 Four for m ore recowm-euda-
ttons for these lru1ds of sreas
What is, the Best Retreat Option for You?
Sn1all Town
Although we c,inno t t<i!p Lu1u1 s.tt-,i1egy fot everype.rso11 l,ere, 1t is helpful to eom1det the
gertet'1l p!-Jces u, wlud , most people find rt.ems-elves We' ll d1vtcle these 11:1!0 fuu, ~re..s: Some small 1ow11s ~11d c111e, with less tlllltl 100,000 i,,eople offer the nect level of~cunry
rur~l, ~,ri all town, s.ubJJ.rb / s-m all c,ty ~n.d b 1g 01ty, Es~h of these represents' -ll tucressrve level Pe0ple m these ~r~s ru:e usually 1111.ddle-dass ut0'.'1111 e <ean,ets Cnune is uswlly lt,v1 and
of higher l?Opul~tlon d.e-1u1ty, ~nd we'11~ve iound lhJ.lt mo s1 people .:-an:t. jLun p fro-m o ne people ~Eteu w<1tch out for ~ch Othet. M-,,.n y pea.pie 111 tlus g1oup ru::e pr:achc~lly 111 th.,,
cxtre-1ue to the ollter People u~ed to l1v1ng ,n i:-1Jy cel\ters ni~y nor be com fottab le tnovtug ruuu cattgoiy ~ud 1\te 1•1.St ~s se!f.suff:1c1ent. thPt;gh they earn then hvu,g 11, rown 111,te3d of
right to" brm hfe$tyle, but they,i,re comtottabfe 111 A subiu'b, T hts ,sn'l to s~y ,t', 1m13os- o ff thf lmd Laud 1s usu• lly m11ch che,ope1 ~JLd wost ·a r~s have 11ccess IO- fast L,ten,et ~Oil·
s,b le, 111.St that. the ch~11ge~ can he ab1up t Often people c~n handle ,m omng 1n ~t,,ge,, Hete 11ectt.ons. Ofren holJScs u1 town can safely be outfitted w,th shelters to _p1ov1de •=ouable
,ueour gener~I concep t s-tt'\ltegies for e~~b g1'o up !01,g-tet lll security if proper co11cerumc11t ,~ m~de Every row11 ,s d1fftret1t, however. Avoid
or relocare ·aw:ry fi.om the towns 11e-~r nuclear tsrg~t~ ~nd w,1hu1 100 uules of b1g c1):les that
hsve g t ow11 up 11e<l to maiot lt~ffie eorndot s and u1te1srn te fr~ways
Rural Areas
Many furm e1s and r~nd\ers ~re ,n this g,•otip and i11~ny >1lre~dy live Ill str,,r.;g,c-,11Jy s~ie Possib ly the ,dc~f reloeatlOu setup 1s -1- mode.ra!f ianu ot 1,<nd1 hous.c ut a ,w~Utown, 0 1 a
,ireas However, most p~ople who live off the land nu.1st lrve 111 U1 01e fer.tile lowl~11d And sceure p1eee of l~nd 111 n,:;,.1by hills or 111outtt,l.11·1s Jot ~ very st,.. t~,r tetteat. The p 1111ctp le
t1~tlands which !\L·e lad·.1ng-some SMety fe.:,tures Jus1 beuig n1rnl = 't .good e11ot1gl~ e s11ll res1det1ce u, tow1, should be 'On ,t lei\$! " ,quartet ~cte :fut 11 ga1·de1L and fi utt trees
tecom mend mow11am valleys or forests for -s~fety, pa,1,cuL~rly if they h,ave good g1'0wing
po tential Tihese 1ur·a l ac~s we ,e previously populated 011ly by b,c k•cocllltry fo lk b1,1t 1u-
Suburb and Srnall City
cre11s1ngly there .a,e co m mwuttes of u,de.pe11dently we.;hhy, ,ehred ~11d self-employed
people who lite movrugback to -the land o,: luive ,fou11d ""'"Y to com.u.lut.- to n=l>y c,ttes lvlos-t re~ders wtll probably fall ,11100 thi. gtdl1p o.f•Fe!>p le tha t live Ill suburbs or C'!ttcs
with betw.een 100,000 ,ind 200,00() ,nh~b11,11t, T h,s group also has thtwtdest ~~ttety df
h t tl1-e-past. people 111 rural ,reas were f.aru1IL•t w,th ga1deuu1g 1'.nci eussessed wultiplt ~kills s,tu~Uons !ll\d factel'.S D epeucl111g ou 110w well p repared the surrotuidtng pop u:bno n ts,
for fix ing thu1gs iUld being self-suffic,eut Th,s ts- cha ugwg :;,s 6 1g discount stores make jOLl tn ny find s0m e sccuuty gt the ptnphe,r;y of .he~c townS:, ,f you1 ;1re~ ,s fot :,,way from
118 Strategic Relocation

pru1c1ple co n ·tdors ~,~d b,g c1t1es A rule o f clnunb for dis!Ante to b ,g c.1!tes ,s 100 111lles Access to Moderately-Sized Metropolis
for ~ery oiie m ill1on ml1,1b11:ants foLsarer.; from social unrest S-0.llte people will b., ,.b le to
:m.tke the move from !,ere to s mall t6w11s 011utal i;rec1s, £01 the ,-est ofy<>u, consider Guyu,g One ct ihe great d1s~dv-a 1n~ges o i 1-urnl living. fu fi:o m the centers oi moder11 co111metce,
land for -vacation .r etre,;t .u,d make the eKtra pr~par~llous 1e9w1ed fo1 dual stn;te.gy. r://e ts t~ a mount of time :1nd expense reqwred ro t1.,ve! back and forth 011 en ~nds fo1 bas,c
<over sever~ l speclfu: strl'.tegJe.s fot u1div1dual c,r ue; ill ou1 state-spec,li Me9 descnpt10cis .goods Pt sm~!l perce.ntage of tl1epopulat1011 ts c~pab le of l1v1ng suff,c,eutly restt1ct-
Ul Sec11ol\ F our ed !tfesty'le ~s to avoid these co mm tltes--m,unly by lea1UU1g to be setf-s.uffic1e11t. stock-
piliug supp lies 1ll c,dv:,nce. or dou1g w ithout m:u1y o f the nice-to-have (but relatively
non -essential) conve,uenees many of us are'llSed to Ofte.n oue s lift-style C'Jtl b:e 1nuch
Big City lu:caltl11Et away &om the convemeJ1ce of &st food .,rid g1oce,y stlirc,; full of pruc-e,~d ot
p rep,.ckciged foo ds
As we have repe-,tedly w~n,ed, we see 11tl1«re nt dsngers"11 ~11 laige p optJatton cet1ters ~nd
iecommend people move aw3y f,om these t1l'~s if at all po ssible Wr: r~1ze, l\oweve1. that H owever, tn ost :if LIS ~annot ltve th1~ w~y ;1nd still engage ill our speci~lty profes.s ,orls
so 111 ~ p(ople are t,ed.to these Heas -and canno t e.ssuy exttact !bemsdves We encourage Even these w ho CM1 ar• often unw11l,n,g to live this w,vy when there nre s till other cho:ces
people 01 tlus s1tu~ho11 to m~l.esignif,canr contingency p1ep,rntions. 111cludu1g altennt<e ~v~uable 1/J/e fu1d th.~t it 1s worth the extr., <:tfo rt to prcp~re muluple. co11tmgenc-,es ,n
p1opert1es and retteats T l11s ,s wore costly and t.16 mot e <.tteful preparlltio11 to ru •p out order 10 have the b~st of l:,o th worlds You should attempt to st~y w1thu1 soc1~ty Js long
sn ex1tpl~n for i.:rr.;is, but 1t i.:,;n be done \Yle l=e detatls 011 this w the nel{t di~ptet ~s.you can - while hav!!1g re-.;sonable ecce,~s to,s,ife.r 1eti:eats 01 hrm "l)re,is. Even people
who h,ve become ,sdf-suff1eient fi11an~-ua1ly often don1t have the tot-al ireedom tll "get
~way'' f1ottr ,t "11 For =•mp le, m~ny people still have- ch1ldrel'l livuig with them. who need
Fann or Mountain? ~ccess to education

O lle of the unfoitunitte d,cho.!om,es web.we found 1s that the best retreat locations ste ·u of f11 short , the best o!both worlds is to fu,d good ,etreat .ttds th~t has at ll"',sbone ruetl1uru-
tisually good fo, rnr1U111g, s.nd the bes t loc,a1to11s fut gr<>wu1g are u ot ususUy p.n vite Enough \!12ed ru etro ~,e.a (no! 111 high density reg,on)-w1thu1 r~so11:1ble rang~ for conunetc1al
fur retreats O ne c,an, 111 hlct, find locations that ee~ bof:lt purposes if you knowhow to s ltoppu,g, FortuL1ately, w,th tocby's crap,d comm u111c«ttu11 and trnnsport-altou 1' 1..ks, even
watch fill 11t~asw1tl1 ex:tr,;, stu1siuue and ware~ 1:'hose who wiu,t that p roperty for vacllt1011 sm11ll cities are becoming 9tnte compl~tE 1n thetr :, ccess t6 )ugh-tech supp hes. Btttfor those-
ret1t'>lt have tho> added p roblem that farm,ble scresge usually c:>1w1ot be le& uuatunded. m who tteecl access to }11ghi'owe1-ed !edlllletiu1s :111d :expett eru p loyees, 011e must l,ve,.,ear
.,n
the s" me =y ciliu1 esu Usually you ne~d to work o\Jt Jn.tnge1ntuts with t1ea1by fo,mers :)Clive nt.etuJ ~rea,
t'6 rent the l~nd, ,.,,d w~tclt ove, li1e mllch1ue1y sheds orhan1s If one h«s the c.,pllb1lity of
msu1rnm111g s n1all rur-al &rm as retrtlt, they will truly b:;ve the c~pllb1hty'of be-~om ing VIie prefer ~te',1s that are u pg1 ad111g or intendtug to upgrade Lheu co1Uwunicat1011s u>-
~elf-suff1c1ent ~lino~t tnd ef,n1tely-depend111g L1po 11 the seC\lnty e,f tht ~rt~ We highly fr-astructure to t~ke full .sdvant·a ge oftelephoue, cell p houe and fibe1 optic tech11ologtes.
teeotn.in~nd tills, tho ltgh :ve11 we cannot find the time to 11111,nt~,n such relre.:lf T hese ~,e vital to ~ccess the bu1geo11u,g mfo11uallon bas~ u1 the world w1thottt haviug to
lli;,e ,n ma1or !l}elro area. lf yo\1r Jce.11 does not h avelgo, l1nterne.tp rovidel:$you might
We :recom!ll end forested, Jnow1tau1 01 h,U c ow,t1y Meas fo, tetreats and lower e levstlun cons1d.tc satellite receivers s<:1 you ~Jin aceess th,~ rybe1-tnfci rmAilon library w1thou r slo\V,
l,uu:l ior f ull truie hvmg w here food e,1n be g rown 1Uon· easily F'orestec:l lull countt-y or long-dl!illlnce p l'lone l111es. lfyou h~wn' t become computer l11ernte tnduduig commulllcat-
mountams offer 11111ch more seclus,on, priv-,,c-y :>nd rnterest.ing views than upen Bat land. tng by emg1l ind using the I Qternet for seardung,ol;lt ,nform~!!on, we h ighly re com mend
Th e terrru,~ J!so keeps p eople f, om s eeing yu11 ti.om dista11ce Soule o f the best 1etreat you do so T lus w,ll likely be tlle last so\Joc,e of tl11co 1n-pro111Jsec:l.JJ:1fo l'lnstio,1.
l:,1\rl w,ll back up to sta te 01 redernJ forest bud w1uch msures that the ad1:,ot1\t lru,d a nd
wate1 supp ly will :,)ways be p1otected and free &om devetopm ent l t a lso gives u11l1m,1ttd
"ccess for recreattot1 T !te one caveat you need to be careful ~bo ut ,s batlruig up to lugh Rural and Suburban Housing
profile Nat!onal PllJ,;s like Yellowstoue Wt (>Xpect goveu1me11ts will someday declare
,event! 111,le w,de ''bu~ r 2ouel' a1ound p:,rks as ,they collabor~ te 1171th the U1',J m establ,sh- For vattety of reasons, th·e · locotjon s th;,t provjtk the h,gl1esi 9ual,ty-0J! life w,th ,eason-
mg ''Wottd Hentage S,tes." We ~pect tbey woii't take ~way p1·operty at£rst, but {hey II/ill able se.cur11y fo r ·most p~ple a re 1n 1'1lt\\! s~1burb1~. Tl us ts bec3l1Se m ost people h:'IV'e to
hk:ely pro!iil,,t most d evdopmrnt 111 th~se 2011es · ar
work 111 or :ne,;11 ctty. .Rur~l svburb:,n .a reaf encc!Dpass the s\ihL,rbs the fa.rthest edge
of .m~1oc .:-1ty 1'hu ts unport~ 11t 111 ctck r to ~void be111g 11':lpped by tr;!ff1c n, t'he centLJ!
 Strategies

,11 .e?.sc during cr1s1s- If st ~j) poss ible, you w,in1 to ~void h~v111g to conuu1.1te deep into Vac~hon retre.a1 propert,es should shll be used with some ~egutanty Go, yoi.; ~re fllm 111a1 with
aowntown are.a~ on d~1ly l,_g_sis !f this t~nnot be ~voided, preps1-e co11l111gency pli\11 for rhe surro1md, ng are~ and people Pick i;n are.a that tS. s~fe, not too lHgh profile, a,,d that
gttt1ng 01.11 of C>1 t~stroph1c t1-affic 1am s 1n crisis- offct'S some VRc:atton oppartun,ties. Y01..i ll p rob~bly wAnt to ,nvite selec t fuenc~ there but
don't l:i-rag abo ut the cotlr.ealed storage ~nd shelters f-Gt you 11nd your family The ex1ernal
We 1eco111me11d :wo,d111g au¾1s w,th r~p 1d growth. Everyo ne seems lo Ulove to h igh g1owth h~rclen,ng- ,s foe m~iry pu rpo ses ind ud,ng s ecurity fro m tlueves and v-anda ls Sec ure
.;re,as---m ostly 111 se,arch of iobs, But high 1stes of growth :we ,ilw,iys chsn1p tive and bad sto!'age rooms should be canceiled with sec rd entr~nce~. It ,s- essential to have norm~!
for society iu the loug tetm. Local govern111enrs tend 10 rn ~ke bad dee.1s1011s u1 the heat of p~ntry with the baste food sn1ffsscparnte from the ,n,1,,n sto rage roo m for use while on
pt1bl1c '' derua11ds" to !alve new growth p 1oblern!> Remembe111t is ~n 1llus1011 tha t ent1cu1g v~~t,on with guest~
t1ew ca111pa111es to move 1uta an ~~e-~ (tlnough rax bt!¾lks ~nd ~:i11demnatio11s of p t1V11te
p1ope1 ry) w1ll btuld an ,n~reased true b as<: O n balru1ce, the mcre3sed costs of :<dd,ttoual \Y/hen you at-e loo king foi: retre?.t s,te, look fot $O ll\.ethu1g th~t 1s relatro-ely secure, either
11tl1>strucn1re (sc hools, sewers, water syste111s ·and tl!lads) .tlways =Xoeed tl1e growtl1 of the by ,ts ~emoteness or b y Jts being p ~t of ptotecuvc d evelopm ent The mo re secure the
tax base,---,11ot to me!ltto11 the m1us11ce tP the· econo111 ~c nghtt of those whose busutess a11d locAhon, the less 11n1e ~nd 11101,ey !-S needed on hard~nu\g fhe exterior ,1ga111st u1ttus1011-
trade ,s threatened by those who <:lln s.tll-tt up new compa1ues en stlbs1d12ed p1opetty 01 At least thts ,s true ,;,f subtu:b,~n loc~ttons ancl p 1una1-y re.s,denees. Tu re~!tty, whe11 p1c-kt11g
with unfa,r t:.x b r~ks remote retrent site, h3rden ,t ~n'jWay because of the potential of som eone h3ppenmg upcp
yoi,r property ~ncidomg d~ m~ge to it. The temp ti tioa ,s too g reat for mtt'llSton ,11to homes
Fo1 those who oJlely need week.ly o, ~ccaston• l access to the c,ry. we h1ghly re~Qm,111e11d that are. u11ooct1p1cd ,1nd ,solat~ 111 rem ote areas T he higher Jnsttr?.nce rntes on seco nd
gou,g completely n1n;l With tod;\y's ~nd p lanning 1nt1us1011s, yo tl ahu ost a!wAys hav<: home are proe,t of 1h1s lf your loelltion is ntremely rw•al, with110 v1s1ble ne,ghbo rs, 'It msy
to buy la1ger tn\Cts of land m orde r to build tn n1111l areas But tfyo u buy :u1 e:nstu1g be 11ecess-Ar:y to mal:.e the re tre,it nearly ,meregn~ble to entr~nce and WtrM with ~n Al~t!\1
place-, you e~n sometuu es ge t r<:asonab ly small acte.;ges 'Fot mosr people-, we recottuu end system Somet,mes our clients have chosen to h3ve. the ~!a rm sys.te1n malre lo t of no.se
aro und ~n ac1e fo·t self-st1ff1c1e111:y Ycu can gn:iw ~ll you need to live· 011 111 a.11 acre w,thout and clllll them directly rather 1.han call the loc-.il authot1t1es since false ahr1µs ca11 be~ome
b,,vu1gto buy a 11y laisecm~chrnery truu1 b1ggru.de11 title, F'o1 more thsn :u1 acre, better high profile nu,sance A CJre.taur <}1 trusted ne,.~hbor m-ay be very helpful tfyou need
m•chu1e7 ,s 11eecled ~nd the land begins to eat u~ -• II of yotu time \Y/,th all tlut sa,d, if you so meone to go P.nd ched.on the prop eny.
have the me Imation ~nd tim e 10 WQtk L,1ge1 t ract of lru,d ,u td are willing to ~cqu1re ;,ti the·
m~ch111e1-y ~nd other :eqt1ipme11t ~nd outbtald,ugs, go to rn B ut if you ~1e the profess,onal lf som eo ne ~Ire.atty has hJgl1- p ro £ile .in soc:,ety, tll.ey definitely need 1·etreat th\\ t few
type who only watrts to diibb le m garde11u1g anti 11ot ded,cate th<' 111 a1onty of your tune ta 0 1.hers )!:nov;: about Tf one ha~ the funds, third property tha t ts eve.n more rem o te is
self -s11ffi:1e11t, bac.k-to-the-b nd la.bar. don't get lo t of laJ1d (urtless you vn 11t to use tt 11s so metimes ~dvised As matter of lo ng-term pl~nn1ng. we always recom me.nd thmking
>tll uncn!ttva ted boffet ,a1ou11d your property) A fo1ested buffet g,v<:s vou pcivacy -and does cabout "where-do I go from here 1f th,s situ,i t,011 beco 111 es CO,!n prom ,sed~" Obvious ly, there
11o t ti~ you d0wn w,th much rn ~111tt-t1Nnce ,s o nly so ,nuch th~t yo ~1c-~ n p lan fo t 9ncl II dotsn' t-pey to overdo 11 We &11cl t.hat mtu1tive
feelings- C-Jt t be co\lnted on to b iow wl'la t level of prep~r~t,on ,; ught fo1 yo1.1,

Vacation Retreats
Local Requirements
For v ac~ hon te treat, try to futd some-th1ngyou can t111vel t<> on one tank of gas .f iom
your ptllli a1y res,del!ce aud,.,deally, at lea!i! !00 miles ,way from mast u1 et,o are-Js I only O nce -you b.we chosen Lkely spat for reheat, 1t ,s helpful to do -acfd1!:to11ru t ese-arch
recommend 200 t,r .\00 mile. rnd,us from th<: b,g mo11.Ste.1 -,ir~s ltke New York, Ne~·ark.. to. find out how hiucl !I vnll be 10 .mllke the c.h9nges and prepare the property fot you1
P ht1adelf11ua, C h1~go Jnd Los A11geies }.;[ost other metro ~r~S' have some tette,.t at e~s long-term ·gonl'r. Co11~1det the follow111g cu tena for the ?.re~ aro~u1d g,ood retreat
w11h111 dt-,ving cl,s-tance
Surround ing Society That Can Take Care of Itself
V~c.1 1101, rctre~u have ~ome cl1,tu\ct a dV11nt:ige1 ove.r retre~ts on y.otir fult-M1e property lt
1s prefemb le tf ill you, sc,,etal connecuons do not h,ow where -;ou w,11 bt 111 .h.ud nm ts 1',ut of the ~tr,kgy we re.ca m m~r1d is yot• se ~f: to !I\ Ai-..e lops~tetm stt;11egtc dec1S1QIIZ is
liut 1fyo L1 Lve 1ny kind of normal life, you make too many tr1cl:o. 10 yo ut ,everyd~y home to seek o ut reg,ons th~t h,ave fhe ab ility to rew.rt to 11011-spec,~ li:e.d ~oc-1ety Th,s 1sve1-y
to tt-y and keep 1tve1yp1~111t~ Sec1ecyo11ly ,nv,tes mo re cuttos,ty uuport~nt T he mtlt<: self-sufficie11t Ja ar e-,1 is 111 its supply of all th~ J,ss,, Reeess111e.s, !he
e11s1er 1t 1s fo, ~ertatn p escentage '.lt the ~h tech ex_F(erts to st.;y duung c11~1s, Some
12~ Strategic Relocation

peop le: e2n·t e,as1ly czp>1nd die-ir rmrrow. t~leJlts to become ielf-rufftc1fnt But lt Qnly takes Uafo1tun:ately, ~ sm ,1!l towns witl1 .ru uch h1ghttt p,ctt',~!age of J1011•profession s l~ ,t tS
,bout thud of the people 111 any given -i;1ea tQ be genernhsts, for the o tl"1e1 rwo thitds to h~1d to cl1*nge op iuions and .t111h3te nctlou over issues U,at µ1vo lve difficult ~rguments ~nd
,emllln mostty specLs.liaed sud hue out theu, bas,e u eed~ Even wheu m tJ011al ewno1u1es complex ity. The,e ,, only narrow ra nge oi populist 1ss),lc-! th111 i-urnl people get exalted
tontr,,ct outsuhsrnni,~Uy, cer~~ ,n teg,ons (wh,ch h,1ve bro-Acl!~nge of goods and ~e1v1Cd) ~b out, ,iid u,rely c1o these issues allow ch3nges rn the f~111darue11nil 11ature ,of tl);.; ]peal
c-~n re:mam fo1rly h e.ilthy by rely,ng t1p on 1ntr-a-are:1 work. governm e11t--espe.c 1aUy 111 g:tu1111g soiue reltei from th~ u,creas111gly petvasive 111trus1on
of sui te and iedet:J1l reguh;tory m.a11dates in lat,d t1se, bu,lduig codes and e11v,ronment~l
.resn 1'(.:tioo~
Moral Soc-iety with Mix of Conservative. Leadership
Try to stay cut of an a1ea that 1equ1res em1Ss10n 111speeti on s on velucles EPA em1ss1011g
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Do n' t be squeaw,sh ~bout m;,kutg Jt,dgments h ere Arpis do ruff-et u1 people makeup eomph:iuce zone" alinost a lways ce11ter .arotmd high traffic metrQ ar_eas. Utlfurtuulltely,
OptU11~tly1 yot, w~l\t good met betwee11 wo1-kl1-ig clas,s people ,11d ma11:,_gerllll 3nd pwfes- these o fte1t atso 111.dude eve1-ythmg u, the ent11.- -county (ev~n if it 1s m ostlr t u~l) I f yo 11
s1onal types High powe.red metro • teas w,th lo ts of lughly edtl¢ated _people ate 111here11tly lrn,;,e 111 ultip le veh,des, the hassle o f de,hng w,tli ye-~1ly s-tifety au d en11ss1011 111spections
lopsided aitd uusrab le--lll otaltty ,nd fuendhuess ,i!rul!lst always <ledIDe. Oii the o the1 ,1,st ~dd3 10 yotu burden :tud f."Ape11se 11! ltfe Y,ou w,ll sutely have to rely on older veludes
l,~nd, predon1111~11tly 1ur_;,t[, ~gt,cultutsl ·ar~s have- ple11ty of 1t1c~ people, but very littl<" u, so med~y and tight em iss.io11 tequ11ements w ill b etQme c.Qstty comp11'111~e issue
the way oi 11,teUectu~l stW1LUatio11 or good d1111b1s We don 't wish to u,su!t these people,
~nly to say tnal m tod,y's sophisui:ated world of bad e11viro1unental faw, excess,ve tegul~- l n selectuig town o r tu!'.lll are11, t·a lk to k>e~ls ll.b:ou~ tlte followu,g;
11011 .ind e&cess,ve u rban plan11111g, the towmun,ttes tl1st ofteu get rolled over by these • Hew ate the b u ,lduig <lepattment restu ctions? ls it essy \c unerove yQurp1operty
ove r-educa ted ,tnd libe(ty-destroyu,g t 1\y pf~l'lflers are the tllt al co,u.m u111t1es. To theu
as you see fir, T ry to t alk. t o soiueone-who ltlls built h ome 01 s1g1ufii.,,u1tly
c.redtt, rucal people can ofte11 seuse when solllethu,g is w10 11g, b tlt the levels of d,sc us-
tt1~ovat1:d recently
sw11, over tun e,.get so,soph1shcated ~nd 10 uddl~d by th~ opuuons of ~•ty ·atto1neys tellu1g
people wh~t they ''must" do, that t'Ut'.;ll eommu1i.ities alut ogt "1w.ys lose tlu· battk• agamst • For puv·J te ,;\~velopin e11ks or >Ir~ wJih l\.ou1 ei;iw11.~ t\§So~a t10llS ~~r. .. b o ut
\he regulators. Worse yet, whe11 nu,u people dec,de to '1becom e· modcn1' '.\lid 1ump on the 'local 1eglilaho ns
1:egula!Jo11 b andwagon 3ct111g _as mernbe1s ,of city po,u1c1ls 01 scheo l bollds, they can do • Look. into wate, rights 3ttct testncttons 3S welt as ·w:; te1 quality St~yaway &olll
some·very st:i1pid thing~ that tlnkuowiugly dest1oy othe,~' hb ert_y fluun<l,ned wate, supplies ot ones that 1eek of100 -much chloune
• T1y t<J get t~el fot ti,epeople u, tl1e :u:ea They detetmine tl 1e ch~ructet :o f tl ,e -;u-e:,
l n short..11 is very fn ,sttating de11hi15 with people who a1e 1el•t1vely 111eapable of unde1-
stand111g <ltfficuh :ug,un·e nts at1d who h;,ven't the t11c.h i1ntt011 to,,expand the,t dunking • See rf the development 0 1 city Allows snv.1U dom est1c 11nunals s11cb AS ch ,tkens or goats
Abilities !o le,iu1. There~re manypeopk-who bec0111E fi:ustfll ted with small town livu,gc 'il/e
still tG111sidet tLltAf hfe valuable for-retr~ts, but not fo1 druly hvi.t'lg, so look for balJiru:E W hen loo king fo1 p t cperty ll1 devetoement, t1-y l!l -avo,d beu1gpart or :u, 3SSQCJ~tl011.
We'vf found that baLu,ce mosu often 111 the 111ed1uU1 s12ed towns that are w,thu, 411 hout'S' Thi~ is11' t .,lways _poss,ble nowadays, ~o if yo\J c,;n't, 111,k~ stue the 11tles ..ire re!so1lllb le and
dr,vt of 111~d1tun-deJ1s1ty 1tl·e tro ,1r~ Yoh s-hould rese~rdt loc•l news ~rt1des ,,bout eve11ts do1tt giVe Hlo mauy Afb1tuuy powets to co1nm!ttee such~"' "arch1rectut-al 1~v,ew' Any
~11d local ch.'U1ges to iet sQm~ idea tif where the ceun m tuu ty i~ 1n.Qvi11g !lmeyou put yollt p roperty under an ftsso c.t~hon, you h~ve lost many of your ughts to thM
p t"Opetty There ts alw~yG fnction between g1"0Ups vying for ~dV·a nt~ge CM Atlemptii1g to
enfo1ce upo n you the,r ~e..sthe1.ic p c.int ot view When you get outvoted, you stiU have to
Non-Intrusive, Local Govennment and Associations p~y i!lues 0 1, wh~t you didn't w~nt. The ,de~I s,tu~tion 1s yout own ruod~t--ate saed sulntrbntt
or rur~I plot oF l~ut!, w,th ct~~n 11on-tr~ted w9tel , cl~911 A11 snd .good Goll, gd,acen-t to ·scun e
One of tht most i:lisap_po111ting tlungs we lwve seen u1 va.nous rural co111ml1n1ties JS thllt pub he or prtVQle fo1est L~11d, no clebt ~11cl no gro11p sssoc,at1011s. Hat0er to fi11d--but ke,•p
t?Very comm u,ury, 110 matte.r how small, h as 1ult11g powe_r group tliat 1s h aid to d~I with. looktng, it's. out tltere
Co111.ma11t peeple tend to use to the top . wl1ethe1 m public sohools ,or tlt_e business world.
L,tge m;;trc,, ~,e~ have the wo.rst powet g roup po litics to,co11tend w1tl1 <111d they l\t.e ,;lmost
~l=~ cotuupt, statJSt ·0 1 left,st 111 then o n ent ation The Qnly co1u1ter-~dvru:,'ttlgeo11<" has
t11 d~ling with met10 pohr,es 1s larger base of people J1V-~tl11b le to g11ther fo1fowu1g 011
g1ve11 issue. 50 that you • t lt11.st lhlve the ·a pperuance: of counte t base ~f 11Jh.1e11ce
 Strategies lj i

Chapter 14

MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS: IF YOU MUST LIVE AND WORK NEAR A BIG CITY

l Multipt. type.s,oi t111n~or!',!hon, k.ept tfl secu~ g~rages, fur re11~;1l111g out or iul .ir~1
'W>:. h~vc many d1~nt$ who h,.ve to [eve in or ne~t o ne of the US or C~1rnd1a!l metto ~reas
with o'Ter 200 -~,:,o,people fi'o1 these we recommend 11 rwo ,:a three st~gc ro1,tmgency pliln. Besides norm !'11 com 1!! uttng i:,,,1·s, we suggest <l 4WI: v~n or piclrup with n long fuel
r?.nge 1nd c;.1p~ble of haultng, 11 lo~d U,ed Sport Utility Velueles (SUV) ~;e ,:,:c,elle.nt
l, Choose;. fu ll ume t'e_s1dentt~l locauonasf~r tc the pei:iphery ofrhe m~tro sr~ a~
all terr:1,n vehicles, but look fo t one w,th il1terio1 cgrgo spltce. Trucks ,:-an wodt for
possible, c.o ruistent w,th your co m mi1t1ng )tm 1t111ions.
1h1s if theywdl f it everyone There are also m ll'IIV:IHS With AWC e:ap~b1luy bm they
~1su,,)ly h~ve luntted clearance--,make yo1,1r ret1,::,,t pla ns before you buy to cleteruune
;2. 'Pteparc a seco nd~1-y 111rm residence or v,,eauon retren1 ViJth1n the range of a \'link of
what you need.
fuel so th~t yo11 cgn esc~pe item high de11S1ty socL~l unrest when uecessR1y 2 lv[ountain b ikes s11d bike t"3ch to mottot re tte,, t;rel11de ate vital u1 c,se of s.
OJI your

bre./\k-<lown or serious s11eet 1t11ped11neiu fot the C-Al , 1i you <}re i-e11ously c:onsidermg
3 Prep~re -~ ~eco1\d retre;11 111 01\e of the .high seC'lln ty rurnl locatlo,1s that we will outline the b icycle option 1t wouldn't hurt to have~ sm ,;ll tn1.Jer for car:ryn1g t luugs behuid
i;l1e1 'f!a1S opt,cn, however, ts only necessary for II few who !D ust rem 11111 deep in your bike Your 72 ho ur bts sholJld be ut ba~kp?.tk.s t!'I easily gt'ab .1nd weRr on~
pcpul~tion dense areas ~nd will have to travel fa r to es,~pe the mas.es spre.admg out bik.e Bicydes ~re still ~ lot bett~t thanw•lk,.ng Ideally, J your re!rei>I ,s .fully -stod,.,cl
be)w1cl the.n\, ~nd SOJne out~pok.en libe.rty f!ghtets who may become persec uted by (u1clud\ng doth,ng ~nd fot>d) there won' t be much of :u1yth111g to h"ul from your
gov~uu.neJ1t !(run.eday penuane11t , eside11ce u 1 ;1~1 eltlerge11t;
B:oats or planes. A hm,tcd numb er of peop le, 'i"ht1 •te pilots, have developed
In ge11ernl. your pnin~ry i'esidence shoL1ld be w1thm no1m11l soe1ety. l 1 doesn't ti"ve to b e tr:uispottr.tio 11 co11t11,gencies usiug tl1etr ;;up l~nes to re"c.h • t ptre~t. when out of
w1thu1.; subdMsion, bu\ th~t 1s where most people find 11 convenient, espe~1~Uy rf they -velucubr range So111e,people cau use ~ s.1tlbo,E (w ith an e11gu1e m c,1se of no w1nd)
do 1,ot llilve the t1n1e to develop all thell' ,owa self-sufficie11t uttl, ties 11nd resources 111 'l\ but ortly tfyou,can Ace= 1! ne.11 youc !tome _.,nd your destiu attou We 1,c>cornwend
,u~.;l lo u\ttQll Rurlll suburb"u bnd from il qµ,irte, acre up to two .Get.cs ts ,deal-unless c"n)'111g :, sm ,1tl f!Ottable bike Ill tbe bo•t o r pbu,e- to send one person to p1dt up"
yo,1 lmow how to take i::au of more l~uc! Even iln "e re i::-an 6.e " lo t to t"ke c11re of fut one -vclude pruked ~t the,t tt't1~t--smce Jnost retreats will uot lend themselves to J!llvu1g
' ill ~ !l f., lll tly
S
ru1 ,1L..,;tnp 0 1 dock w,thm wAlkmg d,st.nr:e>

1Y[otor,rydes or A.TVs. T hese3 re eve!\ betttl tmder certain c:tr<:LllllSL~nctt, ~<peCJAlry

Preparations for an Urban Residence 1f the dist~nce 1s h<.youd a r.o uple of d,1y's blcyde ra 11ge Stocr..ptle ei1c;tigh fut! O\
portable <-Ont1lll'lets to be ~1J le 'to fuel vduclh qefure ileparture 111 ortlc>t ~o mske ,! ttl
' next Sl\it rett<est
11le ,

T h e p11Jnary residence doean'! 11eed to be~ fo ctr~s. b Lit 1,on n:1! secur ity p rec:;ut1ctns
.ne unportant. YOl\ will peed to beef up mo~t secu11ty asp ec.n b e e .,l1S'C yo tr m~y b.,ve to Ctllt1Lar 1ekphones and poutiible rctcho ~o min\J11Jc~tton. ln ~ cnsJs tht pot~nll:.l o f
fuee some u11t1l\f due~ts he, ~ Deo rs, tllmbs iu1d locks shoLlld A.11 he upgr,c;led, b ut v,e l31ntned co1nmu1,1cat10n lines is very h1glt lt ts 1mpo11:11,t to be. ~b le to loc-,ite fo.m1ly
1ecoq1inend stopping ~hort ofbullet p1oofing the, ~terror of the house T his 1s expensive (\Utckly ~nd get then1 rounded up. Cell pho u~s nre f..,ll'ly u1expel\.srve now ~11d so
so only do t!us fo, a se«IJLt room 01 close t Jfup,efully you'll get- out to yotu cont111~J1cy are h~t.n or public b,111d radios Le:u n to use thtm ~nd ~llO\Vo lder d11[drei110 c:ury
op t1011$before te;\l ~er1o llslooung starts. them :Is well, espec1'1lly dtu1ng p et1ods when thie risk of danger seeJ11s high Develop
co ntuigenc y pl~ns for the iamily so tl~t tf they c,i11not get home 0 1 111 touch, yo u
The 111au1 t'eS!dence, Ji loeaxed ne;ir ,i h,gh de11~ity poi,uhtion, needs the f0Ut>w111g bMic know which predetermined friends or rdatcves they .re to try .ncl cont,1ct or re:1d1-
p L'l:P',\l!..Ull !1S: Ma1'...c ~Ire they keep ~ 11st of 11ames, ~c!dre.ues nnd talephon~ 1wmbe.ts wnJt thent.
122 strategic. Relocation

SomeJn uum\\! V'3ult room or '' h~rdened'' eloset 10 sca&gu,ard Vll luables ~nd 41low Emergency Facilities at Work
tempo racy s~fe-ty frou1 ,oc,AI <ll'11eit 01 mtti.cs,on. lt ti ;ilso 1uce,1fth.s secunty ~hambei
h!\S at leMt one pnwte e~ ,t to the outcloors and/ or g:u';\ge, 3 0 that tr\\nspott~hon ~ n P;;1t of your conttt,geuey prep>tc.l.lons shc,uld ce111e1,on_you1 wo,kplatt ~nd you, cont Ill Ult
be reached w,1hout co11fronting an intruder Exiting-fro m downtown 111 c:r,1s,swill be ve1y d1ff1c'Jlt hurdle H opetl\lly yeu'll !ta,·e
some advat1cro v,mw1..g but thmk ,bQut worst-c,rne op tions Sollie- people- mJy ,,et1"11ly be-
7 _A 1!!in,m um of one month's supply oi food. water, p~rtsand tools raving seco nd
rerre~t lessens the amount of ,tockp,ung you have to do fo1 the lo ng-term u1 your able- to est-r,bush ,.11 e.me-rgency !e-,mpouu.-y sh.elte1 m the lll fdst of the-·danger zone 111 wh,ch
prutHI L)' residence. The pu1p ose of th1s m1n1m~l stoclq:llling tS to make sure yen, they work. Let's suppdseyot, tar~ our ..dv,~ ~ud est-~bh.sh subutb~n pr.imJt)' 1~dence- u1
cRn wa.11 out shoc1 term G.ns1s, or at le;1St p ,ck youi be,st t!lne ~o le:,.ve fo r t4e sitf~. but not excessively h,gh ptofile 11re-a You .;!so est~blrsh seco11dary vRc~tton ,etreot
coutmgeucy n>tleat But. -:is one of those 16 hou1--:1-d-ay ~ecuttves, you may suspect thllt the chances,of your
getting stuck "dow11tow11'' 111 rhe- midst ofhu•,uotl are pee-tty high- too h,gh to have a11y
A,n ,he,uaie source of he11t w,th t-eserve fuel fo, 3 ulonths. -:1ssuc-;\11ce pf teaching- home dllt111g· s111.m t1011s of pan,c w,thu, the /:tty There ate! few
') _A..11 ~1ten1llte sow:ce ,;f electr,c,ty (ge11erntorse1t1p ..,, =~U su!ar/b~ttery/ u1verte1j for possib le str:a1;,g1es11, tlus .c•se.
one mi,11th. ·
P1~pRterutetnlltewgys out S101·e fold up bike-"' ya111 tr\u1k If you neecl to cu11 ss w,u~
10 Res=e tu.el for your 'l.'d1,d -1 lenst enoqgh to till e~ch bnk
way, stote ~n mflat·abl~ du1,ghy u1 locket 01 closet fur small uvets Wo:k.ot1t Jttangements
lt A set1urity syste111 at1cl personal fire-Ann p1otecl1on. fo, b ,gget boat for w,det watet cross111gs. Put away some food ~nd w,tet stoc:kp·iles so
th.• t ,f ttitffic or s0cllll untest i::-ati:hes you dow,uowu by st11-prise you have sont e ,eserve~
Make an Emergency Family Plan untu yo lJ can get ot,t

hs-you pfa!l, out yo ur e:.<,t ~ttrtteg1es 1t ,s impo rta11t-10 consider the worst cas:e sceq?.nos. 11 mgy be wise cont,ng,ncy to ptepare sonie m~ns for sleep ,ng snd toob.ng w1th1n
Foe c.<:alllp le, hew will you round up the family u, tun ely tn'llnncr,? \Y/hat will you need you, office w ruplcx fo e emerge11c.1e, 'I'he,e- 2re- nt~ny cl,.;,~ smill crunp111g s toves, Make
1f you h~ve to st~y p~•t until ~fte.r the initial crush o f p anic r~ther than. t~k,e to the tone! suuc you h~ve so1n< i ndepe11deul comu11tr.ucatto11 ~,wb le to co11t-,,ct your home, sa yot,
111 the 1n1dst of ,t? When yo u l!lkethe risk cf staymg, even fut the Erst week, w,11 you be ,can discuss th~ ~lterirntrves w,th yot1t mm 1ly Co11s1de1 d1st).1Ssu,g emergency prepated.-
p.rep ~red to ~VQ1d cq11fcont2tion with localized thren ts? Peop le wo1\'t be s\grving yet, bl\t 11ess v11th yo,11 btislf1ess -assoc1J\'tes l<!> de-velop s tockJ:l ilu1g p lan for essentiru supplies.
!hey prohibly w,ll stntt lootuig stores CQ11s,den.ng whnt h~ppenecl ~fter hll\'rtc.ane Katqna. .nec,ssary to keep your bu~ness tl.!!UHJ\g u1 trAnspott-~llon s-trtke ;:,r oth<t thre~t th, t
house lootmg should be l!!n ,ted to iso l~ted mstances 11 fint. t ~uses $hort-~;-.s Cat,~1nly the 1997 UPS sruk.e made lot of bustrtesses w,sh they h9d
prepared 111 ~dv.11nce
\Y!tth er w,tho.ut wnm,ng, 1t ,s~-ssenhg! to prep~ re !he whole fomuy well ,n '.ldvgnce and
tuun them for whnt to do 111 cris,s , o they c~n re~ct qu,cl.dy anclprecltctRb ly Thgt w~y
yoll hew~ good chance of making 1t out of town faster than othets. Almost everyOJJe else Mapping out an Exit Plan
w1ll sun]:lly try to get ho1ue ,111d g~ ther eve.1yo11e but many people wo,i't know whffe thetr
fomily members ·are or.how to row1d the:m up fo 1· ~ ie 1':eep u1g Yell( e onungenry p l9t\~ lunge on being able to get out 9he.~d oi the iirst wcwe of peop le
ThtS w,11 tequ,revC1.'Y carei 1.1l. l'l~n11i11g a11d prep~rAtlol\ You h~ve to hve on the outsbt:ts
U11fortun>'tdy, even with the conv,;n,enc;c of ~~l! phones, 111 large enSls the•c,rcwrs will b e o'f the c,ty you gre ned to O nly the oute1·subucbs h~ve ch.a.nee cf g,:tting ou.t before
rgmmedwith c3llers 1t is very unportarit that you. develop p lan foe >1 11 fa,nily membet'S to tr~ffic: st~gn~tes 0 11 ,nost to~ds, Prep~~e your tJ.'i\vel velud.es 111 Adwnee-,,11cl luve the items
m~t <1 t one or two loc:,.t,e,1s 111 cns,s. It 1s ~IH) gre,1t,de,1 to hnve everyone c.irry pad you need resdy to egstly throw tn or-str;1p on to ru~ke all poss,blespeed T lus u1cludes any
of sticky UQles with them -~nd somerhmg rel.tl1ble 1ow11te w,th If they lenve tho,r current ~t~ndby vehicles- a motorcycle ou 'tr11ler or bikes ,prepared on !lleks The -ssoner you gel
spot or whfil'e the fp,q1,ly expecb th~i!I to be, they can \vrtte whe,·e they *re going on the Qn your ptepired route, the better yollJ. chance of makJng good rune Prep~te fuel rot more
sticky s,de of- the no te Rnd pfaae tt ms,de wmdow dose !Q the e:ut door That w~y it won' t ~h ~11 Ius t rhe m U1Un .L11 u
blow aw~y ru1d if you tL'Y to find th~m yo\! c"n hr,ve so ,11e ,ndrc~ti-On of wnere they h:we
gone \Y/::rli: on this kind of ~001·d111atio 11 O ne pe,rso11 ,111ss111g- CR!l del~y the :::ntll;e iR1ll 1ly's \Ylhen you pl~n our your retre:it 1cute, t-eme.mher the.se gt11ddmes·
exped111ous cetre1t
 Strategies.

Lpcate all significant obstacles Sample Exit Plan

l Assume the foltowmgwill be nupa=ble all runnels, most fteewaybndges, ~U To illustra te how to, dC'Vek,p i'tll e mergency eXtt p l~n, w e hgve telecud one oi ti~ most
i1eeways, pauc,p!e.1.ughways sud all heavuy tr;,:veled arteual toads. Colo, these ced chff,cult areas ll\ the United St~tes---the NYC/Ne\Vllrk. l~J area, o ne of tlie large~t. ,llld
Some ro ..ds w,tl , slight chance ofbemg open c3ube made o:angE 1nost de-nsely populated .irc.~s 111 the count!)' It mny be even more difficult to e.sc,p t- than
i Look ro1 two lane roads that aie less known ,nd traveled, not 1ust fto1ttage co.a ds the Los Ange.Jes areJJ li1ceo3use t!,ere ,;re numerous t1veJ·s.,,nd sma11 creeks tlii<i m Ust b~
Cous,d~ 1es1den.tia1,·o ,ds where possible Choo~e the.best, w,desr of these ·a ud col0t crossed by b r,dges (choke p ou\ts}. Even ,f you dGn'1 live u1 th,s area, you a.,n le~rn lot
them. g,cen ~ven:u uot 011 your expected route about yo11r own e:utpbi1h1Hg by followuig ~long w1th tlu~ e-.<~mplt

J Pinn llroui\d _geogmplut ~nd ,nfr:.stl'Ucture obst~cles such ~s n ver!i, hk.es, mount~ms Wew chosen the sub ul'b~tl com.m 1.1n1ty of 11\rin_gston, 1'1.f as st'1tt1ng po ,11r. Tl11s
~nd freew:,ys. These ite bnrritrs th~t blo c,k. your pa th.ind fun11d traffrc ,nto narrow
sub urb~1~ lo cauon ,ep resents stlltable co mpro mise- lo.:~tlonfor b usy p rofes.sto1'~1 thar
cornd<>rs fut p~ssage---'WhM we will c,"\ll cl1ok.e po u11s. M atk the choke po111ts you are 1n tist eou1111 Ute uno Newarl:. or NYC yec stt!I ~llow for helld st~rt out of town m e.i:is1s
.-vo!duig- 111 t•ed 01 or~nge ~nd other lesser-.kno:.vtl opttons :lll yellow or green Con'!
There Ale two major Beltways around.New~rk ~nd the L1v,1,gston ~ub Litb ,s- Oll~tde o f the
buy lllffll res1de11ce ,n ui:b~n ot subt1J.l:M1 n areas th~t i::l!l o nly be accessed thtdugh rust but 1ns1de the second (I-287) Obv,otu.ly, ir 1s better 10 live. outs1de both beltw~y,, but
few choke points we = um eel thete were tradeoffs to co nuder
4 Look ro r c-ross,ng point~ of freeways .,nd hJghways tliat do not u1volve on and off
t'amps that could be b~eked--1.tp Look to r d edtc..'\te!I ovet and undet passes. T o m~p out a n e-.<it pl~n youJuust first .kt1owwl1ete you are hellded Lt ts not enough to
5 Try to talk to loC>1 l-'. f.untl!~r with l ess-traveled bndge!J that c~n be dr11ren ovet. Ask.. simp ly get cew m 1les ollt u1to the rur,~l counn ysicle ~nd th1nr. you ~re safe. In w,cksine~d
sbo ut the tr~ffic levels ~nd s tLn·diness o ithe b riclge
cris,s of socal u1ues-t 1r would only b.e tn :ltter orh burs c,r d~ before the .ne,u cou ntry-
s,d~ groubd ma jo t t itles is flood~d w1th refugees ll"fHtg to esc,ipe the c haos ,ind pgn,c- 3' 01.1
rn List p,c.k l etre~t des1111l\hon that rs bo th lightly popuhted and d tstanl'enough fro m the
Locate possible crisis points and disaster areas.
pop-ullillou ce.n ters th~t refugees c~,~·t get to yoo e-Jstly
(l Co ns,der the naturnl , hs-aster~ u1 your area ;ind focate we-:1thec-, ehted obstacl~s Sllch
"5 low spo-1$ pro ne to flood,ng, roads th,,t are unpassable 1n w,nter, 1ufr.\ struc1~,~ For the NJ /.N'i'.C .n e.a, the close~ t t't tre9t \\te.9~ are ll.l l'ttral Pennsylvallla or, llf'State New
thnt could collapse ,n a11 e,uthqu?.ke, ro~ds affe.c ted by landslides, etc Y o-rk ,nd Ver1n o nt \Y/hy cl!dwe choose not to go south. to Virginia, Tennes.s ee-'\nd
7 Locate ou your m•ps uutlear t•1gets and 10 m,le rsdttlS to avo id the most sigtubc•n! Kentucky? BeCJUSc it would be llllWise to It)' to get ,H"Ott11cl tht> hugt> popul~ tlon ~ nters
destruct1011 Refer to the coloted 111 aps o f e:1d~ stare for out perception of thrse of Philadelph,,._ ,ud Waslw1gton I:<:. By 1he t1m e you got there- .;ll the toads would be
1lu~ts at the endof Se<:tionPour fRtn.m ed ahd 1mp'1ssab le.

'fou have to go w~t from Newgrk before you can go JlOt'tb to l'!'state NY or Venno11t li
Plan your route carefully
you wece to take.off f rom L1vingsto11-dtl'e t tly nouh, you would b e oompeting· wuh 100
S Avoid :ire>1sw1th dense conc~nt1.11tto11s oipeople, ( ) nc,-_ycn1 mak-:-yQu1 w,y to 111 ~ny o thers ioc ,pace on the sarnllet t"O~ch Fi·eewgys will elog fast, then secondary roads
ruu1I are~s keep Olli of towns 1i111th over 50,000 people, -w here possib le As you ~nd then reSJdential sueet~ Y 0 11 ~.;in see why tr'i be tter to not tty for the " faster ro~ds" lf
tr~vel out cf town ~vo,d shopping d ,sHtc ts >Ind town center~ that co l.lid be pron.e to you h~vcn't gottet1 o ut of tGWll fttst.1u fact, ycu'U hav-e to be c.aretul abo1:1t driving ou tes,-
looun g ~nd ru obs, oouial road$ ihM gre too dos~ to fredec rogds Acee~ mter~t.ci,ons m"Y b~cl-: up iot blc ~ks
9 PIJU1111 ultiple toutes Highlight y<!!ur expects>d routes ,u diffi,rent eo lots .fut pru11Jry .u,d you may tto t be ~b le 'to cro ~s.
~nd .!lhetHste rout et
As we have s,,,Jd p rev101.1$ly, never p l.-in 01, l~v,11g b y way o r the rtet:W!r'jS unless v o u ~n
.HI M~ke ~eenrnte m~ps:for a!ter11ate travel ~uch l\S 4\Y/C on w1p~ved co a~ or l!\Otorcyde
see that It tS flowu1g'freely a hd it ,~n'.l he,\dec! ,11to m~1or c,ty where the w~y w,ll surely
bike 01 root travel L,n, k fo£ tL-,,ilS tltAt m~y be \111111a.t ked on c:Jty 111 ~p ~
be blocked w 1th tr,,ff,c13ms, 011ce ..:, n freew~y, tt.ts ne~rly impossible to get ot'Ewhen
ll Tr:wel yo~ir routes ~nd become fum1lta r wnh them i nd loc;i l geogr~phy 111 genec~l tr, fftc ts b?.ck~d up. M ost freew:vys hav-e side b,~rcier$i d ,tthes or fe nce,; to tmpede getung
Verify you hav e riot pli11111ed 1·o u te.s thn1ugb gated c;:01n1nutut1es, toll ,eiads, Qll or off ~cept ~t ~11 f'Xtt Sc. ii you ~rerr t 011 i:teewny, fre~~~ llOW b.,,ao ,n e tr,1p,z0i1es
tencecl ~fee\, , etc.
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because you c"n't get passed them exc.ept ;,t ;,n ove1pass, underpass or ex ,t. Never try to ,,vo,d if poss,ble. Be prepared to take however many side detours necessa,y to avoid con-
cross a freeway ~tan ex ,t. Chances are good th,1t ,twill be clogged with peop le trying to gesho11 that may be vis.ible ahead. Tt1rn off onto alternate roads-well before you get up to
get on or off the freeway. the tr~ffic 1ams to ensure you don't get stuck 1n traffic yourself.

1£ G PS satellites are working (possible ,n natut"a-1 disasters but doubtful 111 war) the The real ke-y to getting out of a c r1S1s of pa nic and soc.ial unrest is tun i,1g. We e11eour-age
autom~ted trnffic warnmg mformat,01.1 m ,ght be invaluable. But, don't rely on GPS exclu- everyone to have access to-alteniate news sources that may assist you U1 ant,ctpatu~g when
sively Have paper maps with routes marked and bave them m your velucles. ma1or crises are ,m minent Y-o ur first line of defense has, to be hav1t1g advance w~rni11g.
Cousider getting) oel's weekly newsletter The World Affe,rs Brief as one of these so<1rces.
To c,eate your maps. we encotnage you to get on a ·c on1puter and use web p~g,s that show He not only covers hi~ ~nalysis o f world news each week, b ut will po1ut out any 11dva11ce
street maps andsatellite·v,ews (e g. w1uw.,11o,ps.googe:con1). alternating between the map wanungs we ca n see of dangero us future eve11ts. It's very 1nexpeus1ve '-'"d comes to your
view and tl\e satelhte view to find passage over or unde~ a freeway that doesn't pertain to email box eve,y wee,k (see u·,,,u•.1JJorlrlqffo1rsor,1fco,n).
;in off ramp. Yo~, can usually zoom J11 w,th sufficient resolution to see optio11s or obsroc.les
such as tf there are ex,ts ot underpasses <ti
freeway crossmgs. In the eud you h11ve to No'te: This 1s jusrnn e~-
',
drive yo,ur routes to make certau1. :ample, Nt!wton,,. NJ ts-too l~ver,-a"'-
dose to NYC to be o good lmptt:rqlntt.
ulUmam tetreotJocatlo!l, obrt;u:I~ ro-
'iY!e cm't show all the detail 011 the map we We would reoommeod runl laa a:rotrnij

p repared compared to what you can see on PAln,1..d.

Pia.ti •a~ mote uv,rCnlumb.Ci ~

sllte.lhte images, but ,t should illustrate the Drldp !,mo~ tr.1vtl,:,I) '--.: IJomo
process. In our example we have first chosen -1s mi.11\ rro
1 M1ulh-artan
to go SW 111 order to find n1r11l roads that .· ,l'Ztln ~'/tnafflcj \
don't go thro ugh the dense sub d,v,s,ons
Then we turn northwest after go ing uncle, Cons1der-alternate
11 freeway where there 11re no ex,t rnmps 11nd . fites and markr11
lighl!>r color oa
head for a non-exit crossing below 1-287 your map
O n ce on tur.al roads, try to p,ck a path
that doesn't go through towi1s where traffic
1ams can occur, even if 1t means going out
of yo tir way In our sample, we had to ,nake Find a balanC• l1olween opUoos. In ·
choices between taking ;i more. r-ural route this case: crosslng many
s:ive.rs/~ms or risking congestion
over more bndges and choke points to st;iy un resldcnlfal roads through town,
out of tow11s at take the ch;,nce pf going r .r
through more populous rural seetions. We. One& on rural roads,'
take you only as far as Newton b ut o ne avoia going through
could continue in t he same manner. We. / moderate or dense
have some route plannmg t ips out of m~1or l)Opulati.ons.
cities m the state a,myses m Sec tion Fow:

No t,ce that we have ntapped out ~t leas

o ne "1ternate route Iu reality you should l
map out as mll ny as possible The .rllos
d trect routes will usul'lliy take you t:1-u:ough.
-
other subd1v,s1on s, which you want to 1
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Cha ter 15

PREPARE FOR THE WORST

We encouragevou i::o t<1b: ,:,in ~dvtce •nd relocate ·away from litgl! cl'ms1ty mner one~, war Convenbort:l! ~ppe~r:ance .B1.11klln.~-should ,iot b e hlgh pl"ofile o r £lm1boy,1nt m style
~ones and blast are.;s, so ti.mt yotl:w1ll only !l3ve to rrut:lgate fue eifeLts of soci2l un rest, A lsc. avo,d ~llowu\S it t1' bet:01l'e .,unclown !ls tl-tit ci:>uld 111v1be tr~tnp~
1:tck of f.ood, lack:o.f-w9tei-/ dectt1.C,ty·and {in nudeat war) :r.tcboacbve- f<llfout A r~u'eat
pcopetty-w1tf.t e.ssent:t.J Lv1ng .uu u1ge,nents .me!' mu.lt:t-p111pose s.tle roo1n 1s the only WJY e'.once~led ent1-.ii11te ru:td = t These allow Y"'u to,grt 111 <!)rout uno\;iserv~d 1( V3ndals ill"e
to proteet ~gru1utJ16me ,u;.,0s1on, crune, fire and l'!l&nlo11 ·1nci ser:ve.l'I~ reliable secret :,c11:upvu1g yot1r place when you ger there
sto£~ge o£ v:tluables .md.supphe-;
Enc lo~ ed gi,i,i_ge. A ,erure. -e11dosed gamgew1 ll pr0tect your u1v~stn°,ent 111 velnde, Ut:thty
v ehicles st,ch 3S tr;1eto1s, ATVs, mou1ltllln bikes aud motorcycles cru1. be impo1ti111t p~tts
Ideal Aspects of Long~Tetm Retr.eat of c:cin1plete i tockplle.

Some people p laruung tetreat w,mt to make 1t the u ltimate =e spot and. extremely P,unil energy self-suillcien cy Provide for so,ne :tlte11111te li11et;g)I systen1 A n mmnum
secu,e 'We recommend .against pl=1g~1ytl-ung tlr~t would.get fuem mto ''last st.:3n d '1 sys~ to p1ov1de electnoty1 sp~ce he.:ibng, coobt,g and w-;,ter h eating will ~llow basic
situ~tion We thu1k lustory·shOll,'s 1t u •!\llays bettet to work.to1p2rd conce:>£rnertt, ;ili:EU1-;,te levc<l of rub,-,sten ce U s1.1ally sola1 panels :-111d wood stoves 111~ tl1t pun1aty opnon ii the ~re:a
back doots .utcl iurthet retreab T4e freedom to mru1evver n ~lways bettet: stt:ltfg}' lila1,1 .to 1tn$ su.fficen t $\.Uilight
put a!! you,: eggs 111 one £orti.fied b~sket .A ret=t's main-p urpose u to p rovide comfo1tabk
ma self-suffioent hvu1g away lrom the threJts of lne n1etropohtan ;,re;it you -st-ay c!o,c-.to Bcis1c repi111 fac!littes. St ore thesewith son,esp°"t ep:a~ for essa,oal equipme11t
Ill order to work and hve non:nal life A muurnu ,n of tools ought tQ be kept u:1 the secu,e stll>mge and shelter ~re11 D uru1g
rndi,nc,11 period, you tteed t o- be ~ble to rep11a 1terni 111 the ;helte, Wtth mut havtrtg to terr--
Oue 3\so needs to take nito c.011s1deraho11 h= many people they Me gomg to p rep3tc- to Its ptoteruon
ass1~t1n en sis No one h~$ unlu1'tlted resources to !-,,;Ip eve-ryon.,., so 1t n .nnpoi:t,u1t to p hm
1h~d--espee1ru!y in lnntbug the ntunber o.f f!eop!e who. knbw sboµt yuur se.co1idat.y o.r fl'~! stt!)rage- EnotJgh g.as or d,e3e) to £,fl every veluc:le. K~oscrte, propru-1e lltld
tematy rttteat ,ysl:<'111 The more peoplewhc, you u1v1re to 'Visit vour Iaohties, the g,=tei: -Wllod '11 1eqL11 red.
the possib11lb7 you \will have 1urunv,ted11 guest~ ~h 01>1mg up at ','P1JC doo~m cns,s So be
sel~cbve There Me ,nmy preparations fo be made tu•t for you~e!E .md yout fru.nilr Heres
!ut o f the e1sent1al ;ispects of good retrear Preparing Shelter and Safe Room
C'orrce,iled storage· ' Whett-.er V'acab.on 1i;J;re>1t or faon, pro:V1de fr,rl.;15 e, uncle1-ground, HeFe's bnef pon1ec 1!111 what:tt t.ikes to des,1;11 moderat e m;, coo,n ,J.>,th cadi11tron r~1S-
oonee~!ed storage with. enough s upp hes fc-r nll1111nt'1n of oneye.~1, preferably r,:,<10 ta11ce We tlunk everyi;>ue should plan o n preparu1!\ agrunst some degree or r-altout unless
you ace- on th e e.'ttremewest eoast where there ..re -.a:!most 110 pPSstbk t argets upwu1d Tlus
Good , ouree- o f water. A 1·eb able, non-pub he ~ter ~upp !y ,111th mtem-al stor~ge trui.ks 1~ probably !muted t GI so1rthe.111 Oregon and north em Ca.Iifo1111a Any ,othet p lace e:ou!d
of."\t leMt 20Q g,lllo1µ: 'The best sy~tems are ~et1~!1ble b'7 n,.ot111tain spung or rain te.:ei<Je S\.,rbstru1bal runcu11ts of faltout, depe1ding11pan d.lewilldi
w~tec ctstern
A good fallout shelter needs to ttop odianon with da.ue!Ulli:_erud a!l .11-:01u1d you F cu1
Reinforc.ed e.:tener A d1Jrable const:1u,mon fonn for oms1de walfa should 1?rov1de fire lllches efkad 'Jllll co ,t, but that ts tpo,_ eXperu1ve 111 most oases Fottlul!ltely 10 to 12 mthes
1·esutance, vruicla! res,stcllt~e, intrus,O!] resist~ce !Inc\ i:ven son1e bullet protecqon. Ptovide of solid conttete ot.2- .\ feet of dense :::11th will allo stop o, reduee r~dl1bon down to
'2mple eaves io, water p ro t~enon ru:id ust 1nei:al roof for,,1ireprox:,fing tole.r~ble level. We ,econ1mertd tOrt$ttuen11g the shdtet undecground oc m. hase,nent 2re~!
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so,you get the benei1t o f. d1(t ~roul\d ~he outstdc of the vert!cal w?.lls, l n ~dd11ton thls gives ce1t11u, sae to detet fo1ced eutry This is also the che..pest w"?.y to m11ke wood wall faighly
you dtrect access f1 om your horr,.,. to the shelte1 without having 10 gt: outside '{ oU w,11 .dio resistant to c.lrn1ns~w o.. even rtrny 11 ullets, We 1eco111.m e:r1d a1et,11 dnitte.ts on the gt'0u.nd
need ~o urce or ii.ltered' a11, s ecure met?,} doot , food s-uppl1es, w~ter s-uppl!es, s:\UltA!lon flo or w,ndow1
bciltties Rtld sobr d\iltged b,ittcr,es p ro\rtdmg m,n!m tun e.lectnc1ty Theee. ~re 110 wu1dows
or
u1 she1ter, so yot:tneed to have sowe source geuer,,,tu1g .hgltt TliJs ,s b~s,c set;tp ~nd Otbe1 mo1e apeas1ve w~ys to btuld secure homes ,.nvolye the use of poured ce.uteut tn
there are ma11y otherthu1gs to thu1k -s bout unpl=entmg to ru&!te ,t mo te secure. such ,,s t'.11tenot 01 aite.101 walls. Log no mes can11!so .bc m ,de p.retty d,fficult ro g~t through if
seco nckry e,;c~r>e p,t.hs. · m efal reu1torc111g rods 11re la,d between the logs durmg Cl.l11Sttuc t10:a- t dulls t.ltauu;aw-
bb de 111 few secondi- T !us 1s not to tttfet th~t stiyone should ever defen.cl h,s cetreat ·• s
A shette~ doesn' t have to be w;,sted sp~ce If you ,dd !he secuotytloo:r ,r can e,,etly be :tr1 11rmed ft.11-rress The.re >tte other strnteg1es th,t don'! u1volve westea1 style s~1o ot uul
1nuln-ptltpose safe room that can serve m,ny useful purposes even 1f the big disaste?s do11'!
come Above ~ti, h-.avmg fire-ptou~ ei,tt!tquake p roof, stutu't proof. 1ntrus1on p toof and Always tuak:e su1e that tbe secute st1ucturtt aud featutes Jon' t look coasp1cuotls Joel d,s,
t">d1a!Jon pn,of vttult ,00111 gives.you gte.ilt de1\! of peace of mu1d, ~nd th:tt is wo1th k,t couraged o u e no.hlble group ftom, u,stallmg large, underground corupleK with cdhu
,n rod"y's w1rerts1u ·w orld, rype doo1 leadu1g dowu out of pa1kl11g hot H1e r~so11ed that ,t wo uld u1v1le lot oi
tUt16$1ty seekers WQ11denlig w h~t ~11 these .:,irs were doing park<!d out ,n the mu:ldle. o f
if you slres<ly h:mc basement, it c ould t~ke >\S Lu.leas $3,000 to iL0,000 10 m"1ke bash~ nowhe.re, At"O llnd b ,g trnp door ~/e pt~fer de$1gns th~t don' t dt,iw undo 111te nt,on 10
:ptep9t~hons sgainst fallout, This s hould be well withm the p o ren11al ot most n11ddle class themselves, ,ind wJuch h~ve co11ve11t10nal structure ave~ slteltt"r so that 110 011e thmks
wage e<1r11e1'S Yeu c ~11 11e..~dy elim ,nste the potenh8l consequences of the tu1cle<lt ,~tt~~k twice whei, you go ms,de
tl'lfe,i.t F111IC1ut Uilvels Jd~ttvely slowly, ,s,, the.re will be few scen~nos ..n wh,ch jiO'U could
not g~r to your~helte1 1f &urly d o se Fot tlus ce1<son, ,;~-w,;l\ ,;s for cost, we &scourage total underground coustn1c tlo11 oi::re"
iuforced dome construct1011 The notonety a1u oug the b uJde1-s, workmeu, nt>,ghbors,
lips on Constructing Retreat Houses buildu1g ofuc1als ·and ~nyone else who he-.us .bout ,t is too g(e<>t fo1 stlery A design slioulcl
look fo11ly co nventionai If you W-'llt an W1dergtound house fur eue,gy cot\sewatJon or
The,e s1·e 'ieVE'rlll ways, to ,.dd see1.u·1ty to retr~t ho me but b-e careful not to overspend secunty, btu!d 6el,evable portion of it •b.ove g1ound so thllt there ,sat le;sst the sewbl~nce
on one !'lspeet while 1gn onng ~hoth er th8t c ould be weak !Jnk. Fo1 lllstan<.'.e, u. can be of uonnslcy A nyway, w ,th tod-ay"s Htpe1-u1sul:atio11 desigu tech111ques one can get undet-
w,se to mst~ll sted doors ~lld ism bs but n or w1thout p t'Qte~tmg the wmclows lf met~I roll ground energy efficiency .,bove gi:ound-'W1thout the waterp1ooft11g probleills that p l~gue
down shutters ~re ,n,t,1 lled, Intruders mAy t~ke cl181l\s-~w to the w~lls. Th~t ,su' t to S-/fy you uudeigrol.tud homes There stJ!l. m·ay be 1easo11s for gomg bdow ground level, but not fo.-
~houldn't harckn home but that you hsVe to do so w1th b,; lg1\ce U)' to grve fa,rly e.qll11 eJ1ergy co11servatio11 a lone AJ! be1ow ground security rooms should have 1101maJ access
treatment to !'Ill Ult weak links. (even ,f concc,,led) fro,n ms ,de home 01 from ,a.,1 outbmldu,g th~t ;,vo1ds,pubhc views.

The d,fficul:y with ~ons!i•1.1ct111g Vl)ca1,on retre"'r .s to tecl\le u duru1g the loi\t months ~/lule we d es1g11 lot of sG!~r f-e.ttures 111 ho mes ~nd r~treats, we try !o ,1vc>1d usmg huge
.I
when ;t ~,ts unatte11cled In 011e rural situation, o el desigiied 81\ A-fr;,me cabm with ~11 t.he gl11ss wails for $Ol:u heal Not 0 11ly ,s there tl:te secunty,problem of pto tectu1g so much
doors i\110 w111dows 0 .11 the ends, w,rh , leek th~t tnc\tched the roof 1:ne. \YJhen the ownei;-s gl~ss, but Qlso fhe p roblem o f h~vJng. lu.gh ptef1le look dt,1t Attl'?.cts too m vch ~tt.,11!ton.
left the cabH1 u nattended, they.s un ply used 12 vo lt w u1ch to lift up the deck that w~.s:
h1.11ged to th~ found,1 tton on one encl.9nd m~ted tc; thero ofwheu rmsedso that all nccess How to Get Plan$
to w indows ~nd doors W?,s denied Thi~ was fairly iiiexpensrve, but effective solution to.
theit lleeds Joel bis·wrJtte11 .spccuil report on how to c.o nvert ro om .tn :1n ex:1,ting house into
secure room Mid shelter 'Th,~ ~hort boo!t also h~s set o~.shelter- ..ohns, Yo~1 ,:,.in . . :trde.r How
In other 5tyles of homes, we 1ecomme11-d som·e h:>tm uf durable, low m1<mten~rtce otleno1 l1> I111p!-e111.ent H!Jfi Sec11ri!J Shell,r ttl the Hov1eiron1 Joel's web ~1te (1,,u1JJ1,JD£hk01lfr11,ctJm).
S,ll>:h "'~ bt,c k or stone o llt<'t walls 01 stone b>\Se wall with stuq~o o r log sldmg;;bove These m u)tt-purpose h,gh see11uty shelters have to!;lconc rete o r o-eineut b lcckshell to
We recom 1uend Ul~bre~kable ~ctylic pl'.ls-tle storm windows, he~vy duty steel door1 ancl provide cons,dernble SGlllld ptcofing ~nd resutance to forced en11y. These •shelters c~n bt-
sted iambs (wood 1~mbS, ~re ~11 o ften overlooked we..l k link) and b,gh-strength, p 1c k-re- bu,lt ~t ground level but p referab ly sl1o l.lld be be!ow grou11d, ror co nee~ltnent ~nd,a dded
:,aslant 1ocki-snd d~dbolts \Y/l1ere waronry (bnck, coc1c1~te ot stone) 1s to.a acpen~rve, p rotet t.011. They will provide secu1e, h1cld e11 stornge if you 1u1pleme.nt sc, me Gf the ronceal-
we llse spe<-,~I form o f dot1ble w~ll constnlctlon. The ollter wgll lJ filled w11h gt11Vel o t ment fentures p re~ented.
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Those of you cons1der U1g mo1·e Slg111.6tc11nt rem ode! or plan t-0 build prep,.,.redness Tbese :Ue tUSt few·of the m~uy ,leins you u1,ght fu1d heli,ful :1fte, .a n emergency For
home ftom scrntdt should take the oppoctunn;y to ,mplementsetu, tty feanl,e" dµru,g J
mo1e rn-dep!U ,Je~s Arid 1,sts of s~ppl,es .\nd eqtupm"1'tt 11:t;;t to oe!'s booklet, 10 Par/a j/'Jr
the:. co nstruction process. 1h1s will allow you to 1m plement in ~ny V11luab~.t$[' e~ts suah J.S S11ni11•nl (see J1111•11•.1otlsko11s,h. GOJJI ) •
•
radio antenna.sand alternate energy 9~tems. T here ,s lot of 1n£01mat1on to cons1de1 m
th,s process.J oel's s,gl'llhc•nt architectufl\l design book, Th~ Set11,. Hwue, prQV1des ~~1ls For lot1g term food. storage co11s,de, com buiatton of dd1ydr.<ted fouds (fot vru:,ety) :ind
fot most of these systems 111 over 700 pages of matew,I, I t covetS everythu~ from lu~h b.rge b,11k supp lies of who le grau,s, beaus ·and wl11te ace for 1!l).UJ.\ subsistence Note that
seeu11ty co,1Struct:1ou to total self-s1.tfficieacy UStug solar, wood and m ult,-fuel h.eauug 1'lnd b.rown nee is aut11ttoaa lly better tha ,~white nee, but ,t h•s shelf life of only 6 months
cookm.g, sources The appendix lias hundreds of listuigs of l\ard-to-fiud so\Jttes of the best without 1-efng,erabon 01 freezing whereas wlu~ uce·wJll sti,1e (en 16 mohths to 2 ye8rs 011
tqu1prue11t and supplies For more mfotm allon see Ji:,el's website the shelf Ccconut u1l ,s the ouly od that wo11't go rancid :.Fre, ? years :utd ,s ve,y l'teahhy

These two books also explain ho'il' to 1e.td your rnd,atJ011 me te, , ~11d de:tl With t adll!tto11 Supplement these sto,'B with canned.goods 'tha t you 1ke t.o µse 'I'lus can t>tke 1110,e effo,t
·s ickness llivu,g meter ,s essentta·I so y<lu k11ow whe11 tc> co 111 e out of t!,e- sbelte,. :\nd tf the t·etreat cabJtl ts used o nly-once or tw,ce ye-Jt, snice you'll have to move rhe stock
when to go back 111. Otherwise you're just g L1essu1g, s,nce u w,ll likely take Jo11g tune o.f canned f.tL.uts ,a nd vegetab1es tliat need 10 be totall:d Below-ground storerooms should
befute TV and radio s!Ations start broadc:~s_tmg agaUL keep fhem coo:l e11ough lo l'ast up to 2 01 3 years w,rhout not,ceable loss of tast.- Canned
goods can even go lo1,1ge1 ,i kept ;,.f ·:io deg1ees,or b elow Wlule the t,ste of canned food
detenorates o~ long periods, ·as long as,110 swellu,g,occurs lll the cans, ,t way be possible
Stockpiling Supplies to eat tt ,,fte, t1ie prn,ted. exp1ra tton date m an emeigency C ehydu1ted foods ~!so have
Cln~t yo~, hav~ sec.u1e- room , you w,11 need Lo ,stock u with essentlJ!ls, If this 1s tempo1at)' p 1oble1tt w,tb detenor,.11011 oi' taste·whe11 stoted ro, long pe.iods. Only whole g1s.uis a11d
'S.fcurt room 111 y4ur u1ban r=deuce, we ltcommend prep~u11r; ont to two 1na11th supply -some beans do no t deterio ,a te tf kept c-001 and dsy Beau.g do get ve,y hard afte., few
of food1 water .;nd b•s,cs If yati ~re stocking yout ult,111,te rerr~t you should keei,, .full yem of s tornge ,11d will be somewhat c,11uchy when coo ked It 1s uupo,t~at to tntegn,te
ye~ts'$llflply of long-t!-rm &lad stomge bulk foods like beans and grants u1to your d ,et b eiorehand so tkt they are well tolerated.
by the body and tltete is no .fuo,;1 aver~1011 It 1s good prepar~hon to !.,..u~ to 'live without
flU!T. food !\ OW
• Birkr llcn\ s ~11cl.slll~!l, eas,ly ident1ftab legoodi;lirnt most people uee<i So?.p, ~h~ving
Stockpiles of supp lies often need to be conce•led l'1osy people, hungry neighbo~ md <'Vea
e,1u,pmen1, fuel. stoves, laundcy deterge.r,ts, canned goods ·and even toilet psipet
BOverumeut m•y c.nbc12e people who ,;tore fuoc':!, l~beliag them Js " hoarders. ' Tlus <:otJld
• Cash I.ti v:a.n ety of bills. Go ld coins are 11ot ~s practical in in e.inerge11cy lead to effo ,ts to couitscate-your'haid,esrned ~repat•ttu us or lun,t yulll. r.attu,1 coupo ns,
su1ce most people c~11't tell tl1eu: v:.tlue aud they arc bard to subd,v,de. Bulk peu~L.zu1gyou fo r havu1g the f:ore:s,ght to stote food u1 ~d.vl<nce. :Con't let tlus h;ppea
stlvet 1s p ,ob~bly better (look fc,r US dunes a11d 9~1tets mmted before through blu1d neglecl:--p repatt" to ~ep the bulk. of stoiage h1dde11. You may want to shaie
1964), bL1t somt gold co11is ,could buy you, wiy out of bttd s1tu11 tjo n voluntanly,1, t,t not at Ll-ie b•1-re.l of gµ,.c And tf you do share, don't show ,JI that ypu h"ve
• Toolss, b~nen~s, spar~ parts, g~~ welders, ele, trtc Keep you, main sw.du pu-nte ,ud secure se> you cst1 dee1de·111'11en you ireed to stop slrn,,,ng
wdders, genera tors ~11d ba~.1c repiuc ,te.ms without mvnrng- 1e:i lo 1.1S)'

• Com1t1 lU11c~ho!'\, equ1pm e1u C1t,z-en', bgnd (CB) M_qu~t11nuig all these securuy fe~tures- a1ou11c! d 1tl~lre11 e.\11 be d1thct1lt. Your k,ds may
racho , short wsve rad11:i, l\.,~nd-hdd units beaome interested 1!1 ~II you1 p1epa1'>\t!Ons pirticularly 1f ,r tnclud~ "secrets" and "ludeouts '
• E9uip1rle11t mid pl:u,, fo1 bus111ess ;fte1 seve te<1ts1s. C:indle- T hey may unwisely .reveal security preparations to their fr,ends wlud1 can male it the
m:<kiug eqwpme11t, metal worbagtools, ,etc object of wi~te..d conve1-s311on ~mong faintly or fr1e.nds ac~d compromise your retre11t
Vile recom!Jie.11dkeepu1g them UlllllVolved and only uttroducc Lt ·as necessary- Hdp thein
• Fl!e,ums ,~ncl reloRcl,ng eqiup,11 ent
stt ,t :1s ",g,own-up '' pro1ect at fust ;u1d latet ecpku1 f:hat ,tis ''1ust for our &mJy'' ,... the,
• Wate, &lteung equipment if you clon't li,ve good source or, you, £)rbpe.,rty th,u1 ,tbewg '' sec ,et'' wh,ch 1s always It.rd fo1 !uds to ke.ep T re:,.! thc-01 •s g,ow11-t1ps and
• Mecl,ca! equ,pm ~nt :,nd 113tur,1l met hods ro, rreat,rtg ~pl\1m !I ~s ~le~r!y .~ possible when ,t :s tnevJt~ble th~t 1h,ry know.
yourseif when l.,o~p,ta! help ,snot :>.1,<ll1bbJe
128 Strategic Relocation

'v'/c 111ent1e n stoekp 1111:ig m ed!C'1l s upp Iles m the list :above ~nd th,a dese1v~ can gdded 011 what the fallo1.1t £oncenttarwus were 111 yotit s1ea, you e~.1, p!•n! some k1ng-te1ru ci:,p$
1tote We. do11't ~eeet hospitsls to be able t<> ha11dle the overwhdn1u1g number~ of unpre- l,ke pot,,1toes ,,, gp1111S as t'.ldy ~s i,;w- 1no1\ths ..1.fte1 the Mt~d. (m the spru\g). Even if tl!e
:J>are:d people who will begin to get sick when fallout com es V,ry re'w doc tO!S cand n urses crop ,, co®1mH1Ated, 9S long ~s lhe- pbnts don't dk off be.fore the h~rvest, you ci11 store-
have pro teelloll ,and thecefure, they will be as s,ck: ~s the rest or .-ve,1 dy,11g We s trongly this iood LU1lll they are .s\\t< Pot~toe, ~re probably fmc ,f tl1ey ~te- wssJ1ed ~ndpeeled
teco m me11d l:,e,ng prepgred to ue..1 t yot1r own iilnesses. but this takes ,ag111fu:,11\t p1-epar-a-
n~n beforehand by lean1mg alfeJngtive ther~p,es ,11 natur:11 me<l1c:lrte with herbs Get ~s C epet1dingou the exp<1Surt m your .-.rel>, trees ,rrd pl~nts w,Usurvive bot the fi:wt may be
in ltr.h kitowleclge ~s you c~n-11 will be helpful no mg tter wh~t l!l1ppetis Con't forg t.t to t..uited by the Wlout Stick to your food stockpiles. If you can ~th •., food outs1de·v,l1en 11
:J>Ul reference manuAl, m your ~ock:p,le 1s safe to coru<" ollt, co1.1s1der dryu1g it ot p 1eservmg 1t f,11 r-ew m tn1tl1s to ensure ~uy ri>·
d1o~ct1V1ty has dedu,ed The ra.dio•c1:tv1ty m11y ;ictuJtllyl"rolo ng tltl" shelf hfe ut food su1ce
lt kills ltVJng org,u11sms 1,ke b~cten!\.
Preparing to Live After Nuclear Attack
It 1s especu1:lfy·lln1~o rt~ni to prnctice growu1g gJ1rden beforoc disaster stnk.es, so that you.
With. all the dt!ee;ents unpencling upon the world, ct is hard to 1mag111e puttmg life l:,aek: kn ow how to get the so,! m goud shape, emblish wateru,g systems ,nd J1ave tire too-ls ·and
together ~fte.rW'llt'Cls. A lthough we do11't p retend to know how tbH1g5 will ult.un~tely it:\lld, ,eeds ~t hand Be rute ~nd stui:itpJe hentage seed~ not hybt1d seec.ls. \Y/,!h 'hentage se..ds,
peop le will 11eed to bepcep2red to gfow muoh or theH e-w11 food ~11d use css11 ot b~rtet for yo u oar, save part of th, ctop for seed Jnd use tl,em agau~ na:tyeru Hyt,oc seeds have
the t'est. P lan on bwutg :,hough 1tiaed rood to lMt thtough th~ first h~111est 1t ci essenunl been genetically lllo.dt!ied "nd m-:iy not ,ep, oduce the same p W,n i the n~t ye.-1 Seeds ate
ili~ t you p1ep<1re as f,imtly (or 10H1t!y w ith others} few ~cres where you c,u, gt"OW sL15cep!lble t.o rnduitron ~11d should be sto red m yow_ shelter.
g~rden mdudmg iom e tdot veget~b le~ th~t.t*n be stdved fot the. next wu\te,: Con t expect
food ooattnerce to Wll bRck together lit ~nyrh,ng less than yeRt or two, ~nd 11 1nay be
Protecting Animals and Livestock
lot\g~ clependu,g on how much 111frAsl!uctt11'l:: ,s de.stroyed
[ f you ·1zuse d.11<.:kens, p igs, goats, cows or o thet c111ll1D , ls ,t ,s good ,de,, to _plan way
You c~11£ind archhtes on the Interne t of 1958 far111 e.r's bulletJ.U No ? 107 th9t h~s to keep these alive for futu1e food sou1ces. Ideally anunals ne~d tl.te s~ruc- protee ho t1 ,s
.some pr-9ctlC'3l eo nslder~tlon,; fot cNtl defe1ise tn this re~ rd hu!t'1,u1s, bnl anytl mtgJS b ettet t1ta11 nothing,
d~,/J787$078/Fan11er-s-B11/letth-N0;-2107) I t's little genertt and o utdated, hut lll8llY of
tbe pr1nc1ples .s:t1ll ~pp ly Keep the anUllale u1 covered structure to l,;eep fallout dust ofi tl1rn, ,u,d the,1 food. You
shou ld store '1t le~s.f 6 mo11th'.s sup~ly of .ru1ve o r feed u 1 r:over«l ~tea, prefer~l,ly tn
'fhe1-e Aren't ~cry fa1ls~fe w-xys of testing for rr~ce 111du)~ttrve p~r.ude~ on food or Ill the so il, ban, or eudosed ,uea.111 wotSI case scen•no ,t1s bme, to keep the .m1m .ti~ alive on su,ne
~o pl~n on us,ng hme to ensure things hive dec~yed to sate levels !f you ta ke potM:Siurn com promised feed and water than .to let them st:uve Use wste.r foo·m covered wate-
1od1de (Kl) tablet, yo-u r bo d y ·s h oulcl be. ~ble to survive the low leve l l1ngeru'l£ dosc!s sotU'ce or flowmg ~tream
Histor,c,i l doi:.uinents s how th~t p eop le Ill eai tern and northern Europe s ,gnlfu:an.dy
reduced their olunce.s of thyroid ;:,;incer ader th.e Chernobyl dts.uter by 1Ak1ng Kl ~b lets lvLlk is more susceptible to £ad,oact,ve contauunat.iou so extt.3 precautious 1t1 uzt b~ 111ade
even with the longe.r-lasu11g rndioact,~ 1,01opes ,nhetetlt irom rea~101 meltdown (as beforecouswnmg tlus.fro111 ~o·mprom,sed soltrces Milli from cows ~xp·osed to rad101<ct;v.
opposed to the shorter det:,1y t1m e of most nude:ir weapons). ity m ~Y be all ugllt tf the feed 1s dean. 1n dire state, p1eserve th<:' milk or make ,t 111to
cheese ·and w,ut for tew week.s ,befo, e cru,suuriugjt !:b ~llow ~ny r•d!o,,ctiv,ty to ded111;
Growing Food
Pbn t0 l1J\ve ~ough food stomge to la.st ui11J the first crops c.~11 be grown The g round summary
should be d ear enough of co11tamll1ai1ts to s_\fely gtow e1'0ps i1fteL y~r 'i//e expe.ct
nuclear ~u~ch to coln e 1nw,nte.r.and, ,£so, ruost lugh t'ad1~tion i allou1 ll'1 the .\tr should -Yheri:-ite mi1ny 1?\0Le ~sp~cts of prep~1·a t1o n, stockpiles, supp lies, foqcl 1-'tese.l'V!ltlon ,
have Stlhs,ded by spro1g, but there w ,11 still be so me long-term rad10Actcve p~rtJcles m g~ide.nmg, co nce~lmetu, su!V'l17lll. etc. th~n we can present hc1e But w.e hope ilHs gt~s you.
the ground, p,;rt1cu~Jrly ne.ar >tte~s that e-xpenenced S1gnif1c?.nt f'9.lldut. 1?,ut1des S\tch ~1 e;1ough 1nfoqn 11hon that you c~n make deCJSJOll ~bout how to teloc')te '1//c will focm the
Stronuum ·89 And 90 t~ke 6 J11onth~ ot more to decompone, bl.!t you c:111'1 be ce.ttnm that,nil rest of the bo etk. on morespec ,fic details -about lqca t,on, ill the US and Canad'1 tc wh 1c.h
d~ngerous dust 111 the ~oll will hJ\\re decomposed until a!'te1 12 to 16 mo utl,s. Dependu,g you cah ,ipply the too.ls 2bove Rnd c;hcose strategtc s~fe place.
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Chapter 16

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

1ri thic p rev,aus secho11s we have presente-d <>ut cn tena tor saieplacts, show11 you how s.helte1and fr,od fi'Om 111cl1v,clual futms :incl ho lls~~ Histor,cally, this 1s w h~t happ en e4 11\
the US a,,d Cru,adJ, ooinp~re o"en>U ,11d expJ:a1ned our ideas for pt~><'mg str.ateg,es :111d \Y/W!I whei, whole c.ittts ffllp1'.ed o\Jt and took to the ,o~ds to tle.,. a mas.--.1cru~ ~r my sttch
1-etreats. l'<low let's exam!lte the US and Canada u, more dotaJ b y looking for genera,l :\S the Gen11~ns fleeu1g from the Russ,a11s H the end

regions of safety o r danger sud d1scussuig how to select 0<1< fu,; retreat M~11y of these
,.re,s ove, L;p st~t~ bou:id~nes so we ve broken up the US ,,ad Can~cla mto latge,, "1eg1011s '' N~ hu'!llly, volcanoes- snd nude"r t~rzets ue also sJ1own on the nups. P~y :i.ttent,on to pre-
va1li11g wmd directlons but re.cogni2c thAt w ,nds c:i.11alw:i.ys cll>lhge To e1~1l!e ~11tt-ty irom
As we have s,;1d befo,e, tl1e,e 1s no· place o!I e--;rtl1 ti.tat ,s &bso l1-1tely s.fe .&:o ru ~11 threats, follout 01 volc..~n,c Ash, hgve a safe too m wLth iAllout.protet11on = erhead no m,1tter which
but some ,eg,ous are 111,Jeh safe, th•n othe,s, s.ud thes~ will be out focus, [( you 111re 011e of w.y d.te w111d blows
the fortlll\~te people thnt has the fms11t:1al fteeclom to reloc-1~ ;,.twill, then 1hrs section will
help you n~rrow clow11 your stt1dy tc the speetfic. states 01 proV1nces that make up the best The b est potet\U,il rette,u ..ittM ~1e i::,rcled 111 yellow 011 the reg.,ot1:i.l maps SQ me ,ir=
regions If yo u CJ111't rdoell te, you m~y W!l11t to consider a retreat 1n tl'te safest region nea,by 1t1dllde ngt,on~l o t s t:\fe p,ukt within rhea- borde1-s--bur pro.petty,~ often !\'V~llable ,n
~nd make contu1gency plnns to get there before~ hill cr1s1s breaks O\Jt -.11d ~round these parks rile have k~t these ~re:<s general but lll your 111drv1du• I ~mlys,s
you could fiLld good Are.ii~ outStde them W e give otore spectf,e recom men.cl:i.t1011s lll ow
1f ypu .do:n t h.we tile- ·ab tl1ty to m ovc to one of these 5'1 t." regional ,;,ecas, ,hen you w.111 I\Jlve sUte-by-~t~te ~11~lys1s in, the followini d1;1ptet, ,Our. purpo$e lll po,nling-tl:us out IS to g,ve
to 1n.J-.e'tl, e best d 1a1ce -you ca11 w1th111 your s.urround111gs 01 ,n ,in .uea tha t yuu c~n wove you an e::i~y grnph1e~l ro:prestntat101, 111 which directions you could j? b n yot(J. cx,t s<rategy.
fo, even though , t m,y ,10t l,e onE that has t he highest ra tu,g Bee.use so m&11y 1~ ders fall
1nlil dus hitter c9tegory ~ oon' t h.ve the futl range of d ,01ces 1 we hll'Ve tri"cl to pouH out
A Note about Canada
eve a less-rl1,u1 ,de-al op t1otts ut all 1eg1ons. 1n the neY.t eh~pter wedo-. full a.n,ilySis of all
SCLtes :and theu ma1or n t,es, eve.u tho ugh ii &-w h•ve -alw os:t no hop·e rot long-term s-.f~ty IJnuke the US wh,ch ts s lu-ro tmdecl by either w:i.rc-1 or !l.11o ther couutLJ 0 11 every border,
Canada h:1S ,. w,de open 11011hern ~r~a, aln1 ost entlfely ftee fro m threat~ because of the
The Color Maps
sevet'e cold .and rebttve !Jlck or hum ~nity. I f one c41\ tole1'ilte the colcl, ~1,cl the lack oi
,esupply, v11tt1c1Uy the enttre n.orthern arc~s of the populous regions. of C~nad~ a,c suitable
At 1he end o f th11 c hapter·we ffOV1cle color mgps of each of the reg,o ns !fl the US god tot rctre~ts. Bec.a l\$e the. a1·c.a is.so v~st, we wiU have to forego spectfu: ~m ments and we
C11113da thflt we will discuss (pp 147 to 156), Co lo, i llows us to lughhghl det~1k hk.e fo1- focus our analyi;n to southern arej\,s w he:r e most C~1\9d1ans live ~ncl wotk.. ·the rehuvely
estation, ,n oun1>1111s flt1d law. Ar; you ~ead ,O \tf d1scuss1on on e~ch 1eg!o n, keei_J ?. 1\nger ui open bo rder between the US ~ud Canada ts ugl11ly feti~ 11, the m ,ddle ofi d eAt cur of
tlie ,n~p sccl!on so you C-Ml 1.ef-er·b acl. and fol'th as ne.ecled trc.es .~ncl ls a kind o f tempotQty safe h:'!Vell for citiuns of both CO lUltrics AJ.iyone who
niight rw, ~fo ul oi some over-2ealous governmc.nt ed ,c1 on_e1th.e1 side can e,ross e.as,ly
The m3ps J1we red dots thM corre:spl.l nd to popuhnon den , 1ty Cities w,th more people
J1J1ve co11ceJ1trnt1011s ot r~d do ts 111 propo rl:10 11 to their de11sity ,11d exteuls, Tlus g Nes We eJ1c-0urnge CanRclia11s to ~cqu,re a residency petmit for hV1ng lJ\ the US M~1iy In
you ·a chau,aJ,c v,su~! cu~ about wltere the dange1 of soc,.[ unrest l,~ Sm, Jady, weli.ve the US ec~n de, tl1e s,;rue m C,ulllda. ffiv,ug,dual c1t12ensh1p ,n residency G~n come 111
depKtecl the m~m fretwnys m red because, even ,f offic,~lly dosed by-autho1,t1es, they wt!I hgndy somed~y CQi\~clti has made a clunge in the law 1ecentlywh1eh allows children ot
still bec.ome the ma,n thoroughfares o f u.1hngpeople--evc11 ,fthey are en foot Almost any Canadt~n bom person to beoo mea C:1n ~d1an eit1.z·e n w,th ju~t R b,t ofpape1work
~II O\ a1or towru, sir¢ Lnked byfreeways, o r have spnu1g up around these q·11n5Eott?,l!ou Therewete 111a11y Ameru:ans who went to G~n~da dt,r111gpenods-0 t h.ard$hip >111d who
co vt1clors a11d people w,11 ftrst hc,,"d fo1 o ther c,t,es whe,te they hope to find food and lU1.d duklten thete Tl1ese ch,ldren were C .11'1adu1r1,c1tl'2e11s <111d ~uy cu.ti~ born to the1n,
k,dg111g It 1s only whe11 rhey discover that a lm ost ·all other tow11s-are·suffer1ng from the e.,en after coru eng b ~cit to the USA, ca11 now quslify as C ar11td1at1 C1ti2e11s--but only
same c.!law1ty of pa1111< thJ\t thev will statt htnllll,g, out 111to the co u11trys1de looktn5 fot the ft1st gc11c rauo n,
132 Strategic Relocation

Hawaii and Alaska Regional Ratings and Populati.on Density

VIie do i1't cover Alasb and Hawa ii 111 the regional analys is b ut they are covered an the As we look at these a reas, keep 111 m,nd the biggest threats we arewod,111g to 1·elocltte
state ana.ly$es. Vile repeat a warning about rslands lik.- Hawaii, Puerto Rico or Guanl The arowld The most catastrophic threat one would enco1.1ntet 11\ North America would b e a
fact remains that you are trapped by the surrounding waters whe.n resupply ,s tut off. In .surpnse nuclear attack on the Ainencan and Canadian m1htary11nd satellite early warnmg
addition, on most islands the food growing pote.ntial is limited by the ava.ilable land and and commui11cat ions stations. Afte.r th,s threat we foresee mcomparable social unrest and
th~ high dens,1'; of popubt1011. Hardly any ,sbnds ar~ self-suffic,eJ1t Pnct>s for unportt>d mstabiltty for upwards of a year
supp hes a.re high, and can be cut off qt.,ickly by a shipping or labor strike. Alasb ,s, in
matly ways, s,m ,lat to an island u1 ,ts isolation and d,ff,culty of resupply ,n a crisis Some of the threats we have described earlier m the book may not app ly t<> you personally,
but the ru uch broader danger of socia l w1rest will affect everyone to some degree. \Y/hen
elec tr,city, water and gas utilities stop
-6" and the crisis is widespread enough that
US Population Disttibu.ti.on no level of_govenlme,tt can come to the

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The ultra high densities o f sorne
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possible to survive w,thot,t pa,uc and
• I pillagi1,g if food supplies cease to arrive
- and government se,v,ces go down for
,1 ... anything longer than a few weeks. This
can happen Ill a ma1or natural d,saster
a,~d eertainly dunng a war where t he
US 1s attacked.

Part of the reaso11 for soc,al unrest ,s

that many key people. \vho help react
• to em erge.nc1es such as doctors, gov-
erumeatpeople, police and emergency
work ers w ill ltkely d ie or beco1ne
sick as t hey ,nttially do the,r jo b s
but are unprotected. Depe11di1-ig oi'l.

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.,. the foUout levels in each area, serious
... -- . ' sickness could occ,u r in. a ,natter of
days. Everyonew,11 become desperate.
Q I Beyond people's own stores there will
t,.,
.Ir '
I be no o ffi=l supply line, almost no
u-,.:.i public utihtles, no ·w ater and no news

" to let you know what ,t's like elsewhere.

The few ham rad,o operators who have
radios m their basements are go 111g to
be t1le 011ly onesw,th a11y news durmg
the cns,s and during the m,t ial recovery
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To .6 t J10 rtest. .som ;> poop le ·1wll survive eyen m cities th,it ~re cl1rect nude.u tatge-t~, iust The- l ntermountam West 1s c,e11te1~d ,rotllld Salt Lak.e City, Utah Though tha t pa1.tlcur~1
!tke some d,d ill Hu:oshuua and N', ;gasab 3S l011g as they were ouls,de the bhst zones. But e.1ty ts 110c co11s1det"ed s-afe. tlus locat.1011 ~erves as focal pcu,r to 1Uu~trnte the stt1'teg1c
su.,;v1vo1s exposed to some fallout ..,,,ill have sick11ess, ru,d some will d1e 1,.tet 011 Cous1dec 4dva11N1ges <>£ the ar~ I ts g ret1test vutue ,s Jts low populat.1011 density, w1deopen spaces
cl.tat well when you tell yourself, ''I 1ust ca11't leave" ai1 unsafe c,ty Do you thmk tt w,11 be 411d vast d1sla11ces thatprov,de i:n1ffer 2011e lo lllJ)Ql metropolit-an ~teas m all ,dttecuuns.
.my ~s,er ,;fter d1s3ste.r strikes, whe11-you have 110 eho1ce~ It wot1 t be, so J you live m o,te
or mo,e of the !'ugh cleus1ty U1b•n areas tl1at ate likely targets of tn"JOr threat so1ued!,y, To the west 3.U! hundreds of 111des of b"rre11 Nevada and Oregon deserts tllllt w1ll be
dou t U"'f to pby the odds .,ad be on the bst 11am out Yout cba11c..s of dou'lg that :u:e·ve1y dtfficult to wr,erse if fuel 1s no t ~,.,,,,Jable It w,ll k;;el:? 111 uch of the huge pPpulations ,of
slllll--espec:,;iUy tf wlu1J we now see comwg -111 t11e future becomes obvious to most, O'lnd oe11t1al Califorrua &ow re•cluni this ~re~ To tile south 11re seve1al hlllldred 111 tles Qflhe
you t'111d yourself ~01upeti.11g·w1th hundrf'ds of thous=ds ttr tlrue ttyuig to le,ve Trwili Mo1ave .C~ett Ulilt '"10L1!d k~ep the masses 1n soutl1et~1 C~hfor11ta from n1,1gra.t111g very far
be like Hwncane Katnua bearu1g down an New Odeans ~11 ove1 ·ag,un. notth T hi,y ru~ht make u to Las Vegas, ln.1twe ,expect tl11s wtUbe teutb le tr~p zone,
due to ,ts ,sol~tiPtr u1 th~ desert and 11t1cleat targets llellt the pru1c,ple mterstates. To the-
Most will not be smO'l.1t e11ough to leave tl1t" area 1111t.1ally, and few will be prepaxetl to do e&St ~1e mor~ deserts pl~ the m~m fonna t1on of the Rocky M<:>untiuns thar provide 500
sp qu,ekh; .enough to ~void the rL1sh-and w,11 get stutnded u1 endless t rnf frC' They w,li m ,les nf lrn.rdship ,betw~e11 Salt L~ke City n1d t.e11vt"t, the 11e~t b,ggest p tcablem city 111 1:hst
~t,ck ~rPlU1d. hopu1g for governm.ent to take act101L But 1l v,,11 take only week or two direc tion. To the north ,s S!;''-'lsely popu!.ted ! ug h ;:Iese.rt v,tllrys and forested mou11t,u11s
fur ~111c of food shc tt~~s to develop By the11 ,twill be obvious 1h,,,t gover111ne11t isrt t with no ma101 ~1ttes ~1 s.ll
<:Cl ul1ug to the rescue .,ud 1s111t -.b le to stop the lawlessness that 1s develop mg 1t will be
1
everyone fo1 h1mse.!P' and th~t's whe11 the scavenging for survival staits. When tbe. stores Most of the "best .ueas' fo1 ,etteats are u1 ~nd 11round motu1t,.u1ous, forested land wl11eh
become empuecl , people will re.~lly stll't to p·l ntc---even good people Thry ~,e despe.ritte the gover.n1ne11t has often app,opuated for tta no111tl o r sl:!\te fo tcsts ~nd pru.ks. Ge.ne.ralty
to gc!t food fo r them~elve, ~nd the,r fam1hes-:111d emergenc,e.s t11ru even good people ,nto y<>u will rmd this to,be a11 ,idvantnge if yuu ean find lNnd that h acks up to these fores ted
ck,,perate sUtv1val1sts. But gPod peop le won't be -.ble to compete w,th th<" ruthle3s, low ~te2s I t ,s hke h~v,ng big b,ckyard fo1 fret Th;,re 1i f:ur ~mount of p11v~t-e ku,d m ~i,d
class people and g,.11gs tlu;t will pill~ge WJtb !hat '1g1ab -.ll you c)!n get m entohty, rrub~b.ly stound lhese stMe aud national for.es ts
gccom p~1t1ed by armed v1olence. Good people will have. to flee. the c1hes,
Be careful. h.ov,t"Vf', of the "u1hold e1'" tr.p laud tl111t ,s comp letdy uis1de fedetA! fo 1ests
The: ea.ste..ru US 1s the .most vu'lt1ernble to ,fange1 111 nucle~r W9r, l'llot 0 11ly are -there The federal govenuueut has been nyu1g to coe tce the 111holde1s (~s they .;re c.alled) 111to
u1ultiple locnl t~rget~ ,n the Ei~t. but fallout ftom targets to the west w1ll ltkely drift e!\Sl selhng the11 la ud .tvfo<St have refused bnt the .gove.r umeut could soined~y use e1111nent
on tl\e 1et sl:team , eue11tually. The effects of foliout will be gtadual 6ut neu constant for i lo m>lu1 p ,oceedmgs ag:.u,st ~11 the iru,o ldei patcels except' those 'tbat ate f..rly close lo
c1•ute some rm1e up to hu11dr~cl.1J11les downwind of bl'..st zones \Y/epred,ct that u1 WS£ highway;,1u111111~ through the fores ts Thst ,sv,hy we ,do not recomwe11d P,Utchasu:ig these
where the US IS *tt'.!cke.c\. url:>-anites will st?.rt mass m 1gr3t10n wes~ rci, try u:ig to escape hok!u.igs, •ttt~ctive ~s they ~re A 1t 111holde1 prupetty would be r.cceptable ,:,nly 1£ ,t V111S
the mass ce mpetition ior food 111 the big c11,e.s. T here w,lJ be Jong co lumns- of pc-0p le pait of m<111y othet homes where you 1111ght 10111 together in eoneerted 4tUOn to defend
o n foot, 1ust as 111 form er world w~rs, headu..g for apy sm !.lier city or development th~t your leg,, l rights.
;1ppcars to be fonng better than the ones tney 1ust Im Rumo1-s" bout safety here o, food
there will aboi 1ncl 11ncl peoplewillstreiun 1n those d,re,;_hons for $'\ltVlval WheJt those So me of the bes t p n va te land 1:s; fotmd •1011g tP~.ds that bisect Pi< ,:ro&;s;, nall!ln~l £orest,
so µrces are pi<ked deRn they will fan out mto t he counuyside Tlus ,s what you peed P ionee r ho1neste.3d~ alm·o st alw•ys were ,illowed to-rem ,1u1 along tht i'Mdw.ys ..v~11 "fter
lo 1·docatt- .uOllud the ron otlfld111g l'aud Wll! takell by the fecis :fur :n~r,onal fotestt The*e are prob~blysafe
from coqfisc:allon s ince the roadway kee.p.s them from beu,g ruled ~s "wilderness" or
other env,ro nmentlllly setuihve cle.signat,ons. In short, don't be d1~coursgecl w,th the s1ate
The.Top Rated Area 019[:>, where mo~t of the Jand that we ~e cuclcd -"' notprro~ tc Tile gc.venunent h~s

T he top rate<! atea J.!l the US and Canad~ ti an area sw:rou11clu1g ~ud 1nolucling the ct.a uned l\tmost all the beJL1t1fl1l forested l~i1d.eve1ywhete-espec1.ally out west whete th<"
Inte.1mo1u1ta1q W e.sl We. see tins are~ ,s e-:te11d111g from the Ok,u1..~g~n Vslley of Albeita g1e~test st-fff}' lies Look fot the 111ches of pnv,te propetrly sunotu1du1g a11d gou,g through
a11cl British Co!.unib ,~ 111 C~t\a®.. $Outh i.luollgh s1U ofl d~ho and Ul!lh (e.1clud11,g the fe<lc1:~l l~nds
maiot c11lc·s) 1111d 1ndudu1g \vestecn Wyo1n111g. wes!en, 1v1011ta11a, eastern Wa~b,r1gt-01\,
e,<stet11 Orego ,~ t1011heu1 J\Tevad,, ·uot'd1trn A11201111 ,u,d wes te1n Coloaido Th,s ,re<1 1s
the gold Stalldittd
134 Strategic Relocation

Other Areas with Value they can st~y conc.e:1led ~uffic1e11tly- t: is-app~,11 ,nd let people se~rd, tluough tl,e empty
,1bo¥e-grow1d eort1011 of tho house. The strategy of !'11d1;,_g out auo ev~dtng te.fugea r·ather
There ~re other ar~s cf the cou11t1')' th~t frnve thf' v,rt~1es of ch eaper lana and fQte.1ed tha11 confronting them takes c~reful pre-preparntton to do effectively Yo u i::1n c-ven p rep~re
mou11t!\itts.> t lowta 11!1:itude ih~i1 the Intermouttr~,u West- hu tlte App11laclrn;11 a house VJith electronic .activ~hon of pepp e.r sprny to m~lc.r. ,t unltvable for m truders.
1110,ltltruns u1 the east rrj;)m lvfauie· down 111to North Georgi~. u,cludmg the Alleghei11ts,
the Cwnberland Plate,iu ~nd the Oz~rks. Food JS e;;s1e1 to grow here and there's more As We now go ,nto ou1 region?.i sn~ly,is, we hope tl\l\r everyone t:~n find something that
W;'!ter.. So y1l1)11Uei1°t these ,re<1s rated mote lughly) .un proves their s1tu:ll1oi1 C on't be consumed \VJth finding pe rfect,on--go for the best
l11~t works fo 1 you Jnd your , ,1~1~tion. IY/e·will !Jeg111 o ur a naly,,s-with stx ce.g,on$ irt the
'c//e dQ 1ec11g1\J2e the vi11.ues of thfse i r,M which are ofpl!rticubr 111te1est to ,our readers 011 United Sates ~11d three regions o f C~nacl?., p roceeclmgf111>m we$,! to e?.~t 1'he s tat~y-
the E~st Coast, but <111 of these h~ve one b1g dis~dvantage-tltey rue ll'.>o close to the huge s tate .;,11alyQ1S follcws .m the pe-.:t cl1aptc1.
pqpulatton de11su,es 111 the E~st, like the- uo1e·c1Ues ai.oui,d the W ,slu11gto 11 I:C-New Yock
C ity cotttdOt. ~nd rua101 menos 1n the Carolm~s, Georgia and F loDda

Right now,1!1 o f these-cXcdlei1t e.~stern: retre~t ~reis, wh,c:h we will eover tn der~,! , 11 the
US Northwest Region ****"!\
md1v1dti~l state a11-q!ys1s, appear to be very turn! ,nd not very accessib le to 0-uts id ers. B ut Tl'll, reg100 enccmpassey most o f:' ou1 fuvorite places u1dud111g the -northern lrn!f of the
w hen lli~t ~e~ o f hufll~t11ty floods out fro m the E ast Coast, there ,s a :01 uch h,gher p rob - l1ttermou11tau\ '<!/est The lul!c 2nd fotests around the big CJhes u1 '<Y/3$l11ngtor1 nnd O regon
obility that L'et~e~rs eve11 two 1:1r three s tat-~ ~wny w,ll cventu~lly tau more desperate people are some of the dose-s t safe areaa to p,,pulous zi11e-s that we know of (though s111l not ,deAI)
as compared to the l utermountau1 '<!/~st St1ll, a reue:,t m the ea.s teu, mount~1n1 w,1! def1- 'Bo th the Se,l\hle a nd Portl!'.nd ~re-as detract from the,1 respecuvestate's ·stuv,v~! t:ll1ngs
n1te1y·buryou sollle e.xtr,, tune before the tlueat arn ves, 1111d 1t w,11 be m\1Ch d,muushed becau._~ the u1a1oi•1ty of restcle11ts are I:emocrah and liberal~ who have bought 11110 ,n o s t
when ,t arrives. People w,11 always pick one a rea dean l;iefore ni ov1ng 011 I,;, l i;other, and ,e11v11'0nm ental conttol schemes that unclerm me pnvate p roperty nghts.
that cou!d allow yqu to ,11crease your level of pftpll!ecl!1~u and co11ce;\lflleJ1t o~ move on
b efore the thre~t ~n1ves
Washington and Oregon Areas
S ome have postulated that the i,,1?.ms itates will do ~!right bec.n1se they c,,n grow food
bette1 than ru.1ywhere else T here 1s some vahd,ty 111 that, but tl1e mflux of ufugees from tlile IY/esten1 W·asl.tuigto11 hiis sever~! o f' the b iggest sti~tegic nuelea, t'.l!!ets m the mwl -and
east m.1y wdl ·c omp101111se tn:iny forms 111 th.e cei1trnl_plau,s su,c.e che tett~ m 1s open ind cau bitses ai·otuid Se11 ttle, 111dudu:tg tlie Tudent SubU1aru1e b~se uea,· B~ngc11: Bec~us~of
l:uge-ly 11,defenstble The best ~0'1.tn'ties m the central US ~re i:hose that h ave a ldt of hilly the p revruhng west w111ds, there 1s a lugh p tobabili~ thJtt nud~c fi,JlJ,m &0111 ta1get~ 1u
te1n;ui 1111Jted with m unls nd A ll Qf the pl:i1ns st-at~ !lave some htlts w,thu, theu b otu1dt;1- the Puget Sotu,d WJ1l 11ot only b ln1ket Seattle b11t ~lso d L1h over tl1e C.;scade Mou11t,11ns
1es so loc~ there iirst. Lsnd 1s dt~pci: here 1h1111 out west. ThtS area also h as its own 'h,gh to eastern W~shu,gto11 a11d eve11 Iruiho , The Puget Sound tµe~ ~lso f,.ces ~ ttu'l!Ot e-.,th-
density populatto11 care,,~ ~o und C h ,~.ago ~nd the Great L~kes 1:h>tt will fan out 111to the quake threat The,t t i t ·also vo lcsnpes alo 11g tht C~scade Mount>1111 c~ngc tl,~t ~epamres
rutAl at.e,is fo1 food a nd 1eLef ti~ populated v"1leys ftoU1 tht m dst ,;ecure ~,eas 111 e<1stfU1 Oregon lll')d 'vl'~slturgto u Tht
volca1uc ash will ge11erally aff~ct ar~s to tlle·= l
l m•g111e _gtow,n 5 a g~ rden for your own E.smily' s su1v 1w l w , th tens ,of hungry ttavolern
A~ouuo\ wait.pg for the crops t o upen. It makes foe i very d 1ffirolt s1t\1,n1on when you1 Aftec" t1udear Mttack, the ptob~b ihty of ru,>ss1vc p;;nic 111 these high de11s1ty coH idot'.&
h\nd ts msible and ;iccessib le to ·a ll. RC01l c!tstance from c1V1lt:,mon 1s c:n1arnl fo, ~ny ~etre~ t, Along 1-5 From Eugene to Seattle ~,id po111ts nonh 1s extremely h,gl~ On the m~p, these
but especi?.lly in 11at hind farm .c ou1ury whe1e you don' t have mo u11tgms to dcte1 p.-op le o r C¼lngers conespond to the ted popu!J1hons ~nd highway coe,1do£s,w!11ch lughhght tl'lt
provide some 1n;>1Stbility Coverage bellllid lots o f trees ~s be.lpli.tl, ,11 ,1or outflows ,of ee-'->ple f. 0111 the c ities I: 011 t lil~te iu any of thr , et.l'eat ~teas d1~ t ~~
,dosE to lhe co neenh:stto ns of dots Pl near the- freeway ~o ,ndors le11duig ftom tl1em as these
\Y/e don't w~nt to sound f/ltA!isllc ~b1:1ut these 1-e.t re~t ,ueM an rhe E~st M~nyw1ll oe able to ·1,e,,s wiU be oveirun by sc:tve11ge1.s or worse l:'robleins
stu'ViVe there, ~ud if tha t's the best choice for you g1ve11 you, pl'Ut1culs1 ttStt.~u1ts, you can
,u~ke it work for you ln fact, we are oou vii,ced that ,some people, w l,o fu,d th~ 11ght piece There ~, i, ~te-3s alo,,g t11e Washiugton_ 0 1~on ,1nd northe, n C~hforma co~st that will b~
,<of p 1ope1ty wrth good pnvacy ~.n d who have 11upleme11red sttffic1eflt c:on ceMed sto1c,ge/ J
h\llo1.1t free, e-xceptp ethaps from ~ little ~dual r,1dl9!10!t coming from ~p~11 li ,r 1s bu,
1,ving a1eas. rn basement !5paces-'WJI be able to, survive even 111ultiple v isit,;, of mrulludeis if T ho$e gte the ,ueas on the ui11p st~rtuig ~t the O lymp ,c P en1nsul,a and fo llow111g the coast
 Regional and State Ratings 135

motlnf.un t, uge south ~lm·o st to S~nt.1 Ros~. CA Tbe O eegon st1d C,l,fo11ua coasts '.\'!<: Nort ht'ast of Se;,ttle U1ere :ire some g ood '!'etreat ~1e~s 011 the e..aste= -ilop e of 1h~ .G sc-ades,
moxe populated tl'll111 the W~sluugtou coasb>I are-4. wluch co.uld .serve -.s r.etreat are-, fo1 e.spec,~lly ~row,d We1iatcl1ee and1tto11g Highvniy 2 Mt Baker, 11eair the Ca1iad~11 bo tder,
people ·who mt1St live ii, the Se-at.tlearea All tbe coastal .,1eas are rnJ11y,so you won't 1teed is 1101caiuc tbteat so avo,d- lo~tions up to 50 m,les east and ;;long p revailing w 111d d 1-
niuch 11T1gation to grow crops; but the weathe1 1s fa,rly m,ld. Retreats here do not lblve the 1ect>o11s to svo ,d the wo,st -.sh plume Pcm, ary residences w,tl~ small hum acre-ages ,He
buffer d istance from n1a1or popul9tion c.enters but we suspect that 1t will not be direction abundaut 0 1) th<." weste,·u s,dc,; of tlus 11re, . b u t as ii, Orego11, they w1ll lrnve fo contet1d
m:in,y refugees w,U gti O n U1e other h;;ud, this ,re;, 1s liou,e to not few toughnec1ctypes with some refugees
that ,;ould p rovccle serious security problems St.\y aw~y from !he beac h ,t&elf wh1d1 pt1ts
you Llf' agail)st the se,a w,thout good retre~t l and ,s ilso much cheap~r lf you s tay e-,,st Eve n better retreats 'llbound u1 the fru nort he:1st p '1.rt of tlus zo11e, 111 and a to \ u1d the
of1-iighwny 10a Co levule Natioual Forest u.1 no tthe111 centr-al 'vi/ A The :u:e11 !Sc dry, w,tlt pu1e !Ind sc,ub
fo1ests . Por those who do 11ol ltke the w et weathet of theP~c it=u.: No1t!1west; ~ ways locate
The(e i ~ ~mall a1aea oi , the N\Y/ 11p of\Y/ashuigtol\ f1om P ort Angeles to P o rt T ownsend e,isl of the Casc'lldes whe,e the ramiall drops o ff !l\p1dly T he, ,; ,s a!so lot ofbt'auuful
th,1t cai1ters o n little town c<1lled Scqwm (pronounced by the loc.:'l!t .1s ''Squmi" ) that ,s forested knd north ofSpokru ,e. FattchildAPB 1s m~101 6aseftlr aerial re.fudmgaud
u1u g ue because of tis opttmiil cluu iite U'1ilike the rest o f the ><ea l.n Jnd srouud Se11ttle, !he,,..fo re nucle,1, truget, but Lllls ,11e-<1 1s fru enough 1101th to be freeirom most ful!otit
this ~re~ 1s re1~t,vely dry. The O lymp ic Mounta111s soal: up so much of the ra,n froni the unless wmds b low con tuuy to 110,111 ,il wmd p itttern!.> (from t11e south) TJus 1s pnltl e pine
west;. th~t thece ;s little left over £or th,s lt!tle pocket on the lee s ,de of the m ou111~m1 11s £nested tetre'llt ~rea for the Spokane ·.u:e,i, 'lino· iilso serves as tJS retle..tfor Ca i1ad1,u1s.
&ttr licive from here to Se,iule, however, smt t yot1h,,.ye to dr1~ llOUth arou11d the very lA1ge
Puget SotU1d Th,s are~ ;s .,d~~ l fo r C.\ nsd,nn~ who ltve on V flncouve1 Isfand :111cl who Wll!lt Central O ,egou as- two ut'a)Ol film, u1g 3nd mom1ta11t are,is that 1nllke fo1 good re t1eats, if
to keep foot m the US wluch 1s tl1$t 30 n1mute fe rry n de across the channel. you like Sltla H town Lvu,g These~,._. t.be best loug-l etm retrea t s,tes 111 O regou, ai1d f~1
d,stru:ice ftum arty lD l\JO r meuu O nie 1s arotlud the B lue lvfo1u1truu~. T he cluu a te ts dry,
The C~£et1de MotH 1tQ 11ts prov;de dose reireat property for theagnculh1r?.l valleys where the forests "'e mo.stlypu1e ancl the &1mla11d tu the east.uound La G1a1\de ~nd Bake t 1s
mos, of the people 111O regon and WM!ungton live. T he we.s ter11 slopes are the tn os1 ac- eicelle11t The 1,nly d,.iwhlid, hece is thar yot1.bve to i,t rttto ,u,1;i hl t m l,ftstyle and 10b
cessible for those who want lo live full tune 111 retreat settllig and , till c,;,,nmute to work n11uf:et to make !tvmg bere--unle~-,; you are fu,ancll\llyself-suffic,ent
,n !he cit,es, b ut cL-pend,ng on the qu?.nt,ty of peop le 11round and from Cl!liforn1a, these
ar= mr,y l ,~ve to deal witlt refugees • fter the sub ul'bs ~nd \Tlllley farms hmre .iliso1-bed most A,11 eve,, more , emote ranthmg .,,ea than Baker ~nd la Grande encompt<sses the go,geous
of the111 ~/e th~efo re reeo mme.nd the eastern , lopes of the caSCllc\e$ wheit<fhece" less rn111 Wallowa Mo uut;11us w ,th the E agle Cap Wilderness ..!t ea Ranclu11g ,i ~bout tbe 011ly
,ind where pine forests start 10 compete with the f u, Don't locate dowiiwmd of one of the 61JS111ess lll tins aie-a, so tt 1s oolidly consei'vat,ve ~tea a11d bucks the no rmal O rego n
volc~uoes, howeve.t C heclt our the ash fullout patte rns tha t c-;uue ftom M !:. Samt Hele11s liberal lreu&:· You c:u1 fu,d good forested bnd lll low altitudes .u1ywl1ete u, the ~r~a E lgu1
near Vru1couve1, WA whet, 1t blew ire top dtumg the Bns There weu also 11l~J0r mud flows is .;lsu very nice tow11
down all the nvers lead u~ '.\W'.\Y from the ,mountAUl, ~o :1vo1d those-ire'.\s too
Idaho Areas
As the Casc<1de Range goes fut:thet ~oµth t0Wi1rd the Ca!tfornu1 border, ,1t nearly merges
with lhe co~st r~nge in southern O regon. T!us forms the- !ughly r•Ated 9,rea Around lvledfo.rd Idgho ;s- 1op-rn1ed s t~te for stntegj~ safety It h~s conse1vattve pop ltl~ce with ~11 ~gn-
s nd.G1,a11ts Pass Tl'lls was t he ong1nal retre~I t11p1tol oi the ~urvival,st moveme11t popul~r- culturnl b~se l t also ll9t la.t.ge fotested portJcui of the Roe.b es w .1ts centr~l ~nd no rther11
12ed by Md T:,pp~n ind othen. lt sstlll goo d "'rea, thou3h 1t h:~s be.come so mewhat !ibernl ~ect-0 fs, oifee u,g ~cellent rnrm , n\n~hes ~nd 1etre~t~ T heBo,se ~re.,. ,ilstl h~s lot of h1.gh
with the nifltt< of people frcirn Californi~ The Cascades sep~t~\e ag.a,n afte~ descenp1ng tech con1pan1es' 1noving 1.1~ prov,dn1g more d1vec,afted t c0 1161n ,r. b:ise Thts yowth
utto C:aliforn,e And they bel!-om e wholly pine iorests ,1rot1nd Mt Sh?.sta (~nother volc,,no brgely stopped dur,ng tlte reeent recessio n, but we see this .is goo cl thing bec11use Jt will
:hnzu-d), It', beautiful 1uei1, ~nd would be mQre tecomm endec\ ,f irweren.t µ1 ex-governor 11dp stah,hze giowtlt.
'.>ehwiu2enegger's si. te ·of"Y.""ltfo11ua ''
The ~1~-1 l,ibeled 'No1then1 Rocky Mts ·• on the conespondmg m"p 1s u, the beJ1rr o(ld:J,o
Thete are exc-~lle11t rurd ate~s !IH>-lud d~·c,ty ,..tY 4killl'.'\, m ~1or fp.1,t ~p1tal ofWashu1tio11, T his" one of the prune .re-as ior telte,il> f,n _peoplewho live-¼nd work. u1 >llY the fru:mor
out stay west of the city t" avo,d falloLlt fiom the NS.A l1sre.11u1g pest wlueh we thuili ts co m Ill un,t,es of tl1e Snike River V, tley 01 the Boise are-.... Prime loc~t,01tt :ire found ,Along
,;tt<teg,c target You m ust also be p 1~p•t ed ftir ma)or d~mage fi:om ~sh if any of the three Htghwl\ys 7:i, 93 .,nd 28 an the east s,de af this 1ange. <>ncLHighw~ys 5G •nd 95 on !he-
l~l ~olc.1noes ert'!-'t wett Jnciuding the Bitterroo t v~uey of.Ham,lton lvfo 11ta11l\, E ~d l h ,ihway -~De-S tluuugh
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mountrunv~hey w,th ,ibuadl\nt pt1vr,te- la,~ds 1l,0t bsck- up to tll., nation~[ f0rests This 1s h~v1ng-to PRY for .il St,y ~t l<!lst 10 miles from the p~rk boundaries ~nd·your prop~rty
oue oF those areas that has vety good chance of evadu1g ·~ltn ost -all tlrE strategic d,ltgers should be safe ftom tlusdesig1ut1011. Thee is lot of obm land !11 t1e area Tl:le Y·ellowstone
~re~ ,s off hm,ts to private cabins, but the volca.n,c c3Jdei'a undeily,ug the p~rk makes 1t
'rhe :uorthern e:-tension of this s re.1 leads to the Coeur d 'A lenc arc~. 11,e ten-:1,n and the tot1lly i.;nsife for reuegts anyw,1y
people are different here so,\ meut~ ,ts ,:,wn c~tegory The ,;i1ea has grown out of rough
and tumble:muung. and logg,ug.commu,uty '1nd ~ Idaho's poeket o f hber.il vo ters lt has Farther to the ea.st are the Bighorn 1'founta111s. C us\es's last $land took place 1ust so uth
some spectacular retrea t ~reas, l;,o th for f~rm a11d vacation. but does noi h ave the s~me o f the Crow lndian Resetwtbon. lt t,es mto the Blghorn N~t>on~l Forest co,nuig, Clllt of
OO!Uttvanvc base .u thE lower tanl!ll'lg ,teas. Coeur d'Alene is the ctQWt\' iewel of b e;n>ty Ill \Ylyowing It has l.ot of rett el)t potential thoug!t 1t ,s f3uly ,sol~ted from -any big city
ra~ho, and .dthough ,t has the tt'llpp,ng.s of resort town, we still I!~ it T he bttlet ,;,rc,I\S are
to the north 111 s~11dpoin1 ~,,cl Bol111d,uy :County. wlucli have fe,,, bu1ldu1g code tequtt-e-
m·e,lt-! Tl.te old neo-N~z, com po bad, At-yiu, 1-1.>tsous, h~s been slu,t down, so 1t no longer Wyoming Areas
;attracts the hoard of federal ~gen~ and 11t£1tt,tors that pL.gued the are-!l w past dec,des
Wyommg ,s Jnother top-rat;e.-4 shif~, with one of the lowest p-opubt1011 dims.ties, 10"'1 L'egu-
Farther to the south 1s the Lew,ston and' Cllltitston area on the \)'/~shmgton border wh,r h lataons, ~rut low truces. !ts. two .m s1or drawbacks ~te !be lack or w:,te-t .utd fhe wmdy, r o!tl
li,'\S m1kle1 elunate than 111ost of the state w.1th longgrow,ug ~e9sou g'
oo!llpar~uv~y chm~ te l n the fl'Mareas cf V/yom tng, the wind seem, IQ alw~ys be blowing 111 the winter.
low ~ltttude "le:uby O rofino 1s n ice a~ w~ll. 1'he \Y/yom,mg f:)htns are low spot in the con!tnent~l divide through the Rockies, thus
fonn uig w,nd channel T o avoid these w 11,ds, yo'II! must ~-eek out ptetecred lQcat10Ju m
the ,no\Ultsms to the north or 10 the.south ~round Evans lon orLanm ,c
Montana Areas
The Cuncl TetoJ1 i1e.1, e:(dudu,g Yellowsro 11e N ~hon~l P~rl-·., ,s the crow11 Je.wel of Wyomlllg
Towird the ea.st of the panhalls le of ldliho ,. the hrghl'y rnted ;ire.~ ofKs'lhtpdl lvlon\ana, tetr~ t co w1try LJnd ,s acpensive ou the Wyom u1g s,de of the G1iu1ci Teto us bee.a use so
T !us 3te<t l:ms n"11rly the ssme £6 restlllso11 ~s 11otther11 ld~ho, 1,ut is.some.w hat coldet, berng many o.f the ttdt and f.dlllous have bought second hom E$ tlie1e The :mouut1U11 views are
0 ,1 the e-,steut side of the Rockies ~11d expoSed !o the cold Can~dia11 all' ru"sses that comic spettaculai: The ,dima te 1s ve,-y cold ,;ud r,go1ous m the wu1ler aud ave1ages ~bout 3 f~et
dowu out of the ttorth dun11g tl,e w,atec The ,Fl.the~d L~ke Va lley has mow11Mrts on both of suow all wtt1!e1., so it's- not fo t the fa u1t he~rted. The be,;;t ,<etas .for retre:,ts are w !he
tl1e east and v,est " "d bas ,,11 ace1lent b,se of ltlostJy oonse!V!l t1ve Chnstia11 people sot:1then1 p,.tt u:l .f1tl1Er Star Valley or Swou V.tlerou the 1d~.h o side Allot these _give you
d os.e •ceess to the Telo11s without the high puce
Mo11t-,,na l,~s ve,y lu:gli ratu1g forstr~kg1c puq,oses, bec,,use of its mo ti.rit~u1s 111the
west O ne of its dettac t,ons 1s that 1t w.-.
JUtUJng b•ckground, with the co,rup t1011 that Wyomu1g does h•ve po,t1011 oft.Le.BhickHills, but ruost developmer,t parallels the com-
~ccorup~rues 1hat llldustry. Thet'e ,s so ,nelhlllg about fhe e-,rly m uiu1g lll'e11tslity th·at leaves m erc,a l activity wh,eh ,s or1e1itcd tow~rd R.~p1d C,ry, SI:--the only sig111f,c:ant city for
1ls ru.ark ou the .futureJ11bab1~nts and then ;;t:h.tudes sbollt relig,on llt1d morals ti.tat still miles ~round 1"h e B~lc.k Htl¼ are~ ,s the only retre~t l~nd oJVlltfab le 111 South Cakota, ·which
p lagues the libet'-11 eleinent of the stllte .As yo~1 C.\~ see f:fClm the m~p. there 1s ·ma,cr othe,w,se 1s co1l!posed ?.!most entirely of v~st le.vel' pllim,;,
m1ss1le field sprC11d out ill cetltr...l Morlt:ltna, ,ud much of the e,ist~tn portion e.ont"'1tS soine
ht ,dy ban-ert I"lilms. · There ,s ~lee s.ome n1t'e c-,1b1n. l~ nd u1 the La ram ,e Mountsiuts, south of C~spel "J'he q1, 111
m~ss of the Co lorado Rot:'kie.s6tends J'1ttle ,nto southe.r n Wyom,11g 0 ffc~1ng 1,mited
MovJng ·sollth~st on the ru11p, these is pod,~r of m ount"u:ts east oi iH'ele11ll---the 'Little p uvnte fand These are ~n ex:e,1S1011 of the Co lo r*do Medtt u1e .B ow Mo\lt1t~tn$; 1'yp1cal for
Belt " "d B,g Belt Mount·au1s' Tlus 1s f~Jy dcy and nol 11, fully foreste.d l!S th,: westen~ 'v'/yom,ng, they ~re co ld 1.nd windy, but e-;.oellen.t retre~t sites fur the inh~bjt?.nts; of Larain 1e
Roebe.!1, bllt ,s su,t.ble fur ·>u!.tere ,~treats. This are:i ,s it p~ru"l task: from fuilloot from Llie ~ncl Cheyenne Cheyenne ,s surrounded on the~ast by the m,ss,le fields ofWa11:enAFB,
Mal.nrst1um A PB b ase m.iss,le stlos to the notltt. J the wmds come from there home of some Minuteman Hf missiles and other ~ectet thmgs. so ,t should be ~vo,ded.

The Galli.ton, Fo1est 11.t<¾I would be top rated :u.ea excep t £01 ,ts p ro:umity to Y dlowslone T 4e vi."lble poruons of U t1h, Nev<1da Md Co lorado u1 t!J.,.s .regiou. "'ill be covered t11 the
Much of tlus ",:ea h lls !he potent,sl tltbemg decla,~d '1.buffe t zone" .trollnd the ,pack- S'i// rcg,on.
the environment~! lobby's way ofgettu,g more puv~te land for 11011-de-vdopme11t without
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d11ngerous ,n rhe future M'\11y ~mall SW!lnns of uemors .u e b~111g mo111tcre.d by the USGS
and we thuik the en tire ::ione ,s: unstable TheB,~hop ~,ea on d\e eMto:,n slope ,s a very
This corner oi the US lLas 2 fev, mote .ueas to ,v01d, but some ~cellent i,..le ,1reas as wdl As fine re1re,n ate~,'bl1t o.ne /11 ust bew!lre: of the potentml of earthquakes ~nd volc-Anlc ~sh fall
111 Oregott1l!1d 'v'/as1uugto L~ none of tl.te ate-as ut Caltfomta wt.11 be lughly rated because of
this slat-e' s teputabon fa t mtrusLve regulat1011- not to me!ltto11 tl.te urev,ts~1e bankruptcy The cerHrru C~l1forn..:1 coastal ,ce!l (S!\nta Lucrn Mts ) represents~ mat'_g(!lally s?.f'=" coastl31
1hat eo,nes &om p1ovLdutg loo m .111y welfure and edµc-tion beneE.ts. C'gltforrua's ct>des " nd ~re~ of G:alifornia from fylonte.rq clowt\ to S?.nt~ Barbara It ~ p run nr1ly no1 a true ce1rc~t
regufatious file m011sbous coU1p2red w,th 211y othec st•ie Tlus 1i>a sluune bcc.~use some of ~rea, but e.'{cellent for ,n~111 residences if you lllltst lrve u1 C?.ltforn1:1 The coast offers the
the most restuctcd artl!S, p,u lletl!.tly 111 no,thetn Cahlou:ua, could be so me o.f tl,e sa fest b es1 air quality >1nd t11e scenery ts sped?.cular, bllt pn,~<Sre elwa~d. Som!' 1e1reat Site.s
.ire.is ~rorn1d Bureaucrats behind tJ,e scei1ee :ue still fanatical 111 tfus shlte, especially wheu iire ava~able in the mou11t?.1n Arfl1~. bu\ they re!llly ~re poc of the s~me CAiiber 9.S tho.se tn
tt comes to enforcu1g env,ronme11t~l 01 consenrn tton 1-aws. Some!tnle$ the only way you tfte S,ena.s smce the coas1.il .2011e: will be overnm by people i!eemg notthward i{om ate LA
..an buy 11110 any existing restucted :> tea tS to buy sorueth111g alre~dy b uilt because new b2sin
c;on,uuctson 1s either toi~lly proh1b1ied or prohib1uve1y cxpeus,ve afte1 complyu1g w1th
J!I the co pts of_regul~ tions (melud,ng hll'u)g h,gh-pr,ced protesS1011?.ls to le,icl yoll through There ~Le two m o wll31!1 cabin gceas e.row,cl the lf, bas1n, that ,nsy. tc!llpt you llS., retreat-
the complex t~d t~pe) C~lsfor111R 2lro co1tta111s three ma1or metro eettte~ tlut Are source.s 1he SantA Mar,a and San Beniard1no l'4ou11ta,us, The Santa tybq.~ zone ,s faJr!y d£Y «!'lei
of sot 1al u1u~st (Los f\ng.eles, San Franc,sco , .111d S2n 01cgo}, ,is well P.S scvernl pr1111 ,uy un~ttr,lcltve, b\lt th,s offers ll postttve b~ri:,er t.o develo)>m ent. There ,1re very fc,w prtV'lte
11u9le-;u tArgets ~nd in~ny second?.i:y large.ts holdH\gs 1ll the v.,ne until you ge.t up on the: high d esert side where Laneaste1 ,s ]oc~ted.
The ?.Ir qu:\lity LS better out of the basui. but 1f you phn to commute to LA ;t wdl be very
California Areas cl1fftcult to ~ecess Ow ~rea if yot1 don': ge1 )lome befo re the cns,s beguu In~ ma1or e.'<oclus
from LA., the few passes through the mo unt~111s (like the Grapevine or the El Ca1on P=)
The nor.then\ C ahforta'I forested area outlined 011 the conespondmg ulap ts ptob,ibly tlte w,11 be clobbered w,th trnff,c. Yo ur best bet ts to pr~c-plan ex,t routes through some .o f the
bes.t w ,,U of tl.1e-stt1te Northern c~1fo1111a III rui111y woys should be i d1ffe0:11t st~le- nolll mountain roads or even 1eep tl,uk{consider., 4\Y/D SUV) We e-..:pect ;t lot of refugee~ to
the eesttl'ill and souther11 are:1s v,here most of the proble ms ~te Tl,e coasts! side of this t1ood U1e hig h ~scrt ocmed~y,
1etre;1t ?.C~a begins 1t tlte Ru.s51?.n River ?.bove Santa Ro~2 ~nd 111c.-ludes; ~u the co~st north,
wraps around shove Recld ,ng ftnd 1neludes the S1erms down to w1th111 1~ mile~ o f ! -80. The San Becnatdino Mts are~ u1dlide$ the beautiful Lake f.rrowheaci ~esortarea '\Y/h,le
Redwood trees ab o und III the coastal region beeawe there ts a lot :if mu, The eastern.S1de expensive. !k doe:s 11ave so me fa ,r retre:\t ·lrC':\S U1:\t get you out of !he smog ,311d ,nto some
has~ d!te1 cl11n~te th~t allows mostly pine forests tc grow The$e jl!e~s provide ret1-e9 ts for bea\lhful pn\e cow,uy. Some peop le actlk~Jly corn mute from here to Sa11 J\ernard,tto or
1hose 111 the San Franc,nco ~nd S~cmn1ento at"e!I &cellont &rmu1gretre11"t~ c~~l b e found R.,vers1d'e each cl.ry These mountain~ even get snow Jj\ the wmter "ncl hwe sk:ung They-will
neat the footht!ls as the cemr-~1 Vlllley begins to use to the SteH~s. Retre,its ut t111s .,rea, be mostly oven, ,n. howc-ve,, a\$ people:flee: the v-alleys
however, will e!;penence P. lot of refugee,; whet\ the s~n Franctsco and Sarrr,m ento urb~n
~reas seek rood elst,whete The m ot-u1ti1ns south of the: LA b as111 down to Esce>nd1do h:\Ve !I 1'01 of steep ro,~ky lulls
t!i~t c.in cffer :empoc·ary resp ite from refugees that w,11 mostly st?.y u1 the·v~Ueys. However,
T he Sien\\ N evad:1 ~re,i (south of 1-80) rnclttdes th.e- 3pectarol~r L~k:e Tahoe a1e~, wh1cl1 we c:m't assu~ yol\ of any long-term safety u\ !l.,:tn:;1or ct[!Sts ofsoctal unrest T he!·e ace
offer, e-~penS1ve V!IC~tlon retreat p otentllll but 1s nddled w,th bw)ding penn11 hurdle~~11d s,mFlY 100 n1Any m11l1011s 91 nsk afte,-govenlme11t sew,.ces and food deliveues fa,l.
iest1,ctions I t ,s best to live on the Nev?.6 side e f the luie This ~re?. w,ll ce.nau1ly be
overrun by l'eople co1Uwg ovet the S,err:as 01, l-SO, :so '"'Y cr.6111 must- be well o&' !he For those 111 ,.nd around s~n C ,ego, the southern Clevel!lnd fl'ofestarea has some pos5ible
be~ten p~tlt tdceats ;i,~d,n-s,de11ces bur be ~ware th"-t this ,ue11 ll1 too dose to the Ma ,ca11 bo rder fur
comfort. 'c//e expect there collld be a ma1or u1flUlC fron~ tl1l\t ~ltrecuon !ll the attcrm;,th o t
l n the southern S,etrn Nt:v?.da .f\..~nge, the forests extend b eyond Yosem1te on the we, t to maio r seem! unrest. Stay some d1s\~oce ~W'.ty fit:!ll 1-8 te~dlllg to .E;l Ce11tro,--<1 ma1ot cx.,t
below B,shop on the east ;1nd the11 t\li11 mto h,gh desert ne.~1 B~kersfield The,e LS~ l?.rge, pomt n:o,n the San P1ego area
sem1-activevolcru10 ru:e11 ato ,11,ciM-am moth Lakes and Mo110 L<ike that ,s g_ou1g tG be
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Nevada Areas v3ileys d u·~ctly to the 110,th Rnd south oi Salt Lake are !o,w cr!lDe, lugl:,ly cultured and
mo 1~t These commvnit1es '11-e the be~t comp(om,.e !oc~t,ons ne~l"s1gn,ficant civihz-.1.tion
N·ev,,c)a has ttrt~u1 strategic ~dvan tsges due to U:S ·most!y banen land!cape Feww,!J ve11tu1e
olll ,ut,, thos~ d~erts 011 foat Even pt.0n~er, had troub le rrl\lis,111,g i:hts <111re clue to lack of More ~Ltstere ~etre~t a(e~, a1e :'.Vililab le farther to the eel st 111 the U,11~ Mounhm R.inge-
W-llttt The.u, ar~, however, seve.r.111 o~ses of high desert mount:;u1s w,th sui:-w t"f'ped pellk~ the hJghest pe.aJc.s 111 the 1ntermo1.mt?.m ~re-a. Lsnd.fcc cetr~t ~,te, a.no r9n~hes are litn,ted
.1t1d pute foiresrs, sucl, as the S,nhl Ros~ lvfou111Jlu1s north o fWuu1emucc-a. rl1e H tunboldt i\Jld found only llong the peqphe1y of th1~ are~. but look m Wyommg ;,.swell M Utlih The
l-lat1onal Po=! uotth of E lko, ;,11d the Ruby V-alley a11dlv!ot\ut'lu1s- south of Elko are~ ,, long w~y fro.m c,vi!Janho l\ ~nd w 11!.bre well m hsrd tunes, 1£ yo.u cRn si1tV1ve there
fm?.nc1ally ,n (he Ill eanhme
The maionty l:lf the southe1.11 part 1s dom u,st"d t>y theNev~da N t,deru T est S,te ai1d A.c~
51, tJ1e top secret test base for upe.ruuentAI airerAfr snd o ther u11krtow11 proiects This 1s We r~te the ·s outhern WaS11tch Mo\lllt?.u~s Jts one of the highest rated .e1eas 111 the entire
re1tau1ly nuclear ta_rget 111st because the Russ1•t1s don' t trust anythu,g the US mililllry contment for long-term security lt ,s fur enough south ftom the popul~ied Sa\t.L<1ke areas
does 111 publtc a 11d will hit all top ai:eret bases, 1us! u, .cas~. ;ine, havu,g takei1 o ut a ll the thnt 1t \VIII ~lw~ys be free frou1 h ,gh density peop le problems 'Thet"e ;\re !llany p nvate plots
pr1111~ty tllrget~. of l~nd :1v~1l11.ble 111 a ll the smnll farm ,ng commun111es. S~11pete C,.,unty gets our highest
1~11ng. The people are down-to-earth, pion eer-type people , f.lvorable to s eft'- 5uffie1enc-y
The furm ru,d r;a11ch valkys -a1ound (-grsoi1 City 11ea1 the S1ertas att pcob·a~ly in the best a11d very fr,endly _fioweve,, as ttl all the best ce.tre,u area$, 1\ 1s not goo cl' are.a for flnc\1ng
,et=t ,ue.a 111 Nev~ab- _R eno to the north will ms~,b huge Jtmou11t of refugees com.tt>g eruployme11!
over the l-110 ~o rr,dot
The Mcp11on Ringe of mo\,l)M1ns ,n U1e Cix,e N~tion.il Forest ~round St. George, UT
provide gocd but higl't .,lt,tude retLe•,'1 s ites :for those mov111g 10 southern \Jtih St. Georg_e
Utah Areas IS b~ne!l'8 belt ounny resotl are.Po Ou t crfers year roundv,1cahou potent1.11 ltec,pe.nencecl
f~ growlh afteJ:l,as Veg~r; got too e.cper1..<1ve Th.s ,, \Jtah's.recl ~ock cou11ttyaud 1t .~
T he Pt~b •r~ conta111s som~ of tlte top rared retteat rue,,s for loni,; ten u sect11uy The sttue gsirgeol16' St Gtoi-ge itself ,s nor the best. a1ea. sc we1ke the n11:~l towns to the north such
is u, tlte ce11te1 of the lltterm otlntatn area ·a nd h as lll>iJl:lr 1egi011~l ruiport ~t Salt Lak!, C,ty as Hun,c~ne., La Verkin or T oquerv1lle. \Y/ater 1s W111ted 111 th,~ are3, so make su1·e any
with d,t ect flights and good conne«ttons everywhete Tlus 1s one of the ftw~!Ate,s,whe-re rural laud co mes w11h \V~ te, rights Cedar City to !he 110 1th 1; growing eclur.a11011al and
e>cce!k11t lo ng-ter111 ,etteat sites lite w1thm-A11 botu· of' tnJlJCH :urport htib Almost a11y ,:_ultura! center 1t 1s high desert >'lie! co ld er than St George, 'but uot ~shot 111 (he summ ,c
pbce but lhe Salt.LJt[{e VMlley Itself ,s an ,xcdle11t k1ca1Jo11. Despite bemg medium rutnude
d esert. thert 1s st1ff1c1e11t WJl te r stored 111 the mou11tJt111 rese[VCi.us fo.t fonn ,111d cabm rype
Arizona Areas
c~ne.its, Most of Utal,, sotithen, l dsho and 11ort hen, Amorut wete fooutled oug111JtUy by
]\,form 011 pioneers ca11d l'vform CHIS Jlt? stJII eepi esented in thes, ate&s U1 1:uge ,,om be rs Tl11s Ftftee11 yoars sgo, Auzonn was UlO Lf highly rated tb:111 ttls today As.tile P l1J1et1tlt meg:J- mett-o
1s a11 ~dv"utag~ u, ou1 m111d "s Mtinnons ~Lt flatgely ptcparedness oueuted. co nservat,ve 1'11!s g1ow11 ls1ger, so hav~ tht liberal teude 1,c,es .ifits govern111e11l I t st,U has 111 .111y ·c on-
and are bun kr w ith gover1m1 e11t ty1ru11ry 111 their past Alf tlw;, 1nllkes for good popula- servative coo ts, \,Jut they are inot."and nro1e m dange, of becom111g peuuanent muro11ty
tion bttse fo, seeur1ty D espite the"eo mu1on grumbhng to the co11trary, we hl!VI'." found A11.2011a stJl h~s oo.rue top 1ated n,tre,it s1exs u, the 111ouut ams, howeve1 XSe.tterlllly, th.ey
lvio ,mo11s. ~re very ft,eudly ru1d tolerant of Pther fiuths it, then midst are ve1y d1y u, 1enus of u1111fall, b u
_t th,~ earth h~s speer.1l 111e-a of impervious day ~nd ,oek.
th.it holds Wl\le1 illld crea tes mtesm11 welts where w•kt sl'rillgs our of the gr1DU11d 1n few
T he r,or11 ,of the Wasatch Mouttt"u,~ is· visili!le to the 61S_t ~s you d 11ve ~lo11g 1-15, the tot~lly dty ~t e•s The· locals will know how to fu1d these areas
110.th-south freeway w luch ~011i1ec1s all the ~lhes u, the ~1e,, The tn ou11t-ams look dry
iroa1 the lughvn.y b.ecau~e t>f the west su11 wluch 111 elts th.- suow t<>O fasr to grow trees, T here are J.irge p!!le forests i,onh o f Phoenix thM ceuter .\round. f\'hg.sraf!: They e-.<clud~
b t1t the back. sides of the .m (ll\tlt~lns ue heavily £ortsted1 especially ~toutid "11 the b est ski li~ge d.tj' 'illell known ~s the N9l'a11es !'hiteau ~nd. the G ,laJvioi111t~11\~'Where the Sa11 C1ulor
resorts aud mount;a111 valley retteat Sites. These back 111otu1ta111 v~lleys p1ovide n1llX 1m um .111d1~11-Re,e-rvgt1oq,s fou11d These l 'l"tion;tl Forest areas are full t.'fpockets of p nv-Ate
se.cUttl}I :,nd s-t11l luve relat1velv quick access to inodel'.l\tt-to-low cume ruetto atea_ . SJtlt laud-so in•11y,u1d so largf thar thevare 11o t 111 ~ny 11J1rument dart~er ofbe111g bolJ!:h t itp
Lake C 11:y has s1gtnfica11t com~ in Rr~as where '111 uelig11:i11s, 111dud111g b/Iori'.tlons, aue by thir goven1lnent (~ud the, .- ? no t e11ough m oney lP do tha t\ The best sites are ~,ound
mu\onty. Th,s suppot'ts o ur ~rrda llon betweell trim e ,,11cl Lick of rehg;om feeling The the ct hes of PrC$OOtt 911d P,1yson, And ~lso 11orth of Cltrto11 by the 11.lew Me>:1to border
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Colorado Areas A putt1011 uf Cobl'lldo s Rocky Mot:J11h111s does re,icl1 mtu northern 1'1M, wh1d1 m.,bts fa,
good ttt,e1,t ,1t~s The mo,mls1ti.~us .n~sshowru.n sotli1.ietl! 1--IM ru:e no t highly raleddu~
Coloi:ado lras xlt them ,kings of~ top-1'.llted state 111 terms of geogr.,phyand distance from to theu ,p roxmuly to t.ilex:,co
ru •1or problem ·at eas, T!te ,only problem ,~ the obvious city center of Denver wh,ch tw,ts
the whole state m Olll mmds Tlns highly 111trus1ve, liberal cente1 of the Rocky l/!0UL1t·au1s
1s Q r~1on~I b,ise £c-r US _gove~n1lle·11t blsck opet~tlons a,,d illicit ~ct,v,ties, Se11e.i1-! rua101
n uclear target ~re.;s are ~lso 111 Colooclo such as Cheyenne Mt t1ear C:olo, ado Spongs,
US North Central Region ***-!'--!'. ,
'Buck1ey CIA base.u,.C~nve~ .;nd the1111ssJe s,los front W,ne,,AFB 1n WY that extend This Ul~P IS dr:11llM1t fot its b.:.k of re.trc~t al'e~s. You will ~lso not.ite 011 the torre,;_pot\d-
1nlo t he no, d, cot11er c,.f tl,e atate Stity dear of Colot,<du Spw1gg 2nd Ce.aver altogethe1. 1t\g mJP that there.l\re several s re~s of. high popuhitton density ,iround the lower Gteat
L:tkes. C hicago, Detro it, Clevchnd and C1i1c.u1natt These •we1-e. -all gre<1t c1ues bo rit ~ttd
Centr..J Colorndo 1s lio1ue 1o the backbo,.,._. oi the- Rock-; Mounta111s ru,d they rue.form Je r~tscd up dw:mg the A1ner1c-All mdustrml heyday-and ~re 110w dy1n_g Tbest ar~ are h1gh
d,b!e iudeed. We don't teco1nma1d 1-etreats ·.;t the ski resorts w1less that's the 011lyway co1\centratioas of blue oo ll~r and tm,on wo rkers ahd will be 1ust as much a re.fugee tluear
ycu1 spQuse will ~gree to l't~ve ~ home m theRock.ics There are 1nQ11y more 1ur~I retre.qts to the Midwest as theE~sr Const is to theApp~lad11an nlOLUlt~l!I rt treat Jress, Whe11 the
aviul~ble ~w~y from !he resorts but shit dose enough foru.sy aeoess to the ski am,s The top governm e.nt-p rovided u1fr~st rt1c.ture 111 these m aior 1ndustr13I c,ues coll~pS:es, people: w,11
oiled ate,; for rurnl fa.rm 1ftre•h ,, -.tound..Monttose whe1e they k1ve milny otch•tds -.s·well t:.1 ke :o the h!ghw~ys l~;.1d1ng wesrw~rd uno the oentr, 1pl~ms st~tes to look for food 111 the
~s ne~rby mow1tsm loc•ttor1s 'I'lti:-du.n,te IS mote 111dd h~,e th~n ut the l11gl1eralt1tude.s '' bte.:1db~ske1 of Amer,~~" (wh,th s~d!y oulygrows e;ir11 s11d 10,ybe.aiu or l~te)
T he 111e~ e11e1t extends ovet 111tt.l eastern Utah ~rou1td the ,ed rock mounh,111s near NfoNb
,1ndlv(o11ticdlo lv[o,b 1s ~ motJtit·,11r1 b,~ resort destru.;t1011, noted fo, its miles of bike
Ozark Areas
1,~1ls t hat tl'.llvel all ove~ the he,1utiful rec rock country The srea t~s :; d ry, suw1y c hnlate
where WP,ter co m ~s ftom m ou11ll111\ snowm dt. The M..ssoun O~,rks to the. south ~11d the i1orthe r11 J:vl.i1mesot~ ~nd \Y/l~ons)tt!Ak~
eou1,trv wtll be the _pnn1e ~re.as of ~~frty for those w~n.r111g- to get OLlt of the t'eiu_gee flow
The best .;re,a for.forested 111ou11t-a111 1et1tats u\ western Colo, ado 1s be'twee11 Dur·a11gc $n d
P~gos,i Springs, 111 the southwest cornet, 1'ncl c.u eas east and west ofMoutfose Howe-¥et, The Oz~rks of Ai bu~as, Okfahom!\, ,111d l\.1issour1 tonst,tute.one of the best retre~t ~1-en~
bec~use o f 011 ~nd g:>.s wells ,11 the ;ueft, ycu m1.ISt W/Jrk flgrd to find good well w~ter that ,n. the na11ou. ex~t wlrn l ls w1tl11n re~ch of the future refugee$ th~t w1ll poui out o f the
isn't ~o nt?.m ,nsted with some of th.ese .n~tura l subH?.nces Anothe1 t'.tcelle.nt area1 ~way E sst Coast 9Jlcl Flor1d,;, It hRs be~utifu! h·.1rdwood forests, 1bund.~1u g-ame ,;nimals ele~t
from, the h,gh sb tesoit prices, is the valley uorth ofS~I,d-~ ot\ e,t her S1de of Highway l4 overs I\J1d. ~ good 111 tx of p~ople who like thew prrv~cy. It, o nly c!mwbn~k besides ~ec.e~s!bil-
There Rre other lite~ m tins illrge ~rea wluch ftre too,numerous to mel\uon, 11y to others IS that its nne reputalloi, for pnVllcy nnd beauty 11:as attr~cted ~ few $Ut-v,v~bst
groupi wb1oh h~ve esrnbL,hed e:-m all comniunal com po1.111ds. l'1one or these people wduld
The.re ts ,ilso II por1hern sectio n of the Colorgdc Ro~kt~ nbove the 1-70 eo1i1do1• 1'hes.c ~te prese11t ~ prob le.n\ excep t theit prese11ce 11ttr~cts g overnment 9ge11ts who are ao 11st~11tly ~t-
fhe btst ,ce;,s m wh,ch to &nd ,et,t,;t Sites if you hve u1 Deuvet. Be,ulde1 or Fort Collms te,mptutg to l:'tovoke suMv1 ltsts lhto some r~sb ~ct ro,· which thry c-A11 be ts ken down ~11d
prosecuted, For this re~son, we ne'\Ter recommend 10111111g such iorin~I ,;1.11v1V11I gioups 111
est~bl1Sl11ng common ILv,l\g tetritory, li you ~re good fnends with peop-le there, then st~y
New Mexico Areas couueettd but SCJ?iU'\"ltt, Yocr c~n alw~ys band together ,when the tim e fur sct,on ~r,r1veG,

New lv!ex1co hu very fow rdreat areas due to the he~vy mflux of illeg?.! ahens from M&,co , Minnesota and Wisconsin Areas
wh,ch hcwe almost re:1ched a 1na1or1ty S't.ltus ,n the ~t~te, There ate also several.s,gnJf\cJult
sttJlteg,c nuclear t?.rget:s ill the state such 11s l,os A!~m o,; and Sancl,i nude.ar rescsreh h1bo- The M,nnesot~ la!.e coun try 1s-for enough !\Orth thin few from the c,ues will seek out th,s
rn\oues, '\Y/h1te Sands miss:ile test rnnge ~t Holloman AFB and the Tpntty S1te nc.-rfh of ,:,r
!!.re.\ Ill their sea rel, ior sheller a11d rood Th1Jl ~ Le~, w!th its v3st.maz~ forests Ahd bkes
\Y/hJte Sands ihe last site ha, m ult,ple pnm$ry targets such a~ s~telltte And in ,~st.le tr~cklng IS ~n outdootsman's pg~d,se-.cx-~ept for the insec;ts -8ec~ust of ;.he hot, humid summ~r
stations at well as nucl~r stockpiles, NM !'ilso hns a l3rge new-age poptJa tion fttt>und s~nt~ dun'1te the utsects b1eecl ~bu11d,uuly ..tlcl .it e. ,, re;1l drawl:r.1ck. The lpe,~ls seem :o k:11ow how
f e While New Agers Jre not aggressive -or tl11;eaten111g- m 111\yWll}', the tr sp11,t~1al1s11c toots te de~! w,th them , ptrh~ps by stocbn_g lip on repellAnt Wmte.rs:l\re ruggedl,e1e with lots
m-JV 11<1 t lend long-te1m srau,lity Qt good 1udg111e11t to the :1rea of ~o]d c ~nadta11 atr ond S IIOV,
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L1 hke ru11n11eF, tht 11ortheu1 Wiscons,n woods ·. ;nd laud aro uud the Oti1'w~ N l\tiOnl\l Oklahoma and Arkansas Areas
Fo, ee_t ~te good retft.\c -ar.c;;s This for1ste.d lllk country 1s very srrutla, to !hJ>t !!t lvLnnesot~,
but 1t has a weathe.r pa ttet11 he.iv1ly 111£luenced by the g,el\t lakes wh,rh ,,e,;rly ,un otu1d Oldaho mg h~s so111 e ,t llc;c: ,n.~u1!ta1q reh~ar areJ1, l!'I the ~ai:te:p1pnrt The .Arkll1i.s11s a nd
,t to g,ve ti lllOte b eeez-es, more ,humtcl,ty -a11d ut~re snow 111 tl1e w111teL Tlus -also ·appLes Missoun 0 .2R1ks u, tn,de 1t1to O kWt<ll 11t 21. :1s do the O uaclut.• lvfo,u1ta111s to thee south.
to tl,e only safe p tace 111 M,ch1gru1-the llpper Pe,m,sulll.. I ts greatest d1sadw.ut11ge ts tl1e which are bettet on the OK s ide. than 111 AR
potent111l 10 be ,~obted by penmsul~t geoge.iphy With the pote11tl.l\l of serious soetil unrest
fiom Clucago ,down south 01 ~ [m11eapoh,/St Pl'!ul to th"' southwest. this ar.tft could cou- Tbe. O uadtLra forests air similar u, teW1111a11d landscape tc the 02~t k,s to the. uo!tl\, ~,,d
ce1vably h~ve few ex its 111 • lo11g-ttnn cns,s Cold we,the, could be your ~Uy here have ~ v-auery pf pme· and dec.1dt1olls forests. O ne :Jtt1t<C>11 i,bout tlu~ R!cS-t~ deru of th~
Men.', A, kru.,sas federal aLLsrup. Tlus 1s whee~ tlte C1A opeuted !ts 11'.) 000 foo t runway fo.r

US South Central Regi on ** 1

' speeud operations" hl,.:, i.lleg1trn1a te eov.ert op«rar,011s thet 1ru1 d1ugs

Th e souther11 sec tot o f the US 1s,• t grea test usk rot the co11t1nU111g tuHUY. of tllegal 1n1- US Southeast Region *..J'
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I ,
nugl:lU11s &om Meir,ro They ~re ~lr~dy te,3clu11g 1na1ortty st"~ u1 marry ·ateas ort.he SW
and T.eXSS Tl.us wJ11wP,Act r~1111gs m south Te.Jats especially No tice the- re.d ru-e,is on the The map clt11 rly shows the i.tigh deJ1s1ty popul~uon aciss of che South, T!1e1c tire two urn101
n1ap That's a p retty good cle-p1ctio11 of where the ,popttlat1011 flows-w11I ti.we! seebng r-ehe £ tlu~ts w1tl1111 the; tegior. first, the tn "-ss,ve nurub er of people co11centrntecd iu the Atla11t11
Whe11 they don'! find 1t, they will b riu1eh off-SJdeways tow-aid sm~ll tow11s, ht,mes ancd :ire• and seco11d, tbe lll!;h density, !ugh c.rm1e s1eas of sollthe,n Plouda Flond~ is patti~u-
&nus k,,;,bng fr,r fpp,l Tht rec.Qm•me11ded ru-e,s shown 1n yellow ,1te the least hkdv ,u eas 1¥.ly pn1blem~t1~ be,:-:, use 1t wJl beeome ~Imo st u11hv~ble witho ut food, ·air c011d1tio111ng
(,;r ,it l~~t the last :ueas) to Pdkr 011 t1nwa11te.d v,sitott 311~ tn111spo1·tst1ot1 Milhons w,11 h ..ve 01,Iy one w11y to -get out of tlte ate2 som ed~y, 3 11d
tha~ 1s ,n orth
Texa.s Areas
The sn1111l townS' ot soutbe.n1 Geo rgi~, Alab~m~, M1ss1ss,pp1and Louisiana w,11 b·e ps1tit1J-
0 .11 the cot.respondu>g·m<lf', the "South Texas HU CoU1ltry" 11uuh of Sa11A.,uon10,cente Ls latly h~rd hit wnh tefugees, no t only ft:tun rbe,1 ow11 t1tbM1 ,11e;is on the co>t1st, but also
.>rt>u11d tlte tow11 of New B,-..Ut-ifels. Tht la11dacap e 1s hilly Jnd wooded'W1tl1Oak, Ju111pe.r f11ai111 tl1e ,est of Fland~. It 1t doubtful that 111a1ry.11eople will flow ti,wnrds AtlJUttil s111ce
,111d s.0me Pme It doesn't havt ~ h1gh poptili, t10 11dens1ty, b ut the.1e ace·alre~dy plenty a11y thaqghts of Sl\fery tl1etewould be ,qwd·Jy d1spelled,by the stre11m s 0f people Je-av=o
lllf rtual subd,v1s,01ts v,he,e the wealthy froru A usw1 ca11d Sau Antonio have btult seeond the Atl~uta metro ,-are-a
homes. These are mote upsc.,ledevelopm ents that w1ll absorb most of the refuge.es p,ssu1g
thn,ogh, sti 1£ you bwld a tehe..t 111 ca h1lly,. puv<>;te :U'e'<\ w,th few peop le y,:iu 111-ay lt11ve a
Southeastern Mountains and Plateaus
ehartee o.f evadu,g so111e· of't:he-dange L 'I'he dov111s1de of tl11s a1ea is thar there 1s ~ lot of
solid rock 'Sllbsotl so u11tlerg1ound toou1s 1e.9u,re blastu,g or ,ach ham 1ueru1g throuthql1t As th<" eonespond111g m"p u1d1tates, th e best fouu 11<~1:te1t ,.,ea,s are d1.e Blt,e Ridge
the cXC&V,,l:1011- J:v[ou,11a.,ns 1 lhe Gtunbed?.ucl PlM= ~11d the Oi~rk: ~ncl Ougt:hl~a Ivlts of Ark.!lns9t a nd
Missouri, covered p1ev1011dy
The "South Ta11s P.1ne Fores~' uea offers good 1et1rn!s f0 1 peoplt> ut th<" C-alt.s • tea. Tlus
, re~ IS beh',reen 1-10 to the ~otltl , ·and 1-20 alor,g ,he top ~nd ~:te, ,ds fiom l -45 ,.,,, the we~t The Blue fudge lv!o1111tams ,;11c tl1e least secute· of tl,e fr,u1 b~tl\Uk tlte{ will have to ~b~orb
to the Lo.LuS1ai1a bcnc\et 011 the el\Sl This follows out general rule that retreats be :it least the ta s1 wave or r~fugees from Atlanta ru1d theCru:ohn~s It', aot~ lost cause however,
1/J mtle,;c~way fi.om 111 ~101 &eew3ys, and alw~ys out of d1tect visual s1gln of -all highways. be,:ause most ~r tlte refugees w,ll sra,y Ill th!:" !owlia,d Vlllleys be.1d111g t,p 1111c the C-..colm~s
,oc ou towud l~11oxv1Ue 111 Ten11essee
You will ~lso fiud S!!>!lle mo dest Texas lull cou11try up north by !lie l1klahoma botdet The
Red Pla111s , rea of north ceutul Te-:ass1s1t t p1111tcul,,rly speetacula1, buf ,t cove,~~ vast a1e-a T he C umberbind PtJ1te10w gets our lughesr rating 111 ~ht" eASt be.~:illSe ,t w,11 tece,ve fuL
fo1 farm retreats th11t has good odds of t11rely !lleeting ·a11y dllts1ders The- Pa1'handle'.!fea ,fewer 1e.fug~t thAn the Blue fudge Mts 1'he Platea u ]\gs a .form,4able lool: ta tt when
ofTacas also lt:,s a lot of tmd.-veloped tet tl!ocy I t 1s11t ru0Ut1ta111o us but rt does h~ve a lo t 3ppro~c hed lt 1s filo:lysteep so webeheve that most people flowing out of Atla1ua to
of d1st=ce between ,i a.nd otl1eL111 ~101 po.pulat,ou cente1s Few tefugee$ wJl venture 11110 C h~ttghooga or Kuoxv,lle will stl\y ,n the Vtil\ey. There Js a w,dev.'l lley cutu11g- tlue ugu
the fa, 1ead1es-of tl11, aie/! the Pbre~uNW of Ch,1tt~nooga, :andm ~ t peoplew,U keep e,11 hc.,dmg- tow~rcl N~shville
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~nd the w~a ltfiy l'iorse fru:m countiy to the west rathe Lth~!I ~tt.,mpt to eliuib up ,;, n the The best retL-cAt A1esu ~1-e outlined 111 yeJJow on the uo n espond,ng m~p T hese are mostly
Plateau Those 1teep af>proaizhes are alsc very defe1\S1ble That's vihM m:1kes this a good mount"11101Jl; 9re!IS'Wtth light popui~u.on dens,ucs Tht> r~1 le oli £low w,th refugees ,s
stre• foe safety th9t they will l'iead for, mcd1tun -s1Zccd cities befote !,kl11g 10 1he open eo unttyside Large
111ssses will only he-,;d into ,he mount~111s as, bs t re~ort Wt p 1ed1ct thht mo st nlltssesw,11
How iltQ tu.id and between t hese yeUow 1ecom111esr1ded areas Eveu thot,gh p dlagi11g and
Southeastern Forests
111,ircaudrng w,ll eventwilly reat:h the·111ou,1t.iau1S. it will be hghter than tht p 1Ilag,11g of the
That sa,d. there 1s soU1e h1U colllitry ,u-e11s u1 the nori:beu1 plll ts of Al~bama and 1V11ss1ssipp1 c1tte5, and towns, where the p1dungs ate e,s1et ,.nd see111 better to people
th~t yc,u should c-, usidef as well. but they ate l\ lt~tle toe- dosE to 111~11:,1 c,i:,es t,,,g,ve-
long-ter tn ~tety You can "lso,,see t he high de11sity tu.ban are•z ro the west on the 11t1rtheast reg,onsl map,
u1dt1d 111g C'.h1c,gil and I: etrolt, 11s well -as the other u1dustnal towns r111gu,g the Gre"!
The Holly Spru1~ Forest rue;, so utheast of Me111;plus ,;nd uorth ofO,i fottl ,11d T1'['elo, L,akes These e!tJts present • big ptoble,n ro1 peop l~ fkeJ1,g tht> ~st, sn1ce those Iha! make
lv.fiss1ss,pp1 ~re ;urr,ble fo, soU1e retr~ts, 'I'he B1env1He Forest11ret1 betW~m ) 11cksou , ud U mto the vs lley and mou11tams tow 81d essten1 PA w,Il seeo thtt crowds of people &om
Meridtan, 1v1S IS?. sirulhr 111aa. but fuuly dosE to these two cities. the ~udwest conve1g111g i\g~rnst them •s they also seek: shdtet c-at'th~ 111to the mo u11wns.
Peop le caught 111 these comb uied refugee flows w ill be mostly ii\ d ose Mt.dwcstern o:1tJe.s
h, A.labitma che1e ,s llt1 ,reo suu o1111d1ug Ba11kh~ad N,c1011al Fo,est that 111clt1des "11 ti.le sud1 8$ these ,n O h io, West V irg,n1e\ aud we.stcn, P ennsy(van,a lvlost o f ihe 1~1-ger
rut~l cou11t1es ;outh ofC-ecatur and nGrthwest ofB11111111gham The,e 1s also the a,~ sut- .lvfidwes1er11 c1Ue$·will flow west, and seco1,dauly 110,th -and soutl,
tQ1.md111g the Talladega fortst between the TQmb1gbee *"d Afalnma 1iVers J11d the T .; lbdegs
M oJJ11ui111s east :.i Btrm 1nghA1n tow~td the Geotg1a bord~r. T!,ie for<"go1ng ,s why the Alleghe111es 3nd' Cenu·?.I Appalad!L~ns will get ve1y crowded. 0 1.1t
i ecom inend~tto ru therefore are to go f;uther north cc south for tttte~t site,$ You'll have
T heu, ,s ltlso a btt ot rural hill /:Qlmtry s1tu~ted 111 L ou1s1'ltm, eist,oi Almandn~, south of co mpe11lton eveeywhe.re 111 the e~st b,tt yo ur ch~11ees are best the farther iw-ay you get.
1-10 and enst 10 1"55 u1M1ss1ss,pp , ft encomp asses the Homodutto 1-Jational Forest ., tid Co nsider vr , l'l.H, or M11ne to the 1\otth er ,11e Appshchian 1111c\ Cii111 JJe.rfo,1c! plateAtlS
exten ds soL1th nearly to the eastert) "boot" of Lo L11~1ana There are t)umerons de~,duo\Js to the west E ven b'.t'ttet, ,eo'1s1der one ser of U1ountaJ11S past the Appal,clna11s thtmseh1es
furests ,11 th.s. , re11, as well.,~ p,ne ~nd o pei, l~nd'for £~tm l'etreats,

Appalachian Areas-
US Northeast Region
North-CenU'-al Pennsy!v~n18 ,~ the leRst popul-a ted 11111 counhy of the e-asi The be$t ~teas
L, genecal, the easter11 half of the OS h~s fewe.- seGUtt retreat sites, not because 10f lack 'here are 1101th of 1-80, which ,s also the leas.I tLAvdlcd of the freew~ys 111 the- ~~eR. The
o f besutrful forested lull country, but bei:,1tise ot shear popullltiou de1,s1ty As you can Pennrylv~q,n Appalach1Rn AreA ~ te;,ds from Sc:r:lnton to J ohnstown, 1'/1 And 1ndudee
dearly see 0 11 the populatio11 density map·,t thebegu111111g of th,s chaptet, the nottheasteu, the Allegheny Mountiuns neRr EHe, PA There Rte ~o m11ny rugged r1dies of lulls " nd
U111ted States is by fur the 111ost dangetpus region 111 th~ ,countty u, terms of h,gh deJisuy inountai!ls 111 th,s area, eve1yone h:\S thc.,r owu pnv:ne mounta 111 to n~mc, \Y/hile popul~-
lll'.ban ar~s F i:ir 1n ore p recise figures on st.a te avetage· de11s1cy, see tlu- su1n mary • 11alys1s uo n dens1t1es 111 Pennsylv,\111-a t1re hJgh, ct~me rt1tes are lowEr (percent?.g<"WJse) cl~ to thE
:Pert~1n11ig to eaeh s t~te m th" io llowmg ch~p ter long history of Pe,uisylv~ru-a-1:utch and Am,sh cultures, These ~reM have- the lowest p op~
l~non dens1!'!es as ,s co mmOfl w1lh b11d th-a t 1s tough to ,vo rk
I11 o ur •11alys1s tlte high tlu·e•t 111 this region will bt' &oru soe1nl µ11rest a1td masses, of
reft1gees. Keep 111 w u1d tl1"t 1t 1s ,tinost om~ long. co111it1uous city f© m Waslungton DC 'The App~bt:hl'.~!l Pl~tefttl of West Vtrgu,~, tu us 1111-0 tlie lµll .co1.11)uy·of ec,st<!rn Olno Jnd I!
to Bos1011- As popufat1011s 1n these ueas ,contemplat.e fleemg theyw1tl tt'}' l:O' flee· ,way fi:om pa1t of the eo~ r 1eg1011 It's ~ poverty st11cken ~tea P.nd not H19t ft1e11dly to newcoq,ers, but
other big C1t1es The •so\Jth portion around .CC w1ll 1no"lYtry to fl1:e s.:,uth and we~t. From ,t'~ th< be~t c,f the lvtidwest 11lttrnat1ve1
Bostou peop le will run to tlte tl o tlh ot west Peop le lll the Ncw~rk:-N~ Yo rk ,orr1dor nre
teilly:stw:k. They .\L'< sun-01u1.1:kd by w~te1 to the ea~t, and m~f~e.s oi o th1:r iuburbs to thE The D:u11el Boone F'or~sts of Ke111ucky P.!)d tl1e 11ot!her,1App~ledµa n d:iruu of mol.ll)l~1us
11orthR.nd west. Th9t's whett the most tUL'.llunl will be Those ~lteady ,u the e11.stern subtubs ~re ~n e-xten,;,011 of 1he Cumberl.1nd P l\\l,e~u which ,s !he l11ghe.st.rated Area u1 the c.\St The
will t1o'w west. lvlost ro~d. l'c-.1d u,w~rd Pbi!~delphta ot Syracuse ~11dAlba11y tu ruralll.JY fa1ti:ter south ,a to TI\l you ca,, get 011 th~ pla teau the better.
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Northeastern Mountain Areas tl1e people ,a tevery ruce \}'/e ltk~ Osoyoos, tight ~ctoss ti~ botdet f, om Otov1Ue>'<:!IA 01
Penttcton ~ t the south end ot ubu,ig:m L~r.e Kelowr\A ,s the b,ggtst town ,n the Vlllley,
Th« C-a ts·kill Mou11t11ltts ,re the playground pf the- New York e6te The,e ·ire ~till a ftw ,f~ 11so 6J\ !lie Lal<...-
fordable ~le:\S, It yottse~rch for, them The mountai1u were orig,ni1Uy a high level pblle~tl
th9t was eroded aw~y u1to deep V'J lleys, thus acph1nu1g the ab1111d~hce ofdev,ited, flat A: nytl.uog 11011h of Kam1oops is to11 tural for most peoplo to ui,;k:e • living, ilnd the notlli
rorested al'e~s unlilre the tMt or the App1.1l~ch1~n cl1.~1n t-o the southwest country of'.BC JS ·tlso ~ bancl u.f thoussutds of lakes :tnd nvers, 111.tbng tt .hrucl to travel

The Adrror.1claek Mounta111S encom p~ss a huge ~iea of upst1te New Yori: to the west of. Vai,cum,er 1s t!1e m~m c,ty w BC -and 1s -,. spi,1wlu1g. wudecn .metropobs w,t'h a g1ow1rtg
L~~ CJ\ilrn,pbm. T lus areca offer-r mote remote11ess tha11 the Cat~blls ~nd chenpcr l,r1cl ctune r-~t~ostly due to the influx of Chmese and Muslun 1111 m,gr.a11ts Canad• s ope11
un m1grahou p·o ltcy l:ws really hurt the country ,;s !l safe haveu ror C,;11.adiar1s 52°(!, of the
The Gie~n .Mo u11tau1s o f Ve.tmorlt ,jfe good for ret1ca1s bec9US<' tl~ dlm9te is a little residents sp~k a£ore1gn language as the,c 11at1veto11~1e Vancouver has an rnte111at1011~l
1tgo1ous for s,nu t, kecp111g ch« ge11e1;1l masse, clown tow~, d the southen, ,re-as (which will boatu:ig hru:bo:t th11t ,s the ga teway to awo,ld of sailing ,iound !he sun:ound,ng waters-,
al.,,,.,,ys be mo:e susceptible to ,efug..e flow, tlu n the north) The rt1t:lll areas between V~nrouve, i,1d the US'bo,de, are too crowded fo1 goodretieats
v:Jle recumm e11J you e,the, loc,. te 11ortJ1 of the Fr.aser FJve, 01 ;a.round Abbotsfocd wlurh
The \Y/h1te 'Mounl.J\Hls ofN·ew Hampshire Are some oi the best 111 Nt-W Engl~nd, but puts you u11 the> e~sten.1edge of the lv[etro .a1e.a--.µ1d closest ta the b e.?t n,tte:4ts m the
only tltose 111 the 11orthe1n h$lf 11fthe state·will be fut enough 3w~y f, om the mobs !l<eu,g Qkgnag,111 V,.Jlcy
Bosto11 som eda_y
Except for oue C,an,dmu A u Force base. most of coast,al Battsb Coluwb,a 11ortl1 of
'Che Novthe.:nApp~lad11~ ns .oflvfau1e ~Le tite m6,t remDte ~lid farthest aw~y iroro the Squa m ,sh 1s su1tllble fo r retreats, f'1rms 11nd m ountain bom~s. Once you get 73 m,les
population eelltars The msects 111 the stunm.er ·~lid the cold w111terswill.make c,ry .blk north of V<111couver the enure p1ov111ce 1s very lightly porwa ted .u:id ,s largely composed
Ill New Engl~nd thnlk tw,ce beiote 1,rfntlll'1ng·up there. The~e mollut~,n '1te1~ of VT, 1'IY of 11,d<less forested wilderness areas· B uryc,u can iu,d iury ntunbet oF ,etre:.ts·witllin _,
,uip !vlE l111ve the slight d1s&dvRnt;1ge of not ,.tlow111g yo Lt n, .ich maneuveung room tf you re~souable eominut111g d1Sta11ce to Vsnrouver The big doiwb,..ck of the westetn-most ue-ii
decide to go .futthe1 wesr m t!1e m1d$r ot 1urmo1l The· routes will be blocked once long ,s the h~vy rnut, but it's the puce fOU p,•y for all that gre,enery
ter.nl uurest begins, s0 you'll need to •stay put or go fatthe, 11orth u1to C~11ada.
Vancouver ls!.ud ,s ~ ps11,.. I exceptir, 11 to ou, philosophy ~g~111st ,slru1dr-etre:,ts l t ia so

Southwest Canada ****---I'

TIit' ar~ll outl111ed in the cortespondiug southwes t C.,nscla map 1Bn tish Cohunbw aud
large that you can est.bLsh poV3k 1etreats the 1ew,d1,,-.gi:1cultural self-sufficiency sud s ttll
lu,ve a lot of pnV11cy It ts • lso very lightly popuhlted, so there 1s11't 1111.11:h dang!'r of itundleds
of rltuu~nds .,f people pounug out o.f cities 111 sesrch o f food Victoua is rhe m,un city
on the 1sJ~ntl ,111d 1t ,.s ~o focused o rl ferry traffic baek to the lll~111land th~t ui ost p~ople
Albert:!) h~s feature.s JU the south resemblu1g tl,e tett~m, vegetM1or1 Ruel chm ate of the US would p1obahly hold oul fot evacua tion to the urainlar,d tather thau take to the reh tively
lnterino.ll11t,i,n \Yle'I ~nd e.1ster11 w~,h111gton Sta te lr's 111<.e ~ compos1tt cc the tell':1111 from eu1pty fo,ests in se~rcl, of food The othe, benefit of Vancouve, lsfond ,s 1ls pnrnmuty to
Wash,ngton St~te to the p l~u\S of Colorgdo .111 eo mptessed ,n:o ~. much Stll9ller scea It'~9 the ma111land lt doesn' t tske an expe11sive boat to trru1s1t tl,e re;g1011 if you 'need to You
wo11derful ar~ rot hv111g 111d lUls o ur l11ghest r,nmg fut C:an~da. li1 fuel It would rates full must take g1eal C\UE to v,atch tlie cuuetlts howevei: They cru1 be quite swift a nc over;vhelm
~ s~_rs if ,t we1~n t fut C~n,clls d1'9conl~11 gun prohtb,tions,, The -.ourhern p~rt of rills ~re'1 smal1,uloto~
borders the retre~t ,1;ea.s of ~/A lt is free f1om direct uut.:leM t~ rgets, Although 1t IS possible
to veceive i~llout frotn the Sellttle srea under censin wind cond,t,011s. There ls no shc.tt1ge
of.litorm ~nt volcanoes,11, the c,:,-asml u10U1, !1U11s, ~scan be ~een on the- m~e Alberta

British Columbia There ace ~lso i lot ·o f possible m ow1tain retreats m the Camdfart Rocki..s vf A lberta,
:ilthougli the,e ,s less pnv~te land ~vaikble compared .to tl,e Ro.d:ies u1 the Sl~ tes . Alwost
The-area kno,vn as the Ok:.u1sg~n v~lley ,s cu, &nrorite area 111 C11\.~d-a----by fitr. l r has .1 ~ve,ytlimt ~way from the ce11ters of the b!g cities .utcl,. fe.w ni iles f,om the maier highways
good eLm,re, ~ normal growing se1so11, lots ot fertile IJ1nd, and there al"e bites ~ncl Forests eo uld b c ecins1ckced retr~t property here Thi~ mdudes the ~reas surround,n5 1he c~nndmn
0 11 the <list ~nd wes t ror prune fore~t or &u:m r~ttcJ\ts The townt ate sm.11! ~nd friendly .itid Rot lties, with Us gorgeous v.;,cat.on resorts )1lte B~r1ff111d LRkc: Lou,se Of cou1se the b est
 Regional and State Ratings

:lre~s fo, re1le-'11s ,ire ituthet JWay llQlll these expe11sive 1ou11si spots b ur vnnwlly all of tlte- Saskatd,ewa11 .1nd lvlan1tobll ove~oom 1c m l1eh of the w1cak11esses ,,f ., pl~111s-reg,on 1·hftt
ru~1oi:- t10e$ 111 these two pLov.111c.es h!ve ~tte.ss to ~ s,g1uticat1t 11umbet of good 1ene~r At"t.ls most US fanll retreats h~ve by viuue of the, fact rh~t the1e )Ust a1eu t e11ol1gh people ior
h undreds of miles to bothet yo,, Very f= tefugees ar.e gou,g that fa, north u\lo what
C~lggry JS' the h11gest e1ty 111 Alberta ~nd ,s Can9ch's "cow town" be..'AU5e it.phys host to the ,ppeats &iJy ble,,k country The dow11s1de, of col111<~ is th~t ,l's h,;1d to mak:e it liv111g as '!
iamou.s Calg-Aty Stgm_pede and ,~ iurrch.:inded by .extcn, ive ra1\cll1ng assets. The city itself 1s l<>ne fa,n1Jy retre,,ttag lo the pfau1s
1L the edge oi the Great Pl~ms of Can~dil !' !lcl w1th,n 10 m,les of the mOll!\t9ins You c"11\
fu1<;l numerous i<.\rm 1-etre~ t s-ites ~long the fuo th,lls, ~11dHwy 8 ~nd 22 le,id to fore~ted M"'-!utoba 1s li!:ew,s~ a11 agn ct1lttu1'l st~ te. But ertens,"e agr,w ltu,e ,s fi, uad 111 ostly 111 tne
SJtes ia,rly close to tow11. soutl1er11 half of the provu1ce C~t.tk ranchutg ut tl us provu,ce exceeds g 1aJ11 fa1mu,g Its
capitol aud latgest ~,ty ts Wutu\peg whert GOY~ of1h~ popul,;t1on of the province lives
E clinonton (also in energy city) ~nd Red I:'eer ,~re fatther north ,uid 0L1t u1 the pl:lut~. but 'f'ht provi.t1ce has ovet 110,0ilO hikes, wluch ch•1u1els. tr;;ffic u1to cotr1do,s, ,u akl11g it more
Ate still ~ccept~b le for -s!i fe £,;um Lind b~.ause the popl\1,u,on cleus,ties of Cai1~cfo Art low d,ff,cult to 111 an~uver in J cus1s.
No te the nuclear t9tget ,wrth ofEdmonto1t~nd one i,u ther e~11t ~t Cold Lake, ~s mdic~ted
Oti the 111~p,.~lud·, ni ust .be avo,Jecl. SoutheLn paits,ofho th provu1ces expec,ence too,ados1 bemg ~t the iar nortlt end of th<"
p~ms that w ake up To1112do Alley 111 th,e OSA A11 ~ve r'lge of 12 to 1 5 toruados oo::u,
E d m olltoh l~ Alb ext.i!s e:.,pit~l t1ty, ~11d ts the m.is t Jiorthed y n1 a101 city Ul the count~-y. each yea1 ~11d ~ few h~vt even developed 111to F'S twisters. The sl:t ong,~st offiwlly reco rded
Edm o nton ,~ the energy C>"\pJtol of Canada And nea1 the hrge.st. oil fields :1nd most ::,f ton,ado 111 Ca11adA was "' FS stonn tl!i! t dewst•ted p·arts of Elie
westeru. C>1llaoa sou cefihe1:1es. Alm ost 75°/o o f the provu1e.e's popuht.ol'l Lves ,in the
C~lg-.uy-Eclmonton co rudor. Tempenatures ~ceed 86 °P duung the stunmers ~nd fee,\ hat ;,.nd humid Carman,
M, n,n,br, holds the 1ecorcl for th.e lughest pi,tc:en t of hum,d,ty l.!1 C;111itd.t
01\ce u1to C~L'l..'lda's 1?h,u1s, you w,11 fu\d the dL"y continent~! clun Are t!i~t ,,, typ1esl of
~entr-31 C:inada with wArtn £umm e~-s .~nd ~old W.!i'lt<'ts---oftell e,;(l.r emcly c.e ld ·11\ w111te1 We recouu uend only h v111g 1n the P\lt9kirt, of the two ut~Jor c.itles !11 the eeg,011 lllSt t Q
where temperature$ c.;ll ch*11ge r~p,dly. &chc l\11 .m~sses m the w,i1te1 p rodti.ee ~<treme make •sute you are net su110U1,ded by peop le 111 ,1 p11111c, G ~n<'t:ally, anywhere north Qr
111111111,uuJ temp e~turesw.ry1ngiro1U mmus 65 •F ,n 1101ther1:1Albeita to mmus 51 °F u, or
south the tt-anscont111eJ1t~I Hwy 1 1s fi11e for &tm reltl!cats Ifyou can fmd fores ts, so
sol1theru Alberta. 'Su111m~t" are mild i, nd wa1 111 much !he bette, fo , puv;s~y1111d ptotertio11- 11ot to me!!ltJ)n • wtl1te1 •l.lfiply of fi1ewood
durmg Cmad~'s co!d wu,rtts,

South Central Canada ***-'.:-.~- Southeast Canada ** _._ .... ._

I

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Southern Ontario
Geogr:1phlc~lly, these p ro-v,nces d iffer ma,11ly ID Wi\ter tesouroes. M~1lltcb~ ,is :1 bnd ot
liuge lakes which both moder" t<'s the tem.pern ture ~ncl g~erales thunderstorms :il\d bke T his penuiSl>lll hAs a hun:ud tont'u1·e11tal clun~te S uru mers ~r~ hot ~nd h umtd with
~ffect r~,n ~nd,s11ow s~ska tchew~i11s d~vo!d oi ~ny l~rge bod,~ of water and th1;1S do csn t ilutnerou~ fhl111derstorms sud octi\S\o u<1I tornados is b,g ~s r'4. Annliel t.u11foll 1s 37 inches,
_genl'.TQte its own we:ither It 1t sub1ect to the extremes oi temperntrues rrom the 11orth ai1d nnd the. growmg season ,, pretty good becfluse of the moder~l.lng ~ffect of the great lakes 011
tbt hum ,d nun me1 )ll co in tng up from the -south. T he hottest temper~re ever recorded both sides Winters ~re gc.ner:illy cold W!th occ~~onnl m,lcl periods \Y/tndsor ,~ not kie>1ted
ui C1ll!\da hsppenec! 11\ S~sbtchewan· 11] °F inMid9 le 1-nd Yellow Grnss. O f course, oue Ill the !,Ike effect snow belts thnt ~ffec1 t he 'US sb:i tes' to the south >1 nd east of thr lake-s
·"(mte, Pu11ce Albat1 (11orth of S!lsk.10011) ,lso :reg1sterecl .> 1ecord of ruu1us 60 °E
i lte- high de!!s!ly poptlht,ou regions (show11 with dusters of 1ed dots) of Wu1dsor-Lo11dou-
E.egu18 ISthe c3p1to1 city 9 nd whet e n1.ost o£ the p-eop le o.f s~sr.ittcL<'""';\11 live 4.5'/• () f !ht: Toro11to ~nd O ttsw~-Montr~l 11ic.- the two p_nmru.7 d~i.,ge r eo nes ,u e,\Ster:n C.111~dii To
gt,im 111 UlttllWl ·is growt, m Saskatohewan, bµt ,t •lso 1s second to Albert~ mgll$ ,;nd oJ be r~tr, 'they l~ve no t growu toget!1e1 into two UJ3ss1ve metro aieas ytt ,as we fi11d 111 rhc
T here are 011ly ~ m1U1011 people 111 theproviuce so ,t'has very lo.w pop-uLibon de.ns,ties New Y-Cli'.k C ity-New~rk metro nre->1s There ;s ,;i foir l nl o\un of L\ll'~l fnrml~iid between e.1ch
T he geogr:iphy is fl:\.!, but there ~re foreste.d sec.t1ons th,rt make for good retre-llts 'Bo th town, but ,f J$ mo~tly flgt <.\11d offen htde c-ov,r.
 Strategic Relocation

Rve11 these modera tJJJg ,effects .;r1c co1u11l:'sbab.11ced by soru e seuous thr~t't fro ,n 11udeat Noi'!h o f Hwy 17, whe1·e the pop ul?.tton clens1ty 1s t1re!1 thu1ne.r, you l'rnve t he s~1ne
poWeLple11ts, ,close proxlm 1ty to Detroit aud 111creissed cuuic 11nd c:ultur~I uruest s11111lar to p rob.ielll ,m1b l,lnds o f d tous:,ncls o.f lal;es- 11n.d )ugl1,W)lter tables But scme b~sements are
Europe wh-eLe l~L~C 111111onty gro ups frow lv!uslun c0Ut1tr1es were encouL~g{ld to Lill uug,,.u poos,b le o n lugher g1otmd So,n tetunes you can fu,d Meas where p-arttal basements can be
to Can~da, There ~re ,org.>nLZ~ crimegroups ,co1u1ected to Gh111e1e:unm1graur co i1un un,- b tult and cov ~red w,tlt berroed hndsclp u~ Th,s .1s o ne of the reasons why A lbert~ a11d
he-. <i i,d g-a11g a~tiv,ry fro m viu1ous 111monty cec tors 1s o n the 1i,e. :.~ste-111 Bnt>sh Columbrn ~re so much mo,e highly r,1ted .Baselneilts ~ce muc h e.aster 10
build 111 these. dtler area, .
The follow1ng a t1alys1sfront W1lopecl1a Att1elt- o n "Mmltm.s 111 Canada'' oifets som esu1-
pr1Si11g f;,cts. A ccord ing to centus u1 2001, the majority o fCanacku1 Muslunsl1ve Ill Toronto ,s the l,ugest c.tty I!! the are3 ~nd requires sp ..e1al ~ttent,011 to avo,d g et1111g trnpped
the p rovince of O n1ar10 !'litd the L~ rgest groups nre u1 01 arou11d the Greater Toronto Are~ 1n ens!~ I f you m nsl l,ve clo se to T ocobto, we recommtnd p,cbng o ne of the-seve(d
Br,ttsh Colurob19 also has ln1-ge MusLm popub tlon, mo stly irom the M,ddle East ~nd s mi1.ll ~11,es tl1ftt he o u tside Hwy 407 to the NW By eo m tn.L11111g u,to town b ut not lrv,ug
Iran "Canada's nanonal ( ~pit,l O tt2w:1 hosts many Lebanese and Somali l\lft1Shm~ where 111 town you have muc.h better f' !'Obabihty o f ~v01dmg tr:iiftc trnps 1n cr1sts L 1vmg ~s ,fut
the.l\t1~1S1l11n. co mm.unity numbered ,;ipp to x1m attly 4 0,000 ,n 200 1 Gre.q1e1· Moottt.al's #.vtay as Newm :1rket 011Hwy91s even better, but longec com1n ute l f you :\re lL'Ylltg to gel
Mus hm co m m unity neared 100 000 ,n 2601 l t 1s ho n1e to large numb ers ofCJruid1ans 11011h to 1elJ'e~t, wi1. tch o ut for the bo ttle11eek Cl'i'.Med by the single 1ni1.1n 1ond (Hwy 40QJ
of lv[oroccan, Alge.n~n and Leb,nese d escent, ,1s wd l as srualleLP a kist, 11~ S-ynan, T1 ~mau, le11 d1ng 110 Llh betwee11 the Georgtan Bay and L;;ke Sun co Hwy 12 LS possible ~lt~n,~te
Bangl~deshi, flnd T ur!u~h co111m un1nes." The nU01beis cfMuslrnu theie have ,ilm ost 01, the ~:lSt side of La ke Su11 co, but ,fit Is dogged the.re :ire ~huost 110 othet ll.ltcrn9tlve.s.
do11b led. since 2001
O nce youge Lnorth of Cor1,wll.ll 011 Hwy 401, the US boun<'.bllY line ce.~sts to follow tl\t-
0 11ly rel~ t!Vely small perce111gge o fMusluns are problem c urrently, but 1r 1s the u1111o u ty nv:e1 and goes ~hreetly east for 11umbe1 of miles T ltts st~ of Q uebec south of the r1ve1 1s
thM has h1stoncally been taken ~dv~ntage. oi by .:.gent provo c~teurs wo1i:Jng ~s miorm<1nts r:ited 2', 5 stftl'S T l'IJs fo nns p o rtion of Canll.dll. that JS sandw,c:hed between the US bo rde1
tor goven1ment Bec~use the l\itusl1111 religio n at1d culture does.not i11esh well w,th \Y/estern a nd the St L :.wience Se.iway. It is actlll\lly betteJ: rell"e$ t area th,111 most of the !ind to
h1stor,t'~l Uad.ihcM, it ,s e.isrly p rovo ked w hftt youthful dis...,,t,sfoctich ,s tom eJ1ted :1.nd th.e north of tl1e ly!ontreal-Q ueb.e t !me o t tilt<'$, T he b 1,d to the n;:1rtb of Montre~l ,~ nor
taken ?.dvintnge of durmg hi rd econo mic times veL'Y !ugh ~nd 1S rilled w11h thousa nd bk~. 'v'/9ttr tables ~1-e ht,gh ,n most psrts, nutkutg
,1 dtfficulr to put u1 b9seme11t space
'rhece a Le nllwerous tr«ps io ues uw olved 111 pfa1111u1g retreat sti,itegy Ill this ~,ea Th.,.
Great L"kes ne-arly svrrotu,d the hLgh density So1,lhe11.r Ontan o pe1u11sula and tht St To the south, thet'e ,s lo t o f good funn !sud ,ind iM less popul~t,ou density, b t\t yot1 mrry
Lawrence Rivet and Se,a wsy f1,1 1ms batner lo the sotlth of tlus popula tio n cQn·Ldo 1 111 .get. d.oven gcross the US border by refugees .fro tn Montreal 01 Quebec, Don't gttempt
9dd ,tion the,e a re uumerous lll.kes and s1n llll u vers laced throughout tl,a area betwee11 to flee northw>ird The Se-away 1s rottn tChble batn e1 wu.h very few br1dge9 ~nd thost-
To_ronto <111d Otti,,va, ~swell ,1s 111 the- more -tura l steas tp the 1101th thRt ll:t~ te "dditto11al mostly le~d to m~IM metro ?.re..1~ 1hnt.w11f blod enttitnce Fro m the south. Sherbrooke !l\d
1t•f io11es a1td for~e most travel 01t1<! est11bhshed Lo•tls Drummo11dv1lle Ate the maj,;t towns m tht ~re~ wluch provude ior s u,t~b le commer.ee,

We reco mmeJ1d th~t !llOst C1 11~dlg1is w ho hve 111 d ie southen1 O ntgr,o pen,nsul~ (1 5
Eastern Prov.inces
s~,,rs) have retre:1ts outside this ste:i, e<cep t dlo$e t hat uteve1y n1ral a1,d dlat have b~~eflt e11t
potential to b uild c;:,nc~led saie ro oln. 111s sa(er to the 11orlb be,~l!se of the lowe r New Brunswick shares the s;ime ~d·,rnntages oi goa d i-atrn l~nd, higher ground ~hd d =
population d e11s,ty and d1uanee fro in Detroit. T he b est ~re.ls that. st,11 give you rcason~ble p1oxun 1ty to tlie USA, :is the area JUSl inerttto ,1ed ~nd' ,s prob?.bly the besr ne.tre.at,s ,u tit
~~ess i-o Civ1li.2~1>011 ~re•north of Hwy 7. I t 1~ d1ff1ct1lt to, f111d p ropertywhete cottce.,Je.d easter11 Canad,1 T.he p op ul~t ion dettsay is low ~nd there are no n1 a101 threats e-.«iept the
b1seme1n sp~ce 1:.1n be c re:1ted' because of the numero us 14ke.s ,n the nr~ ~nd cor1espond- cl>ld and d,1 mpness m the wu1ter a nd the bugs nnd 111u111d1ty ,n the summer
t11g, l11glT WRte.r t>ible. '.://e do 1~'t. reeom mend erea tutg retl'e" t ~11ywhere n,~r popuhted ,11e~s
where cond ,ttons don't ~now hidden undergrouud sAfe rooms. .E.ntou11ter,11g p illaging o , N ov.o Scotia, Newfoundland ~nd the o ther islands ice ~eifet th~n o ther 1s½a11ds we h:l'Ve
mar~uding people sottleday 1s Lrtev,tab le~nd you must hqve pl:<ce to hide a11d evade chscussed bec,\use they arc quite hrge ~11d lightly mh~b Lted h 1s ~!so unlikely trut they
conflict l11tel.'estu1gly, the southern Ot1rn.no Penu1sul~ does have more etev~tu, n aud less would be- i~rgets of.hosule occupation or ta keover m wa L The,1 only mtl1tgtyvallie ,1s fo1
-.pate, tablt p roblenis fo t basements thru1 the less po?ulated areas to the 110 , th, somewhat tr~nsitmg the AJ1Alltlc betweeJI Et1ro?e .111d the USA, 'They d o have ~c.:ess to tb~ i~h1ng
o ffsetting the d1s<ldv1111t~ge of clostness to b,g ctt,es. So, Ii you ca11 le..ve the ~t;:,~, do so If gtot111ds of the At!Mtttc and uHght be coveted for tb.t If o~ wlte.11 OCt:Uf)~t"'" does bft<Hl'le
you c,,n't, g<eL somebelow grotJnd 1e,:urespacebwlt th.t,t,,!, make sur~ you have means of gettwg off the 1sbrtds
 Regional and State Ratings

Jvlontte:\I ·And Quebec. n1 etro ~re,as desire spec.~gl ~ttc:11r.011 ill develop mg rettC$1l'pl~n Olll
or these o t,es. As 111 ,i ll hrge c,t,e4. you w~ut to pick lo<::\hon on the otttskins so th~t
lt\ e1ists of soc,~! Ulli'ttt you c.a11 have fu,1 ch3nce of e:xttmg ,t h~ city without clo,ggec!
ro.~dwJ.ys

Mo11tre11!: The. first dec1uoh to make ,s whether you w~11r to rerrent to the so11th or the
north 1£ ~uth, lo~:\te on, the south side ot tbe se~wiy lf notth, you h,we to b~ 1'1\YI of both
uv~ d1a1111els rhM d1v,de the IA11dlv[onueal and L~v,11c1t~ budt around It 1s best ti you 3t~
out~1de the 640 Beltwl\y 1us,qe the beJtwgy, ,'Ot l h:Ne to pb u 1-oute~ thM get outside the
bdl'Wlly where there 3t~ 110 ,ccess ramps that.will become dogged Any uf the towns ,over
20 Jlliles ~w,1y to the 1\JW s hGuld provide suffic,ent distance from the metro ftte~ tG ~void
ru ost 1efugea

Quehec: w;tlim 10 ,nJe radius of Quebec to the N\Y/, th,re ;re do sens of sm->'Jl tllwns
tn the mot1rtti\tr1s ~r.td h,lts !il3t provide good tetre,at$ 1'ry to ke.p ~t le11st l O ut,les avr.iy
so d~t any refugees 117,ll be 11bsotb ed by the sm.;ller c.tt,es nearby- If you l,ve 011 tl1e sateL
southem sbore of the sa,,,v~y. st'ily soutli of Hwy :20 so th,it it does 110! restuct yotlt ex:tt
strategy

T ..o,&-R~v,eres presents muell fewer prob le ms but stAy notth of the V form ed by Hwy 40
snd.55/155

Nortlten, Quebec 1;1,d Laltrj\tlor ~re mostly un111h~bued lake,co untl)' without much
strn teg1t v~lue except as ma,or buffer :?tone to the north Most oi the 1nl111b1l1,1\tSc llve-
lil tl1e-!;outh o f Quebet 01 0 11 th<' easteni s,;~t oast of L~br-adol Even mort c~nad1ans
'Wouldn' t accep t ret.re,H 1n these teJno te and ,s_olate.d ~re~~ lt lS so n1ewhM like Afaska-
gr~:~t retre~tsrot those th~t cln sti1nd the co ld and the tso l~tton-bl.!t it get.s low Ill.Arks iot
eohvc.111ence ~nd l1vflbihty ~cept .u1 the worst of wodd s1tu~ llons

lttS111nm9ry, c~n,1d~ offers s ,gn1fic~nt 9motuu of r<'tr<'M terntory fo1 0.\ngd\Ans ~ncf
seconda1y retrea t for An1eru:~ns The dow11 ~ide- 1s the dependency ofso n1 any on
unlvers~ I tflr~ from the governmen t wh,ch will surcly fa1lsomed.qy, \Y/hen soc,1al unrt9t.
crup~, C~u~d\~nsw1libe 11l-ee1rnpped to. tes,st tho ty1~n11y of the New o//orld Order wtth
dtcided hd,; of w~?.poas Othc:1w1se, utgood wnes 1111" wo11derful o-o unttj to !tv<' In wttlt
lo~ of soen,e b~uty where ~!most t:Vetyclne ,s ine11clly:
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C'hapter 17

STATE BY ST ATE REVIEW

'r'llt precedmg tegJ011~l m~ps .<nd t¢€0111mend.ed .tte.as shottkl help you see whetl> the sa!l'fur
at~s ate, but ·m~ny ~rt b etter th~n othocz dependu,g 011 whLch st~ te they ,ue 1n, or 1,c»t to, How Each State is Rated
'I'lus chapter co11tau1S sp~ctfic ptos 311d cons ~bout e3ch st•te to hdp you fmd the best CiJle
fpt: your sttu~ tton Conversely, wheu you e:;t,'t le-ave a p ut,cl.Ul!r state but yo u still Wllt1t We show~ t-able ~t the begu111mg of ell.ch state with -a summ ijcy,::if fucts1 n<ttugs And our
10 find the s~test loc,.H1011:s 11e.,,tby, thest st.ate t'eview« wdl give~ecii1c mformallon about o-v?nili ~t.\t ~Rproval fo , the st.ate- Bdov, th ,s su1111111,:ry we have tiotes ,tnd 111fo cm ~t,011 oii
\:he ln~st cities, theu dan~ts 4nd hllw to ti;tte,ir f,om thelll ~le. lllio list whe,e retrut speeifu: c1t1e-~
p n,p tt'tle.s might be round w,thin thM sU te--~lthot1gh so me sLqtes arevcty n1ntgtm1l w~
te11Lze th,t ru ost of out readers don' t h~ve the opt1011 of choosutg Mty sl!tte they waht, ru,d
Summary Facts and Ratings
Wt i dll wgnt 10 help everyone prep~rc ~ spectfic str~tegy withm thell" ~onstmutts
We S't,ut offw11h 11sun1111,uy of hie.t s ,u1d tatmgs 011 -<:llln Jte, popul~t1011 density. i::tlllle,
V//e h,,ve 1r1td to grve every s t3te a semblllnce of equal tre-.a unent a.i to seeu,g ,ts best etc th2t bru,g togetl1e., 111 synopt:tc fo= mudtof the u;for111itJ011 prese11ted uatio,,wicle- ut
potetltt~l. Unl1ke some ether s-urv,v~l anl\lysts, we do n't wr,\e off 60'¼ oi. the sta tes 3S- Seetio11 Two Th,s v,:'lly you 11ll.ve sum111 Acie5 of aUtl,e state u,foemiu1.0n •t yo ur fingertips
tot,,ll:,i un~u,table Not everyoneG1n le2ve, :Hid e2th person needs to &now how to mske so tlrnt you i lon't llilve to go b ack. to tables ~nd gener:,;l 111.;.ps. He.re are tl1e e,, tego11es we
t he be, t of their eUll'<'fl! s1tll1tio11 If tht"V Clln't relot:;te ~mdyge and some soutees of out mfi>rm·a1iou, wlrete .1p prG>pllllrt

Th:11 said, we h~ve 11ot g,wn ~very state the SI\Jlle ·~nlOUl\tQf space or an~lysis. tOl 1 cou1,le l111erall Raiing1 E'l3clt .m t~ rs give11 ru1 ovet,Jll star rating m~-xt to the state 11~m~frilm 0
of re3sous Pu st, we spe,,d 1110,e \:utl ~ ·011 stlltes t h~t have e1the1 ~ Joi of good see uuty to 5 ,tars. Only twu st~tes have • 5 st-31 i,,tmg "'-nd oilly three Are rnted ll t O 0 111~·$houldt,'1
potcnti~l or those rh~t h~ve serious p roblem.z to h elp r~1dent>1 und erst:u,d how t() plM ~szume- tha t everyone tteeds to get to the highest r11red sr.sle!. Part of Jv[o111~11a deserves ,,
fll1 contmget1c1es sndgt:t to~ :;-afe, 11re11 Set:<?111d, som~ ! t1<tes h~ve Ill-Or o co mplerJ ty 111 5 st11.r ai= g,hut tltest,, te get.s4 5 stars be::,ause ,t has a lru;ge ta,get (m1ss1le field) u, the
geogt11phy1 cluu.;t-:-,11d obst-acles Fbt pkUJ1s st>ltos like V,..flnsas <irNo r1h C3r.ot·a ,ire p retty ee11ter IVLH1ypeo_ple w,ll l,ave to settle fo r ~ s tate csted at .3 srars because-ofthe-u ueS' to
un,fo rm ,n1d .requue less a1,d ySis \Y/here there ~te s t,tes with m1les M,d m.1les of rur~I i~rm work 0, fau11ly Th<" sha11ces-fut luv111g att e-1>sie1 rune ;11e proport:to11a! to , bette,c n1u11g fl'o t
cstl r--_poss,hly analyze eve,y p airt when the laud 1s telati-vely w,ifonu The teJlder el:11111ple, as we exphw:iecl m the ~g,ottal ru,a.lys,s, the entr,e E~st Coast ts !ugh r'.1sk6ecause
must use the spediic :::riteJ:,a of fmchng b 11d with sdm e par,tlnl forestAtlo11 ~11d p nV:1cy ,n ,of high popub tiou dens,t,e~ frllm Ecston down through Floncl, -Obviously evetyon.ecm't
order .to select the ught clegret of se-cll\ston le"ve the E.~st, .sd eve,, tlwugh the states ·th,t conlrutt the Ap_pJ1!adu"n Mdtu1t-.1t1s (or the
even hisher mre,d Ct,mberland PlMei1u) l>.re- the sRfest _places in the ei1st, tltey are only t ~ted
2-3 stats due to iheu pcc»:im,ty to these lugh popolatio11 thte-at ceutets. 1-lDt alt su.!es. pn
Color Maps the R"st Coast lire ra red ~t O, Some ~, e rated ;s .! or 2.5 beciuse tltE)' have ,111-.u ruou11.taut·
At the end of th!S chapter we bJ\ve provided iull-i:t>lor mlps foi.. each fflte det-~1.li11g the ,01is :ireas m • pottJQ11 of tile sta te wltel'e people Pill hive retie,its The-y :1ret1t as safe•s be111g
c.ittes, principle oorr,dors, larges t towns ~11d p t·1n1~cy threats \Y/e .reco 111mend rcferrm_g to w•y out west whe1e retteats lite ptotected by m,les ,of ope11 cotmtry, but it's the best ma11y
ihe cGt'tespo11d111g eolot m~p together 11111h t1le~t3te- descupt1ot1 to -see, for ex.ample·. where people c-~ n.clo Ill 1he E a.st
the n11l1L~i:y b1-rgets ~nd st~te pgrks ~re locJ11ed rd ~tive co e 1t,eg.
Cfutu1te: Here we,desc-nb e rh.e gener~ l cl1111Me typeia nd signihc~ nt weathe1 U1forma-
Additionally we show !!I few C<l lor maps o f 11~hon11l thre.~ts T hese map s occur b~o1e t1pi, For st Ates tl lat ft3ve tott,ados we p rovide the ,vet11,ge nu111bet prer yeat Accord~ to
the s tate m~p s ~nd Utdude 11 US ,,~uon~ I 1elSill,c m.~p. US groundw~te1 d~hg er ftctm IJ11p://JJJ111,u t1oa,,,,reu-. The tpn ,-do tl1ter<t 1s very r"et;l 111 stat~ w,th over 2~· torn~does per
ag11cultut\l l 111tr~tes '"1cl the reuea1 route exi1mp le liom Secuo1, Tluee E ad1 m~p co1ltl111s ye.Jr:. If you ue ti!llt surt h~·w 1t feels to be 111 ~ €ertau1 cluu ate- typei W<" suggest you ta ke 1
sdd!ho n·~! 1nform~1Jon 01 ~ore dern1l$·111 co lor. i:11p {O that ~te~ ~11d find out tf y<1u c~n 11>Jec, t~ ,t, 111 ,um111er dtW wn,rer, befote you move
158 Strategic Relocation

Po11ula1ion Density, Poople pet squa,e m tie and the petcentage!i of s1gnific~11t m111or1ty FoodPro,1-uetiou: We ltst here the le1.gth o f th egrowtngseaso n ~nd the ,,nnunl rntn fol!
g~oupS' Th,s 1S''1 v ery 1mport*11t CJtter1011 Sa fety 111 "cns,s efsoc,al unt'est is u,vernely s1nce thes e !Ile {he most 1m p orta1u Mpects:for ~ 1eh-elt where yo1.:1 intend to grow food 'tP
propoL11on-al to the popula ho11 cknstty, 'i//e used 'i/lik!ped,~'s .;uttcle '' list o f U.S. st,ites by testoe k st<>red sup p hes. Everyone ,cventtlillly w,Il have to do thts, 'ii/here tau 1fol! ,s- !flSUf·
popl•l:iho11 density" Mu1onty po 11ceutt:s t1011s are· ~!so >U1port1tnt ~s 3rt index ,Qf potenu ~l fic1e11t, you need t"' ,piov,de fo1 uugatiou oc well wa ter_ We talk on ly generiilly Q[ soil types
p to ble ms tl1J1.t often su1f•ee with llllu11gr.ants. This 1s oftei1 olily ~ probleru when there ;;re T hel'e· ~te extension serv,ces111 e11d1 sta te th~t ~-i n help yo•J detetmme more specific so,!
su£f1c1ent ,u1mhe1s or them so that th ey don't u1teg1~te well u, society o, 1f they ate prone types where you move to Mostso1ls need some 11np1oveme11t, but ,f the sou 1s111fert.Je,
to crunlna l .>cts These factots at-e much m ore diu1gerouswf1en m 111orttles c:oneentrate too alkalu1e , ,c1d1c, eontc;,u1s too ,111tJch ,day, 1s rocky o, sandy the ,costs inoy be prob,\nhve
ll1 .g hettos T hat's when gan~ become p revalent. Spec1f1c mform~tto n ,ibout these demo"
g_r-aph1cs can be found ott 1J1,11111 1:,fvt/.111,,,;:wn and from US census d,i t~ Heald, Envirourneuc Unhealthyeuv11oume11ts are mostly a s/te.- specwc p1oblem and we
c-ati't get i11to th~t much detail But we do list the genernl Jevd ,of ~1, and watet polllltton u, the
CostofLiviug: T lus ,snot a dollar .w1 o u11t but rathe, an 1<1de« coustruc ted usuig costs sta te We •lsQ hst the pe1tet1t of the pQplalat,011 with fluon.datell wt..te, (,vww 11,d.r 111/,,:so"),
~dded togetbei and comp Ri ed to other states. We tell you whetlle1 the s!ste ,~ above OL below wlud, we :tlways tecomme11d ~voidutg- Even u1 ~tates with fluoud~ted w~te, flowu,g i11to
• standard 111dex, whose ;ve.r;;,ge 1s 105 '!lccol'dmg to Mssour, Sta te's com p JRttott of dats over 70'1/o of rhe po.pul11 tio11's cltu'IYJUg supp ly one can st.ill find small t owns Qr well wnte1
ftom seVetal so-utces (http:// 111wu,.11t11Jo11ntr.ono119•,ore11d1t,7lor./ &osf of/11,111.s/ 11tdf!X',Jt111 th11t does no t use this harm fut che.us1;:~l As" rule we ~void dt111k11.1g 1110:st p ubli!!:wate1
~s o f Ceee4llbe, 2010) Tlus ,s a,1 =po,tru,t factot fo , m~ny people who w,,nt the rnost All'fW'~Y
value fe1r tl,:,u money.
Tr:affic-: T h1s 1s '11at" du ect 1ss1.1e for retteats, b ut 1s uuportru,t fo1 yo,1, st·o ndard o r Lv111g
Pnvate L and Avail~bili.ty: We uepo1t the p ereeu tage of tbe s t1,te that 1s owned by g,ov- ~nd 1t 1s "" 1nd1::-;t1011 ofh.ow hard 1t'Will be to "get oUI o f Dodge'' whet1 things suddenly
eu1me11t Tlus relates to how much 1s av:;ilable to the p ublic to buy ss well -as the price fiill ,apa1t The'Worst tt:tff ic cities h ave th~ most popul~t101.1 to row.I 111faastnJc rure t1ttm
of l~nd Sadly, the top rated ~t-ates u, the west hAve hJld to cede ovet h~lfthe1t land to Theu,fo_re, th ey are· also the '111 pst -d tff1cult to pl~11 an 1:'Ktt fro111. We co mpiled this u,-
th.e feds 1L1~t t<-' beeo me -a st-~te No te that 1ust because the percent;1ge df pnvat.e land ,s fonnatson &.orn many sQurces but fo ut1d the list of 'Ameuea's 75 Worst Co111ml1tes"
low doe./itt' t d,sqµ~hly-a stlltt- 1t 1ust m akes thu1g.s 1Uo1e e-..:pe.ns1ve Info, m~hon ftoru fi:om fh4r/t11fvhe,JJJ. tw1t !IS ,i useful pou , t of ,efereL>ce For inte rest, we :,,[so ltst those
hltb,'( / 11•u•~ ,,,.,,,.., r11:il tlot.11t11m/, (p11b/,c/1111dow11enhjp,t:>dj. states tha t '!llltho112e the ~1se o f t ed Light ~t1d speed cam e,N ~. T ha t doesn' r m ean they ,are
used everywhere u1 the s tl\te·, they mostly occut 111 the largest c1t1e.s (1ufo1mat10 11 from
Builcling Pertnits: We 11st so1ne ,of the ~to te reqwrtlllents £01 buJduig perm its Most st-ates 1/ttJ: U'JNt: nAr, l111t\J'. · i111me1'fl11111tJ, 111tJ~•' ,
re<.['a1tte,pe,1111ts for ,.11 new hp111e consttuc!to11 bu! there ~,e o ften dtffecea ces fot 1emiodel-
111g requtteu1ents o r for sm.~11 s tl\1ctures del_)'endu1g on how much autho rity 1~ :,11lowed ro Polittcs: Here we present a su111nnu:y,of the political 111 :.keup of tlte s\.ate ~/e have fou11d
the local 1t111sd ,ctsous Whtie we wollldn't 111,,ke ot' b1e?.k 0L11 det1s1.0n ~bout ~ stllte over that co11servat1ve states are-ge.ne1~lly s~e.r ~nd m ore eeo11om ,c11l u1 the long run D'emoct1ts
th1s issue. more fteedom to brnld what you want 1s better, an d usu Rlly a lot cheaper_ We 3lmos t always have cot1u ol 111 states with h1.1ge !ugh de.ns,ty popu6 t1o n s. This ts often
~ titer most of o\ll 111fotm1111011 feom h1Jp,·/! 11•11,,v. n,b•npp!,.11f"mf eotJJ! , uol you can fmd t1d- becJ1use o f its b-J1se of ~uuo n wo1kers. hber~l n-ewspapers, pove,,ty. 'Ccune ~nd the m.,ny
d1ttonal tn·depth u1form atton here and o n most county webst!es. 1nu1outy gioups thJlt can dehve, votes-m retu1n for welfiue benefits. All of this 1s .! t ec1pt
fo, 5ocral u,uest sow ecby whea the be1,efits stop flowutg That s~1d, even demo~rntic st-at~s
I n this sp~ce we .1lso lis t the pos~tbthttes ofbut!ding ~ b~seu1e11t m the state Basem ents h:.ve a lot o t good cousetv;'\tive fa111,l1es who ltve 111 tl.ual ue11s- where they ca11 fuid greater
gre esse,nh~l 10 a good, secure h o m e as they :\re the 1de11I !oc:At1o ns for 11 s~fe room :A!ld saie ty I f yo u cru~ 1011, them, you will st1lt suffer &0111 !'lad, restni:tave ll!w.s popliL\r with
concealed, coo l stor~ge. l n genern~ basemtnt~ are ,i.ore co ll!lnonly uublled where there 1s utb.'l1u tes that Jre e1tfo1ced Lipo11 the whole state Con:serv.attves can pass b~d mws too, but
freezing we3the1, su1ce 1n ost foUlld•taons have to be dug b elow the f1pst line U=lly 1t s- they do11' t usu,,lly b1e-,;lt the budget A lmost every ltbelal clemoc,iH1c st:Ate ,s now hav1ug
worth 1t td put , little more 1n,te11al u1 a ad cre.te a baseme11t. Wanne, ~reas don't usually severe b udge t sbo~tfolls, and many wtll p 1ob ~bly den1ru1d a bailout by the feder~l goven1-
'. have them wiless p eople spec1ft~ally want th em lf your.prcpet'ty f1as rock, hArdp~n soils 1ner1t r~the, 1nake the ,cL1ts necessary to bal~nce the budget The bre,,kdow11 of ceg,steced
(e,g. cal, che) o r !ugh Wl\ter tibles- It ..-~n tn~ke basem ents prohibitively ei:penS1ve. vo ters LS available from the \JS Census Bul'eau, '

L aJ1d l\ttd Urb:ui Plani1ing, We list whe,e the goven,nrg ~uth ority lies with regard to th.e 'l' :txcs: The sHte snd loe.,I tnx burden ts~ com.lJ1n aho n ot lll! th~ truces ar1 1.lld1vidU11! pays,
lattd· use rtUC$ U1 the- stste, Som e s Lstes ,;tre s t~rt1ng to dictate these· reqwremeuts froru the o n ~vernge, to their loe:1l .s11d s ta te _go:ve.r:n1n~t1t5 111 each ~t~te W e re.ferred to the rtpo , t
st.a te level 1Uaki11g It mc1easmgly difficult !J:> spp('<ll or work with the process. of ~,,.di $U te compiled by tlie Tax Fou!'ld~tson for the ye~r 2008 (1,11vl/l,tnxfo1111dat,-on.01s),
 Regiona l and State Ratings

We: ~~Q 1st th( ruosl U11po,rt,;1ttt11fu1m-a tio11 ro, 111eotme taxes1 'Sll!~ noc ,u1d prope1ty w sm all rutal tow11s'.lnd 1111s11,g the tW11e r-:;tes evrn there Fct1ut1~tely. these c1Ulles a,et1t
L ow taxing stales h~ve -almost ,lw.~been alllong the 1nost effic,eutly ,wt This shoul~ bt as v,ole11t1. over,ill, 11s 111 d ie utbat1 ~, e,,s Htgh cruu t , ates 111 a cJty 1neau that th.ose ·sam t
• fac tor !ugh on your J:lOOi:1ty h~t cnmu,ah, -and gai,gsc th~t p rey 011,e.1ty dwtllei-:s w,ll Jl<ltll ollt of the t.111~ mto tl~e su1to1\11d-
1ng towus once they h~vc tun o\lt o f plU11de1 These ~nued thugs will consttbJte· the rc!tlly
Corruption : This \Ws 9ll tmportMlt hctor fat o ur stat r:\!ing of e.9ch stste But 11 w.lS- setious 1,1outt tl1re~ts th~t c,in c halleJ1_ge tlteh~r ot eurgl tes,deni:es t\eArby th.~ t notmalfy
~lso ~ difficult c-.;, tego ,y to ?.Ssessbec~use the.most ::o rrupt st,1tes h~ve d1e means to hide uevet see c11me Do pick states with low cume flltes. It 1mp1,>ves youc cliances 1mn1c11sely
er othe1>w1se provide 1m111 w1,ty fat tho$e high up 111 govenun e.nt. C orrupl.lon alwnys of EV1td111g 1ov111g bitnds of tetror
u1volves p rosecutots_, law enfurcero eht a11d 1udges Often there i~ an mverse relat!o nslup
betweeJl the numb e.r of c:orruptton cases ind re.~) pol,tt~l ccrrttp1to11 Sou,etunes, the P e rsonal Libe rty. Th!S 1s ~ co mposite 1"1 tu1g by MtrMt1u,t1rg wh1cl:1 we h nve found to
most corrupt st~tca h~ve.few convie,110.ns relatrve ro their popuht,oi, slie. But tt isn't alw,ry~ be p te tty accu1a t e: Th,s 1atu1gwe1ghs two p ru1c1pal c-atetories,g.f frei:do1ns, pe,sonal
true S.om etunes maJot couuptton com es tG llght ~ud the loc-~l powers th~t be have t<> ru1d eeo11ou11c Eco110L11tc freedo111 ~11coinp~sses the man y test!1ct1011,; on bu-smess ru1d
prosecute 1ust to keep up the •ppe.;Huce of 1u,t1ce The~ouupttou coJ1tL11ues t111dcrgrou11d fu1ru1ces, whet~s personal fieedom fuctors such gs education ~lteu12ttves, .m edical hbeity,
~11d !hey be~ome UlOt~ caceful We ,ry to give Solll e ex1>1nples of the corn1ption that ~1sts gun nght.s, ·And pcrson'1l mars) liberty Some states wtthl11gh person~[ freedoms like Al!i~~
u1 ,04,ih st:ite Ahno·s t ~ll states -are deep ly eor:rup t, but~ dozen 01 sc :u:e much ruorecortupt s11Jl _rank low bec:1use of econonu c restncttons or l1m 1ta w:,ns. A r,lht)g of 3 out of 5 0 1
th911 the-ave1age These .ue the ,tst es t hat ~,e , u,, by eoht~,1 rnadtutes ope r~tu-ig tluough beltec 1s ~ect-pl~hle
con1ro !led elee ttons-s1n~e the 1800s
G un Libttty: Tlus dc,;enres a sepruate ut:111g rve11 though 11: 1s ,connecte-.-4 co personal hliecty
There isn't a lo t you C$l1 do about corrupi:,oi\ except to elect le.:1ders who ~ren't p i1t1 of because 1t is so ctllc1al to your sulv,v"I :111d selr-defeJ'lse 111 a cns,s. Whet~ law enfo1tel!lent
the est~bltshm~nt Though Democrats h~ve the worst reputatio t1 iot n 11u11ng ootrupt big isn't ,end,ly 11vA11~ble (and it a huo~t n~e c ,s) you 1n t,st be ;ible to defend yourself11nd
city po litical mllch,nes, both Deino.:rnt at1d Republican iidm , ulstrnttotis Qln be ~hd ~re yot11 fuuuly D o n't live 111 a ei'ty or st~te tl1at 1s hostile to pe,son~I gun ow1,e1sh\p f./fost
cotnl[>t Don't trust ~11y teformer who conies from ~!t,1b lisl11ncnt c,rdes,---even if heol s~tes tlll!t aUow ,co11cea le.d weapo ns are' sl~tl issue" ~ljit~hM 1s, their laws , re wutte11
,he pro miSes to de,u1 up C,ty Ha11. If the1·e lire est~b lishme11t roots, they ,ue p robably 111st sp that P,erllltls 1nt,st be issued tf :in appLe~1rt me-ets the leg11l teqµ L1ements. "May issue"
ttollt111g for more powerful p eop le behind the scenes, or will be11d to the!f pressure, O'nce st3tes.leave the dec1s1oll up to atb1tr-:;ry lac-al a uthot1t1es ever1 tf an 111dLv1dual meet~ the
m ~ whde ~ tn1e reformer 1s elected, b ut the qo.rniptton system usys ahve below the surface requuetnents o f 11:\e law l\ud at:e us'-"llly very testuc):Jve 111 ,sst1u1g pe-r 1tl Its We found tlrf'
and ,1w111ts the retu111<i f " ol\e of the,1 own." Once CO LTUption get~ deep nu,de 11 s~te ,r ,s u,foun~ ttou ;,t lro11tl.s11rdoJJ1 ,u helpful for tl us topic,
very 1-..rdy roo ted out- they 1ust gethe.tte.r .>t l11dU3g and covenag for the,r 11legal ,c ts We
don't have the space to,det~il all the corn1p tto111112 stllt~ but-,,egive • ge11et~I f~ tu,g aud Alterna tive M e dicine: T lus ,s anotl'ler essentrnl.dem enr µ1 )!berry, The eS1l\bltsh1n ent
hst the speciiics m thei,o ~ with some prom111et1t e-.<amples rued,e~[ boa,tls have tned to eontro l people's hbe, ty to ehoose t1e,it111 e11t fo1 decades.
Almost every stat~ h;is a l~w tllilt def,nes what co11sritutes "the ptact1ce1l!>f med,cuTe"
Conupl ~t, tes Ate. tmmlly high lllY.1ng ~t~tes, but the biggest reAson you w~nt to ~votd d1e,i1 They a1e un1for:m ly ty1a11111c,i! 111 :urogat1ug to ,certified doctois tit<" exclusive aght to eveu
,s thal the [lowers that be at the tederal level ke~ ti:~ek of in&vic!u~l cort't!pMn so they c~1\ diagnose ~ny illness or symptom That's t>111tamot1ut to saying !!lilt 110 puv-ate 111d1v1dw1J

1
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use Jt foe leverage ,n gett111g.le,de(s to go ~long wit h he. d~ rk s1d.e ~genda government. c:.11 g,ve 3ny adv,ce wlllttsoeve, w,d1011t 1llegruly eugag11tg 111 "the );'taCtu:e of U1;;d1c111e "
I:011 1 e-xpect 3ny p rctecuon of c1v1! rights f i om a corrupt s~ate when the federal govern.- T l~ s~tes l':ltely p1osecute 1ndtv1duats b ut they ccg\!larly go ~fter alteurnt1ve l'r:a~t111011ers
men\ gets ,no re tyL':ltlllt~~L Mgny ~t,u es are p.issmg 10 th An1ei1cl1ncnt resolu tto1ls me~nt on 1h~t b~Sl'S. i'; vo,d s~~tes wi(l'l tlus med,~! menti!ity
to p l~cMe consetV>1ttves who tbitn th11'lk the st\te wtll stand tip t-0 u1,eo1,s.1itutio.1~l feder~l
m~t\d~tes, but the1e ~re m ostly for s.how- they have nei 1nten1:1cn of reAUy f1gh1mg federnl ~/e note the states tflat have a 4ce11s,ng bo~(d apd !egg) p~ thway for 11J1turopa1hs, but you
1nte1vel\tion C!\ll check whether n,1uropftths ~re !,sted ~~ prnct1tmg 11, your ?.1ea> ~t ll'l"J.' ,>1,1luro,pnthN org.
We ,co11s1der the liberry t,, have ,clnldren with ~ m 1dw1fe ot altewitlve c~1et-ake1 oun;ide of"
or
CJu ne: The t\VO m osl JJ11pott?1lt sta ttsh<!S are the 11utnber \rlole!!t cum es ( m utder, t'1pe, hospital ~s at1od1e1 oite of our most!tU[:l Ott~11t hf'altl, freedoms Wt t~po tl on tht l1ce-.1su1g
,,s~'1ult. elc) per htU1d red thous,ind ~t\d the lllllllber of property crJmes ,( b urglary, ilieft, possibilities fat Direct E111ry Midwives (I:EM) ~s, opposed to ntirse ru1dw1v.-s who 111 ust
bre3k-1n, .etc) per hu11clted thousand (dMa pet Bui~au ot_l usttce 411.9JR.UJd1t ~t1/Jf. High finish the nUtsmgpcog1,u11 fust ,11d opet,i te uudet hospital requtreU1et1ts Som<" '1s tes 011!y
s-tA te cnme r.ues.11re ~!ways tied to the brgest m~iot mettos 111 the st~te, sc c tttne r,~tes ~llow N·u rse M.dw,ves, We foU11dthe Jvftdw1ves AlLance-o fNo ith Am enc~ (hltpi/ /11,n11n, o,;g/
c:An oiten be discounted 1f yot1do 11'1 ltve in the ctty Ssdly, meth hbs,ire seeJung out the helpfulJJ1 our teseArd,
160 Strategic;:: Relocation

Ho,ne Scl\ooling: Tlus 1s a11othci, ~se1111il f,eedow for p3ce11ts to l'ti!ve ,lttu1~t,ve options b~ok.~ni:i refer to -the reg1on,1 1' ""alys1s. We !'llso dwect ypur ~ttenhon to potent1~! t1;1p .2one~
and o!ttruate ,con tr_ol i:lvet the tducano11, ttallung -~11d d1sc1plu1e of the1t own cluldteu '(ws tet :otttses, ftee-;,'!ys ·a ud o th~L o bsmcles) d1:1t will 1estnct you, ability lo m ane1JVet
The ab ilrty to,,opt out of the p ublic sys te111 will becomr JJ1cre,,s1ng!y unport~rtt as tlie when c;z1ti11g the e,ty O bst.a des fo ,ce t~-aff,c mtel a few ro~ds that go ,rou11d them, Pr
pt1bl1c schools get wo1•se 111 crune; fi:.stermg bad attitudes n11d fal~e edUC:luc11.ph1losophties- WO L'lle over brtdges T hese. you mus t ~void because the funneling nifect cf the, e ob~t~clel
We found smte requuem ents froln the Home School Leg.:11Defense Ad'JOl!..'! tes website m~kes 1t likely you1 !1 be hopele~ly Hud~ II\ tr1ff1c when yo\! c~n l~st !lfford It YOll wa1\t to
l w ww,hsldd-0,:q1 to be very helpful. be.outs1cle the.se :mp :ra.ne~ so that you c~1, = •ly ex,r the ,:;Je~ bcl'cre other~dog-the 1,:,~ds
And befpte !'l t1thor1ne~ ~!tut dow11 freew~ys
Mili tnry targets! 'ille lJ.St the m ~st unp oua111 milil9L)' t~rgets, the.11' g~ner~l !oe1t1on ,u1d
theil hkelthoo<l of being h111n ~ .11ucle9c,.w3r Every s tate h11 them so the best you C'lll do
i~ lmo w whtre the th1.e.;.Hs are and make sure you :1re otttS1de the 5 m.ile estU111ted circle of Retreat Areas
de!ltnli!.t!Oll If you hsve. to uve neatby, .lo cate u~ ~ secto1 of tow11 opposite the thtt,i t ahd
.s.ufi,ciently 011tS1de the high denstty clevdop ment.s ~o you c-~n get~ he:1cl st~tt leaving ,fan We ~over the best ~n.·~s to find rcu-e~t prop erty 1n e~d1sta te, den~ted by the d o~eS t e,ty
~t~,ck: occurs. The target level 1'!\t1ng IS based on ou1 own AA~lys,s. Pt'tln.?.ty strnreg1c tArget1 Qt town _l LISI bec-atlse Wt" me11hC11 possible 1·ette3t ~ttas ,n each state doesn' t Ill <Ml these

.ue the Jn ost llkely to be struck: m ~ nucle.~r first etrike Setondary t~rgets we expect to be ate 1L1St .ts safe as "1e1tS m li1gher rated states. They,p cob~b ly are11't Bt1t 1:Vetyo11e n~ds to
lut u1 subseque11t st1ik~, tf at a1l 1'e1tuirytargets ~te uot show11 on our m•p, tlr~y repr~e1,t know what the poss,btlJties, ,re withu1 ti.\e SU!le !hey res1de----e'1e11 if mey choose to tetcea t
possible targets bt1t areJow ei1ough ou thr st1Jtteg1c hst we·do.11'1 tons1der t hem ~,g1uf1cant to od1e.i areas 'v'le wru1t P'eop!e to have the full 1ange of choice bec~use 11ot evet:y011e- ei,n
e11ough to mflueuce you, rdecat1011 sites We ,ise the folkiwu1g ~cronyms, t~G 1> l>latiol1lil ,eloc-ate to op tun al ;\teas W( so111eumes h,.ve ,a ltstu1g ef Rura!Fanu A.re as 111 lieu of
Gl!.qrd, ANG ,s A,r N!ttion,;.l Guard, USMC ,s (JS!11!Mi11e Co tps, USN is US Navy USAF t•etre,1t ~teas. T h,s .i~- bee.a use in a1,y st'1tes, p~rucularly w the M1dwe,st, have no fore.sted or
ts US Air Force mot111tau1s geogrnphy th~t m~k.es tor the best retr~ ts. But they do llllve ~ lot of rural farm
b nd that ,s ·SUJtab!e fot n retreat 2S long ns tt 1s remote enough from clues and lll~JOt ro~d~
Nude-ar Powel' Plunts: It's 11npotta1n to 11.rtow where these;ire be~use 1£ the}"~l'< Att~cl:~ 'The~e ~ rm areas UJually have_;,11 adv:i1\tage ovei. moul\MUl t'etre.1ts 111 that ioocl growu~
the fallout fro m these :s mud1 more deiidly tli~n.an at omic. bo,nh, .anti the effect~ last for is easier a11d more productive. Howeve1, they don't nlw:iys have the 4dvant-:.1ges Ctl?flV!l,:Y

yegrs rather th~n weeks I >o n't be II\ ~llYdownw,nc! direetlon df thes~ p l~nls (~ nd kn.ow fi:om v iew no r s,fety ii you.have to .flee frotn All area out 111 the open. For this rEMort, we
how the winds tJStkqlly ,l11ft). W e , ho w these o n the st~te mafs :a~ secondary t':\rget~-so st~te tl1~1 yout best defense. 111 s iht rgn11 ~r~ is to h~ve a co11ce:1\ed a nd h~rclened base;meJ1t
peop le will st~y away, but we rec:ogn1ze the~e p lnnts ~re very s;;ft' II\ l\ormal opemtion Ancl s~fe coou1 where no one c~nJi1\d you. H,cling out JS better tb·l n open w~rfure when you
,1te probahly only~ d~11ger &om ,111 ,ttsck dutu1g wa, ~r from te11:onst~ rath~r than becA\ISf are out1nunbete.d
'We ~pec.t 1111y one of them to ru eltdown

Here then, ~r e the s t·i te-spect£1c reviews ,n alp habetic.al ord er. I/le did l\ OI i:o n~1de1
Wash111gto11 D C sepat'stely~s 1t 1s not a safe area,, JJ1 ~ny v,;,y Y'o u can fi11cl ,t 11icluded
Notes w,th VJ1-g,111~ S1Jlce 11 s bgres Jll Any ~~ects w,th A!lmgton, VA VIie hope you will f111d these
rev,ew~ JJS~lll
H:erewe mclude )dd1tion~ l co.m n1entsa1tcl ulfotnll\t1011 about the. st~te thgt we ro mprled
cluru\g our ,1eseardi. 'this ls: where. we Lst the 111-clepth Clses oi co rrup uo n !'Ind provide
more lengthy desrnp 1101'1S ~bout spec,nc ,ssut.s '" benefits of e~ch srn~ 111 i1 11y oi tbe.r.\t-
egot1es menhone~ ·lbove

Strategies for Popula'ted Living Areas

This coulcl' be e>ne of the most un porlJlnt sections fo 1 rhose th~t hgve lo live In or :\l'o tUld
:1 d~ ngerons lHgh cler1s1tyfiletro ~1-eg W.,. give you ,uggestio ns ~s to where the be~t re.tre~t
sites .are tel~uve 10 tl!IJl c1ty, but only Wtthu, tl1e ~t,ne under d!seuss,Gn Keep ,n m md th~t
yotlr best ~1~ao11 m•y be to, he~d fo1 '!l retttat olus,de the st>1t~l1J1 t's where you need to go
 regional a nd ·s tate Ratings

ALABAMA *~~.
Summitry Facts ~nd Ratings

C l.m~te: Humtcl subt1Pp1cd c li1nate -w 1th !i,11g ;u1nn1e, s ~1td slt0rt:. nuld winters
Popul~t!ol! Dcinograph11:$ WN aver::;1ge density 93 pp} /;q llll. (27th ttl th e natton ) B l~ck26¼ , Hisp;in1c J 23/o. muced 1 1'1/o, Asian lo/'•
Co,n '.lfL1Vtn~lt1dat Low 93 (~verage 11 ;1,05) and rnnke<!1.1fu least expensive,
Pnvate L111ciAvlU.bb1hty Good lBS¾ of the land ts goven1n1~t owned l~tate '1110 fecletal)
Bi11!du1g,P enruts Requued.foi:new ~on5trucllon, ,enov>1bon s o.f existtng bt11l&ngs = d dem.ohbon B~sen1en~ co11struction
1s fe:ufule. though not ;::otrunon tn mottp l~ces :I.$ the high water table is ,u1 nsue tn sotne p~~
L.uu:I s,nd (J tl;l'1!1 Phuµuu g Jv[o;tly local couo:ol Ci bes ::m d mun,cip~Tttieg rrtay crE'.lte comp,eh erurve pwn~ but the
plruu ,nust be" n 1bst ru\tJgUy conststent1' with ll'!te eruibiing acts
Food f'rodllmon: Very good wiell a _gr'>Wu1g se,,son of 240-.2'70 dmys R.11t1fal1 ~vet:~ges aboUJ: 5S incl.le~ pet ye<1r RJch soil, good g:udesung. soi11etin1es &oo wer
W~r,pollunon " lbOUt ~verage, but g1'tlund water ®19)' fron1 big conm 1e1·e1Ql fant1S is OK ai,y, of the J

people'have fluood'lt~d wate~ (~jor Olli'>) (>4'/o of :itli.ilts ~re obese or overweight,
Heavv traffic probler11t 11, B1crrungham. rated #37 o [ 75 b9d :t'llffic-ctbes Red h_ght =erat a re u sed but nor speed i;-.unerns
Pohtlcs Dem 55¾ , Rep 40¼, Ind/ 31'd p grty 5¾
Tue.. L:iw: 12th low~t tax burden at avg. of S 6% ot 1noon1e 4¾ cStait e s-:ile• t:,x mid son1e h1glt loca1 t.1xei. Mobile oty b xes adci 10'1/&
Cottttpt:.on: High ~ee 11ote; below
,C nrrtt Hi~1. V1oteot <:on1e 1s 451/1001(_, propetty en me rs 4087 / l OOK Ind exed t0G1l corn~ a1tes <ite B1m1111ghartt 8.2., Hw1tsv,lk 4 8, MGbtk 5.3 rutd
Montgomery-¼ 4 (out qf 10; 'US gv ~e ds 3.6) Ivieth labs aboU!tc\111 the ghem:>l of'B1nrunglu11n ru1d h~e 1nacle111ro11cl$ 111to the n 1eJ.! ,(r<'...as
'P er~on:iliL,bert.yt :> outof5
Gun Liberty· 1'3o petm1t required to pw:chase fu-earrns "May-issue'' ~tllte-bu t [.n~~I tu opeu cany
Altetn abve llifed!cm~ Nann'.l\l hellth pµctl.t!oiier:s -Jl'e free to pmcttcc, but hcet~ure ,s- w10vrulflb'l e to by i:rllOIJTives effectively prohJb1ht1_g the prgruce
H ome Sch oobrtg. Low regulaho11, t:11e 1tate r,:qturej P,arertt,1! 11otlticsn o11 .ouly
};fihbuy T Jtgets Fort lV[cG k!Lln e9St of Anrusli'on .Am1y R eset-Vic N G t e urung site, not, a · t2rget
.Aruiistou Army Depot. Chemicalwe;pons st.ochp,l~ p11111aq ~ .t get
Redston e Arsen:tl ne:,r Hunt,;ville Mlirsb~ll Space center, to~t engme development ;md ~ony·~v,.,oon ~1d=t silt comm,ncd: p.om~ry 1::a!get
Fort Ruckn· w est of Ente1pos e Army ~ircL'aft tl'!lllllllg c•,nd te.sti11g; pot .c; target
Bin:niugbam airpo1·t . ANG5tatlon; not g ~ rget
Mn.xwtll :ME, G unter '11111a . W-:i.r college.~nd .ur6tt 91 pgrt1al tena111:, setoncla~y target
Bruin Field east of lli[obile Pracnce field for Navy Mann es ,avi,tton , not a rnrger
 Strategic Relocation

Notes

Alab~m:; l,1,s" lot of lovely 1u1:11l are-as w,th" ruJX of southern pu,e and decaduous trees Montgomery: Mo.st o f t1,e c ,ty is south of tne A.bb,,ru a -rivet as ,s tne rnilit,uyt~rget 11 t
p1·0,ridmgs,g1uficlll.l\ cov~ and p!!v:1cy fo 1 plots "1ow1d good &u:m l~nd 1t l~cks 111ountam JvfaxweU AFB, so "le recom mentl loc~bltg uoLth of the tr',e1 m Prattville 011, the v,est side of
1e1:teats1 howo:ver, except III the.neath. Ahb,m s,:1s ·axe ru ostly fnendly, gentle ~nd grnc,ous. 1-65· (ll:<ldli,g to Bu:u:rmgh:illl) The intent 1s uot to pt-epMe t:o reti·eat uo1th to tk prob1eru
Wfute r~ide-nts ate n1ostly co11se1vatrv~ a 11c4 ri Lg 1ous. B lacks ,ue reLg_ious a11d ru ostly ci,p1tol city, but wei;t to SelmA on .;eco ,.dary roads snd then on to Jv{endrnrJ or nortliwest
lib.e r al '.C'eru ocrats otltnuru ber R"P u6bc,i ns but tltf'/ &re cousenr.; bve D ern ocr!lts because to Gremsbo10 or Eut,w where you e,,n <:ross rive.rs ,w~y from heevn,ys.
o£ the :relig"ous roo ts. l11come taxes are .rnodetatt.> a nd property t·a:xes ~re the1owest u1
the ri,.t,on thattk.s to" state cons.t,tutiun reqUJ.rem.ent tlwt requues, a vote, referendwu Bin,uuglt,.,n; Bmn,ugbm ts the worst city 111 this slMe due to c.nme, urb~n ~prnwl Jncd
to ~ 1se- them -v•nous hep 2011es milking 1! (hfficult to exit the ~rea m ~ cns1s The safest -retreat -"teas ille
to the 1101th 111 ~outhe rn Tennessee, the CU!llbedsnd Plsteau 111 ~11sten1 Tenuess·e e 0 1 t<1
The eo,u;t~l -aiea 1s s,gntfic3ntly w anner ll'> wi.t1tertime t1uut the· central ~ud 11ort1,eru pMts the west vi• ~ss,ss1ppi. We do not recoiu m t-c1d lte,c!u,g N\Y/ towatd Merup h,s, .; 1tv.11or
o f !hest:,.te. Ori "ver~ge the,e &1e only 20 torru>dos per ye,uc, but anF5 ton1J1d1> 1111974 problern .u:c>a. The northern exit routes ,are bo uude.d .by tht; fu,gers (west to e-ut) o,f 1-12,
11e,i1ly v,,pecl the towr1 of G1.11r1off the rn~p 1ts p~th through the B-:u1khead Natto11al F'orest 1-65 and 1-59 'The1e /j.!e water courses blotbng <>11ch fii,i--slvAped ex,rdu:echon To get to
,;o.t1ld &.e seen 011 s-atelhte pictures tor nlouths tentrnl/southern TN, loc~te betw~n 1--22 and 1-6!> to ~vo ,d cro5$1ng freeways He~d wes-t
10J1£per .ind then 1,oflh to '!vioulton, -wh1th Allows you to cro.ss'lhe l,1ke w,thout go ing
We rnte tlus s tate- low be-cl\use o£ m ajor corruption ut s tl\te and loc..al aff,.u·s. Po,me L 1!.uough.Flcx,euce I £ he,du1g toward !be <Cumbc1,b11d P lateau, you W~llt to loc,.te b.etweeu
B1mungbam mayor, L.11ry La11gfo1d, wss fot,nd g,.u!ty of 6{1 co w1t$ of various types of cor- i-6-5 ?.nd 1--!>9 but m~ke?, pl~n.for gettmg-~round the Huntsv,lle thre~ts ind GtmterSV1lle
niptio11.. fl'edets,l authot1ties ,ow,ded up 11 people gu,hy ot us111g.g-,unbl'111g u, c.~s111os to LAl-.z. Hv,y 79 10 Gunter.svillc ~nd Sc0:1tsboro allows you to thrcP.d the needle.
conupt the legislattve process C11,nges were filed .,g,mst four st~te se11~tors- and two c~sute.
operators Co,1•J? t1011 1s easy to imd, even ~ruong 1udge.s ij lld local pot.ce
Retreat Areas
There are ~tso sigiufic."nt da11gets he,e duru ig war or social unrest Th,s stttte lias c1wte .,
few da nge, spots such 11s military bases 111d 11udear power plants The po tentta! foL social Rurnl farn1 re.tre.s1ts g1e your best optii,n for rurv,vmg ~ e_ns,s 111 A!ab~ma itself Tl1ere :ue a
u11rest i> lugh bec11use o[ ,ts !:ugl:i v,elfare popufation J\nd loug-sta.1u:l111g dependency upon lot of southern pmes and other d ec1duou~ tree~ that give pr1V11cy a11d cove.r, but the st~te is
feder.u do.!L,rs. L,11:e Mississippi, ,t ,,. ~tso tn tl1e petth o f m •1or escape flows from o t11er ,al,o laced with nrnny r1vers ,111d c1eeks thnt 11\ 9 ~..e. 1t d ifficult to get to ru.t'lll are,1~ av,ey from
..,eas: 1--20 ru,d 1--85 from Georg,,, I-10 ftam points east, 111dudu:tg ~I! 0£ !'<'loud~ ~11<l the cities. There u seve.ral state ~nd nat,oqgl forests ll\ Atllbania wluch 3llow you to bacr,_
Georg," (1111pactu1g Mob,!e) The .biggest c1t1~ n,d towns ir1 AL ~.re 1<long m,110, &eewsys-; up to goverf!lllent land The ,mp omnt !l1u1g auout ch00,.u1.~ "1 i-ur~l &um retreat l!i to 11ot
3C> re~de,s wJl wa11t trJ pos,bou themselves •w•y from those refugee flow ~reas. I.fyour plan 'be too visible fro m ~,1y n1111n seco1,d,iry rogcJs and to be fat ?.Way fl'om the genernl puth of
is to retreat to 11 :western slate, you could iu11 mto, problems getbligout Theb ,gproblems 1efug,ee~. who-will be stoppu!g to loa,k f,:,1 food ~nd diehek
,n gett,ng througli MS to the west 1s gett111g actoss the- M1s-s1ss,pp1 nve.1 itself It lras very
rewbudges that ,neJ11t freeways and susceptible to being 1rut\med w,th ·tcaff,c

Strategies for .Populated Living Areas

Mobile: 1-.Jot ~ recommended ctty d'ue to numero\.ls tr!lp zo11es snd tt'le-presei,ce- ofl-10
To av01tl' the trap zones of wakt _,nJ rrteways, stay nort1, o.t1--lO slid west of 1--.65 comu1g
down from Mo11tgo,we,y

Dorl1..111; 'I'l11s,. s 1uce ~re--~ 111 tl1~ soutl, e.xtept ,t n ~~111'lv,1d1ed betweett ·two &,nger spc+ ts
Rucker.Field to the 1wrthwest .,1,cl ihe nuclep,r·power plR11t to the ec,st We reco!llmend
,shyu,g weslof tlu c,ty be-yond' the b-eltw~y
 Regional and State Ratings

Summary Facts and Ra·tings

C hmate Abskll has;> severe. ru."ttic cold clunate u1 l:he-111tenor .1J1ctnorth~u1 pijtt,; t>f the st,,te.md a ~<ll ,coastal dun~te 1t1 ttle soolh ~1id orl the prulhru1dle
PopulJinon Demo~pl.ucs· Extremely Joor l 2. ppl/,q m, le lfskuno 15 5°/o, ffup!truc 6 4¼, As1an 5°/e. Bbck 4.2"/•
Cost of.L1v1ng In.de,:: High 133-(:w=ge 1~ 105), 31qtughest behJ11d W~lungron DC 1111d }I!l\1/ruJ
Puvat~L"'nd AvrulabLlity Relatively low 90'/o ot thi:- land 1s govetnmen, own ed but tt's a b,g state
B utldiqg Pem:uts. Reqtu.red m u1ban at-eas to1 11= constcud:lon and s,g,.ufiL-:mt- remodeh11g :Els<Wbere tnev-are hmited to l.ru-ld use p.e=ts
Qve1 ei1v111>nn1ent-al coacet11s Basements- ate possible but the fot!lld'ation h-as to be below the deep host level
L.md :med U rbru, Plaru=g Cout:ruUed ..t tbe local leveI, ercept u1 reg:u:d to state env1roumental regubin ons
R'ood Produenon Poot G reerthouses -are advised Growing season 1s Oro 120 days .
H~lth Envitonrnmt: Very g6od OtJt!1de of 111dust n~l aJeM of Ancltotage. Wa.t'et 4u91ity 1s pe.dups theb est ,u 1:he"
lJSA 57"/• of the popLilabon h,u l luondat;1ed watec ,nc1udlog Anci1o ~e
Tt1lllc Low Lota of c41nprets ru1d tt1J1len U1 the summer. No red hght or: speed ovnet:\ls
Pohbcs: Generally con,ervative/ hbertan-an (60-40 nght/ leftip bt), Dem. 1,v;o, Rep Z5'7•, 1nd /3rdp,rty bU"/o
T;ixes Good, for nO\V Lowest r<'.ted tax bu1-dd1 3t O 4°/~ Ne u1con1c tax and no .state s~lesti:ll. ()2 1nW11t1p3btte! uuposc loci.11sales taxes that 1=.geUf' t,, 7%.
CortU_ptxen Vety lugh, espee1aUy runong elected offloalt
Ct1n1e: Ve1y I.ugh. Violent cn1ne 1~ GJl/.!OOK., prope1ty come 1s 2,920/1001<.
Per~0ni3l L1be,ty 2. ollt of 5. MerCllhu 11u1ks penona! fr-eeclo1n !ugh but econ orruc free<lo,n it low
Gu.ll L 1becty· .Ex.:ellent .No gtu1 registry. ".S11all issue' 1ts1.~ for co1t t'~le<!weaporu and oee:11 c~ny ,~ pe.unitred, ,ndudutg ;:,it $.
Alcen12bvebilcdtc1ne. Good Naturoplltl~1 cart pt~ctice w,t11 , 'h.cm.se D1rett eotry rruclwtves ru:e bce11~ed usu-ig the re,,sonable N'.ARM ecsrn ptocess
H l!>me Schoohng: !>Jo 1egu1at,on
lvL Ut:uy·T '1rget> Fort Greely, 70 m,les S'I// of Ft11,bauk$. Ann-Bslli~bc MiscS1le deferu-e st9.t:lOt) w1l:lt 25 tit> 30 n11scS1l~, pl'lll.lllty t~l'gCt.
Fort \'v'ait,wiiglu, F'mtbru1ks- Light tnfontt-y IJa~e ,mcl army mllltllg ;ire, ks$ thru1 ~ec,,;,nc\iuy ~~get
Fo11: Richardson, An chor-age NG trammg ,ite, n ot a .t.~rget
Clear Air Staci on between 8'.urbruiks ;incl Anchoiage H o,n.e to 13th Space Waauug Squadron
(~'WS) and co,npnses tl.te B:illi,t:lc Mis,tle El<l'ly W:uru11g System. Prunary t,uget.
Advanced Rado.r Sitts (A.RS). There are currently 15 ren1ore ARS sites throu!;hout Alaska 1nc:h1cllng U of the-011ginal MAR (lvlhln funcn on
AnWf Raoof) utcs Cape L sbul'ne, Cape hle.,,,enhru~ Cape Ro,n•.u12of, Kotzebue. Tiu C,ty. King Sl)!rru;,n, 'Fott Y'l.fb:,n, I11dl11n. bilouutsai1'!,
Mutphy D01ne, Tata,l tna, Sp,n-e11ohn. ,,n d Cold 13,.V on the Aleut:t,m 1C b ru11. There Jt>e three s,te~ from tlte ongtnal DE 'iY/ (Defense E.ady
Wamuig) lute s,tes. Pomt Banow, 0~1-:tok .andB~rterisl~nd. ru1d tltree local:lon, at:E lmtudo~ 1U p11rt1:u.y ·0 1 second~ry t,,tgru.
Eidson AFB, F'<l!tban1'.$ 8'-16 ttainu1g ru1d KC-130 r1;fueling, seconclary ~rgei:.
Elmendorf AFB. F-22, C- 17 E -3 A\'JJACS 31.1.' supe.nonty base, pl'lltr9t')' t ii'get
Eatfokso.n Air Station, tlp of tl1e Alrutrnns COBRA DAJ\IE. r,,darw~rrung systcnl, prunruy target
Kulis ANG b~ ~t Stevens Aupctt, ,\tlchornge Not a t~rgct
164 Strategic Relocation

Notes
A )~ska ,s ge11ei~Ily •e111 o~ ,°Soh\teu, c.old and wet ,n the hnb1tabie ftte~s Fa11i:>nnl<a 1s ~n enecgyrevenue O uly 2..'I m ,u ue,p ,dl!tes ,n Alg!itJI (c111e,s oL bo1oughs) levy <1 f>!OPCIT)' 1ix
e-..:ceptton with 1t$ dry ewn ate and .o nly 10 inches of ~ver~ge 1A111foll. Sun\mcr temps here but these are l11gh ?.nd oc.c\lt where the majortty of people ltve
i1re U1 the· nud-60'! wluch 1s 10 d~rees h1ghe1 tha11J tme>1u ,;ad F, 111'01\ks Westetn A laska
,s l\ s\Jb>1rctt.t o,~an1tt cl1m"re, with over 100 111ches o f r~1u u1 the coastal m o tJ!ltiuns As f o L threars. ~tt'l\tegically there ~re ,,gntfi.ca11t mu,t:uy m~t~lln uons ,11 AJ~sk" (~s utt'hc-,i recl
Aud.1or'i\ge .u,d sauthen, cent111l Alask_~ hllve :> cool. ,co>1stal c.hm~ te w1tl, m oee sun aud l'n ou1 m~ps) which shonkl be ,n,01<:kd, ,ncluding the downwind are~~ of the 1nsr:ul~tton~
J
less tam ( 16 11,ches) co111pllted IP t111eau The so11the~st 11n d p'i\nh•lldle is fiurly mild b ut 1h11 ~re cons,deted prl.nll H'}' nudenr 1argets E~Hhquar..es and vok~no e.s are ~ oo nst1u1t
clo udy fat ,all but two weeb m the whole ye'i\r fuun VM1es i,on1 50-275 111ches,pe1 ye~t aud thee.lit 111 Alas!;,~ S1t1ce ,t is sitting on the "Ring of F11e " T idal waves have been s1gnt.f1c-J11t
rAre.ly fr.:ez~ due to the proxautty ro the OCe'i\.l l 011 th t coast.al ~eas, 4long w,tl, o ,1 spills Reg~cdu,g local threats, ·wlule 1t is rebtivt ly erisy
1"1 g et aW11y from e1viL2at1011 m Alask.'>. pred~to ,y wddl.tfe is, thte'i\ t to those not skillet! 111
Alaskll 1S acelle nt as a retre11t site bt1t 01,ly for thie hardy 1nd1v1dualtst whcr h~s «dap te<l deruu1g with b,g a11tn1Rkhkt: gn:zzhes and wo lves
his inc.owe 01 wor-k to tlus specialized econon1y ~ud chm al~ Because lt1e state 1s not self-
sustallllttg !:lCcept 011 >1 b ate suv.11v•I level, ~!most evJ=.ryrlung 111 u~t be slnpped ui, ss living The d u·e:1t o f p illage and soc1d un,e.,t is mostly due lo phe fragJe sh1pp 111g hfdu,~ th~~
~osts case high. Even g.;solu,e ,s imported because Ehere is 111suffic1e11t 11:f,nery cap•e1ry cot1kl be c.L,t off 111 wM t o , n,rutitl c.hs-asre1s That s,,1d, the h_
•rcly n~rure l1i f those 111 the wuds
to 1ne"et A~ska's domestic needs M.u1y Alsskitns don't ,~ahze th~t the Al;,ska P,pel11~ 1s w,U p tob .bly uot !1ave t<> confro11t social u11rest ,u1ce p illagers w,U 11o t dare gel o ut toe
vulneu;ble if the power gt1d goes dbwr1 If Hus ruippe11s, _pt11Up1ng w,ll ce~se ~s w,11 th<:' fur from tl1e ,r sou1ce of stolen food, }-letther w,11 the soc,~I u1,rest last long 11, wrnte1 The
thous:u,ds of refttge,~tlon ele.ine.111.s th:it keep the petm afros! grllund ft oten around the scavengers w,11 p1iDb~bly d ie 91uckly 1<s soon ~s there 1s noth11tg ellsy Jett
p ipeline suppo,ts w lucl1 could thilw and si\g ~1t~11ng ~ ruptl\tt Food ,-ud supp.lies a1e so
depe11de11t 011 sl:uppmg tha t A.lasb 1s,almt>stlt~ ;1n isl~ ttd Local Perspectivc:·One Absk1111 reporxed, "ln a lo11g-term coll,pse, the 1tsideuts ,ofAlaska' s
~ensdy popula ted co,.sral 1:1ttes will lil:dy ~tarve and/ ot free;re to c;le~th Me'i\ttwlule, those
Fo~ livlllg 01 doµ\g busule.ss 1n Afosb, busmess.regul~1101}s ~re stri,t 011 Jll uiuig !\ud othex 111 mla11d toWtJ.t albe,t hettrr ~cl, will be geograph,c.tlly isolated eo th;,,t c_omme.rce wttl'! 1.he
env.ronme.ncal tssues vihere there 111·e a dozen 01 so ,igenc,es to d es) with, However, fo r Const w,11 be difficult ti not 1mposs1ble Bi 1sh pilots w11! ~ventuaUy be gtounded due to l~cl:.
the ~mall bus1neSS111an, reguhtioli$ :>re n o1 that burdensome 'r//age/i i\re !ugh for those 111 of fuel, lubnca11ts ;ind sp~re p~rts. The only people 1 fot~s~e sut-vtv111g ar~ e\ few seASOt\ed
government ot energy work, 'but normal pe.ople!s s<tlanes have$lc t kepi pac,e wnh w:,,ge/ Sourdoughs and native tube me111be,s thA t sttll have we ll-ho11ed outdoo, stuv1v.al sblls
p uce utflatto1~ .;11d are still capable of reve11mg to a selrsuff,e1e11t mode T l.te best set up fo, tlus would be
~ ~ru11ll settlemen1 Oil a cle:s, wster (non-glacial) sn·1:,caru w,th a11 achve ~al.tuou t1.ln a11d ,1
A lt:ernshve ll1 e,hcme has a srrtrug followu1g u1 A.l.,sb A~ ll\ most states, state medic-al couple of product.tve 'fish wheel' s:thno,1 tr·aps ''
bo~cds sre hosult , b ut docto1s ue given a lot of leeway es-pec,~lly m die ru,al at~s There
3re m >111y altetnative he'i\lth practtttouet,;, ~nd the workers compe11S·!,tlo11 stati1tes ru.low a
Sb-ategies for Populated Living Areas
(nr ~motmt oi alt:er11M tive tl1cr•?Y
Fairbanks, Stay uorthwest of the city !ll svo1d the 1ll 1l1tacy target ,ue,,s
Couuptto111s a s.ig111ficant prob.lem .st lngh ev leve ls d f gover11.l'IJ :,nt. >Lich 3S the recet,I
scaw:hl with furmer Se11a tor Ted Steve11s 1Yfs101 cmtn1ptto11 came With the b,!Lun do lla t ,i\.nchornge: St~ to th,c- northwest 1n the v~ltiey where Wastlh 1s loc"ted or s"u~hw~t m
o,1 servH:.e co11tt2tts. 1-wckb,.cks ~11d spec1~l ,de,1ls with lr,wmakers wtre c<1rn mo11, sueh cas m the I.:e11a11 pe1tll!\uls
the Veeo Services company ~~11dftL Conuphon ~eJn~ to be lower at the 1oc:1l levels w here
poltcecompLi ,nts ,ue low. Cnme 1t ft prob le.m though, p~rtlcuhd y ,n the ~tt'.;es.11 ,s exic:- Jw,e :111: Thert 1s ll~ road to Ju,1e11u It take; a feny or ~n ~11plai1e lo get 111 01 out wh1dt is
erb*ted by the n~nstent nature <,f people coming here to ge.t t1th 9UJd:. not good m .\ C!IS1S, But J yr/Ju want to live 111 tht ut~ J0.1' c,ty of tl1e p·a nhandle, .this ,~ ,t lt
has ru1ld1 tllll1y ll!td very wet weather m .,bng 1t cloudy mo.s t oi thf ye:u.
't',.xa tto111s 111odern1e but st3te govern111ent 1s heav,ly subsidized &orn o,l reve1fue which ,s
ded11uug 'WhJ e there 1s uo st>1te ssles r:aJt, Alasbu, defic its '.'re ,d1rubm,g111to t11e b,!Lons
Retreat Areas
or dollars su,c<!" thry «e no t cutttngspend111g f:ast enough Some pted1c t a huge budget
cotlapse Tlteyve been tappu,g uttd tlien s~vu,gs and At e runnu~ o~lt There -,,1~ lei ts of 011e of the higge~t prob lems with ltv111g 111 Al~ski is the extr~me he!. oi t'O~ds 'There ate
ceeep mg !ruces (alcobol, etgafeltK, ecc,se, ttc,) that tht srnte t~ 'U$lllg to ,iiope with decL'1n1g 6t1ly ., rew do?en p,1ved ro~ds 11u:\lq1r-?.' Mid you h~ve to drive through (:.1~d~ to g et b~ck
 Regional and State Ratings 16:i

ro the US m~ 11ili.11ct, TI1ere ~re suup)y tholtsi.tnds st squnp, miles oftrnttiless w 11c1ei:n=
u, A!$ska ~tutl you h.1ve to,<lnve hundreds of rn tie,; to get li~cl south and into C ,;n~da
Ro~cl m,u,t~lllltt,c-e 1S' ~venge but 11sphalt roids cio1, t h0Jd up whett subsoil b,ge 1s sott
The d1sl11ne~ between fud stops .ue very long: Jr would be easy to gtt stra11ded duung,
"''WeMlter CnSIS because o f lack of fuel, lvfony island$ c,nes u, !lit Abskatt p,nh~udle ate
acc-esslble 011!y by llLr 0 1 fenrybo:tt TlttS 1s g,eat tf you Eire prepared to st~y put, but 11o t 1£
you l~ve t,:, m?J1euver. A11yo11~ ttyu'lg to sllVJ1ve 111 tlus area should llllVe s phlnt Ut" long
r~.c,ge, oce,11-e~p"bk boat, t111less ~bso!utely p,epated t<i SllfVIVf w,th,ntt resupply

C1owmg pote11taal 111 even soutJ1et1tAlll.s bt 1s rn,rgm.1L W,tholJt g1eenhouses 1 only cold
W<"!the, c1ops grow well here due to overcast <:oud1t1ons, cool 1ught~ and the sho1t, fro,n-
ftee g,owmg s&ason c~nots, beits, pot>ttoes ~nd sshd guien; grow fi11E Most Atask-a11S :ire;
1101 c:lpable oc
t()tid ~elt-~llff1cieney
16(J

ARIZONA***,-\ ' -

Sum.mary Facts and Ratings

Clun!IJ;e. Diy. bot, deselt cfun~te 1vfore ,nodet~telu_gh-,;ie,~1, ch111;1te ui the nonll h11ote ryp1ogl of lqtea11otu1h'lin West). Four romacjpes per year
'.Pupubbon Demogl~plues< Modern.tely dense 56 ppl/ sq,tYU (33 rd 111 tbe ngt1an). Hi,p~ i:: 31% 1.Nativ<' Atnen= S'll., Bbck 4 s•1o.Asiru1 2.6¾, n11xed 25°/u
Cost of L!vJng Inde- Average 103.5 (~Vetage 11 tOS}
P nvatec L,u1d Av,'libbi!tty· Poor 80°/4 LS .state ruldfe<lerruly, owneli, 1nduding:!!lmost 211 of the best £0.r~t's .md motnltain b ad .,,,,
Btul~U,,ts R!eqw~ecl>cVerywhere fol new 0011sttucho11, s1gn1ftcant remodel :!l,isements 1te' not VffY conitnon but cm bebwlt 111 art>Ji.w,th out caliche h~rclpm1 ,01!
Urbru-1 Plant'lln!: AZ d<>es h~ve .1 sr:>.•ut ~ 1n1t1a1:JVe, but io f"l. 110 scatew,de mandates
Food P1·oduroon. Good--but Q11ly with ,rnganc,11 77 u1/yr nun Ill the 110,th .11.1d'il u1/yt m the !outh. Sandy so,! G ,owmg season 11 280 d:iys
He:'1t:l't Env,ro1une11t Wstel gu.,ihty n 011.ly fair SSP/o ofpeople h:ave fluoud~ted wateL Tu'€ Pollution ,s. low accept nt the pollhted mtno are,, around Phoaux:
Tr2ftic· Mesll.111~ l,'hoerux 1'lllve the 19th worst !Yaffic !':!ting (out of 75) Traffic,~ llght e11ewhere Red ~gilt iind spee.d cainel'M .i~e wed m Phoen,x ai~
Polin cs Coruetvghves predon111111te evei-ywhere but Phoen1X, Dem 34 Ii¾ R.."'P 40¼, Ind/3rd p~1ty 25 5°/4
T;ures Relatively low R'llJSro 41st h1_ghest, effeallvebtx burden ,s 8 5½ of ,ru:ome Ranked 39th tn propeJ.ty btlles
Comtphon High u1 itate govenunent and 1netro p olice, but low m tul'lll.ate:u
Cntne Mediwn !ugh. Viole11tcl1me 481/iOOF<c p~opet.y cume 4067/i00K
Pecnona! L ,be1ty Hig!1, § out o f 5 rabr1g.
Gun Liberty' G o.<>d No pea.11Jt to purcl1aie fir~1s "Shall 1..sue'' it>1te ;and recogt112es pemut; from st>1n1: stltes Open i:.atty .allowed, 1ndudu1g ~ar.
Affen1gt,ve lv[edictJle. Vety gpc,d for full f!l11ge of natural he1lth p racnbo11ers. D1.1ect e11t1y ffilo.vl.Ves ale hce1u.ed .md 1bout 10 ruve prgct,ces for'h~tneb,rtu.
gc,1ne Schooltng Law 1-cgulahon . .St,1te reqwre.s f"lret1ts to ~end n oboc.ition only
Military 'f argeta. Fon Huacltn c:t and Libby A1iny Aidicltl, Tucson. Anny l11telligeuce Cei1ti;r, Hehcopters, pnson camp, secoudary t,uget
i'uma Proving Grounds and Laguu:iAimy airfield . ~11.uutions, -velucles, .u mo,:, ~tc testtng ground, secondaiy target
Navajo Anny Depot. Stor~ge o f convennonal 11\LUlltlons ru1d decommtss,onw Tndelt C4 rfustt!e.m.otoi:s ptlll1AI)' t,u-get
MC Air Station Yuma, Hamer and F-J S base ru1::! tr'1ln1ng c enter, p111ruuy target
Davis-MoothanAFB, T ucsc,n A-10, C-lJO and rul'cr.ifr gt'llveyard; pnma,y target:
Lu!ce AfB, f-16 tr-airung, i econ~ ,y target
Air Force Pl'1111 No. 44, SW of 1'ucso11 .Air-to-ru:c rru~,ilepr,~cluct,011 pL'Utt by Raytheon, -ptln:r~ry t.u:get
Nuclear Power Plru1ts, P '110 Verde NucleaI G en.e rabng Stahon, 3Q nu. e4-lt' of Phoenn:

Notes have the rn~klu~ 0£ a good rctt~t blonbe:m An2ot1a has ~clvM tages of cooler: temp! .
forestation, 1notu1tatns aad clist:ance from the Phoei,,x area, The lunit:ed ac.:e.ss to _good
Anzo,1:.1 m~y bt'"' detelt but there .ire :.iqu,fers ,n northern Arizona where .tmpecrneab!e agncuJtu1al survival and Wl)ter supplies, bowt'Vet, JS~ ploblein :1!1nost everywhere Mo,t
rock byers ~tutt wate1., c re2bng ye.ar-roun.d spung, an d stream, Iu the !ew p lac-.et w l',ere agucultur~" ll>ly 211dc2ttle trt nocthem~on" neat the mon,Uruns '!'he ~outhem prut li,ss,
you san find good water supp hes. combined w,th Anzon~'s abundant solar potentiru, you :i,ie.ry tong growing se,;son where !a(ge, angated faim!.gtow rnelo11~. etc well
 R egional and State Ratings 1(,7

Ar,zi:,11a's lowlatlcl dHerro h!\w been a celoc:1 t,011 t~rget ic.r C~lifonh~i'l.!t ,u tent 011 c:a,:,h11\g to byp~s~ the unpass1ble Colomdo fuvc r Gorge (whrch b locks the p~thirom Hoover d~m
111 OJ) their re:11 es1:<1te vn!ue r~ the Phoet11X -Scottsdale n1e1·ro ~r~, tl11s ll.l-s bee.n a f*~tot 011 ~he. we.s, to the Gra ud C:itl}'Ol1 on the ea~?, tl'\\Vden h~vc to go i hrougl1'.F!~_gstaff 'f o.i
thM drove up real estate pn.ce~ a11d popuhtton density (33 7.3 ppl/sq.011,) The growtlt theu w~1\t to , be ~hove 1-40 ~nd on the 11orth ,,de of fiwy89 past Flagstaff p rope< 'l'l11~ allows
moved south ~tid e,1st rluough G tlbert "nd Mesi\, btll!g, ng w,th u ,noreased t,,affic -"I nd you to st,U commu te to t<0wn, b ut ~Hows yo.u first access to Hwy 89- tbe mruri e-~c~pe
cclllle Tlic> Phoeu,x are,, nAs ~,g,uf,cant a11d p1ob!eu1atic ru 111outy p opul• tions that ,re route 11otth arow,d the Gr,;lld Ca,1yo11 ·
luilid to gangs and cr1111e 'fhev,o!e11t'Lstmo gangs ,;re I.he mos; nume1ous aud dange,ous.
S edona: 'i//e use,l to re.commend Sedoua, b111 If h11s becomc·very expens1ve ,t\OW ~ncl put.I
An2on,'s biggest tl:u:eat 1s 1llegat unm 1g ratio11 &11d tl\efuture po.tentn<I ofbeu,g "ret:kuned" VQU m the p~ th oi ~e,yoae co111uig from the sot,th ,on Hwy 89. f\'lags1aff 1tsdfbeoomes

by L,1tm1> m,htants 1~ southeri1 border cot111!1es ..ue alr~adybeco111111gw~1 :ol\eswhere the ~ congested to;\d b lock i11)1ib1!l!lB;.l!lY 1etre~t north, I f you h~vc retre~t proper~ 11\ the
border Fe11c:.e ,s 11ot co mplete A,med numan tr,ili,cke.rs caud eveu morel.etv.ly :irmed du,g ,mmedmte 1noU!1h11lS a round t[1e 1:1ty and do11't have to le~ve, that'~ acc~ tabl.e A goocl
run11ers, known ,1s '1Coyo tes," u1vac.le the US bo1de1 are,,s sometimes 3ccorupsrued by the compro1u1se.a1:ea swiy froni Se{lon~ p!'oper 1s fhe &tin la11d and h omes ~!ong O~k Creek
Maocan military l d1o hc 1-ules o£ e-i1g:1geme11t ml:ub,t t!,e borde., pa trol ftom re.spondu1g betwe~ CottQ11wood snc\ Sedon,1, l t doe.s flood' once g ycat\ ~ IJll!!s.e s.icc the ,bnd 1s out
w ,tl\ effectrve arm ed fo,ce so tht p£oble111 continues, ~ of the t1ood p!~u,

Ae12011:i 1s also b6m e to black ope1allons of the ClA ~nd the DE,A._ V{luch foc ,htate ~nd Retreat Areas
protect tbe11 owu drug 1w 111ers Th ,s adds to the con tJptio11 o f many law euforcenient
persouuel, but pnt,culady tl1ose at higher !tvds wluch have to be corupronused :rnd pa10 'i//h,le Sedoll3 And Fl~gsrnff do have mounts1110\.IS ~reAs lll the. ·; 1eu11tywh1ch offer po tcnn.,l
t,, look the other way Local po lice :111d 1uc!ges m the Phoer,,x .uea .ue corn1pl to keep tlus 1etreat S1tes, the !Jest ere.as a re farther aw~y fro n1 the futu.re refugee flows thgt will come
mformation ut the d:11k la our au•!ys,s, an add1tJon11l aspect of conuptJ011 :.mo11g upper or
out P hoe11J:( Mo~t of !he gp od farm/ ianch retre.11 "rcis- were fonner!vlormon colonies
law enforceme11t ·a11d 1udges 1s ru1 effort by the PTB at the stale level to c reate a netwoik tu ,n Art:ona 'The p10nee1sa lways p 1ck<ccl a1-e-"ls w,th good water supplies for llP_g'.lboq.
s.upptess the cous,de,~b1e numbers of conse1z.,1:tve cil:tze11S u1 the s tate lv!oulll>IIS 9te no longet the ma1onty 111 these :>teas, but the.ir heritage of prepQtedness gives
the .,r~ J good b~se· ~Oll w,U frud Co..mville 9Jong tht- Verde Jl.,vec between P rescot1 and
The long-te.nn ~oc1al unrest from" m'l!JO L w.ar or econo mic r:.olbpsewtllmostly impact the Sedon11, North of tow11 ihere a1e lo ts of irng"~.:l fat1ns thit ma ke f.11rly good retreat s ,tes,
Ph6 e1im .uea ·a 11d~uee • m~1or o:odus to thei1ord1 a1.td the eirst Like Nevada, the i1etwo1k but wa tch,out fo1 floodu1g
of t oads ,s f,.uty lun,ted d1.k to ma1or geolog1~ I fuaturt;; like 01 ow1t..u11s, tlesetts aucl the
G,,.nd .Canyon Atl these male 1t d,ffi~ult to flee the -U<ffi 111, c,ns1s. P aysou Ii ~ ii11e r11 qch1ng and farming: co m III unity ~t the base of Artizona'!> 11orthern
mounta111s, but1t too ·is the first ma1or 1ow11 refugees travd1ng up lughw~y 87 will mee t
L ook fo1 1etteat property u, 1i::te S tar Valley jlrea or farther 11orth up ,nto the mo1.11ua1us
Strategie-s for Populated Living Areas Oif of htgltway 288 yot, fi11d th5 sn1aU town ofYouugwluch n Ill a <$1llall·v~lley sturcuncled
.Pho ..nix ;rrea1 iF you ul ust live 111 tl ,e Phoenix a1·e-;,, we recoJlllllend s~y111g m tl,e 1101tho,11 by tugged 1110,111tru11s.
,uhu1bs, ouls,de· the i0'1/202 treltway Tlus gives you fint access to lughV1J1y routeS go,ng
rturtl1 L 17 to F'lagsraff wJl be clogged w1tlun 30 m mules to !I.ti ho lll or a cns,s Hig_hw3ys Th« towns 11o rtl:t of these m o u11tam ranges <>ffer !&e best .s u,v,v,,l poleJrual b.e cause they
87 .ru1d S8 ,re bette.11llte1nahves le-,dmg out of tite Mes:a/Ap.<ch t Jt lnetion ,are,\ 00.1ft lrve rue sh,elded f1on1 the , n lVlll of 1n1lst r.efugEes. H e ber and Sh o,v Low >re the fu.vorites-
u, the southenl secto , of the u1 eho area. s,uce you wont be able to retre,,t 1101tl'1 Purca, deep m t he mo1.1n b 1ll$ a11d U1e closest to p(lle i o test~. b i tt the ~lhrutk m?.ybe tor,,. Jugh
M,u ,cop~, s,nd Y.i1vapa1oouuties1,sve the 1,,ghesr p ropetty wees 111 the state, b Ut '11'.esull, fo, wairu weathe1 crops 'Snowf!?ke is a f~1·111111g co1nm1.1n1ty 11t lower e.leV?.hoq n ear the
tower than the n"hon9-l ~ve ii,ge, mow1.t ams but is fa1t!y ban en ,o f trees As ,11 most 11l~ces 111 th~ high desert you've got
to ge.t above 6 0 1 7 thousa1\d feet ,n o rder to get enough 111 01stute fl'om roowfull to grow
Tucson: \Y/lulewe 0011 I recoru111en d Tucson at . It due tu ,ts m,htruy 111s!aU•tt0nsa11d io r~ts S pringerville further ~st ,s ~Isa ca fa1mn1g tow11 4nd doser to tht mOll11t-au.1~.
p rox,tn ,ty 10 the bord~t. ,f you have no other t ho1ce, pick. ~reAs IIJ the 11orthct11pArt of. the
c,ry (Om Valley Qt Catahtrn) We re<:otnu1e11d 11oth111g 111 Smutheu, Auzoua e.v en tho1.1g11 the.re a1e s011, e welhwa-
tesed c>111y~ns Mid yeai-round sp!! tngs com ing o,ut !!If tbt ,;1u111eJhua and Hua¢11uca
F lagstaff. 'rlu• is- a be;iuh.ful ~rea DI.It ir is~ ,ns1or ~ .1t rattle from Phoenllt, ~nd w11) ~lso mouu111111 rn11ges
cc llect <cveryo 1\e oommg fro111 C~hforn,n 1ry111~ to ?,vo1d the L as Ver;,s bottleneck 111 order
16& Strategic Relocation

ARKANSAS ***"'---
Summ:ary· Facts and Ratings

Clinb1te Hun'lld, .subtrop1c:il clin1at'e w ith llOt, hutnid ffl!ntnets ,;ind cool, d 11et w111ter1 rwenty-on e ton1idoet pet year (1nc,det'!lte big!t ruk)
Poptlb)lon Density- Ave.rQge 55 pp11sq rm (34th ut the n~tio!l). Bliic)!; 15,8¾, Hi.$pan1c 6°/4, 1111:-:e,1 1.5¾ , As1-:alJ i ,2.¼
Coit o.f L!v1n__g 41ciac Low. 90 1 (avet'llge tS 1V5), l'a nked 5th le:tst e-.<pf!1s1vc
FnvateLartd Avml~b1ltry· Good 12°/o ,1 srnte or feclera! govenunent owned
13ut!d1ng P~=t~ 1'.eqwred for •ll con sttu cttou md usued ,t the Clb{ level B~sement potent1.u1s lu:ruted J1,d ,ex,pens1vem the-
1n otu1tat1is be.:ause 6t t•oek fot1n d.1tio11s The valleys >tre b etter a:eept where thew,lt~r t,ib le 11 lllgh,
l.:ind :m.d Utban Plan.rung: :P..1rn.u'ily ;it the c,ty au d county level The st3te encouragES mull)-couu ty plannu1g pum,utly-
t Q eJ111ru1ce econortut develmpnient ,1nd coordtn~t<° govenunent :e-IVices

E'oocl Proclui:tlon Very gooc-l G ro\Wutg se~s011 of 180-2.40 day, 45 111 /yr of cun .Rtcl1 so,~ ·e,rcept m the 0221,.l.s where ,t ~ rocky
:Fre.ailti1 Env,ronment Gtound water polllttton ,~ 17'2Y be.low average ~nd ,orne 1u 111l stre-ann pnsttn e. The Mtss1>s1pp1 nver
t & not (,2°/o :ot the population's water 1s fluon&ited, u1clud1ng the m~1or 011:les

H~avv traffii: ,s 9 1,rob lem 111 Lsttle Rock (nmr.ed #59 I)[ 75 bad n'!lflic: ones). N e ced light ruid speed ~'llnecas
Dem 70o/6, Rep 25 '¼, lttd/3 cd patty 5°/i Even though Democr:ittc registr,1t;iono cat
outt1t1mber Rep1.ibhc:1!'1$, 1nm1y vote Repub lican at the nabonal level.
Ht.gh Ranked 14th hlttiest ~,·1th M ct fectiv~ rate of 10 O~f c,fan,:ome 1th~s lugli lntome
l':l.xe.s, b1.1l lowpropettytaxe! (43 rQ1n nation), p lus a 0°/o sales bx.
Co1wpt,_on. Htgh
C11me• High. ViQ]ent cnmeu 504/ ! UC!K, property cume u 3S36/ lO<lK T !ie enme rate-nt L,ttrte R ock1~ 3 times the st,,te ave,age
Pe1sonal Frt"e<lom. P...itecl 3 out 5
Gun L1be1.y· £1'21 r No pe11111t to ptHchasc f1rea11n~ "Sh:dl.1Bt1e" mite .llid 1ecogn1tet som e _pe1nllt$ from Piller st:iresc Cpai c-"lny ls p roh,b,ted
Altc1.nat1ve Med.one' There a n o hcens111g avaibble fot•n ~turopaths, but ,t cs not proh ibited Direct entry rrudl,v,ves ai-,, hcensea !vtothe1·s u;"1g rrudw,v~
must .111!0 see g phy;ioan or h~lth ® n1c for two vts,ts ~nd mu,t file ~ l,gck-up pllln w,t!u:he H eiilth Dep~ttrne!ll:'
Home Schooling; Mode!'llte regulatton Stiatereqwccs p~reuts to send11onLcabo11, test ~cores. ~d/qr professt011"1 e'1ah.1atro11 of student pi:ogte.ss
Mlitary T.ngets· J>µie Bluff AJ:senru. Che1ni ru! Wt;;1pons stor~ge, p t~n~ry i:'.ugetc
Little Ro tk AFB . Lal'g-e$t bl1$e of C-130 aitlift ·21re1::itr, p111nJ11y target
F ort Smith,Nrport, n:,,u Ebu1g. A-10 Af,lG ba,e, uel~){ eeo:0n dacy taiget-
Nuclear P o\Jf~t P lant Adt 11nsas l'-lut leQrPciwet Pbnt, {i m;le_s !'1~J of R uss ellville 1 l'el!~on, bot!'! open\non,~I m 1978.
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Notes Retreat Areas

A1lr..,ii1~$ ,s. ii southefn " ,,te with l moc of ms11yd1fferent Europenn Jlllffil31~nt gtoup~. but Rora! fannla n d: Ea~tern ~i1d southern Ark:u1sas are rdillvdy fLit uver bc;,ttom J.l'e!\S,
the Et1rope.t1t culhu·e, l111ve bee11 ~!most tot11'1ly 116.sorbed by the sou1her1t cult1ue- Bl•tl.s -wl~d~ lie ,111 low and ge.ntle conu·~st to the rugged, forested 0:?:ark Mount~= 1)1e.re 1s
md Htspa111cs arc the largegt mu,onlres. The 1UQl1ut~111 people ot the Oz11rk.g ~te p~t,(>f a "' fair 11,nount of dec.,dueus tr= 111 these farm Me?.s, so they make OK f~tm retre?.ts a11d
s.df-rdiru.1t culture which i,; pro gtlll 1111cl pro p[lvele property 'fhe n~ttve popula11011 in the good water we.lls. The bes. futtn '1rea.s :ue south of!'111e Bluff. The land ts too wet 311d
rubl.ll1tl\i11s. '• typical of 1nost mow1t11!11 folk. u1 tire tJS--11.!ey ~eep'to theruselves ,u,d do11't ~~mpy further north T l1e best rollu1g- hill farm *te~ is north *touncl ,I onesbo:0
tru&t str~t1gets from the E,.st Co-ast. Once tl1ev get !o knpw you they :1re solid. faithful
fr1tt1ds . Of eourse, tbete lite .,,ce1tau1 percent~ge,of R,ccli,ecks With low-class. lifestyle! and T heOz.Qrks: the~e ,ue the o nly S1grufic.~nt mountains between the A1:?palachra1,s a nd the
-:ittitudes. lvfeth labs have ,ilso mAcie !be,tway u,to the 1-ural ,~£.tnd 02-~rkMount.au1S Rockies, ~,id till\$ cinnot be overlooked as ,, giesu reireAt S1ght fo r ihe l\1!1dwecst The O~aik!
rate p?.rttcularly swted fc i retre'3ts with plenty of w,Id game, fish and 811 ~!ldless supp.!y of
A.r.kan~. 1s ~ st~te stilt recoveru,g ftoi11 the aorrupt1on ·d ays ofBtU Clu,tQn. ,;i1he1e he fuewoocl. Tile wale, 1s excelle1,t frolll bo th sp1111gs c.t1d wells l11tetsrate 30 bisects the st~te
front~d fi:1r many<fark s,de-g<Wernment activities, u,cludmg federal dtug rw111u1g tf11ough frout S'o/J to NE ~11d the O=l;,; he to th~ NW of th.1s. Howeve-t, dt1e to !he 1lhc1t federal
the lv!eJ1a 1nrii,o.11 We .-!0w11g1aded O lli 1at111t ian11c1pally becal.lse oi this, rn a1J:>r <ecu tup tul11 ~ct1v1ttes at lvfet1a 3upo tt south.. of Pott Sm1d1, the best ~rens ~!e 111 11orthet11 A rka11s~s
between state and f€<detsl goveaunent. Once" st-~te 1s co rrupted by 11l1c1t fedet'al guvem- ~!Jove 1-40 ~nd west of 1-30 ~ ,t e-.<te11ds p~H Litt!~ Rock towardsJ onesboro K eep ~ 50
m e11t :1ctto11s 111vol~u1g police, 1udge,; ai-1d stl\le c;ffic1ats, it almost 11ever teeQvers. There m ,le d1Stance from Little Rock itself snd .keep $Om~ d,~t,,nce from the ma101 ro~ds le~dmg
wete 26 pub he coni.ipt'io11 co11v1cttons lsst yEfil, b ut most oi the !ugh l=l cilltrup tion rs out of l ittle Roel- to the west ~nd 11ottI1
11~vet d,scove1ed ot piosecuted. Smee the day~ of the Clu11011s, t he ,sr•t< offices ,.nd legis-
!iih,1e "te still clomu,,.ted by~ emeictarn,, but Atk.msai1s voted Repubhea11 u1 the last two The Arkall5*s- R,ver parallels 1-40 ftom L,ttle Roe.k up to Fon Smith. 'J'hi!ipresents o,ily ~
_pres1de11ti~t elect.tons and eJected t.Republtcm Se11atot u, 2010 few croSSJ!\g_s, wh10.h co uld be a proble!l) Jn 2 ~ft!i1s \X'hat thJssigntf1oaot barper means 1s
th~t you shot1ld pick e.,thex the no~th~IT! are~ o: th< ,outhe1u 2rea of t!te r.xz.srks ry 11d Jl1,1!-.e
Mtht-t,ry targets ~re !he Pine Bhtff Arse11:u :111Q\ Llltle Roekl\llB, 1,ome to C.\30 m,!J.t~ry $Ute your traveJpla ns to either pla~e -tl'on t ~ro.s;s iny ma1o rba1"fte(s
rurhft u111ts. A1b ,1iss~ weiuld be ,nor< hi&hly rntec! 1fit were nt}t fo e tl1e htstory of feeler~!
;in d scate conup tton combuTed w ith It being 111 th.,. piith o.f ,efugee flows coin ing out of
M.. inphil-A ~ I tndtdown w~1tu1t to h~ppett

Strategies for Populated Living Areas

LiuleRock This single llhl)or city 111 Ad<1,u1saSc has sev~.n, l tt;;\f ll:ones, n<elt u111!ke St Louis,
Mo- le 1s bisected by th~ Arkru.1sas Rive, and h~s .~ l\ Afi'B 11u-get ~ctoss the nvet ro the.·110,th,
lf y<1ll ha_ve ru, erJt stt:lltegy t!'.l the 11orth, we would 110,m.-illy r~com meud you locatt 1n
Sherwood whtch ,s uorth of !he av~, baruer, but d,st puts you :'.lr i,,t too clo-se. tei Little- Roct
AFB .tnd C1HllJi Rob nisoli A bettet sttll tegy, 11ltliough with~ l011i;et comllltltie: would be
to select Co away. 1aki11g O~t.e to note tlte only way to cross 1-40 otrts1de of .;11 ~.ft Hwy '(ia
to Hwy 25 If yolll tet,e-.it 1s 111 the wesc:n, OzaJks, you wa11t to be south oi the A1 b us11s
River, west of the 430 bdtw~y a11d no rth of Hwy 67
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Summary Facts and Ratings

Chmmte There B afrnort every cbt:ri1lte type 111 Callfoi,,J.,), Oceanic chm~te lll the north w,th temperate we~ther ll11c::Lhe~mer 1no,~tt11c ou
the ooa;t: Sou1:h oi !lc:u1 Francisc.o 1~ , Med!terrru1eru1 cli1n,te th at u d l'y and a nd but with fog ,:u1d 111111st bree..es onihe co~it.
Wa,ctn, h un11d cond,t,011i m tfaoc ,n.land v~lleys Furth e, east it b ecomes rnore and"!ll1d dty 111 iugh clei,'rts and lbw' l,u;eb ed!,
hke D~1h Valley Thel'e are lug;h. c old ,nount;a,ns and dei\'o e lo rests CA h 4s ~n JVt- oi S toi:1111d~e, per yeai:
1" opul.ott~De 1S1ty Mocl~rately high : 244 ppl/iq. ml. (12th n1ost d ense u1 th e ftQOOh) Hispanlc 37¼, As1..,:1n 13¾, Bl~ck "No, nuxed l 5°/o.
Cost o f Lvmglndex: ve~y Hi_gl1 132 (aver-.3ge a 105),
P nvate L .md Avrulab,hty· Frur l!.2% stat~ md tedel"ru ownctslup, 111cludiug ntost ,;if the b es t to,ests
auild.ng Coder, Wid esp read md restuctlve on ,lmo!t a ll oonst ruct:Jon au d l:,1nd U!e peunit:s (partly the- result of coerove SmJttGrowth
1n ttlattves) Basern.ents ~ t be btult m 111.Qst areas, but soufhen1 CA a11d the !ugh clesei:t often h11ve hardprut i01l
Food Prot lnction. Longgrowmg se:non of 280. clays. Avg. muuall 1$ 33 m/ y, tl1 the 110,th, 13 u1/yr tti the south. You w,U n ecdw~~r 111
the aud reg,0115 Good soil u1 the Ce1tt:al Vall~ but 1tay aw8y frorn ·c!ep letecl'so,!s on the b,g t amu
Water gualitf is fate to poo, m t!1e 'largest citi es .:in dwells m th t- Centr.tl Valley Water 1s good :ilong tl'te S1enss·w1th ,icce.s to mo\,1llC\111 runoff ,0 ,1l y
1 7¾ of ,nuru_opalwatt,~ sy!tern, eo.n1ply ,11,th the stat!lW1cL:- ,nandate to Iluo.ndate, us111g the "ttot en ough fu11ding" f:}x:ept1p1t Air Polluhou 1s !ugh tn
or do,vnw111d of cibet,'but-1; worst 111 th e LA b>tWl. Pollubon 1s moder,;te m th e Bay Are3 due te> se::; ll:reezes and V=J low 111 1,lorth em C~l,foi.rua
Tnffic Ve,y he~vy 111 ,u1 ma10, 111et1os LA 1s cated the worst ru1d the £.ay Are-a 5th worst 111 the 11-1hon . Red light camerlls a1::c used but ni!>t speed =neais
Potif.lc.s V ~1y liberal 111 the B~y Ai'~ ru1d LA b,.u1n , ll'Vetwheb11~ the h,, tocic-ally ,:onservltJve popul~o-011 of Orange County. Cnns,e1,v9ttveJ now don:l!Jll!U.
i:.nly u1 rur!)l pgrts of the $t ate D ec.>.cles of Illegal 11nmigr~tlo!1 1\91 gffect.ec\ the p obhcal 111!\keup Den 43½ , Rep 35°/o, 1ncl/ 3rd p~rtles 22. 3¾
High. F-"lltked cith lughest With M ecfecttve tro<'bucrlen ot 10 !,o/, o f u1come Sales t:o:es ,iary fron1 7 5 to
l, 75?/o Vr:,.y h,gh p roperty t>.n:e:r , u1!e1s yo~J ve owned youl'prppe1,;y for m.ny yea.r:s, th11111<:,t to P !'.Opol'!,t>en l J
TI1e state ,s 111 ser,ous Jin ano al dtUiculty and debt , w lu ch m e:ins lu,gher tax:eS 1n the future
Conupnou. Ve1y h,gh m state gove11m1a1~ and ,n 1110:ti'o oaes Low ,n rurgl are~s Pchce are col'.n.1pt:111 ;1ll rn91or metros, IJut
the Fiigh~y Patiol , s less co1rupted j udges: Ve1y lllg!-1 lesiels of corrupuon and c,.illus,on with the 'PTB gt all
)evels, Banlau ptcy court corn1pt1011 h ere was the wo rst 1n the n~bon clu11ng the 198Qs 1111d 1990s.
Cnme: Hlgh V1oie;1t cnme is S<l.3 8/ 1001(, propet'!y omn e tS 29 40/ 1001<.
Person ~! L!Pei.ty Low Rated l out 5
0U11L1~eny: T emble, G uns ate allowetl b ut stnctly , ~gubted Some,-counties h~ I.A h 11v~ e<r-rn Llws A~~ault \>,re11pons an bro~mlv defin ed .111~1 re-
stncted. Mihta.t:y ttfles {li.ke AR:15 .in d M4) requue modifrc,iaons like -a ' bullet b uttou" o r too.I to re!El!sce-th e m-aga=e N ~ ,nsgaz1n~
9.te :re,srricted to 10 t'OU11d¼, but ion1e lqt"ge1.n1~ga.z111es are obiy if you had t11em befo , e 201)(1 Ahnost 1111 w~pon purcl1~ses (evei, from
pL1yate,1:,;,.1ty or fon'!l!y) ,n ust be ti'an sferred tlut>uglt ~ lirets ed fir~tm deQ!er 1~lfing 111 d~f2cto registrghon on these gwu,, :Ml!y
Issue state, eifecttvely rto Issue" 1n . o bes and " sh~ll 1ssue Ill some n1ral counties No Recogntboil of other state pc!tTruti.
~!utllijllVe MechCllle (;ood N .9 turopstl~ ~,e ht ensed J!1d,:x1sr10 tn:iny vanelles, h\tt ~le lugh!y , egulated. Direct e11t1y roidwtf~ 1s hca,i e.d .UIQ kg.al 1n C~bfoi:niri
Horne Sdloofulg Lew regu lat10 11 St nte reqtllfes p Rretl~ tt> ~ctld 11otifiC3hP1I ll!i1ly
 Regional and State Ratings 171

JvUl1t:11rj T~rgea, Pott I,win, Aany 1nechru11zed QtUior tt:auwig n,ng<'. ttcrtiary t,~get
Sierra Anny Depot. SUtt<1ge ~nci cle~uuttiOll oi ~onven.11ou,1l mwuno1H, secondllrv t-.\rget ~r bes
'l'nicy /umy Depot, Supply depot, 1erti:11y tAtget,
Sha,pe l!u1ny Depot, Supply del?ot, terr,:uy t:1rger
Cmnp Pencileton, 1st Mai me &ped1tion:1cy Poree. p n m';lty t~1tet
C huta Lake N:tval Weapons Center, USN development ~nd tfstmg "-'ng.e; sl:co!1d~ry target
Le1nooreNav:ilAir Sr,atiou, Houie base fo, 4 catner fig~tet wings, pumary tatget
T wenty•Jutlt: Paln,s, USlv!C tr,111iug b~se ,u1d firn1g rn11ge, ~eorn1da,yt~rget
No1·tl1 IslandNAS, Sin L ,ego N~vy fighter ~nd helicoptct b~s"' pt1m~1)' t:Uget
Mirrunnr, ,101th Qf &in C ,ego M~rmc Cot-ps fighter bns~, prtmAryt~rget
PortHuene111e, Oxnaid. Se,,bees ~nd N•vy supply b~e", pnru arytacge.t.
Port Mugu Pacific Missile 1'est Cen ter, Oxna rd P ru11 a1y tartet
MC L ogistics Base, Barstow Supply depot ;,uc! 11:p~ir bcJ1ty, tertiary t~rgel
Conc.ord N avo.l Weapoils S tation , L~ge ship m unll!o n1 lo~dtng ,1te., se~ond~i.iy t\\r_gel
Moffett Federal Ai.tfiel d. Jomt C1v,l,~n, m1l1t~1y ond A:tJG ?.1rf,eld; se<ond,uy targe{
Stockton,N oval ConununicntionsSys~n,, Low iteque.ncy tr:\1um1tte.t ior n~vy c6mmuul~l\tlon, pr11n~ty ~get
Seal Bead, USN we.:1pons ?.nd mun1tions stor~ge, Jo~d111g !llld 01o1uttenance·, pnn~al"y b rget
Be-ale AFB U2 snd Global Hawk reconn~1sscanoe *lld b9lhsuc .m1sstle warntng t':lcbr, pr11nary target
EdwAids AFB. USAF fught test ce11te1 , nd NASA C-rydcn 1es~~1th1 seco11d~ry target
Tr,vJs AFB. Sac.:-uuei,to 60th Au. Molal.tty Wuig fo, globa l ~u lirt prun•ry t~rgel
Va11denbetg Afl'B Satdt,te tau11ch fac~ity, sp•cepo1t, missile testu1g cente,, pJJnu ~,y target
Los Angeles /1_.FB Sp«ce Courm,ud ,11cf Sp~ce !.l11d Mi,-s1le Systems Cente1~ pum~ry target.
Milrd~ AFB' L,rgesl USAF reseNe s,te, secondary target
Ove, tile Hor12.cn R.~ci,ir, iost Hilk. Rese~rch r~dat tr~nsmltttng site, pumary h rge1
Over the Hor12on Rad,u, Los B~nos. Re!>'~~rd1 r~d~r recel\Tlfl_g ~;tc ptull.~ty t~cget.
Nuclea1-Plant..,;; .Diablo Cnnyoo Pl ru1.t, l O lllL we,t ofS~ n Lu,s Ob,spo
S an Onofre Plont, Betwe.en.C.1ne Pc. mt and Oceans,de

Notes

C,ilifom1• has been a magnet tot people seeb11g b~utiful WC:'3tt\er, la11ds<--.1 pe, f u ndand, web of ,estt1ctto11s thst ,::i.11 b:e, 0<,stly ruglttur,ne to rtllVlg~ te for buslllesses and mdlv1du-
nches 0 1 1ust pbun 1obs for cle.:ades J1nd h:;s resulted.111 oveeecowded e1t1es and ., Left. sls--,usuaily ,·equu:mg thi:- help of fawyers ,1rtd c.11g111tfl'li 1t IS no v,011der that b m messes .tie
le-anu1g pop t1lition stlch !fi~I 1t 1s 110 !011ge 5 :nfr lt~ven T!t~t s1i shom~ because C.hfooua tleeing the- st,te 1111eco1d 11umoers.
llltS some u.f the ulosl'spectactllar <111cl -vaned t, ndscapes 111 tl1e no tio11, from b~tl 1tak1.11g
cc,astl'u-ies lo the ma1esty of the SJecra Nevacla forest. and lakes. T he Ceuttal Valley 1s !l1e Thc,te ~ n lot of pote ntllll crune 'lnd uci,,I or soCJ.<il unrest. Altho ugh hlrge bLlck popula-
most productrre ue, per .-ere u1 tl.te 11atto11 prov,ding ,Ca!tforruans snd u1uch of !he nation tio ns 111.Lds Angeles ire slowly b e,ng dtspbiced by Lltt1,os, the. poteJUJ~I of a W.Jtts-[il<:e
with the best 0,gamc a11d 11on-01g:11uc food r101 IS snll the.r e. tncreM1ngly, 1t t'S the tn 1ltta111 L~tmos tilnt ~re pushing the ~,wdope,of klw
e1UO!'(emettt to let.~nc<=' Popttlatton de11s1he&e-..:11c-ed>l\te -:.11me ~nd the Bgy A.rett metro 1s
A ll ~he be>1uty and wealth o r'the Golde n St,n e how.r;vcr, comes wtth a p n ~e ,n the form f.au.ly dense with 1.100 ppl/sq m, , but it pales w,th the 7,068 pp!/ s't rn1 in the LA b:,stn,
of s1gn1fic11nt ~nd chokuig rcgulat.Jons, t.,.es ~nd 1~h1ct1ons, C:iltfoni,i has II regula- us
which IS the Ill ost dttisely popul•ted ltletu:i ·"'-"" 111 !The Perso11,;l s~fety is compr.o-uused
to ry agenc:y fer eve,.yt.luog, 41ch1d111.g the C~ lifotllt~ Coas1ol Com m1ss1on, C .1,liforu,a .from bo.tl, s ides ,s cnme u1cte~ies ,11d the ever ex?artdu-1g !,st ofbs1u1,d we,a.pons thre-ate1ls
:Dep~rtment of State Atc.hitccJ, Gliforn,a E nergy Comm,ss,on, Ca!tfutn,~ Com!ll1S;SIOll your :ab,ltty to defeud yot1nelf The cos! of hvmg lS' !ugL .;nd housing ,:osts •1-:e ,nU too high
on Aging, C-Ahfcrn,a Envu9nmcnt~!Pro1ecltc!'i Agency, -.1,1d C~ltfouua Env,ronpient~l nret\ ~fter ckdtnmg. one- third their boom tune w lue.s,
ResClttLces Ev,;IUl\ttQ11 System, to 11auu. 11 v eiv ftw, All of these ,.-5 en.c,es comb ine to fo tm :,
0
172 Strategic Relocation

The sbte \S • prune dt:st111ahon for ,lle~L:iltens esc;ip,ug the Arll'oca c111.~k.down "fhe word l f your-escape route ,s north. try·to live, .,nd wo,k north of !h~ :Golden G~te Bridge
1t out that this is a 5'\llctusrystate ever st11ce the Caltforq,a Supreme Court overturned perhaps 111 San R.<tfael. for example lfHtghw,;y iJJ.1 ,s clogged (guara11teed), there are
the·o1hzen u11t13tlve to cut off welfare, 1n ed1cgl benehrn and public edl.\c,\tlon access to sever-al sm-.Jl mountain ,outes be"twee11 Htglt~y 101 and 1 that can get you to Peta!uu1~,
11le.gals. 1/{e>.'tcan 1lleg11l un m1grents have no t 01'1iy cre.ated the largest gangs here, but have then o n ovec to HtghwAy 29 above bbpa and O!l to the Cle?.r I ake Are~ Avo ,d the Sano
1llso formed r11dtc,1l poLttc~l o rga,uzntio ns su'"h ~s .A:.t!an, LG ful~, and Mecha u1tent on Rosa ~rea, unless yot1 work th~ce, it 1s {he !~st b,g.dogged tr~ff,c ~ree go,ng !lO~th
fpmenttng revo lution and" 1erab11g" C, ltforn,~ They ~1e ,1fso d11vu1g in11ny bb c:U- out oi
the ,nner c,ties so they c,in tak.e over Oaltl8nd Th,s , ,de of rhe bay :s lfss conr111~d but you sbll h,ive to get ~ro und the ddt~ are~
,ip.d the~ ~re v~ few fQ~dsto choose .from bes,des l-580g_ouig e~t Ii you arc trylllg tc. go
As fut threa ts, Caltfo rn,a has them 111 abundance There ,s the ever-present threat 0£ no Ith above S~cra1tle1110, co1-is1der Hwy 160 which cut, through the deltll, Sbr\ the west
e2nh9t1ekes Rnd horrific wddf.res c,iused by hghtt1m.g ,u1d Jr,o n. As the state co lor map side of Sac.r,unento u1111I you get around ti Ab out the onlywRy ens'! from the O,ikfa nd MC$
indicates, there ~rt do liens of ntielc?.r 1-argets, ranging- from San D ,ego's conce.ntra tton of without using freew~ 1~ to take Hwy 84 out of Free!)1orjt to LtVeunore And then Mine~
nav~l Assets lo Lgwienot L1verm ore's nudea1' h bs near the B~y At<?$.. Uni= you are ltvtng Road down to 130 a nd O!'L esst to P9tte.rson, Phn a!tern11te routes Rfld know where tl~r
within a ftve m,le circle of these t·i rge.t.s, however, your biggest threa t \VIII be the m,,ss1ve r ural roM:l~ g1e
, oc1ft! wuest andp1llagH1g tht,\t ~o mes frolll h~ving so in~nypeop le l1v1ng m, one confined
~rea, sur. h a.s the LA ba.s ,ns. This basH1 IS surrot111ded by JnoUtH.a ms wluc:h not only t1'~ps Centl!II C~!tforn,~ Co~st: The only ar,e-:i we ca1t p~rtrnlly-recolll mend, (fo rm ed,um term
the bad Atr, but ?.iso co_nO!ntrate1 all toads k~dmg outS1ck the v~lky to~ few p?.sses that are .sect1r1ty) u the south-centrnl eo~tal are11 sround Sat, J;,u,s Obispo 31\d notth to P,~~o Robles
e.:1s,ly clogged with t1\\fftc, even Lil nol!nal hmes The populated so4thern half of the state 1t is fur c:nough ~WAY from Va11cle.nb erg f;.,r Force Base ~ud b~s good agncultural po tential,.
,s lacgely 1Sol~t,d by the vast d1sta,1ces of the deserts 1t11"1evada. Anzon, and Mec,m The Santa Cruz. hAs so me hill country ,ue:tS th~r cffe1 respite ftom the c10-wds Monterrey ts
corndo,s east ~11d north ~re rcl,tive!y-rew beautJful, b\1t too h,gh priced for most.

S,1n G1eg::, If yo ur e--.1.1t clt~'t'ctton is tow·~rd Arizolla, try to !tve e~~t m El Cn1ort.~nd s~rltee
C.ity-,Specific Strategies and~ few .miles no rth or south of l-8 lfyou prefer 10 live.north ofS.~11 D iego, pl1l) to
avo ,d them ,!nary t9 rgets ~11d f3llout by staying north of lvliramar and eist of 1-15 Don't
lfyou Jlltlst hve ne,u one of C:aLFoetllll s llleg,<-metros, :co11~1de, .loc~t111g 011 pet1phe.ry ,ttcas ·get s-.u1dw1chcd lll the growth arc.q between 1-5 and 1-IS where thei·e grehardly any w-.,ys
tuck•• these clesc.t,1,ro below so you h-avea 'head stu t lew,ng when !lungs mch ilown We to escipc th= l:\vo N-S froeways th~t could ~c: Ii~ barne,s Any cverpa~es that ~o tt1c1dc
cart1t uamt, JI the potenbal .ue:is, b ut theiC s-aruple,; wJ Lgive you ~" ,de-a w,th ~n a ,t will be clogged durmg a pllltc and ,mpassableo 'fo extt the ~reAito m the: e~st
of 1-15, use Hwy 78 g_o1ng. ftirther e11st 10 Blythe ~nc\ then north on 95.
Bay A1e-a The biggest obstacles IJl the Bay J.te.< ,ue the p eople "llrtd. the w,,teLonllrses,
mduci111g not 1ust the b,,y 1lself bt,t the sp,det-hke netv,ork of tn6utsues of the Sac't\tlil t nto L os Angeles Bas,tL Th,s is '1 1e1l prob lem l1f 3 The.re are cit\ly b m~u , exir-paths out o: the
River b~sm Th,s is a 'huge tcL~ngular ~re.:1 from 1-580/205 to l -5. north to Stoc:tto n 11nc! ent1tevi lky for 20 m,11,on people a11d these p~sses ,ue 41! occt1p1ed b y fte«w~ys which
Sacr~mento '1.1\d ba,t, south .1ga u, on 1-80 To get to the s.ife !y of the S ierra~ 01 north to w,11 surely be blocked w1du11 a-n ho1.J1 c,f ~ m~1o t L"t1s1s1 if no t s-hut down by fedeto! 01·ders.
the t'\ll'?.l areas above the N~p;1, -valley. you ltave to ge t aro~tqd these huge areas of water The coast h1ghWllys (101 and 1) tc. Sat1t.1 B:i,b,1:1, 1--5 ttl tl1e S•n Joaquu, v~Uey •Jta tlte
and-!}1a rsh. Try no t t~ wo rk where you l1ave to cross ~,maior brtdge to get 11ome or to "Grapevine," Hwy 14 t<! L-ai,caster/ P~lrud~lt (!ugh de.sett), 1-1 ~ to V,ctorvtlle (~ugh de!ett).
}tour 1etrcal 11nc!T-!O to Palm Spnngs,~nd Auzo n$.

The Saa F1.u11:rsco P-e,unsuh; .,s the ruosl confir1ed area w1tlt the louge~t ~cape route 'I"o Astde from 11 h~ndful or 1eep ua1lt, there are two L,ne roads- ne.,r towns th-"' t are si1ff1c1ently
lezye SF w,thout ·attemptrng the d:irtgerous bndge bottlened,;s you 11'1ve tug•! 16 the be:icl1 outsrde the ma111 urb2n v,,,lley. ConsJderthese p laces ·And get on the5e roads befc;,re they
st.de of the:mountllll1s ,;nd go south hlr enough to get ~rouud tl,e huge·poi,!ul'abon center are clogged. ft-om C 1a1pl?. n an e.<1t norlh on Hwy "33 \c the San FenL~11do y,1lley, from
of S<111 J ose Go down to S•ttta Ctu2 9nd tit en mke the 152 to Los B.a11os to get p :rst 1-1~ Santa Paub go north 0 11 Hwy lSO or e.."-st on the 125 whe.re yo11will fii1d one 11on-cx 1t
:.nd Hwy 99 to the mount·auis You ru &y also wa11t to co11s1de1 hllvwg a ho6t tr1• shp J you cromng of 1-~. frgm s~n~a Cbot.a us~ 111 ult>p)e 11101.1n1a111 ro?.ds to theh,gh desert.JHwy
J1eed ~1l ~lter n~ttVe to ~ br,dge E ither take thlli boat all (lie \Vay to a 1etre.at o,1_ to ~ spgre 14 15' dogged, from Azuzii t~ke d1e 39 no$th to the high desert;. tio1n Sai1 Bft'nardu1<1 take
car somewhere Hwy 18 10 the mo1.1t, 1J1uts, rh~ tl,e 1313 0£ 173 to the high desert, nom Highland take the
330 ~d Hw'l 18 wttil Big Bear. &o m R~dlsnds tak!:" 3S east 111to th:; 1no1.111tam-s,. South o.f
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f- 10 heicl foD the Sftlto11 Seg and the11 eRst on Hwy 78 tQBlythe With 20 m1ll1onpeo pk bu! too -exp<:us,ve for most 1.fyou puck • n:tre1tr site there, m~Ire , u,-e- ,t ,s 1aplste.d froru
compeupg tot exit routes, you w,11 have to be the ftr!it to these ronds. the norm al touns1 11re,s ,1nd no't tt,.; visible I ,prefer tbe 1-levm:h s,cle fo, ., mort brnldet-
fr,cndly 1egt1lgto cy d,m~te,
fiigh.Cesert T hu ~re~ h~s now beco me the ovel'flow ~re~ &0111 the LA b1.l!1!1- Tiu, populn-
tiou exodus 1udt1de'i " lo! ©f Ill moritie,- wh,ch ,ue 1'tgst,vely uupactmg die del!log1aph1cs O t\ the wes1eo1~,de of the S,ecras1 th ete11re nit e ren e~t sites eait.of Pl.lce-!Vlile n~~t Pol!o~k
and cnme st~ttstKs qf ~he a:eft . .Still, ,t it w1th11, comm uttng t'llng_e of the basu) and 3l)ows P111es (Hwy-50) Check out Hwy 88 ou! oi 'vilest P oint. fflO Hwy 1.08 o ut o£East Sono!ll
on~ !g be 0\.1!.s.,cle the r;~p :one of ltvmg 111 the bnsu1 ttse)f 11 doess\.tffer f1om cl,luted ~,r AU these acces,; ,o•ds u.rto the mo t111t~,ns bive c ab in ~,tes left ovel fro1u pio nee, ch,ms
l:''111Ul1on 1hiil dufis tip fiom !he v~lleys below Avoid Hwy 120 a1,d 140 b dmg to Yosemite1Je~"ause-they l111ve too ru uch ttsfttc and c.ssual
o bse,vers ! c, ,l,~
uuddle of the S,en a~ r,<rige, we p,rttculll,rly lli the foothills ~rtd ~bJ.rt
~teas e,ist o.fC!ovrs on Hwy 168 O utside o fV,sali. <a11d Tlm-e P"--vers, check clut Hwy 198
Retreat Potential mto the lllountams.

N o,thecn C~hl:0011'1 otters by fut the best t lttea l a te.1s coulp,ued !P the solJtl1- The popuJ, .
hon dens,ty 1s m ud1 lowe11 but 3<> ~,e the jobs s111ce they &te r~c1procals Betwee11 tl,e coast
.,11d 1-S beguuuug w,th the· Cleat L"3ke :uea :u,d lieadu,g 1111Hth you l,~ve hu1,d,eds of good
retr~at s ites ay-~tl,,ble (good excepi ths t you re still ut the ty1111uucal ·~t,a te of C,hfonua) The
beac h a.teas crut be !oo foggy fo1 comfort, but st,y111g u;uand ,1 b1rbrii1gs w ore sun, The
b~st ~astal eetreat ru:e:ts ~te ,atouncl Crescent Cuy and the Smith Rivet rue~ to tl te !Ul1th
!~ speci::3clll,;t

The 110,then, c.ountJes <le H t,w boldt attd Tuu,ty h;;ve gootl pote11tlljl They feel more like
southern Oreg on extef>t 011e st!ll has to de>ll w1tl1 tl1e hbe1~ts dow11 s(luth tl~t wute tl1e
l.1ws. Police ?.re noticeably t due!~rtt to enfor~e the bws w,tlt tl1e samev,g,ot ~s 1n pop ulous
:1~as, but th:, bottom ln,e rt dicy"1i,-a lways h,u1g1ng ovet you1 heJ1d As 01,e !:le11l pt,t , t 11£
they want ya, they got ya " T he,e -air ~!so rem 11~nts of tltf h,p_py move.me.nt 111 Hum boldt
Cl!ltu1ry and Arc~tt. who au ge11er,aUy .5ood people, 1ust di.ffe,ent

Tl,ere ate ~in:~tlent 1,11,che,; 011 both the e11st .ind west sides of the mou11~u,s that back up
io the Turuty t-l auo 11J1 I Fo ,est ~lo11g h1ghw.sys. 299 ~nd 36 Thete is lo t$ 0£ nice rnrmland
rt.o w Ukiah 011 110rth 1£ you st~y to the east of Hwy 101 1u this :uea to ,•vo,d Fo rt Br'.lgg

Cln the d ne r e-..1st side Qf the Co~st lv[ount·a ms, we l!ke the Sco tt, V... lley a1e1111rou11d the
tow11 of Eti1-s O n th~ east side of 1-5 Ill the u <Stth !S the Mt Shasta are~ You should ,ivo,d
loca ttng !!lny retreat in the p lume sh,tdow of th,s vok,, n,c: 111 ot1nt~1q, so stay north ~na
west The mou11tw1s 10 the ~;1.st llf'.Mont~gue .are-~ relatively 511fe d,st~!\t.c from l -5 ~s. Lt th<
town of fv[t. Hebron on the o ther side o~ the m ount~u1s, In the no1thct11 Sierras, above
1-80, you h~ve lo w,,td1 out fo r lvlt. l..asse.r,. St1S~uvtlle ,s downw1~ You h~ve 10 get as fii
south ~s Q uuiey ,to get some ~afety-a great surv,vsl a, ~ . c<t 1s everythmg e,st of Oroville
,;111d.. P~r~d1se

ln the Sierras south or 1-80 we. *l,o rind some voksn,c .A~llvay gro und M ono -"11d
M~mJ11oth lakes, so stay de~r ()t th~ t ~re!\. The totes!$ :lt<Hlnd LA~ "falioe ~r.e goigeo~,
174 Strategic Relocatior

COLORADO **** 1.

Summary Facts and Ratings

High dese1t in the west, M1iuntrun Contlneut:al clunate 111 the Roches, 11nd Contmei\tnl P iluns chmate e,,st of DMver
where ,t 11 hot :11,d hu1l'l!d t!l $U1\1t\1er !l[l.d .c,old 11ncl dry ill wt11te,: E asteni CO h,i,s son1e 2 4 ton18dos "' 'f:El!l
P op ul~t,on Deits1ty Below ave r-.ige: 48.9 ppl/sq 111t (37th 1"111king 111 the n at,011) Hispmttc 21¼, J3lack ,4 4•/6, 1\~uut 2 7%,
mixed 2¾, Ameucau .fnc!ian I 2¼ Denver ,~ less th.m 50'/• Oi\lca~an n ow
Cost of L1v1ngJ.11de:x: 102. (~Vf'l'1ge IS 105)
!'ovate L,1ncl Av!ll.!~1hty: FGJr. 40l/4 ,s scate an d feder~liy owoed, in.duclo:ig n1ost o1 tl1e best forest$ snd molUit:1111 lru,d
Bllllthng P euruh Pe1n1tts :incl tegu"'1bonsare pequtred shltew,de Sinai( town ru.e.1s h,we less u11p ect10n fequtL-efl\eJ\ts Baseinentt 11re conunon 111 1nostpa rts ot the nate
Land ~d Urbllrt Planning Local iuuscbct,ons h~ve p lruulllig_ control but are 1'eQiUlCed te ooordmate with the sblte, The Golo1~d 1!>,L ru1d Us e Act requiret loe11 l gove=nmti t o
tdentlfy a.reli th~t should be cla,stfied '.<1 Al = of s.taie interest Once 1denmfied, these a1·eu i re protecte<t from de;velop,neilt by procedtu2!xequuements
Fooc\ Produmon. Growing se~sou of enly ')0-180 clays -and lG 1I1/ye:3r oi rau1 m the west. The :;asten, pan g et~ 180-.200 rl!iy~ and a Utt.le n 1ot~ rJU1
1:fe:o:lth Eh,v1tonmei~t W~ter qu~~ty u acella1fwhere fed by mou1u:ii11 springs. Qua1ltyu only iau fromwe.lis 10 the lilllley1 75¾ of Colorndo's
wat.i:t supphes are fluoudated Au pollution a ·not • problem ~ept m Denva Good s©l.ar poten nal
Tttiffic- No 1~191or ~r9£fic ptllbla n ~ e<Cept u1 Denver 21icl Colorndo Spun~ wliere.,t ts moder~tely heavy :Re.d lighr·and speeo ,=;e1'll.! ·are uted
Polincs ColotJdb p,t, D einocrnts m the big metro a,·e.,, witl'.1 R epub hc211s 111 the iural ate-as. Dern
30~/. , ~ l7o/o, lnt:1/ l l'd p~u:y 34°/4 (tb11 group m ~l<..e~ thediffera 1ce').
Trutes B Eiow -"Vg Ranked 341:11, effe.c nve _r9te LS 9'/o ,of mcc,me Sa1e, tr.x u :i 19", .3'/•, nnd CO h a,; belaw avg. propeLty taxes (ranked ?>8th u1 the-nabon)
Co rropt,on 1/[o~erate High co1rupbon 111 Dei1vei: bl.it low <:ortupllon ll) in1t1!1 towns
Crune; Low V,o!ent crtln e J48/100K, prope1ty rome 28S6/i 00K.
Personall.iberty High 5 out uf 5
Gtu1 L1be.1ty- Good .,.:eept 111 Det1ver No pel:llllt to purch ase iirean n s "~luill ,~sue'' st~t.e l11~t recogn12es pell!lln fl'lltn rnany ,:,titer ~mt):,;
Denvet bans .wsault •Jr<:<1pons 1111d ~eqt11res a p.ell:t'lJt to caa:y op en. Open carry perrrutted' elsewh et.--e-.111 the state
V ery go<;>dw,th full 1w--,ge of natur~l he-illl:h pract,q.,ner~ Colorado 111W pertruts Q,reetEnhy trudwiVes' ~o ~~end
l1olneb1ttht llnd to provide pi-al~t,il c-.l.re to those-WOJY\l:\l who 1neet n s.k asse,;sniei1t.cntena
Hon1e St!100i> lillg Regulnted ~'tate t!C(tU
'
res pirents to sei1d notlfi~l:lon, test sco cts, ~nd/orpro£es$1onal <'VJl)ll11t1on ofstudent- progress
.
Mihtaty Targets Fo,t Carsou1~outh of Colo~-ado Spt11\gs 1st-4th Bug1de£ ru1d 10th Spe-:t11t Foroes Group, secondaty target
Pueblo Cbenlieal Depot, ChemicII weapons storage D estruction to begu~ ,11 ;,t0l5, poiuary target unhl complete
Buclclty AFB , Denver Secret 0A base, 460th sp3cew1ng, tt-ackmg and rn,se,l~"W~trung and s,atelhte contiol; pru:ruuy ~
Scbrievrc.AFB , east of E'o!orado Spun.gs Ivfllinuy , p aee¼ystems connol cente1; pun1aq, tJrget
Peteisou AFB, Colorado Sp w1gs NORAD ,,n d A,_r Foi.ce l)p ace Comrn,u1d wht> ,issu,ne duties
1
fron1 Cheyetu1e Mow,eru.11 wh,ch i: 11ow on 'wArn1 si:atus;" T'.nru9ty r.,rget.
Cheyenne M t. NORAD co1nmru1c! cent~ plus ~ther seci:ets, p111nicy ~,rget
 Regional and State Ratings [75

Notes

Cclor,-do i , • m.g111f,ce11t n1011nt-!,1t1 st-ate with 1n1pressive Jt!titudes and many secure retre;tl Pete.r~on Au For"e B= m ColorP.do Spungs N earby Sdu,evec AFB ts home to the 50th
s1t~s , Cry l•rtd farming u; good u, the e11ster11 srnte exte11s10 11 of the G reat Pku1s, with Spa<?e \Y/i11,g; of the A,r Fo1te.Space Comm And wlHc:h,prov,des ccmmand 1;nd control for
rut1tude1 ranging from 3500' tc 5500 ii Tl.u s. ~rea ,s ,,ot 1ie,irly·as p roductive~£ the ceJltrn! /ll-OSt of rhe governm;:ut's 11av1g,'l,!to11 at,d co mm u1itc.auon.s S-ltellites, Both of these ;,re
pla111s states, however, due to !tm1t~ 1n1g<1hQ11 water fro m wells and streanis. luno hmg, Hl\portant post stuke nude11r targets, putting eve,yone at Co lor,\clo Spnngs n rt~k_of s eve1e
1r1,g~~ecl funn ing And dry land furms predominate m the h,gh altitude western h~lf. h,icm T he 1n,tttary put c:1v1li~ns ~t even greater t)sk by movu1g dlly to cl.ayoperMtons of
the NORA!: (.Ol!llll'1nd out of the bunker system ;1.t Cheyenne Mount2u1 and ,nto non-
Colmado would be very )ughly r~red e-..:u pt thMCenver u the ce.ntr~l hub of dark side gov- h~rdened bu,ldmgs P.t Peterso t~ l'he offictil re~on w.as tl~,11 "they are no longer co11cen1e.i
ertw ent 11ct,v1!1es Jn the W est Yahous wi11stleb~wers luve told about tht dark sK\e of the ~bout" thre~t to theu oper;rttons from au intercontinental nu.cle~r ,~ttack ' Re~lly? Then
federnl goveJnm e.nt controll,ng C-enver 1uclges, police, 1nsurft11ce comp~n1es and fmanc,a l why ts the federnl government bu~ding so mar1y ,,ew butll--,.,, rs fo 1 offic1~1~ ~nd why are they
firms The ex tenstve -cover-Uf> of fuels surrounding the Columbine school shooting was keepuig Cheyenne Mou11tam tn ''wP..rm sta11dby, ft1lly opet-.;honal P.nd staffed w,th si.tpport
tellti,g of co llus,on b etwee:n federal a nd lo~l e-nhhes a nd the suppress10n of a11 ho11est perso nnel should the need ~nsel" Obviously. the ,m,ltt~1y doesn't believe its own p:op.;-
u1vesbgat1on. There were 44-pub hc corntptton co nvio:hons 111st ye>lr, but th~t ma~kt tlie gand.a ·wh,ch 1s me>1nt to k.eep orc!,ngry Amc(1cat1s un~w~re ~nd unprep R1ed,
trern endous ~tnotuit of unpros'ecuted cornip tion 111 the ~enver are~ 111 the. 1ud1c1~l sy$tem
~nd ,.mong the police whcte thete ,ue compls,nts And evidence oE police brut,.lity If the weird Ma,on1c and occ ult corn1echons of the Cenver A t1port weren1\ rel!mg euough,
you will nncl that tl'ie ,11119 !1 city of Cresto ne ,u SW Colo r"do (two mou.ntg,n,t>1nges west
M*ny 111s1der g,overnine111 corporAllons, 1n.sur,1nce contp!lrues ~nd m1lita11 contr~ctor.s ofl'ueblo) hgs become a 1,{ecc" fo1 new "ge religions. 1'h1s11 ce-a of Colot~do ,s 0011lpetu1g
locat-e here because of thcs contt·o l ~nd colllllil011 There 1s no greater msn1fes tatton of with S9!\b Fe gi;1he ney age c--ilp ttol of the. US, New Wpdd Order and gjobalist f.nanccer
tliis thlln the top-secret mte.rve11tton of the federal gpvernm ent in the constru.ct1011 of the lvlatir,ce Strong q;eAted ~ "wo rld spiptu"l ce nter" there w,th 1w1nerous 1co111c unJges.
Cenver Inteu,M1on1! J\.,1port Huge uti,cle4"gtound levels w~re a.dded for secxet governn1ent ~nd-statutes 1--!e bought up 2 1:011t.rollmg 111te.rest in a dying <levelopment ~r1cl' sold or
p111poses -;ind then h1dde.n from (JUb lic scruttr,y 1n what w~s'b1llecl !'IS 'hugt cost overruns." clo!l~ted g;i1cefs of land to vgpous Eas.t,e ru sptr1tuaf rel1g,on~ There you will find ft ndu,
The b raun use o f !llttne.rous Masant4" and ooc u!t symbaols, sculptures !'Ind 1n urals U\ the Zen i11d Ciumel!te !llOn~stenes ~ni:t temples Ma~1n c.c Stro ng ,s an 111tegraf pa"t of the
,utenor lkccr o f the 1l!ain teq11,n~I ~re also ,11d1c~11ve of the dRLr. side of government and !',Jew 'Y/orld Or&r co11spiu1cy sc- we do not te<:om rne.nd you locate ~nyw11ere where l'le hg,
1ts 1uvo lveme11t ln the I:eavet Jtea , A ~trong presence

In addition. m our work 11~ h,gh secunty des'1gt1ers we lrnve ~o,n e across Vllttous bu1kkrs 1he e11st~11 p3ti of the sta te ltas all che nega!tVe P.spe~,ts of the pbu1~ states (cold, wind
who h?.v-epe tso11lll kt,owledge of numetollS lugh gove111141eni ~ndClA rettrecl 0fft01~lt who dnven winters ,;ind hot hum 1ci ro1nmers) but w,thout the <o ll)pensat1ng ample W9ter and
hllve built w1dergro1.u,d bwu:er-twe safe rooms ,nto their rett1em ent homes 01 v ,~ uou, ski deetJ soil, That isn't to s~y th3r yot1 cau't find poc:ket.s of good, ~mgll farm plots, but you ~ttll
resorts in Colon1do, Wlule we cerh1nly ~pphiud !he use ofs ecure ltv1ng a1eas Ill home$, the have the liAb,lity of bemg Ill the wide open ~ace~ with !tttle shelter and rover
&ct that these former government officials ~e.em co know ~bout dangerous future even1s ~
both telling nnd ominous, espec1alfy s,nce they h:we refused to warn the Amenc-~1\ 1-1 eopk or
Fornmatdy, westerfl Co lo1-ado beyo nd U1e front r~nge mount~1ns ,s morcc.ot1se!V\\l1Ve
about whllt they know 1s so hfe threatenu1g .ind res,st?.nt to the liilera l it1fluence$ of the Cenv~t front rnnge of 01hea We ezd.udc the
luxury ski resorts ,u, ou1 re,;ornmendat10,1.S for obwous 1eaoo,1~. The western C,., lo , ado
There are secret m,ltta1y u1uts, stationed ~t Buckley AFB ne,aLDe11ver, wlHoh cs ~!so the t~nd, and mou11t•111 cow,try is the- only stea ofC0!01,dti !rut we--:a111.ughly reconun em:L
.new home of ~ ,ni1or domestic U'l te-11,gence divts1Qn of the CIA ~nd to the Aerospace !:at~ 1t 1s also free from nuclear targets but will (tkely b e exposed tc fullour from targets
Facility wh1d1 1s the 01a1Q1 US -bRsecl s:,tdltte dc.wnltnk for u1tel!1genC1e op erated b'y' the far.ther west
1'l.1t1011al Secunty Agency ~1ttl the Nationa l Recoun31ssance O ff,ce (NRO) Both the pro-
vero1~! "bl~ck hehcoptett" sud ille silent he1copters have b:een observed ?.t Buckley ,fidd
~r vanous tunes, City-Specific Strategies

E ven,m o t-e. d?.ngerous tllre!1 ts to d1e loc,1 I Le.G1d~uts 11re fuund 70. 1niles't!1tth<!r si,urh H1 'Ce.llver lf you u1ustbe ne,.ir 'Gc11ver, yott defuutely need 10 esrnfal.,sh • re-tre·a t m the 11<?.tby
Color1do Spttllgs The U,S l\lotthecu Co mtn ~ncl and 21st Space W,ng 1re b~secl ar n11> ut1ta.u'I$, Avo id the cehter of this h1.1se me!ro ar~2 ~ud the n16otbs to thit .-ast a nd south,
176 Sb"ategic Relocation

winch put you on the for side ot where yo l/11 need to go to s:.,fety Loe;,1te 01, the we9te<n Grand j uncuon to Greenwood Spring, ~Je,ther or
th~se towns ale ~u11able due to the 1-70
uc of the fellowntg st:ibui:biar e1t1-Es clost>S't to the 1110Ut11'At1,s L,ttletou, ub-v,ood: Gulden con ,dor ,anrung tloiough them but then' ate nLUnerous Eanu ~11d ea.bu, sites to lhe south
-and Arv1<da Select those s uhd,v,s,ons th11t give you close ,ccess to Hwy 285, 74, 40, 6 up ag:w1st tire 0s1ng nres3s~ud plat~us 11.uit .ue d istant e nough ! o be s.1fe, if not,11s1ble
a1ul 93 (but avo,d 1,70) into the mo1mtauts, depe11d1ug on wluch leads to yotlt tetreaL If £, om the freewry
you are sol.Ith of 1-70 snd you mtend lo go 11orthi •sce11JU11 where you on <:ross under or
over the freew~y without coutendmg w1tll the co11ges11011 of rut ex.it Broom i,etd ,s ., good P.as t the last ranges of mouuta111s (a huost to Utah) :µe:; few very sm~U tow11s ~uch ,is
toc>1t1011 for tbosewho u1le11d to use 11- local rutpo,t to get out of town. lt's close to either Dolores ueilt Hwy 160 a11d Nutla, Norwood. , ndN,tu,ut,. on Hwy 145 tlut are very ssfe
Rocky Moun taut M61ro A,ipoit or Erie Nlu1uc1p•t £01 rur~ ('UlllS Of r~nches by virtue of theu ,elat= 1s.olabo11

Traffic 1s v~y he..vy go111g 11orth into the more d1stantbedroo111 c1l1es of Bo tilde.,- -at1d
Longmont. .but both t1,ese cities w1lf he b-ette-t fur getting to the ru ount~trts v1:i Hwy 119,
7, ~ncl 66 Loveli,nd ~n d Fort C ollins 11-, e even saf,..t since they g,ve you.~11 eX1t 111to the
11101.mt~1ns !htougli.Hwy 34 to ,Estes Park

Color~do Spru1gs: 1f you ~16 u11fortw1at« enough to be located 1ft Color.ado Spu1,.gs, you
sho uld be at 1e-ast 5. 1n,les awi,y irom P eterson AFB, wh,ch 1s co,k11~~ted v,11h the Colo,ado
Sp t111gs ;,1rport F6rtu11~tely, Sd1aeve1 AFB (formerly F,lton APB) ,s o\Jt u, the plams to
the east ~nd lei Sc of" direct tlu eat to the city ,ts elf W cc< recoiil u1end you ,iso .svoid Fort
Ca.rson to the soutl1west~mce ,t lS dose, to Cheye1u1e Mounh\ut The most set.n re lo~~tton
1swest of 1-25 ,ud tie-at Hwy 24 leadu,g to Mm1tou Spr111~ and Casc:1sde , the best 1-0ute-
d ut of the ~rca ma cns,s.

Re'treat Areas

Montrose Atea: Th,s ts ol!J: 101>-rn.t<'d :'ll~a tu w--ste:tn Color~do for s:.~fe town hv111g :1nd
fo r 1-etre.~\9 c loser to the mollUt~tus. \Y/henever yo u nud a 1>e.ally S'llfe town, yo u c-~n
oiten do without a sepat"'1fe ,etre.it. Mo ntrose is p~n,eu lsrly 11tce b<.'c.iuse 11 has ~ Jll ~,or
regto na l 2;rpon, geod ~ecess to :rngated farm l~nd ~nd ord1~rcls, b Llt 1s still surrounded
by ntount~n\S lll the d,stAnee. O ther towns tn the 2re~ sud1 -~s Cull9tton, O lathe, Delta,
C edaredge, P~o1u a a11cl Crawfo1d 1160 p1ov,de i:ell!ea1 a1.,;as, ~!though they are more temou
cl.tan Montrose The fuJgewsy .,rea -along Hwy 550 1s the ate• for beautiful a.bm sites close
to !Le wout1tllms. T lus lS the same highway that leads over tbe 1110W1l<uns to Du1,1ngo

:Curmgo ALea Tbe best .,re~ for fo1ested lllOut1t>111 telttats 1s between .Cur,11,go ani:I P ~gos,
Spntig?, m 11.te s01Jthwest co111e, o f the stone Be.w are of v,1'ter prohlems iu tl1e Du,ai1go
,u:e,, hec~ltse ue,uby otl, ~11d g-as wells often contrunin,,te the watet c<1mu1g from wells
There ,ue ,i. lot of good £.,rm or c.,bu1 re t,ea t sites up ~long Falls C1eek Road ruro·011 Route
501 gowg uotth ftolll B~yfield to V~llec,to Reservou l b.yfreld ,s ·east of I:: urango 011 Hwy
160 Pagos,1 Sp r111gs JS further on this ~~me ro~d ~nd ,s stip~t,ot to Curnugo -u1 s,,ftty but
more 1soL~ted It ha~ :1buud.i11t rur~I farm ~nd m0Lu1ta1u .c~bUl sites.
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CONNECTICUT * I 1 ' _, •-• /-

Summary Facts and Ratings

Htunid cont1nei1rnl climate etcq:t 1ilong the scufuem shorehne wludih.,ii J burrud
subttop1cal di1nate Wtlit tempet-ab.trcs tnoder~ted by·the Long I sland's0U11d
Pop1Jbt1on Dei1.tty Very lugh: 726 ppl/sq tnl (4ru lughest ,n 11~tio11} Black 10.4¼ , Hi~lic 12..3¼, Asian j ()¾, Jntked 15¾
Cosr of L,vmglndac 125 (JVerage u 10 5) ~ g tlus the 4th 1nQSt e-x pens,vc state
L.>11d Ow11enh1p 6¾ Ii nllt e Mid fed erally owned
BulW,ng 'Penrut~ Reqwted to, new bw]dings .ind most rmov~t:1.0110 invcilvmg b u1kl1.nt structure M:my'humes have h~semeot:,;
Lmd ,ncd' lTrb,u1 Plann111g T he st:.1tc encour~ge! and ass,st¾ 1ntu11ctp~htJes with pl.Inning ,in d 2011mg, Most st~te ~g,~ncy p t-01ecn regarding econo,n1 c
growth, presetvatlot~-11,d corue1v~ho11 !Ire-n ot b~cl~ed by ~ny eo1nprehen11ve ,tate 1n1a1t gt:owth u11tiatlves.
Fp,1>d Procluctlon. Adequate m lower e.Jev9tlon• Most ~~ll is roe ky and ~c:tdic .but tl1e<:e er~ pockets of cl•.y where fore.t~ have dropped'
leaves fo, dec:ides G,ow,ng season of l 'S~LOO day! 50 wches oi rain u ,-pr~d ottt 1:11ei1ly tluou~, tl1e year
Hellltl1 En,vi roiunent Baci. ,ucf.acewater quahty EPA rates it ·o ne ot tl1e most:polluted lll tl1e 11,0011 Aqu1ferw,itei u good m 1ural fuon~ 889/o u[
tile pop uha on's dnnbng-wate, u fluond~ted Atr qushty n ll p roblem around P,ov1de11ce but 0 nly 0 11 110--w,n d,d~yi
Tr:in,c- Tt~ffic ,~ :he~vy in furtfotd (.truli'-ed #33 wont). 1.Jo reti light ot ipeed ~rut'.et"1< m tl1e i i:ate
l'oht\t~ Co1111ecttcttt uzed to be i hru:dnost- Yru11':ee smte, bot has gt l!iWn so.(t ,md hl:>et>1l 0ver the decades Dem 34%, Rep 2_.l¼, Ind/3rd par ty 43°/6'
T:nteZ", Very b1gh. &inks 3rd ,n t!1e natio11 wllh ru1 effe::.nve tax burcle11,oi 111°/4, Th a:e ,s .\ 6¾
state sale~ bx :ind ,p rope1ty ~~. ~\-e .m10ng t!1,e highest m ~e n,mon.
Coni1plloi1. 1--!igh. Pohri~l corruption 11M been WJdespread gtaU level~
Gilme: High Violent cr,me .!Su/ 100K, propt'.rty cntne 2400/ 100k
P,;nonal 4belty LOIIT 1 out of S t'!lt111g_
~u1 Liberty Veiy resnuctivc. A pistol petm1t u requued ro pur¢h~ae~ h~11dgu11 The.reu ~ l~ng gµn wai.l lllgpe.nod Gutl! mtut be tegntcredw,th the
stare 'S11l1l tuue" it9te but. btcad lee-vi1y 1s give11to locll .ruthonbef tD c:leny, revote -:>1 del~y pe.orutl mgl:!11g1t ;t cle-fa~c "u1ay ,s.sue"
~ta~ A ~0-ooy peontt ,, ,srued by g local off1aal ~1.uttd :u -1 _p1-e-rcqws1te to t'ereV111g the 5-ye,r p ermit ts.sued by die Smte Pol,te,
Alte!l1atlve Metlione N:ltu·rop,ths ,\fe hc,,n,edby-the- sblte and there i, ~voT 2 pnvate sd1001 Ioi:1'1Jtutop,tluc D cetors
(ND) D ,re,1' Ent1y midwives are not leg-1 lly recogruz.ed oor pl'olub1ted hy: die state
Heme ~d1oohng Low regul~llon No st.a~ reqwre1net1t £01 p a.rents to u11tute :u1y cont,ct
:b/lilltruy Targ~ New Loudon N:ivalSub111:U'llle Base. Ot'tly E•st Coast ba~e foriat:tadt wbn1=1e~ .. pnmruy tar~
Nuclear Poorer -Plant:. l,fillstone Plant, 0 11 tl'ie cllost n= Watet±-0rd, 2 reactor,
118 Strategic Relocation

Notes
Co1u1ecueut ts by 1n auy In e11sut,s the. srnre· o f m os! conceurtared wealth 111 the 11auo11, NewLt1 r1do,1 Avard lb1s at~ It,. tovely, but ,t r.; .,Isa !ht: 011lyptun,m; nudes_r tar§t't u1
~!though it has been s teadily los,n,g gr ou11d v,Jth the aem 1seof !he tyt,1cal Northeastern the sl.\te. Stay at least 5 nti\es north to ,,vo id t he bhst:,,fr'i:cts ·
111dusuy and m ~uy m1htRry focilittes That wealth h~s led to ;i loss of the Yankee spiut of.
toughne$$ :\lld sdf-suf&cie11cy. Even though l 11dependents ptedomm~ re the sta te ts now a Nevi H RveJ1-Port Chester con::idt1r· This 1s th~comm 11te1 cotrJdo1 to NYC ~nd sliould als-o
l'e1i!ble Dem oo:a tic St9te with hig11 t-3xes ,111d high regulaJ1011. l\Jew Hwe11, &rtiol'd ~nd be avoicL:d it's betkt than the _l\fiC-Whlk Phil!!~ oorudor, but only tf yoLl loc-~te north of
Bridgeport b3ve bee, 1 plagued by c-iime and h~ve lost 1ru111utsctt1rmg 1obs oa11cl p~ople. The this corr1dot in the co LJ11rrys1de
st11e 1s hoS1ue to s mall business :>.nd very ,n ueh e-on.trolled by big inst1rancc Qompan1es
S1naUbu."liiess growth IS h;Ul\pered by high tc1x~, heavy reguh uon and he,i lth 111su1Ance
rtqt11ieme11ts thM detnMd coverage tor everything under the ,sun. Retreat Areas

Although tbe hvi11g srea.s ~re f:ut in the norrhet n pru:1 t>f the state, th ey ru:e still wgy to t: R11b ury The are~ north of Danbury (Nf,w Mtlfo rcl, etc'. ) is the only area offen!1g;t'lny
dose to 1'1YC ,nd the iugh density u1b1111 coir,dor to be safe for eVeu \:hic medium !lilln r:
1eal s?.fety ~llbll[y 1tee!f ind fU1:ther sout11 ~re the com 1n uter suburb81\ areas that offer
S0L1t hweste11, Conn~cttcut is: [>Art of the 1-lew i' ork metropohtan a1~1. uidudmg three of less s,1fety There ~Le lots of ro ck outcropp111gs II! the 1reR m L'te<l wllh sometilli ~ gn'!velly
Conlle.ctJcut's eight cotU1hes.a11d lll 6~t oi the , tMes:populrtl'to11 Co1111eeticut's rural .ueas ot d?.yish ~od, so sl1op for 1~nd ~refully to .m tlesure yc:,1.1 caH ~uik a b~se!I!ent under
,nd .,mill towns Ul the not1he:\St ~nd nortl1west co111ers of the state ccitnn,st sharply with the house fot 11 safe t QOlll You'll need 1t i11 t.h,s :ue-~. You will also have IP WRtch o ut fta
its 11,clustr1al c;ues, lot.c1 ted 3loug the ~o~st~l lughw~ys fl:om the New York border to New eveuttuu influxes of refugees, ·so select loc.a11ous h11 a'vl'•Y f1Qrn ~eeondary 10J1ds
&ven. Northe:1s ten1 co~~t~l forests of oak, htc.koiy .311d m~ple cover 1Uuch o f the i tnte..
Horse ptoperry abou11ds Ill thest~te 9t1d 1t u $c'.1 td to have 47,000 ho rse~ue roteVery 72 Windom Th,s 1s the <:en1ta! tow11111 the eas tet11 l~lf <>f CT It h,s l! !tlt of turlll !and w1th
people, m~kJng tt tlie h1ghest r~uo 1n the country ..-ven co mp*red to Ke11tucky. 011ly muderste populattou de11sity but as v,e po111ted out eatlie1, ,r •• li,ss desirsble bec~use
you would event:U.,11y \Je -ove1r~111 with refugees, frpn1 ,c 1t1es. n>.'ftlte1 cRst rlowu,g wesrw~rd
Cotrt1pt1011 has been !ugh in th,s s t~re T hece we1e 23 ,public corruption co nv1cno ns ·1ust That tsd' t t<l say it's mev,table, bur yout safety would be- !ugllly depe11de11t upo1> beu,g able
mJOOll Tbe mayor, of Bridgeport, \Y/91etbury .1nd other tow1u l~ve bee:\ conv,cted on t•J dis~ppea1 u; to l!Ollcealed t[UaLters TI,e lii1e of !ugh-deJ1sity cities frolll Budgepol't to
=co u upt1<) 11 charges, and Governor Joh.:., RowlR11d h~d !P resign to avo,d SUll tb r chru:ges Spruigf,eld, MA would matte 1t diffiault to m~nc:uve1 under suc h condit10ns
u, 2004

Popub.tiou density ,s ve1-y high lll this stne but t!us 1, mos tly ci:,1i~ntfl!led ,long the entire
coast,! aiea ,nottb of NYC. It ,~ ou!y m 111derately dense rn the 11<!t1he u1 half bi 1he Stllte
wl1e1e- rural towns ., nd estates ~loug the 1,JY bordet ~re horue IP NYC commuter~.

City-Specific Strategies
B-ndgcwatet-Hartiotd co n·1clor We will cover the ett ttre CO L'fldot b.eC'1llSe It to11snt11tM n
lllgh denS1ty d1v,dmg lme through the s tate fi:om SW to NE. \Y/lule It lstl tone con1111uo11S
'line ci c1n~. rh~ 1nd,111dtllll cities :He ntffic1tntly p opulous that there ~te 110 ~fe 1w:,1!.areas
Ill between. We highly recommend that yol1 loCll t~ to the NW of tlus llti~ of c1t1es. \Y/Jttle
thete is an e9U'1l amount of rum! farm h i1d to the"~,st, Ml.of- tho,e.locattons :.1ce sandw1d1ed
betwee11 tl.us !me of c1!1es ~nd tite !u,e followlllg 1-95 to Providence R! Yout d ,~uces ot
futduigenvaq, ·and esc,,pt" fiom soc:flll uuiest are m ucl, bette1 to the NW whei-eyou have
reb tively ununpeded access to the more tui"l esc~pe routes <e1the.r north to upst-•te NY and
Vermo11t of funher west mto 11eirth-central PA G ive l':hrtford a wide b erth becsuse df the
cruu e factor ~nc\ highet pop ulAtion denS1ty. The outskirts of West H artford wovlcl be btsl
Ji you nH.ISI live nearby
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DELAWARE 1j I I
I\
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Summary Facts and Ratrngs

De-1-=-ate IS 111 :'I t:rnn,~bon z 0ne b etv,een 9 humi d, ~ubtropi~I t hrnite :ind " continent:al
.d!l11ate 'I'~1e $0\1theµ1 part: i t ·lllll111le! rl1,u1 the nol'th de~p1te its ,n1aUs,~e
?ept1l:1,t1<:>u D e11~1ty Hig!i. 453 ppl/sq 1nt (6th !ughe?t u1 n ~t,011) Elach .2.1•;., Htspan1t: 12"/2, Asian .53/•, rruxed 13½
Ccft: of LlVJngL,dex-. 125 (aver~ge it 105) m1ktng d111 the 6th melt expi:l'lsJVe ~~te
L211d Ownership 7"/4 of the 1!.!!tcl is ,tate a.11<! fede~Jiy owned
Bwl(l1ng Perrrua: Ra:itui>ed fct new bt~ldlng, 3nd,t1ost rrobVQtlo111 lnvolV1ng,t he stt1tc:tnl'e MMy h ous.f$ hgve
b~1a1ts e:eept 111 the so11tlle111 part where groun d h~s g l11gh wate1 \:ll>le
L,mcl >'Ind Utbru1 Plru11un.g. The Delaware Office ot Stllte .P L'IIU\111g Coordingtion lt the st~te p!M1111\g \\geflcy ru1,\ the st:1tes I.-.1nd U,e Piru111u1gAcr
reqt111·es Stllte agenoes an(\ local govet:tupa1ts- to teo rdi11ate land use dec1sio1u of 11:10..re. than lo~ l conecu1.
F°<>od Procllcnon. Adequ~te product:1v1ty eveq,where So1I vanes from sandy to cl~y1sh .1l'ld wet 111 the south GrowU1g season 1s
150-:200 chys 45 inches of q1111 u ct,sttib\tted regularly t!trougho\lt the ye:u The soul:he111 po1t1on of the state
h,s a 1on1ewhQt 1llllder. t lunate ru1d a !011ger grow1qg seaso11 tl1ru1 the 11Qrthe1n p alt of the n-~te.
He.11th Env1t0tuncnt· 1:i~d ,u,face waterquallty--EPA rates ,tone of the most pollutfd u1 !'he n11tion A9u1ferw:1ter q=hbJ u gootl u1 iural farms.
81¾ of tl1e popuhtion'¾ cluub11gw~ter 1r flucud:ited. At.r qu~htv it 11ot .l prol>lm1 except u1 Davers w ciust1.1al ~rea on days
with little wind There are 14 supe,funct slte.$ 111 D E , half d1.1e t o 111du.1tty po!lut;on lfld half fro1n unpropcr lan~U use
No 1rui1or ttaffic snllrls ,n Delaw;irc It (!oes use red ~ght OJI-nerns u1.Dove.r
The st.,;re-~ised to be ~ bellwether state but now Democrats ao11s1slie11tly hold ,; mR1outy of
regisrrnllOl\S ill D ei,'!Wa re Dem soo;,., Rep 333/u, Int.I/3 rd patty 2.3°/o
Avet:age ~nked 2 4th h1ghat.w11h ~ t~x bu1'C\m of 9.:S•/4 of mcome tthghtly1ldcw dte n11t1onal average
pf V 7%). The 111co1ne trax t ops out ~t 6¾, 3nd p ri!>pe1ty truce, 11t:e belcow -aver:.ge
Couuption. Mediun, ll1gh. Delnw~re WM u urnb~r~11e 111 the t'cl'IOn3l ctimes category becm.ise of forgeiy and e1nbezzle.m.e111
Cnme Very high. Violet\t c nme 689/ !OOK, p roperty c.nme J370/10UK These figurei arc n1ostly a l'eflf«lotl
of the co11cet1tr~ted populaiion ,u Wilrnlngton Rural Dek:iw1tre 1s tome11;hat s:uer
P,~~onal Ube!ty .Av-ei:age J out of 5 rntl11g.
GunLb city C oed No peruu t to pu1thase li,eann;. "Shllll ,ssue" stllte, but Jpplteru1~s for J oonce~lecihMdgwt
pe1.1111t rnm t p ost theu name; 111 tfte new,-p~per. Open carry fnendly st:i1te

.Alte.m>itive ,11ediane n discournged1by Medical 1?'i"Jlctu:e lawi . Pl~ect' Entry Mt<iNrves are-
!cg~! by li.t.aum e. No lu1edic::ncl rem1bU{'S'e nent for.homebll1hs-
Ho,1,eSchooliqg: ~ regi.1latit111 P arental nonfic;,0011 to the state ls requ,red
!>1filitlliy 'F;u~s Dover AFB , L ~tgest ~ttli.ft: qsse upen>tmg C-5s. pnmaiJ wget
180 Strategic Relocation

Nmtes, Retreat Areas

Cd~w~1e ,s the second sm ~lleJ, stAte u1 the Un101t and loc~ted 111 the northeasten1 p?.rt of f,.,s stj\ted ,n !he \Y/J!m 1t1gton ; ec11on, the oi'ly e'X 1t out of C·d~ware IS to the NW 1,hrougb
the t elmr,!Vll PerunsL>h, 1]1e w estern peJ1Utl ulo. 1s shared with MAry!an<l Delsw~re 1s on s.o uthen , PA I.f you Cl!n' t Lve 111 N\Y/' Wilill mgton whete yo u h"ve qwck ~~cess- out 0£
• fairly level phm, w,th the lo\vest me.i n elev-a11ou of ~oy st~ te u 1 the 11~tion Some ro llmg the :\!'ea, y<1u 11eed to ht.v~ a ve,y p11\/;!te nu-a! L&t.rest when~ few peoplt' c,in find you
hills orcur 111 the no~th ?.mong p?.rt ;)f the App11lachuu1 Piedmo nt The ma,n. pAn of the Cous1deru1g Celaw.ue's coastlwe, ,t wo uld be~ good 1de11 to have 11. boa t st~shed somewhe,e
state, deep mto the pen111stUR, 1s p-stt of the Athntti: Co?.stsl Pb111with tht, ss,1cly sod :111d to g1veyou one mo1e 1ophot1. We do1\1t recommen ds howie1ight on the ·coast, swce some
somehm es sw?.mpy grc11.111d, uia1,1uder~ w,11 hkelv use bo~ ts.11.nd shorelines fo, scouJ:u1?,•ol.lt new scaveJ1$1t..g:s1tes

tefaw?.re has tQken ~clvaiu~ge of shtds rights t,:, cteate lqws that m11!:e tt ~dv-Anhlgeous to
v,s1t •nd do bus,nes~ there. '.Lenders p1onec:-red liber,al hws of mcorpornt,on Mld now more
thgu IL..!f of the nit1011, corporations Rre u1co1porst~ ,n Cehware The stare also hosts the
10 bigges t credit e11rd co tnpan,es ihese credit c~rd b.anks 11.re one of the hrge.t employe1s
~flee {he u, 1h tg ry. I:elAware's policies h~ve pn1d big ;ax dtVtdends as out-of-st<1te '1tsttors pay
~ L.. rgesit~re ofDelaw,i ise's tS':<es through tolls, co1po1\'lte fees, &anch,se rnxes ~nd g~mbling
~t tl'1e 1ace tr:1eks Out of stl\te 1eveuu,: has glfowed C ehw11re ro levy no S11les tlit ~nd reduce
u1come tsxes sever,,I tunes

111ese treuils toward propue.ty s ud tesponS1b d11y h,ive not ktp~ pet-so n~I cocr~tp tlon fr<'! m.
J
the po hhcal leAclers. !',.ecordmg to Ron \Y/Jlliall!S u1'Thc New~ :,urnal, when Senator Chrts
(oQns served gs the P re.s1de11t of the County Couiutl, h e diverted unto ld m ill,ons oi
t:,'l(p~ye1 dol!Rrg ~s pAyoffs to !us poltticil bi1cld,es :and top st,, ff, Coons did th,s by exploit·
mg a loop hole 111. the county's pens ion p rogr'illll Debware_ Governor Ruth Ann Mmner 1n
2'006 wa! ~ccusec! of special fovonr,sm for her fnend, " ltquor,d,stributor,

.Cdaw:1re 1s11' t Olli tba t bad to live 111 during norm·l l bm es, but ,r's 1ust no t s11fe 111 ~ m:1101•
CJ1S1S because the whole pe1unsuh 1~ boxed 111 by \Y/,lmu,gton ;ind PhtladdphtR, which will
be marot sou1r.es of socllll u11resr, Moit of the river; run E-\Y/ towgrd the ocee1.1t a1td th.us
reqwi·e m~ny b11dges to t.1."!vel N-S through the 11>1te, cre.ituig lots of bottlenec k ~teas. The
!Ack of e~~Rpc 1outes IS the'b~est danger for th,s s.n\ill shte 1n ~ c r1S1& Those who ~.)ready
ltve there should l1~ve ~ccess to a sturdy bent

City-Specific Strategies

Wi111ungto11 Fortunstely, tl1e maut tr.3,ffic corridor ofl-9.5 goes 1hro11gh the (!l1dd)e of
1he c~tyleRving the NW sect.Lon of tl1ec11yw1de open fo, retreat ro ~ uito soutltetu PA,
T hes e routes.,re :far enough southwest of P h,l~del~hrn to beat !he ~rowds th,,t will Row
ou1w~rd dun ng s C!'1s1s. In f?.c1, the n1r~l stibutbs of N~/ \Y/dnt mgton i ncl New~rk ai·e 1he
only place~ ,n the state whe.re yQu are not ltving 1n ~ 1r.ip 2one.

Dover. 1n crdeL t,:, s.tay out of the 5 u,11'e blast r~drns ~to 1.md -L'l)Ver AFB (~ 1,l!U!llUY nt1de.1r
tgrget), "1.;,q'1 live 1n Gover proper StP.y 111 the o utskirts to llie n:eirlh gnd west of town
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FLORIDA -· , 7 f -·,

Surnmary Fac ts and Ratings

Chm,te: St.ibtropt.eal tn the northeu1 -an,-\ cenCt11l re_gton, wJth a tnJe n:op,c--..J. Glu:nat,; m the SOlltl.L EL averages 45 to.t nl\does 3 ;,=
Population D ensity High. S44pp1/sq iru (8th h,gh est1n,/1l!bon) B!Gc'k 16¾, Hispaiuc22%, Asian 2. 4¼, rruxed l 5'1/o
Cost o f Ltvmglnd~ Below Aver:1ge 93 (1vei'llge 1, 1D5), L'llt1ked 10th le.ut cxpet1S1ve state
L-J11<,.i Ownenlup 2 6¼ of the laud ts st~te- o, federally owned but moet ot thi, 1& the Everglade P3tk
Bll!lding Peorutl The.re are otnrty kin ds of pertlllts ~eve.rs! •pply to new eon struction and reinodehn g R!-mocld pem:uts are 1n0<r~ rtnn_gei1t to, !1>11:ldy h ut n t!llle
code, and ,omet,me; reqµ,r,; addin·on..t electo.c.!il aL1d plwnbmg1nspect1on, Basftnents 3te uot common bec:,u.~ e or thelugh '111<11:tc t:1able-
L£11d m1d Ocbru1 P lru,111.~ T he State Con1pr-eh=ve P lan s-ets longrnuge pohcy ior twenty- S1X al'eai Loc-.al goven1111en ts ~re tequired,
through fh.e L oc3l Govemment •Comprehens,ve Plaruung •n d L11ndDevelopment.Regulation Act;, to
p r,;pare i1nd adop t plMs that ar~ co1is1st:,ntwlth tl, egoaJs md pohc,es of the •t'ate p lan..
Food l.'ro~ctio11. Good, but onl;, ! or cetbun crops hke attus .md n u1dung The growmg_season is u1 ~ cess of 2 40-230 d ays, _1\ve~age 1ru1uall
1s 541n/ ye-ar., .and 1t 1'3U1s more u1 th e no ,1i1ern panh:sno1e thai1111 M,am, So,l 11 ,i111dy .and lacss 1,utu en t;
~Ith E11viron1nent W~ter n polluted abovetl1e n11tiona1 • verage T b e :JlC qtr;,hty th roughout the state " not good gei1eraUy, ,,nd there are EPA
red zones akntg the coast,il Cttles Mismt, Ta,np'I. Os1"'1do, Pmsac.o la sn.d TaUnhassee Aq1J1le1 w~ter qu11ht'/ 1s poot !ro,n
11gncultural p ollua on An,t p~us soils 6S-./o of the, popu,hbo11'1 d1111king w~ter ,s fluontl.~ted-all the big ctle.r
1'taffi., Mi:uru 1s the 10th wo cet tr-.ffu: metro 111 the 11at1011 T<l!npa ,s tl1e 23rd and O rlluido ts ~6th (out •lf 7~) Red light c:runev.is ·a-e o;ed
Folillc. Frudy even sp tit between mn11)1 pgtttes: Dem --IO~/o, Rep 40%, lncl/3L"d e~rt? 10%
T~-e!". Low R:,nked ¼rd lc,,p-eit:w1th •an effe..:tlve. t.tx .ottrdei, of 7 4¼ oi 111co=, w~y below theru>tlo1r:il a1:ver.age
of 9 7%. FL has 110 mcome t= Its st~t.e sales tax rate tS 6% ru1d ptopetty t <1Xe3 ~ ,,. ave,~ge.
.:orrue-bon. Ver;r l.ligh .:,tall IEVeh
Come· Very high. Violen t 01111e 722/100K. propeLty o:une 40Y0/ 100K. The W'O L'1t:.crm1e is 111 ru1CL-aro,.1nd Mrntn,
Pei-,onal Liberty 3 out of 5 1':lttng.
G un LrbeLty· .Avern.gc- No pemut U! ptu,:ha, e lire.1t.1n$, "S11~ll 11= ' st~te (o,r C0!1Cte2lcd tire1,nn ho:enseJ , No opet1 c,auy 1Howed
Altem•llve M.ed,pne Al~.r11,1ove m edtc,ne 1s c4seour~ged by Medical Pn,eoce ,laws but largely unpro,eci,ted Tht pcictlre ot 1mdw1fery by duect- ei1ny 1111dwives u
regulated by hcens,ng. f!."!li:hcing w1thottt " license is 3 !elony. SO 1rud\v1ves are hcet11 ed and p ractice prunsaly 111 011t -of-hosp1tal sct\i.n.gt
Hqme Sthoo.hng· liibder~te tegulation ,St;,te t«itul-e,; p~re,1\s t!> ;end nollnClltion, te: t s€otes, ru1d/o r professit,!llll iovruuatton c,f ,11..,dmt p rogress
Mi itt:uy T .1rget$ Ja<.'kso.oville Alrp·ort. F- tS Air i" nt1onal Guard- -not ~ target.
Jacks-ouville Nav,11.Ait· St3tion. MC~FBlount lslancl, M ~yportNaval ~tahou M.;itu:: 11,v~l b~sewllh l0 ~cbng
btcihnes, c21cpo1t, P--SC patrol atrciaft. helrcopter.< and home t o 41il fleet, pnmary target, pll•~ibly multtp.Ie 11,t-,.
l(ey West Nnval A.it St :1rio11. Navy Ftghtets, eleettotuc 5\.l<Vollm ce ai.rcrnft,, '11ater special ft>rce,, se.:ond~l!',' t-lr>get;
Panam3 C.ity N nval S upp ort Activity. 'f!avgl te, ~~rth JJ1d developrRent l~b, ~ecotidaL-y i,arget.
l' eus,acola N :,v31....tl.it· S tatiou. N , vy trau1JJ1g stat:1011, not a target.
18.2 Strategic ,Relocation

lvWita ry Targets conunue<l Cape Conav er:11.AFS, PntrickAFB1west of O tls11do Satellite track;ng~nd lau11dt focil!ties; pr11n~11' tllrgel
E glill AFB, Hurlburt APB, E of Pens-acol9, S9telltte tr-acking, ftghten, pnmary (<H'get
Ho1r1e.scead A.u,ReserveB:ise, seUth hp of FL fl-16 globl\l iightet l>s.se, seccnd,uy t~rget
MacDilLAFB ;u1d ,Avon P,uii:R.1nge. _1 o,nt rcsetve b9se !vfinue Cctps F-18 -and. Au Nsttonal Guard, J<;.C-135 Ae11~l refueluig1 pnut:u y \?.rger.
TyJ1dillAFB , Pa!'IRlllR City F-22, F-15 ~1ghtee a11d trau111'lg', p11mar:y t.uget
N t!clenr Power Pl1nts C t-ystal R.iveFP!a.ot, 75 mtN of Tamp-a 1 re'11:tOL
St Lucie P lant., S ofF.t Pierce 2 re9eto1~
Turkey Pou1t Plant, S ofMi~m, 2 te11c to 1s.

Notes

H~wa11 ..md F iends Me tl~e 011fy two states th~t r,t<" ".'?ere ratmg. They ~r<" wonde1.:ful We don'! J'lokl out hope that p0l1tics will turn fll0r1d.,,. 11.l'()Und, however C0rrup11on Hl
v.;e11tlo11 ~ot~,'bllt tbry .a1~ veryvult1e!'able to ~lmo,t every thre,,t Flonda 1s ,, lruost to ti lly Florid~ 1s Q pru1,:1ple t~Ason i ot the low r11t1ng T.he1-e were only 12 ptihltc co rruption con-
u11~11t'e, even ,in the shon-reun Il ts sub1tet to to tnAdoe.s, tft1.1 nde1stonns And hurrtCillles. V1C.ltQns last yec1r~:so m~ny more a1e bemg <>3Vered up. Gov.- Chiirhe Cnst secre.tly betrayed
Corruption 1s,stro11g, i:nme 1s ve1:y high ~11d rhereiS ~ h1gh-cle11.s1ty popul~tto n th~! ts hu get "tough-on-c.om e" ~~mpa,gn prom ,se w hen 1t c-~me to his Republlt.3n supporter
1oh1lly uuprep::.red for ,ny sig111i1c:.~11t cn,.s Lou,s,J , Peadn\a11 Lou.P~~dmnn's model si::outll~ sc-.1r11 WIIS run by convicted fr~udstet5
Attl'i! two ye11ts of ,mt.estig~tion, the Attc rncy Ge,,eral'c O ff1te vrntLully whitewashed the
As we Ma lyz-e thlS st~ te, we trncl tt ,~ one big t.r~p
zo1~e .Even 1lie panh,ndle ,s:10 covered whole ~ffa1r. To get there he lrnd 10 hre the :i.ss1st~11t ~1ton1ey gener~f U\ d1~rge of the ~s"
with md1t~ty t~L-ge.ts rh~ t ,t will 'be un~~fe so me<:l~y i.,1'e ~n ,sfand, the best extt routes Upsc.1le PAlm fuach Cou11ty h,d two m;1101 :;I:'.< sc-Andals, i1c.."1: by Rep, Mu!;; f?oley ~nd theo
u1volve ~ large, fast boal Food proch1etio11 c. not ~...,,1, ~nd most cir,~ Me d'1'¢ndeJ1l t•pon lus succ~so t, T un M~honey. US A ttilrtley R 5..lc:<ahder Acosta ill$t iinnouneed cotrup-
nu-ports E-vei, jfyou wanted to build~ saf.- room snd d,s~ppe,u during twmo,l, tbete are t,011 d:iarg~ ag>1u1st l8-yeat P;,lm Beach coll.rlty con11niss1one t Jvlary McC~rty
few places higli enough to get out of the sh-.llow w~ter tab It AJ,nost eveiycns1s sce11.u10
would hit thi:; st:1te .hard. \Y/hen .electt,i:-ny 1s gone, the hei t ~nd bugs of this ,dun11te w,ll
he v~ ttne;O mtortgl,[e to live ll\ li you h~ve A v,,cgt,on h.Pllle he,:e enjoy 1t, bt1t !1ve ,ind City -Specific Strategies
h~ve 1 re.tL'l:1\t in II s~fer rone
Mlam, Beach to Palm Beach: Th,~ ts the high ,lens1ry ~oQst,;l ~o mmuruty 111 scuthett1
There isn't mueh terrnin cove.e !tert eJther, wluc.h will make 1l d1i fic ult to g1:ow food II\ g FloL1da. l t ~ utterly unsnfe 10 live 11e1.e Every ~tty ezc,;pt'Paln1 Beach ~, the northern end 1s
c.rlSis w ,th thoUS11nds ofp.eople jl LSt waiting for your. ~rops u, t1pen Th'!'re ~ce 4 grow,ng s-~ndw,ched ln betwee.n th~ Evttgladei .\nd the oce;\h Th~t niean~ there ~te no rurnl roads
zo t\eS ,u FL. The. panl1,1ndle are.i docs i 1ee-ze 111 the wmter J.t1d treet Iese their l~=s. f/1os1 leading to satety when the- 1u-aJ11 t o~ds ~Lf dogged We cannot emphJ1s12e euougl:t thllt if
Lllt, get down tnto CcJltr?.I FL on nue oce-1S1on.s, Sc, tn e of the coa~tnl .lfi:,\S 2te swampy The you kve south rlf West Palm Be.Ach. yott wtil need ,, boat to, esc..,pe m:tss1vesoc1>l un1eSt
hent ~nd hum ,d,ry LS rebuvdy h,gh during most oi the ye:ar, s-o c,nly cerum typeGof pbnt'S
grow m FL. W{l,tctmg LS t<"qllaed riu,,ng the dry se~son. Centoal Coa~t Be~d, C.tte.s These c,ties ·a.te ·1nuc!1 s8teE b.-,::n:ise- they ott not boxed m on
the wesl There ,ue rt11:-al roads th3t ~<1n get }'OU out ut s pmd1 Bew~1e, !iowever, of tl,e s1g-
Polttic~lfy, however, Florida h8!!c some mrer=ng ~1\om·~hes ln stY.ty r-=
Fland~ wet\ l rufic.'Ult swatllpy are$s ~Hd suu,ll !~kes ot>t in c euti.,! Flonda that c~n c.ut uff your ret:t-e,it or
frd m a smg,il southern s t~ l<', overwhdm.,ngly L'= oer:. ttc, 10 the 4th largest st:1te with create bottleuecks. c:.~refdly map out ntd pre-dnve Vllr!Otls toutes Go11ig north, you luve
Repuhliec~tii' :111d Dem ocr!lts ra1rly evenly ~ht. C el'nocrllhe stt<opgl.1olds eontll\~ iiltth to get to fue-west of t!1e O rbado ,netro !lrea b.efon, you Ott go t\ort!l !d~ly. you want to
bhek Qomm untlies and where ltbern ls have m,,gr~red from the urban ~enters oi the NE ~toss i- 75 s11d ta ke the secondary ro:\di tha.t ,re to the west or this 1'1-S freew~y Mosf of
sta tes TI1e htte1: 9re ofte11 co ncentrated ,n Broward snd Palm Be.ach Count,~ 011 the Geld the others w,ll be on d1e ·east s,de where the populA t1on c¢nteH are
Co~sl Un!tk.e Califurn11, a l;,rge percentagi:- ofl.-:1ttnos here vote Republicat\ uthe1 thM
Cemoa:11tt~ostly l:ret~use of tl.te Ctl~;,11 ktred of heavy-h,rtdEd govel'.!1ln·e ttt
 Regional and State Ratings. IS'.!

O rbrtclb 't'lus ,s ~ 111.~)0t utb~n ctntet with msnyw,tet tfl\ps surooundu~ 1! , espec ,~lly to:
the wesf whete safety l,es Fo:thiua te!y. there :at e numerous ·r un.l roads !:hre-Jdlng their w,y
through the hike cou ntry Lpcate. 011 the outskirts o f Orbndo (~sin Mt P hpnouthl That
givt.s you seco11dacy·rotltes bo1h ~st 1111d 11orth fo t «treat 1£yoll !,w.in !he west, sud, 1>s
'v'/uucr Garclen, keep headmt we~t dunng QO ~,t. 1 1'] to g:etp11st 1-75 to Brooksville ?.L\d
i hen ge nodh.

Tl\mpa/C: le~~ tec. '1/e would only re~omu1end h:v111g north oiT ampa so that yo1.1 a(e lhe
fint to ex ,tout. lll you ltv:e OJI the co~st. you'll have to be nrther nodh still (fit,clson ~re.1)
to bt' out of tl're highest de1js1ty coast comm wuties ton't get tt~pped dov,<1 ,,~ the St
Petersburg penmsula t1nlesS"you h~vc a bQ~t

Jactso11vtllt· Th,s ,s oue o.f the m<>S't dangerous c1t1es Ill Florida, not only because of the
m ult!p le m 1hti11 targets b L1t beca115e o f the µunonty co mpQs1tlon ~nd i:run e potent!~! of
the ar~ The only s~fe str:a tegy is to lo~te outside the 295 Beltwlly to the west, prefernbly
north ofl-10 S~dly, thc,i:e aren't very m~ny rL1rn l r.o~ds le~d,ng. north to Georgia D on t
even rlunk about tllk111i l-IO very f~r The further west you go, the aio te prob lem i:.,ties
'JOU. will fµ1c:l blocking yo ur roote i ry to get to one of the two lr1ghways1h3t ga• ~round
the O liefenokee W,ldhfe Refuge wh,ch LS i\!so blocking yl'ur p~th (etlher Hwy 2/94 \c the
west o , 23/l to tht c,;et)

Retreat Areas

Gener~[ ~dv1<?e There ,s :f;wm and rnnc1'1country in ce11ual F.!011dR and tn. the panhandle,
b lll even !hese do not offe1 much p11v~cy unles.!>surrou11ded by dense, tall overgrowth
Br1tt.pn Hill, 111 the Fle~icl9 P~llh~ndle, is the h1ghesrpo u1t m Flon da 91 .345 feet above
se~ level. It 1s hc>eated tn V!i,liton Cou111y, l\hou\ 1/2 mde sciuth ofthe Afabama bo rder and
11b0ut 68 m,!es northe~st of Pcu~~cola O the-J r~li>,ttveiy l ugh spots Ate (;:lell~ter1where
,t rises SO to ro·o feet 1n ;;ome pl~ces), some 5pots north of Oc,1li whtre dev-~uons are at
le~~.t S feet 91Jove w~te.r tables and some rol!tug hill~ Jn ?~orth Flopc!R, ,i /H le~st 25 !Thile~
sw•y f,om the- ct>asrlu,e w,th dev~uo11s ra11gu,g &om 100 to 250 feet The lugl,est pou1t u,
southern FL t $ Sugat.loaf Mounr:w, (3 12 ft) 111 uke County.

If you are dose to the eo11st And e,t os1; fci1 hurucanes, ygu need to bu,Id with .rc,nfo1::ed
co ncrete ,incl l i;ive protec ttve rolling $hi,ttc1'ls on your home Acryltc storm w,ndcw; ate
~!so very eff~elivt< and much less ~ostly llhin shune,s
lil~ Strategic Relocation

GEORGIA . **~- t-.-~ '

Summary Facts and Ratings

Clu.natc L~tgely hun11cl sl!btroptclll d 1111a~ Slunnle~ ~u,,uot1111d ht1rt-ud, e<tej_>t at-th e lugher devnt.ton1 111 tile NW. GA ~verage.s 20 roo~cloer ~ ye,11
Pop~L~ti,O!l Den sity. .i 70 pp!/1q n_11. f18th h1ghe$t m ll9t'lOn) Black 302/,, Hisp,uuc. 8.3°/,, ,As,an 3°/4, t111Zecl 1,3~/~
Curt 111>{ Lvuig Irtcie-0- Below Avern5 e 93 (average 1~ 105), n1oruig this the 10th l~it expens1•,e state
1'..atio Owner~htp· S'¼ of the lru,d 1s st-ate .md _federally owned
Bw!dtng 1'e1n11ts< V.a11es by oty, but generally you will n eed tc obbiin Q bu1k~n.g peornt io r rnost ney co1ut1\lct1on \vcrk 01 st_g,'lihCMt
(errtodd afiectlJlg '.ll1 ex1stu1g , 1n1cture Counties u1 the 1101th Grorgi~n ,nown,uns do n ot requitentore ti1:ll1 ~
, ,:pile. petm!t.ancl ~te electrica! u11pecb.on B~terp~1ts a 1e pos~b le !11 ,no~ ~, eat b\Jt:are not co,11mon
.Lmcl .and Urbru1 P b nn,ng: There_1$llO current statewide pbn. Loci! gove1ll11l.Oltal ellbtla ~re eucourngtd to p l<u1 a11d the st;lt e'r Plruu11ng
Act requtret lll st<\teilllrGle plan to be assenb lerl afte1· !Dc~l ll!ld region al e11bbes )lave planned
Food Product,on Good exc-ept Ill th e northem 1now1~ 1!, wh,cb .helve thin, ,ti.my cby lolls ru1d the coastal areas wluch '1re $W~n1py The
grov,111gseason 1s 180-240 days H ~vy n;;,nfl(ll w1th 4!i u1rhes on ,:he pllUl11 to 75-80 rnehes 111 the mountau1s
H ealth E1~v1ton men t Georgia s wgters .ire rated ave1-age ·fo.poliuttein, wh,c:11 ,~ better.tlLqu 111o!t south ertl state.~. The :air q uahty th roughout thee st,1tt 1t 1n ot good with
Atl\111tc\ leading the wsy, Al! 1nedtu1n-112ed cbes have some polluqon. Most of the E:flA sup~rfuncl S1tes are •IOC$ted u1 th~ u1cl1.ist1, ia1 c0n1doror at-e
landfills Agnculture ltas polluted aqt:lller W3te, to VMjltng extents even u:, ruul' '11:'e~~ 9'3'1/• of the popl.llllh0u's drutbrlg\lrnter is lfuoudated--very bNd
Trsffic· Atlantg ,s the 22n d \)l!Qtlt trgfftc ,n etl'O 111 the nnbon. Red light cru,1etas are useo.
Po!tn es De,n, 42.%, Rei, 48¾ Ind/3rdpan:y 10'/o
Modi-tJ3te- R1Utked l ()thlugh est with .n ef!edlve t w.burdeo of 9 9"/4 of111co1ne The progressive
mco,ne tax rate tops out at 6°/o Stnte sales tax t11ne n 4¼ and pr-0p e-.n-y t:<Xes are ~v=1;e
Gon up tion Ve-t:y tugh, pati-,cubdy tn.At1Mta o ty ,!lOlillc:t
Cnmt- l:!igh. Violent Gll!n e 488/100!<, prope1tycnine 3,901/!00K. l,,!ost of the-cnme11 u1 ,ind Jl'OU!lcl tl1"' .'\tlll.!i't-111neti:o ~re;i
Per1on';l!I,berty -4 out of 5 r,,tiftt
Gun'Libeny• !'ooL N o pemut to purch,.,e &re.anns '$b.all 1ssue-" !tllte for pemub that 3re l"<'qt11red' for both opm and conce,,led carry
Altem'lltive Merocme Alt en, ~t:tve 1nedicr11e ,s discouraged by l./leckc:11 P t'\1¢0,: bws-, but p~a~llboners are !;rr.gely unprosecuted P ractH·e
'by Direc.t-Ent:ry Mtd.vives 1s effectrvely unlawful becll\lse- cettiii<C:1hon by the- Depa.ttment ofHum,11~ Resources,
•s requ,r ea by faw, ts ttrt'JWU!able A f= rrudw1ves snll p,achct 111 tht ,,pen .llld are not !)tti~ecut ee.c
H ort1e Schoohng lvlo.cler~t·e regulat.011. State t'f'C}Utres p2re1ts to send 11otifi~l:ion. test ~oot"es , lll<l/ O't professr<Yn!ill e:va lu,iuou of ~tt1c:lent.progi-ess.
~uhtary T ~r~ts po1t Be11u1g, L mrson Field, SE oi Colun1bus Pttt1,;:iple airlift launchtug pou1t ip c 1u:iny
Horne of 3 rd m echan,ucl tnfa11try dtVisiol1, t·Mger school; ptttnary t.arg~t.
Fort Gordon, W of Augusta C) ffi per school Jlld hour es 1'-J~ ,1nd 111,d hte1ce ~;-noes fron-1 m'll1y b!llllch1:s of the 1rulit.1.r'7, ~eeoncl;ity t ar:get
Fort Stew:ut, Ht111ter.fumy A,rfield1 W of S9vru111,1lt }{ome of .3rd tufru1tty and-aunored Wll-t', [>ll{ll~L:Y'~r~.
M~n11e Co tps Logit nts E$eAthntic, Albru1y Supp1y depct, Leplllt fqci lity te1n<1ty targ!{
K ing! Bay ~llbma1111e Base Atbmtic base for ,ul:iman11"e ~ c.attytng 11ucle,u t o dent ballisn·c n11su .les, prun,uy ~rget, mtJltl{Fle hits
 Regfonal and State Ratings 1B.S

-M!lmuy T,ugots oo nunucd D obbius.ARB1 lvlac!ett?. Lockheed M~rhn producu.011 pl~M ll1,l'udmg 'F-22s USAF .Rese1ve b.st fur C-1 ;o ~1rhf1, ~e_e_onc.i,uy mrge!
Moody AFB, NE o~ v~ldos~. A-10 ~,id glob~ search ~1\d ,esc\1~, seOGrt&\ry targe~
l'1uel~ru: Power Plt.uts &tch Nucle,11 Pl~nt; D01wlsonv1lle i rer.ctors.
Vogtle- Nudeiu: Power Plant E 0£ W,yr1esbo10. 2 , eacturs ,nd:2 mure-possm ly bu1h b:y 2015

Notes

Ge.org1a has b een, ~u,ce 1990, one of the fastest gt(rn'illg s t?. tes ti\ the n:it1on. lvtost of the at'ells m betwet>u. The,·e :are some very 111ce subd1vljl1ous 1t1 ~Jl cl11ect1uus e1ound AtlanL,,
growth 1s 1n the AHa ntn fll etro ~re~. although not 1n the core city which has little room to bt1t·we pie.hr the 011es to the north s111ce you do ult t\~ve to go • hundred miles .,.round
grow !\nd 1s,1101too for ~way from the ,g hettos of old Atbnt9, Mo.st of the growtl't lrns been the uietro are,, to CXJt to .,.fety \Ylherever you choose tu live, you must ca1efully 111ap obt
10 the north ofAtlal\t~ whe1e kns of sm~ller towns h~v.e been ~bsorbed mto· the metio ~rea :a.lieu.rate run>! routes tl 1.1 t do 1\ol 111c.lude the ,n,,o, ueemays ur second:uy co.ids 'I'hese see
th~ t 110,v meAtures ?.Im os t 100 m1les north to south. furdly ~ny of the t'O?.cls ~re stl'Atgh\-, dogged clun ng nonn il trnffic, let ~lo ne durtnga cns1s This ,s one titywhereyou JllUSt
so tr~ffte .1s a t~ngled mess dear out into the $Uburbs Atl~n!R t~ both the gre~ test dr?.w of have 9dv-a11ce \\l'Jrn1ng to m~ke tt out cluring;a tune oi soe1a! me!tdown.
Geo rgi3 ~nd (1$ greatest da nger zone duru\g tough tunes
O thet C1t1es: None of the other ,-,ties o f GA eVen comp:are to Att.nt~ 1n terms ·o f high
Georgt:1 ustd to have~ ne~ r m a1onty of bl~ck citizens ~nd, tints, ,n,ry powerful toots il l the derlsity popu.btJ011 Llu·e,.ts J ust follow out gerler... l <:ou11c1l about locatu1g 0 11 the-outsbtts
Cemoet~tic P~ity. H owevc.t. ,mo~t of tl1e 11ewcome1s dtirmg·the boo m -yen[S from the 90~ -111d rogp out tt'tleat routes rt~1r!h by prcdetet.ru111mg freevn,y-cro-ss,ugs wlle~-e- thene LS no
to fhe present 11.~vc been whit~ with strong conse.rvatlve atutudes Thn growth reduced the o,~ oY off 1.unp Take note uf the list of m 1lit,iry fiugets ,bove .-nd locatt> outs1dt> tlte 5 ruile
st~te's blad; percentage to 30¼ ii\ 2000 and it 1s ~till slowly dropp ing Repub ltcgns t1ow !'~d1us blnst zones 11sso~rnt~ with them
stro11gly cloµi uiate the s\~te The growth effec.t, have bee,~ goo d fo~ co11;en,ahve po)1ht1
and~ robust eco11ou1y bur bad s,nce they Cle.Ile ,11 101 of high-density subuiban areas w1ll1
traffic problems Atlanta has beoom e1he de fatto e<onom1t cei11et of the south and nhr~cts Retreat Areas
~ vauety of ptoducts, se,v,ces and 1obs.
There >111: lo ts of pl!ltenbalniral far.m retreats all ovei but they ·: ueil t safe u1 the long term
'fh1s growth has atso fi1eled corn,e tJon ill the Peach St-at<" a nd Atlru,ta ,s the cor.rupho11 due to .potentul co11tmntat.ous with cefugees clolll 1ng tlp &om rlonda to 3oek food m the
le~der. A tl~11ta'sMayor1 Bill C~inpbell, w-as co1~v1cted of tax ev-as,on al\cl has fot.1ght to countryside Thete Ate sorne b1gnuc!e:u mtLt·&t)' targets on the coast. such ,s Y-u1gs Bay
1' na111tw1 Atl,u1la's t ac,al set-ae,de progr,iru~. U!lely. ctty ·a nd counry m utouty officrn.ls ·a re -:ib:ove J-acksouv,lle, wll,ch will dove thoL!S:\uds tow.a.i ds the cent<:t o.f tl\e stak Refugees
tes1gru11g a11d plEildtng guilty to "v»1t.ety of corn1p 1:to11 d 1arges revolvu,g ru·ou11d n,c,al alW11yi. flow toward cities b ecause tJiat's where all the~·o~ds .,i11J signs le,;d--butwhe,, tLey
ea
set-.ss,de Jlirogr11ms--,Hm M Carupbell's ftten& and favored conlh'clors Fulton Cotu1ty get there they w,11 fu,d it JS futile It ,sonly wbe11 tl1cy c~ll' t go on that tbey start fru,11uig
h~s a 3u111lac history ot' "bu~e,0f ~eial-prefereuce progm111s aud set as,d!>S There were only out u,to tl,e cou11trys1de--tl1-at 1s your u1~10, t!ueat ma 11on-ruouutw 1ous rut ~! are,, lf
lS public ,cortl\f> l:t011 conv,ct,ous l~st yefil. so many ~re be111g cov~red up you try ret1eaf111g from most of the ru,al parts of t he sl.llte toward the notth, 7ou1ll have;;
tnaior p roblem getting pasl Atlat\t3

City-Specific Strategies The Atlanh re,gio11 1s rollu1g.lui!s where you fuid ~ good m ix of fotest and fields which
grveyou some r,nvacy fo1,penusne11t residences. It's be;iut,ful b tlt very high density The
A tl.u,t·a Y<> Ut ollly hope of gettu,g out or th,. n1.1 101 m~tro ,s tJl be fauly fJ1r <>Lit &oru rhe motlnta u1s <>t no_rth GA :u.ouud Clayton a11d Blat.rsv1lle 3re mostly national fu,est, bc1t
pe11ttal a1eas bounded by ,he 285 B eltway. But e.ve11 that 1s1\'t fut enough 1£ you wal\t to ;h= 1> stJI eJ10ugh p llv,,te l,,nd alo11g the toads and ttvers fo r retreiits. Ultu11·ately, tl1t' GA
get .rural. Along 1-85 legdhigNE, ,t's crowded cl~a, out to.5uwg11~ andL«wrenc~ille Motl1~t3ms wt!J be affected by refugee,.; who wJ l be driveu the,e ,rter e:is,er p1ckmgs n1 tluc
Th~ only s~fe GA retrea~ sre m the 11erthern mou1i1aU1$, ~owe.recommend locMtng 11Grth or
v,1 lley., ,ue r o1lsumed, This is 111~v1t~b!e due to !he 1nas,;rve number people 111 the Atfa!'b
of lSS ~ncl w1th1n the sec:tor furmed by Hwy 1!1 to Alph.irett~ 011 the ea~I to 1-75 i:in the ~re9 who l1c,veto go somewhere That't wh~t m~kes the mou1uains be1ter, ?.nd why th~se
west That would not u\clL1de the busy ~ndpopulat.ed corr,do1- of 1-75 which le~ds co f11-st mou11t~ut 1u e~ ·l s not 9S s.ife as the Ctul\berbnd Pl~te.1u 111 T .e11nessee, which JS more
Mau etta t;nd pa.sses by I::obb ,rts A 11 Rese,ve .BllSe, but ra.the1 tl.1e rn are lightly pop u!ated d1srn11t ~nd mo tf- difficult to re:ach.
186 Strategic Relocation

Ehurs-v.1le at1d Mo,ganto ,~ This 91:esl m the he,n t oJ thi!' '.Blue- Ridge Mou11t~111s has the
mos{ pt!"'1te la!ld ~ro111td ,t .itd mucl, of it JI< lxllestt:cl lJJJls, no t 1ust furmLu,cl There ,s also
s mee lake tn the ,-.,~~ forwatet

Cl~ytoll' Tl:tete are only &nu t--etre:lts -.lotig the roads 'ilr1d overs here (when, the p1011eers
settied) but the sedtis,on ,nd fu teSt'l\tiOn JS spect~ctilac The c,,unty has. m uuUJ :il 1cquue,-
ments frll btuldJug peLw 1!s Qnd Jrtspectrn,ns winch i , good fo , ,ptiv,cy T hen" are a dozen
small towns scs tter<!d th roughollt the acea, m clµam g 'fuwasee to the w est that !J.\S •
bea llt1ful fa!:.~
 Regionaf and State Ratings 18";1

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HAWA 11 / \ 1.,; 1, ~ v ·.
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S"-mn,~ry Facts and Ratir,gs

H.aw3U's dunate 1s ttop,c:il with bwrud air .n,:h:rmper.ttu res rsng,ng betme·en 70 :,nd 9(} cilegrees.. The tr.. i!le-
wu1ds ~re frudy C01Ht,;nt- n19)1111gthew1ndo.vard side of the , slandt less hot th ~1 the le.ew,ircl cS1de
P0pubnon Den11ty: High 0n O~hu <1,650), low on othec.tslan ds. 201/sq rrul: st-atew1de J\St;an (rnostly Japauese-) .38°/o, White 50°/6, P'-'~.6t I~lmek rs 91..o/,, ,ru.xed 18¼
Co;t or Living u1dex Very Jugh l c,S (aver.tge" 105}, maku,g tlu t the highest 111 th <> nation by r~r
Povat,;, l.an lll Avrulab,lity Po@r Ortlv 13~/o of the land" stJtt;e 01 ieder~lly owned, but 3h11ost all the p nvat~ lm;d-u o',>li1etl
by .39 own ers, .ill b tge hln<l 't:n.r..stt Mo,t homes Jtre bwlt on le-~s ed' lmd
Btuldtng P~nnits , Ve1-y stnet op 0,1hu, but 11ot l s tnudl on the ,sl:lnds popul~W by !l!lQVe flwiJJru1s A41101r-no
ba~ern~ts are built on thtc rs land due-to the c.o ralbase., but th ey cm be-d'cou-r
1./4,nd and Udirul P larum1g Th1t State has responub1lity for educ:,bp11_Z<>llUlt and plttrtning No IOC!ll conttol
Food Product1011 M2 ~l P oor soil, msects at1d chs€>lse! psolub1t all b ut n-:>tive crop s l' i~ p•paya, mango, t-.uo mat and sweet pot,itoes. R.in ts 1j0 ,n/
yr on ihew111dwa rd s1det o.f the ,tland~ but the leew:lrcl s1cle~ only get about l S m/yr Fi.slun_g,s an excellent sou(ce,of food
H e3lth Env, roun1ent Abundant h-e,h rur, but the W3tm., h umid clurtate breech lo~ of in~ecb> :u1d ~01nen1o!d
Gcodwate.r quahty. low ,n ch lonne and only one city-2.dck fluonde
Traffic: H onc•!u})l 1s highly congested. R1.11:al are,;s h<ave n1odet>lte tcaf&c 1nostly beeaus .e there 11re fey 1t ,ads l~o 1-e<l light 011p~etl =~ras
Po.liner Heavi ly Dernocrabc state-----alinost 4: L
'I'~e~ RanW 5th lughe~t 111 t'h e n ation with lln ~ ~ 'llge tax b urden of !IJ 6¾ of!f).-:. ome P roperty tro:e.
areob,gh. Tl'iic mcoinet:ix bracket~ go up to U ¾ >in cl there 1S ~ 4°/4 st:1te .$-.lies tlli,:
Cor11.1pnou Very Jugh ..All _level~ of gov,e1n n1ent",u)d in the p o hce. ltllo~l 1ne11:101ces occut
Cun1e-. .l\vemge v1olei1t ,crune 273/ l OOK ('mo!trly 111 Honolulu/, but l!bove ·average p!t c p erty cnme 111
H o nolulu ruid Hilo of 3500/100!<. C llme,s ,nodeiate 10 othe.r ones
Pei-sonal Liberty· Pooi.. :tour of 5 ratu~g
G uq L iberty Veq l:-1d Peurut requirec\to 1mrcl1:1ie. Guu regtshy. "tvfay 11sUe"' 1t9te- but J~tthoun~s s~y they will "never JHUe: tor\~alecl/opeu e-=y p e1mits.
fiJtem-:,tive M edicine J\Jlowe:i 'llltd e 1couraged u1 clefotence to i1~nve-H l!wau.ans Direct Entry Mi<:11.v,ve-s (DE Ms} 2re legal.by st-c,tute-. btlt 'hcmsure 1$ t1n=l~b.ll:'
H01ne- Schooling Regt,bi,t:tid Parental n otification, t est sco,es, ru1d/ ot p,cfessional i:valiiatt@n ot ~tudent p rogri:5~ t~turcd
Mihb.uy Targets. Fort Shafl:ei·, Ol111.u. Commlind oen tl:1' for At1ny in Aua-P~olic, p nmaty t,.,1,get
Schofidd B:ltf3cks, Oahu Anny B~trl!cks an d t,u:get r'ange; n ot a ta1:get.
Kimla ,Fitld, Station, Oru1t1. Navy Secu11ty G roup, lvu htary intelhgenceand cryptology; te1ti'1cy' t~ et-
';i\lb cder Almy Airfield , Central O,,hu. AWACS ~n<.I -airhft, p nm,uy tal'g et.
Kancohe Marine Cot'p s Station , E sst 011hu P-3 ru1d SH-60 rutb.-rubn1an11e squgdrons, 2!t~n1at~ bas~ f,.,L htal'lne Fight=, p1111m1-y ta1_get
C:unp $.nt.ith t,f!Uine Corps Bas,, NE of:Pearl furl1ot US P<1a.fic Convrrnn d e111cl.Matuie Forres Pao6c H Q. i eeo1td«ty tatget
1' earl H arbol' NAS, 1:Ionoluh., ·Nu.clear We\lPOllS' storage-, 11ll'V'.!l \lrnrshlp-h~tbor; p!'tmary target
188 Strategic; Relocation

lvuht"'ry T,uget, c-jnt .nued L:1ulaulei N :w:1I :Weapons M,1g:1z111e/R:idio Station, between Nanakuli.a11d Scbo£eld'Bll!racks.
Naval m~gaz111e,111d very low fre9uet1cy sulJm ·a L"lne r~d,o trnnsmitters, pnm 4ry t11.~et
W:ah.iaw:a Naval Re!ervati'o n, Schofield ban-acb Large cc:.11m p1)lcat,on sti1hon 1ncluclu1g s.1tell1te ma,rngement, pruQ9!)' target.
Hickam APB, Pe.sr l & 1l,o r Amiit,-nd aur refueliJ1g, pnru a,y target

Notes

T!,e p omary ob 1ect1011.s to Hawau 11s a ,-,,fe·pbce •au· 1) JI 1s sn island a long =y &o m t he As tor tftreals, t1,e two wo rsi 01 Hawau are- m 1t.l:llc;y- targets ,iud the-~xtrem.e \rU!net....b1hty to
US W-"mlat1d, l) Jt JS• pruue target fo L fore1g111niLt11ry .,c,:up11.tion aud nude11.r -..ttack the supply lirie offooi:I and fuel oil tu run Haw:,u1s power p l,,11ts Pe,u l Harl,01 (Ho11o!ulu)
(Oahu/ , 3) ,t JS very e-.<peJ1s1ve to live there, 4) 1t ,s very crowded o n 0,1.,u, 5) there 1s JS ~ prun,;ry 11ucle~r target The re are 2 or 3 oth= ~swell. all on Oahu Wh,le we do nut
sigllltiClln t r.aeia l te11s10n, w,th C.ucasrnus beuig tT1e targe ted g1·o up (espec utlly Jf p,11t of expect any nation to occupy the US i,J aJJ1bmtl dunng wat , US pacific islands 'Ind fie.rntone;,
!he m dtt·a r)') ,ind 6) 1t ,s fur ftom ,;e lf-suffic,eut in electnctty, fo ocl, 4nd fuel as 90°/o o f cotlld very well be r,ccup1ed by !he <'.:hmese--wluc"h won't be rue..
~erytl=g ,s 11nport<ed by ship
r'bwau do esn'! have,, lot of sev~e- weather iu th em ,d p ~ctfic, but extremely heavy r.sms
Dunng good tmJ es, Hawa u ,s deceptively viewed -as ~ p~,.d,se The Jt!o llll sp ,ut 1s ru ostly co111e OJI occas,ou. Hawau has~ s1g1uf1caJ1t f-lltth9uake b-..zru:d. Tlus combJued 'WLlh the
fur to urists Beh11.1d the facade, tounsts Jl.fe despised ~11d there JS a lot oi vuh,tt--.bility, co1• m~ny e~rthen dams on the island that 3re 0,1 the governn1enf~ W9n1mg li$t does not bode
rupbo11 ,ncl ethmc fuctio11 fuctal !e11s1on ~bounds w,thu, t]11s ,st,te T he native HawJWans well fo t prepaied11ess 37 uu! ot!he 53 dams ~crossHl<Wa11,are t:tted ,1s "high haza rd " .Bwlt
.\.l'e ~ 111 Jno11ty and are oonstantly ba ttling w,tb o ther Pac,fic lsb,nders fot their nglttful from d u•t Rnd sto11e for trr1g~non during the glo ty days of s,1gar cnne Rnd p u1enpp.le ov:e1 a
J
p bce Ill the isl11.11ds' gover1ane11t an d busu,e.ss -IJ'>Uese, Tongans ~11d Saiu o:ms are the ce1,tu1y ~go, they are frag,le ?.J]d ~ul>1ect to d~ntl\.ge d unng heavy r~m
rnalll t!Vllls G.,.11gs ,p e.rt~u,g to e11ch etllrucg,oup rule the streets ui t!te a,ea,; tlteJ·tend
lo do,u illiltf- ln st~te g_overrunent, tl,ose o f J apauese desceJ,I rule ·an d.ever, HawJWans '.l.te P opula t,011 dens,-ty ,s .u1olbe1 tlu:ear 1 ; million peopfe ,ind 72¾ of those 1ve OJI Oahu.,
d ,scruuuiatecl against T !,ere JS J huge m,litary p tese11ce ou the Ist.nd, represe11tu,g rul 4 g111111g 1t ~ de11s1ty of i ,650 ppl/s9 ,utle. O n O~l1u, 7.'i'Vo hve 111 Houolulu oo\JJ1tyg,vu1g 1t
111 ~1o r serv,ces, a11d m.Ltary pe,soru,d ~re deemed the lowest on tl,e sot.uu tote m pole ~ popuhi1on de11.,1ty of 4,336 'rh?,t'~ wny 10 tn U("h popL•lahou for such s , m~U ,$l~nd with
~!most no self-suff11::1c11cy Most oi the ,nrnble I.ind 1s used to g ro.w piqe11pple
C onupl:!011 on the ,sbuds ,s '!.ugh ~nd JS cefleeted m r·ai:-tal prqudices. 0 11e atto1rtey that
wor'kt.d 011 several c~ses- wvolv,ng pub he se.1v,11ts noted: th ~t ',//e INe in a culture o f co1- There ,., p lenty of s,u1 for solar energy o n ced,1u1 parts o f the 1$'ti1nds, but you !Tl 11!.t be
n 1p t1011 wlucl , pecme.\tes most of ou1 p11b lic dustitutious.'' Public records ,re full of cr>11- careful to avo id the ramy ~ceas on the wmdw~rd side o f the ,n ounta,ns wh1c.-h collec-t mon
V1ct1011s for both elected ~11d ~ppo111ted public serv~11 ts. T hete would h~ve been 111 ~11y of the ra,n ~nd do uds Yo u c-An still get SU!\ c;,n t he w111dw8 ccl >ldes, but no t ught ne(t to
mo t!! if H.wa u liad u1depe-~1d e11t p rosecutors As it 1s, m-a yo, s appou1t prose<.>ufoH: .,11d the mo untAJn, r~ug<"s. The 1sl8nds "111.be !usli and wet on one side and 11carly a desert on
governors ~ppou,t the Atto111~ G e11e1al The ,._. ,s r.;c,sl p re1ud1ce tu state hiru-1g wh,c.h the 9 ther, so p~ck yo ut mint' c)un,ite gcootcl u,g 10 you1 needs.
favors mo stly tl10 s<." of.J apanese--ar1catry, T here arc ce-put1s of po lice- co1.ruption aud lots
oi ie11s1611 betweei1 police llnd etl111Jc groups :sud gangs b as~d mo stly 011 ,ace 01 cultu1e-.
City-Specific Strategies
Haw,,u lS a very !theral st~te-, a nd ptospe-rous-,it least wlule servu1g as a to unst ,ind rettte-
ule11t desh11a tJ011 .ll'.ven m the rec«ss101~ Hawaii's LU1emp loym i,11t Jate"?J~S the- lowest m tbe O!!hU' ~ny must llve here (bec?.use that$ where the io bs a1·e} h ut try to live 011 the
country But few 106 huntcts date re.locate to Haw,...ii without bttng tr,11sfetrtd lh<!t e •o t windw~r<:\ side (!Gneohe or Kailu.~) but st.Ty.; uqlcs ~w~y ftoni K?.ne.ohe M-arine Air3..~~e
l uted due-ctly B usu,esses ,nd gove-.,nmei>l p·ry !ughe.r than uonual salsn<'s, but 1! doesn't T h ts ,s·w,tlun com-muttng ri nge of Ho11o!ulu lfyou don't need :c comm ~,te to the e.,p1tol,
go very fur }{,1wa11 , cost of ltvmg ,s o ne- of the h,ghest iu the nation and housu1g is outrn- p u:kthe windward-side forthec~lo ti h up ~ro undL~,e -~nd theNotih Shore Th8t keep,;you
geo us ut both bigh pnces .and low-q whty c onstructio11. P£operty vit.lue,; exceed those- o f 2way froll\ aUUie !ll~itary targei,s and.as fur ,:iway iro n\ people is pc;,ssil>le.
C ahfo tnLO and rent ,s sky-high Most p.e-ople- ca\so want to rnivd back to the m.;mlar,d to
•tte-nd fauuly events 011ce- or tui,ce- ~ year ·aJ1d, t lus travel to ·a11yv,ht1e- JS expensive
 Regional and State Ratings 189

Ilrg Is!Jn.d Of course, !,t ts m uc-h s~fer on the bigger 1sfands. lf yo\! m usl choose a11 111.,nd,
chuou- the B ,g 1sh1ud. l t hae enottgh ~.~uculrutt: to sustau, It's n10d'est popuhbon ~nd has
enougl'1 Jl:rt: 10 fu\ci some pnv~q l t .1)so h~s Stlffici1e1u hnd ~I higher )lt1tucks tc esc9.pc ho1
htun 1d t.-mpet11nlf~ The,e s1e IM<ge esttle r.ancht"s on the Ing 1sla11d MS weJl 3s ,ex;te,is,ve
v~lley f.a,ms

Kau~, Ou, second cho11:e would b~ the t>l~nd of Ys.2ua1 I t has• lot of ~gnc1.1lt111e sl)d only
~ ~ru.i.ll popttl• t,011. ~nd LS &Jrty close to O~hu

M~uc 'tv(~u, ~lso h•s ex tensive t-atml~nds1but prope tty 1s mote e<peus,ve due ts the ,eom-
pe uuc, u with devdop~rs 011 llus snu,Jlec, sollght •ftec touttst d~t!ttauon There ~ter m~ny
suu,11 farutu1g pl0ts on ~ti d1e sm~ll~L 1sli\nds like Molokai chat ~•n lend themselves to
So rn e self-sufhe,enty, bU:t KAuai, lvll!Ut ~11d tile B,g Isllind are tl,e lllnly Cn~-w,th suff,e,ent
co mmeret' "1,cl trivel ln,ks 10 do well ,11 the iood nmes

Retreat Areas

The1e If a lpt of jungle ,ind tree ~aver In pacts of the 1sland1 to provide retre~r pnv~cy. P1cl:
loe,;t,011s ne,st tl1e motm truns, outside the he~vy wet ;::ones<, w ,th g wa ter ui urse ne,,.rby
(but wat.cl, -out for Boodu1g d!Jung he-avy t11t1r.J Best loc, tions 011 Oahu .ues,Jt the North
5hoi e up in tl1e p111e forests K,ua, a11d the B,g Island have the ll1PSt undeveloped llr.e;,s [uc
oc
ludeaw~ys O n lvfin.u, the w111dWl!Id ea~tel.1'1 part the lslru,d (H ,111a) is the best becallse
1t 1s :sobted f,0111 the rest Qf the 1sl,11d by the longes~ most eircuJtous lughway on ear.d-1,
rl.te "Road t<> Hana" Thus; ro~d 1a riim 'o us ly tt~chetous w,th rn11ny 011e-way, tiny ee.tt1ent
bridge$ rh~t would be .~~y to blodt

A hmt from tho~e whc pl~n t'> !Jvt 111.Haw!lu Prepare~ w~y off tl,e 1sb1,d. Ta tntttg1't<" th~
n.sks of lsl"nd hvu,g, b~Ve enollgh stock~lles so yon c..111 p«:1 your tune t;: le.ivc H a-v1ug
~ 1, oee~n-Cllp~ble s,1,lbo,n 1~ o nece,s:slty fc.t. those se1101u. ~bot1t sl~ytng, pll))l the ~n1ts ~nd
~l\lm <Jt\1tion to defrnd yout'Self OJ1 bhd 1nd ,n s~ tf 11ecess,uy Th.e oclds J>ren't goad even
rhen, dependuig on wh~t you te up ~g~u,si, bllt ,t's better. th~tt 110 odds ~t nll.
190 Strategic Relocation

IDAHO *****
Summary Facts and Ratings

High cfcsei:t dtmate u1 soutl1en1 ld.•1ho !\lid the ~e\t1'al n10Lulhtt1-t Paofu:.m,lrttll'l1e clim9te north of Le;1,~t-on P~oftc Notthwes1: l'l101st
;l!r aows e..istward unti l h1tttng-tl1e!dah o 111ount-.uns, where 1t drop: 1tsdno1sture, )Neld,ng fote.sts at a-ltthldes dowp to 2500 f;
Popub tion. Density Low· l\l pp!/sqJ111 (44th rnnh ng 111 tile nattllr.), Hiip;in,c 10'/, ;ruxed 1 7°/o, An1enc-an 111\lM i-6''1/,, A~1an 1.2'/4, Bbc~l¾
C ost o£Lvmgfucl= :Below 3verage 9l 5 (:tveroge ,s 105)
Pnvate L,ancl Avrubb,hty Poo, 66'/• ~ ;t'.lte or i;;dentlly owned indudingrnoot of tl1e bc11t fote-Jts and motmt:aa, l:md
B1uldlug-Per,n,t~ Not reqtur~d u, to1ne nctthet11 c.0Lu1ne, Fbitheacl !llld 1tlru10 Counttej , for a.:,ir,ipl~ do 11ot
teqlllre pemuts e,;cept £or ,epti~ o c decmc S~enh arc .e.orru11011,
L~nd imcl U,ban Pliu1tllng T he.re are J,ic-.tl zorung tegulation,. r.:a11d use pl.:tnrung 1s only "3t loc~.l J;;vel
Food Productl-011 Only w1th,u:ng.,tton Sandy soil Most crops :ice possible below 5500 feet elevation,£ in full sun roy '.1110 cattle above th~ Hi_glily productive
faun., are in the Snake Rrve, V~lley from l'~yette t0 Burley a20-180 diy grcrwrt1g ~e.ason u1 thenortl1 ru1d 180-200 m Su~ke Rivet V ~Uey
Av~rnge nwifall is 18 u1/y, beL-ause of r,~v,e, =
111 tlle mout1t:uu; of the uo11:b, but m-am population reut~s m tl1e so)ltlt get 011ly 12 ill /yr.
W,atct qt1>1kty n etcelle11tw11ere fed by inountrun spun.gs Qt1llkty·11 only finr fron1 wells m the valley~ Slldly,
3hnost ii~l.t of the population's water ,s fluou ruted Au polluttol1 i~ ori.Jy 3 problem m Boise tllough ;teady westerly
w inds keep the rut mPV1ng oit Dry ctunate ts ve1y he:althy Good sohrpotei1tii1l lJ1 the ioutlL
1'tllffic Low There is ~om~ d uung rush .hour 011 the 1- 84 metro corn dor ne:ir Bois!:" J:',lo red light or SJ>eed came1,as,
'P0Jtt1ci; Conse.rvnttve~ predorruli>1te ~veq,where accept no1tl1fu1 lw.l10 wl:ucl.1 has ;J llbeJ-lll bent Dem .?4¾, Rei, O'O, I11d/ nd pnty 6%
TJ1X;;s Higher tlt\111 xverage, M l ~ 13th, with ru1 effective rnte of 10,1% ::if l.llcome.. Up to 7.8% 11100ml'. t:ax. G"/o Si\les f!lX .15th 'lowest prop:,"ty f1~"$
Corruptlo!l tow Some,m-1.tate govemnient and metro police, but veiy little ID 1ural ,r~ Po lice 21µ1 condlrGt: of IU~C$ ,s IJettei·thm ~erage
Cr;ine Lower V1ole11t t um~ 241/ 100K. property ttime 2il6/ l OOK
Peuon'114berty Rgli, 5 {)Ut t 5
-GuuLlbe1ty Excellent J\lo pe.nT111 ~o p1.11·1:,ha1c fi1eauns "Sh Al\ u ruc" ,tate: for c.,_aying a co11~ed firea11n
No p n:ilub1ted fi re:11nns Open c-.u-1y w1thour a _p1:1mif, ev.ei1 tn ~ cat
AltematLve Medic1J1e Y:,y gooc\ avrul,;1b1lrty; full range of n atural hegll:h piattitlon ors, Direct entry n11clwtv<¼ ;ire hoetued b y tl1e st ate
Ron1eSchoolll1g No t egul?.t1011 Si·?.te does~1ot r-equire p•r.nts to notiry
Military T grgru ~fountain H otne AFB , .l66th Eighter wing (f'- 15',J; t.eco11clary mrget
.Boise Air Terminal. Al-I~ A- 10s 1 K.C-130 and Apa<:he h ehooptets; seooncl:uy t a~ec
ld:oho N,itionul Lruis, west of Icbho Falls J'.~ucle.u research Jaborato,y; pum.ary ~et
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Notes

Id11ho is tied with Vtsh fot our ,op-riitecl sfates· fo r overall secure telocRt1011 Ut1.h 1111!' some to w ark: downtown, consider )1v1ng 111 E~gle. lt is- a~ross the Bo,se Rive: which ai:::t~ '15 <\
advi11t:1ges be.cause it 1s lllG!te ~e1lli'l\lly l!>cJ1.ted 111 the !11teu11otu1t,111 W'est. sucll as J1.ccess to, kind oi bar11er ?.gi,n~t social wuest ,f ,t h.appet\S. Eggfe 1~ also f~c eno\lgh '1.W~Y fro m the
bette1 mter1111t10,~l '!l1r tr'.lffic P,om ·auywhere u1IdJ1.ho, you have to t1y first ti:> so,ne <>lher Boise fur Te,m m~I. wluch hosts L'e ver~l A,r 1'Jational Suard wuts The cow11 ts also dose to
hub hke Salt L:;ke City, Ponls11d <>r Cei.1ve1 C:011versely, Idaho 1s furthe1 &om populatipu prune retreat ~re~E l.11,) Hwy 55 ,n i nd at'O\llld CAetade and lvk CalL
centers Nlld ts super,01 111 clun,te, forest~tto 11 and avat!J1.b!e retreat' and fiu u1111g- sites. Like
Util., Idaho hJ1.s mmunJ1. l gave.nun eut mt1 us1on t.n people's hves U 111ike Ut-.,,b, many of fv!er,,d,~n tsl\lso close 'to Boise Choose one of the sevel'lll subdivis1011s 111 North Mendiru,
! dJ1.J1o's best re neat ate11s are 111 co1u;tJes that have only 1111rtuu U1n b wld,ng code 1eq1J1re- which bordt,t Cluude11 B lvd, the last toad be{o1e: the Bo,se Rivet T i~t 1o•d gives you tl.te
rne11ts (sep ttc1 ioiiu1g ,nd stJ1.te electrtcal 01 plumbu1g only) Car 1eg,sttatioiis 111 I daho a r~ qwcbst ,ccess back ~no fotlh 'to Boise ~nd yet 1s ~t the edge oi the populous ~, e,s It 11lso
che11p. I daho ,s very low m .ctuue .lnd ra nks :>lm,o st ar tht bottom 1n car thefrs4,eldmg 111lows you qu1ch.11cces• to c1oss the nver al 3 p o utt~ or -allows you to go west to Caldwell,
very low .'.luto 11\SU~ance r~tes s.v6'1ding 1-84 N"mP" atld Caldwell a1e at the br end of B o ise w mm uttllg ,ange ,i:nd
h~ve expenen~ed ~n mcrease 111' Me-.-icJn g,uig v,olence GRng, do tend 10 fcllowwhecever
Most people driving 1hro\1gh lcbho Ol\ 1-15 01 1-84 don treghtt ,n,1s pr,m~dly ~ m0 Lu1t~ U1 Me-,u~t\S g8ther fo r *gr,cultural worl<_ T he g~ ng, h,ve gotten mto human traffic.k,ng s nd
stale. J t 1s ~ hu11ttl1g and camp mg p~1-.d1se 111 the 1,o rthen, half of tl,e st-ate which ,s s1ttJ11g drugs throughout the US. l cbho ts low m cnm e., but ,t ts still there. thnnks to governmeqt
on~ maSS1ve mo untRJn b~c kbo ne: Most or
this, how.ever, 1~ tied up 111 US pr.p tected wddet- pc tmts·srve.11ess on ,Ilegal im n11gmtto n,
ness R=s wluch lun,t the [Jt,bhc's vdutulii1 access Hi11tt111g :,nd fisltu,g ate allowelll 111 all
3re.qs and itdd 10 the state's stu-v,v,\l mung. 11f.gir- v~neyrt a nch ~gucuhu,..J lll"C:L alons the S11~e.River llliSOuthetn ldd 10 This valley
1s thepol"-to ~ t;Htol of the USA a11d perhaps the ·world, btit nu\Jlyotber erops do well here
Tltere 3~e th1-ee dlsnnct zones m ld~ho ,,nd e~ch has their own ct1ltL1te The center and too T here .ue no ma10, pop~tlou ceute,s 11eJ1.rby aud so even though 1-84 .:01111ects -..ti of
notthern h.1lf oEthe s t~te ,s 11e_grly u11JJih~b1ted atld 1s covered by the S:iwtooth, Challis, the towns mt he-v-.i.lley togeth et, people cau fu,d 1ural fuaus anywhere "long the ove1 -..nd
Nez Perce and C1ea1water N~tionRI Fo rests. T hese are highly fo 1"ested mount91t1 1'3nges '.llitve rd,,t,ve S'a:fety J ust m..;ke ~we yo u r,1e ~! least S-5 miles fro·ru n,e freewry This Vlllley 1s
where you nttd s,gnific.illt outdoor skills to venture deep 111to tlus at-ea, T'he .sec.one! 1s the 11,cely·situated between S~lt L~ke and Bo,se foe travd to m~101-shopp,ng
Sn?.~ R.iveL f:irm,ng srea 111 southern and eastern ! & ho whtc.h has a s1m1lat feel to Urnh
"sillr.e m~ny oi the :::omm Ut\!t,es were settled by lvto rmoru, ~ltho \1gl~ evangelic,il Chnstll\1\ s T re,,sure Valley ezt euds fvom Boise to P :3yette ~long th e Sna ke Rivet , b u! we only
outnumber the 1\/lorm ::>t\S 111 me>st rur~l 11teas T he fo11ns h9.Vc mote w~ter fc.r 1n•1gat1011, rccomulomd tl,e faaulands 111 C~11yo11 County where you .,e far enough ~way iro11l the
'The th,rd ,arei ,s northcl'll I d~ ho whete 11 is lower m $lt1tut!e. ind mtldet Lll dun ate 1t's Bo1sepop1.lls1to11. •O ur top reeo m1nendat1ou goes to Payette, Idaho 1! is a g«llf funn mg
~ctually QI\ txte11s1on of the eastern Orego n 9J\Cl \Y./g1h1.ngto11 desert b~s111, but c~ptures comm \ll\tty and 1~ JLlSt across the.nvi;r fto m Ont~r,o; Orego n where 01~ can go sl1opp111g
mo te L"llll1 9,~ t.he clo Lids b~ck lip ,gau1st the 1d9ho mo untAlllG Lt s ~ ionn e1 m 111,ng, a,e.Q without siles t\\X. A nothcr favorite farm v,1lley ne~tby ,s Weiser, Idaho, 1ust up Hwy 95
~nd 112$ 9, J1011-rel1g,ous, uber~l b eni ~o lt eo ill.II\ 01, to mo~t m1n1ng ,neas There Ql'e a !or of f1om Psyette These ace uo t retr~I ar~s- but you CM1 6ud safe furm 1es1den~es lrere Hwy·
Chr1st1Q!l clturches 111 this reg,o n too 95 leads north into the prtme retre~t ar~:\S no1th of New !Vle.sclow!

1\l[os1.1mp ort~11tly thete gre i-:w nuclear tiuge rs JJl lclAho It also bo?.st~ httk ,o n-upuon, Coeur D 'A !e ue 111 1101then1 Idaho is packed w,d1 gorgeous scertery -a ud lakes. T lus c,ty
lowpopula tto n de1\S1ties, \Vell-prep~red coln mu11111es, ferule hhd, lso!Qung dlin~re ~t1d puts you m the heart of g1CJ1.t c.= pmg ,md hoatu,g cuuntty Irhs s • sem,-dry clu.n ~tew,tll.
Se(U!'e hills >.ltld j llOUU\am~. e1,ougll moisture from the P~c1&c N01thwesr to g,ow beJ1.utd:ul pu1e forests, h 1s 110.t ue9rly
lfS cons...v,itive ,9s the rest of Idaho, but retreat s,tes J1.bou11d m the areas uolth of the caty
utclµd111g Lake Pei,d Oreille, Sai,dpoint ""cl Bouud~ry Co unty It doe!s h,vc" nude-Jr
Strategies for Populated Living Areas
~rset elose by 11, Spor.J1ne IFR110Julcl AFB) so you need to have fallout ptQk~ho n.
Boise- This ,~ the ouly metro ate~ 1n1dnho tn.\t dese.tves cauuon 1elatrve to 11ocrual !iv.u,g
ateM. Most peopl( who mo ve to I daho for a 10.b come 10 the Bo.se ~!e:\ The ,11"""1 tJ ck- e~~\e1, 1l daho, &o m -Pocatello to St Antho ny 1s -311other fine f&unmg ~t~R th~t h9s general
v:~lop1ttg ulto -~ ,ort of corridor citypsr~llelirig l-a4 from Boise to 1,Jampa/:Caldwell w,th ~'lfety s11nplybyvitlt1e Gfbe1ng sr:> &u ~way li:om problem popuhtton o:nte.r s. Like th~
M!l'odrnn ,111 b~twee11,- <Jt le-,st It was develop mg be:fore the re1;1 l esta te booul ended tn Mil~c V.11lley, this v,1lley ts A mix sfEV~!1gelit'.1! Chqst1at\S 'lllc! Mo rmons that has the kind
..!VOS It will pick up agaut when t!J~ gov.eutment statt s l.,emiy mflaoog again. lf you u~ed of e ultur:11 values tha t m9ke for peRceful 'ltvmg The ~ell! dravibgck of tlus-are,i ,s the. cold
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;'l>Ulters \)'/inter femperntures. of 60 below ;,re not uncom moi, for ·a few weeks 111,J ;r,uary give the m ovement ~ bad n .qme .uid sueceede.d t1emendously Th,s d~nger llil; pas.t, butl
,;i nd 1t ,s fat e11o ugh to the e-ast fl1at cold Canadian ;tr dufts d o w11 fut deep ly c:h1l1111g roll behc-v~ lt Vi,~e tc irro,cl 1o l1\1ng mil.1t1a _g1'ollps as they a1e:ill tAtgeted fo, u1filt1'11t10 11
tempera lures 111 Decembet through Match. The areas east of Rigby g ive:you-access to the by the reds
Grand Teto11 Mountams w1thot1t the !ugh prices ofJ ack.son Hole The c<1u11try is b~uttfu1
a rtd there ?.t e lots of game ~rr.d plertty o f go od fishing 'vile do not recommeud ld~!10 F~lls Bon net Cot1t1ty 1s fut tl1er 1101th ,ncl h~s a good mJX or rum developu1enf and remoteness
b ec-lus-e ~t ,s- downw111d o f the ldaho Na tional .L ab s ne~r A 1~0. w,lh ;,dv-~ nc ed. nuclear (lun1ted bu,ld111gpenn1t reqwrements) Tlus cotl11ty JS l.,oun• to 'the spect.aculru;Lake Fend
power engineering. He11vy ts0tope fu llout 1s po ss1ble O ,e,l!e Sandpomt 1s a great lt,catJui, s111ce ti 1s O il tbe t1ort:h side of the lake The1e >11e
Also good sttes· ,1long Hwy 200 leadu1g ,io tlr1d the bke toward Ctuk F ork and beyond (to
t.,£011tJ1.tta) TI1ere as ,a natural barrier created.by th~ hke ,nd the P ries t Rivet, whith leads off
Retreat Areas 111to W>1s!1111g ton, that m.;kes sll the »tea no1th to the-CJ1.tlad,a11 bo,de.rve ry secure Hwy
95 le~ds north ftom Coeut D 'AJeue to Bonners Ferry 111 Boundary County H v,y 1 is on
L ong VAlley 1s the ru:~a .;round McC11ll. ld~ho It hM tlre- Case~d~ Reservo 1t ~t the south rile no 1th side of the P nest River \Y/lule tlie1e ,s p n~te !~hd 011 b oth s,des of tl,e lughw-''.I
end ~n d P gyette L a ke ,n the qo rth. It ts ~ secluded rnneh v~lley between two t~ . s o f m mosl locat101LS, 1t 1s bettet t,, fu,d 1,etreat p roperty out of ,ught ot these lttghw.,ys
mt1u11t~u1s Thetc are lots of cabu,s u1 the ~res a11cl ~ gre-.<t mJJC of forests .trtd lak~. The
-we,tl1et is cold u1 the Wlllter ~n d you e,,11 expect s110';11 up lo-your w"1st Boundary County 1s -the best for really gettutg ~~ay ito1n c.1v1!12ation, bu! you P"-Y fo11t
m driving tune when you need to do m111o c shopp rug. Pnce,; lit e chl¾!per ·ittld there is less
Su11 V~llry
. . 1s mote than 1ust ~ wot!d .foruous s& re•o,t l t 1s slso cowboy couutry and bas
~ lot oE ranches ut the ltt ea. T here .rt' tots of wealthy, ltberi,l peop le 11e1e so you',li have to
regulflt1011 (also mullllllll bu1!d 111g perm its) Bonnet's Ferry is the only tow,1 "' tlu regio n
Priest Lat.e 1s "notb.-: gem of WJ1te1 i.11, this•area . but tl1ete 1s not too much bnd sva1bble
end1.ae the locsl po Imes u1 orde-t to h~ve Access to the fu,e rnouut•111 ~ud cab 11, ~re~s that s1o und 1t
sbound Tbe,e 1s ~ g1:iod ho1neschool1ng network 111 the a rea fo e those who choose tlus
p rivate ro ute to educat101t The w111tetS are co ld but tbe,e ,s lots of s un l,o compe11sate L = 1s.to 11 and lYioscow 9.1.e· weste, 11 dry hrwu,g areas neat the \YJA bo1der and are neict tu
Twu1 p.,tJs 1s the doses! ma101 shoppmg Fo, cheaper land you llllw- to be sbout 30 1n 1ks som e of the nations best retie11t :3teas. T-a keHwy 8 £tom Moscow east toward or u1to the
from the ,esort O n the east side o.f thes.! uloun1ru.n~. there ate 3 fuige cs .,f m ol.u1ta111s w,th mut.lnt!Ulls '-1tound.'BovJl. AJtbough cold, tl:u.s art,i ts be..ut,ful ,nd 1,c-1notew,tl, <l ulix oi
r~ nc h v,JJeys· in .between. Hwy 93 ru11s up the most so uthe,11 valley Jtnd le~ds to Ch~llis ,oll111g pto111e "<nd forests. Tl1r p eople ,>re- hardy b,,t good 11lltuted '~11d !he soil 1s t1cb.
Jtnd E llis- two more pote11ti• l .retreat locations whe,·e bud ism ucl1 c6e~pe1 th"111 Sun
V.illey •nd Ketd1um I t's colder there, being on the eas t s,de of the lllOUt1!.su1s. Lewisto n take H wy 12 ~lo11g the C!eaiwa1e1 Rn,e_r eMt the1'.1ez-PerC!e !ud.,~n
~ t O!!l
Rese-rvauon
. Cce11. t rel!eats SJtes abQ11nd in oL.neai the mout\t!\ilH
. of the Cle~rw.'.lter 11nd
Sv,a11 V,lley and T etu11 Val!ey 111 I d a ho are ou the other s,de o.f lhe IJIJ_yom utg 'feton. Ne2 Perce Na ttonal Fo rests Wlu!e you can buy property on the I11d,nn rese!Vl\t1on, we
J
lvtoun t.Jt111s ,nd ate much safe, (·a nd che-•per) th an the $C~.so11 Hole .ut> , Both have good don't recommend ,t The .11at1ve ugh ts movement m.,y deruJtnd 1t b,ck someday Most of
~gn l'ultmJt l populatio11s ~nd Swa11 V -alley has the "dded benefit o.f the lov ely P:thsl\d es these p co penc~s, ~te 111 ldaho c o unty wlu~h d oesn' t requue bu,ldmg perm its, -1lthough s t~te
Re-se,voir Highly 1ecot111ne11ded if you e.-u, hJ1.t1dle cold v,u1te:s and snow Nearest me-d1° zonmg ~nd se.p t!c requ,remonts must be met Jobs are alm os1 not)-ex,stent here, so be1ng
11lll -<3!!:ed tow111s Re{b w-g. J d~ho (001legetow11 ofBYU ld~bo) 01 St Anthony yo ur own incom e. All of tlus leads to ,i subtle d..-prcssed ~~nosphere ~mo ng many pe.ople
who hve here, desp ite the benuty, This 1s also,, well-known St!tvtVll)Jit hiwen ,nnde popula-i
Nort!,e,n r&l,o }.! 01t h o f Coeur C A.leue, we find sorn e of Id:..J,o s best ret,e,at >tLess, eiien by Col. "Bo Gritz.and lns f,:,llowers. There were ~ome s enous mf.ghttng surrou1101ng Uiis
though th e influx or C.J,fonu~ns has driven up lsu,:I pnce~, e,speciaUy u, J1 11d Mo rn,d C o~tu group which,~ n ow ab s n d onecl, b~1t st ill the ~eSJr.lents s1e em barrass-ed by d1t>wriy rhe
D'Alene H.,ydeu Lake, ill K ootett.'\J County, go t" bad reputat,011. e,rly on ill the surv,v.11 l)l~u1stream ill edia bbded the.fll ?.s "extremists.'' The o nes tht1t .rema1n are no t assqct,\ted
m ovement be<:~use r,f tl1e Aryan.Nat,ous o,g,.,112a11011 wh,ch 1s 110 longe.t located the re. anymore wtth rhe group ru1d ,ue g.oqd people Abo7e the G: lea rwater .River to the no rth
A,72.11 N,tio11s was ., g roup of rad,c-.;! followers of Revere11d Ricli.rd Butle: (110w dead) and east of K amiah, the.re~re some tr?.crs of land on the Csm:\S -Pra111e thM ate ve1-y n1ct
v.,hc devdoped a slr:suge mix of., C hnstraJ1 l de.ntity religious doctJ 111e ("We are lsi\1eL noi Thts ,s fa,dy Hat agricultural l?.nd northea st of Gr1.ngevtll~. Remember, th,s 1.rea gets Pncific
theJ ews") ,11d N,t1011sLSocr!\11$lll , NAZI style. £idly, he claunecl to be 11 co r,se.rv~t,v e'' a11d Northwe.n weather ,n th e w ,nter ?.nd sp t 1ng There ,s.low-level t ?.lll and fogpgttJcularly
g~ve cve.ryon~ A bRd n~rue. How :\nyo r,~ csn darn1 to be A co nservattve 311d ptomote NAZI al<mg the C le~LW~ ter River where the co ld :Ul settles However, it is ~tll\llY ~nd dry 11\ th~
so ,:1ahi rn ur b eyorld me_, wiles'. the le~der hunselftmn~ out to be a g ove rn,nenl dupe suquner ~nd fall
B\Jtler\ group was !leav1fy irt£lttaled by the FBI w,tlL ,geu! provocateurs who wo.1ked to
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Summary Facts and Ra.tings

Noithem Illli1ou hae ~ humitl eont1net.1tal chnt,;tewrth cold, wu1dy winters. Southeul IL frbn1 C~tho11d,1le eo1-1tlwnrd
ha~ • mo1·e hunud ;ubtrop,co! chtnatewherew1nter 1s not quite n ,evere ILave.,,;ge'$ 27 torm,olo~ per ye<1t
P opubtto11 De1111ty: lv[oderately 1-uglt 179 pp!/ eq 1111 (16th lughest rank 111 the 11Jt1on) H»paruc lS..2.¼, B lac.1-.14 91;. , Asian 4. 4!'/4, rruxec! 12"/o,
C.,et of t 1v1ng indw. ~6 7 (Average t t 105), thu ts the 23rd most espeustve ststc
Pnvste L,,nc:J Av.11llability Good Only Z.3½ .o f the lane\ ,s state or feder!\lly owned.
Bwlcling Peumr:s: R~wred eveq1where for ,notr-new ~onstn,ctit>u ;u1d big re1p'\1:att0t1S Codes ~nd ,nspecnons llre ·e nlorced by the loeal
JUnsclirtlon, Mru1y have 'bl\fements lfl the deep soil !1ere exoep-r ot-ar ~ven whe-e tl1eWJltel tab le 11 h,gh
Lind ruid Urbill1 Development· A st~tew,de p l:anru11g body e<tst.. but ,t has bmited u1vo lvemcnt 111 land uee md smart g rowth issues ;,t d1e Ioi:al le11el
Foodr'rocluctlon. Goocl with a growtng t=on of !SO 11T the 1101th to 210 dgys llt .tht south R.unfal! ~verages about' 48
mches 1n tl.1t- south and 3.5 111d1e-s per yea1 u1 the 1101th Rich soil 111 n1oet pbccs.
Hffil'h Env,rorunent ~1.afaee watet pollution 1s b elow ~verage, e:uept rct l1l~h levt<l, 111 Lake Mrd1tg,u1. Grow1d wafer around con1tneto~l
fa=s h:.n 'traces of fann cheimllais 99'/• of the state's clunbng w·a ter 1s tluouooted----vety bad.
Tnillic· Heavy trnffi,c prpblem: 111 Cucago •w1uch JS rated if~ ,of the 75 worst u-affic ones ,Red tight g,1d speed cainei:as ,;re used.
There ts • sp ht b eiwcen the conupt. le.fust pol!tie,il cente, 111 Chtcago ,c'\dthe co11serv3tive agu.
e11lrur2l core 111 the rest oi the sts1~e. Dem 55'1/o, Rep 40o/o, Incl/ ! rd p:itty 5°/o
ra.xe,
1
Aver,,ge. :R.<lllked 28th .rugh eztwith an .;ver:age taic burden of') 4"/• ot lhcome l rwomt- t-.JJhJS 3'1/,. property ta,ces are :,ve1~~ md 1•les tax rs 6 J 53/o
Corn,pbon v ~1y high, patt1rular!y l!l C h1cigo where pohtt o'ln~. 1udges :and p olice: J<re conupb- ofte, !!'l comb11rnbon \111th organt2ed cnn1e
C un1e. High. Violent Come 528/100!<'.., propetty .:rune .!000/ 100K Cluc-.ago 1.s st.iii. one of the ot:g-ru1tz.ed c u,ne cip1tol1 01 the 11,1tton
Pe,~011111 Libettv V e:.,y low 1 out of S 1~t1ng.
G,10.L1b erty Teroble Ftreatn:1 ID card 1s r~uuedto pu,rchme ure.<tL"l'.IS :Jr m unun,ttol\ The cAr¢1 v; vahd for 5 years, with 110: hinit t,11 the
nl.ln:lber o.f fire,inns purchdied Concea1!:(I or opet1 carry u p1ofub1ted Cht<i:igcr h~s :J g;.m ban undet ch•lle11ge m the oourts
f._lteruabvc J\Jedia1~c 1'latutal he~lth poict:itionerl ~,e free t o pEJctt.oe L~y tt11dwtfery 1s prolub1t"d,
Home Schoohng N o rt'gull!bQn l<Jo state requireinent for 1"1iet1ts to lnillnte any cont..'td. Con11deni1gllle
re~1hltoty"l.truo~phere- u1- IL. wewoulda't cawJ.t ,;in tl'us IA.sting.
Scott AFB , 15 rtu.. o uts ide East St Lotus on 1-/,4. H Q fo r Air Mobility Command, and home- of ri:n.iehng t.mkec .ureraft. pruruuy taiget
ArgonneNationa1Labor:\tory, 2.5 n'llles S'c/1 Ch,cggo. Q:,sStfJednu~~.ar t·ese:rrch, secon da1y ~ .rget".
Fcnni N:,rioual L~bs, '.>5 ml west of ctuc-.ago 111 Batavi-a. High e1et'gll p~rticle aecele:i:~torreseat·t:h, secondary r.:11:get.
Nuc!e.'lr Powe1 Pl<ll'rts- Braidwoo d I ,md IT, 1.0 rtu.. south of Joliet
Byron l ;ind II, !7 ,ni ~outhw.~ t ot Roo.kfocd
Cliuton I , 6 tl'll e;ist: of Clinton
Dresd1<11 II and III1 ti mi c;,;t of Mon,s.
LaSAile I and II, 11 rm_ southeast of Ottawa
Qu:id Citirs l and ll, 10 rm. n orth ea~tofMoltn~
0
194 Strategic Relocatien

Notes

!1!1110,s 1s a powerful m~nufuctunng·state Rncl Rgttcultur~l process,ng:ce111er ltlsc p1gny 9f 111 the northettt wec,ge <>f 1:1ttes betweeu l-90 n,d 1-94 You should p l~11 your d11ect1011 of
the ,1t1tJes on the south sho, e of L ~ke lvuclugan_It 1s , !so" m"1or t1-,;uspoota tton cocndot tt~vcl ,u W 1$Co1is,n to go to the wes1.ot lvi.lcl,scsn, s1nl'.'e refugees fleeing M.lw,,ukee mgy
and has the lughest number o f S9ills on highw~ys, r?.1ls, ~nd w~terwllys than l\!!Y ot het b l<>ck 10:ids to !lie e,st
sr~te /is 1n lnd1ftn~, union workers are.a strQng po lit,c~I fo,ce 1nJllt11c,s (espec,~lly 111
CIHc?..~o), ~ncl the loc?.I econom ies stiffer when ,11~11ufucturu1g_ 1s clow11. Ce11tral llhno1s I! East Ste Lo<.us. We would tl!co111111e11d 011Jy !he secto1 north of 1-70 and outtide the· 270
a b!o~d £ht pl,1111 With Sft11dy loam sot! that makes for greftt iarmlan(i Given the e-xireme Belt:W'lly (Edwardw11le area) 1111d ~!so not 111 the Al!o1, corndo, sandwiched h~tween the
co~ruphon Ill thtt sh1te, 110 o ne 1s &<Ue &om the evils o f corrupt law tn the long ;erm uve, a11d Hwy 25~ To t'etreat west, you h~ve to go north td Hwy 1G, then west to 96 and
then notth tP 54 wluclt will take you ovet the Miss1ssipp111t Pike
T)ie history of corruption in Ch1c~go cont111ues 111 this state There were only 16 pub he
cocrt,pt1on ~ onvict1ons hst yeAr, but theywe1-e ?.U low-level conv1ctio11S Higher level ~or- Rockfo,cl ru,d 0the1 c1ttes '" ' &ee-..--ry,;. Locate outside the Bdtways and ntap, otrt l lu, l ro~d
rupt1011 te:!!ds to be p t·ctected eve11 when d1~coveced. H 1stottcftlly, Ill1no1s has 11-'\d m gny e-.<tt stt ~t.eg,es (more than pi,e) 111 the d1tect1011 to where you decide to retfeat
co1nipt goven1e rs'111flt !mks to the mob. E lecuon~ Are bought ~nd sold tll the Ch1c,,go
;;1ea, u1dudu1g tVon n~ t,onal offices. Rod Bl~gowv,ch 1~ the sevenrJ1 governo·r of the st~te
Retreat Areas
to be atre-sted 01 u1d1ctcd s111ce Gover11or Joel A!dnch lvfatteson 111ed to c~sh u, $200,000
of stolen g,;,vern!llellt 5anp 111 the 1850~. Rurnl i~tmla11d· llllno1s has plenty of _[Ural furm l~nd F-.1.r111 tetreats.are not,,$ we 1s being
u1 hill country, but If you fo-llow cur gu1ddm<:$ about locMmg for pr1Vllcy, diey t:,111 he fo1dy
Strsteg1cally, th1,; sbte 1s not safe, :mostly because of them ~~ 1ve potent1~l .of e;_pme ~nd s-Afe for ~ubut mnSSJve social uutest where ~II of the eitte-s empty out nuo the ,countrysidc
soc.,gl tu1rest em anat1ng- from the Chicago metro ~re.g_, -w1ueh will iffect rio t !lJ1!y 11!111011 lookuig for food Bec-:iuse oi the mass ~tpopulation 11, C.h1Cjlgo, there isn't mt\ch hope of
out ,;outhetn W.is<onsn, ~r0uocthen,111d1~ua, 1t ;, a ois.istec wa,ttug to 1upp~n, ~nd th~re no r ben)g o-vennn tu1le~s you ~re !l.t !e,,tl 100 milM away The sec_te: ,~ niak.tng sure you
1.9 hardly lJJywgy to avoid It i:Y.oept to not live dose 10 the Ch,~ggo metro ~re-,1 The ~t~te ~re- not neftt' ~ ni~jor .refugee p9th (usu~lly tr!\velrng down ~econd~ry roads). l nd,ans hlls
has" decltn111g populi1hon due to,~ many problems IL ,. surro unded on 3 sides by Jl'.lglof lot1 of rum! farm land, but little co nceilmg fu.l1sge T he oulyufe $l!a tegy ,s undergro und
revers and LS cnss~ tossecl w ith numerous freeways. mru.mg ,t .\ tr:1p zone wtth lim 1ted couce~!ed 100m s whee~ you ,11d yll!u1 sto,e-;, cstt't be fou11d,
cross,ng po111ts If yo\t ltvec 111 llhnots, -you reaUy•do n~ed ~ retreat furthe,; we~ Ol nonh,
b ut u's R tough Job to mRp ,:,ut ~ route to safe.ry Souihe111 Tip oillli1101, There ~re ro 1ested are..:>s here from Cape G 1r~rde.ai1to the Sh~wnee
Fo rest 1'lus h11d backs up to st.,te forest Ian.cl g1vu1gyou so me d1ante of priwcy ~l\d
secunty l t 1s not tde.-lll s ince 1t' ts s urrounded 1::y nvers on 3 sides, bur th,1 t m,,y also help
Strategies for Populated Living Areas keep people out

Clucago. 1F yo\1have· 110 ,cbo,c.e b,1t to hve near this ctry, ht.re Rre the key 1sst1es· The e,ry
ts rmged -.11td c uss-crossed w,th beltways and heew,i_ys, so 1l 1S- unportru,t to st~y 011ts1de
the oute, .l55 Beltway fo, starte, s Whtle the best eXlt tot1t~ ate to the west, you h~ve po-
tenmlly dangerous 11uclea1 tllrgers i11 Bat~vil\, 11tus two :11uclet,r powe, pl~;11s tll the south
of 1-80 There :s also a 11ucle-a r powe1 plant S'i// of R.ockv1lle it\ Byron To g~rpast these
potenttru prob lems, p,ck one 01 two rur~l 1outes e ,tlieL 1-"38 ~11d 1-90 to the notthwest 01
betwee11 l-88 ~ud l-80 stca,ghr west 111 etther,c~se, you ti h~ve to find a pass~ge·over 01
tutckr 1-39 to the we-st ~nd also the r,ng Qf 1-74 and l-88 later or.-iw:ty! do ,o -whece thete
,s i,o on o, off rAmp 10 the freew,~y that ,s likely to be congested 1n:lln emergency. Always
pfall ou aos;s,ng the Miss1ss1pp1 ~l 11on-frecw~y brid_ge-s ui the s,nalter river either above
;1 1 below I:,ave11p0Lt/11lolt11e_l f you, tetteat d1rect1011 ts 1-JW t1l W1scc:nsu1, t1-y ti! J.,i:ate
 Regional and State Ratings 195

INDIANA **-t -1-·--

s.._rnrnilry Facts and Ratings

Indiana h.•s J hwmd conbrtcnt.u dnn:ltewith eolcfw1ntet'~ ,ihd h ot ht11md.~urrune.rs Th" e>ttrerue south em p o,tion of tl.te state ri witlwt
the hurnid.subtrcp1cal cii,n~te :1rell hk.e Kent.1.1cky ~nd gets more I3111 than the north en, pam I1~dianll averages 23 fon,Aaos _per '/f!!Jl!.
Popu\anc,11 Dffi511:)'. 1\/[oderatelv lugh. !7\) ppl/sq mi. (16th h1gl1esSt tank tn the nab.on) 1Ifack. 9 2'h, Hispruuc 5 5~'f, Asi.111 l 5o/~, ffilXed 1 3%,
C.nst of L1v,ng Index Low !/3 7 (aver;ageu 10-1J, mukerl 14th w.;sr ~pens,·,e "1'-~te
Pnv•te Land Avrul:ib1lity Good Onlv 2.2% of the lan d 1s st;ate or fede, ~lly owned
Bw!du~ Perrruts Requaed eve1ywhere for most Ul'W CY,ostLtld:\on gnd ten ovaboas, Cc,des 1111d enf~ttelnent v:uy 1,y 1ocil
)\ll'ISdicnon , B~sements a.re common ex~pttu ~ few AL-el.S where ,f It 1naahy.
Lwrl and U1hanDevelop1ne1r Pbu11ung 1s done-ahno~t excluswely attht-county and mun,opal level
Foc1d.PtoduL1:,011. Goc,d pcoduc.trvtty w,d, a growing seaion of 150-2.10 day$ RMni.tll sverug<> about 4-411.1/yr
,11 the so1-1th ,;in d 40 111 tl1e qo~h Rich s.01l 1n 1110,r p l~ces
H ealth Env,rortn1e1t indiru1J surface watft pollunon is ,bove •verage G roundwate, a11>u11d co,runerci,l fllnus
'h ~s tr.\ces of cl1amcals 95"/o of the s~te's t!nnkmgwater is fluonolated
T.raf6~ He.ivy traffic p cob le,ns 111 Incban1pohs--wh1ch 1s _rated u #50 oi the 75 Ind t r affic CJbe~ No rec light or ~peed ~ru1,erns
Po ht,,., Indian a ;s c1:>nse,vat1ve jt\.lts ll'gllcultul'al co rebut hbe.ral 1n the three Lake lJii:111g;u1 counties >111d m a few in dustnRl col.lllties
(Mw1ne, Terre Haute, Ii: v,uuville) plus th e one wuvecsity county (B looffil!1gt-on) L ke other states, tltt'rewas ,i 1na1:or
oon sewanve sluft m 1010 towArd mo1-e c:o1uerv~tive and Republicru1 a ndtdates Dem 401/u, Rep 55°/4, Incl/3rd party S¼
Taxes Avec-.;ge Ranked ~18 lu~~estwith ,u1 aver,igetax burden of 9 4¼ of u1come .3•;. income bax and avet'llg<= propet1;y t ax:es, plus-!) 7°/r, ;;al~ tax.

Ctimrpuon. H1.gh Loc.\l c;on 1pn.ae; ,afld electJ011 fr,n1d are e<gmples of c'6J:1upbon m th,s st\lte
Cnme· Aveiiige Vioi~nt cnme 33 7/ 100.K, p ropet't}' cnme J;\33/ l l}OK
Person..J L1be1t"y Good R-.ired 4 out of 5
Gun.L,berty ~od No _pe.mut to purcl\ase fir~m:1t "Sh~U issueH state for conce;iled or opeh Clrty but ~p licru1u
1nust sub1nit nrune-., add1cs-, ll!lcl gun 1nfo11n;1tl011 t-0 feeler~! goven1ment via fo n11 4473
Alternatwe Medi o n e 1~at.1.1r~I he"1lth pr,ictitiohers ,ue ,1otbc;ens<!d bi.it ~L'e ~Uowed to eramc::. Lay tl'lltlwiie,y l$
lU1reg,;lated c111d no t s ru1cti.Pned by law, rnabng 1t eiftcctlvely ,lleg~l
HomeS4iooling !>Jo teg\1lgbon. ,N'c; st.~te ,requitement £01 pgrent1 t o uubate AAY c.ont~ct
Mi·ht3ry T argi,:,; Crane ,Naval Weap ons Center, 10 n11lcs aot,tth of Blooniliekl Devel<:>p1n.,,t and n1au1~et1rutce of dectro111c warfare svste,ns, secondary t llr~t
Grissom AFB , 8 rru les SW of Peru KC- 135 USAF Reserve reluehngba~e; ieec,ndMyhltget.
Fort \Yaync Airport ANG F- 11.i,, tettl#t,' cugec, 1i at a)!
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Notes

L,d,ana ,tsdf lhts tbe ,uit.iuri's highest pe1ce11tage of m,nuhctunug wo1kers (20¼) a11cl. EVllnsville Tl us town s1ts cn1 lop of s 6,g bend m !lte 0 1110 R.vet 1ust .;cross frolll Keuttldry
1s second m products f1om manufactuung Refr,ge.rators, ~nguies, cats.. uuck. b od,es, eJ,- ,tnd ,s SU!'l'Ot1nded b'y 1-164 to ih~ east 1-64 10 the north ,nd the \Y/~bash&_ve, to tl'te west.
git,e-elec.tru:,~} equ1pU1e11t1 rec.reat.io11al veh,des and ruob ,le homes are bu,h he1e Tbere There ,.,e·uo part1culady~e reu-e,1t areas dose by hut there 1s plenty of rum! laud withu;
2re still~ few autom,ited steel mills on the sou th shore of wk:e Mtchtgan ,and othet: ~ 10 mile 1-:,d1us that shoutd p rovide so m" mccLuru term s.;fety m, cnsis
~!llAllet.mills 9round thest~te, 1n~lung 1t the second largest steel procJL,,...tng ~~~IE For. tlus
,e.ason, un,011 workers ~re~ strong political fo r~ and the lot'.~l e~cSnomy suffers dunng Sou th Bend. This mll.1or uu:lust n,I tuw11 ,s bou,~ded b-y 1-80/90 to the n<ath :< nd by
~onom ,~ downtuti\S Hwy 10 011 th;; w~st ll. nd t!te so uth. r:/Je stt-ougly 1-c:com mend locating SW of the city,
outside Hwy 10 You rreeq to travel ibout 40-50 m ,!es SW to fu1d rt.Ir,;] &nr, ~~s w,tll
Strong Lln,011s ~re one source or eorrupt,011 the ,t~ te Therewet.e 40 pt1bl1c con:up tlon
11\ retxe·i t potential
eonv,et1oi1s :lsst year, b.ut they were all low levef co11vic11011s. Higher !eve! corrupt1011 te.nds
to be p1otei,ted F1om the 1920s, J11d1a1u1 h~s had a history of con~puon aitd bnbery ,t the G.a ry This l!i ~ subuib of E ~s t Ch1c3.go The onlysafcc du:ecuo1~ for ge.n1ng o ut ort he ~te.>.
teVel oi Covet.not SJ1d A Ltorney GettEt1'l Cuu11ty prosecutors ·, ad lughet·s t.. te 1udi:c1J1ues is to the southeast, so locate on !h~t sicle of ~he city u, rum! ~ountry
~ie complic,t u~ ovedy :3g_g1ess1ve effo11s to tw childce11 from p~re11ts u~ orde1 to ex tott
fe~ral 1ncent.ives on child welfare, w lud1 is~ typ,caf probleur 111 ru:..ny !.tlltes The-re ;ore
,lso ruany exrunp les of election h~ud, especiilly 111 the Democratic courtt,es on t1e shores Retreat Areas
of Lilke Michtg~11.
Rurnl Farm hnd. P,ural farm 1etre11ts s re not as safe as be111g. in the .Iµ!\ cot1t1lty. b11t if yi>u
Centr~I Il1cl1~11~ iJ a broad fbr phu, w,th s,a11ciy loamy soil tl""t makes fut gre,it f~rmhnd, follow our gt11dehneg 3.bout loe3.t1011 ,nd co11ce11l fur puv~cy, ti1ey c~n be fuuly sAfe fo1 ~11.
but the ee.11lt'l1l pl11l11s also hMre 2 good mlX of fo r~ 1ed bnd The \Y/h1tewAter V.11lley ,s noted b u.1 m-as~,ve s.oc,~I u1west where i ll of the cihe~ empty ou\ mto !he coiu1trystde loobng fo.r
for the best f:irm111g 111 tl1e st~te !i, northwest indis.na. d1ere_,ce $lid hills.rnd dunts bl.ult food The sec.rel 1s mar.1ng sure you gee not n~r a !ll9 jll>t ren.1gee p3.th (t1St191ly tr3.veJ111&
by lake 1111d wu1d l ctlon. ln the .K911l-J1kee R.tver B~~n there ~re ~ 'lot of lakes, m.111shes g11d clown seco11da1y roads) !t1d1ana has lots of ru~al fsrm Lu ,d, but little covet from b i,u1g
[,"tatr,es The 51.l\te 1s fl~t e-,icep t for the tall morame h,11. 10 1he •11ot1he~sJ. sighted from a 1011g V1ay off. We reconlmend underg1o l1nd co nce:> led rooms tot stotc1ge
~ud safety
lncltsnapollsis the largest C'l ty by f~ t a11d encompasses:i\bollt ~ ,nilhou people O nly
four othec c 1tJes top lOOK r,eople South Bend, .Bv~nS111lle, Gary and Fon. W~yne_ B!oom1ngton Ar~ . T he forest,c d are,,s 5 QI more m,1les 0L1ts1de th is c.ity 111 south-centr~I
(about300,000) Ind1a11a prov,ck the ,ne st p otent1e1l for f!!1du1g retrea t property ~mong a low popul?.tton
denstty 3.nd out gf the w~y of refugee Hows, The closest 1netro problem ar~ ,s Cla~k..svllle
~nd Louisville, Kenrucky. The Ohio River Jn~yJ;;eep wost of ,t he Lou1svt!le people 01, the
Strategies for Populated Living Areas
othet s1dt
h 1d1ru1~pobs Au extensive spoke shap~d Ft'tewll.y system ·.u'ld the-Wh,!e R.ver c:ltv,de the
city mto vanous ltap zones, 11otte ofwh,d, <tte d,ffi"ult to c1tt-um=t There •te ~10 maJot
thteats ot p hys,cal destructto11 to flu,; city, so one un1st only-ptep::ire for soL,~l =~t. es-
pecia lly w[th ,ts fairly latge m,norlty populawn \Y/e recommend lo c~tmg well outs,de the
465 beltway. The best retreat '.'lreas are Ill the forest to the SW, ~o we1,tefe.r the tow i\S of
Plau\f1ekl, Moo resv,lle 311d G t-e,enwood

Fo1·t \Y/iyne. T h,Sc 1s o ne of the few cities where the m~1o r beJtwgy w~s.butlt iat nuo the
country~1de ,n ~nuc ,pal!on of f11tute_growth. The outskirts of the city ,ue w.thui the
beltwry, so fhst is wltei'C you will m o,L likdy re.s ide I t ts s\Jll unpottant to m~p c, ut cross111g
p011,ts &rou11d th~ beltw:ry hainet that .don't bve eX1ts on tl'rem The same goes fo.r tl'!f- 1.r,9
N-S ireew~y to .the west
 Regional and State Ratings.

IOWA ** ,I
,"r 'r I •I

.Summary Facts and Ratings

Iow,i lies 1t1 thf' h unud cont111mtal ~one m.d genemllv !ro, hc,t summers, cold wu1t= •n d
w-et tpnngs lows ~i/e:mgt-t 35 t'om3dos p et yen, wiuch 1sh1gh.
Populgbon De1u1ty: About .;,vernge S3 ppl/ sq mt (3.5th caurung 111 the u ~tion} Though the state retnl3Uls n,ostly wl ut:e, there tt ,ii tte:l<l\'
utilux of L.1brta>s ti!> :do ~gpcultur-al work H:\splllllc 4 5¾ ..b!~d>.2.89/o. Astiltl 1.7<11, tl'IIXed 1 l~ti,
Cost of Lrv1ng Iotie1. Med.u m 93 2..{avw,.ge is J 05) rank.ed Llth least :;xpea s1ve
Pov,1te L-arttl Awulau,.llt:y Extdle1tt On ly 1°;. of tl.le land n stllte o, iecletatly !,lWned
Bwld1.ng Pctlni~ R«juued!or 91J consn-urnon Peo111t reqturementt are f~rly re9son~IJl~but 1H1s vat1e$ widely L'I)' foe-~! ll.lll~CIIC!lon. C:eCL1r !..~pies
reqwreS- a.penrut t o reroof, other towns do 11ot. Jlgsement potentml 1f good m the deep sol! except lit over :floo.:i plillns,
Land and Orbat1 Pb1111u1g. The1e ts no statewide c,;,mp t'dldlc!l.Vej>lan forzoll!!lg or 1and use, c ut there 1~ a stateWlde Water Alloc:inon llit'I Use Pl:u1,
Ve1y g<:>ocl throughout the state: 1.ong grow,ng season 0£ 180-240 d~ys Rainfall ,vert1ges .,bout 33 inches per
year ,n i!i usually d1mtruites the neetl ro 1111.gate Rich so,! where ,t hasn't beeot depleted by ntode.m -.gnbus,-
nes~es Crops cover 60'/o of the~te, hay and gr,ass cove, 50°/o, :mciforests take up on.1y 7%
H caltl1 Envi rorunent: Iowa g1tiund water is cleanerthrut the avemg1c f.ann st~te but there ,re sttU eoncettnollon s of agutultuml poll\ttlon and
chemi c.:,ls, Well water 1s good in non '!ug'l1-1n t ens1~ sgncultu!:'31 are~s. 91°/<, o f people's water is tltloudated (bod)
Triwc. L<»W Ev~n De11'illomes and Cedar Rapids are fllll:d. Red hght !llld speed cftmer-;;s are used
'PoLttes l owa.h11s c een l\ steady O a11ocratlc mire fo, decades, but u gemng 1nore con secvatrve ovet: !lin e Dem J.cS 8%, Rep 4Cl2%, Ind/lt..:l party 17¾
'l'-azes Average R.'ll'tk:s ~ J l ~t lughest blxes, vnth,. st ate tax burden of 9 :>'/o of u1!-'ome. Inco1ne tax.,~ 0 4'/o-9¾ d10 to ),63K/yeai),
prl:lpetty tt1.'les -~re 15th 111ghe$t 111 tile lll\b01t ;111cl state an d ]OC;1l s:iles taxes aver~ge u 99/,.
Co,11.1ptton. Moderate E!ed:lon fraud ,111d oori-upbon betw-een ;udges, t,iw eot{orcement ,111d politioru1s
C11rne Below avet'.lge Violent 011,ne 288/ lUOl'(,, property cnt11e ' 447 / lOOK As in Jt\O~t ·ti1t11l.1tites. rneth lobs 'are ~eeiog 111n,iro.r,11ttease.
Pei:sona\ Libeity· Rate,; 4 out of S
GllllLbetty· Poo1 .Annually renewsecl pemllt ,s reqwred to purnba,e firearm., "ShJ!I' usue'' state u 1 Jauu~ry of .20 11 fo, concealed we,.po11
renruts CCW pearut. lllso allow fit~= ,ptlri:h'lse ,:111<1ope,; :::any, C 1111't &, ,,nyth111gw1tho1:1t: a jletmlt.
Alte.m-:1hve l\/ledione N~turAI h ealth pr:1.ctiboners are free to pl,IC!lce 111 !A =ept dire..-t en tly 1n1$fv,Tlves wh,ch '!Ire prolµb!ted
Mocle~te regulahon, St,;,te ,cqwre, p,arents to send nt1t1lici1tto11, tto,t !eore1:, ,u,d/or profe.ss1ooa!
Ho,ne Schoohne-
- evalu~ti011 oi 1b.tdent p rogress !ow:J ts prot1d6f.boU1gwh ese ,tandardited'testmgwa-. m~de famou;
l GWa AllnV An'lrnurution P lattt, w-est,of Bu tlmgto11 High exp lo,~ve-converttion;\l munJhoni plan t. 9e€ond;uy tArgn
C.trnp DodgeJ ohnstcn, no11h~st of Des lv[o,nes Iowa "NG H Q, not a target
litotoc Ctty Ai !J)ott, ANG I<C- l J ~ air refi.1::flllg. seconda1y target
Aines L:.~bor~t-0ry, Iowa State On1versity Lab fot enagy tesources, 1t19teu~l procettes J{i11:c,11nilly p;cr. oi Mm1hgtt<m pro1ecr, se:c.onchry·oi~t,
DuaneAmt>ldPhu,t, NW of Ceda.rRap,ds
198 Strategic Relocation

Notes. Strategies for Populated Living Areas

Iowa 1s typ1<eal of & Gre-'l t Plams sl~ te wtth muggy ~urumi:<rs, o<>ld w111teu.,and lots ,of gradual De.s lv!o,qes Ces 1\/!c,nes ,, the largest cLty ,n l ow~ , but jUSI b,udy surpasses the half
1o!hng hills There ls ~od wind and ~O lar po:entlal tl\ m.H,y'p~ns of the stat:.>. l\Jorthwest rut!Lon 111 a 1k. We offer 110 special u1sttU~hous smce the1e .;re no ru J j Ol tl1te11ts :near targe
iows 1s home to some or the h1l'gest ;:-,11cen1r.1 ti0Us ofwutd turbnte fo~1ns 1n the wot!d. c.J.t1es tn l:iwa and no m31or metro ~re~s Tht only tl'ite~t, w1tl11n 111t1es come from t he c1tys
l t would be ,one cf the be.~! phu\S st.ites fur 1urn l form re.tte?.ts were ll not so restr1rttve pop l1ln!ton de11s,ty itself t hose ue-At maier fr~e.w?.ys will b~ve potential tefugee p t'Ob!em ~
of p=ortal liberties somcooy As.alw~ys, loc-11 te near the outet lnnl!~ of a11tes f<ir mx,c un um nfety1111d 111~111ta111
:,cc-~ss till s.e lf-s1.1ff,c1ent fouu la11d,
Poht,c-Ally, low~ 1sa contl1c1ed state 1! w~s spec1fi1::s1!ly chosen to hold the hl.'.Sl poltttca l
ptun ~ty 111t>res1de_ntta1 tlect1Gns bel!:luse the peop le ~1~ som C'\Vh~t mde_pen~ntly m 111ded1
and ibm c:~11 be ,wayed by popuh~t. no11011s from them edta Three ~c ttv1st p ro-homo~e-xtlRI Retreat Areas
StMe St1pre.n1e Court 111dgeswere thrown out of office byvo tiors ,n 2010
Rut l\l f.atm !~i,ci 1-lonheas t IowA h.as m"ny steep hills ru1d deep vatley!t, ,:,heckered With
1ow~ doesn't seem to le.nd 11self to mu~h.eo1i:llp UO!'I ~cept 111 the dommMe 'Area of agr1- foces, md tert3ced fields. which lt~ lps fo, sedt1S101, of• rtJre,,t 0Ut f~vonte "rea ,s 11otth-
cu!n.1te There were48 pub lic tot11.tpt1on conv,c.1101~ lasf year. Republu::angovernot-elect west«11 Iowa wher<" the,._. ·l lt rn a11y sn111l~ i11e11d!y tC>Wlls with fomtly far111s m ful!y cou11t1y
Brnnstad won the 2010 011 a .:;1mpa1g11 to end the,corrup tlo n u11de1 a fonnerD~n ccu ttc with som~ t,ees Avoid th<" .atel\ m ~ Iowa around Cotu11:1I Bluffs l t',; tuC<! country l>ut
governor Thffe bave been c1:11npl~11\ts about govenunetlt lack. of trarupa reucy and some ,d 1rert:ly dow11w11-id of O ffut AFB u, Nebrllsk;,, J m~1or 111.1d~1· tt.rget w~ would also -avoid
police brutll ltty h!ls occ-urred F oun er ! ow11 Gove1nor, Tom V1ls~ck., ,,ct1vely pushed thi; Miss1ssipp1 nver t owns due to we-.1thec ~ud floadu,g co11ce111s.
loc-11l leg,slat1011 thJ\t ~trongly fitvoreci the gtQl\t agribus,ness Mon~nto. and the.r ge:neu-
cally ellgu1eered seed p1 odue1s !vlonsanto Is f,mous fa , stro11g-ar111 u,g .;ud ~ggress1vd y
suu,g local i'r!~U1·e1s 11\tQ 011ly using· their g.enet1cl\lly modified seeds. V illn!!!:k wai; kt1ow11 .to.
!!''.Wei v,a Mons~uto s p uwte Jet Vt!S-.1~k. w,u bter 1ppo111red ~s Secre~~rv or Agriculture by
President O b~ntn,

1'he jlj11ly direct 11t1de~1 ta1get 1s 11e.:,1 Bu1hngto11 whe re the lows A,my Amm lltl1t1an Pb11t
s101es, ,ud assemb les a full vanety of mtss,le ~"~ "mmcu11uon warlle,,ds
 Regional and State Ratir·

.KANSAS**""\
Summary Facts and Ratin

The ea~tem two-tilitch of the st.ite l~eonlly rhe11011:heasten1 p01uon l h~e a·hum1d co1'lttt1<,n~~, c limgte w,th very cold W!llten and hot;,
ht1tn1d sxunn1et'S. Most of the preap1b tion fallt 111 the sun'llne,- 1111d spll!1g The_ westen1 th,rt! of the state u semi-a.tic! like i:asutn Colonclo
Smnmers a1'e'hor111d less hu m1d Winters are cold bt1t can getw,umer Cb:lftookw,nd.s fi'on1 the south The far scn1til-c emr~l 211d southe:H~co1
~~chei o.t the st ate have~ s,nuliu: .:L.tn ate but '.l h!t 1:no,e tatn ill v,nnter. Ka11sa~ h-.s 48 tom3do, pet yeai on ;verage, J rd wo1stu1 the n11t;io!1
'Poi;,ul3tton D eiu,tr B elow avetage 34 ppl/sq,n'll (40th ranklng ,n the nation) Flisp,iruc9 3o/~, Bbcko.2°/,, Asrnn 2.3¾, t1'lllCed 1.9°/ 6_
Cost o( L 1v111g-Incleic. Lowff. ~U 6 (11Verage 1$ !OS) L':1l1ked 5th chea1~~t
Pn,,~te Lind Avoo:l~b1hty Ex€ellenr O nlY, l % o f the lmd 1o ~t:ate o r (eder;illy QWned
Bcul&ngPellIUt,- R.equuetl statev11de Bnsement! arenot unco,ntnon
L,u1EI and U~1"11 Pl:i.t1,11ng aty ,u1EI county Jevel, So,ne "Smati;Growth 1111'0~ds on hght rnt1 t:t~p91l,.,tion
E<oocl 'Produc:non, Vet'! g,ood G 1·QW1l\g·season 1s 15!:l ro 220 dayi Prroptt>itlon is about ;; u.1/ye,u ttl the east- a11d l ci-2.0 m /year ,11 rl te we11t.
Health E11v, (onmenl: Wat<?t Q uruiiy ~ not good u, K..msas dut- ro :igueultur.,,l polh.itton anti' the state's rehance 0 11 wells. Elevated coucentratlons of th,; populllr weed killer,
Atr:az1t1«, t11fi ltrates pul!lk ,dunkingw•ter ~eross Ka11s-a1 ,n Apul MJy .u,11.1 Tune whe11 ipr«y111g o f £at1n chertucab H greatest md r;atl1r.,II th, heAv1est
Ch1.ckei1 and h og faun opet:1tors t end to dump f'!lIDUre on thot Jll!l.d; and 1t runs off u1ro thew~ter n !pply 62°/4 o/ p eople's water rs 111.toCtd.st:ed
Trni6c Heavy 1, ,sh h our traific ut K:ms-as City :lll d Wiclut,,.. L .swrente aud O ve rlan d Par}>; (l<'J? su bud.>) h2ve
the llll'gest number 0 £ ;,peed trap; ll1 Ka11so~ 'Red light or ~peed camer,a; -are u se:!
Pohtics ~~ns~• u,ed to b e a fe~de g ,ound !01 Den1oern,nc Popuhsm u1 the w~~ o f the gr,;Jt d~te~s,011, but
hos.now tuo1ed u1to a conse,vatlve stat,; Dem 26°/o, Rep 47'/o, lnd/3,:d party 2 7'/o
Shght~/ 11uove average' rnn ked 2 1s1;. with ;i tale bu,den of 'i 6¾ <:1f u1come High u1co1no-
u,
truces, soles t llX ,s 5 5¼ p rope,ty t:axes are 13th Lughest the n;1tlon
Cortupllon, Goo(! o ld boy netwo rk. vcty p ten1ine11t 111 this state. Thei:e 1! a lot o f po6c.e co111.1pb0l) ;in d 1uclg~ are oftet, 001npUot iu the cover-up,
Cnme: Highvioleru: t rune 414/lOOK P ropl!lty cr,me1' .lho;ve weragt 3402/100~ K-ms~~ Cityu the
lC>th most cfangerous 01.ty µ1 the nation ~coorcliqg t o Mo rga11Q_w11t;o con)
Perscnnl L!'oet-iy Riltecl ii out of 5
·G un L1beny: Frux. :N o pem~ to purchate fireaun~ "ShaU issne" ~t~t~ 101 con c~led pent1tt$. Open car1y ,s Ie~l 111 n1otr ,ll'=
A lternative Me.di cine ~od nvadabl ~ty, .full r11nge of naturl\1 health pracot,oners D1rect-entry 1rudw1ve,s 9110\vecl by- lack of st.awte or regt!labon
Home Scl'toow1g Low teguhoott. Sl:3te ohly rt-qw rcs parent11l not1ficatton.
lvfilltaiy Target. Fo1tfuley, $E of Ml11lll~ttan, "Hon1e o f the Arn1y." Acmor unit.s and avi~uon, pcu11a1y tBC:get
F orr l.ewenwotth. Tt"rutung college ru1d high secunty rrulic:ny pwon , not ,t target.
!Gl!u-a~ /;uny Ammw ution P la11; near P ~rson Mostly inactive M')l11tJ111bo11 sto rage- site, te1tia1y t a1:g.,it
M cConnell .A RB , SE Wichita .AJ:r F orce l~C-1;5 retu~Jl11g; p,nm-ary tllrget
Forbes AFB (Previously Topeka Aitny .A.uf!eld) .AN~ KC-~15 tefuehng, ~condaty t::arget.
Nuclear Power Phint: Wolf Cteek P lant, E urltngton B·eg,an opea~bon 198,, l t~cl;ot
200 Strategic Relocation

Notes

K11ns.1~ ~ the geogrnph1t centei. oi the US, whtclt_prov,des good access to 11UlyY p~r.t s of Security adm.1n,st1$t1C1n l.s being built e,~t of. Q[gthe 1us.t ,1010,1 the MO botdec K~11s1s<
the coun!r:y ~swell as d,stsnce from boraet tln:""ts. K~nsas ts one of the most pcoductwe LS m the hract of ''Tu rnado A.ltey' ;i11d llas m 01 e F5 hun:i~s11e~ per year tl1~t1 suy u the~
,;gucultural states, producn,g mostly v,he~t sotghllru ;tlld sunflowe,s Big ,.;gnet1ltur:J bu,,. shte, .,lthoug1t Iowa l'tt1s ·1no,eper scl m ,fc- ln "'n y c:<se, we con~1der tl1e torn-ado shdte1 .;
uesses are squeezu1g out thei fum 1fy farm~ leavmg m,iny people to ·seek b·etter optJons 1n tl,e 11ec=1ty her ~nd.in .sl:e sure 11 doubles ~s ~ faliot,t shelte,
b,g c1ttes This Ire.Lid ha~ made KS one a.ti the slowesi growmg st~tes ui tlte nation and has
~re.1ted over .6000 ghost towt\S ~nd J11a1,y, eJllfty b~rn~ a11cl farm house~
Strategies for Populated Living Areas
What rem a,ns 1s strll a p tstrie s1ate ·w1tlt ~ co, ,n bmat,011 ot d,seournged but'h~,cl wo&iug K-ansas,C,ty The c.1t'/s1ts sstnde the Mrnsollr1b.ordel' ;a,,d has• high crun<.' ,ate as we.U-as a
h-rm iam Jies (sull d,nuntshu,g) ~nd lots oib1g ~1ty conupt1on. Th,s co1nb1nl\t!on hM thre'ilt of• dtrect uude-.u stture on the nucl~r m·; u,uhlctuuug ptaut m the c,ty TJ11s t.uget
.m~de tor-" b.ad !1isto,y of explo,tatlo.n oi the poor fllrmers b eing 1n~n1puhted by polh,- ,s o n the lv1,ssoun s1d~ so ~elect 'ii westeru locat1011 Overknd P• ck :>nd O lathe ,11<" the be.,t
.;,ans to vote fo1 populist ailcl Democrntic sttbs1dy scht:mes duu111g theDeptession But of !he suburban .;1e~s, although you have to de~ I w,tl1 ~ t..11 amotu1t of bad ntlfac if you
1he reLg,ous roo ts of most farm i.11111ltes h~ve Allowed Kansans to imally iorge a co11se1vn- commute u,to the city 'Be sure and d\ack ti tit the !.ugl, Cllme ,n aps fo, KC lit nttghbot·
tive ma1o nty ,n tl1f state Ka,~s~s lu.s not elected a D emo.t'!rat to the US Sen9te Sul~ 1he 'buodscoutc-oll'l~"lhey m 1ght surpnse '/ou
1931 dec.ttll>11
Wiclutti Svy to !he no,th ~ud west of the city lo fu,d s~fety ~nd low crnne- ~r¢as The
Cot'l'.up11011 that 1s ende,n 1c to a large metro-pohs 11ever goes !WAY completely .!Can~as Cny southe~st ar~ sho,,ld be ·• vo ided b et:lltlse of MeC011nelJ AFB
h~s been the e!1p1tol o[st~te CQrtuptiou ever since the years ot T om Pendergast and h,s
polit,cll lllJle h,ne budt itself up ~round the "Good or Boy' network th~t liur.ed police Topeb , Aside ftoln tlte fuct that ,t 1s lo~ted 011 a m-a101 freeway. fhe1<" at<" a lot of rural
:ind ~llt,c,an~ together Ill immot~I btLSiness~ Even tho ugh a m:\jor ten>r m. took. p lace su6urb~o , u ~ 11ottl1 ~nd south tlIBt :,\Le-very mce 'iY/e .\lso l,h the nvet v,,1ley tr.m,ns Q~t
m tl1e 40s, the machme 1ust went farther underg1:ow1d Corruption, g.unbling, vice ~nd aud west oi the c,ty (G1antvJ.le ,n,d Stiver Lake) 'G 1antv,l1e ,s JtLS! ,pest of the B,ll,a.ril
luckb~ck! are ~II still there, 1ust more hidden There were 46 ~11blic corrupt1011 couvic11cns comm urnty illpt n1c
last ye.st Mnsas also h:is proble,ns w,th a corrupt and ,rrogant Department of Hu1n ~u
Serv,ces ,c s~e wcirk.<!r~ h~ve lo ng had absolute un mu111ty from negligent ~ud ::tHll111al
behavior, wh1d1 hgs produr.ed 110 shortsge oi family custody horror storie~ Retreat Areas

Oil a11d water are both ,01po n:311t natura l tesourees ill KansM It ranks 8th 11, od and Rur~l lutl country; You c •u fi11d good tol111g lull fanu c.o ur1t1y no1th::111d south of IG,nsas,
natursl gas:rroduc,tion, but the oil lS ckcluwig t-Jtptdly. \Y/_i1te.1 1rr1~110111s nteess~ry ,n City Th..- farthei· you are tro1n IJ te city the gteatet the safety, but ron, atltu ~ ~ ,:om prom 1>e
We$tem parb of the ~tate (KS was one o f the dust bowl st~tes) The,e 1s som e ~ec~s :o parts 11, necessary £or sc<:ess !o work and shopping. We like the ro1Lng'hJI 1oou1tlte,; west of St
ofrhe Og.i llala ~qu1fer but 1,o th,11g compared to Nebra.sks K·ins-as has the l:ako tl!' ~qutfer J oseph,.hi[O They !wve 'a low popt1h,t1011 deus1ty _,nd no rn a11,r roads ,nttude 111to tins
which 1s bemg depleted fustet than ,t ca11 be replenished each y~r The salt bed. and brine- area The same <.'lln be srud cif the SE <Orner of K_o nsas .;iourld thei towus oi Independence,
oont~mmg ~qwfers that are neat the. surfo~ m mur.11 of e.-ntral Kiu1sas c-ause wells H\ tho, e Twye.r and Parsons
:\f.ea.s to lrnve a Sillty t>1~te Conu1tent furm water .,,,n be had alo ng the varto~ rivet~ aru:l
mo.st plAces With well w:\tet Western f:a11sas. The pts1ne land he re creates ruo1e w,Je open spsces th•n 1tl east K.ru1sss
but 11 s towet m popul~tron drus1ty. ll yol:lo.11 find good well wstet. and •silly f.t •way from
Severa l lal'ge a11crnft corporn t1011s b~ve m111t1fatn1r.111g fac1ilt1e¾ in ~/id11ta s 11d K,n~as ·m~101 lugw;.v-.,ys, rued,um te1m seeuntj' .\nd self-sufficlency >reposs,hle Be aware tl,~t tllis
City, UL addttion to ~eral m il1t~ry ~onrractors Jil<..tc Raytheon a11d the K~tl~M Ctry l\lucltar !'I r~~ w,l! likely be downwind of C olor~di,'5 !lude,u t11tets, so prep~re ~ sheltet syst~m fo1
Pl~nt (on u1r M,ssoun si~ of the city). tocn:;,dos and &.ltout

Threats u1. th,s state Me prl!lla1ily from tornados 111d uultt~ry target~. Mudeat tlueats ace
few but ~,gntftc~nt. McC:01u,dl t>FB in the SE :::or11a of W ,clut~ and the ut1r.lear JU Anui~c-
turllig-plant 1nK<1nsas City Aclditionally, a new sec:urtty eampus oithtN~uon~ I Nude:1r
 Regional and State Ratfngs

KENTUCKY *** . . :
Summary Facts and Ratings

Hunud subtt•op1cal climate hot ~umn1ea •n d Qold w 11.1t= KY 1wei;ages 9 tonladi,s p et v~1-
Pop1ililt1011 DenSJty Moderat ely !:ugh. ! hll pp!/ sg.rru (22nd t,ru u; u1 tl1e n at:tou) Black 7 9°/o, l'li~paruo 1. ?•/•, mtXed l 13/o, ~an 1 1°/o
Cost of LtV111g'lndex S9 8 (Avetnge •~ 105) tan ked ;-eeond least ,expeu.s,ve etllte
Pnv,\tc:-.L,ind Avg1lab1tity- Good Only 3. 5¼ of the !ru1d ,, sr~te or fede1,ally owned
flu1ldiug P e:m:urs 1leqt.11ted everywh~t for mostn= co,ahucb on au d renovation~. Ho-,,ev er, smruler 1u01l counnes h~e more rd ~d,reqwrement;
B ~semeitt co1Htl'l,hltlon 1s 1e~s1ble, but roe.it byer~ tu1der the soil m~ke 1t e:<p e1a,ve Ut n1u;:h of the n~te,
L'll1d :md U tlx,n Plarlrung KY h~• a state plru11llllg hlw , b t1~110 sancn on s a or 1- neei1tives fo r coun n es t o ,co,n p ly Ab ottt !/5 of counties don',t h ~v e ,a ,001n p rehens1,ve p lan.
fl'oocl P r!!>duetlon. Good with n gt"OWlng s e9son of 150-210' cfayt en the plru.ru, 30 days less in the 1now1t.lll1t R!lln f,11 .rvernges ab out
48 utches p et year, Rich sod ut ,nost- ptsces 111d good gatdcnu1g but rocky ill ar= llkc themounta.111
H ealth Envttlllrun.ent Sw:f~ce witer pollutio11 t.S 'lbout average, and ground water uiny fto1n conuneroal f.auns cs OK 99¾ of pe.op le's water!,S .fluon dated---<IU cittes
Ti,gffic 'I'rarn~ p.roblein& u1 .Lo1uS'v1lle. but 11ot i:111e of tl1e 75 worst t1afii.c c,tl~s Leongton.dlso has niitfie b ecause 1t wa~ designed as ,i qu:unt S<!lt1then1
town , n ot" bu;y touast ,;ei1tei: T ra lfi_c can b e s(ow,n ear r-aCtUg tracks and .other totl:n5t desttnanou~ l~o red light ot sp ~cd caine.ra, JU KY
PohtiC'$. K e11tud:;uu.u are m ostly very co,ue,vattvc:- and ,eligiou,, but Ui1hl .2010 the 1t,;1te w~, evenly sp ht betw= Dcmocrtts
,indRepub hc~ns, A 1na1or coJHervahve shift u1 2010 elected a staunch conservRtlV~hbertaoan fo, US ~engte, Prote.cting
¥_ ntucky s mls:sive co9l1nclustry h as ~ays been~ powerful issue, De,n 57 5~/., Rep 30 0°/o , Incl/3rd pgrty 6.'5•/4
0

f ,verage R-21tked 25 !'ughest WttlT ii tx.: b urden of 9 Wi of 1n con1e. It !tas ..:verage 1nco1ne ~
rutd ~hghtly ll!gller ptopetty taxes (32n din 11nbtin), 1?i11t i 6% iales m.«
Con1,1p'oon, !i1gh,
C urrte. ~e low·avepige Vio lent' cnm e 298/ i OOK._pt"Ope1~ t1u1Je 2o6S/ 100K Cn,n e u1 L o~usville ts doub le
the st'1itic average- C:t!ll1l' lll Le-..ru1gtoa is very- low eompa.red to. ~urulat ~tl!ed' ab<et
P=on~I Llbeay,• F m11 R.•tec! 2 our of 5
;3wiL,b eay· Good l-l o p etml t to purchase ilre:.nns "$h ,ll 1ssue'' st'!lte to, concealedpemuts Open cat ty state, even 111 a car
Altell"!anve Medicme. 1-11ti.tr91 tiealth ,pt'!lctitione.r, arc free tc J?l'!lal<.'e, butL~y 1'1'11dJ11fety i1 proh!btt«I, whieh ,s.) t>ad s,gn of mecllci.l ck,cto1 control in tbeleg;shJture
H on1e S~o0Lt1g L ow .regulatton State tequ,te~ parent~! noh6cat:ion only
Ivt litai_y 1brget,; FortT{nox, 1$m,le,s SW ofLouuwtle Annortclioo~ ht111fa11ny, bulliott depof1t:(w1tl1 no
aucbtuo 011e knows 1f tl'1ffe's 11ny goldu1the depoSJtory)·, ,eco11cLuy target
Foi-t Campbell, SW on the :r'N'b order. Acrrry .. rbou1e -.chool, reserve-av1aho11 fighters, $et:ondary ta,:g_et
Blti~ Grass Anny Depot, l\dac 'Ru:hinon d Con ventio114l ,,ad .chenuCAf weapons storage. s eeon dary target.
Louisville Airpo1-r. ANG C-130 :t:-{ot -l target
I' ;idt1.c al> Plant, on O ht o River, Ura111urn ::nndmlenrplrutt (expetted to be replace.cl by centn-
fu_g~ p Ullltl 41 Po itsroout!r an d Ptkcton, Ol~o 9r0Lu1ct 2,U 10); p!'lm at,' t~get
202 Strategic Relocation

Notes

Ke1ttuaky 1, known for 3 mAJot ptodue:t, . H orse-', co~ I ~l\~f bourbon Lexington ,s the city Ther~ ~u-e many upscale attd lovely commun111es 111s1de the beltways. but the utSk_of nt>t
tJ1at b«st e-..<emrltfies the.fine-;outlten1 country lifestyle of !lus s~te l t 1s the ce11te, of horse beuig ~ble to. get out mct~-~SC.!i. 1£ you do loc~te ms1de e..thct beltwgy, be sure and s,ope out
countrt w..d ni ud1 0£ the bou1bou v,hISk-.-y mdustq ,1s well The nnns .;;,e heautrfully kep t lU1deip~sses 0. 1 C!vetp:a.ss~ th&t do uot have • fteew~y c:<11 ,n orclet to h11ve ·a better dianc,·
and some.tunes pal.taal. T here .ire stall lots of &.1111.lr f$tws m western_ KeJttud:y ,;,here the 1/J t unimp~ded tTosstng 1111 cr1~
flattest grou11d lies-.
Lex u,gt.o n 1s II saitc town during 11on nal t 1111 es, but could .still becom e patucky tn • c us ,s
r~entudy 11 ~ st~te lll Lldl like Tennessee wtth good retre;it geogr9phy ,ind terrn1n, but with of 1,Q public services, so ,t pays to loc.;.te ,oi~ the pen l' h<."ty of:levelopmenl Th e·oth~ t
no ne of the bentrtts of low t,:ixes It Also has the dl.slld\r.intage ofbe,ng toe. elo1e to the p1obleU1 ,s 1-75 which blocks easy 1!cce.S$ to the wo1.mt1'll1S Ifyl!>u b.-,~ A mollut~111 1etre11t
Eastern popt1htio n ~nters. Corrll{'tion level is nbout the same as other southern s.t~tes to the east, we wo.uld suggest il!>ear.u.,g on tlll!t side of 1-75 a11d south of 1-64 hl"lldu1g 111to
(very high). b ut cnme i.s low West V11g11uii. The tllwus of iY/ii,d1ester and Mt .S.1etlillg ln't ,d~I for u e 111g faic ly close to
Le.i1ugto11 but ,ate also very dose to th~ mt>tu, t1'u1s.
The,-., were»011ly 8' pub lic .:orruptlo11 eouv,et,ons l>\st ye;1 1, wh1c:h attests to the Good of
Boy's ability to cover up nusdeeds SLx couuty offic 1Rls wer::c suestecl for d'\J\ng,ngde~tronle Bowlutg Gr.een 1s ~ 1111,e city 111 the n11dst of the ~5rieultur,al belt and 1s a great s1u~U ,c1ty
vot::cs and tesdilng other ~1ec11011 oflioers to do th~ s-.ime tl'IJng A C,rctur.Coutt iudge nnc! wnh fuendly p~ple ~nd law cnme. !tJS si.u:rounded with <:otmtry t'9tnl~ and lll.~uv p~te:hes
.i 5tipel'l1\te11dant of Sdtools were a eorurolltug p~rt of the process. Th~n there WM the ,ot fotest .u,d tl ees Wlulegmu:ig t1apped 111s1de a sm~ll town duungs.ocll! I w1rest 1s no t
Bluegr~ss Co11Spt1'!\cy Ill the 70s lnd 80s :ibout coti:up1:1on ,n the Lex mg ron.pohce de- probttblc, Bov,h11g G reen ,s "111n otu1ded by f1eevJ>1ys ~nd sm•ll ttvets wh,ch present IGI.!. o f
p,utment~ rg~n1zed ~11n1e., drug ruuwng,. corrupt cops Thete k.mds or.act101is ~te more trnp zones ltlld few ro1ds over the 11ve.rs. Map out sl"Ven1I route, out of the cny th.M m~tdl.
~~t~ft1lly covel'ed up 110w, bur still therl!- your re.treat clttec!Jou ,

Co<1l production LS in only concentrated 1n ali of the eastern motu1t~ u1 co un ties. T he Retreat .Areas
follow1ng w-estenl counties surrounding M:ad1sonviile slso h~ve large c(r.)l <lepo,s;ts Bt1tler,
Chr,.stmn, Crittenden, IAvtess, H enderson, Hop k..ns, Jv[cl,e.qn , Muhlenberg, Ohio, Rur.~I farmland: Rural.hu:m retre.ats. are not as S<1fe ,is be,ug 111 the hill ~ou1111y, b L1t ,f yo~,
U.lllol\ \)1/ebster You c~n ofteo ge.t che\p IR11d 111 these cdt.11.\ttes bec:au.se '111 the mineral fo llow our gu,dellnes 9b.out l(X::\tutg for pnvacj they c.ui he olmos t .is good The sec1et
tights have b eensold off. Sometun es, ths r <!~n mean s1g111£ic~nt d1Drt1p tion to your h nd, 1s 111alung·sur~ you cave no t ne,11 a 111~jor refugee pllth (usually t1~ve!tng down secondary
S'-1 we 1ecom.m end loc,1t111g ,n non to~l P1>1.1utte.s fur fotm s 'The be.st retr<:<1ts s,te:;., however, roods) Keuiucky lhls il1e advant,;ge-ofnuge swa ths offo,est~d land QUt 111 !he 111,ltn fat111
~ce all toUJ'ld 111 e~stcm Kentucl:y. 0 11~ must ,rtill bt: ,..,rcrul buy111g l~nd, especially if it his i<tC!1s of the st~te. If yo u look oo the s~telht~ view of a11y u11erner map site, you can see
been re, h 1m eel ?. veL'Y b road swath of forest 1.aa,1slArt ing just south of Lou,sv,lle ond meandenng b!!C:k
~nd forth, east ~nd westoif 1-65 011 ,ts wny south to 'Bowling Greett \Ylhen you ruicl farm
l~nd b:1cked up to these. forested ate4s, you get both farm self-suffic,ency *hd foretted
Strategies for Populated Livi'ng Areas retreat _pnV11cy

Louisville 1~ !! !)1?!C-~I O hio Rtver tow!\ with the full r~nge oflugh n~e o ffice towers.11nd .E:\Stern Kentucly Mow1~u1s. T h,s d ~11 eogl country, but the reg101\ as highly cleptes:sei!I fi-
tll!l down old sec tio11~. This city !hlt h,gher-thl\n-~vergge r~tes of c:Jfdiovascular.dlte~~e, J1an~1~lly .11 co1l h?.S been ~tmngled by e11v1tonm ent1l 1egufauon, , The iort_statlon 1s he:.>vy
d1tb e1es, ~sthm,;. " nd obes ity. Blue collar 'v'/lat~ an.d Afr,c~n Amenc~nsare·part1cttl~F- ,1nd the ens.tern cow\t1e,s have hundred, of small, mo~ ly dyi1,g, towns. The down. Stc.e ,s th~r
lyprol1e to th~e p rob lems Poor.qu~lityw"ter and ~1r, plus ehem ic:d pollutiol\ 9te also newcomers to the:.>re2. ~re looked upon wtth some susp,e1011, Why would *1ryone w~nt ro
ende111,c hete Lowsville ts 1lso the Ce.Ate! of corruption 111 thest~ te co me tog p lace wh~te there. ar~ f~w 1obsl There IS lots of pnv~te l~nd w:11lnble with m~ny
w~ ter courses i'ou hnve•to be c;ir~ful of pollution£rom m.,11mg ·~~well ~ t he. uncertMn!les
Louisville ~1cks up ~ga mst rheOh10 R.ver en rhe north ~t\d west, wlud1 only hat 3 bridge$ of. not ownme the m1ner~I nghts unde1 your prcperry
cross·mg to l 11d18n!!--a formid~ble b11rr1er to tr"'vtl or retJe"'t 111 a cr1s1s There are two
beltways around thenon-rive.t-,,dc of the cny, 264 ~ 1\d 265 I11 A sittu1t1011 ot soc,AI unrest,
you do n'lwal\t to get tr~pped mside ~ ·se.1 of hum~n1ty, so locate outside the265 beltw~y.
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LOUI SIANA ~ " _ /\
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Summary Facts and Ratings

Chmnt ~ Lo uisran~ 1~ the rnost hJ.untd of the ~ub trQp,<:~.1 ar"'1s 1£ the south-a::ent,al U$. It h r. long. hot ~t11ni11et i and shoi:t,.iruldw111tet, H e:\t ;u1d hturu cli L-y
produo:e Ireguent fhuni:le~tuons m tl'tf sun'lnler, on 4vre;;ge ()0 days of titU11<:lea.to11n, each ye~t :On 1ver,;;ge 27 to tn"'1clc>s occur here E'.lc':l>. I'~'
Populnu on Density' 11/fuderately lugh 1(:)J ppl/ sy rru lf (24th r,u~klu,g 111 the t1~1:to11) Bbck 32%, Hispatuc 3 6°/4, As-ian 1.5½. mtXed l. 19/o
Cost of L1v1ngindex-. Below average SISS (!wer"ge ,s 165)~1cl rs.mked20th leastexpenSJve.
PnvgteLanci Avail~b,l!ty; Gootl Oi1ly 7 i\¾ of the land ,s state or fecter2lly owned
Building Permits R<9tured fo{ :u1y new oonstiuctlo11 Jnd ~1gruf,tat1t nuovnttons o r <lemollt!on. Approxun2tdy
O!l ly ha!i the shlte tllf'l )U1ve ba.ernentt due to h,_gh wate1· ~l>le

L,1nd and Urb,ii1 Plruuung. L ou ts1 ana ,d oes not h~V!:"" cent rahzed-sbtte plaruuug <1ge1cy h dde.5t1tes the ,iuthonty to plan ruid.zone state 5rowth to , lltlfhue~ of st:4te sgen11:>es
!'food Production: Very gooclwidl a gtOWU1g se:1son of 240-270 chys. Ther~ it~ lugher,modence of blight.. ,n_old and tnseets rypicil e>f vr:am1
c!iinates. Rrunfall aye.rages pl>out65 mches per year. Rich soil for good gardening but soinehrnes too \Vet
Health E11viro11md1t Lotwru1a g1-ounci w~ter pollut1on 1s one of thewot~t ut the nat1011, ch1e to ft~vy s,hJp.Ptng and cl1ett110ll iai:tc5t1 es ,llong the
Mtss1ss1pp, se;;rvray G nly s.t rauns up notch ,ue derul 45°/~ of the f!Opub1:to11'~ w~ter ts fb.10.ndated (ms1or i:mes)
TL'llriic He.1vy traffic [)toblens-,n.N~ O rle.'1!1s along 1-10 1#27 of 75 bad traffic ones). LA doeS us e @d Ught ru1d speed cameras.
Po lltte:i Despit e cl1ron1c co nuphon locally, Loutsuna folk ar1e ft<J dy con seivabve (60/ 41J conservabve/hbei:al .split even though Democrnbc
registrations ouh\tunber RepubJicgns by 2:1). Repub hc-an s ::wept 11101t ofiice; In JO 10 Don 55 4¾, Rep 24¾, Ind/J rd p arty 21¾
L ow # 44 out -.,150 m luglt blxes, w,th .m 2veroget'c,x butden of 8 4°/• of m..:ome Income
t jl)( up to G'/4, p lt1s a 4"/4 s~le t:n out propeity taxes..~re lowest t11 US.

Ccnu ptlon Very higll I.--0ui;1ru13 h as a chron,c repuhtb on of bemgthe ,nost Ga1n1pt mte m the union ,
from 1ucfges 011 down to poliee !ll'ld even Congt-es.s1on~l1'olit11.:ms
High Vto.lent come 664 4/ l<JOK, p to}?,e .ty c.ru.ne mte 1s. 3S44/ ltJ!lK O...une r·ate m New O rleans 1s only
3/4 the ~tate ,ven;ge, but rl1:1t' s bec,1use l ~ew O dean s' poh~ fudge the numl>ets
P,erfotial L 1be1ty: Low- .1 out of S n,tu1g.
Gun L!bffty· G ,;iod 1'10 p ertl'llt to pu1'dlasefi1"'l1'm~s "~hlll usu;:" state fo r conceaaled lrnndgun perrruts. Open C'1t1,' rpeudly ~t~~
Alteu1at1v.e Me&one. N.;niral health pr.acbt1t111en ~ fr~e te pnu:oce, L,:,.y n11dw1£ery tn the ttl!te is legal md regulated
Hir,ne Sch ooling. 1!t:1der~te regulaaon. State t eqwre.s p~rents to sen d ftot1fic:it1011, test scote$, !111d/01 ptof<!ssion,\l ev~luaaoti ~i rtudmt pto_greu
Mih truy Tacg:ets Foµ: Folk, 7 mi. south o f LeesVi Ue Army trainmg cen t ei;; n ot" t~rget.
Lot1isia11~ O rdutance Ptant.,Mnden Convenbon~l tno 1t11n ::1nd ·1rtihe1y 111~1n1tton~ mru1t1factUlll,g. seconth,y t/!rget:.
C.mip Be,iu regard , NE o f A.lex-an<ln~ NG trrunu1g facihty- not a tmget.
New OJ:lean~ Naval.AtrSt;anon, Jo,nt reterve ba,e Manne Co L'PS F-18 and ANG. seco,1ct,,.ry t2~r.
Barksdale AF.6 , E of Shrevepc-tt. ll-5l srutegic bo1nbe1"S', prim,iry target
l •lt.1d~r Power Plants River B end l~uclear PowerPlllnl; St. Fmn <;1sville, 1 1eatto1
W~terfotd N\iclear :Power P l!!!1t, Wl:$t: of New O detu1S. B eggn op eration JU. 198 S, 1 re<\ctor
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Notes

New Otle.ii,s Rnd southern tou,s1a11n are quite distinct- from the centraL~nd northwestern of fhe M1sstss1ppi with close ?.ccess to h'WY 90 leP.d1ng further west to uafoyette There are
are1>s. l\1or Q.nly 1s New O.dea11s the ~-t~dle ,of ctime here, 1t (~lo11g with BatoJt Rouge) ,s some se<ondary ro~ds roughly parallelmg 1-10, but they all lead to the ;Baton Ro u_ge ,;ire.<1
Lhe bo me of in any chem1c!\I comp;i!'ltes These two c1t1es ~re constai-,tly fitc1ng the r1sk.s wluch ts bound to be ·.another tr~p zone The b ig probfem over~ ll 111 dcvl$1Jlg e:-tt route-s
of po lh.11ion "nd the f1Ltthe1 thre-11 t of cle,ifh s hould .,i ll\AjCll g[rnck foll on those rtver and out of the New Otle-.1ns ~fe~ is thRI Vt(tually all the toads cross b~yol.lll ~nd SWSJ!lps with no
mdustr,al ~1·eas. Worse, there ~re ve1-y few escApe routes out of New Orleat~s, ·Js everyone possib,hty of gett11,g: off the ro~d >'Ind four-wheeling 1t lto~u1d trllffic falI! 1 Once 011 these
fot1nd out durmg H 11t!~Clne K~h.Jl!S lt 1s e~$y to g~t trnpped between Lake Pontchartraut roads, yotfre ~1uck.
l" lld the eJty w hen everyone ,s try,ng to get out ?. t the ,i1me tim e At tha t u1ne oorn1p-
hon, looting (even by police) PJ1d martl?.l lnw m~oe lltie the o.ld ~dage '_l\jowhere to run, Ba\011 Rouge o//hile b et,et th?.11 New Orlean~. you strll have the lv!1sS1ss1pp1 u ver«nd
,nowhere t<> lude." 1'here are more than 100 petro,chem ,rnl l';\cilibes located ilong, the va1~ous freewAy trnp zones to deal with A i usW1 l, pick the area of rhe city thl\t gives you
l\1!1ss1sstpp 1 ,River between BRton Rouge and New Orleins. E: ve11 p~rt :,f New Oileans w~s t1J11mpeded 11ccess tQ yo\.ll retreat d ,tectto n. I f north. loc;ite on th~ penphery of B~ton
built on ~ tox1~ landfill fvieth labs :1lsi, abound in the ghettos of this area and hgve m11d1: Roug.e between l -1211!ld I-110 lf you w~nt to ~it west to Texas, locMc on the Por1 Allen
1nro~ds 11\ts the rural ,:ueas s ,de of the !!Ver but dose to Hwy 190, you1· b-e5t route out f,:, the Opelousas are.a, Be sure
to map our croS;31ngs of 1-49 where there aue no fteeway ::-.<µ:s
1//e fµnhe1 downgraded our r~t111g beo.atise of ma1or torrupt1on JJ1 state *nd local >lffuus
Its mostly petty greedancl power but there 1s no gr~:.tere-Aample !fl the 1,JS of the Good ol' Smaller Co~st:il Cmes- 'v//e p refer Lafayette to LR~ Charle, beauise 1\ h?.s !ll I.V!h fewer 1t'aps
'Boy 11etwo1k. T heir ~b1hty to a,) ver up ~!most 11ll com1pho111s see.n u1the t:'.\c'.t that there zones Lake Chl\ rles ,s ,t1nounded by nveo w,th very few exu~ Li f~yette ,s fo ,ily wui\e
were 01'!1y 4 conv1~hons fo1 pubhc oorrupllon last yeP.1 am,d hundreds of potenti~l ~ses op en, Pick .1.spot north c,f the l -10 freewiry
Congressman \Y/llhAm Jefferson was sentenced to,13 years 111 pnron for takuig·muhons u1
CA$h bJJbes; Loui$J*llA police, state and looil Ate n.otQt1ous fut !l! .1!':111g tr·.1ffic stops loo.ktug Shrev~po:t Bl}~use of the military ba~s on the e~st Side of the c1ty, the s~fest 11reas. .ice to
for revenue. /-, h!gh 11.tlinber of compla111ts were filed ~fter I-Turut:111e Katrina of police !he west 111 Te'.(M ·W e 1·ecomme_nd loci\bons 0~1ts1de the 220 beltway a11d 111 the southwe.st
~b use of ?.tttbonty, rough tre.!llln.ent ~nd t'ACes.1ve f~ce }1ew Orleans cops st-e. very co1·n1p t sectocbetween 1-49 and 1-20 Th~t gives you sever.~) rqutes tow3rd Carthage, T-e."C~s The
:,111d <>£ten 111ei>t :nortfawe~t sector 01.11s1de 220 ts -also si,fe Erom the m1!tt.t ry ihreats, but t!tere ·Are~ lot m,ou:
1ttre,s, l1ake$ ,,nd wMet lt7tps that could luu II your retre<1t It 1ie, bowever. the best are" if yolll
The p11me mdlt~ry ts cgets Are the c:hemu:·J l plants (h!1111ng the .re.a !1\IO ,111 instilnt d~th retreat ts 111 the 02>'1.ks ofA1lrnusas, v,a Hwy 71
,zone) ;;nd BarksdRle AFB, horn e of ruany oi the rem.1u11ng B-!ii bcmbers, itw:l~r wenpens.
the SthA,r Fo rce qudone fighter w111g l t ,s 1ust e~ ~t o£Shre:vepor\ ~11dsouth ofI-~O Retreat Areas
Ruud faun l~nd. There are m:o.rg1t1af fat111 1et1e~ts located ~bove the E-W Hwy 190 (sevetJI
Strategies for Populated Living Areas llliles north and soruewhs, p~rallel t!!l Hwy 1-1/J) Tlus-g1ves yoll so.111e d1.sta 11ce £,om the
lar&et :~1t1~ slong f-10 The.r.e i1e sev~ral st-tcte snd nanoual forests ~10,111d Al.:c,ndt\ll u, the
N ew Orleans •O ur fint ~dv1ee ,$ to no t ,etlle 111 tlu, ::ity. penoo Thi! ~1ty rtV?,ls MRnh~tl9.ll ,ceute.1 of rhe st:ate thar have sn1·all rural Hiwns ~tound 1hem Tlu!~s where to slsrt There is
1n tlil\t it ,s ue.arly surroundea bywgtec rrnps. 'v//01-se, the,e Ate fe'W ro\ttes out di the arei no ~t1a teg1r:tlly dere11s1v<> hill cou11n-y ,since the lughest hill 1s only 500 fl lugl1 Do11't f01.ge1
except on f1eew~~ ind ~useways, wluch ~re cerfa1n to be 1smmed m ,, m~-1or cr1,11 or ,hut the ht1ruc~ne-and floodu1g tht~tu1 thesQUth
clown by autho nttes Some tty to avotd the crush oi New O rleans by living aro tuicl the
tto rth shore o f Lake 1?01ttc.hartra1.n, bt,t the to m mute utto the ei.ty over 1-IO or the L~f:e Tit~ 0the1 s!tghtly S'~fer are.1 i~ u, tl1e t1orth near the A,k~1.1sis herder ~bove 1-2Q Stay at
PQn tchsrtrn ,n C·~usew~y ,s a nsky sr-hcme_ The north , hore comJn uru ttes of M,, ndeville te~st ~ miles away n:01n tlte freeway ~11d also !lway from N -S secondary ro~ds ce.edu1g to
!lnd Covington Springs, or Slidell ~nd Pe~d R.tveecan give you better andqtHcker and f10111 1-20 Thi-s, coupled w1th ~ loc~ t,011 sluelded by tcres-and sm~ll fo rests, ~ves yoM
escnpes t-0 the north, b\it not 1f you ~re tr~pped 1n the city when., s\1clde:n cns,s hippens tht !ugliest probabil1ty of ma11ua111111g your priv~oy Eront ro~m11-ig 1efugees Ke~p m mmd.
\Y/e wcntld 011ly recommend Hus tf you don't h2ve to co mmute e~d, day, Q I If you lrnve no how~ver, tha t this won't ensute long.--tenn safety"' a11 area with tlus much f'l?lpl:ll:1ho-n
other d101te Ifs better thRn ltvu1g ,11 the tr~p ione full ume_ We beltt:V< tlrnt ~ slightly less de.nsity Evet\11:l,\lly, you will h~vie to d.eiend yourseltaglt1\St po,nt thr~ts fro m spec,fv=
risky alternative ,s to ltve 111 the SW ,~,burbs like Willowda le J:hst put you on the west side gioi,ps ,of mob,le m~r-sudere
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Summary Facts and Ratings

Chin~te· Hunud c.oMtg[ ~hmatc Summer~ are,noderntelyJ1or 211dhllmtdwith lots of ,ntects Wu1ters- ateccld, down ttJ -30 1111d-4!1
d egrees with deep snow IYhnt~ 011 tne o.ooir,s moderated by the ocean 1U1cl 1s- crunpaL11b1e to upstate New York
Populabon O ens-,ty B.e iow ave1,age. 4~ 7 pp!/ sq !1"1.de (rru\ked 40clt Ill the 11gt1011) Hisprull~ 1 4¾ , Bbek: L2°/o, An1111 1°/o, 1no:ed 1..iV/4
Cost ot L1vu1glnclex-. Mode.rat'f' 115 (.;ivemge ,s 105) makes tlus the- Bth most ~erurve st~te
L ,111d Ownenhlp Very good, only 5 i 9/o of the lanlil is .~~e ::ir cede[\jlly !!N/ned
Ih.ulchng 'Pem:ub Requrred for ,ill·new constn1cbon. Basema\t,; .n'e'nCtt uncom,non.
L:md U~e ,ind LJ rb>111 P~mnrn,g. High ly regul;\tory land use pLC111tn:11g The st!lte p!ru,s and 2011es- all L11UJ1cotpori1ted areas The Mrune Lan cl Use Re_gulabon
Comrruwon p Lm~, :io11es ru1d .,pproves all developments 111 thew1orgru11ted and de-01:g.uuzed ,u-eas of the state.
Ei'ood Pcotlucbon, 1'he- ,oil 1i:c ve1y rocky, ~ct die and !lot p aLtlcub.rly· fertJ.1e ~cept £01 bluebemes. A1oostook: County u known lot
pot!ltoes Growmg season LS u.rly ~hort, ~(). 12.0 clJys. R.'llnfall l'lver,;iget ~bour 47 inches per ye;u.
ffe~ltll E1~v..r041n1ent:: One of the h1"'lth1est ~utes for ,urface water c:leanhnesi , Very httlic air polliibon 743/, of publi1; dt1nk111gwatei is fluond'lted
Tt'<1iti.c: l<lo ,na1ot trnffic in1.,blems ME does not ~1,e ~et\ light 3nd1peed c'1!ller'~~
Polihc,r I11depmdent voter~ outtttlnilie! bolh ml'!JO! polib i:,J l p~wer, buc they 1n01t co11rutent
ly vote fo1r left/hbernl causes. Dan 3'1°/~, Rep 28 7¾, la d/3rd party 40¾
High.. 011eof the highest st2tc and local tax bucdens-rf$Jper.its p11vu1-g 10~/o of then lf\con1ete tll~ scate alo11e
!t1con1e tttis u.5-~.SS¾, property t.<lltes art" runoqgthe n atton's lngbestandsales tmc 1s 53/~.
Co,ruptton. Hi.gh. but about- 9V~ra.ge for -,,U st11tes Th.ere 1s n !bt •o.f po)ltu:al con1.1pt1on 111 Mru.n e-
C L1me· Modeut,:J:y ICJIIT 'Violent comt' 118/lOOK, property cnrttt' 2.,428/ lOOK.
Pertonal Liberty Low 2 ,,ut or 5 l"!lbni
Gun 1"1berty· Good N<l peomt to purch~sc tireanns. "Shall is~ue" st.ate for -.:once~led we,,po11 penruts. Open c:irry fuendfy ~tate
,\lce111abv.e 1lc--dtc111e. N-llf:ut.u health ptacbtJ ouets tree to pl'.'lcttce 1',1aturop~tlu.c Pl'tym ,.ms c :m L',~ licm,ed 'I'he pr:,ctt~ ot by nu clwirery u legal' ..nd unregubt:ed
Home Sci100Jing; Must regitn;rw1th the st~te S't ate reqrnre; pru~11ls, to ;end nonficaa.on teat scor~ :J11d/a r [llr<i tess1unRI evalu~tron or studei1t progress
.tvti!itary targets. Baugot· Airport. ANG Ail' rduehng; second!ll)' tatget
P orb-mouth Naval Ship y:trd, Ren1ode) and reprui:- of C."V}' .;!11ps, ~co11duy target
Bn wswi ck N aval .Au-Station. Closing 111 20l'l, l1ot " tairget
US N11val Radio Station, Cutlet Very Low Frequei,c::y trans.nJJtte:.r £01 .stllllmw,e con11nwu~c.n p ru11:uy l'.l.!get.
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Notes Strategies for Populated Living Areas

The best thuig MJ1.1ne has g.omg for ,t ts its hackwoocls countiy sedus,01,, oon~1deru1g it ts Portbnd 1s Mrune's latgest city and ,s 1ust big enough to be• sol:lrce of soc,ial Unrest tf
the most helvtly forestedit,te m the nll.tion llJntQttun8tely. you p~y11 price fo r th,s qu.~hty se!Vlces are cut off. Strat~gtc threats will come up the-1-95 cor11clo1 {tom Boston, so 1l rs
111 mosqu1toesand ,tuectt du11ng the sum me! ~nd with the co ld u1 winter. 131ad: Flies· are s;i_fe r to be outs1de·the295/ll5 beltw,iy Falmoi,th co the 11cglh ts bettq yet, because Jt puts
~ lot like g,.n~ts. but they come tl1 thick_ swac,ns 2nd theu htles Cll.n dr~w blood You wo1i't the t ,ty , f Portbnd to. your south to !lbsorb the refug"'~s
e1110y being ourdoots when they are tluck 110 m~ttec wl.ult you do Tlir fotesls of Mame
~ls<> took« l!l aJOt h ,t dut111g the tee stouus of 1998 ~nd 2008 tvfame ~lso hll.s more tluu, B8ngor ;s p1efened oveL Portlll.nd a11d ,s the g!lteway to the Mame h111terfancl. You c-an
'3,000 miles of co:!st !me safely ioeate ~nywhere ,round fh11r ctty , .s loug as you stay de~r of the ftenvay As ~lwsr-,.
the outskirt~ of town are'bett~ th~n w,~de.111 case yo,, liaVe to tl!91lcUVt1
As '.\ state goveniment, Mame has been begging fot 8cceptan~ from the est>~bw l'tmcnt :u,d
domg c,veryth,ng wrong Jbout buildmg ,\ solid free mar&et atmosphere fo1 busute~ l\,,i,1111
ts destmed to ~lway, have ~ dep ressed economy, de1riand,ng handouts from the federil gov- Retreat Areas
onupetti, There ;1re few 1obs, and mµch of !he timber 1s bemg logged off tn the no rih. Large
J1te2s of furest ~re owned by p~per compa1,,es These ownerf fe,ir the UN will ~s;gn9te th,, High\vay 1 coming our of Gorfrnm , Nff represe11ts the nortliern bounci.q1y otcl~elop-
land 11s a w lld~ntess heritage stte and are ttyuig to get their use of the ilind while they can metlt 11\ M~me ,Above th*t h,ghwl\y, extended 0 11 toward Bangor; the·state is t1ddled with
lakes and rive.rs with very few ro!lds, T lus mak:e, for ideal retre~t ,:.ount1y, though tt also
Amity Shfa~ wptes ,n www 1ewcshwot!dreview com that "Ma,he sln ,rined the sm~liec gov- c:re,ks nume, ous tr'1p :ones tl1>1t 1ue dtffi~ult to get ~roiu\d sr1ou!d you h1ve to m ~11euvec
ernment m qdei, foliow111g ~n c-"hchtstve 'spend to grow' pL,n. Budgets 111cre4Sed e~ch ye~u, for s-lfety Know the b~ek roads ~iid uvers better th~n others a11d it becomes an itdv~!\t?.g~
\Y/; tshmgton f,.tt111ded more tllSh ,nto the s-t~te T-:1Xe.s stayed high. And Milme has stP.ye~ BC$t 1e;:omme11d..t1ons fo r retreats ;11e above th,s h,ghw~y ;111d B~ngcr
;11 the- words of m goveruo1·- ·~rubw~lei1t' llbou1 ao 1,1rtmg u1vest.:>rs from ?uts,de The ~esult
has been R!l eJlVttonment hq sttle·\o the e11trep re.neunal Everyman. Q 11ly l'~ew Y orlt L'.l!l~.e.d That said, the u1ost:llv,,ilabie c;.ib,ns are ,n the more popul~Jed seej1ot1s south of Hwy
lowet tn e£CflO!IitC fieedom 9ccot'1;hng-to the Jvterc~tusReporron US freedon1s (www. 2, .~nd 1hey .a1re &1tly safe if you can f,nda place aw~y &otn 'lll'ell ttavelle.d roads~ncl
'!lJ1tepo!t"Y1ndt'.!i. com) be:lrma. the cover of !tees ~nd fore$l 'rhe.lQI1£-te1m tianger u of people fanning oui /fltO
the counrry side sc<1rc)U11g fu1 fopa ?.nd shelter on-00: the ~,tie; b ecome u11lmble tlu·ou,~b
Pohttc;,liy, the popul~t,on ,:; veiylibeud, reflecting tile ,ntluence of Boston to the p'1nt1:: ~11d crune
sottth Jvla,ne 11lls a rep uts t1011 of p.i;etcnd1ng to be Rep11\,,hc~1,, but lllways votes for
the left/liberal-,1ge11da N© th111g ts mou~ syrup tcun ;1,t1t 0£ this th,in Nl;1,1ne s two lijdy
RI1'10 [Republ ican In Nan1e 01ilyj sen:1 to 1-s S=n Col!u~ 111'1.d O lymp ia Snowe,
M"<lme 1s, fot all the faults.Q[ tts people ~nd poht1c1a11s 1 the safest phys1c.;l locatto11 111 the
northe-ist USA w,thencugh d,stance evett for the popuhtton tune bomb of the Boston
ate-i- ,-nd that is worth $Om etllli\g Except for taxes, hav111g a £etre,, t l.r! ti(aii1t doesn't
requue th~r you Ju,ve marry de,w11gs w,tlt the pohttc1~tl$ 0 1 ~on upt 1udges. I ~ 'however, a
gcue111l ro,,nd-up ,~ decreed fin ci,ss,d~11tf; ,11 the ·us, you c,111be~re M:l ,11e p4hce will 1101
ob1e~t to the v:iohtion of your ughts. Ou::-m,in brought 11,s two daughters to 9 very remote
cRb ,n tn the woods there and was surrounded by FBI (wttl'iin ~ cr\Ollt11) over a custody
CMpute m F1ottdi He nev~r exposed hunsdf 10 the-~Lltho11hes, stores. loc;,1/state g.overn.-
m ent, ~tt Some pe~p le Rre 1u..<1 susplC!OliS of All' newoomers
 Regional and State Ratings

Summary Facts and Ratings

11/Co~r-of tlle.Jowb11ds fu.11 w 1tlun thehwnid Jubtropt<l:lt cJitu.gte·::one. Coasec,l a1-eu of !he rute h1111e
fa,rly mild w,11ter$ Sununets :are hot and muggy MD averaget 3 to1n1Jdoe.r a year
Populaoon D1:1u1b[ High S92_ppl/,q mile (~tl.1 hignest u1 n3tton) B1ack ~0'1/•, Hisp.tru cc S 5°/o, As1:m 5 :3¼, m1Xed 11'1/•
Cost of Lvmg Inmroc High 125 6 (l\Ve~ge ts 105) ruabqg tlus tilt 8th n101teq:ie11s1ve st~te
Land Cwner,f1tp. 7¼ of the l;iud ,, state aud federnlfy owned
BLUldl\1g Penruts Reqw~ed for new sttuctl:.tce OL' rentodehng ]'.l onn,illy o nly cow\ty'f'<"l.!l11.u = ne~ded 1or constn><:-
hot1 pra1ects, but ~ott\etowns 911d at1<'$ may ~!so re:ittHe 9 looi.l pe1'tn!t
L:ar;tl ~1tl Udim1 P!.lp1ung .MD ha~ state-wide ph111n111g, The gove1nment brags- :about lts S,n:ut Growth prograin.
8'0Gd Pt0du~t,rn1 Good productJvity 111 the centt':11 faun ru:e,, of the Piedmont The growing season 1s l80 to,700 days per v~r Preap,t,ll on .ivetages 45 ,nthes :U'llltrally,
Beslth E-11v1.i:ortm.ent SQt~ ai thewortr surface water pol!ut.on u, the cow1t1y Aqwfer wgt~ qughty 1t not very gooci evet.1 ill 1ur~l at~t clue to ,igntt.lltural
_p'JJ1Utlon, b\lt 1nolu1bt11 warei:,t fine fur quahty ~rol>n d Balb.n1ore is pooc Most of1he EPA roperfund rttes -are located It\
the most populou; QO-t11do1 and u1alt<de landfills 94¾ o[ tl1e popul:itton's dnnki11gw~te1 ,s fluood<tted-very b,d
Tr:lffu.: l',alfitnore h~i the 21tt w1>tst t.r:iffic ,n the 11,-it:;011. ~,!D uses red hght and ,pee<! cam.e1:u
Polltt-es 1,I~rylandJS a reli'1ble den:100'!1tlc st;itewho,e !ugh percei1r,ige~ oi black residet.1ts 111runtrun powerfi.tl
roots m the De1nocrnbc P,u:ry Dem 54 0 '/4, Rep 30¾, Tud/31dp:1ity tu•/4
Ve,y lugh Rmked 4th high est r:ianon~llyw,th ~ ~.;x burden of 10 8¾ of 11,corne wl\lth,. ,.,ell ~bove the naa o,,~1 ~ver;age-
,t,
etf 9 73/0 2°/o-(> 253/o prog,esstve income blx rste, ptopert;y baxC$ ate werage m.d sal~. true 1°ate 1s 6°/.o
Co rn•Faon • High. Con1.1pt mitre polinC1.ru1 h.'lks to o.rgru112ed cn11,e, b,g b"11k it:.ud, local 11epot1sni ru1d u1s1deu f~vots
Cu.mt" Very !ugh Violent c nme 642/ 100K property cn111e .3t,7/ 100K. Mo~t o f the cu111e is ~roLU1dBalt1mo1-c
Peuoi1-al L,b~t'J B·a d 1 out of 5 rattng
G unLberty Poor. No pemut to purchase firei\ttn< PetTntts to cat!'}: fire~nn, openly Pt coueealecl ",n~y be ,ssued'' l,y the sec.ret;:1,y of the Maryland
Stak-fo lice (MP) Gtu1,sAles:tnult ]lt' through hcens-e<l c!e~k~s. thus rt\lllntrunu1g ~ li!eaan reg,st1y of !ltl l=ful we,ipons ,ind owners,
A!t:eu1at1-ve i\~edione A!~r11anve m.edi~llle is cls!eou,~ged bv ,neclicru practice laws but 1s b.rgely unproseC;;Uted, Lay nuclw,fery 1s prohibited by rt~tute.
H01ne Schooling· Mode,~te regulnt1011. ~'t~te reqlure~ p~rents to send noniicaaon, test scores :ind/ot profesrtonal evglttatton of rn1r.lent progi-ess-
Mibt,ary T ru~ts-,. Aberdeen P_roving Grow1ds '.llld Eogeyood C:11<'1l!e::tl A cttVlt.y Cl:tei'tlJ.Cfil research , ta.ttng ground; .nd unknown dwrucal sto,~ge; second,uy target
FortDetrick, outside Ftedenclt Biotogic-alwelpO!lt i!nd fo1nrrnlll.lCl\b.011s link icr R.~ven Rod·,., PA, the Pent..q_gon's bwikers, pnn1~ry tm;gft'.
FortMeode; ne-"r Odenton. NSA H Q .md offices for vanotu Dep:ut!nent ot Defen!e "nd govetnr'hetit orgruuz-,,t:tons. pn,ruuy target
NA:, P:1n1xent Rivn·, e.<tst of LeXIn_gton Pat"" 1'faval Re,s e:,-t.cl11nsttrute. N,vy £hght tesbng ai,d test p1lut b'au:ung, secondary target
Blossom Point Fldd Test Facility, 2.5 nu. 1outl1 of DC s~relllte control aud mcktng center on
r~tucted l~nd labeled as testing rrutge_ pumQLY or se-cottdruy t:i,gct
Andrews Afr Botcr B,ise-, ~E of DC G!ol:,.gl ro1nmLu1t cati01u , Au: Force One, fLI.EJ?OLt fighter~,.hehcopten,
refuehng, High ftequ~1CJ/ global t"atuo tc-.nsiruttet fpc nuclear !orce.s. p ~ t~rge:r
?OS Strategic Relocation

Miltrar:yTugets co11hnuecl. Globeco,u Radio ReceivingS tRtion »lld US N.w~LB:cee1vJ11g st~t,on, 2 loe;.\t1on~ ,outllot Andrew's AFB Cenlf11 oomm tUlie~t,oLU
:;tahou fur defense network 111clud,ng 1JHF t0 s~tel!Jtes, p rnnary ,aigtts
C antp D1tvid, Wlute Holl!le, U~ t-1~val Observatory Ptts,dmt snd v1ce-p1e11d<'!'!t's bu1161s (sornt> m C•C ~re~), prn11 ~ry :1nd second~"'/ t~1gets
NSS AJ1nnpolis, Ve1yl ow F'tequency (VLF) tra11sm1UeJr · all belt 3 k•wers ·Me demolished. seco,ad,ny t:a1get at best
Navnl S11rfoc~ Wnrtart' Cen tei· lndlau Hend, south of CC Re_~earc:h .inti development of waclicads a11d weapons-, seconchry hrget

Notes Retreat Areas

Maryland has a lo t of v~nety 111 geography a11d d.wtJI~ The«· .,re saud dun.es, lowts11d Gener~! ~civ,ct Because the ~tM'.e narrows to. the north ~s II goe$- west, ther,:,,s very little
1n8rsheS m lite co,st·t.l areas, oak country 1.11 the P ,edm ont m ,cl.die reg,011 and &inns ,>110 rural farm l~nd to £ 11d sartty The best re.tre1its will be forther to the south 211d the we$!
p111es 111 !he westen, mountruus. Uufortuuately; ,t ts too cleop!y cll111'ec'tel3 •to the 'Y/~slnnglon into \Y/est V1rg1nls or Virginlil T he e?.stern p~1·t of M~iyl~nd on the Cehwme Fen msuli.
!;~ metro ~t"" w,th ,is govern,nent ,nd mil!t~1y mt t~lll\uo11i. to 'Prov1Ck ,n uch s~fety I l .s ,s alm ost co111pletely sep~r$ted from the msanl~ncl T his would only p roVtde ~ short lb
no l ~ brge st~te so c1t1ze11s c:1n t fmd .ni ucih u foty 1L\ the .country s,de TJ1e st~re JS u~pped .mechum ~e1m be11efit ss tlie. o,nly entr~nce or c:xit by lA11d ,s very nan-cw ·and doJ111Uated bv
on the .;,1st by the Cbtsape~k:e Bay and on the west by the mot1nt~111s wh1dt~tt hom.e- to i~trly lugh popubtto,!1 dens1t1ea A .1.ettc:M h.t1•e would most ltk~!y req_u1re a b011t opt,ou tot
v ,u ious US bun.kets and thus • nuele11 t.l1rge t gettnig to or &om the ate.t Lf yout work took. you oif tl1e p enn1~ul~ every da--y Y0,1 would
~er\:a111ly have to prt>p:;1t eo11ee~ let:l u11cletgrou11d.safe-arei1~ '" yo,u l1e111t fot faUout sud ;o
Co L·ruption ~lWllys iollows power .l1nd few s-t~tes are cen_~red :irou11d 3S mueh pow~r M ~vo ,d co11front.,t1011 with eventiu,l reli.gees; se-11r,dung the ~tea
Maryl~nd. Mirk-Sapperstein, an ac:eusedlvfaryhlld/ Flot,dfl >:,tune syndtc.<ite bos.~, Wl\S
sued foe CLIJll l.rull ccnteu1£) t of court £or fal,ifying ~n aff,d,w1r 111 a .FL RICO suit :!ibout
A $9 milhort.p~ym ent 111o1de to Sa_pp~steJn by Puin~de Towers (out of Snr11sota .Florid~).
~ $32..5 million IPO u11derwritte.n by Goldn1~n S'1chs Baltimore mayor Sheila CtXo n, ~
c,ty council president, g~v<' no-b,d ~dntrncts to eomp~llies th'1 t employed he1 ,-ister .~nd
her former,crunp~1gn cha1rm~n. There ,s ., lot ot. ~otTuption m Ma1yl11nd's !)t'ISOn syHem

Overall, we r~te this $tj)fe very p oorly 111 seeooty bec-,)t1Se ot m>1ny llt!df~L 1,1rgets, high eriln e
levels, h~h.populat,on denStty, eotnlp!tOll and ltberal pouw:.s Most of l.heseptobleJ11 ~ are
i r~t1lt ofbe.mg.neu WAsh1ngt1'n CC (see VA for hm.1t,ecl mfuro1.,t101, 011 the ~:1p1tol)

Strategies for Populated Uving Areas

Baltim ort· Thi~ city h~s11otlung gc.•1\g fot iL lr hM both polluted .Ill 2nd W9tei., '}1\d ,s
ho1ne to m.!jOt ::helll,c~l compt1ues 11e1r the l',2y lr h~sal11gh mmority population with~
l11gh crime rate ~ncl some oi the wotst con'ttptlol\ Ihe city ts t1apped on the e~st by th~
b:'1y, w ·acshuigton I::C metrG a1-e.a to the south 1nd the Susq~hll1u1a River to the notrh.
The DLily s~fe place .i.s to be D\1t>t1de the G9S beltw~y. 11octh of 1-70 ~11~ to th.e west ot 1-83.
 Regional and State Ratings

MASSACHUSETTS * l I\. ·.~ ).."

Summary Facts and Ra·tings

T.he f3Stem pit~ of the sc,a~ h M c ol.cl winters ,;ind mode1<1tely w~t1n surnn1er:s. The Berl<..shu-es ill the west have
both rueeoldest w inters .ind tlt.e c_qo lesr .s,.unrne($ The cogi t:al l!lress have rrulder wu1rers
£'opufatton Den.,ty Very htgh S4i .!:'Pl/sq.n1Jle-{3rd highest tll n'll.bo11) f-fup:ant e 8.8°/4, Blacl':: 7 1°/4, A!J'll'l 5. 1°Jo,
m,.~ed 1 S% MQst ,.,f the populst1011 ts eoncentr.ated u1 the Boston greJ
Cost uf Lviug Index. High 11S.{1twrsge ,t 1051 t-ai1kco 12th most eap.e nwe rr,.1te.
Land Owneuh1p Very good 5 5¾ of the hnc! 1t sti1te or fecle111Uy owned
Ekuld,ng Pem'Uts' P..eqLut-ed fot a Unew constn1ctton nnd '1re tt11ctty epforcei:! flgse,n ents e,an be bU!Jt-111 n1ost places u1 the east, \vith
itroug w~tetpr6ofing ~grunst dllt11p soti There 9t-e s ome ,p coblm1s w ,th rocr.111 the Berkshire reg,011-
L.a11d and U rb-m Plann111.g 'Fhe CG>r.nrnonwe::uth of M~ssacbu,etts deleg~tes P'°maIY plsnrung ~llthoo.t y to m u,uc.palittes , but there
1
1; "' frur amo,u1t ot p,essure from the-1t:ite to ,ecept ' S,ns1t Growth' resto.ctions.

Food Procb.li:tton The ~011is Paxton. typeglac,;ited so,l -1-oo)ty, ncidi e t1nd not pg1nrubrl9 fertile But,ir ~\old~ \vgterwdl :'.; row,ng.s-EAr01is~ good
w,d1 120-150 days. Rainfoli o t CJ.lr~ gbout oni:e eve,-y tluee diiyi through the year aver~g111g ,rou11d 47 111clJts total.
Healih Env,1-01unmt Highly polluted rur m the Boston m~tro, but much mo,e healthy u1 thewestetn lulls. 'w'-o/J >bove gvemge ,u1f3ce-w3~r
polluf>on, pgmcularly u1 the coast.It p lru.ns gnd Bofton 00¾ oi (?!.tblu:- dnuk,ngwater ,s 'fiuonc!ated
Traffic _Boston h1u the 14th w o rst tr~ffic ttl the n>ltlon No- red hgl1t an,l speed ,;:grne;:~:
Pohtic; lt1depende1it vote1s outnumber both m~1or pollnca! prunes, but they sti ll vote n1ostly Deinocratit :.t1~ foir-m:my lett-libetlll calls es }vi.Au co1121dered
a safe Detnocn:,hc state E<o, a Reptlb.liCJUt tov1m, he--n-lust pander to the ;oite's. hb eral dein•n.da Dern 37¼, Rep 13¼, Ind/3rd ?-rtV ~•/o .
.Avet'llgt- St·~ e t,:uc \?urden 1s 9 5¾ of l!H:O!Ue Income t.u-: 1~ a flat 5 33/o ru1d propaty taxes are 2bout '1'7erage .Sale~ tk1>: JS 6 2S¾ for the st~te J?O!tlQU
C.or~uptlon High FohtJ.o:ms 1 re n otooous fo r receiw1g luxu1-y acoomn1ooottons on dle tab oi ptivate lobby,~ts
Cnrne. Very h 1gt.1 for violent cume 4l1/.1 OOK Propei.ty crone 15 a m oderatt 2,1tJ I / lO!IK Most crune rs centtred .w:>und \;he Boston ru:e.a
:Personlll Libe1ty Bgd! 1 out of S ratmg.
C--urt L1bel'ty: Hlglily 1-.:stuctJve 'Certau1 fire.atm pi.lrth<ists require a _penrut tl1~t ll v~Ld ior 10 d,y, ''M~y t,sue" st:atew1tl1 r,,170 cbss~ of
hcenses allowing l,)One:ss1011 "!ld con,e-a1lnent of cett:un types ofwe,ipon~ tor 4 ye.its Cl9H i\. large capaoty ·firearms, .nfles, ;and
~h otguns. O!ss B non-lal'ge c-.apacty flre!nn, ,a nd 'large bp~cn:y ofles and.shotguns Open ~try only w11ll 3 ticais~

Alfe.mabve Med cin e Although there Qtt:, ffi'111J \Ve~trruned Naturopath,c Doctori 111 this s~te, Naturopatluc l~[ecl.011e ,s not cun:eatly hce111ed m .MA. Thcte u
ru1 a~ve effo1t to [JI\SS 1icens111g leg,1\ation hy the Massachusetts Socay of 1-lnturopathic Docrors rmsnd.o rg), but 1ha1 efiott:s have fa1!e\.1
so far, largdy-due to he-avy ORp05tbon ~ro1n the Massachtu~ 1\/[ed,caLSonety The prnctii;e of lay nud.»1feJy ,r legal. mid ~regulnte(i
J-:h,me Schookng High -r egulabon. Para1ts m\lst registerw1th the state; s =nd 11ottficat1011, "d11.e veinmt te~t
score~ 2nd/ or profes-s1onal evalu1bo11 ·and.fulfill -Other 1eqwreinet1ts-
Fol't Dev,ns, SE o f Lowfil Anny reserve t1'.unmg site 11ot a s1giufi.cu1t target
Natick:Laburato1ies, W of Boston Am1y Soldier Systems G,i:r~r; not~ t.;tget.
US .Anny Reserve Center, S of :Boston Coin111!111d ce11tcr of OS a uny fe,e~e; not a t:.,rget
!lV Strategic Relocation

M1htAL'V T'.lrg~ts co ntmued H~nscom AFB, Bo~ton ~ten A,r Force electron,cs systems eente1 1 seeond~ty tntget.
Otis AGB, Bu22ards_B ay AJ\lG b~ee -!Ind p 1ecis1o u ,adar wat11111g·syst~111, prnu-.uy tiuget
Westover AFB, N o.fSpnngtielJ. Au1tft ~ ,r reser:veb-..se: secoudary·t~~t
Banres Airport ANG base., 11or 11 s1g111fic~nt target ·
Nude~Powe, Planl P1lgr1rn Nucleru:Power Plant Plymouth 1 re~ctor ~cti;vated m l972

Notes.
Mass,achusetts t.S do minated by the :Bosto n ar~ , wb,c:h 1s e:<uemdy liben:11and crun e C~pe Cod Avoid gettu1g h~pped ut the Cape Cod pe11111sula (an ything e~st ot l-9!1
ridden. The;'e ~~e 110 mi10r nude,ir threats to the st~ie, but the f>Otenual of inassive social be!Wee.n P1ov1dence audBo~ton) as there is~,o w~y out 011ce the 1-95 co rudoLbecoJU·es •
\1111~.s.r oem~nat,ng fi:om the Boston gre.:1 l• ve11 real. The eaztern coast~l p hins wJL also be m ~ss of flee,ug humanity. If you ~L.eady hve IJ.t tlus :a re~, be p repared to hu1-1k1C1: dovnurr
a ma,o r pA th northw~.rd ii:n 1-e.iugees flet 1ng the Nev; Y01+. mett"O .uea Mgssachu.<-trts 1s.: concealed safe tooms, because you wJl 1.-..vic to de-a l w1{h refugees and pillitgen;, (f youlrve
highly regµl~ted state 11eac the-.:o.;st, be sute ,ud m.ake se«ure ,1-r,;ingernents fat• se,iworthy bo,.t as you, he1t way
to exit tl ,e M~a We do11' t co11s1de,;,e1tl1e1 of the two offshore 1slru1ds (M ,rth~ 1s Vmeyard
Mn=ehus,;_tts h:id 25 pubht con1.1pt100 co11v,ctions l~st ye~t 11~ 2008 , ,st-ate sen~tor took arttl Nrultucke~ suitab le-safe h11vens A11 island m~y give you d,srance- from tt ouble on the
~ l l 0,000. bnb.e '.3nd co lle~ted ove1 $70,000 II\ illi~t donat,o~ dunng the d,oe~de. The FBI in>UUl"nd fo1 ~while. but when tt·oub!E- comes >1shore, yo ,1 ht1ve ,10 good esc~pe without.,
sung opei~tion that cnught hun filr~tu~lly netted A m~yor, c,ty council president ~nd othe1 fust bo~t-urtd ,t t>ette, be hist to outrunp1'-edato1 boats.
st,"e sen~tors fur their part 111 tl1e eonupuon st heme ih~re 9te $lso num eto\tS 1epotts of
~1tJz.e.tt all use by L~w et\forcem eut This ps11ern JS pei"l,\SJVe 111 M~ss~ch~ttts where police
~re never 11ivet.ttgi1ted and the Attorney General 11ever sees any public c.orru1~Mn. Retreat Areas

Western Mass3du.isetts does offer ~ome respite from the crowding ofthe east. The Beckshile The .Betkslur.es: Only the SU1111l Berkshire. Mountain s west ofi-91 provide 1111y degiee of
Mounta.u~ iigve iong b eeu a l1,~ve11 of s1ut>mer hom e.s fo1 the r,eh. Becau~ oi' that, there safety m ~Iassadiusetts t://e ptefer tl,e sec to1 11011!.t ot !-95- the mtersta,le (tself will help
will be.~ tendency for peop le 10 l'low out of the Bo oto n >1re!l seehng reiuge towa1-d the se.rve ,:is~ barttet to peop le fleeu1g nortltv,ard through Connecticut Bec~use this area will
wesr We. would expeet iliat any retre.at u1 w est~n1 MA would eventually be overrun by -eventually 1e1:e1ve some ,efuge<t•, yoµ tu ust \,Qke great care. to loL"3tt where you h ave e,.tu
lmw&11ted people seeluug s-ate.ty It wJI ~lso ,,ce,ve thos~ tefugees fleeUtg ftoru s~ates w the p t !V';cy .snd can co11ce.l! s-~ft 1ooms aucl sttit<S> to .wot.cl conirontlition.
~oJ..ttb wh~it they become over,vlle.lmed

Strategies for Populated Living Areas

Boston, metro '-ll't-9 has sudi a !ugh densny popul~ttcn thgt you re.~ lly hove to 'loc~te outside
the 495 BelM\\Y 111 orde.r 10 h\\ve. \\tty chance ot ~ett111g o ut cluru1g, p,in,c \Y/ewould
,econimend the NW s~or ,1s the best ~venue. fot re.tre.at. Yo\t w~nt to .avo,d being s-ancl-
-wid 1ed tn b.L"tween B oston ,1t1d \Y/orcester l f you wa11r to rette:lt west, stay to that side of
Wor~esttr ,tsd£ Be ,1wgre too that. there ,~ rem any small l,~~es and nver.s throughout the.
coa.st~l pbu11out~ le~vu,g the Boston ru,d Worcester a1-cas, so nl9p out.v~tlctU!i e.sc,ipe.
ro ute.n a~reiully to :1vo1.cl these trnps Yo lJ must also g,ve flort t:~ens • '?ltdc- be-rtl1- To get
e~st to the Berksh,res, we suggest gou1g north on route i2. rathet than trying to fe llow 1-90
to tile west. wh1eh will 'Surdv be dogged ~t Sp,ui_gfield
 Regional and State Ratings ~!l

MICHIG·AN ***~··--. ~
Summary Facts.and Ratir,gs

Clun~te- ConttnentQ! c:h1n ,1tew1th 4ot, hu1ru,:l~nn1et.s :.n cl <i()Jdwu1te.rt. T'=l'llJ)e,ntures ,uc
'W'.'Un1er:1i1 tl1e Lower Penin 1uln, MI 3VeL'Agf$ 18 ton1ado t pet ye<lr.

P opuhtttin l) e11s1ty· Mt>derately htg!.1, 175 p pl/sq rru.le-(171:h ht_ghest nt the 11~b.o n ) 'Black 14.2%, HtspJ1Uc 4.1%, .1\.swn .2. 4°/o, = t i J 69/o
C-otC of Livut& lndcx: Aveni:ge 94 4 (avernge ,s l QS) r;an k.ed 16th ,nrut :,xperts1ve st:ite
OK 21"/o -0£ the land 1.S it:lte and tede111lly "wnea.
.BLUldu11; l?eon,ts Reqtured cverywJ1ere for ,n oit new conttru<Zbon ,mi;[ teLlPVabons oi msbng bculd41g1 D·eei, soil 11llow1
for rn,any l!iaseine:its' ~cept 111 i few northem ar= where the water t:;lble is lu.gh.
Lnnd Ose and Urbru1 Planning: Mich,gAA r,eqiures- :i lo~l co,nprehet1S1ve p.19n, but th e statute does not reqwre111te1nal 0011111tencry·not
cons,stmcy betweEh lqc~l regubhons ,and deveilop1nent, md the ma~ter o t county p l2.a
Food Prod,Jct,1D11 F,air procb.1ctiv1cy w1t:h a grOW1ng s~on of 90-120 u1 the qerth to 1 50- 180 days 111 th e south, ~ nfilll
ive1-ages gbout 35Jnchei per ~r\more, depeutling on .l~ke e!fect) R11:h soil l!l 1nost pl~ccs
H ealth ErtvH01m1ent Sur:facew~ter polh.1tton 1s some of l:h.eworst u1 the n~ttoLL Gtound w~ter 15 only b>d an.11:1nd commtto alfarms tJ'1 .,t sometime, po llute
the 99u1-fuu Th~ Upper Petunsul~ (UP) h-i,s n1uch 'better water .1U ~round S63/o ai th~ pubh.2s dnubng wate.,. is f!ooudated--bad
He-w:y traffic problems u1 Detro,t, wlucl't " t:,ted as # 39 of th;> 75 worst t rs,fbc c,tle; _Nt> red light 01 speed earme=
tv!idu~n h~s long been lugltly de1nocrabc clue to lm:ge11t11nb~rs o f lllltomzec!wor~en 111 the ~tban 9:tEal, Ii0\1/'eVet; at wuon JObs
whn:her a11<iDetro1t ,.s shrinking·,11 populg11on , Miciug"11 ,1 tl1t111ng more co!l$efV~t!ve Dem 51"I•, Rep 4'°1•, I11d/3rd,eatty 9¼
Average #2.7 out of 50 u1 h,gh t.1%et w,th ,, mite t,1X burda1 of 9 4¾ of µ100,ne lncon1e = 1t a flat 4.5¾ (goo,9, but
local.fl.lt'l.sdictton ~ c..-m,add to this (bad}, The lt'-'t,c s;1les bl.'l u li.O¾ Property mxes are lugh , #9 1i1 the natlOJl.
Gor1'1.lp1lon, J-i:g!1. MI had 34 pubhc: cot'tU!,'tlon ~onvlcttons l~rt ye~r rnos-t!y at: lawe.r levels, so lughe1 level ttuff un't be111g ~ ught The-re u coriupp0n
ill the iudioat:y, fatn1ly conn s, state housu1g contr~cts 9i1d uu1011 pohncs. Only ,n s-mal! ruLAl towns do you h(We low co1'111pbon

High. Violent cn111e 513/ t OOK, p1t1perty ~nn1e2,\/41:1/l00!,( Petro1t ~s one of thewo nt
cnme a lle, u1 the n ab.on w,tb 1220 violen't c nmee ;pe.- lOOJC
Peuon~I Llbe:q High . Rated 4 0L1t of 5
Gun Llbe1,;y· 1,Jot ge>od A 11.cense 1s 1,equu-ed t0,purcllase e.1ch h ru:id~o1 wluch 1s only valid ior l b clay,
"Shall nsue s~t~ for coaee9led handgun. Some op en carry is pemutted.
Aiteu1nti.Ve lv!.edi:one: Bad Medical pr;.,cbce l!IW,r,equi res tl1~t anyone who pe.rfo1111$ dt~gno.n1 or treat:n1ent of any kind t1lU$t loe Q hcen ~e~ n1eclic-Al .loctot" ot he9lth .i::3re
prOV1cle1--even..u their treatrr,e11t 1.S not potertb.9.lly hgrmfu~ thus- l~v111g :1U11lte111::itlvep~ct1t1oners to ptosecut:1011.
L&y mtdw1fory st,;n,~ l• un.dear:. DHe~t e11~ry nudw,ie.ry ts ru1ret1tfy " legal" t:h.t:ough ,udic1,l1nte1pr~"t:1011
o~ $taM011 ,ni1::re1,ce, .but th~ state coL1lcl stee :u '1n d regumte at any t11ne
1'1o .s.t:;lte .L.-equiteine11t io rp.!1.tetlt~ to 111,tlate ru,y t'011tllct
 Strategic Relocation

lvfil,tary Targets: C~mp Gt·f.yltug ~ucl fort Custe1, NG tr.11n111gareas, 11or s1gi11fr,;,int ;~rgets
LJe trolt Ars~nal 'r,111k rtse~tch; p oss1b le tertiRry t,ii:get
Se\ft ,dge Al;"'B near Mt Clem~ns (Z5 mt North of Cet101t). KC-1]5 au ref~ltng base ~nd the h~gest ANG base, pnm3ry tArgd.
Kellog A1tf>ort R.ese1¥e A-!O biis<" ofthe ANG, te1 tt•ry t,uget
Feun1 2 Plant, OI~w!.e Bue s,0uth of C:1ro1t.
C'onald Couk Nucle.11 Power Plant. OJ1Lke Midugan S <l<fBenton Hai.ho,
Palts~des Nucl;,-at Pc-w eF Plint. ou L11ke Micb,ga11 5 ml S-oi South HJv:~L

Notes

Midugan ts the only s t~te 1n the uu ,ou bu,lt entu-ely orr two separate pe1u11s ulas The ''Iv"1yo, Co lom an Young, pei:hsp s the mo,t corrupt' 11, ~yo!:' 111Amenca, out,,de of fucl1grd
Lowet: Pe,i1msul~ 11 h,ghly popubted gnd tndustrrnlt;ecl (1eierred to as "LP" 9 1 the "Mitten 1:',\le-y 111 Ch1C'8go, rode Detroit down to ,ts kuees. 1ie set the bench,nark. for c rony,~m ,
owing to tts s h~pe), and the Upper Penmsul~ (the '' UP") 1s lightlypopul~ted ?.nd m o,tly 1ncompete.nce a1,d ~rrog3ncc As?. lll~.:.k U'!?.n, he said, 'ram '\he lv[FlC ' 'l"he lC 111ea11t '-1n
rut,,t The two are s•p•rated by tche Straits ofM,,d,;u1~c, only 5 m,lesv,,de ForaH of these charge Ycu C*11.f1gure o ut the rest. :C·etro1t l'> eca!1} e a f!\~10rity b hck city with ~7 peil.ent
geograpl:ud reasons, tl,e UP ,s .&y far tlle beft.,r retre:1! loc:<t:icu, Howeve,_, for tho se livmg AfnClln~ mertCalllS
on the tower Penmsith, 1t lS ~~ ,f the UP were 111 IY/1i~o 11sq1 clue to the separation by witer
'While the l\ihclc..1n9w suspensto n bndge connects the two pcnmrulas (I-75) yo" s hould not As ,i United Van Lines truck dnve,, l lo<1ded hundreds of Amenc~n furp ,hes 111to 1117
count 011 tlmt .access w .a ma1or c<1s1s """fora new life 11, sno t11er e.ty 01 HMe. De troit plum meted &om i,8 m,!!,o n cthzen~
to l>l 2,-000. tod?.y. Al thc SA!llC tune., le.g,,l and 1!!egal l!l11111gw1us c o nverged e>n the city,
It's wo1th ~1otu1g the prec1p1tattoa difference c~used, by the "L~ke Effect" ov-e , L,;,ke so much so, H1at Ml~htns J1tu11b er over 300,000 Mcx1ca1is number 400,000 tlu~ughout
Mia!uf.ni. Moisture ii.0111 the la lice c,u-J ,dtt s1g1uti0'.a nt mo,stute to sto.rru s M.tlwal1k:ee on Mi<;!itg,llf\, but most. wo Lk, u\ Detro it As the Mus ll!llS Ill ove,d 111, the wlutes Jll ov~ out. ,;\~
the western s hore ( upwu1d) of Lake Mich1g•111·ect>ived "'' aver-age oi 51.(f md,es of snov, the cnm es bec11m e 111 ore v1o l~t, the whites fled F111illy, UJIL=ful Me,:1«11s moved 111 ~t ~
fut tl1e penod 1971-2000 co111p~red t<1 Muskegon <>n the easteo, shcne (dow,1v,1rtd) tlu.t torrid p~ce De.tro ,r p1ay b e o ne of ou1 best .exaUlples of m·ulhculturn!~m p1!1e d ,sl,l::e 11nd
tece,,ved i>,n aver.age of 106 Uuic.heso.f snow ove r !he s:1111 t tune peu od. ro~l.scpara tion irom Atnerica"

'!'he collhpse of Cetro1t ,s" v,ab le c,ty deserves u1e11ho11 here ~s u sliov,s wh~t n;;p!:'ens to Obv10,1Sly, we e>Cclude Detroit a~ s v,sble city 111 lvfidug~11 G«;11d R.1p1ds, the uat b1ggett
a city which com,:s under !he gr,p of t111101usm ;u1il beuefit-to n upted puht,cs at both the tlf ~ 1
~ft~s-h1ngrehef
federal 11,d state le11el Detto!t uow W!S·a fo,edosute 1t-t;> of35¼ and •n .ap.utm~ut 'lfllct111cy
n<te of .iO•/• You c-;u1 f01d homes u1 '.Del101t for $10,000 a t1d no uuyers He,e ,s a pe1son"I
.1n-..~;s1s from fot1uer res,deut ~nc4 ~lltho,, F,osty \Y/6oldudg" o f News1YhthV1ews con, Strategies for Populated Living Areas

''F,ow the mid 1970s to 1990, 1 worked u1 Detro it, Miclug,u~ I w,tched tt descend 111to C etro ,t This high de11s1ty 11tba11 ~res borders L ake -St C l~u 011 the east 3 11d the Le:tro,t
!he ,byss of cJ·1111e, deba.uc.hec-y, g un play, dr11gs, sehool truancy, car-1~du11g, g~l:lgs sud Stm,t (Rive,) on the SW together w1tl1 the b otde, 11~ r W1ndso1. Ont,ia o, C~n~d"' The
humm depr.av,ry l Wltlched enl:tre city blocks burned oul I ~11tched graffiti exp.lode worst eumf arMs are 111 thec1ry's core, bur there ,ue p atches of he,i,vy c.1u11e even ut the
o:i but'ldiugs.. cars, tt,,cks, b,1ses ,ud school yards Trasl, e,,erywherel I:.etro1ters w31ked s,ibvtbs, Thc m etro ace~ 1s ~tu:tounded by other cities with sund~r pro&lem.s, but to ~ lesser
tltro ugh 1~ to;sed 1no1e trtto it .a11d 1g11ored ,t degree No,1:m ally, we would suggest one locate 011 tl1« pettphery of the 111etr@•;ru:ea, but
Ill· this ~re-a oi Michigan, the guJo mo bve mdustry ha, spnwned a ung of other 1ndustf11tl
''Tens oi thous3nds ~n d thet.1., t\u1.1dreds of thousand s todiy ex,,r au fedenl ·welfa,e, ftee towns .udllnd I::et101t tlial m•ke eotJ1ig the ru:ea 111 a social mrltdov,11 cus1s very difficult
houslllg a ud foo·d stampsl With A,d to .C ependent C!uldre 11,J11u1ou ty women bathed. \Y/rthu1 a 50 mil« ru1g yo, , havE Toledo (Ohio), A n n Arbo,, Lansut~ an d Fllt1L To tltt
eight to 10 t111d ui one c~se, a wo1na11 b ,rthed 24 kids as reported by the E::etru ,t Free r,_orth of Plu,t yo Ll hav« Sagu1aw A 11 tl,ese are-as l'tllve 50lll t deg.ree ,of the tf1m e· ~11d 1'l!c.iit I
Press---..ll 011 A.tuetteat1 t.axpayer dolkrs. 1 s-.iw L711do,1 B~tnes Jolmson s 1Gr~t Soc1oty' tc11s10 11 of D~ tro1t I11 d11s 50 m 1le· ~res ~1ottnd C etvolt (wh1tb ,s a '' m 1JSt-1etrent-from
flour,sh 111 Cetro ,t U you g,ve 111 Oil<'}' for doing nothu1g, you w,11 get m·o rc h...nds uut tity), you need to, ma!? out ru r~! 1·0:\d~ th~t ~votc:i MYof the p1ev1ously tn e.ntio1,ed n1 m,-
tab11g1Uouey fox dowg nothing 1n.clust11:tl towns,
 Regional a nd State Ratings 3.13

Gr::-u,d R.ap,ds Tius nice lvLclugan city has low <a:r!l!I e i>r1td • got.d base of dece11t people
11 SHlll,as e11ot1gh popul~t,011 de11s11y, combmed w,ch the necessity of ~onsh111t 1mp;e,rts ti,
.sJJSt~iu ltself, th~t one :sho uld p lan a 1'eneM st1,1tegy-prob~bly to die north ill the ge1,et~I
dttectlcn cf Hwy 131 'I'o tetre,,t 11orth, we tecominend loc~ ttng ,111 the \Y/1lker ~re~ or
CGntstock Park bce.quse this ls beyond the GrnndR.rvcr. ,1nd north of l-96

.None ot the other small and n\edmm e,1tes present tl":lp .:ones fo r l:'Xttmg ~s long as you ~tAy
nea, the per1phery of <kv-dopment KitlattHIZOD 1s problemat:Jc:because of how far south 1t
1s s1tt1ated. l11s st,11 sRFet to 1etre~t north from 1-tere. howeve1, tl111u atteiupt t0 ge·1 th1r.iugh
tr~ffo: block:.,gei to the south

'the Lower PeuUlsula c~1u1ot be exited ~o tht-1ou1h ,n.a cris;s, s u\cevotl will run 111ro the
llo~rm exnmgirotn Ch10-~go. l1's Jd<x he~duig trlJo Ntw Orleans dlli,11g ;::.~1ru1~. We.don'. t
reeo!llmend ts:yJng to tl1re~d that gallntlet F'oittul!ltely, the northern b~lf or the t'en,r1st1h
is ve1y rur~l with few cilft-S Md.h~~ good tet~e~ t pote11wil. O f coUL'$e 11 only lus otle- ex,t
(the M!ic:k,uaw Bridge) so~ bo~t might not be ci b~cl 1ddtt,011 to ont's conttnge11,ry_pl~ns-

Retreat Areas

Rur~Liaunland lvticlugan ~ itfty pe1eent forested l~nd, which l'fl1kes 11 id~! f<it. f,ndmg
farm land retre,1ts that back. up to state furests s1,d1~~ we find m gbw1d~nce 111 the UP a11d
,n th~ northern h~!f of the LP Only f~ ,ms th~t ~rt out m open l~nd. w ,th 110 tree J,nes
01 cover should oe. exeluded Keep m nu11d that ,.,i i~rm retreat should hl<Ve an nltecnate
exit strategy ,f refugee ,uflux becomes an untenable problem, T here will always be Slllall
lllllllbe.rs,of.po!nt thre~ts of ,ud1V1duals or sin ~II gtoups th~t come to tiumsse~rcl=g for.
food 01 to ste9L but prob?.bly not O'Velwlieluung nwnbcts 50 miles: avro.y irom c,tics .Co
unp leinent the ~\tcstr:11egy .o f purt,ng 111 underground concealed 1'"-omswit~re yo1J c111t't
be fo.u1td, so yol1 clo1t't h~ve to co11iront stntvo,g, clesp~~tc pe.ople 'I'he Lowe1 Peruntul9 li
saf:; ior rell'Cats no, tli of :'I line between Musleg~n .ind S,g1rrnw. but st11y al le.~st 50 uule,
.&om those town$.

Uppe1 Pen,nsula: The e.nt,re l.lpp.e1 Pen,nsub ,son~ 1n~1llll\ -t~n1 sate h~i7en. lr's a very
long w~y irom c1v1ltU1t1on, especrnlly ii ihe lvuckiu~w Bridge,~ dosed Bestdes, ~ll tlie
l~nds ~nd towns to the south wouldfuve gJrc,idy Qbsorbed .i lot ofp,lhg,ng by the t11n e
:3nyone gets th~I fur north, Highly rnted for the EMt
2Ie'I S1rategic RelocatiOM

MINNESOTA **~ --
Summary Facts and Ratings

;unn1ers, lleavy cu111 ~now, bbsrds, t.hwidentouns, lrntl, tou1~cloe1 and h,gh-veloe1ty honzOhtal \V!!l.cls
'tvh11or nvei:s trt th e south :ire flood p.ro11e W-1 averages 19 ro1ruidos pet -v ear, 18lh ran k u, US
Populatio11 Density About ~ve1;;ge. uCi2 ppl/sq rmle (3l sr rn the n ation) . Mostly or Gennmi., ~oruid,,.,~-.nan =cl I nsl1 desee11t Prote~tru1t-11 of
wluch Lu theran :u:e dommant Black 4. 7•/•, Hispanic 4. S3/•, .fuu,n 3 83/o, m,xed LG"/.. Amen cm L1diru1 l J¼
Ccst o f L1vmgL1dex. Bel= avei~ge. !Ol 5 fove11,1ge ,~ 105) r\ll1ked .3J!d !nest expenf!Ve
Pnvate Land Av!!rbb,hty; Good 0 11ty l 7 s•/~ o.f the l.111d ,t nlte :ind f~dei:ally owned
B1.11lcling Pe=ts Reqwr~d for ~II con,troctton., specific; p.e1 lo~l 1unidtcbo11, There ,111~ utl\e~ pemilts, at county level £01 flood pl:un .u,d shorellrle
cousttuct,on. Deepi e011 ever:yw!1e~ so good baseruent potenti~l, e4cept wlie1e l'l1gh wnte1 t>Jble ,~ t prob1ern (uµns0ttl1J
l,.mdsnd Urb,u:i P kmnu,g Countle~ -,,rid mw11civah.t1es ~'1 estab h"1, cor.npreh enstVe p lms. Once a plan 11.a~ beeu .adoptecl, ~U future-
,decis,e !u 1111d otdinru1ce, m\Jst be cons1stei.1tw1th that pLu1- Thffe. ,s n o state rev,c,v;,- of the process.
Food l'rodtJmon. GoodproducbVlty u1 so\Jti'lea1 2/ 3rclt of the. state with gr®llltg season of 90-iSO cbys Shotter lit the.
Neath. fuunfalt .!Ye.rllges ~bo\Jt 28 lflches per year_Riith s01l, good for ganierung,
Health Envut>ument Su rfoee !!ftd well wate1 ,n the south ~n c! <!>\St em cc,tporate fa= cltstocts11ave elevated con centrsttont ei ;1gncultur:1I pollullon ,ind dlarumls
Goodelsewhe<e. Overall, rur an d w,ite.r gollutton levels a re below n~ttonJll average 98¾ of peoples -,,_,~ter ,s !luoudatf(:1---'Vety b ad
Heavy tratlJc problents u1 Minn /St P~ul cgtecl !\l lhe i 7th wont t1~fftc city R acl9.t detectot 1 are
legal, but 11ot lf m ounted o n frontwindd11eld No re d light 0 1 ~eed =er;is,
Polillcs. Minnesota a ~1er~liy !l libera l st.1te,. eo1\trolled from Mit111./St P"11i and ,ts bbe1"Jl n ewspapei:,. Dan 5 lo/o, Rep ~ /6,Ind/~1-d pgrty 5°/4.
!11Xes High. it;,nk~l 1.3 out of 50 in mgh t:axes, w ,th 3 ,t11te-tax burden uf 10 2"/, of tN:ome, Inco,ne w is 5 ~-7 tJ0/o, p:ropeLty
t,-xes are 22nd m the n allon ,;in d-sales trut , s l·u?Jt at 7¼ w,th some e<empllons (food, drugs !illd cloti11ng)
Co nupllcm. High , mcludtng tl\e Atto111ey Gen.e t al and State Attotney's Offi~ on down to local vote1 fhiud
Cnme Avemge vi<ilent <1n1ne 26:i/lOIJK, b\Jt above ~vet'lge prope1ty c n,ne 285;./ 100[{_ C!lme rat~ 111 lvfin11 /SfPaul 1; 2 5 nines the state ;JVe111gc
Pe,-sona1 L1bei:ty Low R~ttd 2 out ot 5
Gt»t .Llbei.ty Fil!L ! r.ai1sffreepeurut reqLured (v~Jid to, ! year) to p urchase &1 wilinuted numbe, of hru,dgune ..nd ,ssault w,e:,pona. ' ~hall issue'1 st>te for co11cerued
pcmuts which !lhe, eonslltute ~~ tr,llHferee pe!!rutl O the1w1s-e,b4yerJnu-s.t w1.dei,go .,i b~cl:grounci check fo1 e!lch purcl1~se. L,cen sed opw. c.1l1'Y state.
Alternative lviedi=~ Attorney Gener-al J1as p rosecuted :.tltetn~llve p t ~ct>tioner, on an ©CcesS1vely broad defulit:101! of the p,,.tbce or 1ne<licme-tlr:it
rneludes a ll diagnosis HoweVet, Naturopathic Docton 3re hcensed h~.re Direct ,;11ny 11110;;,,ves pr~c:t!Oe leg.illy 111 th~ $t'al\'e
H~me 8d 1ooh11g_ Low regul"tion. Sb!te .ttqLUres patei1tal rtotiftoabon on ly.
Mihtary 'f arget5 Ai·den Hills Anny R eserve Command., lvlinn./St Fau l. Dutobut,on faciLty, q Ot'a ucget:
Crunp Ripley, 21J·n1L north ofLlttle F.Jlls, 1'1G tr:urunghlc,lity, not" stgrufican.t target.
Miruleap olis / St.PaulAirpon. C-150 Autil't fo, Al:>lG~not" s,gnit~ant tru:get
.D u1uth Int ernatioualAitport F-16.s ofANG; tertt~1y targru.
l~ucleal" Power.Pllutb. 1',fonticcl.lo !'!an t, 30 1t11 N E or lllfinn. / St. Pau~ l react ors Began Qpe!"lltton in l/.)71
P rairie Island Plant., 25 nn SE of Miun./St 1'al1l 2 reacton .Began operation 111 1974.
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Notes
!,ltiu11eso ta p ,ovtdl'Sgood sutvivAI retreats"' the fot,,slsccautl lakes in the northern patl Rivers but ~t least .5 1111les away from 1-3.5 wJt work. If yo ur eii1t plau ,s north into d,e
o.f tl1e state 1111d good &an and ranch living m [he cest of the st1' t<'. at the puce,oE ~ wooded lake- cot.wtry, you h:ive 'to decide wluch side of 1..35 you want to be 01~ su,ce- theie
diffmult ond bL1g-ndde11 d 1111i,te The more popubce regiou in the ci:ntet .,nd south of the Are few to~cl.s that erciss II w,thout. ~11 ei:,t, wh,ch m~y be 1(1(n1uecl w,th trc1tbt
stare suffers from the gene t"1 d.efecl or
,all p lm,s srnl.es,- fbt L,u1d w,thoul ~11ougb cov~
fi'lood111g 1s ~ p rob!e,n &oru the la1ge nvers tbs! dram the lake country lee.flows can or- There ,1te no othet farge cities m lvlmn~ot., th~t·require ~eci~l exn .route phi,uung, extept
cos1011ally block nver vn,teu aud cause flooding f()f Roche~t~. whicltc-.an be 1n the p~th or refugees lewJug Mu111/St. P~ul. Beprep~i·ed to
go we~t before the cuy b~om~ intU1d~ted
Pol1t1cal!y, this 110rthen1 state has h1stonca!ty 'h•d -a leftist or populist b,ekg,ow,d g=n
out of the Fruule, ,nd.Lobo t Patty which. have now hcgely merged w,th tire :Ct>tuo,:~~ hc
!'arty Consenrnt1ves, howeve,, made A huge conleb,ck u1 2010 that lett Rep1.0,hc:,1ns Retreat Areas
m control of the legislature for the .fu"St tune s111ce 1972 The de,ot,ons of mdepe11de11i
goven1or _l tsse Venturg and Rcpublu:·.~n governor T,01 P.9Wlenty were 111,omalie.l:c Both were Rural farml.lnd Follow the general 1-.ile to st,\y lt le:lSt 10 mile~ ~w~y item a ruajor uru:r-
thw9rtecf m thetr efforts to cut government spending by democrnttc rontrol oi the legis- st~te, :1nd fu1d i good pl~~e with w~ter ~nd tree~ tot wu1dbreaks, shnde 2nd se:dtis1011. The
lMutes. After ~tibhcanf tool-. corurol, reforms were thwatted bys dc.moct~hc gove,no t best loc.1t10,1s ~re thQse that are not visihle from ~ny 1nat1\ road The d!$~dw11t•ge oiusui.g
V ~ ltbcr?.I voteL rc.gtstr~t1on l~w~ h~ve led tc higher reg,str?.hons of poo r, Htdtgent ~11d 1solatten .for retre~t,~3£ety t.s tilat yO'l1 ~,e.1sola1ediron1 comm:rce ~nd ir,ends . fi'ortt1t1Mely,
,llcgB I Alien voters--~nd s,gnmcAnt election fr~ud m MN the1ce 11re s.m~Il towns 1101 too d1st.~11t irom.hlrm/tetl'esit sites. '\lie pref~ the towns
10 the west nnd 11octl1 ,:;i Muu, /St Paul. We wot,ld not·hnve 2 veJL-e.c1t ,cl1>1e.r than 5D UHies
There were47 pub! ,c co, n1ptto1> co11v1ctto11s lastye..u MJ.\] Attcuney Gener.al,Lon to this ma101 i:Jty.
Swauson, polttic12ed 1,et offu::e by illegally lt.a usfetnng st~te fuads fru111. ~ e,ed,t-card set.tle-
111e.nt to ACORl" ~1,d the left,st Leg.,1 A,d (qu~rtet mtll10n dollars e-;,di) Cep! ofHum•n l ~kts Counuy. .Muu,eso tA has thoUS>111ds :if lakes and thous:lnds or aCtt<s of forest into
R.esou,ces ttt MN 1s , lso;;ca11d~I uddeu ,.,,d-1s erotecteit by 1udges &om nlost ov,I s.u,ts. wh,ch one c~n .find good 1-etYe~t ~nd cab,n Slte,s. High WAier 1:1b le ts a p roblem Ill in any
Thete ,s ev,de»ce of~ conspiracy-between srnteb,nkruptcy tudges •rid US atto,r1eys to !!.Ce-:ls, .\S 1s V'Jnda htiu of c.~b,ns le.ft V9~l\JH for l,:;ng, penodsc C uhith ,~ the ,:;nly ,nodemte
,!low cronies to co11ttol bankrupt assets. S1gr.ufi.cant-vote ft,1ud fools: pl~ce 1n tl.,e eJect,on ~.~ci cJty ne;itby to serv,ce yot11 <:O.nl mere,~ ) needs
of le.ft/liber~l Se,1~tor /'ii !'L'llhf-e.!l

Strategies for Populated Living Areas

1iLuneapo!rn/St P~,J 1s split ,nto seve,al seebo11s due !o the M,ss1ss1pp, and Min11esot:a
R.v.ers rom111g up 111 t!us huge c,rr
011e ru u:;t always prep1're to leave-~ brge Jrtetlo ·=
,imply·beClluse !he thre11t of soc.ml unrest or d1srUpt1o n oi: food .u,d set-vices :an send
m..!hons JJtto ~ p.;n,c Where you locate 1n the city should b.e ,zourdu1>,ted with where
you pl1>11 to exit the city ellhet to ~ rural ret1e,,t 01 some otlte, city where yoA1 l.19ve
fum ,!y ot_fnet1ds The key IS n'Ot to get tt'.;pred ms,de 11,tut.,1l UL rua11 made bau,ers l,tte-
rivers: oc tteew:1ys

If-yi:nir ciut pl?.n ,s west, you 9hovld loc~ie t<> the nodh of tlte lvLnnesota Riv~ west o f lhe-
495 Beltw:1y ~nd sowh of 1-94 T)l, ?llburb:111 town, ofl\,fnple Grove, Plymouth ~nd Edc:n
Pr~1rie mntc-h these cntcrm goner~Hy Jf your ex,1 p!Rn ,s to 1he ~outlr, you should be µ1 !11e
E-ag/l!t n,1d App le Vllll~y ,ue~~ In re,lt~, ~11JIYhere bd=n the !vlu1oe.sot~ '.lnd lvl,ss1Sl11pp~
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Summary Facts and R'atings

C l!J-qat e. Hw1'l\d rubtrop,c~) c:l1111~tewiti1 long s1,11runer~ ru1d lbott;, truld w111te1·s. The CQl\$tal atea .s ,,g,11ftc.111tly WJ1.npe1
,n w111t:e1t1me th:in tlt.e co"ltr~l an d nt11the1n p21t of the , tneic-Average of 2.6 toln!ldos per year
Popl1l2ho11 De,1$1ty Mode1~teJy high, 63 ppl/.sq 1rule (~ffll<. cd 32!id 111 the OQbon). B lack 37"/4, :Htspiuuc 2 5%, &tan 'l.0/6, 1t-µxed i•1o
Cost of Lvinglnde: Below ~verage \}2. (average ;s ldS) r:mr.ed 11th lea;t expei1s1,v e
P'nvate Lru,d Av:n1ab,hty Good Only S 5'1/o of the !and 1, stc<t( llnd froemlly own eci.
Bwkl!ng Penruts. R.eqwred £01· :my new condwction, re110v~tio11, and dffnohnqn wol!L Local ,)Uti""-1/ob.an.t ~an mgkfc e.<cepnon, \vhere 1t
u not a st9rew1de ,11ru1d!\tic- B~fements ate not common but 1-e~s,b!e Lu1les-s high w~tor rabies ate nn tUtte.
Lllnd 11nd Utbru1 Phu1111!lg t-;1u1u,;,p91ilies ,1ncl c.olu1bes n1ay adopt con-1prehet1S1ve plans .u1d fonn pl:uu1111g ~otnt1'lls11011s, but ~1ey ~J:"e not 1eqwr:ed
to ::io to If~ 1unsdtcnon cleodes ro adopt a ..:omprehau,ve plM, 1t ,nusthave at s n'llnunuro four de,ne1ts
Food Pcodu~t1011. Vety good w,th ti growu-ig ,e:.,011 o f 240-270 days Rrunf'.lU aver~ges ;,b out S7 1ncl1,:,; per v~1 Rich ;01!. guod_gM'clenmg, soma:uµe, ~,o ,vet
Heruth E11"1111:01.une11t S111ucew~tec polltmon ts so1ne-of the wom m then:ant>it, but g,ouncl w~ter =ay l't.o,n b1g commet.l!ltl fauns ,s 0 [<( 46¾ lllf the
popul~um1 s water 1, Buouooted M,ss,ss,pp, bas the lughest corubmedJe-ve.l ot obese< plui ove1weight "dults ,at 67 .3 percent
'rtaffic Iy[oderi,te ttllfft, probletns n, JJckson, 1,[S, rated "#74 o! 75 b~d t t Jcliic one1; 1'1o red tight t>r speed cllll'I"'"'~
l'olincs Mi~u~1pptans Me moit1y conse1vat1ve 9nd rehg;ous Danocrats Dern 55¾, Rep 40¾, Ind/;td party 5%
Tnxts: .Bdow :iver:rge, Ranked 14th lowest taxes, with a s~:1te l:,,:.lnu·den of8,9% ofiucon1e-MS has 3-S0/o
thC()tne t'l\lles, v e-ty .low prope1ty taXes (4ot:!'t ln n~tlon) :ind <!! 7'¼ s~les t':CIX
Com;ption: Righ M.a1or corruptton m state an dlocal 11ffrur; .
Cn,ne Ivt:ederate. V,olertt Clltt\e 304/lOOK, property r.rune 2944/ 100K. Cwne rJte 111 Jachson i; 1 tJ.mes l:lte ;;tite -avel:;)g~
Meth bbs ,:ibo ~bound 111 tfte ghetto; of thrn art1.l 3ndhave mJdeuuu~as utto the nli'nl u~s.
Pe=n:i!Lbert:y· Aver11ge. 3 out of 5 rntmg
Gw1 'Libei.y· G ood MS doet not reqwre a penmt to pllrc-hl\Se iite<'ltn)S. A p e.rrrut ts teq_wred to e~rty g conoe,i!ed hii11dgun Ltca:ise<I opttt t .Ml.y wte.
1\.1tent~bve lvleci11:me Natllr.tl h~lth practtboneu are fte<: tb pr:ict:,ce L.,y ll'l!owtfery ts uureguklted.
H on1e Sthooltug Low regulation. S~At~ reci=s p:u:enbtnonficgnru., only
Mihtary T~1g~n· C an1p Sbtiby,. 12111.1. S of futtiesblll'g Bi1tta.lton siz ed JUJlit41y•tr:unlng site<11dO&ng tank ~ntl ani lrery; tecc,11dary t<1rg~t.
Stennis Sp act Cc,,tcr (Nat'! Space T Eclt Lab), w est oi Gulfp01t. Rocr,;et tes.tlng, space technology ce,ttt, p L11n1uy oJ seQont!~1y t>arget
Gtilfpoii Naval Construction B attalion Center. Se.ibees b'.'1$e, uot a target
M eridiau NAS. N·..vy/MC Jet trnunng ba.,i,, possib le t ernary tar.get
Columbus AFB. Air fo.rc.e ha1n1ng b:>5e; possible terti,uy t:ltget
f nokson Airport. 8 C- 17 Atrhft ilown by ANG, teconcla1y t:11:get.
Key Field_, Mendt,111. KC- 135 Air refuehng; seco1lchty target.
l(ecslcrAEil, BiloXt. C-DO ruri.ifr and trrunmg h,;lcl for ,urhttp1lots ancl dectro= ope1~ton, pois1ble te,~mtget
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Notes Strategi~s for Populated Living Areas

lvlts$1SS1pp1 hc}..s mount.~111 ret=is, but has goodf<\rmJ~nd The popul~tto n dentlfy ts B;lox11 To ,vo,cl Keesler AFEt. stay west of the city Ul Gulfport or better-yet no rtli off - !()
woderat~ but poverty is r1unpa11t, nlueli of ,t ,s due to p=onsl conupf101J, cbei1ry ·a11d ne~r Lnndon (but not near the freew~y). J~dtson Almost ~ny of the suburbs outs,de !he
la.zmess 011 the othet l12ntl, Mtss1sstpp1at1s sre u;uallyine.ndly, gentle and g,ac,ous As reW11eteu of this city ~re;1s safe .,.s 1t11othet as long .,~you ate ,;way from the mfl1or &eewsys
111. ~11 st.lites, there ,s a s1g,11fic211t left-'uber,;l elelll·e nt wh1d1 plays upo11 the poot, welfu.te >1nd seconcfory roads. I£ you plan on leav,ng the stRte ,n ,i cus,s, phn routes to the south
class, mainly bbck fruni!tes. Even though Dem.octets out reg1sl:la R,;ptib hcans, th<7 a1e (Nat-chez/ 01 to the uorlh (Greenville) wh~re you c-ln cro~ the mighty Miss1ss1pp1 without
conserv,,tive Demo.Cn\tS Tl.Its st21te p~sse~ • ba11. 011 g:ry warr,~ T,y the la~gtst 11targu1 m getting 0 11 ~ .li>eew~y
the cou11u:y 86°1-0 to 14°/~.
Mer,d,a n. s·1~y J mile~ south ofNAS fvler1d1an 0nd·cle.\\t cf the freeways, \Ind you shotila
C on'ttp~on ,s too easy to find u1 the South 55 ofl,/tiss1ss1pp1 s 410 county S'Upervrno, s, b e ft11e Again, much depe11ds ltpon your exit strntegy And e~se of com mu te , wb,d, w1U
one coU11ty t oad fo,eman, two, st.lite lughway c.o mm 1ss1oue1,s end 1:l road vendors weu; deiernune the quad1·?.nt you ; hoosc
convteted ofbnbery. extortion ~nd oth~ .felony chruges TI1e rural countle~ l,ave)l wo1k.111g
Good ol .Boys network that exterlJs to the top- At the state !eve.I. Mtss1ss1pp1, l!Ke Alabama, Co lu1dbu, Stay south of the city to mo ,d the-~,r b ~ethrel\t, but west .,f the uve, Smee "
J,,s gone ..tter I.ugh p o!iticL'1tS 011 conuphon ·c harges ut otde1 tr, nun 1J1eu: poht1c~l ~ 1e-e-re ,,;fe cl{fl ,s either to the west or 1111rthwest
Con t1phon ts e-.asy to fiud eve-11 -amo ng ·1udges and lo t::1l police Revenue seelru1g pol.tee
s tol's have oor.uned. · Sm alter Coastal C11tes Yo~, sho1;1ld O!"tly choose one of the gulf aoRst !:!!hes tf yo ~tt work
depench on it. Avo ,d B1lox1 and yol1 will be free fro m nucleft\ ~.1rgell', but not soc,~! u11rest
T hen,· ne few spectfic 1r11litruy ,targets Ill th.ts stcate, but u1 -. cns,s we see serious problems. }Jake slue ypu scope out ways to get no nh of t- io O\L\s1de ofa11 off o t on flltn.p, wlw:h
,t.,
\Y/itl, lilgl1 wdf~re popula11011 tlus ts oue- of tl,e- '.highest depe11dency states upon federal wJt be dogged
dollars ill the nanon, ·so we expect co11s1de1ab le st>c,~l U11te~t >1ud scoveng1ng/pJbgmg to
occut Mtss1ss1ppu,;:tlso 1t1 tl.te path 0£ refu~eRows from otlret gre-,s sud1,as 1-10 from
ponits t11st, u1clt1dmg ;ll of f'londa ~nd p:u t.s of A~b-run a, 1-20 tr<!>Jn B.,nn m_gh~m ru-, d i -55 Retreat Areas
fro111 Memplus. Ail these c,t:,~ have 11 huge ch:u,ce of soc ial ru eltdow11m tJ\e future
RurJl fa1~ land Rur;;l faun retre-"!ts.ate *bsltt the ortly~etreats,iva1l~ble Forntnate ly,
Mississippi w,U !rave to,absorb a lot ·o f thoi.e people as 1! d,d during Katn.1.ta lvLss1ss1pp1 s lvIJ~s,ssippt has 9 :lot oi southern pines <1nd 01he1 decu:!uoU! tree1 tha t gtve pnv~cyilnd
m~ l\l! lol;ll11s are all >i lo11g freeways so re-,ders w,ll want to _pos,t:1011 therusdv.es 11vny from eov-er There ~Je.m•any 11vers .,nd creeks that can bloef. you, mgtess or egress m an ;11C<1, s.o
those ,re9s One of tlteb1g p1obleJlls 111 getting out of MS to the west ,s Utt> Mtsstss1pp1 lc11u1 the terr~111 and obstacles w elh1ududt!1g the M1ss,ss1pp1 Rtver tt$dt Gwe yourself
River ,tsdf Then• ru·e-ve,y few b11dg-.~ that 1redt free-.,,,y5---'Wlud , may be s lttlt down_011e some c\1st~nce fron\ tlie h rger crue.s ~long ! -10 1'1iere .-re sever~! shte ,ind n~ho.n~I fore~ts
1s t1t Natchez .Auotl,er 1s.;1t G 1R•11villc The furthest north b-efore Me01plus ,s $ bndge 011 >1rou11d Alex~
. ndna tn the t'ent« of the st~te th~\ h~ve sms;ll rut-al tovn~s - around them
Hishw~y 49 Knew wh= tluy a1>e •nd f.11uJru12e-yourse1f with the few re111aiuu1g optK,ns Th~t's whett t<! St9.rt. Out favo~11e plnc.e.s ~re tn the NE corne1: ~bove !-21, n~arTe11nesse.e
like feny b01lts

Hun,C,11nes ~ndiloodutg ate serious tlu:eals to tlus st.ale, puticufarly .-lo11g tl~ Mtss1ssipp1
,R,v!,! wh,eh h 11t h1~toric.qlly Rlw~y:; been a problem. Levee sy;tems ,\bound, but the d~nger
LS ~!Ill there, p~r1i,ul11rly durmg ln:trnc:3ne.sc:ison A lot of r*tn 111 the v11·0.ng pl~~ C9tl often
e;ause more d!\!n ige th~!\ the Ju1trtCMe-iotce winds
.?18 Strategic Relocation

MISSOURI***-*--'_,
Summary Facts and Ratings

Clt1n11te lvu:s$OU1l get1et9tiy h~1 11 hun)ld, conb11ent~l d 11119fewith co1dwo1ters ,2r1d hbt, h lln1!d ~ummett It 9verages 27 fo at,\d(is·:pef yec,r.
l' opuh\tton D e11s1ty A bout -aver:1ge 86,9 ppl/sq rrule [sank::.d 28th Ill the n~bon)'. Mostly of G~trnan, Scan cliruivt.m .md losh descent
t' l'ote1t.U'\ts Jire clominsnt. I! [gd 4 7%, Hispanic 4 3¾, As111u 3 8°/o, •1ruxed 1. 6''/o, Atne.u~n In<han l 3¾
Cost of l,iv111g lrtdsr. Low 90. l {,vernge 1t 105} mokes tlus the 5th leist expensive state
P nvate L·1nd 1'Jvg,t~b1lify. Good On ly 60/o of tl,e lan d 1s sl:'llte :and tedet11Uy owt1ed
_Bwklmg Pennitt Reqiured tor 9U co1ut11.1mon pet 1.qwl'entents of loc~l 1un,dictio11. De~ l oll evetywhe1,;.so good b11 en1e11t poten tial
Lru:id ai'R'lt'll)!'!!1AfftPOO\n1ng All cibe$, town1 :111d v11I:ige~ are authouze~ t o p lru1 ~nc\ adopt ?Otung ,;e,gulat101u 111 acoo r&lnce with Ji
.P lan . Howeve.i:, the Stlltt\te does not reqture tl1ese loaal age.1aci ro adopt the st9~ comp rehe11$1ve p lan,
Food P,oducnoi1 Ve1.y good Grow-.n g se:.tson of 150-?10 ~ys. R-.unfoll :rvergges ab out 38 inches .J?er yea11, Rtcl1.so1I, good g~rdenu1g. Jlod;;• so,! m the 0z'1rti
G rou11dwnter has satue co11ce11trabo,is oi ~gno.111:ura.l pollun,;,n arid ::lien:uc:-~Jg lfl co,nme1·chll fmnungare.u.
Overall, poUution level.s :.ire below n,atlon~l ~vcrages. 803/o o f the popu ~ tlo11's =e11s fluond~ted
He,ivy traffic problems u1 K1111sas City apd St. LotUi # 58 11n d #45, respecbvely. on the hit
of 75 wont traffic o tles Red'ltght .md speed camen,; ~re used
?olitics. Misso\lll ts g arVtclecl t l;ate Po!)st en c:1lled 1t a bellwetlt.er sti\t e becatne "as Missou n goes; to goes th e nshon " Btit tlillt !li'tl't J.
comph111et1f, nor 1s 1t always ro,e lt voted for M cC,11L? over Obama I t u1diCll~ th!!f £atm-bate4 peop le w ith populist
tenclef1ae. = 1 often be sw,iye<! t o what the national media prop~gan dizcs D ~ J2•A, Rep 43'1/,,I n ct/ J rd p,uty 25•;,

T1Xes: Aver.age Ranks 12.nd h1ghe$twith g t :ix burden of 9.2¾ oi tllco,ne lncome tx,t , ~ 5-l'o
property =e.s a re 211rd111 thlf nntton and the ~1:$tc ,nle~ trot ,s 4 3°/4
c .,,a,1ptio11 Higl1
Cn,ne- High V1ola1t cnme 5(l0/100K, proper!:}' e.nrn~ rs ,bove ave.t'llge 3fi3.t,/100!C Cwne rates
ill St L oLU i ~1-e 4 1:11:nes die ~t ~te avet'!lge ~S~! City ts J tunci.
Pe,~onal Liberty O t1e ,o f the top 10 sl;tltes
Gun Lfbetcy· Fru.r. A fiemut u reqture<l rQr h m dguu purch••e . ,rd ts ~nly valid tor 50 cbys iutd one h ,u1dgu11,
'1Sh!tll 1,sut-'' state for concealed pemuts ~nci u open ca.try fuendly·
A!te.rn!ltlveMec!toue N~tura! health pract1b o11e1-s ?1-e'free to pt'~cbc,e. The prAcbce of 1111cwlfery 1$ !lOW legl l for:myone who i, ~tbtiec\by theACNi-1 or NAR1'[
Home Schoolmg 1.;fo regt1laao11. No. state reqwrement for p~rents to 1n it1~te any co11t~et
Miltt,uy T J_tg&" '.Fort Leonard Woo d, 100 mi SE ·o l St Lows on ~<f4. Aony.&3ste trJUung ba~e. second~ty t3rg¢t
Lake City Anny Anununitiou Pl:int, Sm~ll cahber rnurun011s pm,t;. teruaty t argetc
!(ansas Ci ty USM C Mobiti.t y C-01ru11an1:t Manne r~m,e~ i upp-01tactrnty, temnry b u:g&.
Rosecrans Au-port, C- 130 111rhft ein d Af~G, rema1y target
:K:\Osas City Nuclcat· \V e:1pous Plaut; Ne;,,, ca1np\ts ,s IJeing eUJlt nea t R1chards-Gebaursl11po1t south of F( C.; pn1nary-t.iu:get:
WhitttllanAFB, South c,f Knob Kostft B-2 Str<1ttgic l3ornbet,; (lC'.Bl\ifs have been removed), ptrlThlt",' target
Calloway Powet· .Plant, Jefte rton City. 1 ,eactoi: O per2tlllg Sltlce 1QS4
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Notes

Missotln's self reLartt eu!t1:1re ts generally p t o guu ~nd pro pnvate property :;>1\d respccts the 1111\1or1\y proble ms and erun~!l11d co rruption endemu:· to rhcs city, 1ou must plan o n
people's-prlv~1--y, but '1S w,thmost states, Missouu .s•gett111g 111ore bur:ea uc,atic aud ~ d1$~~r,.1 rural retre,it tf you !tve here I: 1s w ,se to select an are~ of town th~t gives you
mttus,ve vnfh 1t~1-egulatio11s every yeax The,e 1s ve11 low popul~t,011 deJ1s1ty u, m,;11y rum! cle,u ,iecess to 1our e-..<1t d>rechon w, rhottt bemg b lo~ked 111 by .1 freew~y or ·a r-iver All best
couiities, and the cost ofli:vmg is lower here The native pop,Jat1011 is mostly Sco tch-Insh ,etr~t are,s will be 1101th, south o, wesl--not e,ist SI Louis 1s SU1rou1H:l'ed by the )'v[is,;ol1n
~nd tougl~ so tlny h,ve the m~ku,gs fat good, self-suffic1e11t neighbors The Ozai.ks ,11e-, 1s ,,n d Miss1ss,pp1 rivers, with 0111y:; .few bndges .tllow111g you to cross Most of these :.re
part.cuhdy suited fur retre-,ts: theres. mtural food supply 111 wtld g:.me, lo t-s of tish ,ind freew~ys. which will likely be clogged ot shut down by autho ritie.s.
p l1:111)' of wood fat stoves The water 1s txcc!lent from both spaugs and wells 1?rope1ty is
cheap so you m1gl1t co11s1der sonie fertile land 111 ,dd,tion to,; rocky rett-e;it m tl1e 02arb. Here 1s yoUI b~ ex1t str·ategy. The only ot1tlet between the two-11ve1 e1lcadem eat 1s to the
southwest, between 1-64 ~nd l -55 , w1tl1 1-44 111 tl1e nuddle You l.iave to p1t.:k 011~ 0 1 the
The northern p~rt of the St:\te ,hes ,n ph,ns with gentle rolling h,11~. "' nd rh e so uthern olher h:\lves of thts pte shaped ~re:~ s u1ce there ts another nve1 ,u Cl1ndenng .1lo 11g the 1-44
porl!on it p~rt of the 02.11rk lvlou111!1in Pbteflu The _fy[tssour, fuv<cr tltv1d~s these \WP po1rts, corr1doc blodung yol;ll 2b1!tty to cross from one serto1 to anQther Loca te outS1ck the 270
genernlly There's ll !ot of good fann .incl forest h nd with a goocl g1ow111g se-ason. J:1 would beltw~y 10 make stu:eyou don't have lh:\t as a bg_1'T1e r. Plan to travel 9n n•r"l ro?.clsancl to
rutve b etter long-term securuy If i.t w ere fa,t!1es west Some refuge.es from the East will ge< out of tow11 befute,ing10, SQC!,11 unrest ot p~111c clc,g,; the- roftcls
m Ai.!- ,t this far west, but prul)Artl'y to the la1ger c.thes
!f your u,t ro ute 1s to the nortl'~ we suggest you locate to the 110tth o f the Musoun such
T h e l:u1dJ11 M.ssouu 1s be!te,_ than 1ls l~ders. Thet-e we,·e 14 publu: corrupti011 U01W1e11011; ->.S rn no nl1 S't Ch~rles er 0'F~llr>n, ~bove 1-70 If you are ~1ready located 111s1de rhe two
last ye.;,i , w luc.l, ,s vny too low fo, tl1e amou11t of corruptton w th,s state- revealu,g tl1e beltw!,ys sur,ou11di11g parts,ofSt l o u,s, you a,e m ~ tr,.p to 11e You need to take careft~
=m unity couupt le:iders give 01re a11otl1e1 In. tl,e last y~r, four lvhssouruu1s were t»11red 11ote of the mstructio.ns we provide 11, the prev10'.1S rectit111 o.n how lo pick ~ ,oute iucludiug
1
from c.as111tts for cru11es of " 111 oral turp1t1.1de. ' T hr ee wt-re c1vi.l seJ:vants who allthont1es choosmg to go under o.t o:,,e1" frecw•y whe,e the,e is no elt•t nunp, t'L~e w,11 be do~d
sr,y used embe22led t;.x dollars to feed the.u: gam b !tug h,..b,ts But t hete we1e small fish.
COlll\lj)Uor1 hl:e this ,s ofte:n foc,lit~ted by h 1gher ~uthont1es, Cons ,de1 th,s the o ffices of Kan sas C ity Tlus rs a ntlclei11 t~rget c,ty l>ecause of !:he govea11:ne11t s 11ude,\1 we:1po11s
Governor, Aftorney Genei::'ll, St~te T1-eltSlU:er ~nd Auditor h~ve gl! 11ad 1ust three ,different assemb ly pl,nt IE your eJUt toute ,s southeast toward the Ozru-ks, loellte outside tl,..-
~71J
111cumbents since 192.0 and no ,nci1mbentsmce 1974 has lost.anelect1on for those-affice.s b~ltw,sy 111 the Ltes Surom 11 ,rc-.i Ifyou1 ret:teat duectio.n 1s rlotth, loc,;te outsrde the 435
Thjt's how tn?.chme pohhcs wo 1~ lvlore-0ver, tlus ts the st,ne where the C1A crMt6 .11 goocl b~ltway and w1tlu11 tb..- atcbe~een th e Missoua nve, (Liberty area) a,.._ tl.1esouth, ,-Hd 1-29
[lOn1on o f tis &ant compftntes· That's telling, Police "nd 1ud1cralco rniption LS ve.ry m\!ch w
011 the 1'-IW Be aw..u th~t 1-35 .cuts tl:us wedge area h3lt, so map ollt where you need tt:r
~ pitrt of protecting, tbc Good ol' Boy~ !'l•twork. T l,is.nel:\vork ,s powerful here, so tf you cross ll oul$1de of,u1 t:<it ~rea. f,.s you get farther 11\to the ,:_o u11trys,de.1t m:1ybe possib le
d1oose to retre:at here you need to k.eep ~ low profile. The co!1neetions betwee1' ~n st~te ?.lld to get 011lo rural freeways whet<' they ,\£~ not clogged
ktc.ll bw enforcement (pltr.ticularly the ones ibitt ~re co1iup1 or bulhsl1) "llow them to wor~.
togethe:r w,th 1udges "nd pohhq~us 10 ·1(:.t w,H1 w,de 1-atttutles cf 1mpu1uty.
Retreat Areas
Both IG. 11s~s C,ty ~),A W h1te111 :iu AFB (60 111 1 SE of l( C) "re prwle nude11r target$, ro
sL•y clf'3r of thosi; m:e:as s.ud theu: 11eac dow11w111cl f.dloul patter11s. W1llds "ce 11111utly N,S. ~u
Rut:tl fannfand. Mis90uri has abundant lully-farm b11d 111te uuixed w,th s m fo,ests and
.Fortum,tdy fo1 M!SSouri, ,JI of tl,e 111 ,ss.k stlc,s have l>eeJ1 removed u:om the st.>te lines of tree.s tha t give this state mote retr~t poss1btl1ties tl~u the olhe.1 p l•ms states . Our
Eivorite are:i u, the north ,s .>bove tl1e hue between St. Joseph m the west ,nd H,.nuib:tl 111
l.,iuso un ,s Dne oiihe states w1lh tor1rndo thre.,ts, so you)1J11Tc *u eac1.1Sc to build~ s?.fe the e:ist. eirducLug tho.se two CJtles Tlus is pnu1 e ro.lliug hill-country .fut ~way from a11y city
ro.o m " ncl c~ll ,ts tornado shelt~~oturRctors wo 11 cbh!lk a11 eye ove r t!l3t soclill' uurest and cnm e Tht Lak,, of the 02'.lrb f-01esrc-d country U) we-stern Mtssourt ,s ottr
next flivonte rural hlrtn retreat ~u-a 0011"1 go ft1rther nod!'! th~n the taSt-west !me between
V ¢rs,i,lles ~,u:1 L"1col11 The- bes, ki 1tc! is surro\111clmg- the Lake st9.t~ pad;, o)lt¢ndu1€ dow~
Strategies for Populated Living Areas
10 the SW
3t Louis: This IS 0 1te Qf the most dtfficult e ,t,es for p l~nnu1g
~n •tx1t s tr:ategy It ts A m_et:tt,
are<\ cut u1to 1nuuero t1s tt~p 2ottes deiu1ed by freew•ys an;;l m ulttple !Iver& Bec;;use ~f
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The Missoun Ol!:ilrks Th,s and the Arbnsas Os,;rls:s ~re the pnule- rette-at .,ms fur the;
Midwest Tlie lvt.ssoun portion ,se- nco111passecl rougi1ry by st~yu1g south of 1-'H (c<Xdudmg
the Sp1111gfie-ld are-~) .111d etayu,g west of 1-55 wluch tuns N-S Along .the Kei,tueky bo1de1
The south"'1st corner of the :\re.~ ,s more fut f arn1 l:\nd, but the rest ,s composed of h!Us
_,,-,,d motwt;uns ,,overed mostly by deciduous !tees Much of the mostoe~utiful fute~t land
,s co11ta111ed,m the Mark Tvnuu Forest, but d-lere are thousa nds of private act es,d sev,het e
Jrt this huge ,1e-a The resort town ofBi.uson » 111 the southwe.st potit1011 It'. • u,cep lace
to v ,s,t fot e11lertauun ent but fand pncesdose by are too l=.h
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MON'TANA ****~:i
Summary Facts and Ratings

High <1nirt diy cruruu nt11l chtru!,e east of the Rock!~ P~c,lit: Northwest rilPlft .;it fle,w, bn11g ,nore preop,t,inon EQ the n (lcthw;:st
0

oomeru1. th e W!l\t-er !,11"\ spnng tvionbm9 J1as oo ld w1nt-err everywhere., but 1t u e,peoally oo!ct1n the c1:11U!il.iu1d e.1rten1 poU101u,
f opubuc,n De1u1ty Vety law 7 ppl/ iq nll le lrlll1ked 4St11 In tl1e nation). Ame.ncan Indian 6 4•/Q, Hi,paruc 3 1¾, mi:xe.d 18¾, ,othets t,elow 1°/6.
Cost of L1v1ng!nder, Model.'llte. 99.8 (.s.ligh ttybelow the gver.age 0{1 05)
Pnvate L.md Avatbb1lity- F:rut 3 4¾ of lan d ,~ state e r federally owneq, 1ndud1ng 9 good pc ttion of the be~t forests 2nd n1otu1trun !,,.Lid
Bu1ltiing Feorur, R:equlred for, 1111 ntle1 an d cou11nes , but n1ru1y tuml J\llli&CO.oM have limted reqwremo1ts: for fann and 11111cl1 but!cliog,,
1,-,jnd and Urbm PfanntUg Montaui does have 9 con1prd1c:11si.ve developn1ott plru1, but1t only inallda~s tli~t e'1ch 1unscli.:.oou
lt2ve ~ 2011U1g c01111111ss,011 :md does not mrutd,,te contomuty with cany ,bite phu1
Food Ptodltcx,011. F::ior Avet\,ge l'!llll(aU u only 1i. 4Jt1/yr D ty hind folltl.S !!l1d rl!lid1es .ire. conmion Son1e ,rng.1.re,d l:111rti qlong 11ver:
11:an ?,tow more Grl!>Wmg ~easo11 1~ 90-150 days on the pl:.uJt> ,,n ;:t'30-120 ruiys u1 the mountllllts .
He.ilib E:nviro 1\rne11t: Witet qulility 1s e«:~llentwhere feel by mountaunspru:,gs. Q u-all.ty·1s only JJUr fro,n wells m the'13lleyi :Only 25% of the populatio111s-wiite1 ,s
l1uonc:i'1t_e d Ate pollut1011 J.S uot ~ probl<,m =epr downwind CJf ~ Iew facton~ . The.1~ ts very good ,0!~1 potaitriilm tht: e11st. .fair ut the west.
T1,u.ti~ No 1na1or.traffic problem~ acept tn Btlhngs (Heights area)
Politac,r Con serval!ve-~b ecil .s pht Ivfontana Im~ beet1 \l Pemottajlc l=un_g .tate foryeat,7 b~1t th ey have a s light il'l~if!ltlty n ow
Conservat1vet cl6n11nafe tbe agricultur~J areaas, and hbcrals dorrunate ttle old mu1111_g ~re.as The IU.t'll..o: of C~hfot:rurua
bw1gs even !,nore hb ergl :1ttjtudes to tile best retreat arat, Dem 40¾, Rq, 38, l11d/3rc\ p ,u tv 22'1/~
Low .Ranked 4-0t:h With 2 tax burden of 8 6¾ of u16:>11l.e Up to o,C)1/4 111co111e t~x, nc s-.Jl.es tx.< and aveh\~ propetty' ~es (tanked 10fil J!1 th e Ll~tJ.on)
Conupbon. Moderate- Coa:upu on h a; •lw"Y~ p l~gued stares with slircing rnu:ung and t8!!J.oa<ib.ickground• It ;ttU exrnts ;f l'h.e-rtate
level and w h ereve1 b ig cotpotate influence u, ielt m .mirung. Som.e ~onupn.0111n 1udto al sy5= an ~ p.o lke
Cnmc" Medium V,olenl: cun1e 5.il l /lllOK:. property ct!!l1e 2'721/lllOIC.
Per.on L.be.iiy &ited 2 out S
Gw1 L b ctty Excellent. No peonit to putcl\ilse firearms "~hatl nsue'' state for concealed fire.aun peonin Opm o.Hry state, ev~,1 111 ~ ~ t
Altem.;live Mediclfle Vexy good .JV.ulabtb.ty, hill rnnge o f n'lltum health i;, ract,1:!·one.rs. Dueet 01tryn:uw1vfs .n~ liceused by
the Altri:,t11at1ve Health C;ore Bol!ld, wltu:h also licen,e-; f.,1atur,:ipatl11, Ph,vs,et<m~
Home $ohoolin~ Low regulation S~te requires p:itent,il notific~tJon,
tvG.lit;uy 'T arg~ Ma!mstrom .AFB, Great F~Us L11rgest ?,ilii1ute111!ll1 ill ttll.mle. base; massive pom,uy targ!!tr fo~ hu1dreck of w~,rhe..d:
F ort H:uriso11i }TW o.f He!ena Hdtcopters, some-:1onor. ,econd.uy target.
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Notes

Wuinta1111 is co us,dered by sornr to be the hst gre,it fto11t1er Jn the co111tneL1tal US. With ~lso home to the ID.fll11 Mo11lru\a State IJn1vecs1tye1mpus (slso at BoielllJuJ Tlre~e lust6tt-
the dee.,e,.se u1111tnu1g, the eco,10IDy ,snow mostly serv1ce-lnse.d 311d 1s fuuly w.eak lt still cal aud modern 111fh:ie.noes m3ke this a 'hb tt-.al centeL of irrflue11ce 111 th., state 'Ille do no.t
has,;igL11£ca11t cem11allts oi ,ts trad1ttoll11l ec-01wm,c ,ict1v1t,es. u~11chu1g, wheat furnung. recomme.nd a11ytl11t\~ e'!ll\t o f Bozeman. due to the threat ;,f fallout from both tlie Gre~I
lumbet mills, hard cock 111uu11g~11d some 1oil and coal 111 the ea:st Easten1 lvlont:mll 1s more F~lls- m ,ss1le he.Ids "nd, to 9 lesse1 extent. the Seattle targets
like ~ lvtidwesteru s!Jl.te, but w,th l,ttl~ 11111.full. very few roads aud a dedunng populattau.
T here ~re 110 towns.<ivet 10K m tbe :east except fur Billings wlu d i ,s i he largest ut the state Bozeman ,s oue of th.- few e1t1es along 1-90 Ll1!1t ts s1tua1ec:I south of the fuew!\y, and !hat
.-it lOOK+ Tht best r,111ches are aro ,t11d .Miles City and Fors-yth . El\Stec:n Montana has a ,s where you should find housttlg. Th,& gives you llnunpede<l-.ccess to the nlountllms v,,;.
s1g1ufic"nf secuuty usk m be1r1g dow11wu1d from tlie· lacgesl ez,s t1ng Ballist!«: lv!isstle fields Hwy 191 ,.,,d 1he e-~te11s1ve ,gac,iltuai! ,ueAs a1ou11d Bozem,111 ~11d Four Cornets
,,e.u :G~eat Fall$. The Mu,ute11u111 lll m1s,1le si!Gis e<te11d ID any m 1les ,.,o,111d Mal.mstrou1
APB a11d each must be Int ditectly by 11uclea1 w~pOll to st<>p the 11uss1k inside, so th,s Helen,; 1s the closest anyone s6ould lo cate to tJ,e city uf Great Falls (wlud1.1s eunou11ded
nud(c',lr target are-a :will take a1t encuu ous 11l1111ber or L1uclear h tcs someday Can' t be by m1ss1le silos) Heleu~ does have 011e rn u,or tllU!t,<ry t.ra111111g base 111 the.Vlltley which
dowJtwu,d w ,thout 1uess1ve£,,llout pro tec1>011 1s !\ secondary target. Avoid the mrr11ug towns of Butte, Anaconda ..>11d Missoul11, wl11ch
s till hijtbo1 soIDe lm:d-Jn.rtbi,g. snti-religcous e lem e11ts. Of c ourse, call o.f r11ese towLls h~ve
Weste.n , lvfo nt·= 1s whe1t !he g ,~t ot1tdoo1 living expene11r:e 1:reguts .md whe,e the best become mo te moderate smc"' the real mwutg drys, but the .u, fluence still Lugers.
,e tLe-at sJte,; are located Howeve, , ·e ven 111 tlttS besL1ttf1.1Uy furestll.d "rea, wl,,nr-ana has a
Lt JekyU-l,i[, Hyde person~ht'/ The.re tS s1gruftc•L1t tension between the libetal, 1ough, Gre-at Falls Tlus lS • DO NOT U.!HAEIT c tty like Colorado Spnngs 'I1he 111,sst!efields
s11ti-tehglllL!S seg1ui:11t Clt the po1;>Ulatt011 (a co111bmahJ)11 o f the Qld mmet meutaltty :,ud s.pre-ad ot,t like two big butte1£lywu1gs to the N'v'/ a11d the SE of the city
th..- wealthy :,nd tiber11I Ca!JorllJlln 1mm 1gr~nts) :<L1d the 1tteh-co11setv~t,ve ChusbJl.ns whQ
~,e u1c1""'s111gly duiwn to Monts11~ for liberty Cemoctacs it11d hbe,als have h!•d tbe1c way
foi: ,so many years they a fte.11 t eart With 1e-<1l ,h as ttlity toward the conserv,i ttve-Chrlst1J111 Retreat Areas
ttsurgeuce such ,is wlnt h as been hap1;>euu-ig 1u the \11/luteftsh area
The fi'btllie-ad.L,ke r~101t This is- 0 1te ,uf the two best ~teas ior ru1ala11d hlt1ll location 1n
There 1s 11 de~1ded libert~LLin mmdset tb how Mont11Lta deals with ru any 1ssttes It arttn lv!onl,ui» thnt 1s ~Llro:lunded with mouut~111s ·:Ind fon-sts A growu1g 11um be, of Cltt1sltsn-
le:tves u1d1v,du, ls 10 do the,r own tluug rathe, thru1 thu,k or the st.1te as the 1p1otecto1" conserw,tive f.auirLes 8te u1.0•1mg u,to tfus valley every year and tbt 9,•1U proi,,bty <1011tu1ue,
9ud needed 11 1egu!.to1 1' Tl11s :,lsl!> sllows p eople theu 11 ught to eouupt 1hemselve1"1' 011 issues as w ,11 the ot'pos1t1011 from tl,ose who resent dus b eco11'l!ug·~ bve11 for pLepar~d11ess-
,;uch as-setu1-unluu1ted speed hmtts on the :01;>e11 plams. But the t,~.,d towatd La1sse2-P'ru1e on e11ted-Clu·1stu111s We 1ecomIDeud the tlortheru tow us- oi \Yl!utefish ~ltd ColumhH, R111ls
hbe, ty 1s 111 fragile tens,011 berween the two conf11ccu,gp-Qlttic~I and religious cultutes. :more than K~hspdl
Pe,~ph, should watch Mo11t.ana :;s,;, desbnatiou for hhe,ty The pqp 11lat.io11 o£1v[ontana 1s
low, aud the side thi;t attc;,i::ts the most m11n.ig1iu1ts to fue Ha~ u, the hltuce will d etetmutt The B1ttenoot Valley reg,.on 1$ a ranch111g ~fell -t 3,500 ft elev-Jtton close 10 the l dRho
wh1,i,h waytlie state tU111s b 0rder ,n the secure b~ckdrop of the m;i.sstVe B11tetroot.mou nta,n w1lde rnes,:, ~re?. The
slightly lower elev,tton aud distnnce &om the Montani pbu1s -afso makes rhts a b,t waruler
1/fontM\a would rate~ st~rs ez, ept io1 the w ide ?.L-Ca a round Grea t Falls tha t houses the 1u tl,e wmtettuue, 11,ough sttU co ld and with plenty ofsnow. A lot u.fwealthy people h,ve
lsrgest bMe of 11uele.a1 m,sstles ll'I the n~tlott 'rh11 puts a great porl!ou of the s ta te at ns): bu,!t c~bu,s aud ra11ches 111 the are~, so _puces are no lcuger d,~p The towu of H~rn,ltou
of massive fallout, dep~ndmg 0 11wh1cl) wwy 1he wmd is-blowmg Th, c nly~f~ bet, 1s to be itself ts 11ot reco1nuteuded eve, su1c• the govemmeu t bbJt " Level 4 b1o !tacard.labora -
·west of th1,;, thre-al to1y the1e .as p art o f Rocky MoU11ta11,LbC1ratones This fucw ty llll.s begl1n oper:3tto11s
usmg h1ghly-p·athoge.iuc 01g,111snts, w!ud.t ~o,,ld beve1y daugerolll. t.f s01:11ehow' 1ele,,sed 01
leaked. t:ruby, •t the southe,11-tuost ettJ'.ttf the -valley 1s- the safest"'~"
Strategies for Pop ulated Living Areas
The CJ:31k Fork VaHey Reg,on ,s- ,~ n ~ie11s1011 of the drainage sy.stem f,e.cl41g L"ke Pend
Billings 1s the l,rgest c,cy 111 Me1n1an<1, :l tow11 that spr~ng tip .11Pt.111d th~ gr.e11tN01thef11 O reille 111 l dab.o T!1Js- wlley 1s ll mountain mngc 11p~r1 Ji.om the 1-9:0 frcew:iy th:1t feeds
.R,uln,:1d It has been ,i .fu1a1,c1ru1 euecgy i111d serv,ce ct'ntet fo, Mr.n,t~ru, ever s111ce It is ,s
t1~ff1c from Idaho to }1[011tans Il very isolited •nd si1fe7'erhaps·\oo J~{).hted 1f you
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need to u:9vel c:ift<1t It is: ~tu~ced b~ween the Bttceitoot ~r,tl C:9.IJtnci llllouutains There .ut
1nun e1ous sm~n towns!~ tl~e v~[ley tllat -.ire ~e Pl~111F, Thompson F~llt, Belknap, 1\sut
Creel<~ Noxo n, ~Hd Hero 11. The growmg se"1~01, ,s ~hortened 111 the; v~!ley by·the restrtC'hon£
to -av.iilabk daylight and be,ng 111 • mot1nt·au1ous l\1ea

There ~re hundreds of othet 1etreats1tes 111 thesr 111ount,u1 'll\Ueys., !011> nl1inerous til
mention As lo ng ,is you .,vo,d bemg dose to the 1-10 corc,dor. you shou.ld be- cell\ttveiy
s-~fa, Thr,t ." If~ no ura1or p'lpulatm11-ce11tets he,e. so thett LS no tlue~t of m lss social uurtst1
exc~pt pe1haps those flee mg &om 1he Northwest on l -90 Y.our b,.ggest tlueal 111 Moi>"1na
will be libur what= call ''po1ut threats, --stttAil _gi.oups ,,f 1ough loca ls who l1J1ve p1drup
ttllcks a11d weapons whJ;l thu1k: they ein t:a.ke what !h~v vnu,L
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E'BRASKA ***--!'---
mmary fr.acts and Ratings

Chnute Contu1ent,;l eli1ru,te with eold wu1ters cand hot hun11d ~umm~n TI1e-ea~teu1 h ~lf is the most h u,rud, ,md the westen1 pru1l1'211~e , r semi,,-and M.d
higher ,11 altt~de. Bh~?'Jt« 111 tti.e ,~int-er gnd clr9ught;s 111 ;m1uner ~i'e alway~ ,1 t!J.reat R.-<U1!;w514 st:ate for toma.dos, averngu1g 4S per year
Popl.ilonon Det,~ty 1.ow 23 ppl/ sq il.'llle (rml:ell! 45,d u, 1:ht"n~tlon) 90'/o ot 1'Tebt'llsb's tow11~ h~ve ltss lhrut 3,000 people
Hispru1ic 8.4¼, 1,IJlcJ-:. 4 o0/o, Asrnn l.7¼, nuxed, 1 3¾, .'\1,1en1:>111 u ~dru1 1 :lo/o.
Cost of Llvutg Indac; _Below avec,ge. 91 5 (ave,nge 1s 105), tanked 8th ehe~pest state m the ti~t.i<i>i,
Povate L'Jnd Avrulab1.b.ty- Extdlent. On ly 1.6~/2 o.: th e hnd lS s~te ot fede1'l!lly owned.
Bwldtng 1:'etlnJC. R~red sl::)tew, de Peep ;,01I gl\CMTs for baseinents 111 tno st p)aces
L:~.nd ~nd Urb~n Plm1ung Loo.I plJ111111ng prev:11ls; n o st:>te 1nru1cl,te
Rooil'.Productton VeJy good. 120-180 day growing season. Ave1'llge ~9dy r~nfall.1t lrtthe<. ,n the caste111 pQ1f ;ind 17 ,n rlte wes~ne~r Wyomin g_ Tile
JI)
1m;;1ve Ogallah aqtu fer underhes '1hnost the .i:rtire stt1te The tup,o,I Js deep,and ncl1, th ough <1ven1·sed Md laced With weed l:t.llec~
md chenucafa on corrunereta! farms .Co11Ststertt fc111n w..tet can be had along thevanous nvi,rs 311 cl ,nost pJ.Ct's with well water
Health E11v1101,ment" 1i]eb ~1a,ka ground water hat elevated coni;1entL'1lU01u of ago cultural po llubo11 md chffll!c-11$ (both 111 ;ur ru1d w;iterJ, but1t> ibll rnte; bel= ~ et:a~
com_pared to ot)1er state$ b ecaus-e there = fresh , ourci:11 =~y from b!g cornm.erci-al faa:ns. 7Jl'IA of the popul~tion 's. water" lluond~tec\, Lllllorturuitely
Tt!lc&r:: Hc:wy only dunng n1sh hou r t1'llfftc 1h OrnGh.i, the largest City r,Jebras~.:J cloes·not use -u,d hg!1t snd speed crune1a!
.1-Jebrn$k,\ 1, :t ro11·servgtivec fam1- bel~ state Chost1ru1 conse1vat1ves have-iin~lly come ot1t ill -s trong oppo,ibon
to the Demod.'ahc policies of Pre¼ldent Obrou~ Nebrrul-.:i's lone D e.nocr:ibc Seflator ,s Ben Nelsort wh o wi ll be
ill. trouble Ill 2012 due to !11s voti1ig for Ob2111ac..ue Dern 3 4~//,, Rep 50"/•, I11d/ 3rd p:ury 16¾

Abcve average R:mked 19th highest, with g statet:ix burden of 9 8¾ of mc01pe In ~o111e Tax-is 2 6°/ll-S.4'19,
'lie1y h,gh p roperty t roi:es (3 rd highest i11 the n;1bon) an d a state sales t."llC o f 3. 5¾.
Co tn!J:!tl on Hig!L Stite t,.w enforcement .mo 1bdges &1'e often pait of the ''Good ol' Boy" netwot:kwlu ch ba, led to huge scmdab m<lcover-ups m thept,st
Cllme Ave,.,.ge, V1ole11t crune ol O/ 100K, prop·etty €ttine2880/ l OOK
P~son alLtoeity- l:la,ted 3 out of 5
:::;_un Lib e1-ty Frur A ttmtler certificate ,s ueede.d to 1ece1Ve .i handgun wh1.i:h II valid for up t'-O.3 yf'.lrs !Ind C\l.11 be used!or an unlu111ted nutnber of purchases "Shall
issue" se1te for con oeJ\leo fi!'e'1tm p et:1-ruts Open mo:y ,~ .1llowedu1 1nost a1-eas On,S\lrn ,nrunt:auu ,i guu 1-eg,st11 nn d pt'Oli.ib1t~ open cany ill .:i v.ehtcle.
h!ten1;it,ye Mechone: Goo<! av9!1~b,h ty, 6.ill range of n,atural health prnc:!ll;icmct:$', but st.ate boens1ng.s not iwrulnbk Lay n11ctv,ve.s '1te not spea6c-.Jlly pro!niblted nor hcen~ed
H ome Schoohng Low regµ!~ tlon St.ate0nly c~,es parents t o not.,fy
r
M, htary .ruget-> Cojnhusker Anny Ai1lllnlflition Plant, west of Grgn.:J lsJs11d. Convamon~ muo1no1:1t mantifllGtAUng plfu:lt on standby su1ce 1973, tet11,\ty t.11-get.
Lincoh,ANG , KC-l J S refuehng atfcraft, itto11d.1ry hl,rtet
Oftutt AFB , south ot O tn~ha. Secondary buube, 001nplex for Str.ateg,e, Connnmd
(ST RAT COM), d ectron1c warfal'c c,nd re~o11nrussa11ce; pwtiary tatget
P rototype Low Ftequ-r ucy Communic.atioJts Systr.m, near S,(ver Creek. Deacqv-nted 1fl 19So, tawe.ic renovedu1 1995, not a target',
Cooper Pl.:iut, lili::Hth filgtte, 1 re.actor. B.e gan openmon m 1974
Calhoun Plant, south of 0 111$a, 1 re.\ct or Began op erabon m 1973
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Notes

Nebc~sk,i ts 1ust above the geog111pl11c ce11tec of the US., w1ucll provides good acc-ess It> b roadcastu,g; srn uo11111td ,,;op1es of the mateu•l were destroyed I11deed1 thetr vn,~ g.ood
1n"11y pans or the country ,is wdl as d1st~nce from border thre.~ts A.s the rniuon stop f.lrrn t ~ son to want this ~ff3u oov,:".red tip 3s 1t wculd 1'!:llve led to exposure of m,ny d• ck s1de-
~nd r.tnch stAte,.NB is fom ous fo1 ,ts .:orn ,111d soybeans. However, us ~gricultural base has govemment ~ctiv,ties u, thi, are!\, JlLSt tlkc wh.1t ,tte .dso o.xurnng ,n Arl<.Jll5"151 Flond,1 ,1nd
2tfl'llt!ted tho i,sands of 1.aunos to r l~bClt L<1tmo gang~ and crune nte an inc1e:.151ng contein Colo 1~do (De11ve1) It is little wonde1 that even tQd~y, d1ug tc r,ffichng m tbe M~di,sou
m Om11ha 1nd other modern tely s,2 ~.-i c,1ttes Omaha has di:1L1ble them urder rate or the 1e~L County :u e111s said to be the lugh.e$1 u1 the Slll!QU11cu11g six st11tes. W e·rec<111tme»d readmg
of the state and 40¾ ef the sta te's n1t1rclets co me from 11 , mall 11orthea~t ~re.\l of Orn aha, John DeCa ntp's boo!<, Tbt FNurkl,n C ot'fir-Up • Child A bus,, Snitl!lf!III, 11111' M11rtler1n
where black gangs are pttni ment a11cl h1t!0!1C racia l tension$' run de.ep 1-T,hruko (e~~sourtes)

Likie, Kcu,s-~s, the fanuly farm h:!S bee11 mo~tly rephiced by huge corporate form$ th~r c<i!\ Ma1i:H !hr~ts 111Neb t•sk..,.11re to1md1'ls ~nd nud~, Vlt11po1.1 attllclts A key nuclear r~tget 111
s,,1ccessrull}' phy the fillance a11d n1b~1cly game of big agt\eulture Fam 1lies,contmue·to k:se the naM111s the Offur AFB bunker ;ystem, wh1cl1 als<1 serves ,u th« second1't)' com m,111d
dlilclre11 to the big c111es, ~11d most towns in Nebt"llsb "re. small ,ind shnnktng (~nd will cenc~ ror m1ss1le fore~ More m1po ,t,i11tly, most pf l-J'ebra-ska 1s pote1111ally dov11JW1t1d of
prob~bly 1-em~ut sc). Tht 1Jvc1 lmmg here is th~t thls· ,s good fo1 stttvtval '!l!ld t ome setunty the hug,; Minuteman 1111ssile fields in NW Nebraska wluch ~r~ p~i't of W~u'tn AFB u, SE
in the ruril :lt el\S Wyoming A !Pn111do shelter tllllt will -also protect A~111st fallout is a t1ecess1Ly her~

s~dly corr.upuon 1; ~11 too prevale.111 tll this b1g-i11.cm st~te, wluch hM .grown 10 ,rttlude
001po1-a1e, f111a11ee and government-~enrered ennties :\Swell. There,s·:I high ,d egl"ee of Strategies for Populated Living Areas
govenllnent contro l m th!$ state, centered Olt Omaha and Offt\t AFB jUSl to the south.
Th1sAE<'B hM ~ huge t1ndergrou11d bunke1 system built by the rn,~ta1y ~nd ,shame to, the ·o mah~. St•y to tl\e 111nth of ~ll·u,retstate freeways and be.ltw>'ys <111d west of the 1t1ty Be
E AB, n 747 flying to1nm,1nd,post 'Th,s 1s the s.1m., buu.l:er system P res,cknt Bush went sure and chedr Qtit ihe high cnm~ m~ps ior Omaha ~t WWW ne,ghb-o tlwodscout com a nd
to dur,,ng9 / 11 togw1er w,th htuidsed~ of corp01:11e CEOs (many from the \Y/orld Tr~de avo1cl the NE arC$ ·of th« city Also av01d -all rubu1bs 111 the south of them ~trP Are,;, w1tlu11
Gnt~r itself) lOu\.lles of Offut AFB

The.re are powerful totet:s ~r work co11trol1111g NebrM:k.~ tegatdleSSc of who ge.t~ ele., ted Ogiilla, North Pla.tte. Gaind l sl~ncl. These ~, e the l:ugestof th;c moderately sized cities
Noth.mg 1s m.ore symptom a tie of th,~ th:~n the ,h1.1t-down of au offie1~J.mv~ttgation Al0 11g 1-80 which in ceut,1111 c t1ses will be floptlt-d w,th refugees. T here atf ll!any o ther
,ruo Omaha's Franklln ComD.lunJty Fe<let~! Crel'.iJt Untoll, ~,ded by ~dct'lll-,,_geu~1e<o ~mailer towns alo,,g 1-BO AS wcll-u,ost of wl11eh have f1eewiry ex11s, ,1 uecessacy disadvan-
.tn ·N ovembet 19'88 Th,s cise involved over $40 nulhon th!\! was· m.,ssmg but the rnal tage 11 y!11t1loc11te 111 :u,y of chese towns, slJ\y ti:, the uo1 th beyond th~ town so ti.tat tl1e city
U11e.1rthed >1h even b,gger st!>lndal th,it eictendtd ~u the way to \Y/ash111gton, C C ,ind 1s betwee11 you and the freeway to g,ve you ttme to m11ueover ~s tl,e ,c1ty a.bso1bs the fust
U11p ltt:ll ted sevei:al powetrul po ltt1ci3ns. The credit Lu11011's m:\nager. w~s Liin:y .K,ng, Jr., , efugees.
a powerEul £agute behu1d 1na11y of the es~ablishm ent Rep ub hcau ciind1ruites that n tled
the ~ta te Form er l'4ebrn-,k:\ St:\te Sen,\tor ,>.nd attorneyJo hn De Camp wrote that "WhM
tookied 1th~ i 1ngn~!i!l sw,J\dle, s.oon ~ploded ,1tt0 :\ ru.deous t~le of drugs, Iran-Contra Retreat Areas
.mo11ey-hunckru1g, ll nationw,de cltdd abuse ru1g, :ind Jltual mur<ler."
Rur,;l farm la.ud Tl11s .t11alys1s accludes the ru1al f11nn lru,d w1tltu1 100 miles of th.e missile
T he ,nitlal grn nd p.uy tnal ,11ve.st1g-attd but f".- oner11ted most 0 £ the perpetrntors and 1et fields 111N\\\' Nebrn,sk~s ,ncethe fallout poi~nt,~l on these rurn l piopen,es exceeds wh~t
K111g off w1th a mmungl tine anci prison se.ntence A key witness was s ent to puson fot yo n w~11f \<.I ptep,ice ~g~ u,st econo1n 1cally Ourude- of that are'1, 1111d 11r leiis~ 10 m ties -;,.w~y
te.n ye,,i-s ovet ' peqwy fut uot te.tl':lctmg her story The astounding covet-up would ouly &om ·a ut~10 1 111te1state, yo\l c~a t~ke yottr p1d. of fertile tum! f11 tm la1·1d to,buy P,ck: thos~
come to light whe n the Frnnklm Com m,ttee of the 1-.Jebc,-sb Legisfature Ja,u1ehed1ts !hat have some stiruds o f trees,or sm~IJ p~tches of forest to p 1ov1de- .1 wood suppl}' AUof
own u1dep~11dent mvestig~ tton- 111 tl1e foce ,of vigo1ous oppos1tton fronl 'Joc"! ,nd su,te the ~'{1sting farms havewells. >111d some h1ve t~ 111 w-ater cisttnH The best !o, ~tlol1s art
• • C

l~w enfu1ceulent:, &on\ the PBI, and from the-powei-fu! Om~h,r \YlorW-He1111J new:.pape1 those thst ,u e not v1!1b le from ~ity m:wi road. T ry to li.110 soil that l1,1s i,ot been depleted
Au expose by CBS w•s dropred from the airways v,lren po!tt1cal p1essuce w,s puf 011 the by tommetc,al fann111gpMttlces,
 Strategic Relocation

V~ le11t1ne .u:e:1 Tlus 1s itn e-,rn,nple of~ t tltlll f.\rw ate.i ll! 11orthet1, 1'lebusk_• thl!t is pretty
fat ,IW1lY from -!Vetyti:lu1g and oft~ rs good tned,~1111 terw secut,ty, pilus good llvU1g. Thete
ate rn ort'~re-as like this tmn weca11 list here, but loo k fnt s1m,lar ,1ttr1b ,1tes Tlus 1s catt!f
c.ountt)', wlth so me tol1I11m. ,ndud,ng ilo~ ti11g along the 1'l 1obr~ra Riv~ T hete is also
2 lot!:'f huntu,g, iish1ng ~11d recreatlchglopp o rturu.1.1es. I n the For.r N1ob r~rg 11/ild Ltfe
Rc.fuge ~nd the s~m ud Mc!Cdv.e National Pores !, the1e .<11e utAny b kes s.1,d plates to ron m
w),ere no dmhip meilt w1ll h~ppen_Pure a1r a11d W'J t~r .1te plentiful. Ct~~r, stat- filled ~lues
oecM1o nl'llly. offer ~ s,ghtine o f the 11wora bc.realts <:.S'lth ;,;e~r wh1d1 b r,ni;s astronomers to
1\/lenttt fu3ervr,nr
 Regional and State .Rati.ngs

NEVADA ***~.~-
Su.mmary Facts and Ratings

Chnvltt- Ve1y d 1y, h,gh desett d u11ate. Rot n,mt1,en up t o t Q0-120 degre-~ Less tllm l!J tnc:ILes :,f rruufull/y.e.n
Popubttort D ei,sity Vff'f lPlil 21, ppl/sq_ nule (Sth least dense ,n the n ation) l<1s Vegas tnet:1:0 .ire:i .. very h ,g!, density with
4.154/sq. ,ru le. Hispaiuc 1Ci 5¼, B lack 8. 3°,4, f\.,i,;in O6°/4, P.~-v en=1 Indian 1. s•t1i, nnxed 2 ~½
Cost of L1vmg In.de§, Slightly tidow ~vemge Qt 100 4 [·mer3ge ,s 105,)
Pnvnte 1.ru,d Avrumb,litv POOL 80",/2 o f land,~ st~te :md foderiilly ()\l711ecl, JUcludtngalmost all the- best fore$1:li 1111d ,nount.~, laud
Bu1idi!1g Pen,11rs Required throughout the sts1te Reqtn tcntents ,11 Las Vegiu an d $1.ltL'OUnc~ng C Jark County UVQl big ctber 111
Cahi onua BS1sernc:nt~ .ne connnou, exc ept u1 L.1! Veg;,~where h..1rdprut ;ubso1! makes., t extr, costty
Lil!lcl !llld 0i:QQ!l 1"lann111g: Land use phtu11ng 11 ~t t!1e local 1evel Rl!$1l!Ctlons ~re very !ugh 111 the Lake Tah oe 111~,1 :ind eJ~e;,rhe.re whel'e water restocll 11101t develo[lfltent.
F ood Production.. Only po,,.blewith Jots ol 1rngat1t>n. Sandy o , clay so,l H ay "nd c~ttle ~re mote-co,nm011111 northwesten1 Nevad.; neai the tnountrrurts
(CM-,;on C,ty ~re~) a.nd g bit!llorew:iter he.rep1~vides gocd fom11ng p otenoal Vesy long growing seiuon of 2.80 d.1ys on avernge
Health Environment 'v'Jru:e,xiuruity ,s p-:io, u1 m~JOL n1etros S1gn16i:.mt1cl1Jouue ;111 cl fluoude ate added 70¾ .<>f pe0ple1s water systems are fb.1oodated. Ai.r PDllutl<!>ll
1s Juen 111 the las VegJ.! v~Uey. w!ll.(:h traps the rur CJegn rut 3hn ost eve.iywhere eli'e H,gh cle$ett ; hmate outs,cle o! L~a Vcg,is ~ vety he~~Jtl~y
Modem~ duun g tml\ hot1rs In Reno artdL.s V egas thru'tks to lughwtoyi th8t ruvic bee,1 rev:.n1pecl'
1I'r-lfuc: LS lighr else,phere 111 Nevad'1 .Mo t-ed light or sp~d c.,1nern$

P oht1.:~ L1be1al-cm11;,ecvanve split ,n Las Vegas .<n d Reno, Cott ~ ,v~tlve do,nu.u1J1ce ,eheyhetew1d1 a m 11d
t_.;191acd libe1t2rtla!l opul.lon D en, 4()!'/o, Rep 40¼, Tnd/3 rd p~rty 20¾.
Very 10\V Ranked 49th with 2 state ~ax bu rden of only o (1°/• ot u1, on1e .No 1n oorne .t ax !'>'llkal
361:n lowestm ~roperty taxes but ,ru~ tax ie high 7 6o/• on >1ver,ge
Ve.ry·h,gh u1 the state ru1cl tleQl to t2l co twptlon 111 La, Vega, anc\ Reno ctty goven11nent:s dlfe to grunb!ing ru1':I
rruifra u1terests Sigt'u.6cant r:onupb on :11.no,ig police and iudges m 1na1or c.tttes. but ezpeo~lly VegJs,
Crune; High. Vro lent .:ru:n e 7 27/lOOK, p ropeoy e nme .3 456/l OOK
P et<son~l L betty· Avrr~ge, 3 out o.f 5
GunLbertv· Good e'>tcept u1 Las Veg,,, No petm1t to p urchase fi1e~uns. 1 Sh all rt soe state for conce ded fireann peunts !lo,n e creaprootv
with o d\.t r s~tes. Clad, County (Las Vegas) reqU1.res h1mdgun reg,st,~tlon 0p<'l1 ~ ,ry1 t'V~ 1111 t!lrs (~ t ept 1t.is 'Ve.gas)
Alte.m~llve Medi<Z111e Very gclbd avrulgb1lity, full 1-ange .if n~wr1I he.i.lth pr~ctltlouers lv[i&w1ves ~~ t ebttvely u,treg\!late<! and praet1ee openly tll <1'l!UlY al'c~, of tlie s~te.
Home l:Choohug Low regubtton. Sa1te E<'l!jU1res p~r.n~s to ;~nd 11ot:1fiCRtton on ly
tvli hta,y 'L'at1;ru Hnwtbotnt At~ny Aintnwlition D r pot, 80 011. !iE 01 Carson City Laig~t Afnll1UtUho11 depot, pomary ~arget,.
F:illoo Nov:.! Air Station . TOP GUN fight e1~att,ack$d1ool, ,et Qltdary target
Are.n 51 0 ,, Gr.oon:i L~e, 100 mi NW o f L,is Vegas Top .sec1a: weipotH cleveloptnent ate.:;i pnn\aty target
Creech MB, Indtart ~pnn~ CG1i1tn'.ll of UAV P r~d~tors .nd Reapets D 1t>ues, p um~ target
Nellis AFB. Ll'ls Vegas Figh ter b:,se ancl.stor:ige lo l'tltion o.f 11ud ear murubcus :'It foot of Suno$e Mountrun , prun:uy·tatget
Rtuo-T;ibot.Aiq,ort. ANG C-1.lO's, 152.dA!cltft W.111g, tetlcliy tcru:getc
Tonop:ihAFS. /,.cb,ve aitb~~ew,th U1l~ 10W11 ru tp lru1esc H ot11e t.o f-117 t 1now n1othb2lled ~ this faality), prun~ty 01 sec-0ncbty tl!r~
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Notes

1'l evada ,s ge11er-,,lly dry, and and ,,ustere, but t11e few good p laces h~re ate very p rotect<>d tt.1ffieblockage ofL11s Vegas usdf. The growth r,,te maywfll now be e ermanertdystunted
due to the tSoL~hOt'I the wide open ~~CM p rovide We i,grtitufar!y like the low ll\Xtt, but 111 S11, City. ~o housmg 11, the northe1n ~re,1 "long be.It, route 2.15 w,ll ptob~bty rem Mn on
not the lac!: of good ngncultur,l fond with W'.Her Regtste1,ng ~ c~ L)j e;uy ~11d dle.~I? out~,d, tlle penphety of the gtowth ,uea iorStVer11 ye~r~
of Gs Vega~ ~t1d Re.no Property ll.\X on 11ew C!\ts ts h,gh but tlte1-e 1sJ10 $.lft ry ,n~pec:,on,
so tf ypu hve ou!s,de !he two m~1or c,ttes, you Joi,'! b2ve the y~dy hsssle ot mspecttons TheRreas near the illllct1011 ol'Hwy 95 and 1 15 Will prob!lb ly ~o nt1t111e to gr{).w iftb,ug~
imp rove lit '<Ill. but d'!!S ., te.i offers r.he n1ost optu>l1S fot ,getting north ,n. cttSis (VI.~ Hwy
l ~ev~i:Li's recent growtJ\ during there.a l est~te boom WllS ?~rtly fi1elecl by th, ~odus from 9~). This., re.1 of Las Vega. 1S a!~o close to Mou111Charles ton to tht nonhwC$t,wh1eh .:;ffer-:
Callror111ll ..l?eople lever~ged ot cash~ ,n on their 1ntb ted hom e pnces ~ncl moved to th,s a resp,te from the he.~t. My seco nd :::ho1eewo-uld b e m Stu11 merl111 furthe1 10 rhe west
no-income ffil< state, B Ay ~ie.a people oite11 cliose Oregan or Reno, whidl still g;We the,11 around 215 where. many we~th1e1 hom es ire b LUlt. Thete .3re some.moclttatf>ly pne-ed
n~cess to the S,err!\ N eV'1d~ r~re.a11on ~reAS r.larry 111 rhe LA b~sm we,1t to Phoenc<t ot kls homes too.
Vegas, creat111g a11 uuhtalthy le-vel of rnp,d growth 11.1 bo th citi~ tl121 has now colb,psed. Las
Vegas i.s the- furecloS1Jre c-~p,tol oi the USA, out the low taxe$ sttll lreep 1ttrgct1ng a rnckle- The.rt-'s no gvoldmg the1::,1c1 t h'ilt bo th 1-95 ~nd 1-lS north-are too dose co Jlt\d ~r targets
of'we~lthy people tfpossible, cou~det the com multttg si1c:tifice to hV'.e 111 o ne oF two rur~l ate~s beyond theSe
targ~ts. 0 11e 1sP~hrump 'Which'h~s access notth to the 1-95 beyond thtCteecb AFB tgrget
N~da !ms mor.e tha.11 us shate of th.tea ts, however, 111dud,1,g some of the l~rgest secret The ,eco11d,Jvlo:\pA valley 1\e;il."Overto n, ~ :\Lo t111cl 1-1.Sat,d ,saline ~grlct1ltur,11 w lley llt
milira1y bases 111 the US. Groo m Lnke (.A1'61 S1),. £01 111sta11ee has do:;ens of tn1dergr01J11cl the tip of L~ke Me'1d whet e many g ood Cht,sttans live n quietet 1fe.
i~etl,ties thnt we es1,mate will be pr1J1HU'}' nt1dear t~rg~ts fo1 m ulttple w,uhead strike$. Las
Vegas 11as several nt1de.~t r~rgets in the w lley 1tsel£ P.1\d o thers nght over the path n.o rth Mesquite A lor of ttt.rees fro m Utah live jl\...<t t1c.ross t he bttrder 11\ Mesqu,te to t~ ke
11,~ 1-15 So,1~1 \JU.test from ~ n1-aiorw~r or er.ortom tc ..:olhlpse will .iinp~~t N=da's two .dv.,ntsge of low t-nes. Its still a bordc1 tow11 .'.In c ~ 1 g e,ty b'ut has , ece11tly g1own
ma1ot ~1t1es ve1y hard Both sit m the path of C2.lJ01n 1a4 me'V!t~b le flood of teiugees from clesp11e ,ts d1'Y, desert s:t1rrot1nd,ng,;. Mesqtute 1s net'Vtllb le .\s ~ retre,lt s,11ee it's 011 the 1-15
U .tnd SE Even without tht~ influx, ws Vegas is in troub le ,is• vutt1al 1s,land co mpletely co, ndo r ~1\cl bound to be overrun by refugees from Veg:\s. a1\d p erhaps California, b ut .1.1
dependent on a11 cond1tto111,1g and trucking slll?Plic! will allow you to he9d north before they get the.re. 'i ou shcnud still hm,t your expost1re, so
live on the high ground l\Ce~ to the south of 1-15 where h,,m ~s-a re uot as 1ttsiblc
Nt'V'1dQ's dty barren .deserts are a s1gn1ftcam thr~r to ~nyone ay,ng to flee- It w,ll be h~rd
to st.lt'v1ve, especially d'yo u hgve a b1'C<lkdown 01 run o ut of fuel t171ng to cross them Reno l£youJ1J1ve to ltve and work her~. p,ck :II\ ,1rea 11brth of town (eg. Sun Y:\lley)
The.re are vety few t'OMU u1 this s~.\te. The two m~ior freew~y RrterJes from (g hforn,~ Ol\11 :wh,ch ,s farthest f rom the l -'80 fi:eew-iry from S'acr:1.mcnto Here you hsive bener 11c~is
leall'e yc,u almos-t 110 ~ltern~te pathway ,f they b~come shut down. L$ Veg~s !s ~ ~ r1ous to 1etrem ,1 ress 11.1 the 11ortJ.1ern S,ecr~s. It ,s ceslritic to a~sum e ths1 the u.ike Tahoe arcs1
ro~dblock ror ~nyone tty,ng to ge1 rurther notth mto Ut::\h. E verythmg t'O mJ,1g no rth from :w,ll also get ovetwhelmed by refugees from c,.Jtfo rnia, and pe rhaps also as far south .\S
Phoentx or LA h~~ to pi~s through Las. V~ or go arc5uncl to Ft.1gstAff T he 11np~stble C.uso11 City. So the furmhnd even further south ~round G~rden C,tywould be best fo1
Colot:1do fuve.r goige b loc.r..s th~ p~tb f rom the H oover dam 011 e::\st through the Gr,u1cl' perma11ent re~1dences.
C~nyon. The only w~y to get ~round the Las Veg;q; co11t1uenoe or t~ds ,s to t~ke C"hfunu~
.Hwy 395 north ~lo,1g the ~stern edge of the S,en\,s *1, d then get 10 Utah through N ev~cfa
v,~Hwy .6. Ph,n on a 101 of wa tet: and i11el lo m~ire this trip Retreat Areas

The Carscin V_glle7, espte,~lly ~o uth oiC.utot, CJty, oifers probably tlte b~t iarm-!yf>.e
Strategies for Populated Living Areas tette:.at pote111tal m N eV':\d~ T h,svalleyalso p rov,de-s ready ~c~ss to the.beautiful S1err~
N ewcla McHu1ta111s and even l ,-kec T altoe, The ~tea 111·olmd C ardne1'Vtlle iJ ldeal There Js
Lis Vegas: lf you ntu.st l,ve a.round lis v ~gi s, we o,tly t•eco mmend North [ ;1..S Vegp,s 1,[ueh mos tly CJ Ille r~nch111g and hay grow11ig: here, but yot, have <1coess to 1rr1g1tton water fcc,n1
of the new growth w~s pt1sh111g out illto the desel't 11orth o f L~s V~as before b u1ldi11g the 111tn111t1uns which can_unp1ov1= the g-'!.fde1ung poss1bil1t,e.s ,ind lugh qu..l,ty c!rmku,g
;::~me to " h~lt. 'v'/e don't reco mmend any of the housing at~ Lil So uth Las Veg1s er w~tet The area is very co11secvatNe u, pohuc.s, btlt n-1:e1ts1ve- be<:lluse of CaLfururn mvestors
.Hender~on bec,1u.e y1:1u- become s,.mdw,c,hed betwe-en the t11fhix from Cahforn,~ ~nd the tl,at Uke the ,u-e11 Eveu further so tJ:th, you c-;;n fu1d ~ fe.,., isolated valleys w,th ,rngated
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furmlRnd-the Sm;tb V,lley .1 nd Yer1ng1on Vt1ltey, where p1•1ce~ .lie di~m~ttc~!y cl1e~e1
\Ylhile Llc:lwig treM, they ~,e fu1rly s,1 te dut to gieat .JSOl~tiotl Stgy •w~y from rfawthou,eo,
,,. nl a1o r nucle'., r t,uget

B iko, Bly ~nd \YI.dis: 111.notthen, N~d,,, thete ~te u1ce !ugh desert letrea r ate:\s outside
Biko ~nd Spr,ng- Creek (the Ruby MountrunsJ ~nd 11o tth of W111nen1 ucc;i w eST. of Hwy 95
'le~du,g ro. Oregon, b lso co1~1der ptopertles ~rtilu1d Wtkl Horse Reservo ir 11orth ~f Elr,.e
oh Hwy .2~ W~lz, ne)r 1-80 ,s 1,o r ieiod tt~ lf, but fo uher north you find the Hwn'bo ldt
N~11oruil £o restwh1eh h~s ~mple r~11d, btld ,iround tL1n ce11t1~l Newd~, Ely prov,cks
some nice n!Ol\llmtn,p tol:' <11.tles olong- Hwy 6 ~nd 95 b ut. ct's ,1 long w~y to,~~·heJ~
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NEW HAMPSHIRE *** -·. '

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Summary Facts and Ratings

Cllmnte' Hunud coutineat.at ¢.lln1~tew1th wa1111, IU.in1Jd run11ners: ,1nd ~old, ,w etwtnters. Terop e1~fi.1res C:111 lltf 20 below
;;e.ro Three feet o! >110\ll cw1 ~11!yp1!eup if! locnl vards-ru1::I s~ there unbl Mother's Dav,
Popubt:1011 Density Ave'.i'3gec 148 .erl/sq.tn11e [21st highest tn 11.l:\h on) Hispanic l.8¾, Asi~n JO/o, Illack '14"/4. mixed 11•/o
Cost 1:1£ l1vu1g lnclex At,ov1: s~verage. 1 .t4 \average ts 105) tru1ks th,s ~s the 11th 111ost expensive stAte
Lruld Ownership. 15 s<'/o o f the land 1$ sµte or fedeolly owned
BLulcl41g Pertnits" Required fqr new bU1lcings .and inOst reno'\!at1ons u1volv111gthe structure. So1nt-1.L111sdiimo11s rnay t~ure • pei:rrnt for smQIJ
pro1ects 111':e a fence or shed NH h~1 ho1ner w1t11 b~ements outs,& ot 1nount:lln ~ceas witit gnuute ne.1x the. ~urfa,e
Land and IJ,ban Plannmg NI:"» H ,ampslure has been very active recently tu p1t>111obng st atewide " S1na1t Grtiwth.' llut so far: th.er.- 1s 110 mandate to do so ~t rl1, !oc..<J.I le-,,el
Food Producn.:in: Adeq\•9te JJ1 lower elevation s G1"a11uht i1nd a!l1.1v1~l soils ,n~y need some reinedi:10011 Growu1g seaso11 OL
90 to 180 ciays Most of the statoc is 150 ciay, lt:unfall aver-age, .about 43 Utehes per year.
Hea lth Envu:0111na,r. },fe-diu,n warer qu'1.hty Sur bcewate.r has.')vet11gew-aterp6.llubon, Aqmterwater qu-.,lity •~ :good ex:, ept1re:ir.the
:oatt when~ the grou1,d is porou s :u1d suseepb.ble to trtdusttul polllllrn11~ 42 7% ·~f the populano11';
dnnki11g water 1s fluondatcd Aic.qt1ality is a problein m the '2,W P'-'t of the st-ate near Boston.
Mild n-aroc neat L1?Wre11ce and Poltsmouth. N oted lt.ght tir speed cameras
lr:idepmdents n1ake. up.a .Ja1:ge proportion of tlus state ~nd ~lthougl1 libe1tanan ~nclidates ofren w,u, .hberal canc~c!!\tes
md po4nes areus1.U1lly favored. Dein 26.7¾ , Rep Jl 2.%, Ind/3rdpan:y 42 1°;.
.Low R.snked 5tl\ l01:1Testw1tl1 9 state.= burden o£7 6¾ of 1ncon1e (US 1vet'ltge 1s \) 4¾J. No income we,
bi1~ there u a :f!~t 5'/4 rAte on dtvidend ;nd 1ntere.st111co111e There tt n o S:lles tm: but the p rop~tty ~cS ~re U1e
thll'd highest in the n'1t1on Propetty taXes are collected by Ii.0th stgte :Uid locd goverrunents.
C out•I?ll.on Law i!1' i~-eJJ1me11t levd, lugl~111 != enforce1ne11t and fanuly courts.
Cn,ne Li,w vic:rle.i1t -::nmeof 161 / lOOK, but~ modecate1y !ugh prope1ty rrune ,~te ,of 2112/! 00K
Wb11i lLttle c;n1ne there ~s ocrun around W.s cttles .tnd neat the co~st.
Peroon!Al LbeJ.t;r High, 5 <>Ut of.!, 1'1H ~tes a~ th~ highest fo.r over.ll iree<;lom ~ccording to the freedo,n-,ndex repo,t by M.-1cr.tus o,g_
:::;uu L1bettT Good No peanitJs reqtttted to !)lllchase firealln~. "Sh.atl-,snle" ste\tc for con~e{'llecl catty O pen catty
ts pemntred Fiream1S need n ot be 1eg,1tered but gun de.i!eis r..ec:p r~ords of saleJ
Altem,.1:1ve Medcine N ~turopathy ts leg,1l ,incl reguht.ed b y .1 ~cen,ung b o ard ~ncl :i!lowt .Naturopatlts to p rescnhe d,1ugs Di red: entry nudwifety ,s .Jeggl
but regulated CPM cetttficates fro1·r, other ~Ir.lites Me uu1slly 3oeepte<l A Mtcb11fei.y Courto.l h~s been est'!lbhshet! by the st!tte
H ome S<:hoc!,1~ Low 1-eg1.1bbo11. Pi11<!its n\ustnonfy the state OL non-pubh~ ,d1o ol pt11101ple evety y~t and
l<..eep a portfolto fro1n eacli studentfor:two years l1l ~e of auckt.
Portsmouth ~av:tlSbipyai·d , Remodel ,;ind 1ep~1t of navy slupir, seconcfaty targ.:t (inostly 111.ME)
New Boston Air F orce Station, ! ('J nil. west of l-.btrchestei: Sntellite tcickmg,st'!ltton , pnm~ry target
Pease Afr Natioil.:il Guard Bast, Po,tsmoutb .fur refuehng, seco11d."1y target,
1'1uo.le.u Powet PL-u1t Se abrook Plant, .n ear .PoLtsmottth.
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Notes

New Hruupslure W3S selected as t1,e top st"1.te fur liberty potent,~! by the Free Stgte Concord. Thts 1s almost as elose to Botton soctQLLUll"CSl 11~ M~nches1er Sby e:\sl of 1-93
Pro1ect- .11 ube,ti1rn;n g1ass roots m ov-emeut that encoucages l!ke-nl1nded people to There are 11lso !ors of water co urses ill the are.a , so map outbndges C)1efully 1n yo\lJ:
telocate to ti.us ~ts te Pusum ~bly ,t has t!1e 6,;st po'lenh"1 for bemg CO!ttloiled by liheLi:-a<- L'l:'treat d11e~tio11
1~n m mded people Tltete l1as been co ns,derable baddssh u, the 'l ocal p~ess ,ove.t tl1e 1de:.
of 'be111g !,,l,-. rn over.,'' which uevet sets well '1171th pt,ople '.T'l.,e .!ost of !avu,g here"' lugk 1-tinover. The H o me of D~rtrnouth College h:IS its ptobletns The high rost housu,g or
e!;pec,ally for gasolme, 'heatu1g o,l -and food. cluves m 31iy loc.\ ls 10 outlying areas. Some te!ire.e s ,1re /i lso settling 011 the outskirts in
,so mewh~t less-expenslv~ phces 11ueh Qs G™1tham _11,d Q_ueche~, VT
1'1H'has lustoncally Vll lued I.ls n1depe11de11ce >lnd low bxes. T.he !us.ton e conservatrve
nature 0£ the st-ate, howe1,1e1. has been W11 tered dow11 by liberal m eclh dom1n~nce from
Boston hroadcasters who se= to 1n~111pul<1tevot= tow•rd hber,il/feft e,, uses. :Pohtac"1 Retreat Areas
bosses· eo.ut.inue to dem :u1d l\1Hb~ ""e o f rhe 3. e,idy prunary st\'.\tes becatlse vo.ters
can be tu anipulat,cl · ,Look for ,1(~:rs 111 the northe.m half ofllli-fro,n the. surtound,1\gs ofuke. \Y/in11,pe~uke
no tthw~rd ln th1s-11pper h~lf oi the s1.nte .-verythiug wtth iotesT91lOll w ill mike fo r a good
The slate's motto 1s I Lve Free or C,el' but ,t IIle~rts little g1ve11 NHs gtowu\g rept.111'- 1erreat (for the Ensr to~st) You w1U shll h~ve !o w~lch ottt for eve11lual u1t1uxes of ttfugee~,
4011 ss a poLee st"te w,tt, coirupt pol,te<'! nd 1uclges. There >ite 111,u,y horro.r stones ot the so sele.c::t loC>\tto.ns fa1 irom seco nd.cir; ro~d~
poLce tsku:ig property, kilhng ,uuruals at1d stttstmg people w,thout w~n a11ts T here were
49 public con tapt1011 co11victlo11s I.st yeat, whid , 1s u1 the !ugh t.1nge ~ad rd:lects a stlong
U1tolernnce fu, public corrup t1011 There 1s, ho-.peve4 m ucl~ to cornplr.ut ~bout the states
p1opens1ty tu l~ke cluld,en from horn f$ with Lttle 1ustificahoa- a problem u, n1.,.uy states

T hen, ..re two s,grufic-.nt nudeat tlugets ut NH the it,,duJtg st&tlu1Lat 1-lew Euston a-nd
the Pease Au G11."1'd b ase at Pot1-smouth 11e-;11 the 1'bv~! Sh1pprds Upstate New Y01k,
Veun.011t, New H<>mpshire a11cl M,une ru-e the- only poteut,~i retreat t1tee fot t11ose 111 the
oltra-high dens\ty Boston-New Yo,k corudot

Strategies for Po pulated Uving Areas

F ortsm otith T111s c,ty by !he t.'oasl ltnd o1~ the botder w1tl11,f.,rle 1s one big tr11p zone, su,-
c.,un.ded by wate1 ~nd fr'eevr.,ys Beu1g so dose to B us1011, one =lly needs ,o be prepatt<tl
to c-etre,,t liyou p l~u • re1te11t in M.sine, Irv,; u,~ that s,de of tlie bo,de t ! f your retre,,t 1s
furthet rac,tt:h rnto NH, live <:l 11 lhe west side or i -~5. but WJ1tch e> ut- tl1ete is or_Jyone
bndge ~llow1ng you to get over the river

M,.ncheste., 'I'l11s will be one of the mst cities to riee1ve the wwes of funue refuge~ from
Boston who ~re gomg north . T)l1SsttJ9ll e,ty~lso h~ ~ n\~1or ·1n 1d~L target 10 miles to the
east (Ne.w Boston s~tellne U'llcktng), And !S' surrounded by freeways without m-3ny ~leaL\
non-t:iqt ro~ds ovrr or 1.11µler 11. \Y/e'd reoo.mmend the South H ooksett are~ (~11ywhere east
14f 1-95), bu1 WQtch out fa,~ w~t« four~es 1ud pl9n how to ge.tRt0\1nc! them
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NEW JERSEY -- __A._ ''

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Summary Facts and Ratihgs

Chm~te Hu,nid ( o ~stal din1atec Su1nrners ace !ll'Jdetntely hot ,ind hunud \Y/li1teu 4ce cold ru1d dru11p (lfVernge high or :54°F) NJ avec-Jg_es 2.5 t.001~do,s per y~.ar
Populstioh Dens,ty E:xttemely lugll. 1 .174 ppl/sq nu.le (highest m 11110,,n) Hisp-aruc J:7¼, B h1,ds: 15¼ , As1"'1 7 8°/o, rruxed 14~•
Cost ofLvmgindex: Vecylugh 127 (ave:,-ig,s 105) ranks tlus at the 6th 1110:t expelH1ve ~tat e
L11nd Owi1e,.,,lup Poot 17 7¾ 61 tl1e brul t! state or fede ri1lly owned
Btult!lng Penn1ts. Reqwred ~erywhere for even snu,Jl 11ew co11st1.-uet10n 0 1 renovi;uo1~s of austmg bu,lcltng, Son1e locahttes even
r~ t e -a petnllt to replace kitd1<'.n ~pJllliMces The,e ,, good b asone11t poto1ual ln ntost locauons
Ltnd >tn d lJtban P laimmg: l'h e:State Plannmg Act :c r~ted the State 'Planrung Comrrues1on (SP C) 11ad mandated tl.t$t the SP C preparemd
;1dopt llhe St~te Develop1nent Mtd RedevelopmentPlrut (SD:R.P), Tiu, preempts local planrung
F ood Prl!lduttHl1" ~od F ro&.lcttvity w.tll uch ~ol! find a growuig season oi 110. to 1S0 ,fays d ep e11du1g on lo e1t1011 funufaU '-'lveage¼ abcut 47 u1die per year.
Health Environme11t One of the 10 wo ~t states fo1 s1.11fnce wntel'"pollubon Groun.lw9t<:r Bqlllfers are ruso·eas1ly po)Juted\vtth them~ydlomcals
and p~ticic!es fro,n u,du.stna! and ~gucu!turni source.s Ottly 2S¾ of the popul.~tioh's dt·u1king water1s t1u,e uch~
La£U1:: Heavy t r,-ffic:problems m the NJ-NY tne!Xo ~tea Rated as 2n d worst traffic area m iunenca,
after L .o< A11geles. NJ does u se red light ,md speed C',ll11etas
Po tib cs - NJ h as the' highest iierco1tage ofindepcndent voteDJ b ut these lustonc~Uyvote lefl:/~bera L Dem 23 2°/4, R.e p 17 7¾ , Ind/3rd p atty 00~/o
T::«e~:-
: -- - Highest tax bu~da~ of t..riy stllt e w,th :m ave1:a_ge 1tlltet,.x 'bu.rcle1, ct 118"/• of u~1ne lnoo,ne tax rares
Cort\.\!'tlogu up tu ,,lmo;t ~½ ~ ~!es taxe,; are 7"/o an d prop e1ty t.L-<es ->CE- the !ugliest ll2 thenallo1t
Very !ugh NJ had only ll p ubLc. con1.1p~o.n con vumons !Mt ye.at when there sl'tould h ave hee11 J11.u1dr~c\$,
C ruue, J:..;foderatety lugh. V10Je11t cume 32 7 / l TJOK; propetty crunt 2,300/ l OOK. 1'1 ewatk had one ot tlle lughest rates <!> t vi0Io1t come o f ;my city m the nab.on
P eisonal Libe1ty· V.=j low l out of 5. NJ rates seconcl..wo cst.m theoveeill freedom r~ttng
Gun L iberty· Vety b~d. A peorur-ts reqtllred t o purclt~,e urealrtls. "May issue'' st~t« for 0011ce11led ftc= p,emuts md ~r~ issue~ thEC11 to nounal residen ts
O pen cany CfX!Utre, o pemut, T"tanspo1t-Jllon ct :.i weapon tluou_gh the state ts = tnctecl Shlte reqw1-es reco rd of :ill "J~ l v,-eapon t r.ms[ers
Altern11bve MedJCU"l<:: l>-J;,1:w..,,1 h e.Jlrh p r~ct,no11eu; free to praeuce- bttt-not st>'te hrened The pt>ichce of di r~ct t,ntty nt1dw1fety 1s licensed bv ~ ! t~te bo ard
H orne Sch o.o hng Low re,gubt1011. No nonficau on to the 5t,ite .1~tu ted.
Milttat'V T ~ rgets: Fort D ix, M cGU1reAFB-, SE of T re;,ton, NG trrumng .ite, rutllft and refueling; p!ll'l)acy t9rg~
Fort Morunouth, Occ:1111po tt Scheduled for closure, but rutt'ffitly h 6t1se; ,1nny ronm1w11 c~t10:u,
,nte.lligt11ce, sµcve1!lance an d FBI 11!14 H$A offices, secondary target.
At=nl, north of Dovef~!Hi'!H\us ff$e.:, cch .:,nd mru, ufaetuong, sei:01,dM)I t,uget
E ark N av,,l Weap Oils Station, SW cf E "toDntown, Sl-up lo:icling poet re, ll11mitu\Jt:!0 11, ~ econtia!)/ t,n ger.
.LakelnustNJ.)val Air St3tion , },£witenll!1oe of nav,,l ~e~1-ch rutd rescue ru~q'!lit and o:Jlllp!n<:>11i', -tertiary tar~t:
Nucleru:Powe1 Plru:its Oyster Cred;: l' lrun, on tl,.e coQ!'t ne,;ir Oce-,.m C.~
S alem I'l3u.t, ln Defawi\le B gy
a ope Creek P!ont, 111 Delaware Bay
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Notes

N~ Jersey .s the most de.n,cly popubted st~te 111 the Uu,oh ,ind ,s filled w1th tr3p zones, to the west of l-87 gomg north unhl you get ,1bovt' 1-S•, Brom ,here 1t ,s ~dv1s~ble to get
,nd uding beJng surrouJ'ldecl on 3 s1des by W'J let ,Fto!!l H,v:.k.ensAdc and New~rk. on down "cross the Hudson fuve1 ~J1d trnvel tow.,d VT on the et1st side. You m•1g ht b:ive to go ·as
to Ttenton and P h1lgdelp hia, ,tis alinost w~ll tc iR~ll .:,ty >1nds11burb,1n ~onlUJ unities It far north ss K u1gston-Ulste, to ~vmJ prob!anls cri, ss1ug 1<I Pou.Jiltk.<€pSt< (tl,e frrst ct0ss111g
011ly th,ns,out a little b,t be.t\veen New Brunswick ~ncl the 29:i Beltway around T tenl'Gn you to o\e to).
The trouble w,th l\l ewJ ersey is tl\ll! this popuhuon con:,dot blocks ,auy potenu~l of <IC ,t
from the less _popuhted firm ~nd p1nelll11d areR9 on the,Jersey I'en1t1Sulg If yo\1 lwe o n thoc Ii you pl..n 0 11 tt"-vell,ng west to ce-nttal Pe11usyh,a1W), you ean ~,ther ~lt\y south of 1-80
Jer$eyshore ot 9nywhere 011 the pell!n,ula, you 1.13d prob~bly better pla11 to Juve a bcl\t or llntrl you ger :.w-,,y from the crowds or cross 2s beforr ,,ad go west 011't'he seconcL.ry-ro•ds
suc.k n out 111 the relatNely unpcpl.lLHed pmelands rnther than t1y3nd Llln the gauntlet of no rth of 1-80 The othe, retreat area tfutl is safer tor tbe long te1rn 1s the Cumberh nd
the corridor, wluch w,ll be ctammecl w1th people fleen1g N ew York. a11d the vanous e1tie~ Plat~t:Lm ~stern 1'e1u1essee To gel there you ne.-tl to go west t.o,H.,t1sburg. PA ru,d tl.en
m ~ncl ~i·oundJ e rsey C1ty. p~rnUel tone w11ey ovet) 1-ai gomg to Knoxville All ,·o•ds p o u1t SV// due to the hy·of the
App,,l~ch,nn l-.ioui1nu1s. ·
The lirge popul~tion cente1s of N ew Jer~ey historically Vote C emecrM, but the ,ipltt w,dens
ill the subu1bs and ruraL~r= lc;1v,ng the I:ieinoct9ts with " le,id of only 1bout 10 perco:t1t-
age points 3t the ei\d of rhe l"st iew elections New Jerse-y alntost went bAAki:,upt ui 2010 Retreat Areas
a11d elected a Repttb!tc"n go-ve111M with g mandate to sl3sh spendmg
J J
Southern l'1ew e,sey- The1e are no good 1et=l are-,s witl1m l"ew e,sey beC\\use t!iepupu-
T ln~e mayors, two stMe "ssemi>lymen, three rabb:.s and !'I total of 44 people were caught l~tion de11s1ty is so !ugh thit m ~ny lo ng-te.nn food.01 social crisis, e,ibg,ug will a,ert-
btibmg officials, ,none-y hLU\de.nng and' n-a fftt king ill hum~n organs on an n\!etna tion,~1 tµ~lly re•ch everywhere ill the rural zone of the peu111sulJL Still, ,f you. live u1 su utheu,
sc~le Ed.Kahret, the FBI ~gent Ill d 1a.l'ge- $~1d, "l,J<"W Jei."Se'j''~ to,•rupuon p rob le.m is one of New Jersey, you c'an ii11.v1ve by p 1c.YJ~ ~ very ll.ll'al fureslecl locition ~1,J L\$uigb~1eru ent
the wo~t. J not the wotst, ltl the 1ia llo1t." L.c~ o t[)oltttc1ans get electe<l on ~nt1-cont!pt!On conee.~lment ~o ude out any tl1re~1s thM may comeyoUL W*Y, avotduig aonirortta t1o i, The
p l~tiorm s, bl.It little eve! .change~ tol"esred J tea u1 the trough.formed by the Garden State P~rkway oaud th e Atlantic C,ty
P~rkway (cantered ~ro ui\d &rnsv1lle ~nd. Spt-edweU) lS ve,y lightly po~ul~ted if 701.1get
There ~re over.200 listed st11;ie,:1fu11d ~!tes 111 NJ Chem !cal manufacturers, hn1clf1lls gnd re- !i n11l~Gaw~y from e!thet e-.<pressw~y Thete ,s ru~l lrtnd at tlie 1110~1 southern tip o{l'-le-w
f,nertes are ancl were. co mmon. tn th!~ are.~ One of tl1e greatest thre,its ,u the Camden Mc9 Jersey, ~row1d \Y/oodb111e, but 1t ,s entirely 100 dose to A ti-antic C11y to be srtfe
JS sttll from the !l\Jlll ero tlS i hell11eal p lanls. 0 ne d1eJn lc:.1I p l~nt th,ir pro cess~ chlonne gi1s
tS so do~e to l:vfanhattAn tn~t the Emp11-e St~t~ Bt~ldtng seem;; to ,~~ up l'>dund 1ts storage

t~nr.s Aceordmg to iedet,~1El'A recprds, the phlnt p<>ses s potent,.nlly leth~I tltte8t to 12
million people who hv~ w,thu, 9 t4"mile 1"-Sdl~ T hM d1em ,cal.pb11t ,s 1u1t one of dozens
oi chem ical manuf.~cturmg s,tes m the !'If~ .

Strategies for Populated Livihg Areas

1\l·ewrtrk/Je.rsey wty lf you live o n the wes.t of the Newru:k me.tro gre,i, you s hould d;,vdop
,au exJ.l strat~gy ,a1~d follow the- pr1ne1pli,.s we cltthned 111 Ch~pte1 13 I n fi1c.t, \Ve ~ven
chose " ~mplc exit smitegy from tl:u.• l'Jewar.k ~re--.; prec.1sely bee-a use it 1s su d.,fficult A
colo, ve1-sro11 ui tln1t m~p 1s '.It the encl of tlus section befo,e the state col01 n,~ps The two
do.,;e.-.l ret«~ t ,n ~s .,ue m tentt:tl Pe11nsylva1u>t-and the three 110 rtheast st'ltes oi 'vei:m ont.
N ew Hampshire· ,u,d lv{ame I.( headu,g north to Venuonl, you will have to go west beiore
1rymg to go no rth. L, fl<ct we recomnlencl gou,g ,almost JJ) m.Jes we.s r of the 28·7 Beltvny
~11cl c~tcho,i oue of the two roads that ~o unckr 1-80 where there iSn't Aft on°.r:,mp )(eep
234 Strategic Relocation

NEW MEXICO ,,.1,_./\

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Summary Facts and Ratings

Mount;ll!l©U~ connnental climntt u1 the-n.atth ,a nd 1:oi1011ental pooi~ chm~te ·t n th; east, H ~t Sltmrncts with <>Cl!:".1<1011~!
thu11derstom1~ 11nd cold, d1y w111ters ~re .::otnmon to both ~re:u 8 o r 9 to q1~do~ pe1- yea1, m o1tly tn ti1e ea:t.
PopuJ~bou Den:nt.v Low 16 5 ppl/ sq mile (rsn.ked 45th 111 the n-i,t,011/ Hispru11c 45"/o, Ameocru1 Inell-an ? 7"/o, Bl~ek 3. L. n'IJXed 2"/o, Ast.ail 1 ~¾.
Co~t of LJV!ll_g Iudex Slightly below avenge- 9S 5 (~veqge tS 11) S)
PnV11te Lone\ AVlU lsb1 lity Below aver~ge 4U0/~ oi l;1nd 1s lb 1te or fede.cglly owned, mducting a go<i!d p~1tlpn of the best foce;itt 1>~1d
mouut:run lan d. Basements -..ce n ot c:o,wnon but~•'= possible-except m fund toil!
BLul;:bti,g Pell;l!ts: Pe u:ruts a re 1eqt11red n t thewl1ole state. Water .md energy conserva.tlon cod~ add reqmretnents to your peo:rut~ c.and al:fettlanc:fse3pm g
.Fooa P(ocluctton. Moderar~ to low The .state cave,11ges only 14- in/year o f rrut'l. Reclut ed growing !e:rnon, \)().150 days u1 tl\e n o ttheu1 mot1111:;lt.11, 1 over
200 cfaysJ11 the south w h ere Jt ts very h ot 1111d limited by water lv[o ~t fannu,g ar=, such a~ u1 FMm1ngto11, are near oven
W~ter qt19lity tt ezallent where fed b y n,otu,t:!ln springs. Water from w ell! ,~ only f:urJn the viilleys. 7<lA of water $Uppliei:
fill" !luondatecl Au pollub on ,s not" problem e,ccq:,t u1 Albuque,que The.re 1s accellent s-0hu potettb'lll everywhe.re

N o 111~1or traffic probleins e.<Off)t tn Albuquerque wluch ts he,i.vy dunng rush h our Albuque1-que enploy:s- rec\ light can1erns
New Me1:100 1s -a con ftictetl t t!\te with he2vy Democ1·no..: n.a1onti es-ln .A,lbuquerqlle tl,gt won many state wide rAc~-1 Bllt tll.wtrenc
re-verse~ m 20l0 with ~,giufi=1t Republican wins, 1nclud1ng thegovemorsh1p De,n SO¾ Rep 3J, Iud/Srd i:,arty ts•;.
t llteS Belew aver3ge Rank.eel 3\)tl\, W1th .> state t-ax burden 6f 8.6¾ of u1cetne. 4. 9% 1.1 tcon1e txt,
properr.y !:-axes ,ar.ked 8th lowest ·l ll the i1.nou ru1d t~le~ trot n 5 5%
Co r1uptio.t1 Very h1.gh Na» M~1co h as .;. lo11g h~t o f rornipt pohti<;uns an lll the hit could b e-srowu1t. Cottupn tnt ~b-o oecun u1 ml! Jttdtetal ;y,t em ;JJ1d 1?•~lice ioree
Cnme Hi,gh. Violent cume {very !ugh} 65i / lOOK, p,op-c:tty cnme 3817/ 100K C ame- 1r espe>-
1t.1~lly 69d ut l \.lb.uqueJ-que due to the high metdence ot Linno g,ruigs
Pe"onal L iberty' 1.-0w 4 out of 5
Gw1 Li berty< V-e,y ge,oc\. 1'l o peurut to purd1~sf fuearnu "Shall issu e s~t.e tor ooncerued fi.te.ann, No
weapon~ 'hartned O pen c,,iry·p-etn11ttecl m th e ~tate. mcludirig airs
Altem~llve Medi<.1nc Very go od Full mug.e of nn\:llrQ! h~sltl1-p1act1tioneu The pi'lltllice ot m,dwifery H .leg~ l ru1cl hcei,sec! u1 tile ~bte
.Hoi'ne Sd10olt.ng, Regµfuted State regu,re.s parents tt> so ul i11Jnticrttion, b ut n i1> te-1t zct!res. Paro1ts rttust have • h igh school eclucat1011 to te2ch .
Military Tatgets· H olloman.AFB 2J1d Wlute ~rutds 'l' es.t Fao hty, A lru11ogordo S~tellite comn1tu1taitloll$, NASA, rocl-~e,g1ne re.snng. F-22 fighrea-, r nrngty t;irget
Cannon.AFB , Clov, ~ F-1 (, and "'1r refue.h11g, pnm~ ry target
Kirtlan d AFB. SF.. .Albuqt1¢tqµe. N 1.1cle-..i Weap©ns. Center...F- I h, KC-130, Osprey research labot8toa~•. pw11alJ/ t:uget
Sandia. Nati011·nl Lnboratory. Nuclear w'eapen St onge, res-e n"Ch "1lld a:levelopn1e1t, p1un~,y cgrget.
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Notes

!'-lew·Me,:1co h~~ a lotofcnme and poverty assocmtedwnh illegal1mm1g1:i1hon ~nd low -148 ~nd J'28 Poi thts re~\on, it 1, better to ltve 011 ihe west s,de of both obstn~ks, illo 11g the
prodt1ctro1ty·of the lRnd Eastetll N ew Mexico ,s a dry fa1m,ng belt e-.<:ens,01, of the Great 448 or 5-28 c:orndoo, bt1t 11ot ,n 'Rio luncho Rio funcho ,s .~boom town ;,ri,th too m~11y
l?lau1s, but at )'µghe1 ~lutu&s t3A£Utg fro m 3500 to 5500 Ntvt IS no r ne~rly ~s produttJve p1ob!e1ns like cotvupt 111·ayo1s, b~d t1ty 111.fcasttucture (watet 111.uns keep b.reruo1,gJ, ifash
~s the central pl'a1ns ~tntes--due to lun ,tecl 1rngation wate.r &.om wells And streams. No rloods ,a1id tf1e huge l1uel se.m ,co!)cl'uctor plant th~t puts o~tt some damaging pc-lI:utants-
state J).is ;{ h1gher percentage ofH1span1~ whoppmg 45¾, Ce.mocrnt,c do1µ1nance ,s
now zhifung tow9rd the P..epubhc.i1~s, but It is doubtful that mooh will ch~!lge o'Vcr:lll µi SP.!ltl\ Fe· T!us ts~ lovely to111n north of Albuquerqu_e &ind ,n:uch closer to the safety of
New lvie.x,co them ountal!U H owcve1\ it ,s i tvleccA fcl' the wealthy -c1nd ,s -~lso a 1-lew Age have11 w,th
occult ovenoues, d irectly downwind from L os Alamos, dependmg on wluch way the w1nd
High 1'1itor,c levds of corrupt10n 1n s.t1,te gover11m ent also coUl'!t Rg,,.u ,st thJS sble as a ,s blow,ng I1 Jt?.s p le.n1y of di~unc e fro m potenti31 blast~ but you'll need;a follout shelter
safe h~ven. ThomM McClenaghan, ~ retired FB! igeut 1n the sta t~ sa,d New N[e1< u:o Jll •Ay with g.ootl pt otect!on 1f you choose Sant~ Fe
b e th<. mos.t corrup t state u1 the nM1on f-itgh-profile po httq1J figwes- and >1s~o~1?.tes:h~ve
b e-en conv1e1ed, a1,d ongomg uivestsgat,ons ,ire makipg frequent headlittes State T reasurc1-s
sc.em to be p~rt1cuk1cly prone 10 t orrup hon. \Y/henever there IS s~a re and city co rruption, Retreat Areas
there 1s the potential of comp ltc1ty with the chck s,de 0£govenu1i ent which use.s the th•-c~t
of p.rosecutio11 to gftu\ cooper~hon of cotfupt elem e.nts 111 the smte. K,rtland/F·~rmmgton/Bloo mfield/Az~< u ea ThlS used to be~ poor 1rrig<lted f-llrm 'Cites,
but since the d1Scovet-y of ot!, gas 1,nd co;il, 1! has become 31\ energy hub Wh,le nol ;i
New ?v!e:~ico has,numerous nucle:\r th1eat~ durmg ;t iutuce war L,os A hmos N\Y/ of &\nt~ mountain retreat i\rea, thtS line o f town! 1s close to the flo l1r Cocne1s grea th~, ,s so far
Fe, S~nd,~ l 3b.s·lround Albuquerq_u e and Carlsbad, \Y/lute'SRnds lvftss,le facility ,n La~ d1$t:a11t from most threalS tlut one can find rura l I3L'm retre~ts here that pror1use a great
Crutes1 C~nno11 AEB-1!1 Clovis (Spec,~! Op,, 2nd Holoman Aii'B 11, Alamogordo To f,nd clffii of s~ieiy, without having to, l,ve m the n1ountams, The l',1µmn! ,.L~ Pl.u~, ::inc:i S~nJt1'1,tl
s.\fe p laces m New Mex,co, one 'J19s to carefully 1ocine aw-ay ftom t-h c m~,or p!)(l uhhc!'l fuvers .flow through F><tlll H,gton, 11ccou1, t1ng _fo,r two -thirds of the suft;IC<" w,ncr 111 New
cen1e1s, the~1ucle:\f targets ~11cl the 'h ot tile :c111e with lv[ex100. Gener91Jy, that leaves the far l\)l,:J\tco, tu a state ,as d ry as New Mtx,co, that account; fo 1 ,1 lot C urnl}go, Colo111do ,s the
notthern area ,r\d the mo~u1t9ms bo rdenng fq1iooo closest .:-omtn e.rcL~l clty Fru:mu1gton 1helf ts .!I ducec town with a rcg,o nal 111q,ort, but tbe
s111alle1 &nn tow11s .!!loug rite uvet's are really wee too 'I'!te-K.utla11d/r1uitb11d ,u:e;, 1s an
old M0<t1tl-on cc1011y Bloom fie.Id, La 'Pla t-a and Aztec iutt11e, east 011 e;,ch o£ the mcoromg
Strategies for Populated Living Areas l[Vcts are ~lso ,11ce tow1,~ Nav-~10 L~ ke to the NE is the fnQJOr recrcat.011 areR If the clam
ever f~1ls, 1t w,11 flood ~)l the San ,I uan River basui, so 111~kc sure-you clo11't loQ,tC 111 the
Albuquerque There s re. nu,nerous threats ,n and around Alb uqueitJUC which m$ke it b11rd r1ood pL~ut ~long these sm~ll towus-
ro bndp l"cesofs~fety itleweather m the aren presents alternating wmd ,uid du.st sto•tn~
w,1h Hash floods and toi'renua l p ,ns 2 o r 3 tunes a year Th1s ,s the crun c c~p,tol of Espanoh/Santa Croz: Thts form comm11111ty along the upper.Ric Grnnde v-c1lley ,~ ~ f,ne
New Mel(1co, oom pletc_ with do.:ens of L~tmo gangs W,nte, 1s relMrvdy mud w,th a few Farin retreat sit-e ~Ji)'l teason~blepnc~s, \lnlil:-..<c Santa Fe to the south. There ~re 111.1111 eroUE
dushngs cf sn0w and some suong winds You mU!t h2ve P. ret.teat somewi,e.re else 1f you oth ~ ~ma ll, towns along the tributary s-tre,,ms that feed the Rio Grn11cle, hke C h1m:1yo,
live here., so you have 10 be wo n~ed .,bout ex1tp~ ths ,is well YOil don't want 10 go no rth 011 to con~1dc-.,
1-2S to SRll!A fie U\ a crins because 1t 1s downwind of~ ma1or nucleat target (Los Al?.,n 0s)
T,-,,s, T l11s t,,w111s !he sym.bol of alte111ate- eu~y .m-d.adobe sol,,r l1omes. tn New Meiuco
The Sancl,a L~bs ~t K.rtl~nd AFB are iust sotrfh of J-10 neat the ~nport, so one must st:ry or
lt 1s locattd ill the high dese,t tit the fo-ot L.l\e go,geous S:iag,e de Cn sto lvfoun.tau,s.
111 11outh A lbw:1uct<)UC to be out o f rlus pote.111,.d b(,, st zone The.re ~re two north-.sGs1.1th Taos h~. ~ neh cultw:e ~nd h1~tory, fme restauran ts, a~t gallenes ~nd wruld re11ow11ed recre-
ba rners c1..1ttu1g thro ugh Albtiq~erque the Rio Gta1,de Rive, and 1-2.5 Unfortuuatdy, Rt1on. I t 1s very Jso l~ted fiom ~,1y·m~1or ~ty-\vlucb ,s good for retr~~ts, but US\.l..~lly hard
there ,s .,,n,ly 011e 11011-mte ,st~te highway lead,ng to Faru11n~o11's bave1.1 of safeiy 111 NW Foe iull hm e ltvJng T)le stu9 ller towns hl::e f,.µoyo Stco/Yaldez ,-ucl Questa provide m:ore
New Ivfax,co 6t1d rhat 1s Hwy 550 To get t<>- it you ltAve to,tl\ke the 52S Be.ltw•y to Hwy 1· nount<1t11 re1,f:lt ~re,ie,
31.3 01-448 nnd -'28 gou ,g, north ~nd you hAve r.o cross ! -25 l>lld the Rio Gr~11d~ to t~ch
236 S trategic Relocation

Summary Facts and Ratings

Humtd co11tm011t,il climate. lJpst3te NY ,s. zubiect to long cold winters w ,th aver~ below -.13 °E Slltnlne-1-s
are 1node1'!ltely hot .!!JU:i h1.urud ut the 80s 0 E NellT York City is h otter 12nd 1n0Le humid.
Population D1:1,uty Vety !ugh 414 ppl/ sq 11-ule (7tiJ ll!ghwcl!l nru:ton) B h ck 18°/4, Hispru11c 11•1,, As.,ru1, 7¼, .iruxed 1 <fYo
Coit ot L,wtg ruda High 127 (aver~ge 1s 1\JS) t·&n.ks tlus 3S the Gth m ost exp011s1ve ·st,,te-(hed w,th N.J)
I..a» a. ~nersbip:

Bu1ldi11g Pemutt Required eve1-ywbere 111 l:uge ~ bes £ocinostn= l'oustnJG.tlon. or re.10'1/~tion~ oi '!X1St111g 13utld!ugs S1nnll
prefects ~ke decks, ndel,;,~lks, etc. ofoer1- requtre a petnut a lso There a1-e rura! counties with teWef
rtq\.\!re<nents B~sen1e11ts ~re coirunon, e:scep! 111 the lake dlstu cts where the water t!lble 1th,gh.
!And ,an d V 11:lru1 P blnning TJ1ere 1s nc centrnl elru1ru11g ~gency, however, there area 11U1nb1:1 of state age11ne: that mru1clate 11$[>EiltS of p l\lnS fqx the e11-nre sttte.
Food Proi!uGt,on. A!tlequ~te. Good ;01 l ru1d a growmg sea,on of 90-2 10 ci,,ys, .1.ve.rll~ u, 150 days, R.,unfaU 1s ,i.bout 42 ,uches pet yeiiL
H e-.alth Env,rorunent .Average W'3l:er;gu:1hty !I etter cw:face and aqutfer water quality 1rl the notthem an d o•t~u1 part ot state Long
Tutm d,;i.-ater qµ;11lty ts Vfff poet 72' 9.¾ <>f d1e populao on's drutku:tg,;i,·ater 1s fluondat.ed
Tr~ific:- Heavy New York Ctty 1s rated as the SJxth wot:st traffic city tn the nntlon lv[os~ senous
bottle11ech ,1re around budge,; andttu1uels N 'Y dofrs use r;:d light c llrtlec.as
Potit1cs: .Danocratr are t9vored by voters 1n NYC '(allnost halftlle.st2te popubt:ionJ .'1ncl m t~rger 01t1e: hke Buifa.lo but
rur;.u ,ire,;s ~·f th e state vote ku~ly uepub hcan Den1 46 8¼, R q:, 27 l¾, irt-d/3rd party 16 1¾
Highest ~ftei· NJ State true burdett ,s 11.'7¾ 0£ uicome. Incre,nen.ted tncome ta.i rates ~te. 4°/4-l,_l)•;. (Qrotu1d O9% f o l' 11101t).
L oc-at~u1d mite ssles tz:e" ave1-,;ge at 8.3q/o ~ncl .propetty t~es are the lifth tughest µ1 the L'Ult<lQrt (colli:cte<l b c,11ly).
Conupuou_ .Extremely !ugh u11-lew 'i'ork City nnd lngb u1 the srnte G~p1tol
Cn111e-: High. V1olei1t come J!l8/l OOK, property c ru:ne llJ96/lhOK b!YC h,s m1proved 011 papet, bu t 1tn sb.11 ,tot s-afe ,n many see'tlc11u of t~n
Petsonal L,be.rty' Low l out ,of S Rru1k(cl as the lowest·,nite 111 the frce!1101n study by Mertatus.015
G w1 Liberty Ce11side.red theWO L'tt stllte 111 the US A pemut 1~ 1eqtuted to .purdi,~se fir~m\s: Elre-'lta n tnust be tegistei-ecl ':M~y ts<Jue" st~e ,tel
concealed ureann ptm11~ btitl~s abnost 11nposs1ble to -obt.1111 u1 NYC 0 1j et1 cany or m 11 vetucle req\.Ures a p e-11ntt T i-.!"otrllncn
of .i weapon l'hrou_gi1 t:he it-ate is reStnetecl N YC .ttqrnres ~ ~Cei'II~ ,ust to 112Ve 1 gun. u1 the hom e-b,g tees ~ntl lots ofpape1wort.
Altetn~\lve 1nedinne 1~ l~actlted in the etate but:1s often h arassed ru1d sued Tlte,[lt'l<ahee of lay nu.:kNife-17
ill NY ts legal but regubted. Cemfied.mclwJves must meet ~t~te speafic reqwren1e11ts

Home.Sii1ooliug H,g11 regt.il9tlon. ?atent! tnu~t noofy ltie state gnd p rovide qll111terly r~o1t~ of <Xl!l1~1lurn, ru111ll~l test report and keep gttefldru1te ceoorck
lvitllmi.y T argt-t~. Fort Drum, 10 n11. west ot W,1tettDWn T rmrung s,te Md ho111e-0f 10th Moun~u1 D,vi.1011 .. tert,~ry t>u:get
Fort Hrunitton, weii end of Long I~hu1d Auny NGru1d r~ erye b~,e, not :i t~rget
Watervliet.Arsenal, north~£ Alb~ny Artillery ln"1iUfactun11~ ter.trnty target
WestPoinc on tlte B i1dsol1;R1ver US.Auny Mibtary aca_dcmy,.n ot ~ targ-et
Hancock Field ANG, Syr~cu~e Ei'- lCJ 1ets md' Reaper UAV~, secondary t:at:geti
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NL!Jt-ary Targe.ts co ntmued Stewart ANG, west o f Newb urg11 C-5' ~ for ~1rlift, secondary t·. uget
B'rookh:rveu N~tioualLaboratoljl\ Upton, Long !sland Nuderu:apd hrgh,e11ergy phys1c9 rese~rd1; p tt!Dary targe t
'Y/est Milton Area Kuolls Atomic L;ib, on 2 sites ne-:11 Sc henect~ciy l-.l:1\l'Al nucl~t ptoflulsioll l,1bor~tory, second;ii,y target
Nuobu Powe., Pla11ts. F1tzp~tr1ck P1u,t and N u,e Milt·Po,ut 1'lant, sc:>utheast shorlf o f L-;,ke O nt~no
GuU'!a P l~1H and fndta11 P.ouu Plant, ne..:,r Bud1~11an ()n the Hudson Riv~r.

Notes

New ·-york State h~s llO ll\ f beauhf\i\ rurnl. forested hnd ,n the vpst~le are11, pgdie\tbily batdwotkutg. even srn"ll p e1t:enta_g~s Qt 41:1U11wls :u,d conte1111o us 111111<H1hes :unount to
~bove Alb~ny ~nd Syn;euee that would be g ,e,;t for retreats excep t t! 1~ Ued ro the pol.tics of hundreds of lhous-a11ds of problem people who w,ll look For~ way ou t efthe urban ar«s
NYC , 11 thee south H,gh taxes, h,gh r~lllat.ons, high cost of living ~11d resr;1cted liberties Ill~ ma101 cas1s, Everyo11e wl,o live, 01 works arouttcl ti-us ht1ge ruetropoh t-an ·a r~ needs
are too acpe11s1ve <l p nce Fo, the scenery "nd i·ural 1vu1g be,rdits. n1 ult1ple fscape plaJ,s

N ew Y o.r~. had 20 puhhr: ,corn1pt1ol1 cou v,ct ,011s 111st year., where lt sh o1.1ld have had ij
thcus1111d, r,Jcw Yor.k C,ty has a huge democt:-at,c poh t1cal m ad1111e tha t 1s ever:y b,t ,is- Strategies for Populated Living Areas
utrooked ~s T,immJ11y Hall 111 the 1800s The l\lew Yo-r:k vole has often been 1n:u1,puL,tecl
by as much as 10'1/o Ctinuprion 1s d1ro111c with h1gb le11deis St-,;tc Se,1a te P resident :111d New Yod-. Me1to llrea. You couldn't ,as!, fot " wp1s t g,ecgr-;,phy to c,~te mt~llple tr~p 2ones.
l~10 uty Leacle.r, Pedro R,;pad~, ofU1e BtottX swle SL4 mtlltou &om h,~ 11011pr,of1t d 12nty E:ver y 111ch oflvfar1hatta11 1s !ugh density etty Long lsllu,d c~n ,.h uos t 011ly b e !lccessed
Congressman C harlie fuu1g~I wa~ guilty of 11 -eth1es v1ohtto1is, 11ot 1ncludu1g the 11:S! lly through the dense tu·han ar~s to Ille west The r-!'.t of the ru:etto t itles ().>g Y-onke,·s ;ind
bad stuff tnM got covered UP' He got away w1th ~ ceHsure u,ste11d C!f expuls1J>11. Govetnor Mt Veruou to Whttc Pl~11,s, etc) are on -a pe!tlllsUJa bo llnded by the Hudson River <>11
Eliot Sp1t2er w..s ciught usu,g a ,call-g u t sen7J~ t lu west Rnd Long Isla1t d Sotmd ou tite east There 1s simply 110 w~y to ex tt this ,ue,3 ut a
c,nsis ,ofpiimc except 11qrtl1, 11long with rotmtless m1llio11s unless you g,t" C()up le ot hours
Po lice cou upt:tcn 1s rll!npant, -. nd )udges ~,e comphett by -~lt11ost lllways 1uh11g 111 trhetr adv1>11ced w~u1111g Ot l1J;vt- a bas t A11 a uph11e 0 11 Long I sllur<Sl wouldn't be ~ bad ,dea e11h~r
f.vo, 1'TY was t~ home ofBetme I(~11c k the c.1ty'9 111.ost cotuptpo lice coru m1ss1one, &nd It wo11 t do-.suy got!d to get o n tl,e_l eH<ry side of the H 1,dso11 eullet, it's 1ust as c,owded
~!so of Amer1ca's Most Couupt 1'1ayor-- Rudolplt G1ulia111 Htstortc~lly !ugh c1m1e ;ue11s
·Ot> I.01,g Ishi11d-;,,:e 1a1ed lower 111 ctunc than m:u1y popub ted vpst.1te a.te-as lf'adu:ig us to You should live no do:set th~11 Whit~ P lau1s ,n the !1octh (o't1ts1deof th~ 287 Beltwsy) cir
tlunk that some of this ,s due lo d1tk1e11ce.s 111 ttpo11u1g methods (01 h1d u1g staust,csi Bre11twood on Lo11g Isl:u1d L11111-ig· 01..1ts1de t!Lcdeu~est \"lfe-~s at le-~st gives yJ;lll sotn e tun e
tu react, and ,f p repated ut ~dva11c~, a he~d st-,.tt 111 le~vmg l-la tutally, thete 1s •110 option of
Natu!'.>\l med,cme ha$ ·hiee11 u11der a ttack for ru any years. In 1994 New Yor~a.lten,attve leav111gLo ng!1;bnd by car 011ce • m A)O L p~111c c11s1s h~ppens. You can .-,the, hu11ker down
healthcare -a dvocates m J11aged to pass the A ltet11at,ve· Medical P1Jchc-. Act desig ned to to sutVJve ur pl:tee (,f you havep1epared conc~ed s11fe rooins somewhere- hopefully
hdp guarnute6 that peop le would have access to slrenrnt,ve rued,c:,I doctors by ban:Jng below _g10ltr.td) oryPu .c'lrt leave vt., bo at We-st101,gly rerommend the Loa! op11on,11 th,s
1he Sta tt of New Y'ork ,fi:e11n tak, ug away tlu licenses of Alten,at,ve Medical Cocto ,s JUSt a rta s111ceeverytl1111g·o11 the t~ew "i odt side of the Hudson 1s swrour1ded by w,to1 The1e
b ec~use they pr,;clloecl -a ltetn l\tlVt a , 11011-corrvenhoruil media11e I::eep,te the p-assmg at ca•!'." 111.1111etous 111an11as ii, both hl,inhattan and Lo ng I sland, and tl ,eue 111e 110 g eogrnpluc
tlus feg1slat,on. the Med,c-.a l Boa1d butea11ctJ1 ts fot111d a w~y to avo,d the 11,te111 or t ltf law restnct1ons ,011 your sb,hty to si1il off to s~fcty N~t1.1,,1 lly, you 11eed to l!llv~ a reueai either
aud i lterrun.ive mcd1c3l cloctots wire once 1;ga111 "t~r5e ted and ehminated from med1c u1e. 11orth o r south with a11 old t.\r st,t1one!l 1.t 2 uemoie boat ho= 0111he coasi o t 4p A uvc r
14Y mccl1c:al bo~rcis v1g,o rously prosec ute Any medte~l doctor wh o use1 ~1ten,~t1ve thernp,es lr doesn't have to be ,1 fr,ncy yncht, c\S )ong as 1t ts )g1ge enough to handle open seas 0 1 the
cu~rent of the Hudson ir g.01ng 1,p nonh, \Y/he1\ the fi.eew~ys Afe p.ackecl you Cl\ll go !\ lot
L :spite 11ll the n11.lttary f"~tllhes 111 this state, there .;ten t ma11y seuous t-argets u1 " 1, uclear further :north Vl3 the Hudson_. t'Ven tf ~t 3·6 ~ots
·w~, 1"1"ew Y Qr& C,ty 11self ,s a teuipting t,uget for 311 e11e-111y ,is ,t 1s the f111anttll l ce11ter
of the .n~t10 1L Tbere iate seve, at 1n1cle,,r ~owe, p lants north ofNY'C v,h,ch 21'.e ~ concern As fu t l.ls11,g" hg.ht ~ucr~ft to ex1t ti~ l\fE-11 1 llllngAf yoUt _phue- ~t ,in un tow~ red rui.po11
1f .1hey ~1e destroyed B ut the b ,ggest tl1l't1\!, by far,~ the huge 11n.d !ughly denie N YC (" unconttotled a1Lp ort'') so you cR11 ge-! 111to the ca1r e•Je11 ti the govet11111e1, t is shutt111g
met.co areg .1tselfw1th Jh uulllons uf people New York is Jugh\y d epend enl on truck .,nd down oommetmal a,r t1~rtlc.
trw1 ~upp ltes for food and 11.ecess,t,cs c.1d1 day, Even tlusugh most peop le 1re honest ruid
25.8 Strategic Relocation

Albauy-Sc!1en,e1adt Thett' ; rt th1ee diffe,ce:nt 1etr 6~t d1tect1011s ito m AJb4ny (rn otder oi Ar~ west t1 fSc he1tec.t~dy betwee111-90 ~l\d 1-6'6 This ts mw. l1ia&1-thA11 the p revio.us a1c-.J
~ fdyJ l,lo1fh t ow•1d the Csuadll;n borde1, e-<1st mlo Venuonf 01 west mto rural 1-Jew Yotk bei:.~use 1t .s n1 ore ,d1st~nt from the source. of utb~n flight and theareR 1ust n1e11uoned will
or even no1th-ce11tisl Pe1u1sylV11111!1 If retrell,hng e',st ro Veullont, loc,ite .,,~ the eists,de gbsorb a good deil of the reti.,gee problems There ,ire no ma101 resort~ 10 th!s ,,r~~-
of 1-90' 111 ncr !he Hudso n Riv<r lf gomg west, locate on th"t side of 1-8'7 ~nd 1-90' further
1101t h !fgo1ng 1101th, we recommend !0C11tr11g m or ~round E~st G-renvllle 111 01det to be-a! The Fl!lger l attes D ,str1ct southwest of Sy1acuse Tlus ~cc,; lws some ,em ote 1tn-eat·pos,-
the till.file out ofboth Alb~ny ~nd Schenect<idy sibtlittes so uth o.f the F111ge.r L,ikes, but ,<1ow1d the F,nger 1..;kes themselves we £.nd too
mud, comm e,c,itl :u:ttv1ty fi'o r those tln~I wa11t som e'llung th,t doub les as 3 Vl\C'Clbon !tome
Syrn= St,.y •sou.th a 11d e,th'! ~ ~!'ISi t11 west of 1-81 d ep e11dmg on whether you ;tre and a retreat, th,s h~s possib.ihties
heAduig for the Finger La kes region till the weH or the f?,f!ll /forest re tre9t.~reag eeote.red
~ro, tnd Sherburne The 3l'ea southwei;! ofRochestf.'L T!.us will receive refugees from Bu£fi1'lu (o tht west so ,t 1s
udt quite ,.s good ~s are.; '#2 above However, m theeaste,11 sector there a~l' nunlerous snl11!1
Rochester; L o ca te south of 1-90 a nd e1the1 ea~t o t west of 1-39() to be 11ble to g11111 state fores,s 11nd rural mrm s that cau prov,de cebttve safety
qu1ck ,i~ces.! to rural form land retreats in either the C~dto11 Hill Seate Forest 11res or
the Finger L~ke d1srrict to the E~,n The F u1ger !Akes have m ore peopl~ so we wot1ld T he are,; south ri r 1 -86 ,ud west of Hwy 15 rs botter th•n tlte • reas descubed 3buve sine,,
1ecommend the we.st ,t ,s an ex:te>1s1on of the r1orthern Pe11nsylv~nlll retreat «~s that we rate frurly highly for
the East There are no ru ~,or high~y:s, 111 tl'us area, -and few refugees wJl io 1!.lat du:ec llon
Buffalo St~y 5011thwe-st of the city. The best retreats ire,n tli4t di!~c-t,on ll1 Jnto nonh- Citskill )ylountau1s Fo rget shout these TI1ey are the doaiain of the wealthy
centr" I f'ennsy!vat!L>, f1oru NYC 2 nd ,re much too dose to the NYC tnetro ~re:i ier co1t1fo1t

Retreat Areas

or
Upstate N~ York Cesp1te the populilhon density the NYC g1e3, Upstate Nt'\V York ,n
the forest snd la ke d,stnct bounded by 1-87 on t!Y. ~~st and 1-8 1 O!l the west :,nd no,th
of 1-90 1Spretty gooc! £01 the E P,st coast The turn! hnds south of Albnny wtll ,1bsorb most
of t he refugee ~nd p 1lhg111g potentt~l of the crowds f}ee,ng NY and New~ rk. There ~ren' t
th1t mauy main roads 111 the 1101th, so it's r2,rlvea,y to find propel'.ty of£ 1n the b~t1k.woods
foi ppv,;icy

\Y/estern New Yoik lrsyou took at P. 111 ~p of New Yo ck St~ te, you will se.e fo ur lr~f'e2'.01chl
i;ir trmngufar sirnped areas south of 1-90, eae,h faounde.d by rwo other mterst11te i1~ew~y1.
Each of these ha, some 1-etreat potent,Q[ depenclmg; on how well conce.11 1'ec! you1 property
•• from ma10F toads ,ncl v.,ew

Are~ S'c// of Albiu,y betwee11 l-·s 7 ~nd 1-88 'nus rs the ~, ~:, lillll 1! le11si safe overall berause
lt will be .most unpaeted by the £lo1;>d of refugees fleeing NYC ~ me&y. Mos t xefuge~
st~y fau:ly dose~ the to-~ds 2nd o nly get 1tilo the co unu:ys,de o ur of desperat,o n fo1 fo od
Eve1~ then they follpw s ,gus ro small tow11, hop ing to I mel org-;1112:ed iehef. If you c;hool;c
so m eth,ng !!l 1!}1s ~rea, which fo 1tu1~ately ,~ qtute l?.rge, make sure ;1t is vel"y nu-..'1 9nd
d1sb.J\I f~o!ll m~m.01 seconduy roads
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NORTH CAROLINA **-r~:ri'.

Summary Facts and Ratings

t~to1t of. the tawlanm f11lt w1tJ.w1 thc'hUlllid 1ubtrop,c.u olirn~te ::.oue The !)lout11::1lnr ui the w~t ~ t1loreth211
30D mile~ fron1 t'he coast and h ave ::i subt'rop1c-.1! h1ghlru1cl dilnate; NC avec-,iges D to.!J1J1do~ 1 yeat
P-opufattou Dern,ty Above average: 192 ppl/sq trule (tanked l .SthJµghest 1Q naQon) B l:ick21,()¼, J-Ii~pa1uc go.;u, As1an 1!1/o, n:l lxed 'l 3t/o.
Co,t ,.~f Liv111_g index Below ~ver.;ge. 97 fover,ge 1s 105) nli!l;u1.g tlus th~ 2.1, t feast ,:xperuav;: statte.
L<1nd Ownership Good 7°/o <>f the lat1d,,1s stateaud redeeally owned
Budding Pem11ts Requ,ced tor 11e<» btulclu1gs c2ntl,in~JOr 1enovat1on, Sorne 1u1-al countie, g,.vf w1de o:Y.ceptto11s t o fann bt11klmgs or bu,ld,nga below
a certain oo.t Dl1$fments are !:'asr.!y built cxc,;pt u1 the mounta111s whe.te i:ockwouid reqlllre blasbng or 12ck-h,unme1u1g
Lan!! ,and V ~211 Plar!n1!1g The Lru1d Pe~cy .'\tt mandates'thut the LMd Po hey Cpunal e11acr Q!l.cl update~ ~t:1te comprehen.,xve pio!tcy·p l:.111. However, the CounaJ
h:11 11-:i en.forcen1e11t powet'S Fohn<:i1.l forces tu NC hllve attempted to m"11chte Sn,iirt 'Growt!1 bl.It so f~r tt f1g1n't succeeded.
Food Froduct1on Exccllm t 111 the,;entrgl :and e.istem;,p L'\lns The tuU cow1t1y ,s n1ore d!Iticult tc fgrrn due t.o rocky, c~ndic !011
tfuxed w1th ohy The growiltg $1:aS.Oll ts 180 to 22-0 d'.'1yt~n tbe egst mcl 150-180 Ill ihewf$t Avert1ge ar111.u~I
preop1t,1bo11 t~ SO 1ncbet per year and 70-\10 ,nche~ u, the Sn10.key Mc~u1t114µ :above Georgia,
Henldt_Environn,ent One 0fli1ewcrst20 st~~ for 1nclustrl!U pollubon per rhe EPA Surfoce i>.ncl i>.quile.r qU21ity .ire betrer u1 n u'al and fann ~reas .Mllly EPA rnperfi.u1d
i,tes >1re between Ch~t'lotte an d G reenv1Ue .cocretpo11c!,ug to,th e worst lH pollution 84¾ of the population's d011k:t1~ wate,r rs .iliiou11.bted
Trililc: Ch3dOtte h.s the 35th wout nafiic 111 tl1e nation .tn-1 Raleigh is SOth (out oi 7~ c,tres). l'1C uses red b_ght carrte.!'as,
Poltt1cs Politics arever:y polanzed .n the prog1ess1ve liber:ols try and overcon1e NC's tti>dillorrol co11sc.1val:lveVll.lues Dem 4tiJ'/•, R,p 3S¼, Ind/3,d partv 19'1/•
Average NC ranks 20th highest with a state t'~x but-den of 9 8% ot JtlOQtne In,;.0n1e tax ,s ~ flat
C. 9%, propectytaxes :a.re .werag.e ;md rt:ate atld 10011 ,~le. tax ,iverages at 8 1"(•
C-Oriupoon High, pg1tJ.cu Lifly w,tl1J11 the ~tate govequnent
Cmne: ¥.igh VtoleJt .:u,ne 400/ 1001<., ptope,ry cnn1e 4,G87 /lOO IC lviort ol the ®n1e H ill ·;u1cl .;tt•oimd Cl1i1rlottc, Greeniboro .uiil
R:Jleigh \Which ha, r.~0;11 ,md lllJln!t,tl g,1ng c.omponai,t;), md r:ven t11 the 111otu1t-.ru1S meth lgb1 ieern to be 111c1-e,~s!11g
P~$Ollj).I L11,e1ty Avec,ge 3 .o ut of S raong
G un 'L,berty Fl'ltt. .Penrut 1t required to purchaseafuu1dgi.m:aii:.h.1dt1'!g staong the puipose for 1t; valid for 5 yea.a. ''Sh~II ts,rue" ·S.t~te ·foe ro11ce:llect Breann petll'lltsc
A pe1.,on who n1~y pos~e1; ~ 01:aclunt jJ\Ul is oeqµu edto ourmn "permrt L.01n !:ht =rv slv:uff 11s well :1z th~ BA'l'RE \)pen cit!l:V st.ice even m .,,_<lt:\1
Altemgtive t'l"ledlone ,~ cliic..our,i,ge.l by n, eclie:4l l)'l'.3i:tl.Ce IQVl/1, but largely Ul1p!o$eQUteci
I.~y midw,fery rs effecuvely .pEohlb1ted becnuse ruitiites ,u:e unelei;t_
Horrte Scl1001tng Moderate regul~non. St:1teaq1.1U'eS p~re1u1 to scud nonfiC'abon 211d test ttores or.profes,s1011a1 ev.l\luaoon of student progress
Mili~ryT argen Foi:t Bragg, Di11p Mac.bit. Pope AFB, NW oi Fayelte111Ue Spectal f orce~, A.rboa1e, USAF '2'1thfr, prunary t;:irget
Stuilly Po..nt Milif.9t'}' Oceo.m 'I' eantn~I, Wilrn1ngton l(ey AA'llnunitton shipp111g pomt and stot~ge~·pnmQL'}' t~rget
C,.mp LeJeune,.New River lv[CAS,Jacl<..sonv1Ue. IAl:tge USMC Base w,th C-22 Osprey an d helicopters, pru.na,ytlltget:.
Cheery Pou,t Manne Corps Air Stan on, no 1th ot Hwe1ocl.. E-!8, H.m1er, F ....liS (p lru1ned), A-6, helicopters, prunary tarseti
Charlette Douglat Allport, C-L30 ANG·, 1wta. t~rger
240 Strategic Relocation

M1l1111ry TalJll!r< ,.otHln ucd:. Seymour Johnmn APB, Gold

tJ _ _ _ _ ~I.- ! - - ' ' ~ - - ,,._ _ _

N\!cle,11 l.?owct Fblitts Br unswick Plgnt, s

lvkGuu:'!- Plant 20
Sh e:non Horns. Ph

Notes Strategies for Populated Livin_

g Areas

N o(tlt c~rolu'l>1 used to be ~ n•l!\\l ~gr1culturnl stnte Its m~jor produtti;, were :obgcco, hog~Raleigh r: urw m ~rea This IS the n ew h igh tech ee11te1 of NC, 110 you1 ~hance-S oJ h1vu15
q11d fu:n,tut:e. Most of. the tt?Ctile 10b, h~ve gone to C:luna now -,ud tobacco 1obs ate down, to locate in th,s are9 ilre htgh ;f you arc employed by 011c of the n1,11or cc:rpor.aL1011s. Su1c:e
bu__t new 1ndus11y has 01.~cle NC 0 1\C of Am en cca's leildmg growth s tates Th~ lllgh growth the s!l{e.s t 9te.\S or. retteat M-e w-est, we would 1e.c om mend k,c~ t,ng ~round Ch11pel H11l l.t t!c
~rea ofRese.areh. Tuangle Park between Raleigh. C u1h9m ~nd (l\gpel Hill l'IJls heoome ot1e -surrounded b y low den~1ty rural L~ nd and yet,~ to the west ot Sigl\tf1<'.'at1t c!nM Mid s-ubw:b~
of the world's lend,1ig pbatm,>.c.,,ut1cal '3nd h,gh-tech rese;1tc h centers, 11\e!ud,ng sem,co1~- b ut not too fat• ~W9Y to co m.mute.
d~tors, na11pteclu1o logy, ~nd secunty technology. There ate also ata.t\Y co1p oxste liead-
C[ttatters in tile ~1-e,\, The po1,ulat1on grew by 453/o fiom 191l0 to 2005 br,1ngmg we~!th, G ree nsboro, W1nsto11-Sale111, Htgh Point ,we-~ IJ/e ~ecouuuend y~t, loeate west o f Hwy
po llu110-11, co rn ,pt,011 ~nd ltbetal people which. do not share the state~ tcad1ho n!'II fom;Jy 70 i.rom Lexington to \Yhnsto11-Salem Ii you work ,n Htglt Pou\t, Lexu1gtoh ,sn't a, b~d
values T he st·Ate's ru~ps111c. popuhtio11 was the:fustest giowu,g ,n the country 1n tl1c p$st comm ute a ncl p uts you to th e weS"t fo , a quick 6X it duru,g socJ>tl ~1111esL I:.'ep e11d u1g
dec.~de and a.ha lt; wh1d1 h~~ contributed to tbe ~1,me Y~te on w here you choc,se yo u, retteat 111 the m ow, ts u1s, pick th e see tor leadu,g ~WAY fro111
Wu,ston-Salem that g,ves you uuuup eded .f0Cess w,thout havmg to ctoss l< ru ~1or freeway,
North C~tolm!¼s rehg10Us1 tr~d111on-mmded e1ttzens h~ve been ove.cwheln\ed po litic~ lly by wh,ch can be .:?. furn11d~ble b~rnc-1 lf you "'-'O't a11d ne.ed to c.ross :!' h!eew,-ry -Lil yout e-..:ct.
the lefitst-progre.ss,ve e1hzens Jl1 die big growtli~te.i~ and around rhe twc m,1ot l1bcrn l UnJ- route, pick~ cros.s u1g tha t ,s not an ~cces, rsmp E-~cb ~ector west o f \Y/u1.Ston S.qlem
v-ersitte~. Sine~ 200(1 C:emocr~ts tend 10 win sure conte.sts. while RC'publ1~gns w1t1 federal.will hgve to cross 1-77 on theu w~y west. H unting Cte.t'.lt Churc h.Rd, Unlon Grove, ~nd
elections Voters oftett spilt i l<-'ng culturslJi11es l tt the 2004 exit poll, 853/, of bl~ck.s vo tedJ ennlngs are , eeo11d~1-y ro.Jds th~t cross with the po tenn1 I ronl:lJct of ~n off ~~mp, but there
C .eJnoCi':\t while c:on,e1vat,vt;, wh,tt Pro test~nts v oted 95°1, Rep11bhc.a11 Sic severs} s111.2llet ro~ds yc,u C~\\. rind on m~ps.

'Dtete wete 36 p ublic corruption conv,cttons hst yeai. 111. the p~~ts tX years, oou11pr,011 Ch~do tte. StJ\y west. of both the SS/48S Beltway ~nd rtlso the u\rel tli~t leads to La~ Wylie
co1'1V'lct1011s 111duded Nofth C~rolin!\'s House Spe.~ktr, It; Agriculture Com.in ,ss10 11cr Mt H!:illy wo uld be M\ ,deg) loc.~ lloh to .:om Ul ute fro m..~nd give~ you 111t1lt1plebatn ecs
9nd A St~u:· Rep rese.nta!l\re In e.i dy 2010, 9 federnl grand iury was u1veshgatu1g forme1 between the metro ,,re.a ,u~d yom reSidCllce. lt als-o gives you the best W~y out Qftown to
d eJnocr"l'lllc Governo r Mike E a.s"ley, but o nly 111d.u:ted h11 top ,idv1ser--typ1c.~l o f th,; wes,t w1thout having to go UU'Ol1gh Gasto n,~.
co t,upt:1011 u1ves t1gations

North C11to l111a t:\tes i.91r for the E~st, th~nks to the Smokey Mou11t~11\, 1n the wes te111 Retreat Areas
?9tts. There are a lo t of mllit,'l'Y targets here, p~rt,cub rly Ul the coastal plains. \Y/e-wotild
c.nly recom.mel\d retreats west of Hickory 111 the molll\~1nt Asheville 1s the cel\ter oi the Ge11ers l advice· 'Il\ete ~re lots of pot~n11~l tut"ll fu.rm retreats All ovet, especrnlly tl1 the
lllll cotu1t1y but lw. grown so mud1 ,t has its own problems n-:IW T he mountail'\s south .:0J1stal phuis, but they aren't s~ fe 111 the lo ng term due to pote111t~I conirontatio n with
of Asheville get ~lmost 80 111dtes of >1lu1u.q) rau!tsll from Frank:IJn clow11 throtigh CL,yton, refugees s.ome<ltl}'. The1e;1re ,~ lot of nuc lear m,ltt,uy t~rge.ts.111.&.1ste-n1NC that will dt,ve
GA. North o f Asheville rhe mot1nt~1ns ,, re d11er. Depending on ihe wmds- tl1ese. <:!Ce,,s ~re tho us,i nds towgrcJ the. e,ues 111 the center of the slate T h:.H, u1 tt1rn, w ill create a gr~t
downwind of potential fullout from Oak fudge Labs west of KlloocVille de~I of sod~! •.11uest the.re. li you l,gve to,get ol1t on the road!. aitd relre.nt we!t, it wol1ld
 Regional and State Ratings

be a ma Jot p1-ob lcm getting past those popuhtto1~ ~enters 111 tutmo,l Th~t ~ \vhy we
reccuum end stroag!y that yo~1 locate tQ tl!f west tlt the C l1J1rlotte-Gree1w1Ue hne to sr:uc
w,th 1£ you are ~Iready settled 111 the e11st :,ud aren t d,,se t0 a nudea, 111.rger, be sure and
follow the r~on11uen d artous :,bout maktug you, pbce safe, ~nd more concealed belnnd
p!euty of t:re.e ·c ovet ~ud av,~y Ii.om m ~tilt toads

St11ok,ey Mounta111s: T l1t l\lC m otu1tau1s ,are the first a_rea thJ1rpeop le front the east will
flock to fo, safety,£ theie 1s • meltdow11 m the· e1tJes. That 1s why we don'! t~te them as s,a fe
1!$ theC:ombedru,d P latC11u in Tenne,~ee However, the1'-t ,e :l lot of eov~c .;11d eo uceruw¢11t
~va1l$b]e 111 these 111otu1t•n1s ~tttd the old tm,ers there h~ve l\ ' don't t1ead on me" ~tt,tude
T l1l!t\ good .fo, survival but does11' t eqt,ate td an open 1>nns .att1t11d~ towa, d flatlanders
<Oll!lnJl mto the mot111ta1t1S IP build tecre?.hou cab u1s. T~ke you, urue to get to b.1ow the-
ne1g:i\bots bffott you bt,y R.."'31 hostJLty tau ruut all df your retr:c~t plans 110 Ill ~uer how
safe th~ hills A1id forests c.~n be, Thett" ,,s less priVAte b11d s.outh Cir Ashv1lle-bttt we p re.fe t
the k,11d nPith ,sit 1s Jess 11uny Andrews i; probably !he-b-est moderately s,~d tow1, near
good tttreat pr.opetty
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NORTt-:1 DAKOTA **""--; - I

Summary Facts and Ratings

Clti11are Northeu1 .Olltu:ielltil cfun.ate. S1m1m:t$ ,u-e not taild hnuun 111 me east /.,Wlllt-.rs :u,;-very col'd WJtl\ suowt'all :tbovE
40 mches AAnlllliiy RIUt\f~J [ScfP1\J:5e 1111d droughts ru-e oommou 1'1D aver,tg~ 20 to.111ados p er ye:u;
PopullltJOU ,De1u1ty, V'!ty low. I) 3 ppi/sqmL ( 47th r,u1kmg in the 1141:Jon) 90°!<, <ifND's tOWJts h.a.ve less tlta11 ..?,OQO people c55¾ ,0f the
pqpul,.bo11- 1s frorn Eut:opem de.s cent. Amencll!1 Iuruw 5 Ci¾, ffisp,uuc 1 3°/4. Blllck 1 2°/,,, nuxl'd 1.2¾
Cost of 4vmg Index: 'Below 11.verage 95 4 (a.vei:;tge JS 105j rauks tlus the 18tli least ~e.us,v:- stat,;
Priv<\te L·and Av,Mhbility· Good . Oulj" 5°/, of tltelan<l 1s stare or feden<lly 01111,ed .
Butld1n_g F·e1mlts1 .R~qttJted cot" ill co11;tn1ct,0 11 but local 1niud1ct10n reqUJtetnenh vru'Y Consistent deep sou ls good foe b,ueipeu\s
L,uld ,u1d iJrbw P1.w11lllg- No &tat~ pl1.11 Townships·, cints, and cou11ties,hav-: pbn11111g !U!d 2011mg power. HQwever; t11les w,tll pOJ)Ulllll011'S greJ!te_r
thru1 ~5,0QQ people h i>.ve ~.a<cluslve con110Loves-lru1d located w,th m two miles, for phmniug p1npose$
Food Frodutt1011 :::iood .Esp!rlilly ll1 the e!l$t wltidi ~s tnG>re rAJtt Severe rondttions sttd1 su droPgh t, e.llfly frott .2n d sronns ire torntng.11 btit ;,.re
m•nage:tble if fuey dou'.t,petsist Wlll:~ is scaree m tlie weste111 pllrt, bu( ,otl" all sandy lo = .md good for grow111g gard~s-
parncul:u:ly tf irf1gation is <tvrulilile Gmw111g se--..so11 .ts 90-150 cl :tys Average ye!!rly rrunfllll JS only $out 16111
He:iltlt Eu111rollm:-nt- G round w:\ter rn th~ =>istetn farm ll!sttict lu.s e[eva.t~d couc:en tra.tiot1 s of agncu\tur:<l pollution illld cl'tern,c.:il~, but the ~i~t
rmdlmg cou11try m th_~ wt,'t does not :'>5% of the stat~'s w1ter 1s fluo11dRtecl--'1e.ry 1, itd Almost no :ur poliuti0u .
Tr:lffic- No hea.vv trttllic ptoWeuis
r-ollhc. NI:' i111s populnt tende11oes like !1lI th e pl:uns states M any ot1re supported
pru:ty, t\1e Non-P.arhssu1 Leagu,;.--
\l so0All1t
uow mer~d with the Den1ott~h But tJie sute ,snow .mw tly 0011sc1-v~t1ve Dem 25%, R.ep so•to, Ind/3rd p ~ 2 5%
T-axes: Higher tha:n :wee~<' Rank~cl 33rd m !tlgh tues w,tll a st11.te tAlt b urden of 9 2¼ of mcome- The mcqme- t AA
Jn cremenu from 1.8%-4 9%, p1"0peny f;,xes ,ll'e 10 th 111 n ~tiou lllld the local ru1d. state s-~es t;,x :tver~ge 5°/4,
Corruphon Avetilge North Dakom lu.d only .3 pnbuc ,x,nuptiou cou vJctious recently, but ou 1tper Cl]?ita b~;,;, tln.t is f;utly
ll~ll. lID l~cks ,t11y cu11prugi1 fin:Ulci:11 dlsclomi:e b\i.rs ·.i:htch AJds corrupno11 of polltioruis
Cu me· Low Viole11t a:une- 189/ lODK, ptoperty a:une-2016/ 1001~ E vett FllfgO, the b .rg:;>st city, ha~ low 01.m e.

P·:'!SG>u JJl Lt'h erty 4011t0f3

8uu L1bctty· F,ur· No permit to purtl11se a fuell'.JU "Sh1ill Issue" st:lte fot 0011:::eAl«i w e,ipon peanlt~. Open ciny Iequires the s,.une pei:nUf.
N:u:n1-.tl mcdicms 1s less ,cestnctecl b ut tfta:e '11:e few Naturopi1tl11c.D0cctor~ ul the stll!Y D,cect-entry 111113w.tfery·1s legal .wd UllL~~toed
Hotne SchoolJn_g· High R~gulAtiotL St:tU requu:es p:u:euts IP se11d no1:Jfic:u1011, ~hi-!'vem=111 test soor:, or profess,on ,11 ev:dumon J\lld oth::t
tcq\Utem..uts suclt is cu1't:'!culurn appcov~ by th.; state:, t'!".tcfter .q uahlicahon of p:1tents, or llom~ v1s1ts by·sta.tc officnls
C amp Gi-ruton T1'3ining At·~as, Devtl's L>tkc, Anny NG tr,wuug ar!as, not ,1. tllrget
Cavalier AFS , 10 1111 E of Cavlllte.r 11-:"IIC CID.ad11. border Ph~sed illtay .r.achr :uld space -w,u:mng; ptunll!Y tu get
Graud Forks AFB. KC-1o5 air refuellilg; pr!ini>.ry target
Mii1or AFB, 10 lnJ 1101th of Miw:it 1'4l11ute1n1m ~U mtscl:"mAJ1tt!.n•m,c.;: :111d B-52s c.<tpabl~ of cmymg ,iucu:u: weapo1\s, ,nultip~ p runll:y t:!rget,.
 Regional and State Ratings 2'4.l

Notes Retreat Areas

This S'l~te was p~rt 0f the ane1ent trtbMl g1,issbn,cl, Qf the L"kota S!!lt!X tudtans These·g11;ss- Rural f11rm.l~11d!. Exdui:l1ag the ru1'lll htmhnd w1th111. !lO mil~ of the m issile fields SU1-
le.nds p1Qv1de tleh soil and g0od gR•w111g c©11dtt1011s when rher« ts suffi~1e11t w•teL Thece ts rou11d1ng Minot. !\trd the _,1e;,~ nouh or ~outh sub1ect to fallout, we consider rhese A!eas
.1buuda11t gta.~sla11d g~me, such ;,s phe11S.a1u .1t1d ,intdope The popnbt,ou ls light thrdugh- fu1rly 5'1fe fc, r fur,111 1e.t1.-9ts. The wmd rJ11dy b lows. t~st, so tl1e leMt susceptible ·H ~s are.
e,tt the Stl\te ai,d the1e 41e 1'Q l~t~ c,tt~ F3tgo IS th« only city ovet 100,uoopeqple The ~st of the hue between Mi11(!)t tu.1d B 1s111~r,k Ltke South I:;i,J;:ot:a, this ~tate's b,.tsh •nd
cothe1 sig111£ic~n! t,iwns ~te B,sm~r:tk (the ,e~JtQl) , Grand Fo1b aud .Minot i?Ud re.put.J\t1011 w,ll d1s«our,ge tefugees fleeutg w~,, eo:>110ml, ot social U11Jest frti111 settlu,g,
here, nor w,ll they dart'Vei1ttn"e very fat Ii.om lhe freev,av toWl1$. fi'qllow the se11etil rul« to,
T'he low poptilet1on :and ,so laru,g clun a te ~re good h ere, b u t llie clin,.s te ts ~ b,t too stl\y at le.a~t l (J mile:s ,p.w;r,.y fio1u ~ llll\J1'f 111te1state, ~nd find 4 gpod pl.aoew,th WAter ,.,,d
J1arsh, co ld ""d d,y Mo1eove11'JC ,s too reg\.llsted 111 tteedoms essenttal t<> consetvsttves hopefully sorue tiees fo, wmdbre,;ks 1'nd s hade The best loca t1011s atr~ those that ~re not
Floodmg •• a rn,;101 threat 111 most uver courses ofNorth C~kota due to tlteflM !~y or the visib le frtim ~"Y ma111 toad 111 this state, 1ilat mean~ d1St:'3nce mon~ tl,1U1 tiee ,covet The
lai,d, tcspecu,lly the Red fuve1 wluch backs up when 111s1or ,ee flows clog the rtve, banks d1saclv,11tageof \1s111g Jsofat,011 fo, tetr.e~t 511fety ts th:<t you a~e iso lated from comrttetce
,111d r11euds
There ~re ~,gruf.01111! strn~~ nude.\r targets in the ~tAt~ two of wh.1lh ~te dose to hrger
t:.ittes- Mu1o t is sur1ou11ded 011 the 1i.orth, west 1u1d southeast ,..,,th mtss1le s tlds wb,d1 ,ir~
e,1ch llkdy to be h1! with ,ii1cleru w~pon 111 w-,,, Avo,d tile 3re>1s no~th ~nd south, cottt--
spond111g to the prevad111g w111d ditect:1011s The m1ss-ile ,1tes l\totmd Gfl!nd Porks A.FB hAw
b€e11 deActivated ., ud desttoyed, but long r-.11ge refuel.1J1g 1t11eraft :u:; shll a t~tget

Strategies for Populated Living Areas

Fargo 1s 111 tl1t f:aUour sh~dl!>w /ilf G 1l\11d fi'o ,k~ AF'B, so ,e.s1de11ts sho uld !urve ton ,~do
shdte!s w1tl1 couct~te ,oofs tl1at also p~otect ~gau,st 1;;,llout IJUatd, out £01 the many ~reM
u1 pote11t1~! flood l!ones from the P.ed Rive,, w lnch 1s consta11tly thi:eate1111,g, espec,ally
11Qt1h of th1c eJty, U11hke most US i 1v1c1~, the Red flows northwru:d, wh ich m·e .,ns rl,~t
t hawfd v,st~, dtten bt111ds tip ~ga111st s,1ow and uver 1ce-daru s downstrfl\111 floodmg ocas1ly
The.Red nver t1ows nght duo ugh the ·m1ddle oi-F~tgo.

Grai,el Fo,b Su,pus111gly, wt thu.-ik this etty 1s rdauvely safe frlllrn tl1e t1ud~r bis st tlnt'lt
,u1 Cr-.ud Fo,ks AF'B eve11 tlm~,gh 1t ts oaly 24 mtl«s east ] t 1s su£fic1e11tly Fsi aw,,.y tit.- prt-
~-aUll,g v,111ds ,1r..-111orth-sotnh pushing tl1e fullout ·elsewhete. Ju~t keep youc d1sta11~ noru
tbt heev,ay, however, wb1clt wJI •lw~ys be th e m~m chsn11el foE ,t.fugees

Bts111~rik. No1th 1::al-..ot~'s c-ap1tdl is .dr;wJ1wu1d orMu,ot AFB, v,hen n orth wu1&.i blow
Plck ihe SE p~tt of th<" a1ea, sw~y ft0m the nve1
2 44 Strategic Relocation

OHIO
Summary Facts and Ratings

C'hm llt<° Rurrud o.ontii11,11~! chp)atc, with !lot 1;1t1ggv ,ununet.t ru1d co ldVl'll\ten OH ave1'!lge~ Hi rc,rn~do1 pee ye:ar
l'opu'l:it,on Dei1s1ty- Moderately high, 1 84 ppl/ sq. mJle (9th highest l.n the nab.on), B lai:-k .l.2•/o,.Hi..<pll!:uc l ,S0/4, Auan 1,()C/o, rruxed i t•A,,
Go$t o( L,vu1g!ncleic Below average 9,; 7 (aven,g e,i io0 nll\kes tl11s the 15th le,r,t-acpensive , tare
l'rLvate Urtd Ava.d ab1hty: Good Only 2.6 ¾ of the hllldu !it\\te ·o r teclenilly -owned
iltllkling Peonits .P.eq_Lured everywhecic for new 0011stn1ction or.big t·ei1ovr,tlo11 of building:; De~ ,o,h,.goodloL oa;¢:!lle'llU Pos<1ble bec:lrockm App.ilnduau ~t~
Land :ind Urban Pl.11111U1_g. N o, statewide p lan exuts, Everything ,s detemunec;l at the l~ l le:vel.
E<ooel Pcodtlcnon, Good. Rid, soil 11n d ~ growing season of 150-1&0 diiyG R-ainull ~verage~ ~bour .19 inches per ye1r
He.,.1.th Env,roumenr Sudace water polltttlon.1s l.itgher than 2ver·age- Aqtu.fers :ue suscept,blec to chei'tllJ:'.l.is md pe.tl-
odes around oommetet·al fauns 90¾ of O !u~.,n's dru1kingv,atcrv; ib.iondated
Be2vy tt1lfhcprobleins m C 111oru111ll, ClevelMd and Colutnbus, rated as '#l6, 42, and 32 (respec 0

bvely) of th e 7S 'Wo1st t r•rfic cities Red light :u1d speelil ~:unec,;s ru:e u sed
Poht:ic:; 0 1110 n .nearly evenly 1pllt Decnoc1'l!ts 001Yli.l1at-e the No1'the.lSt urti:an are-~: with their..lndustn~!. ui11011s ru1a Repullllcm1s1h,1ve [ji~ ren; ot
the- ru1al,areas. Democrnt's ~ct101u t"1~ r Q b:m1a It.cl to mot,c Republican votes ,n 20 10 Dem 39¾ , Rep 45•;~, Ind/3rd [l aity t,OA
Btgh , Rru1ked #7 u1 !ugh t.ai-:es, w,th a st~tetaX b u rden of 10 4¾ o! 1noome lnco1ne trot t $ 0 o•/.-·6 0°/o, state and kaca! $11le1
t:JX ~er~ge t o 6 3"/4 an d propecty t'1lCe: 1re 12th h1ghe~t m t11e lls\UOl"! (co).lectecl by ,tate ro1d !ooa! gover111ne11t,)

Con -up tloti High Co.rruption ~t all leve¼s rrotn St-1te R.ept~ etl~t.lVI:$ to election otficei:s
CL11ne l\i[odenitely fugh VJolent•Cnme 3S0/1UOK property ttune 3,406/ lOOK 7:,."'/• oi all acts
of v, t>lcn.ce u1 cei1tt:i31 O hio dum1g 2008 0ce1.ured u1 Columbus.
Per,l!>n<1l Libeey· Low, 2 out of 5
Gun Lib erty. G ood lsl c, pe.1111Jt to purch Me iirel\Uns "Sh•II 1uue" shlte lot concealtad J11eaou i,ermits
No gun C<:§!St ty Opm,c,irry Ot lll a velud e mllv with .~ peu:rut
A!te1,1atl v e lliledu:111e. Na.tuca.1)1ealth p111ctit1oner~ Qre free t o pl'acnce The ststus of lgy p-udw1fecy 11 not !ega!lv defin«i, bu~ oot p1<oh1b1ted,
Home SClhoruin_g· 11,{oder~te t egul~aon, Stl:lte reqtures pru:ents ro smd 11onficatio1t, test scores, ru1d/ ot prof~li2011al evallJ.aboJ1 o£ student pr~
Military T~ µ Defense Coustru ction Supply, Columbus Supply .f.aethty for military m,,te11el not a tru:get
LimaAnuy Tauk:Plaut. lvlru.1U~cture$ lvll tan k.,, secondaty t arget
Ravt1111a ,\rsenal, between Raveon~ and l'JC'llno11 Fa.11:s; NG tr;uning site, ri.ot a t~~t:
M:u1sfield-Lamn1Airpon, llifaru fie!d C-1.30 Jtrkft: for NG, not~ target
Rickenb a cker Airp ort, 10 nu south of Co1umblu KC- 13) rur. cefueh11g NG; se(~1~1llry t,arget.
Spri11gfidd-Beckley Aii'pi:lrt, Spnngfielc! F- ! GAH N1mon ,i{ Gu~ra; t e.ttrnty targ~
Toleclo EJ.l!ress Air]?o1t, T oledo. F- 1!, Au National Guar d, tem .uy tlltsPt,
\Vrigitr-'Patteisou AFB , P2~011 C -S He.,vy S11r lift, 3!1 force res-earcl1, pll!T101-y uu:g et.
Youngstown Airpon. C-130 .llf~rt or Air Fo!'ce Reseive, not g target
 Regional and State Ratings 245

Mthtruy Tmgets cuntmueJ Piketon U,n11iu1u Enncluueut FaciJity or Pt1rtsn1outl'1 Fncitcy, 66 uules south of Co lum bus 111 !'1uto11. G~seou,
diffusmn p l·a11t to.( we~pb11~ :111cl ~ ceutrtfuge p l~nt, opernted lhtdugh Oak Ridge L~bo1~tcH1e~ p1'1ni.:.lry t~r_gcJ
Nudear Powe1 Plant~. 'Peny Pl.1111 on!.-~ke Erie, .NE of Oevel~n,;I
Dav.s Besse PhHU, -southwest sh01e otL~k.e Erle 10 miles north oi Ol k Hatbc,r

Notes
Ohio is 3 Jru_ge ar,deoweriul state m terms of rn.uitih<ctunng, f!.gHt:ulture ru,cl p0Lt1cal luckbacks It! pub Ile coutr:--Actmg. Dem<:>p-;,:tic state- Sen M~rc Daru1 got elected A tto1ney
l;'ow-uot as much :,s l\ltw Y or!.:. Ilhuo,s ,ncl C-ilifoum, b ut dose, Tbe cost t>f lrn.ug 1su1t Gener:-.J on g c1unpa1gu ·agatnsl c.ot~t1011 uutwas1(ou11d to l.tcanss km.ale en1ployees tn
bgd here; and a. new survey shows tha1 tts cheaper to insure a home m Ohio tlrnn 1111qost his office. A~, ye,rs of .;i fedc-11>1 111vesttg~ho11, FBI agents this year :,u-rested the he"ld
othet srntes. 0!1101s popul.iho11 has l1eld s telldy ~t about 11 m,!hon for decades, bur w1tb tl'1e of Cleveland'-s Cllyahoga County Board of County Comul 1ss,011e,-s ;1.n d two 1ttdges 011
d1:d11ung economy its p eople life 011 the move ~nd crime h~s 1ncrea!e.d. Said one oboe1-ver, multiple tort~pllon d:racges T.he countys audt.tot was ·.u:rested the week l>erore l~Jll:ttt:\Uy,
"Th,ry ~re heJ1d1ng to what they per~ 1veas the cou11t1-y, resultmg 1n 3 chd1of cultures m the,e 1s _police ,io rrupt,ou too
n4a( 11reas." 1'lostly property cnm es l:.e.ep officers busy 1n rural are.ns 1n c1t,essunounding:
Colu111bus, ove1wo1-kecl deputies h~ve too m uch ten,to ry to cov.er, too little cash And too There lite some he,ihh issues t., w;itch form O luo Some of d1e_grou11d w,ter smells
few depu11es. Between 1993 and 2002 the nun1ber of thefts alone 11early doubled to l,';53 and tastes ht:oe s11lfur wb1d1 1s m o t e unpleas-a11t th1111 da11g,1ous fudon is also a prol>lem
Jndburgl?.nes skyrocketed 83 percent between 2000 And 2001 ,n C:elaw-~re County. Car n, many ceutr,il Oh,o homes fude>n 1s 3 colo dess, oclotless g..s geuer:,ted by dec:ryrng
thefrs,u1westm1 l1cktng County mcreasecl 50¾, restclen!tal burghnes rose 34°A 10 2002 uranium 1ts hke- o low-levd ~posuro to rnd,oactiv,ty fudon,s heavier tllll11 au so special
wh1le'bus1ne~s burgl?.nes mcreased 150¾ care h,.s to be taken 1n uu,ldu,g haserue11ts to make !hew unperv1ous to ,t L,d·,.1.ng ,nd
Frankh11 Cou11ttes ~re tl1e WOL'St You ca11get home test bts from seve,al loc:it,o ns ~nd
Cu1cmtt'!lll ancl Clevela11d are m~1or prob len1 ~1rban centers-beset by cum e Jnd othe.r ofteu from local goverWll.eut agencies
big c.ity prob lems .C~on, Toledo, Canton and Youngstown ~n have the same foults Part
.of the cr11neproblen1. ts owtng 10 the high percent~e o fH1spa n1c 11nni:g1Ant~ (36-37¾) Oh,u has. relatively few nuclear 111 J1t•ry targets 3ud' ,s co11s1dered a 1·safd ' dest111J1tio11 for
movmg mto the st.\te Tht to ld w111ters have.n't seemed to deter theJn Co lumbus i , con- !he wea!thy :u\d weU-connetted w1th111 gove.rnment R~taJ btlhouaire Les Wa11e1 is tyJ'1cal
s,dered more clean A11d sAf,;-, b ut it cs· also where the most political co,rupuon. tS ceJ\tered of 1hat crowd, hob11obbu1g w,th globaLsts Geo,ge Vil Bush gud Au,old Sd1wstte11eggec.
T he no riher11 Ohio ;ndustrtal allies have A reputation for not being too fr,endly, Said ,,id btu!dmg pslarwl 111:;usions tn east Col~un bus with l>lt'ge l>unke.r sys tems. He is. one oi
one res ident :1fter mov,ng to a rura l towu, "f live m Zanesville, Oh10 f w~~ tak.en ~b~ck tl.1e p ov,leged few th:.t hJve been warned'by govenlm.ent u1s1der.s. that anuderu:: WlU witl
by how friendly people were In Clcvd~nd, you wouldn't look a stranger Jn the eye, let some~foy descend tlpo11 Am enca T his rues, m"y hwe some safety trom nuclear deVllSl~bon
"l011e say hell.- " but 1t still m:<y not be ~fe to, the rest of us that dou\ have co11nect.to11s w, th govenuuent
fur p1de1enhal protection du1111g soo~I t1nres.t ;111d .,11 :i.rltal l'aw,
Ohio ,sc a maior transpon~tiou i:orudor, d1e g,,tew~y to the Midwest I t !l&S the fifth highest
voiume of tr~tdt trnffic 1111he OS ~ncl.sadly, '. h?.s the second-lughest 11t,mbar of h~:ro~dous T heb1ggovetnme11t,onent•t1on ofsomele~9ers h.ere has had !u, effecto11 how the locsl
,n~te.1,~ls .spills n~ttonwide (h,ghw~y,-, u,lw~ys .ind w0terways} m e.ad1 of the p~tt 10 ye,us, 1'lattorrnl Guard uu,ts ,ne used. Dunng tlle-YlK co11ce111s, Oh,o s N,.t,onai Gt.ts rd was
~c~ordi11g to the ·u S, Dep1'1im ent of 1·r~11sportat1011 r~orts. prncticu,g maneuvers to shut down the 270 Beltw'1y ,ro und Co lU1Ubus to pr"Pare for
poss,ble 111ru:t1~l Law co11r,ol Tb~t s ,u10tli.er re,iso11,liot to ela11 on usullg; the fr~eways .fut
One of the r=ous why Ohio reSldents art ,~~11ble. to gove.n1ment power I! bec.aus~ io sn ~x ,t strategy
.1n~11y work for the loc?.!. state aud fe.dernl gove!nment. 0 11ly Virg,111~ ~nc!Ma11hnd t\9Ve
hishe, pe.rcentsge.s of governme:nt relnted wo1ke1"$ and tll.!lt's dt1e to the close cQnuect1on
with !ht- 11at101t's cap itol Strategies for Populated Living Areas

Oluo !1i1d 13 pubhc ·c.orrupt,011 ,::01w1ct1011s lastye:u'---<\tl at lo'Qler leve l, . b ,it cottupllou C!eve.l'a11d 1s surrounded by o ther sub-urban cihes th.at hllv:e 111erged 111t,, oue l.ugl.cdeus,t,i
1s e-..: te11s,v~at the t0.p too. Rq, Jiiines Tn;fieMLt, :u, 01110 Democt"1t, was expdled fro m 1uh~11,;;011t' so we ,.k, not recou11ueud the eo,e oE th.ts city Even locating st tl1e pcnphlft)' of
Co11gress llfte, being fotu,d guuty ·o fbr,be ry ~nd rack~tee1111g. O luo was caught cont1pt- 411y Qt the outlymg suburbs, there 1s only one sec1or-thsr 1s s~fe fo: "' betre.r Cl(lt, ~tld th~t ts
tn_g_bsllots111 the 2008 eletuon. There h;1.ve b~en numerous sc:it1dals over t11vor,11sn1 ~nd m the S!t'Clngsv,lle art~ 'The de~e.st retrt~t ~rea 1s amlll'ld l'iew l'h1l~dtlph1~ so don't loc,a te
246 Strategic Relocation

on tbe C!U$1ern t'll ~ou1hern .cn:iors heU1u~e vai.1, have ro u,1vel between the

I t Clln be- do 11e, bl.It 1t is rnttch saafer~nd tess pope)

ro~ds, m~k111s siu-e yo~ b1ow l'io.w to c:ro.s:; 1-'l l ~\

have~ retret.t s,te ,n the tt~rby "L ittle Appabel11a I are11. loci1te oit the SE sec.tor toward
L.mc1>ster o, C.,ralevJle li you""' retre1ltu1g southwatd, .,void picking 9 retre1lt loc"t,011 So ut.heasteLn 'O!uo, This .,.rea ,s Oluo s " bttle Appahd1m 'That's 11ot villy hue 1n teOJ.is
downw1ncl ot !!.ie m,cle.ir process111g p lant ii! Pottsmo11th, 011 the O luo Rive, of fo rest-.f1011 ·• nd geog rnphy but 111 po-ve, ty llS well. Some 21 cou111Jes 111 O luo lakce pnt
111 various fede,al welfure schemes develope\j by_ the Appal.clu•u Reg1ou~1 Cvrum 1sSt011,
Cmcirut3lL 'Ilh~:e are several U':lp 2011e~ u 1 tlus city, 1udud111g the Ohio River wluch s11"k'es created by Congtess This ,egion has thousands of goo d relteat sites, but most o.f lite poor
t!s way ,ro LU1d u 1 <, loop If yo u, ,etreat 1s 111 so uthern OH, you should stay outside the people ut the area, esp ec1~1ly coal 1u1ners, have btco111e welfaie deprode 11t There h.J\ve
~7 S. Beltway, no,th of the'rive.i •ud towl>rd the e~s teu1 seotor If you, u1te.ncled d1rect,011 eve1\ been food lu,es fa,rm ed for the needy m recerlt ye,, rs There ,.,e p1e.1tty'of trees- and the
ts to retreat west, we recomrue11d yo u be north of 1-75 cand tl\e !75 Beltw"Y u1 o t west people ,ne gene.r-ally more &1e11dly th~11 tn !he mtJe-s Cnm e has 111c,e,sed tU ;;ll rural are~s
o f \lie P leas~nt Rw1 :,re11 That will give.you first ~i.:ce.es to the seconda,y ro~ds le-.;d111g ,is d tLlg traffic t,,. ers rutd ,m sJ<c\tt 111elh labs M e huil{ ,;_vr;,y fioru l~w enfurcemtnl T here sre
into I nd1at:ta, - - - -- plenty of r«lneck:s 100, but they ~re-n't ~11 b,,1d. O f1e11 1t's mo re s. label ~pphed by snobbish
t:1'r'j dwdlers to the "clown home" counhy person
Toledo Sti1y south of a11d t'l<St o·t w~t ot 1-75 to the sot,U,, depetid.1ng on wl uch way you
mtend to go. If gou'!: west. you ru ttst plan~ route- south to the u11cldle of !nd..na first to 0 11e ,,stute ob server told us ;\bout some occ\11! prvblcru s '1WI.We t l.,ere <11e m~ny honest.
,vo1d,t lt1: c1t,sh of refugees leavu1g themd\Jstual ce1.1ten a1011g- the Lake.s, like Chicago You decent, 'h •td-wodong, strugghng folks with good character m southeastern Ohio, there's
nray be ttte fust out of Toledo, l>ut-you won't b-e-frfe r,f tt~ff1c blocbs by the tun.~ yoc, get "1so a 'dar~ side to this-ar~, 5ud fo, dec:,de, ,t seems to center ,uotlnd Atl..1e"m1 Ol uo~m<'
south o.f CluL-:.go tm.le,s you ~1~ <JU1te tllr south_ of O luo U1uve ,sity· A prEtty, wooded, h,Uy tow1t .f;_tl,ens, which ru ,ght have bee11 o ne
· of Ol,,o's sluniug 1ewels, hcas been clouded with b12-~ne. = I ~llado.w s th•t ,~,n to never
I; ayton, There 1s 011ly 01\<. beltway to wo:rf:. 11rotlud (Hwy 67.:i) 011 the ,;,,sts,de of town. fade aw-.y Athens is o ue of t!t.e 'occult C"f'1tals' of the nat,011-accordu,g to people in tire
Waght,P atteisott AFB is ·also nearby, so stJty south of 675 on the SE s1Je 1f ,et=Mg to occult co ru m un,ty '' · ·
central o, southetn Oh10, and stry west qf 1-75 :at the penphery of development 1f retre11t-
wg west The most 11,tural route ,s Hwy 44 !o SbelbyvJle, but fuiru the.re. we recomule11d Rw:n! farmh11d "An1er1c~·~est r,e.p! ~e.aeJf," s91d one <lPt1tributo1 "1'h1swould be the
going further sout.h bef0<:e ,·.011t111w11g west. to svu1d r.rowds le11vwg l11d1,urnp0Ls vi!lago: of Gr3nville, 0 1110 (~n e..:s mp le of sms!l town AmencA, e..-u t of Co lumbus) 1 know
11u111y people: who are world travelers ~1tcl they tend to agree thl\t G 11UMlle ,s. one of the
Freeway towns and others They m~y be small and 111 .!1 gener?:lly rur~I part o f the st<iie, safe$!, prettiest places they-ever V1s,ted _A radon prob lem exists here, b ut Gr.>.11v,lle JS f~r
but d1ere w/11 be pioblems &0111 trnvele€s, eventu~!ly For a~mple, 111 Z1111e~1lle on 1-70, euough away from -1.ny latg.c c1hes. yet still dose e,,ough to com m utc e11s1ly Peop le a.re very
~ tluns see~ lot of ,;qme sun 1hr tc large, cities (eracl;, g,ings~ ut) propctty c1u11e) No11e ft1e11dly h.ere tf you ag_r1ore the m 1no n ty of snobs who freciuent the De111so 11 U 1uvers1ty
of the o!het s1uaU and u1eJ1um c11les aw~y from freeways h~ve these prob lems, ,;nd 11oue c~mptlS ~1c:1 or the go,geotLS country 1n11s '.\nd t·esl1\ur1.nts 11!ong Broadway. the t!)wn's
present trnp 2011es fut acituig the sre11 ~s. loug as you stlly ne~r the pe..1phery of devdop11Je11t tnQU\ tborcughfare i ravelcrs frotn all over oo me to spa tk!tug little Orn11vtl!e -:tnd usuelly
s~y the ,ame rhmg- ''v//e c.1me hete 1ust 10 get ~my for awhile Granv;llc 19, 111dee.d1 a great
get ~w~y' f?Ot and u 1de~l ror retuees ot ~nyonewhc spprecl.l1 tes tt~hirnl bea uty, country
Retreat Areas
elegance, *nd ~ quiet, s1rnp le lifestyle gmong- the: ttees, flowers 'llld e ,net'll ld hil~"
Tl1epopul.,,!1011 de11sity 1s too htgh 1u O hio ge11e.tA!ly fo, any of these areas to co!ll'pare
bvor.,bly to ,<te'1s furthe, west, .but the follow111g are fhe best you c~11 fu1cd m O luo 1£ you S outhern Oh1.o lv[ost tO"Wns 1n th,s ~reR are L.u Gra nville, but not ?.s g,rand T he counuy
ucedsom etlung clo~e So,netJll\es it's better to pu± soµi, etbing c.l.o$e U,~n. to r1~ bemg out 1a not ~s hilly J.S L t.itle App~!Rch,~. but there ~e iots of for~ated plo1s 11ei-t to , tate f9rests
on the roads £01- d~y§ at?. tune sifter~ nudcar ttnke-or m the m,ds.t of gene.rill soc111I \ll1re.st. th~t <:~n b<: had f!\ 1r)y reaso i1~bly i\.vo,d C 111cmnah b y IOO miles on the west ,a nd don't get
downwmd ofPo,tsmouth NudM!t rac.tltty 111 the centr~I pornon.
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Surnm-'ry ~cts and Ratings

Conbnental pl11!H c_limate'llll.tb Gitreme$ of bot !n..unid su1nn1ers ,ind d1y, co ld, windy
w,ntets. :Suond high est tQm ado st,,tew,th ·a n average ot !>3 per year
Populm.on Denstl)l Below avernge 54 ppl/sq mile (30lli rnnktug tn the u;,ll.on) Hupan1c 8 2"A. Bl3ck g l"t~, Atnencan Indi1e,n 8°/o. m!Xed 4-'/o. A<1an 17"/o,
Co;t ofLvH'lg lndf'X Low 90.2 (average,, 105) 1n11r..es thH the 31-d c:heapest state
Pnv3te Lru1d Avmlab11!cy- Excellent Qnlv 2.0/p ,of the land ,, st11te or iedeplly owned
Btulding Peon,ts· Require-d st2tew1de, Hut reqwrem.ent, ~re modernte 111 run,I ,rea; B~seiheut> cm be h llllt eVetyillhece:
Land :,111.d !J~bru1 Pl:uin,ng No state p lruullll_g f!lllltdate. Controi B by Joc.\l 11.1usc:bC'tlQn , .
Food Production Good Lti,1g grow,ngseason ot 180:-2.4-0 dliys Avee,gea1UJ1tall 1:S Qve, 40 1nd1e, ,n the east b ut less thrul 17 ,uches m thewesten1 p anhancUe
HeaJth llinvrrorunmt Wate, q_uahty ,s not g"od clue to agnculb:m!J' polluoon and the state'. rehance on wells Crucken ~nd hog;fruin ,unoff
~lso l~d,es u1to the \ll:lter -;upply N,11-,,te ~ek ,u;; high ut well water 74% of the state'~w~ter tS lliiondllted
T11lific- Moderate. Rush hour trJ3ffic i,s 011ly heavy 111 Oi~ C,ty. Tuts~ :u1d Nc-1n1~n , wh1::l.1.:1lso use red-bghtn-atfic c~n\er,,:
Poli11cs; OK ,a a safe Republte;u1 ~1;:ate ,p q11t1onil po~b<:4 m.it Pe,noccats .ll~ 1s1fres:! e1',tttecl,r o lo~~l offices D ein SO¾, Rep 40~/v, 111d/3td parry lV''/4
T,:ixe.i Ran ked 19th !11ghest, with ,i..st;Jte i= burden of I) 8¾ of u1oome Iu~me blx ls 5 ..5°;. for tno~t, property
ttaes at-e rankecl30th 111 tlu,nstlon :1nd state Mel loc.11 sale, = es 9'Vtl'a&;e s.4•/4
Goi1upbon: Good o l' Boy networku ve,y prorrunent m tlus 51:.:!te The.re is tl,o J lot o,f po hce con up11GJn ·a11d 1udge;. are often comphtit 111 the cover-11J11s
Cum.,-: High Vlola lt cnme 528/iOOK. pI01:>e1ty come .34~5/iOOK_ O t(u 15th 10 ti1e n~i:lon for n1lu,-de1-ni.ucb o[ that Ill and Qrow1c\ OK City.
Proon~l L,beay- &tted 4 out oi 5.
G un L.ibeity: ,G ood 1>
¥o peon,t t o pu.reh.;~e "rearn1s. "Sh all rss11e" rt:o,te for coneealed fi.reas.m petm1t; No opet1 i:~rty peorurted ~al
though OK leg,datu1-e r~oently ~ff,n~ec! OJcl,1ho,,1~1's t1ght to .ke.e p ruid btar anns :u1d trruupo1, them u1 vel~oles
A lternative Me.diane Good av!ll b b1·llty, i:ull r.::inge of n&turnl h ealth pi-Jct,tle>nt,s L,1y rt11dw1ves prohib.ited. unfotrunmtdy
Home Scl1oolu1g No (egclghon. Pata1ts ,do not h ave to.11obfy the state.
Military r~i:get• Fott Sill, 1101th of.L:awton, Arttlleiy tr!lln1ng sch ool ,ind b~tte1yoi Manne. :ire ft!lnoned hete, .s,etQncl~,y target.
Mcl.:leseer Anny Ammo P lant Convenuonru M1lllU11ino11 m!lnufoctu11ug p lru1t, tetilfldQty•t:JUget.
Altus AfiB, 40 mi ~st o{I..awton C-17 llnd Ke'.- 1J5 tt111111J1.&, ,ee0nd;u:v wget
TmJ;:er J\FB, southesst 'Ol O!daho,n:i City Strntegic C-on1J11lu11cattons with E-3 .AWACS pl:ihts. p.tm:LJLV ,t-.uget
Vru1ceAFB, soutll oi Etud UAAF!rl'linlngwing. T-3,8\ not-9 target
'v'Jilt Rog= fu.t'Po,t. OKC 1\11 Nabo1)al Gu,'1d C-130, not st ~rget
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Notes
OU1 holl! ~ !1as 11 g ood' centtal loc;11;on !D we he~l'tlllncl oi the US A-1ld C? the home Qt m o 1..- 01.nhorn a's largest employe.i; ,s the g,w=nnent tFe&ni~ Stiite ~nd Local mclt,di~
man-m ?.de !~k,:s than ;iuy o:het state 111 Ute u1uo1- 1·eflect1on '),f Q kl~homa'1 oontmt1al schoo ls), States with !ugh r~tes of go•;ernm ent employme11t typically grow more !iberl\l
b,ttle to se.eLue water .\tte t the dust bowl ye:,.xs. It, land !anges from glassy pla111s to the eac.h ye~r. Po ltttcs lly, O klahom~ 1$ a consetv,Jtive st~te, but from the New DcRi unhl 1964
fot'ested regJ011s oi the Ouaci.ut• Mountllms and Its own port,011 of the C11::ukMou11tru11~ Jt was n \p by D em oc.rnt:ic m a1or1ties wluch have only rece11tly lost control of the state
11e11r th.,- A,k.,.usas bordet Fortunately. Oklahom a h"s mostly deep, Sllncly lo~m s011 ~11d 1s govenunent. Until 1964. support or D emoc rnts and R.epubltc-.111$ k.ept swing,ng b?.ck i nd
sttLtable £0 1 basem-,111s and undugrountl safe rooms. forth, but thereafter th(J have rcl,ab!y voted for F.ep i,b!ic~n; ,n 1~5\llon-?.l elections.

O klahoma 1s ~ p ,od t,ct,ve ~gnculturnl ·sts te (nink:ed 26th) w,th access to ihe gian t Og~llala One of O ld?.hom..i's lll~for thce.9,ts ,s tornado~. The.sbte sits ~stride .1 bound~1y ?.l~ be!ween
aqL1,fec 111 th e panhandle area However, only al\out half of the rest o f the sl;\te }13s <1ccess dry co tHU\ental ,1r 111 the no rth ind w<1rm tropietl air co nuqg up from the so uth. 'iJl/hen
to l:11g well5 for l~rge foocl product,on. Lack of water ,s ~ pioblem I!\ half of the s t~te (OK this transmon of !lit masse~ coll1des, it produce-~perfect ao11d 1tions for h11ge thu,1derstoun $
w~i O!te of the dust b owl states) Cotli 1Ste1't fa t!ll wa1e1 can be 1\?.d 11lo11g the var101~ nvers, with lightnmg ~nd torn{ldos O khhom a has an ~verage of S4 totnadoes a year, the l11ghest
bui the w estern half oi the state l,i,i::J:s ri1111fall d espite its better d1mate co ncen tmlio n (pc.ts<:) mile) tt\ thecouuuy. O ne F-5 tornado ,n 1999 (avery badye.~r fo r
OK) re:1~hed w md speed$ of.3 18 mph H o wevet, the eas1eu1pru:t o f O kl~hoqrn g ets n1 ost
Th,, st,ite ,, fhth, nd country cxecp t for fhe Ozarks 11,c plains a1"t"A c:~n't ma tch the more of the southerly wmds b rtng,ng mo,sture ii:om fue Gulf, so thi: western p art of 1lte state
lughly mounta mol!s ateas fo1 s,trnleg,c relot!:a tlo n, wh1d1 have mo re forests a 1\d hills or fie!ll L.'lwton towards Colorirdo,~ets.less thunderstorm act1v1ty.
mo1,111b1ns th~t p rovide better cover and concealm ent for maneiivermg, .1f neces!3ry lf yo n
choose to retreat m t he flat ph1t1S of .Ameucs, mau ~ure :1t's safc enough ~ stay put. Y()\.I
do11'1 want 10 have to flee m that vast open ate~ 111 a cns,s Str:a~ies for Populated Living Areas
0 1-J~ho ma is $ !so Rl1 oil ,u,d gasc11ergy )ll!b whose p hyers ,h.1 ve contributed to the dec>Uies Okl;ihom~ C,ty 1s:>1 sprawl'u1g-111etro_poL.t;i11 are.:1 wluch h..~,.- meiged w1tl~ne,ghbor1ng
of coguption !ll st~te government Th,~ state holds the record fur the mos, governor.s towns N o rm an and Bdml!nd m the .no rth ?.nd ~o uth, The o unc µ1aps ! t n eighborhood-
un peached for corruption. Three Supiem e Co\lrt 1usttces rece1ved$200,000 to re:<l'erse a scout com clearly ~how that the outer ltv,ng ~re:\S ~re the safe.st, The olde:, cet\tt'Al !oG.a tions
1ax e.b,m agJ111st an 111ve-stmenf co mpa11y1 ~nd we.1e impeached. Curing- the 1.9801s, over o f OKC1ty are wltere most o f'the crime IS I:o not lo c~fe e!ose1 tha n 5 mues lo T!hker
200 of O ld11ho mg s County C0111m1ss1oners ~11d n 1ppLers were, 1nd1cted for b ckb?.c~ AFB (1n the· SE pru t of the <:tty) ~nd ~vo id the dow11wu1d fullout p ~ttei-1,s tl1J1t will p·tobsbly
T he F'Bl deseubtd the kickback sc~ndal as "the buges t local conup t1011 u1vest,gat1011s spre11d ioast Selec.t !ocat1011S to the far west of thec,ty or to the 1101t h ~tou11d EdU1u11d and..
u1 Amenc-.n l11stot:y " The St~te Higllw~y P J1trol Officets seem to be mo te p rof~s s,orul as usual, st~y 01, the penplte,y of res1dfil1tial d~elopul c11t
~11d co-tu teous, wlul~ tl\e lor?.I town pohce ru,d c0Ut1ty shenff types ,;re becomittg 111are
:1t1og~.nt a i1d ab usiv e w,th d1eu -author,ty O kfahoina's-Dept of Htuuan Setv,ces (DHS) Tuts~'s htgh ci:une are<1s art' not delldy couce11tr&ted 111 th~ ce11te t, as u1 m ost c,ties, oo
has• blld repulllt1oi1 fo1 n1nttuig ovet the tights ofparents, even a t times fabncatlrlg dtug ah hough 1t 1s always safei on ti.le •outskuts oi tow111 it's, tlPt tl,_~t s.u nple t , une areas ar~
te.et ev1dei1ec to 1ustify tflkl11g cl11ldre11 ftom 111digent or unwed 111 othets T he- {rate :ictivdy more widely d1s111b nt<>d, b ut mo st !Jiw cume ar.~s geuerally cotr~ o11d to wealthy lwusutg
seeks fede~.,l sL1bs1dtes fo, 11u111be1 of cluldren ''t eSGUed" -wluel, ,~w~rds H11s behav,-tll a1e-as, e"v'ell 111 cennal T uls~

Okhhoma •~ home to mo re Ind,an tribes (55) th$1l a ny o thet state. \Y/e •don't reeommei ,d
loc~w1g on lnd1a11 hinds due to tr,bal mfight1ng .ind the extr~ lnyer of government imp osed Retre.at Areas
There ts a huge Utino. pop ulation 1n the stare, which has been an 1ne1eas,ng sour~e of
c1111\c Because o f this incre,ismg crune, O l-J~homa passecl 11 hw th~t 1ncarcexa:tes l ll 1llcgnl G·arfield Co unry- T his 1s merely ~tt aam p!e «of rhe- h 1.111dreds- of s11n,U ,ow11 fur111 / 11\n eh
alte!!.S4111d peports the.n1 unless they h~v<! a g1-een caid and 11 re on l\ pa th to beco ming an rue,,s 111 OK thM may _p1ov1de self-suffrG1ent r~neats~s long as re fugees dont co me down
A me.ncan c11tzen St-~te law now -requin~s Engli~h ·a s the official langufige S till, crune m your roael en m~sst T he town o f G:u:tield ~, rew mtles 11orth o fEiud,.,. modecste com-
~11d .aro t1!1d O k.hhom l\ City, m<1ke-~ th,s city a dlln_ge1o us place in ce.rts 111 secuo11$ P etty metcuu hub u1 the,c0Ut1ty, :ind home to V"-l1ce AflB_ The are~ 1s ~teal of me good hv,ng
i:1ime 1s b eeom,ng m ot't of-:i prob-.lem, ~s JS the ma nufactur<: of methllmp ltetam1nes ,n poss1bl« 011 a.fmt11 01 ranch, though ,t 1s 11,,t d to lude if a pPu1t th re•t r,,rgets your iatm-
sm~ll m oi,nfQ!ll labs by welfare ret'1p1e11t~ and tc<lneck: types who have oouupted the !ocAI or
tl1e ba11e- tui,tl phun s Lv111g
p olice to l\ deg,:ee
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Th,s ,~ l11 rgely ~11 *gncu!tt11ai ,eg,on, growing w11e,t1 ~nd eattle South pf E n,d ,s V ,uee
.AFB, a po te11t,al nudeaf targe t, ,go locate away fro m st1ch target$, 3nd prepa1e a~111St
fallout- m .1 basement secuu ty .shdter. The.re are o!he1· su11 ,lar n•r~l rnnch ~nd &!n11 <1te;w-
too tn,iny to,be ,neo!Joned !lldtvidually They ~nhave the U!\bility of'·' no p b ~ to hide'
excepr tm&rgrounc~ dut co lack of forestation. The s111all. town, ~U!fOlllld mg t~wton are
of the snme qualify, but se!ec,t ouly those west of Altus AFB

'n1e Ot1.\dut11 lv1ounta u1s These arc the Oklahom~ Ot!\1'k~ 111 the SE p-11rt of the st~ te
This ~1e~ 1s good for retreat properfyw,th puv!\ey and fo resht,on The b,gproblem you
hnve to deal w,th here, ho.wever. u:-Rtl mcre~;mg tlueac of petty v~ndahsm and cum e. O ne
res1clent wrote us "'I'herc 1s ,i b,g proble m w1'.11 th1e.ve~ ~tlcl redne<;k typ es b,e;iking 11110
any property left unat1ended 111 the cQu11h-ys1de ~nd the< movot~111s 1 have friends who
11-wc had {heir '.seeure' Cllbui ~nd m ount?.111 retre~t w~lk ch,1111 s~wed to ~1111 en!ly A set'.ure
retrefl t will h~ve to be hardet1ed .u,tl hive good sepiuty 1.11 survivt" Th~t s pcope1 acivlce fo1
~ny rdrc~t yo11 clon' r Hve 111 full tu!\ e
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mmary Facts and Ratings

Chm~te West-co~st 1i1llnnecwn'1l:ev,esr- .Jt th e- CAsC!)des.~v,th On1ont:flt o f cloudywet:wellthet rnt ld tt'rnper:1t>.lt'e11\

tte3c!y breezes ,md' few-rna1or •1:c!= Se,lll.-and chm~te 111 t:J:ioc ea,~w,th dry, s-J.I\J1y ~ve-athei:
LQW 39 p[tl/sq mt)e (rlll1l:ed 39th lu,ghest). 3500 ppl/sq rtu!~ u1 Po1tl:md metro are~. but less thllli .:o ppl/sc;. n:ule
e::ist of the uirodes. Hisparuc: 1123/~ As,an. 3 7°,r., B lack 2%, Arneocan htdim 1-6%, =~d 2 G¾
Co£t cf Lvu1glnclar Above aver~~ 115 4 (~ver~e 1~ l 05) 1ru\kes, this th e 13th n1ost expe11s1ve st~tc:
Pnvate Land A= l~b,lity Good. :-2"/o of land 1, rtate or fedel'ally owned, u1~luding most of the best iotests
l:hn lchng P eunits. RfqU1red f'Verywhere. _Bas emen..s ·)re- oom.,non ;in.cl possible ~hnost everywhere
L,n1d ruld O tbl\11 Plru1nu1g. Oregon was th e ongrna! pe:q,etratOT o f S1patt Growth and has st,,t:ie'-w,de re5tnctiye l~nd u1e plro1111ug unposed op toe-al ~Ol'!l!!llil-Ubes-
the wo,st u1 the nab on. S,nall bu1klin g parcels can only b e had m the restncttve l9 roan Growth 13 c,unch111e;
Food Produmon , Very good Plenty ol 111u1 ut th1e,,,est (80 ,uches per yeau), but1cogat,on tequ,cffhn the e~st (les, thru:t 10 ,n ches of
1:11.ll) Long growmg 1ea;on elf 120-210 davs , Fi slung , n dhunbug ~re accallent Orgainc fuunmg , s popular.

He.~li:h Env11·onrpe11t: very IP\v bec,allSe o f oonst.u1i-w1n d.

1//Jatec qu~hty ts good, f'ltcept wl\ere 19¾ Qi comtn u,uties h :!'Ve iluondl\tzon (,nostly 1'01tbnd are-1) .fut 1'ollun·o n 10
Trame He,ivy ill Por:tlqn d, Satern llt1d 11C!flgthe 1-5, 1111d 1-84 corudors n~r these a ties, low in n1ral.11reu, G regon.h~s red hght An d -.peed c-=e1-as.
Politi cs Very liberal 111 Portla.'1d, Eugen e, llnd Slltem. Con sei:v2hve m rue~! pam of the st::ate ( 45-55 nght/lett •pL.tj Dem J9"/o, Rep 36%, Ind/ .;cd partv 2.t~I•
T.llfes AvoJ11ge, Ranked 26th h,ghestwith g t9X bu1'Clel of 9 4¾ of 111001ne It~co,ne tl1x 1$ 5¼-11½. property t'altes t1tt1.k26th buttl1f,rel! 110 mes ti,.,._
Cottupt:1011. Average Hig)1ec u1 P,o tthnd ru1d Eugene, low in = tern OR. P-oh(e conduct hAs s-ome -;imount of conuption Ill Po1tbn ct
!Jut stat~ pohce are v ety profeSS1onal ruu:t frur (;ou1J.ptlon 1s coroin on runong lllc\ges ,n the Po1t la11d ~re.a
C1m1e .-\Verllge, V tGlt,nt o.nme259 7/lOUY--,.prope.Lty crune 3300/100K.
Person al Llbetty A '\7et~ge, tQtzng J cut of 5
G uuLberty· f:q,r, No pe1nut tc purchase !ireann,. ''ShaU ,ss-ue" state for conce11lfrlweapon pe11nits, loutno,f~,;ipro01ty
for other 1t.1te'1 pe11ruts Ope11 ciny permitted eccept where re$tocted by oty ort llt1nn~e (most t~rgec,tl~).
Pottland CJty ordu1ru1ce restucnn.g co11ce.iledweapo11 pemut holdets w~s struo:kdl:lwtt in eoutt.
A lten1attve Med!etne <3ood L.oti of n~tt,rn! healtl, prncbtionett Duett e.11t1y 1nicl.11fecy ts leg~l ~, a :Qtnp latdy ,111.-eguht~
prnctice -There ts voh.mt.i,y lieen~ure t:o cec,evi;' I;(adtcaid reimb ursement fo, midw1iewock
H<>mt Sd10olu1!!c lvfoderate reglll!lbon, St;\te 1eqL11re$ p~t!:'rttS to s:1:11,:I not1fic:1b oh, test s~o t•es, <ind/or ptoiess1onal evnfu~tlon o t ltJ.1,'lenr,progt:e.s:s.
.tyJ:iUt:ary T;ugets, Umatilla C h~~caI Weapous Depot. 'v'Jesp!l!l5 deirot beng deconunlss1on ecl; unbl then, t ea,;11cia1y hlrge.t
Kingsley Fidd Ai"IG Base, K l= tl1 F~ll: F- 15C tr:tU1111g b Qse; seco11clru.y t~tger
Portland Airport. F lSs foe Oregon ANG. tercia1y brget
0

Over tilt Horizon Rndar, Christmas Valley southeast of Ben d l;[othb~lled, ?lllna1-y br~ at:best
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Notes

Or~on 1s ~b re-,1thtaku1gly b~utiful st~tew1tl1 somewhat beue, w~thec th-an W~sl1111gto11 are11 thai1 the rest of the sta te, but 11ot l1s !ugh ~s tn Seattle Ovesiill, r~stnclive zo1111ig keees
It l,JIS the s.,;me mod'eu,te mar1ned1111~te, but the f"rthe, south you get ftom the C.,iadn,n O ,egon propet'ty 111ore expe11s1ve than ,t woutd be w1tl1ot1l ,t With no ~~Les tax. the oost
bo rder, the gie;;rec the percent~ge of sun you find ~m,dst the miny s torm system.! thnt p,ss Qf l1vu1g seerus cheaper
through tl11s ~r~.2 Otegot\ s1~te F'~rks are numerous, well kept, ~nd be~utlfully s ,tu~ted
!!' both the CRscade Mou1 ,tams ~nd the Oregon col\St The Ore.g oo co~$tline 1s ..:old .i nd There 11re ~huost no ma1or rtudear t hr~t• m On~go11 and uone rue m 01 i round the ltrban
foggy hut wtth .- dratnc\t1c m,x: of ,,,gged co.ch, cLff.s; l.l'ees, ~nd per1od,c fu1e ssndy b~cheeS ,aiea-.,n!y a few secondary o, tertt.~ry tiugets i11 d,e east The b•cl:sc:ttler n,da., site w
with dnfiwood 11nc\ s bl1ndRnt se~ life T he forestatton ,s ~ wonderful mi:< ef firs, pines i 1,d central Oregon w1U be h1twith so1uet.hing, 1Jltt not neces~-auly nuclear It's so remot~ 1t1
cke,duous lt'ees \Y/~te~ is ~bundant and pure, except 1n the nH11or inetros where d ilonne loc•t.011 tha t 1t ,s»' t s thrf",t 111 auy c:,se. What this rue:ins 1s that Ore-go11 h~s 011e of the
~llQ flnortde IS often ~dded few coastal are11s with no 111Jd~~ ti neats, \O it ,;;~ place where a person might 110I kve
ro preeare for fallout T11e,e are. boweve,. m •101 vo lcanoes embedded w1tliit1 the Casc.,de
Oregoit would be perhaps the best sbteJn the counhy for preparedness ,ind safety ,f Mow1tau1s.v,luch wJl someday erupt P1m1E cand,d~tes •te Mt St Hdeus, Mt Hood a11d
1t hadn't bee11 taken over by liber,,1/lef, e1,vtronmenrnhsts with! pasS1011 fot ,::ontroll,ng Mt Bllchelo,
pt1Vllte property. A lot of these hberals c:.1m e up ttom C~lifonu~ Ever ~mce Orcg_o11 J1dop~d
t1u1fonu land U$e pla1111i11g fo, the enti,e- st~te, md1111dual c1t1~ sud counties- lost tl,e liberty·
to make r~sonable developmeut dec1S1ons at the locl>l levd \Y/hen the- c1W:e11s f111ally bad Strategies for Popula'ted L1vin.g Areas
enough and passed ;in ,nill'J ltve to ) llow aggneved property owners to g~u, com pens~non
fo1Joss of pr~p<!!.ty rights, the ltberi!/left courts overturned 1t-1ust ltke C2ilfocn1?. Ptatl,m:t !.f you must hve he1t to nr,,k, s hv,ng, yotJ,. must co11s1de1 v,here you work 1el~!ive
to !he 'v'lillamette River wlud, d1v1Je, Po,tb.nd 111 two You don t want to get stu,nded on
Oregon h~ been ;1t the :toreftonr ot every draeotu~n ai,d e:xces,;,ve l?.nd contro l l?.w ,n the out side of the i.mei ill• cns1s ,h,rmg worbng hoi:irs., ll/'hm yoti live on the othe, s,de. Fo1
coun~tom dem~nds to destroy ~ll hydroelectric dams to ~ve the fish, to ~!most totAl exA1aple, 1fyou wo,k 011 the e2St side of Portbnd. tl1en loci1te- m a11 ~steru subulb such 1'S
~tr:1ngulat1on of the logg111g mdiistry to s:1ve the owls. T he p(op~g-~11da m2chmecm~n~ting G,es!wu on the fi1nge of the suburbs If you wo1-k downtown, un tl1e west side of t,lte nve1,
from the S1ng,le leftist new~Rper 111 Portl~11d broick-.a•ts 1tst~1nted opm1ons throughout then fuid a'locat1ou fucthe1 west, beyoud tl,e \Y/est J-Iills, btlt uot u1 the Beaverton sprAwl
the st!\te, followed 1n locl:~tep by the tl\ R1or telev1s1on !lfalloru All of the tmivcrsJties are or
areawluch ,s too crowd~d loel likes the area no rth Hillsbo ro {North Phu\S, Ba11~, or
e<trernely hbe.r1l nnd conh11i1e 10 ~htirn out ~dvooates for state power Skyline C11ve) !iS ti has ia,rly low popubtion density ~nd gives you ~n ahe11\Me route ,ntc
town v,a Hwy 30 wludi n ms ~long the scenic Cohunh1QRive, There 1s a lot of rural hind
Orego11 ts A st~ te of many c.onttacuc1tons One would never know by l,sten~ng to rhe soutl1- of Putlsboro ~swell. m tl1e Nt'Wberg "'°e,
media that ~lmost hfllf of Orcgon1J1ns ~re vcty consetvative, bei:.s,lSe they ate a big, hrgdy
d1senfoandused mmonty that t-areiy hgi any say. ,O !egon still requ11·e-s no s,ifety mspections The best p laces ~,e lik.ely ~long thc:funge ct th~ Urb~n Gcowth Bou11c!nL-y wh1ch.sepac<,!es
of vehicles, ·l nd 1t has no gre.:iter acc;1dent r~tc bec~use of ti Then ag,un, Oregon doe~n·t subdivtSionsirom iar111 l~nd I f you c~n ~ffotd ,i furm homt on farm ..lCt'e..,ge, tll much the
consider ,t safe to let 111d1v,dual$ pump the,r own gas 31 serv,ce st~hons. O nce the s.ifety b~rtet Both of these ea~t ~nd we-st loc,1ho ns g,veyou ununp~de~ ac.,ess 10 1erreat sites 11\
e;.cusewas debunked by the e-.<pertenc.e of the rest of the nation, the cry becAme one of the Co3sr rilnge iarther. to the west or m the be.1ut1ful C~sc?.dc Motult~ms to the east.
"presetv111g 1obs" no m~ttcr l1ow unneee=ry O ,egon hRs b~com e JI ~oqRlntstate 11µno$t
to \he degree o f C altforn,1, with to i-tespond,ngty severe budg.er problc:m s eiiusecl b y-overly The best ,;grJeultur~l.:'l.tc?.s Mt lil the \Yhllametk V~lley, but these cue only $lt'e from m,1at
ge.ne.ro t1$ state work.er pensions ?.nd ntunerOQS welfare progn-11ns. All laud u~e IJl ltghtly soe1gl unrest rfy011 loc~ te neAr tl1e eastern matguu oi the v~llty ot west nc~r me mou11tA111s
co11nolled. Oregot, h~s no state snlest~x. b~it state off,c,als ~eep tty111g to oonv1ni;e voters Tlte ma1or popufat1on cent~ts ..1 re dllS!efed ?.rotmc!' the !-5 oorndor 11orth M\d SOltth 111 the
to ch~nge i hM eve1y few ye11.rs Ill dale of1he -volley

The Po,tland Metta traffic s1tu,, tton 1s bette, th•n SeMtle 'l:'hert., 1s" traditional t llsh hottr
u1 tht U1on1u,g .;nd aite11:10011 ou the m·a111 h,ghw,.ys le11duig u,to Portb11d, but tr:affic ts
uom s!!y ruod=te dw·1ng tlte dayM,d ~ve1tu:1g. Hous111g ,costs .ue lughe, u1 the Pottlaud
252 Strategic. Relocation

Retreat Areas

T h~ Hood Rivec 1/allry ,s ii wonderful area o n th~ Co lumbll! Gotte •bout an hou, east of ~ sult,1bl.e buffet \Y/hile the ~rta& 1u~t' 111entt.:>ned tha t at'e west of the Cascade R.l11gc are
Pottfand 1t tS-jUS! to the east of 1l1e trnn~tbon l,ne between the wet ~u<l diy ~te~s of O.regon su1t~blor for full tune !ivmg w,th rom e hore of emp1oyn1 ent, -very little of the b~tter s,te~ 1n
and the ~11 1n.~ss dtffecehces push -a lot ofw1l\ d through her'€', ln &ict, the town of H ood eastern O,~on h~ve 1ob opf'o1t1.rn11t1es
River ~ often cc:1lled the "\Y/111d Surfing Cap,toJ of the \)'/odd," • 1cput,stro11 that tur11ed this
sleepy otcb~rd w lley JJlto • Jort of t:tendy ~nd lip~c~l1: p lace Wh,le the lower v~ ley ts 1,ow The moil p10,petous of the c1bes m eerttr~l and E11stru1 Oregoit are Bend ~r,d Sun R,v,,r, l,ut
su1t~ble o nly for good ttm~, the upper v-1lley ~ro und P~rkd~le.lS ,rill p rim e ~g:,cultw:il th~t prospettty 1s ephem e1.tl s111r;e !l ,,;1es mo stly 011 speudiug f,om. the n1auy C,..lifor=n
t elle~t 1,cop.erty Hwy 35 g,ves you a b~c}; door av-er .fvlt Hood ~1,d ,nta eastei·n 0 1•ego11 tr.auspbu!s :>nd retirees fro,n the Northwest, tired of tll.e t\1111 0 11 the west~1rt s1de ,of the
ihould the Gorge ro ute become dosed, ns rt $Om ettm es tJ lit wmter A &w hw,clted people state The Bend are;i is be-Jutiful but 1l ism the s hadow of sever:>l voleo11oes
<'Ven eom11n1te to Pottli nd fro1n here.
O ntano 011 the looho borde,, nt contrast, 1s ~ Jeg,ltm a te aguculhn:"'1 ce11tet sud, wht!e no!
T'he Oregon Co~Sl h~s ~bui.1dc:1ht tetrei1 l ,1reas, though tardy right o.l'l the b e..ch lts.elf, 11ch. h as co11s1ste11t .ru~J b u;mess aud funn m~rket$. T be ,u-ea :.ro und .the tov,,11 of Vale to
whete p rtees ~re high .~nd l11.H ises ,1re ,;ahdwiched b etween Hwy 101 and the oceoin. B u r the east 1s bettet 11ia11 Onw.o itself !ind &r enough ·away fto1JJ 1-811
0 11 the otl1~r s,de of the h1ghw.~y ~re the Coast Mou1\!aJ1\S v11tlt ris111g view~. lots of fo1est
.l.t1d cheape.l l~nd (tliough not !?I uch i~ aV\ltl~ble dlle 10 developm<'.111'restnctioris). The. b1g N ortheast O rego1L The be.sr ret,e:at .,1eits f~ those who r~yw,,.11t seclus1011 '<Ire fc., ,nd
d ow11 sid e is the 11e,,1 consrint fio'ij of cloudy, wet w es t her As long ~s you wo,d le>c~hng u1 the no rtheast co1net of O regon Gmude Ronda Valley 1J1uo11, \}'/~llcw,a, and B~ker
within the tn ~jot ~~M,de teso rr towns (M ton11. s~as,de, Newport, Floten~eJ t-irerytlung ehe Counties Elg111 has wonderful p111e tte.e 1a11ch country th., t ts suuow1ded by na tio 11i!l
h ~s a good t1l tm6. fo 1ests The 'v'/allow:> V~ lley centered ~round J oseph is ,1.1.10.tl1e1 fovor,te Many of these
towns 11llve wc,u11trun -fed watc, supptes wluch g,ves !hem. better self-suffic1e11cy-thA11
T h c: ,Umpqtt9 River Vnlley rs an. excellent louitl{ln 1n southwestenl O n:gon T h1s ,s the vallry .;.ties th~t tdy o n wells LaG,-:inde -ll.ndBake,, while to.o c lose to the frec-wsy them -
v~lley that extends e~st from Roseburg tow?.1-ds Glide, ~nd the,e ts also 9 more teiuo te selves, ,,re the gateway tu good 1et1eat sites in <1.ud on 1he e..:is! su:le o.f t.Le- Blue Mou11w11s
ttibt11:>r.y furthe11 south atCa11yonville that goes ll[t toW:>rd the Cascades thro ugh_c·~y's T1Hs ~~ 1s lugher 1n devat1on a11cl thus 1s mo, e sllrted to rauchmg a11d co ld,1es,stant
Creek Alternatively, fo, m ore £;um cotu, rry l l t the Vlllley. dieck oul !Jmp,qu~ sud Elktou irutt orch~rds
:11eas east of Roseb urg wlui::h have gte..u g rowu,g se11so11s. Housmg ts ru uch d te~p~t th, n
m 1101 theu, O ,egon J., cat1ons. Southearl Oregon: Further rem ote stJll is the Steens· Mount~,n R.egu>n Ill southeaste.1J1
Orego n . This is strictly ~ remo te-, dry Ci\ttle t~1tclu11g .ate~ with. i"Mrly l~rge sp rc,,,,ds of.~t least
So uther11 O rtegon Fu,ther SW 11, Oregon ,s the trad1tioc-ia l t etre13t -are;i niade fow ous by ,i thousaHd a.cres It does h~ve some-w•te1 in small str.e-arus, w1uch ptov,de!S the \I~ bloc,J of

wlel Tnppan the hnd surro undu,g Gr~1,ts Pass and Medfo1'd. 1t is no longer so highly n1nch~s 111 the ,i1e;, blo one is go<rtg to bother you here. It's.:111 are.< tlrnt few 01egon1:u1s
r:11ed due to d igrges o f eo nuptto!'I ~n1 011g the C ouglas Co wlty Shettffs and the mflwr of eveu v 1s1t, and it's a long-way to tow.niu1 cc,111111ercU1 l dealings B un,s ,s the m -a 1or
thous.ands of C,il1fornta tr:\11spl~nt~ b ri11g!llg with them ,11~1ry of theu Jlbernl 1deM and city u, tl,e ,eg,011.
b,~~es. Tl11s ,s the home 0£ the be~t1t1ful Rogue:Rivet Valley wl11d1, ~way &·om the freewny
c1t1es, offer.s great retreat s ites ou the riv& Go e1s:1 at l=t unul \)'/h1te Cny or E*gle Point

'<://e recommend the ~re:is ~rou11d towns fur.ther f rom the freevr.~y cotndpr such a~ C,tve
J uncuon to the west, ~1,d Kl~m,nh f''glls to the e<1st, parttcuhdy the mount,,111 cot111try
b etwee1\ Medford ,nd Khun~tb Fi lls, The Kb,n:1tl1 ,\fe!\ h$ good wnrersllfiphes a1,d 1oll
with a decent g towu1gseitso11, b ~lt ,t rs mo te teruote

E:,sler,n 01ego11· 'The bette1 1en-e.at ~t eJts fu, long term secuttty fro111 social uunest are ,ll
111 e11sten1 0 1ego11, where tong d1S1"nces over the n1<>unt'<IJ11s ,111d dry desert aras p rov ide
 Regional and State Ratings

PENNSYLVANIA **i
summary Facts and Ratings

Chruate. Hl.u:mcl,co!ltinentgJ chmt1tew1th bot. mu.ggy " " ruru,rs .md cold w,nt= Pluladel!'.)luu !t-:,s s m ore h utn1.cl
s\lbtl'op1cal clilngte li ke W~shu1gtot1.DC PA. Jve, ~ges 10 ton1Jdos p er year.
PopuL~tl on Dens,tr ly[ocler,ite!y w_gh .281 pp!/sq niile (1110 ke,f l llth lugl'1c,;t Ill the n"tio11) Black 11'/•, Hisparuc S½, Asrru, 2 5°/o rruxed i 1•;;.
Cost ot Lv.u1g lncle,i: Average 100 7 (.;v~·~_ge as 105) n1~~ tlllt th e 32.i,d l~a.$t expem,ve s tate.
Pov~te L .mcl Availib,hty, Good 1:l/o of dte lru1d !.$ $fate ot fe~mny owned
Bu1!du!gPem,its, R cqu,red' for1li~ \Ol new con s-tn1cl:lo11 0 1 re11ovgtio11?, but 1,here- is • lot ot vari1lti.o n ,n the tequtamen ts Jt th e tocal 11:vol
M~v h o,-nes h-av~ 'basen1e1c; 111 rhe det,p .illuv,clll ,o,lut v~leys1 bu~ the Allegh eny M rs. l::ll't pre~er1r ,C1t iie,1lt,ey.
L,u-id :au d Urb ru.1 Planru.rrg: N,, sl:3te~nde plan exists noc doe. the ~tllte m ;u,1iiate comp rehe11=e p lans fo, localgoveu unenns.
F ood i.'ro(l;cuoh: Good !) L"Ociucttv tty e("cept tn g1ountrunoiis area; where sun ltght 11 reduced G rowing ia1,011
cs -a pprox- lS0-180 ,clay~ R-..nl~ aveC"lges ab out 42 1nchots pet y~1
S-1,1rf~~e w~er po llution ,~ woi.e th ,'ln the 112t1onal 1.1Versgc GrcnU1d w~te1 has son,e pollution 111 faqn ai1d
nun111g ~r= 54¾ of the st a~$ di.,u kingw~ter i s fh.1011dat ed--mortly uia1or oties
Trnfb.c Heavy traffic problems u1P h ,ladelplua ;1nd P1ttabt11gl.1, r~ted # 20 aud #30 of .the 75 ,vorst traffic i:tties trl Am~u c-a PA u ~e,; re:i litht camen,;
Pohtics· Re.gigteced Deruoc, ats ,ue Hl the n1a1onty Howtver, a, in 2010, so,n e D ea11oc1:>1ts will b re~l. nu1ks and. elect con~e.,v~llv~ . P.tu1:sdelplu, antl
1'11:tsbur_gh :tLe lu ghly Lm1on1z.ed ..n d mmonty- oneu ted 01t,es tlu,t '1re d en1ocrntic s~101'd~ Dem 47· G"I•- Rep 4-0 7%, Im!/;,-cr p.irty 11 7~/,,
High fuu1 ked 11th highest with "n effective 1nte-of 10 2.0/i 0£ tnco,ne I ncome t-.cras ~ lbt :;i 1¾,
prop.etty wes .u-e 11th h ighest u1 tile n ab.011 arid s~le; rnx ,s :lve, age at 6°/,
Corrupbol1. R _gb Collu-s,_on betw~n big 111dustnes t1nd politics- has oorn1pted people i-ot ye-.\ts, p,1t1C1J)!lrly 111 l'btl:l.de!p!)l2,
Came High Vie>len t· c11rne 406/ l O°'K_, prt>pert:v e 1:1rne- 2,3811 /lOOK Pb1l~alelph ,~ ,s )::he hub of ,:om~ wherr v1olw,~ u 5 t unes tht st,ate ~vel:llg_t
Per~ons l Llbetty l<,21 r. 3 1>Ut •G>f 5
Gui1 Lhei-ry: Good No p.en1ut to buy a fu'earm. "~h..tl issue" sblte- for con cealed fi.reann p e.l'mJt;. O p en cany p ern:u~d ~ cept 111
Phtlly We,pon -t1:SJ-l;fers or sal~ most b e flt.rough gun de:!.ler-and these nrui.sad:Jou s :!I.ff recorded by tl~e- st,atoc
Aitem ~bve Med cin e N-.1tt:,ml he:ilth pms::titioneis ru:e free- to p!'l!c.t:ice Lay n1J.d wif~ a r£fectively p rolu b,ted
Hume Sm ooling High regulatiott. St~te teqlllre"s ~oh levenertt. test tcores ahcl som et,;n es cu u:tculUJn ,pproval,
teieher quahfi~~O!l oi paret1~ orho1ne"Vtmts by state offioa1s.
M,.ht"'17 Target,; .Letterkenny Anny Depot, )5 mtl~ SW oi H ~rnsbutg. R epair ,211'1 n1ruu tenru1ce bc,lity for
P~tnotMi,siles md othec h,gh t ech equ1p1nent", seoonc\aty target
Rnve.u Rocle a11d'Fort Rha!tlr, S'l!J o f Ceuysbllrg Nat,on>il sd::ltnty l!.ll.m.ker, gnm~ty target
New Climb erlan.d Defense .Depot, Susquehruu,~ D1etn:tbullo11 ;up p ly depot , ten, ~,y t argict
Willow Grove NAS, u ear Phtladelp lu~ Reser,e he.:ivy helos, A-11} an_-c1"Jft 3nd C.120 tratlsi;>o1t. sl::cond ary target
H,utlsburg and Pittsburgh airports. ANG stations~ L1ot J U rger
254 Strategic Relocation

P~ch '.Bott.o:m Plant, York County, Susquehru,na fuvec _ 1eadon

Be~ve, VJlll:y Pla1;t, 34 m ,Jes J\J\Yl of P,ttsbtugh. 2 re;ictors.
L.m1etcd:: Ph,1t. .tv{o1ugom ery Cout\ty, 'NW of l'lui?.dtlphm, 2 re:ictors,
6usquehanu~ Steam Electuc St2uon, l S miles SI/// of \Yltlke9-furre. l.re2cto ~
flu:ee ¥,le Island, U nules SE of H.~rr,sburg. 1 te~c.laQL,

Notes Strategies for Populated living Areas

Pen1\S'}'lvanii is a lar~ stare with st,11·k e.ontra~~ between , ts ugly urbaii. c,,.1,rers a nd Pht!adelp lna ,s slH'-h ,, dnngeto'lls c,ty tl1•t ,t isn't enough to suup!ystay cruts,de the };7[,/476
ple~~2nr rural l1nd lt has heen a steel ,, nd manuf11<.tut1ng po:.iierhouse UlHtl these 1nclus- Beltw,y \YIe ,eco111mend bcmg 5-10 ur il\'.'S outside th ,s i:rottndary, To su1v1ve ,, ma1or suc~l
tne$ dedlned or moved out of the US !ts rur~l *crecage 1s mostly ianuly ia11ns ,u1d houe cas,s ut this "1ea, oue must be ab!tf to get 011 the tosds fust ,nd leAve before the crush oi
cotunry, I ts rugged, low dev~tion tno tm~ms *ncl Vl!llleys ut thec Allegheny reg1011 provide a tcaific 1am s shut everytLmg down. \YJ!t~tevtt you do, don't t!toose tlle le1'Sey s,de of the city
p..irhal banter to the l~o_pulatto1u 1n Pht!~ddph,~ c1 nd Pittsburgh to the eaat. where you l'l\lve the D elaware River to ctoss befure LuJmg west Most people u~ gomg to
have !o head W8t lo gi:-t out so keep you, 1r,,vel 011 rwa! and seco nd.icy roads- avn,y fq,w
Pennsylvania h~s ~ 1011g lustor:y *nd aulture of ~orn1p tton, B;g oil and r2tL:oacl cotpor111e the- 11u111·erouSc fi,,gers of f1ee111ay e.xtend,ng outwi;rd from Ph:illy Make su1'E yi;,u map ,out u~
,n.f\ucnces corrupted theLegts.l~ture e~rly 111 PA 's develop1nent PA h~d 0 11\y 15 _public ~dwnce where you can ~toss the freew"Ys 1101th and south i,f you, dtrett1011 of tr,ivcsl v,,here
corruption co nv1chon, .last yei11, wh1d 1 does11't oo me d ose to 1~ tle.ctu1g the amoun t oi the,~ ,re 110 ex,ts Ypu can probably·travel clo~e to L ,ncasteJi c,r Re.:admg, 1Jutyou should
c~irup tton 1n the sh\te There w~a b ribery 1n ~n infamous sc-\ndal 11,volvu1g the furn1sh1ng give Alle11tow11 a w1de but h
of the orrtare st~ te capitol building P!ul~delp Jun ,s the center 101 oo rruptto11. Reeently,
Ph1hdelph1a M,,.yo,r }oh11 Street was the tArget of a sec.1etFBl :lOrrup tlon lnveonyno n Hiirnsburg isd1vtded by 3 nvei w,th only~ few cross111gs T his net t ttupled with soctMl
tl1~t only e11dec! t)f) pro secuung h,s underling, e1ty tre~stlt'e! Co rey Kem p, on ch;;,rges unrest ~rid milss1ve tiaffic 1att1s can help you und<"tS tand the lited to fmd a mote rursl
of consp,.r,Icy, ft~ud al1d t:IY. evl\ston. That is typt~I of how the b 1g&sh nom1al esca1pe c,ossmg If you hve tr11h,s c,ty1 loc.1te 001 tl1·e N\Y/ en SW so ~snot to be surrounded by
MillfeM~nee ~nd .:0 1lllS1o n with c rtm 1nsl eleme11t~ are part of .;ti PA's- b,g city p o ltttc;il m ulttple freew"ys; st"y west of the Be!tw~y
iruichtnes E lecr,ons ~re :ilways twel\l!:ed tt not rigged Even lll)'l)I, more th4n 25 1ndLv1dwls
~ssoc1ate4 with the genet'lll ,;isstmbly ~1~ w1clet 111vesr,gg11011, have bee11 u!d icted, have p ltd Pittsb urgh This,c1ty !\as 3 uve r bijtt1ers !o contend w,th '!:lie recomn~eud st~ymg no1th~st
guilty or atva,t u,al due to ~~ nools such ss "B011usgcare. ' The IJsr goes on and on of 1-76, on e1cl1er side <>:f Hwy 8, o, !o thew<.>sl beyoud 1-79 OJI e,thet side of Hwy 1:?, Tske,
note- th.it Jf yo u p\>,n to ,et,er.t mto Obio, you still liave the O!uo R.ver t¢ deal·w,th. Sdeci
PhtlAde!p lm h<!s grown rnp1dly ,-!011,g with the high density pop ulrtt101t cot rider between possible secondary cross111gs m ~dv>1t~
CC :lt1d New Yo dc C,ty !t 1s thu ltnk to the l,1gh.deus1ty E~st tllll r mik.es Phtbd,eJph,~ vul-
ner~blt ,1nd p!trt of the problen1 oi ~ocJ~l mm:st, The southen1roltte ~cro,s the st~ te ~ -70) Scrn11ton/Wil}:.es-B:1rre Sc1":111ton ,~ enc,rded by.a bdtwayw,th not t11uch ckvelopmen, on
1s a mass,ve transp ort~t,011 i:orrtdot fetdmg t9.!L tn.iek a11d iutomob ~e t:riffic not Qnly from tl\e west $10e, wJudus fue p iefoued ro\lte of retreat Also e1c1' the west s,de of'IY/ilkes-B.>,n,
d1~ New York-Nt"W Jer.sey region to Ohio, but :1lso froa1 the Wasl11ngtonl::C-B~lttmore. ~, tel U\e S'usquel1»,11ta Rivet to keep ,.U yout b~rr,ets to the east, ifposs1ble
!I.re_, ~ well, The Virgu11~Motu1tJll1~ to the wecs1 of Wash1ngto11 DC torce most tr~Jf1c NW
tit.fo P ertl'lS'j'IV'Atlla The 1ugh U'llfftc p ottion of P e nnsylV11nl1 (1-Stl ~ltd below) can expect
ove,wlidm tng .numbers of p.eople fle.e.ng the. e.u.t co~st som ed~y Retreat Areas

FetHuylv~nia has numet!l.US c;ve.r and mount~u\O L\s obstades wlu.cb w,11 tend to fun11el T he popubtron tleunty 1s too h1gh 1!1 the southen1part <!'If l"e1wsy!v111,111,'but very light
refugees into tl1e. ,11~111 corridor~ \Y/he!1 refugee tr~vel ts hi lted (either thiough bloc.ki1ges ~bove 1-80, so tlist 1swl.1e.retl1ebestPA 1ette~rs sl'e found
orsho n2ges of fuel ~lid food) the conim u111ttes nearest to these corrttlors w,ll suffe-r the
trto~t. Th21 ,1s why the lightly l~•)pl!htte.d .>1 reas ol' 11artht.m PA w1ll lunmre bettei, ~t le~sr lli North CentrlllP.1,., This 1s the area 10 the 11orth of 1-80 \!m t sp~ns ftom tiwy21Q',n the
the medtum -t:,n n e.ast (ne.~1 \YIJkes-BA1'1'e) to the weste1 n town~ of 0 1! C1ty ~nd 1'itusville The p rmte land
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bicnu_g up to the ,,u11'\etous .rute f,,rests ,n themtdd le a1e ide~I. The Allegheny N~tioru\l
Forut are:3 .s n11therwe1r, bur hllS the ltilbihcy of $0nlt ii.1ture b1lfferz onebeing Oesignr.ted
atound federal p topeit:y St.,y At le!lst E rrule$ ne11tit of 1-80 u1 11011-eut areas a1'd 10 lnlle~
faom ,in y exit.

~ eutr,il J\Jleghenv Moun~ins- The.se = the Il.l-t /u lar1ds .mdva.lleys u1 the Allegheruesc
south o f 1-80 Whiles nots. secu re 3s. the No1tl.t-Centrnl ;;.re.,, lite)' c.u, be accq:,table 'There
~re t.wo areas split by 1- 99 The e:,~tew ru:e:, I'll centecedMound Lew,11:on Keep a dtst-ance
i,i gt 1e.~$t 30 tn1b from Hnr£1 sbt1rg wli, ch 11 ~t the"sot1thet11 ::ioun,;\Qty of this at~ 111 dtc
Weltem sector, stay above Hwy 4.22 to give yo\! d11t:1noe from th e 'Pittsburgh qieea

~outhwest PA. There are good porenogl retre~ts ,n the iertor souttt o( I-70/70 and on u1to
nt, trl1etn West Vtrgttllst The popul~bon c:len,,ty 1s oot he;,vy, 11nd the1c are several smfe
foi:tats ut t he >.tea Ag=, keep a nounal <l,;t11nce from the fre=y;.

v.inCilst er· This is the faincus Amult countLy oi P'A Iii p~st ye.qrs, we h ave r<:!:on,n1f!lt1ed
tlus area £01 tho~ Ill the Flubdelph1.,1 ~re.\, bur 110 long~r. .lt is s1111p!y too well b1own a11d
w,11 attract too =v refugees unde, aoc13l d 1aos conclinan,.
~56 Strategic Relocation

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RHODE ISLAND -' - ~'-:- - - -

Summary Facts and Ratings

Clln1ate TI11, ro1nll st,ite h lls ,111ortheaste.r11 0011.bnentru or CO!lStlll,dnn~t;:: The Wlllle&s Jll'e oold ,uld ln1mtd llnt rm-
lively ml)d oo mp111·.fd to 41!;1.nd st«tes due to tl1e ,nocler,it111g_:ufe.cts of the S;'1
Pop\llitlot\ De.uslty Very hlg!l. ..l OOS ppl/ sq n1de (.2''ct ilighest 111 the nMiou) BilplllllC 12 l % Ebck G. 4%, Jl....s1111 2..83/o,
m1:<ed 1.7'/• Most of the popul!ltioll is ooneeutrated n1 the P roviden re metro lll:.!ll
Cost 0fL1vu1g lune>:.. High 124 t:tVefltge ,s 105) rn11i:mg thll ?.t t11~ Stb n1ost e,xpens.ve st ate
L111d Owtierslup !:'·a ir 9 4¼ offu:> !~ is state orbde,-.nv owu-ed
Butldlug P e1m1ts- 'Required for All u~v oonstn1ct1on and are ~tnctly-enforcecl. B:ueineuts-cru, be bu1lt:u,,most
p lact s but i:wnp .sot! n1eruu yo1i 1nust h ,we. good wru:erproofiug.
Lmd md Urban T-'lsu11111\g: Rhode Isll\nd ,s ll l11ghly eentr:ilized plm11111g state. T)1ere ~ ~ state rompreheustve pl:u~ and qi.ru1dafory campr ah~siv~ plruuuug ~ th e loc-;l,lcveL
Food Proclnctiou F :ur Goo d growmg season of 120-150 cl Rys It r:uus ,on Rver11g~ evf:r'/ 4 davs for J\lt .uu111al a.vent.gt-of about 111l 111clt:s.
The sot! is PllXton type glll.Cl.llted ~oil, Locky, aod1c ,and not p.1rt10:llru-ly ferttle, but 1tholds water\vell
&"1th Ettvu-c,lilll eun Only moclerlll~-lllr pollution. thanks to sea b re!Z;::s D;inget·ou s s11rfa~\vlller po!U.ltron :i.s re.flect«i 111 tile
001tital bays Tiler~ tS very l.tttle polll1t10;1 illl-.U1d 9(.)% of public donking wate1 ~;;f\uon dlll«l
'ft-1\ffi,i; :Prov,d=n ce h.a.s ~ 41" worst tr:lffic:n th e 11~0011. Reel light cJU11er.:is ,ue us«d ill I,ra,v,clence
Po htit-s: H eavtly I:.eruoc.r'.lhc stt.te. Rej;lubh cans must pmder to the Rhoe!,; Ist<Utd.=r's !iber,il demm<'ls. Dam ~?0/o, Rep 13%, Ind / 314 p arty 20¾
T.axe. Rllllketl 10tll: b ,gii:est with llll ~VotrRge still ~ lQX bur~e11 of 10 ;o"/4 of m © nte It!c.o111etu vw~s
_i S¾- 10¾ Property tues IU'.f tli ec lGtl1 hig)lest. Siltf'S. rnx ,s 7%.
Com.1ptioH Higl\. l,o!Jl:1.cu.11 s h,r.11t be:'!! bl.u.antl;, con.1.1pt mclud.J.ug takulg bnbe's ut offiee, workm-gw,th tlte mo b md ,:-:rvmg 1itil pmt
Cnn1e, Modeta!~. Vua>le,u i:iim~ t-27 / t QO K, p,t:Gperty crim e 2,622/ l OOK lY[ost cnme 1s 111 the Providence AreJL
Personnl L1be1ty 13:ti! 1 ou.t of 5 rl\tJ.ug.
G un L,bel-ry Poor 1'lo pa1111t 10 p1,.r:cl1u,;c fueaim.~ln1t 7 d~ywiutiug peo ocl. "Shall iS"su-e'' b ut locru ,n1t11orl11es ru1d the :i.ttt>ruey geuerru otl:en
1mptde th e. pro ~ ss innk111g, thl$ 111 effective '"1111y 1s-s ut'1 stat;; ror. 0011 ce:uerl perlll!U. :Op e11 c:.in-y o nly with !1- Uc..•tHe
Noru1 al m-ecbau hos'lility towru.i!s .\lte.c11Jlti11e m-ecltCllle. "Midwifery 1s leg.I <U1d reguut-ecl R hocle ls!IDd .tu, o=
of tlte old est 1111dw1fery Imi,s 011 th e books. H ow-e:ver, l\s- tl1eheruth =-~
syst!m h as cl1auged, tile n 1le$ :md Iegulll-
uons fot: this statute h:1.vebe,;n 11111encled t-0 effectively ci;ny wo,n en aceess to l\ttend~ out-of-ho spitru b1J,"ll1
H ome Scltool!ng: 'Higli r e_glila\lon Par;lllts must I e~ter witlt the st ate illld re11onotific.'ltioil, test scores :1.n d/0.r professiottlll ev.alun.tiou, plus other requiranents
MJIJJ.(IJ:y 'L' ng~ts. NewpnrtNav;il Education and Tr:linif1~ Center. ~faval War Coll!ge, pL,r f.ictlttt-es for urn.ctive slups; n ot._ t arget.
N·aval Underwater Systems Ceoter, Aqiildue.ck Islmct R1eet support center for s1il)JniU'ul e, Pru:! of Newport 'I'ramh1g< Center, sec1:md llty f>11g:et
QuonsetSt=1tc.Aiq>ort. Al~G. no t ll $lgruf1caut tuge.t.
 Regional and State Ratin_gs 157

Notes
Rhode ls1811d 1s ! 11ety slll a!l ~rn t€ 111e;o1;uu11g bately tU utiJes ~cross, so 1t 1s very d1fi1cL1!l
to g:irn dtst,u1ce &om the cap;tol ~1ty of P rov1den oe The s tate 1s uto,s tly flat with uo real
1110 u11tt,.1ns l ~at r;~ga nse:tt Bl\y c uts deei,, into the s t~te • nd sep~rates the e11s.tern portion

or RI from 1he .Ill ijH\land O uts,de t.hc: b~y there JS Block !slsnd, ~l'l'rox1mately 12 lll1les
.rw?.y toword LO'nt I sb nd W 1th u1 the ba,y, the, e ~1e-ove1 30 islmds, 3 th,t ,ue qtttte farge
The eastern-m ost l•r1d rn RI s,u, on ly be ,1ceessed by t11vvd mg ~, ound the b:,y d 11ough
lvfas,;-~chusetts.

Strategi&s for Populated Living Areas

Providence ,.i ~ 1111,gle 0£·st1eetsa11dwa tet barn~1s tl10t m,1\re ntuue10,1s b11P'?lllnes We
,ecommtncl you lo:ca te i:>Uts1de the 1-294 Beltway 111 " rder to be cleat of ~ny pote11ttl\l
soc., ~I unrest eman~tu,g f1on1 w,thu, the city Avo,,d E ast Pt<>.v1de11ce ss ,t !S 01' 1ht- fur side
.>f l:he bay ~J1d pttts you u1to the IvGs1t,ehuset1s region of the stste That s1de· 1s • trijp ~one
w,th 110 escAP,e except via water. Tlll!t s:ud, the1e· 1111ght be~ ce,t:un ~lllow., t of ssfoty u1 the
fa1 t~lches o f ihe si!luthern coast of RI aud ~IA. 1f you CAt<" to ~111ble tliat peop1e w" 11'1
go that directton when t i1rltlo1I ~rises. As u, othe1 such areas ·W ith no tOCtt, 1t 1s ~bso lute ly
essentiAI to loc•te 111 ~ fo>teeted area with 111,,x1m um pt,v,,cy 1111d b;,ve couc,e aled sllie tO<lut9
th,t Cllnno t be fotmd, FQ1 lll l)St peop le, the best stra tegy w ill be IP r elre'l'lt further west ,ncl
th.e n uo rth, gettu1g st:QLJ11d the 1n,jor popula t,on re,uets It 1s. v 1t,1J tha t youpbn ·a rou tt
that -allows yo u to ct oss :ill !i.etway$ .it pfoces where mere 15 110 ,,u 01 off 1,uup, As de.cube.!
tn Chgprer.14

Retreat Areas
N ortll\Vest: The1e ate many su,-alle, l~kes Jni!I eree'ks to cros.s tf traveling t!a! tl1t 110 1thwes t
If you .r:u, find good pnvac.-y ut thi, A~ea, yau sull t1J11 the usk that refugees 11, cruu!llals w,11
~ad1 you 1£ people s t>tl to .:mpt>/ otit of P,ov1de11ce I t 1s 1ust too dose Bur It 1s better !11an
beu1g south of 1-9:'> where you ac~ trapped'betwee11 the ftetwry and the <!)ce?.11 (Ut,less you
h•Ve a boat Fo, "" e1t1ergency ex1t) 11 yo, 1have a rel,~I tn NW Pl\ode l sl:u,d, plau 1111 exit
rou\e 01 \'WO fs,the, to the },)'v'I u1to CT ,u irl lvtA T he tuost d1fftcult p~t l of pla1111111g tha t
route 1s getbng p {)st 1-19 5 that travel! n"rtlt ....ot1th "' easreru CT lv[o:sl llr tl, e ro~ds faom
Rl c1·oss 39 5 p i,[y , t TQW11s wluch I'll ~Y b..- un passab le Only u' you liead lllw,,1d Thompso11
1n CT ~~11 you get J\Cfoss ;95 olit$1de of 11 lll ~JO< t:1ty Take !JS 44 u1t.:> CT ,ind 1ust ~fte1
the: border, go l\orth to T hompson.
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Summary Facts and Ratings

Most ot the k,whmd~ fall ,w1tlun JI hunll<d !t1btJ·op1cAI ~hrnate zone. Winte r rempa.;1ture-~ VMJ b etweert th~ upland cold wu1tea mid the
mild ternperatut"es u1 coa!tlol ~reas $wrun= are hot and m l1ggy Tl\e mountainou; ;ection to the-west spprtlacl1es the Blue Mou11t=tt1tS
Df Georgia ,1ncl hAs :l. ~ubttop10!l! h1ghh n d c ti1n11te with coldtr wu1ten lllio r~resnowtQll SC .iver,ag~ 10 t ou1~doeJ a ye.ir
P opubt,on Density Above ~ver·age: 148 pp l/sq n:ule (2('lth l:ughest u1 mition) , B'l~ck 2S 2¾, Rsparuc4 5°A, .As,au l ~o/~, mrx«l l l'/6
Cost of L1v111ginoo: Bd ow a.ver:;ige 99 (avcµge IS 105) 1n~k,11g tiusthe26th l~t e-:penHye state.
L-.nd Ownetsh1p C--oo d 5Yo .if the 12n d ,smite. or feder.ally owned
fvlo resfnd here titan m NC o~ G eo rg,'11- TJ1ey are t'!:(JWred for any cc11utrucl:lon pn.11«ct th,i\: creates , """'
;tn.1crure l:lr :>lters, 11d6 to, renovw:es !Yrdeinohshe. ru1 =sting b tuldu1g. Th.1s !rut 1nch;cte new fences, dee~. sh~ds,
detach ed garages, !lnd roofing .md .,cling work. Ba,ementt ,u e cot'l'\lt\Oll ncept 111 .i:oct.y h11J areas·
L<iitd ruid Utb an Pl1rut1ug N -0 !tat=1de p lan for Sn1art Growth eXists, but the s"'1te does maudate- local oomprehei1s,ve pbrut.1ng.
Food Produmon: Good prodt,mv,ty Lil the cei1tral :an d e;ii tem ptutu T he Upst.ite,, or.westen1 reg;011 .u hilly wlth tlun, >Stony, tl~y $Otlt 1nd cont~111, !ew areA~ swt~ble
for faontng Sonte oi the c<>smil -are~s 'ill ~ swampy Tht- 5 row1ng ieaso11 1s 180 to 240 days SC has -an :ivernge ,u1nu01l prt.cip,t~bon of 50·,nt bes
Rwt11.fu1vt1-011rr1e,11t: SC: ,:ont~u son1e of the worst turiace watecpoUuhon. The ~ttquality throughout the st~te ,s not bad--;)a1'tlcuhlrly ~rou11dColumbl2,
Spa.r t-mburs and D,-thngtor~ St"Vettt.l EPA ~uperlimci sites .,u t located Ill the n1ost populou, co1t1dor 111cluchng landfills Aqutler w,,te.c
quality is uot very g<>od .even u1 rural :.i.r~s clue tco agncultut':1l·pollut,on 91"/. of the population's dnaklug •»ater is 1luotidat,,d
Colu1nb1a ha~ the 731-dwont t1'l1ff1c u1 the q~tlon SC uses speed c:imeras
flefore the boon'l y~rs .:if the SOs and 90s SC Black CJtlZens w ere nearly g m91onty aud est1b hshed powerful roottw(th the
D emotrnbc P atty Since tlH 11 cno:.t of the newco1nen have been wh1te or buS1ness1nen Wlth ootu erv~tive atntudes Th,; bl~ck
j)ereentagetta~ now f11llei1 oelow .30¼ •ind Repub ticJAnt don'lli1~re Dem 40°10, Rep SO¾, Ind/3rd eaity J0"/4
Low. R_qnkecl 371'1, h,ghest With an, ~ver~ge wc·bulclff'! of 8.8"/o of ,nco1ne G.r adu.ited µ1co1ne tnx"tops out. 3t
7"/~ for h1~ome ove:i: $13 7K Ptopetty mes are low !lhd sute gnd !om! s,ilet tllxes a.verqge 7 O¾ .
C ,rn\l)tiot'I. E,xtremely l'l,gh Sl)Jte Gftic e1~ down th roc1gh 111dg~s. police !Ind atto111eys.
Cru:ne· Ve1y high. Violent cnme 788/ l OOK, p !operty cume 4, 127 / lOOK. l\l[ost of the ,:ume ts 1.11 ll!ld :,rocu1<1
Otru:lotte, Gr,=ensb01.-o .m<l blogh (du~ to raciaL~tnd cultur:tl gan g components)
Personal LtbertY' .-\ve1a~ 3 out of 5 rAt!ng
Gw1Lbertv' Fa,r. No petmlt to pl1tcl111Sefire.1t:1ns ffSh~li urue' state Open c:1r1y n not pem'lltted
Altemlh.~ M tt!i011e; tihti,n-,;,pgtl1y u proh1brted by 1.-iw Altemgnve n1ed!.cu1e 111 ge11e1~l IS cti~cot11'!lgec$ by tneclr~I p~ctt.c.~
lstw1, but is largely llnprose~ted. uiy m,o;.rtfety 1~ legAI :\110 lic:e:n sed 'V11th111 the st-:ite
Home ~clioolitlg. t,,[oc~rate regul~t:1011. St-Jte reqwres parenti to se11dnolllic,,t1ou, t<oit <COte$, :md/or p rofess1onnl evaiu~t1,,t1 cit student p rv!)!'.ess.
1/ulitai.y T~rget. P ort Jackson, e~,t of Columb,~ La,1:est 1111l'ly bo!1c trainmg,=p; eeconclary t.;t_get
McEntirr Joint N atioJt:tl Guard Base, SE of Columb1~. :F-16 >1nd C-1J.Qi o i SC: NG, tem~1y target
Nav>tl Weapons Station, Clu1deSton. K....y p<>tt fo r tt~n s<le! of wegpons, n ude~u: pcwet: propulston :1nd tr-a,n1ng, pRmaty t:1~t
 Regional ahd State Ratings 259

1\/Wuary T ,ugets co11t111t1ed Beaufort M C Air Stauon/ N aval H osp ic:tl. Six F -18 sqw.idro n bsse, pr1miry-ta1get.
Paattis Is.land MC Recruit Depot, B~ufu.t USMC 1ecruit tr;\nung; te.rruuy t11rgtL
S haw APB, northwest of Sumter Large$! F-16 fighter b~se, prtm,uy t~rget.
Ch,ule,sto11 A.fl:B, 21 s qu~drons of C-l 7s for ~irltft. P~rt oi Charleston Naval Weapo ns Stsrio1,, p1!fil~ry l;\1get
Savaiu1al'tRiver Plant, lS miles SE of August;i Previous nude~r we~po t\ matenal phnt, now nucle~r
m11tett~l processing s ite: -second:uJ tuget o r prunruy target dependu,g 011 sect et ti!~

l\/\\ole.uPow.e r PL~nts C:~tawb :\Pl:mt, SW ofCh arlo tte, NC, 2 teaetor~ OpeLH1ngsu1~ 1986.
Oconee Plru1t, Lor..e Keowee u1 Se.nee~. 3 tf1lctors. Opestallt1g s111c<" 1974
Robil)son 'Plan \, ueru: H.utsvilie, 1 re,..ctor Operat.mg smce 197 1
J
Sumn1et Pbnt1 e11ku1w1lle, l ,eactor Ope ranug s.ince 1!1&4

Notes

So uth C111olu1a haJ;.,1 ku1d of unde:developed feel to ,t 1r1 the 1urnl ,1re11s , ewuuscent of footh,lls ,s the mo st sei:.1.ue-prup:eity w the st~le Es.rth9u~kes do o,;c~r 1nS01.J1J, C.,rolma
sePOnd world .countnes Wl'llle t11e1e 1s a top layer of wealthy l?eople, tlus ,h~s t1ad1bon- The gre.1test fte9ue.ncy ,s ,!oug the c<"nltal coastlrue o£ the st-ate, 111 the Ch.,,leston llCCil..
,,lly bee11 i1mong the ruition's poore,t states with 111co111 e -levels l.ess than lu;lf the 11~tio nal
.s\1et•ge and with lugh levels, o f illiter-~ey ~11d d,s~se Then, 111 \'.he 1980s1 SC beg~.n to
,<&51ess1vdy ·se.ll itself as bi,,;mess i11e11dly, arll~cttng Rutope~n t:ar end av,atJon co111pa1ues Strategies for Populated Living Areas
\'.o· set up factoues hete< Th.e fas t~t gtowth 111 the· 1990s l:aP,pe.ned 111 coasts l resort a.,;,,s
.iound Hilton Head ~nd wly, tl.- Be11ch and 111 subtub•n :0~111t1es ,outside C ohunbm •11d Charlestou ,nd Nocth C l1>1rl~ton The1t -are m tltt.ry 11ucleat hrgets ne3tby u, the bl\y a11d
Jll!tl svuth ofCl.,grlotte, l~otth C,uoli11.q, cStwu)' so tl,e only s:,f.e pla.ce tb l.oc~te 111 tlttS ;,1ea 1s to tb·west of Ch.u lesto1L As lo 1tg
asyo\.t stsy 111 the sm.Jle1· towns to the soutl1wesl of 1-26 you should be sb le- to L'Ot!Jmute
The effects b8ve bee11 good fo,c the economy but bad for s t11te ,meb. t 8s 1t l.!1cr~a.sed ll<N/ lll- mto Chru:Jestun :u1d live outside- the target are:ts This tnt11 e <o~gt 1s 'Subrec:t to hutrK'l\lla:,
frast:1ucture. Now the1e 1:1ust, .. :r1e~t co11s1ant tension betweett those that hplcl tr,, southeut, wh1c.h 1s·011otl1er re-~son to tocl\!e- ml:.md.
J no t co11tede,ate, v-alues of states' ugh-ts vers\/s th~ new we.ilthy elirt whlX ~r~ embatt:·a ssed
~bout souil1eu1 conservt,tis111 ,u1d want to be all tl1u1gs 1DQdea1 C\lld F<llhtJcAlly eotrec.t The Co!urub,a Th,. be~t ;u,d s,,fest .-u:e~s ,ne to t)1e northw,.st of 1-20 and A ugust. Hwy 1 In
1-1sc-·of the Confederate tl,g fo1 the ~tat~ 1s st,ll ~ sore po1nl with th~ liberals tht1t uortl,ern,secto1, ,;pe would .-!so reco1nruend sbiyutg west of 1-77 where lltt>pop ulafto11
LS J\01 he·.ivy. .
Cotruption has ilso gc.,wn with the state There were 42 p.ub ltc conupuon eonv,ct,01,s
hs.t ye11r 1, to~mer Union C0Lu1ty Tax Assessot pl~ guilty to a r~nge ()f corruption ~h~1:ges t\ugustll,rud unoitrl County Stay on the SC side o( tlu, bo L<let to ~ep the- 1t1~1t•r popub-
uidud,ng m o 11ey hunder111g, ;:Xto rt,on a11d b1~bery rn -al~o r,in drugs out ot the o ff;ce t,011 on th~ othet side of-a nvtc Tt's even b~tter tf you loc.,tt to the north oi 1-lO such ~s

,nd stored them 0 1\ site. T he Republic~n St~te T1~Asure~ Tho tn !\S Ravenel w?.s arrested 0 1, ut Mu1phy'$ Es-t1tes
drug charges SC hM ~n outr,geo-Us reputat1011 t<npoh0< ,111d prosecutor1al co1n'f' tlo11 that
mcl\!&s the gove:1uOr $ oti1ce and mo!t of the st~te',. h,gh 1uclges If thty dec,de to mke ycu
dolwn. there IS no .>ttorney Ul the slate tll~t wlll ~talld up ior you ..1g-l111st the pressure they Retreat Areas
c~n brmg to be~ r 011 lawyer. who ch,illenge them
Genec1,rl ~dv,ce There Me !ots- oE pu!ential rue,! brm 1e treoi ts ,ill ovet, especially 111 the
As fat terr~m, SC is ~be.tu half coastal p l~111, wh1eh makes fo1 good rnrm land, except he-~t .cc,~st~l plauis a11d ~,.,d lulls reg,ori, but they ru-en t safe ill the loug fecin ch.1,. to pote.t1ttal
lo the coast 'rhis land, how:evet, Ls rthuv.ty u11safe,from the effect~ of soc.1~l Ut\test. The cor1fto11tatiL•ll with ,efugees seeking food 111 the cro u11t,rys1de T here ,re. Jot of nude.tr
'hilher pted.m.u til region is to tl.te 1101thwest o£1 -2D ftom -~ ugus:to to C olumbia ,n<l beyo nd 11qhblry t,a rgets on the coast th~\ will dnve thousands tow,ud th e -e1ttes RQd t()Wlls m the
In tlus are~. you find~ good moc of forest ~nd field. w,th good puvacytch permanent =•· ~enter of the ~tate. Th~t, 111 turn,. will cre~te ,a great d:e~l of soc1~l Uhrcst !!1 tlte ma1o r t:it,es
,,lences You do11't.get wto the rnol.ttit·a.u1s ut tlus sbte until sbc,ut JO mJes from tlie-Geo,61~ lf you have to get oµt !:lfl the ,o~ds and retreat wes.\, Jt would be~ m~1or p1oble1n getting
,ind.NC bo, ders Most of that ,s u a t1on•-l forest,1>ut the l11nci ;ibutt.mg the forest 111 the p.11,t tho~e population centers 111 tupnoi1 !i'you .;ue ;1lre~dy s«ttled 1n the SC: flat faun fands
260 -Strategic Relocation

, nd ,ren'l dose to., u 1Jdet1r hlo/t, l:re sute ·7ou1 retu:lence ,s bd:unil plent-; of tree cover .01d
i<W"Y Eton, mA101 ro,ds. Tl-re 5 mJe w,cle slnp of ruo1JU!s1t1s ·aloug the 001-clei. witl, £ ·eo,·g,.
.,nd NC 11re the hst Meas that refugees,w,11 ,each when looking fo1 food 'fl,e.y .>lw~ys ~ 11d
to he~d for c,lies hut That's wh',\t m~!-~ s the mo untatn~ better StiU, ove.t tune, st?.\V!llg
people or cum u1:u mu,ds will e-ve;,n,ally arnve Th~t ts why Hiese 1nou111am ~re.<i s a1·t no1
;~ Sjfe ~s the Cumberland Pli\\.e.a u m TN fur e-.<ample. However, lhffe.ts ,a 101 of o.over ~!ld
0011ce:,lm'e'..i.t avruhble ut these 111oll11bu.us

Greenville and Sp~rt?.1'!hurg. These are the.largest c1ltes closen to !he111ou111;u11 cou11rry
~ncl,ue w,th,n 5-10 UHies ofgoocl retreat .s,ta You cot1kl possibly even Hve m 2 retre~t full
bme: ~!ld comm ute into tow11 Rock Hill is a no the, ruce 1own dose to NC H: 1s1,·,~11lld1ed
to the mo1Jnt,,uu but does b~ve,;, lot of iorested hill countl'y to t)le west
 Regional and State Ratings

SOUTH DAKOTA**~ ~-
Summary Facts and Ratings

Ch111,1te Cbnnnentg\ C'l.1111~te, with )1ot S\tfnn1et'S (ltunucl 10 the e.~st) jll);:l very co ldwmters, Il lizz~rds u1 dtewmter J:nt l drougl1~
.in sum.mer l\re ;ilw~ys a threat SD ,son the edge of To111~do Aite.y a11d .average 28 t-Omados per ye.:ir:
P op11Utl011 Den$lty Very low. 11) ppl/sq 1rule(ra11kecl 46tl1 uy the n at,011). SO¼ of South Dikou,.'s tow11s )l,ave less th:m 2.,000 pe0ple as•;, of t he popu-
J~uoll u .fr0,n German, 1,10 1.Weg,,an ,u1ti insh stock: A.menc:;111 Indian 8 S"/o, Hispai'Uc 2 9¾, n'llxec\ 18%, Bhli:k t 2°/, ·
Cost ot 4v1nglnc\ex-. Average ~S 6 (,werage ,s 105) tl'\!lk.e, th,s t11e 27t11 !na st e-..:peu1ve state.
l'nvate Llllid Availab1hty Good Only 7 6% or thr l~11d 1s ot~te 0 1 redercilly ow11ed
l3 U1laing P en-ruts li..equu~d tor git t'Onltmcoon $t;\tev1.1de Basu: reqwreinents 111 tno~t =s Deep soi l eve1yw1iere !\ll01m for good baie,,1ei1t potennal
Lru1d ~n d Utbru:t Plant-ung Thtece u ~ stllte oornprehensive ckvelcp1n entpla11. Counties Aftd loc;-al govenu,1<11tt 3ce :1ut:lionz.ecl, but n ot req\utec!, to adopt CO!nprebens1vepllU1s,
Food PtocfL1at011. Gt>od.. es-peciaUy 111 the e.;st wher.e it ta11ls n1ore Tlus was~ dust bClwl st:;te and watet..:;m be $€:arc:e in tl1ewesten1 halt S01L1s sandy lo!lm and
good for grow,ng g,trdens, 150-180 :grQWll1g ci.iys throughout t11e st,ite. Ave;cage yearly rainf~llis 2 5 /11Ch e5, 111 the east ai1cl on ly 15 111 the w~t
He!l'lth .E11v1toli1ne1t G 1ou11d water 111 tl,e e.Astetn ,zo1por..1te irun, distuct has elevated co11centrattons 0£ ..gnc:.ultur11I po lluttc,11 md ch erruc:ds 1but
the dner ranclung country 111 the west cioes not 713"/o of peop1,:'s water 1s fluondated Vet'( httle :11 r pollunon
T 1-affi,: No h~vy tcaf.fic pcoble1ns. Iu fact, Sioux Falls, the latge~t <!:tty, h·;;s tl1e ie:co11d lughest 111sur-.111ce.:rnt111g u, the OO\ (ntty foes.ah· i lhv1ng
Polthcs· LJlte all the p l~1111 stat es, SD l\$ecl to have ,i poptiitst tendency 31.tpporllng Deruoe1"ti' le~de rs who p romued rehef. F ollUe1
Se113te leaderT on1 Dnsch le hNled from SD, But co11se.rvabsm now n1les 1n o,t of th e b.n1e as the lure of sa.1V9b.On by gov;-
e.n,ment prognuns h as b een ,hown to h~ve m,ior pni>blemi. Dem 26"/o, Rep 47•/o, lnd/3rd p:,uty 27°/o.
Low, R."lnked 5th lowe$tw1th N l ~ver~ge st~te true bl.1rdei1 of 7 9°/; of mcome. No tnc-0n1e t.U. 1
htgh prope~ truce, a11d lo"' swteand local ,ales t&:~ of 9bour S 5°/o,
Conuptton, High The-faCl' that there hgve on ly been 7 pub lic cottuption co11v1til on~ mdic:~tes iitat tnost 001n.ip-
b.on 11. cle<,p and p , otected. The~ are -sotn e ongoing covec-ups 111volvmg itate I:iw enfo1cerne11t w ho rclui:e
to k..""'P bcru ·~ ~ulle.s11t b ay u1 sEVentl cow,n~ u'<lm breal-.ing JU1d ei1tellngpnv~te home$
Cnm~. Aver.1ge- Violent c.u.me 31 0/ 1001( p1opcrty cttrru; 2880/'lUOIC
Penon~l Ltbei'ty' Good 5 our of 5
::'.:iun L1beity: Goad T-;;n1'.1lr reqwred :ro pt>tchas oc gun s "Slliillldssue" srnte fo , oonc~;;d pemu.ts w!u t:h double
,)5 purcl1as1ng petm1to. Open carry penrutted 11,clui:hng u1 vefucles
Ah.en1~llve ~te&cme. ~ ood ,waibb1lity ioL the full range of narurril h e-.alth g racutton ers, ac,pr lay 1ru.dvll1ves-wh1ch are proh1b1~cl and p ro;ec.u~ed
Hbme Sel'toolii.,g: '.Reg!ll~tetl. St;:ire $f'9\.11Ces pacmt> t lil s eud nobh~atton, t.est 1cotes, and/o, p cofe,~~ona1 oY~lu~tion ot st udent p rogress
lvtillt-aiy T argm Carup Rapid, \Ve~t. oi Rapid Cty .Active A11ny NG ba~e; te1trncy beget.
Jo• Foss Fiel'd, Siou:i !,:ill$ A11p o tt M-tG E-16s; re:u,gty ti11'get, Ii ,at 91!
Ellsworth AFB, 10 1n1. N E of Rapid Gty, B-i,, nuclea, vre~pon$, pnH'llll)' t,u.-get--pQss1bly \n\tltlple tu.ts
262 Strategic Relocation

Notes Strategies for Populated Living Areas

This state inclI.Ide, rhe 1111c,en1 tnbal grasshncb of ilie- Lakota S,oux Incl.a1,s and has som e Sioux F:\lls Stsry to Uk noi:th and west of the r:i ty ~nd at lec\St 5 m,l~s fro m l-90 1wh,ch
o f the largest lndlRn resefVl\l!o ns ERstern South 0:lkot:'1 is home to ruost of the st;tte's goes '.E.-W) and 1,29 (N-S). O n the east side- oftlie city ,t's ~sy to get b0xed "~ betw,en the-
.pop ulahon .)lid Ju~ the mo~t fertile ,01~ w,th acecss to. part of the Ogallala gqu ifei for 1rn- city a11d the Jl;LMouri r,ver. $9frty 1/i to the we~r, so 'loc~tt. on th~t ~,de or uorth of town
g,ition In wecter11 South D~i:ot:1, rand1111g_ pred0'11HrU1 tcs ~nd water ,s ce:ar1ie The etono my
1s somewllllt d~pendenJ \Jf>O ll the dr,1w ofMt. Rushmo re and the BI.ac.k Hills to co:mpen- fulp 1d Ctty; Excep t for bemg ught 0 11 lnrerstate 90, F,,.;p,d C,ty ,s a very nice towt~
~ te for h1ck of. mdustry The B lack Hills IS the tu ost spectacuLu mou11t.1111 cotmtry ,n the Fortun~tcly, Ell=cixth AFB with ,t~ B-l bombet'S ,s nueJll!)l:lgh to the. c~st that people here
sta te ~nd would be rRted highly for 1etreRts _e-,:cep t E.llsworth AFB is s,tu1ited neatl,y \L\St .,re out of die bl~st zone. Loci\te ;.11ywhere west or south of the c£ty for best sec.w:1ty.
!'JE ofit'lJ'ld C:,ty ~nd 11orth of.1 -90 Ellswor,th Is hom e to strateg.,cB-1 bombtrs soil ,s .i
first str,ke target Retreat Areas
n,
S6utl1Cak~tll h~s so me good geogrllp h1~ qu~ht1e~.·but r~tes poody s,1ie ty bec-.;i~e of Ru, ~I £arm la11rl. Avoid !he turi> 1faun land wit hin 50 ·m,les of the m1,s1le tit>lds in the SVJJ
eo nupt oif,cisls and bw enfo1c.. ment A lthough It ,s ~ H!'lth.nd st11tew1thout '.\ny111a1or too,et The prevatli.ng wu,d 1s itom tl,e 1-JW so f~lo ut wil! hke.ly d.nft ;oward 1'-lebcasb,
geog1:apl11c protectton, ,t does lutve \\ lot oftural JSob\tton, At le<>.st where the la11d L! dry. -.,;pec.,ally in w111te.1 Howeve.1, dunng a few periods tlu~wu,ds c;,t1 switd1.11nd couu.• from
There ts• J11a1or nuclear thre.1r in the S'Y/ eotn~ where the lllJSJ;de f.elds from \Y/srrel) AFB the Sr:// The Luhque th,ng ab out SC rur-.J farm a11d ,.,.r,d, land, even tho ugh f\~1 as:,
1n \Y/yom111ge-,aend ·1ri:iund a nd over the s~lfe line p~ttcake m most p.uts cl.It west. 1s tllllt SD's ,u-10 teputahou m the west wJJ at.I as, strong
deterrent foe refugees fleeu,g wsr .,nd.f!co11011.nc o, soc,~1 u,;uest from ventue111g out very i"r
C urrent com1pt1011u, South r:~kolll •pp e~rs to e~nte.1 around State Frosecutiug Atto,nry f1om the freeway tow1u Foll'ow the gener~l rule to sl.\y '.'l t least 10 milts away irom g =lot
lvLck S't ta111 who, sceordu1g to tepo rts. ~llows loc:tl police ~"d ohe uff~ (though not ~u 3re ,nter,~~t.e, :Ind find 9 good phce with w,1te.l and ho.p~fully some uees tor windbte'.'lk.. ~11d
wvolved) to ude t'lllighs11ed o~er 1ud1v1du~l ,111cl i,unlly rights The Goud ol' Boy 11etwo1t shade The best !ocat1011s ~re those that are :not v ,z,ble frc11n ,u,y m.;m road. 11, this state-
tS very muc h :afr:J1d to bud:: Strain. T h,i; Is the wo rst kind oi corrupllou p ertl\1rung to th~t me,us.d1slance more tfi11ll l!!ee coveL The d!Sl!dv,\11t,l_ge of cts,ug 1solatio11fu11etre-it
fu111.ily .securtty ~t1d sutvrval Deputies eoi u b1·e.1k .l!Uo you1 home w1thot1t a warrant ,ind ~ fety 1~ th.1t you ate 1sol~tetl from com 1nerce and &,ends
the stl\te's ch1tf h,w euio rce,u eut oificet won'! help 01 prosecute.i nd neither wtll ~ny other
ertfu.tt e111en.r agent, st~te o.r fedc:t.d, for fe.ci r of getting on the wrong s,de of this cotn,pt Bbck Hills. The retreat Qt'e.1S here ~re among the sm~ ll towns that r,ng the Bhck Hills
les'll office, but ~vo,d Srurg1swh:ich h~s 11n .a11nt~l H.~rlry °'1vidson co1ntent,ol\ e,id 1 year. Th,s r11ig
of sm~ll towns e9dt lJM us ow11 farm ancl ll\nth comlll ttnIHes d ose to the m ~U11t-;u ru
Ind,an resenrntl01is :,an be a 1, roblem too where Alcoholism and no-w drugs '11<' ,r..nsuut ~rotu1d tl1e.B lacl. Hills ,n lx> th SC :iuci \Y/yom1ng. T~u youi:('1ck l t1s the best~eo lll
,~sues Meth9mphernmme ,s the dntg of choice among tlie yowig problem people oiSC South C ~ko ta
PJnt Ridge l nchan ResetvRltOn 111 so1uhwesterrt South .Cak,Jtal,is a btg:problem wnh th11
dtug -as we 11 ~s ,eoc,iU1e

Like K,11~S11s, tl1e fum tly t'1rm h.er~ ha, been mostly rep bce.d by huge rorporl\te 9gt1bus1-
nesses that C>\ll successfully p.l~y th.- fm~nce <1ud $\Jbs1dy gnm e of b,g 1tgr1c:1lture. But dus
1s wa1i,ly 111 the eastet:n part o f the s tate whe,e b,g .f unn ope.r at1011s prohte,ate Fa111ilies
eo ut111ue to lose d 1ddren .tel the b,g c.1ttes, ,11\d m ost 10-w1is lll S. OakotRsre ~m,ill l\lld
sht111kmg. T'!uy will p1cbably 1e,u1..1,n ~o, but that 1J 9Ctu91\y good tor su1v,vnl ~hd increas~d
secur.ity 111 the fllta l .lfe,s.
 Regional and State Ratings

TENNESSEE ***1-;-:-:
Summary Facts and Ratings

Chmate Ffutnid tubtrop1C21 cliinat-e, ex.;eptior thelugher elevnb.on s m the Appnl~c!JHu1s, wlui:h h~ve ! ,;,oo~.r mounta111 d uwitewttl\ oon s1de1-able r:un
'l'N ~ltem~te. between w~m'I hunud flows from the •3td£ oi Mexico and roul dry m1 ftoro dt.e- notth. TN aver(lges 12 tom,id~s p er y~.-L
Poouhino11 D ensity; Mockt,,tely !1Jgh. 15:; pp.J / sq. 11,il.e (tanlted 18th 111 the nationJ, Bl~ck 16.8'/1, Hisi:rnn1.a 4 .?,•;~, ,:'\s1:ln 1.4•f,;, nuxed 1 2¼
Cost of Lvu1g Tuc1e-:, Vety low 89 (~.ver:age n 10S) 111ni;:a 'IS the least.-experts,ve st.ate 1n the nation.
l'av..ate L nn d Ava1!,\b1hty Cloud :Only 10 C.'1/o of the lan d 1s -state o t feder·"1ly ownf.d
ll u1 k4ng 'Pffrrlltt' Reql\ued evetywhere for 11<'9/ co111tt1.1mon , ,e-iovano,1; ,,nd demolit,on wo, ~ Base,-n ertt
constiuction 1s fe311ble, but rock fayers U11off the soil ~ke ,t .-xpens1ve-1n much of TN
umc\ ,-i1d U 1·ba11 P lannu1g T e1"µ1essee 1s .:J hybncl plruuun_g state. There 1s no ,rite plan Its growth n1gr1.agement program 11 largely voluntary'-the
stat e's role LS to e11cou1~ge; 1athectllan reqtun.•, loi:-at ;uritdicbo1u to idopt compreheru1ve plru1S. H oweVet:, followlllg ~om,;
he.\ted M'l\1&att011 mputer. T ennessee beg:in mru1.di.ttng 1nb2n growth bouudllnet and service are:i p lruuung.
Goodwttb ii growu1g seMon oi 150-210 ,iays R.runfall ~vei:ages about 50 u1che~ per year RJ;h ~otl tn 1nost plai:et Dll.t soine.p l~cef jre 10,ty
Health E.nvteonn1mt, St11'faoe water po)ktho11 ,.s l ugher th!111 avcmge, but grounc\ ;__,gt.er :wrry front big con:1rneraat
fatm~ u OK 9(1"/o ot people'-t w,ne1 t~ ftuondqted--111 ®es M.c:1 mwn t.
Tt~&, H~vy w.ilfic problans m NJ~h1111le, rated.# 44. of 7S bad tnflic al:le~ KnoxvilleJs # 70 'TN doe, u~e red l!gi.tt:md •pee-d c:mu.ms
PoJitta T ennes~ems are 1nostly very cen1ervatrve ~ncl re.Iigious Dem-41'/d, Rep. 43'1/o, Ind/3 rd pntty 16•/~
'T'JJ<~. Low '.Rm1kecl 0th lowe$t Wtth M avet;igestate tax l'ru.rdett C1i 8.2•;o oi lncQtU~ No uirorr\e tci.-: ~.<Cept ¢ll dividends and
interest P ropett:y ®(e. 11ce 3 4th high erl-111 the nation but st:1te and lo,~1 i91es taxes ::l),lerage llt Y;l.3/i
High. Sbte lawm akers down to loel! pohce at·e con upt, ~.! though rn.gny J1ltt..111ces re1n 111n 1J11der,w~ps thllnl-. s to th.e Good l'tr J:io~~ n e.t.work.
Cume V e,y high. Vto lent crune 720 / 1OOK, propei.ty crune 4057 / lUOK 'Violent <.-nine m Mmiplu , " twice the state .aver,;ge
~d 4 nines the n:1bonal ~ve-rage .Meru ~bs :.1lso abound Ill the ghetto ~reas: of the big c:,tJ.et and have-beeo1ne ,:i
proble.n 111 !'Ural TN espec:,ally JJ1 the " safe" 1\trush are,u wt11cl1 were so lugh!v ~'llte.d !,n ot11 Ii,~ .e dition
Per.ot:iit Lberty Good S out o.f 5
Ci;n Lbfiltjl Good No permit topw:ch~se frnoa:ns '$lull 1nuoe'' et:ate.fo-r con ceileo we,ipon pemuts Open =y with,> lu:ms,e
Alte:n1~tive 1-.tediCJJte Naturopathy doctors are p t"Olubited fron, p 1'\lctlce ,n 'Tl~ Direct .entty 1rud-N1'Ves are ltceuecl
1f !hey p-.iss tile CPJ\.,[ emm -.nd ~pply to the state for ::e,t ,fi<.~bon
H o.me Schoo ling; Regulatecl State reqwrel p;iren~ to send nob.ficabon, test srorcS., s'lnd/ QL"!H"Ofess,pttal evaluabon ~student progrcSs
fy{i4tary T 11geu F ort C:impbeU, north ot C lru;ksVtUe Joutt ,eserve base. !lbnne Cu,ps F-lB an d l\..~G; see<>nd<U}' target
Holston .<\.n.ny Ammo Pl l\llt, !Gng.,pott Explo>1ves research <111cl manufactuong Makes T odent m,ss,!e 1notcus, tecoudary- t--..rget:.
Mil <111 Arsenal. Loading and pac'king of co11ve11t:1onal mu111bons, te1t111ry·t~lget.
Volruueerkmy .Amino P lru.u, NE of Chlttanoog;i St;mdby s~tru-. 11ot .t t1rg,et tu1le1s t t:!IUS chm1ges
Arnold Engiue~ng Devdop111ent Cep.cer, $Olllil af Mru1che~te1. Testing ,nd sunul:ition of !lltcmft, 1111u ile !!nd ,-p~ce--systetns, pnmQL)' l:':ltget
Nasbvill" Airport. Airlift ru1d t t>aJJlJng {oc ANG tei.t lJlty ta1'gft
264 Strategic Relocation

(vlfut~ry T,irgets co11tu1ued. Memplus AuparL.Atrfilt for .ANC, teit.. ry·.arget

Oak fudge Nat1oru1l Labut~tory Ur!1n1un1 processing, neuttiQl1 reseaich ~,,d supe1co111putet labor~tory, priU1Jty tats!t
N u~le.ar Power Pll'lntsc Segl1oy,,h Plant, :30 m1. NE oiChatUnoogi\ ): rMctors. Acttve ·si.ttce 1982
Watts B~r Pbnt, TN Rivet v:..illey 80 mr}JE of Ch~ttanoog~ l «~actor act,ve smce J99G, 1 1e-,1ctor under
constfuctton. Tlus fnc1ltty h:;s ptc<\ueed Tutrnm tads for Nucle,u ·weRp011r m11terml--,,~1fJ)ary t~rget

Notes

':'eJt.ne~e.~ ,~ ~ i:im o\JS b?.ttlegrouncl state with d~ep seutimerus 111d gre~t in ll$1c ,ncluding tl,e B~ld '.Mow1ta111s, tl',e U11ak~ Mo u11t-~1J1s, the Uruco1 lv!o uut!lllls., Roan Highlands ~11d
b.1~, cuuntry -.nd bluegiass: IN gets om best n,t,ng fut 1etre,;t au:e-Js 11, the East Land ,s the l rou M0Lm!'.l111s. The pe~ks are lugbe, lha11 the Cuurbe1l,nd Plateau by ~bout 3501'.1
che.:1p, there is.no 111ccnne t~..: , ·g11rde11 potcnt1.~l 1S good, there ts lots of fore~1 ~nd you can feet \Y/lule that .he1ps deter people 1t also 1nakes fo1 toughot homesre.sding The onginsl
be w;thu, a tank of gas ftoru. 1uru1y IMge·e-astt"t11 o t.ies O f course. the bst btcriebt 1s ,Jso: Cmnberla11d Ggp isw.y up on the Tennessee/Kent,ucl:y bordcr .\! the town cf Harrogate.
why it's.not a perfec: l~.:ommend9tion-.t's to o dose to popul:\tion cel\ters The best s,ite Hwy 25E goes through the g,ip '!'here ate uu11,y othei gaps now ~ccess1bte by toads. The
h:,ven is the Cumberl~nd P!,Hea:u, which has less ta111 nnd l~ s:lf,..r.irom refugee ,iillux thAn primary 0 11,; ,s 1~ wluch c1osses ti,e plaie~u to Ctossville
Jhe h1ghly .rsted Blue Ridge Mt1u11t~1ns
Betwee,n the Blues ,, nd the C umbe,·l~nd Phit~l\u 1s a series of ndges ;,11d valleys tr;,vel~
Ttnuessee s overall ra tu1g wduld be h1ghe1 if not fin the high .Imoum of c:onuption 111 at an sugle psral!el to the Blue Ridge Mow1t>1ns T hese adges ~nd plate1tus ,u-e ,mpor.u nt
the slAte Thetewere only 8 pt.iohc ~o rruptro n conv,cttOJI~ which. attest to the Good or baa,er. to ttllvel and 011e of th,; teaso11s why tlu>.area provides good retce-ats .M..ke sure yo"
Boys.netwcrlts ability to cover up m1sdeeds. Ih oper1'ttPtl Tennessee \Y/altz, seve.n state :k11ow the 'lay·of the l:uld m the srel yu u cho ose because yot.l o.fte11 have to go NE 01 SW•
lawm·Akers >1nd two men 1de11ttfied as bagm en we,r;! md,ct~ on b ribery ek uges The FBI fuu d1st\\t1ce·befo1e bewg llhle to c., ,t tlu.ough a ridge to go west The ','alleys 1,etween the
also ~rresttd two county c1:r1nt11 tss,one1·s ftom f'fa11ulton City ll.lld 011e member 0£ the 1>.dges ·a11d p!.tesus '1te aHf;!rttle, w1dt a c,vet. but not ~s s.lfe ,as the mot.lnt•ms <>I pl,teaus
prom,ne1tl Hooks &mily oi Menip h!s. '.Che stones of lo~~) police 11 nd 1t1d1r.1~l c0;rrupt1on them ,elveS' The Te.111,essee Rive, flows down !he "Great V,alley rted to the CUll'l.betb110
are too .numerot1s to r6tell Pl~teau ~11d is dMn tt\ ed up at 1nte1vius 'by TVA dam ,. KuoxvJle ,s .found 1t1 tl.1e r1cnth oi
tlus ridge/ v~lley ·systelll a11d Chett~uoog~ u1 the south.
Fiity l' e;rc,ent oi the US popubuon ,s w1tht1t 600 mile.s of !'~~~hv11le, wh,c-h ,s both ~n
Adv~nt?.ge 'alld l d1s~dV!lnt~ge. The ,1dv,3n~ge is that people who hnve 10 lll ~k.e ;i ltvmg 111 ln western 1'.N, the prominent hnd mass ,s called the G\Jt Ce:lSta'I Pl~in snc! cs where t he
tl1e b,g eastern cities CjlJ1 fu1d refuge at 3 rcason.~ble d1St11nce The dlso1dv11.nt~ge ~ thA! you mo~t co mmercial farms are Stl\1'\ted There old pb 11t~hon IMds :ue wh~t brought most of
cgn't !Xpecr to ev9de refugees· th~t flee. the. social unrest thnt will hit the pop11fat101~ eenkrs the b l?.~kshves to western T.N Bl~cr,.s.11ow p1 eilom111att: 111 ~nd ~rou11dMemp l11s South
of the E ~st ~oast Most of fhose waves will move ,nland ?.!()fig th e n\9JOt hlghwiys. and ce11llsl Tennessee,~ ham" to a lot oEAm,sh people- Th~ &r111s ,re sm alier bur ve,y prod11c-
br,,nch off mto th~ rural ~0L111trys,de only ?.!Ur scaveng,ng;wh!\t they ll:.U l irom the tow11s t,ve. Tt11nessee 1s.11lso home to the most c1ves 1n the Un1te.d Sta tes, w,th o~r S,J~O 111 the
C'lose$t to the big h1ghw~ya Jno\.l.nt•ms si1d hills

'!:'hat ,s wh~ the Ct1nibed:311d PL~te;iu ts SJJch A 11'1ven. The .Jevgtton of the pliltc~u r~uges
from 1,500 to 1,800 feet 1,;1nd LS very lightly pop ulMed Tiu.s height ,s re-11dily visible from Strategies for Populated Living Areas
the tc.lcls below wluch s11ould d,scournge .most peop'le when compared to theV11lleysw1th
mo re rood ~nd co mmerce. There ts p lenty c,f wntt.L ,vaihble up 011 top and relatively che.1p lYte.mph,s : ! not a recommende~ ~1ty due to ,ts locat1011 ~long_ the m,ghty M<~iss1pp1 and
fo l'c~ted l~nd The p~op le. ~re ~lso not as re.dt1..<1Ve As those 11\ the mountn!l\ cr:nu\try oi the thl.S c,ty's h,gh crime rnte There ,ue o nly two bndges across the M,s,s1ss1pp1.a t lvfemp h1£
LA! Oltll$ S 1-40 ~nd Hwy 61. '.('h~t'stoo few tor comfort, co11s1de.r1ng the expenenae ofp~ople u111ig ;o
flee Hurnc.u1e K?.t~tn~. The nt:::t ne,irest'bnclg,e (o .the ao rtl1JS rlo,e to the Missouri border,
Tlie Blue Ridge lit0u111auu are ?.l'so highly r~t~l-perh>1)?S too ,much They h~ve Attr1tcted and to the south, you tar..t Hwy 6 las ti 1oms Hwy 49 wh,e:h taks you mto Arl~,,11S~s There
moonshmers fur::bundreds of years ~s we.II ~!i law eufo 1cemellt surveill~nce Tlte western ,s co11s1de111ble pent up a11ger 1111d erlnl~ u1 s~ct1<>11s of dus town. The 1n.ostly b lack ghtttos
Blue fudge lv!ount~Uls IL~\re several sub ~tegorJes suth as the G,-e~t Smoky Motuua1ns, m Memphis are some ofthejllost QJlllg~rous 111 the ,ne\ro ~te:1 ;nd nee~ to be given a wide
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Retreat Areas

lxt1h lt you ueed to live ne",r Memphis, live 01 n -the Atk.-s.i1s11s side pr Joe11te to the e~st Rural _fut1iwnd Rum! f8m1 tetre.1ts ~re not els safe as beJng lfl the hill cou1u1-y, but 1f you
011t.s1de the 240 beltway Y0~1will not be , ble to 1ene.t west fr!.l111 this side-,f Men1pl11s fo llow our gu,ddlnes, ~bout loca11ng rot pnv:1.:.y, they e.u1 be .1lm osr 9f good. TI1e se~ret
except by gou,g north 01 soutl1 :111d f111du1g tlwse few rout~ ~c:r~ss the IJ J' lvf1ss1ss11:ip1 It ~ mak,ng sure you -~1e not ne~l 11 m2101 refugee p ath (US\)glly tr~v.elmg down setcind~rj
1s best ,o have" n ,,,,J tetc,;,,t u, uorth or south c:e11t~,;LTN ro11cls), Aho m*ke ~ur1cyo1, Rte not dow11wJnd ot Ul~jOr nudea1 t~rgets or 011e of thee nude~r
power ·p~.;11'1-s
N<lshvtlle has so1t1e fme cultural f;;atures, &nd some ghettp area~w,th h1gh""r11uc, sc, ,t
pays to,<1ommlltt 111!!:l this tow1, l'l!tlut thru, hve 111s1de the 440 beltw~y There arc actuaUy Curubetla11d Pbteatt The pl•tesu actually extends ftQm 11, to Alabam ~ on the·soutlt Ill? ps1t
several beltways :uo1.1J.1d the southtrn ps,t,011 of Nashville whe,c most of th~ urb"11 g,owth w~y lrtlo Kentucky u1 the north However, we p-refer the southern poruon where there ~L'e
ts· he,rdtl,g We would reco111 we11d st-ay1ng out past Bre11twood but p refernbly as fat ;,s J10 11191or tr~ffic flows- ove1 the mot:Ut*ms. 1-40 cuts through the Middle. and 1-:W be1wee1l
F't.>tttkhn en, 1-65 or lv[urfreesbo~o o ut :ilorig 1-24 If you 11Jl•,e •ettest property u1 the l'~ashvtlle ~nd Ch~tl'.lnooga cuts through thephte.1u to rL.esot1tlt The tcwn of Spencer 1s
L-,,wrcnceb urg-a1ea (A.tn1sh cou11try, but w,th 111~~e-as111g local du1g crune) the11 p 1ckthe npprox1011tely ,u tl1e·m1cldle of the t~bletop The be-~t loec~uons are ~long routes 8 sl\d 111
Fr-.;11klll1 are:i, I ( you select a lughe, r,;ted 1etteAt ,;re,, such l\S the CUU1berland Pli! teaL~ tl1~t c:roS.$ ove1 the. pl~tc~u south of Spence, MaMuu1ville Is the largest med,um $JZed city
pick the c u tsbrts oflvlucfreesbon !>, which g,ves you uitllllpeded "C\Ccess to Hwyl to elose~1 to thu ~l'eit of the. phte.,u. There 1s good forc:s:l.llt1ou throughout the pla teau O.n the
MeM:inuville, the g~t~ay to tl1e p!ate~ll blurfs, grg11d view.& of the lowe.r counuys,de ~re m~g111fice11t, but to o fat ~w~y fot c\nyone
to notlee from the v~lleys below The only downude- of the pla teau 1s tl,nt ro;:k "1yer$ und~r
Ch•tt1u1oog,, 1s one of the !11ghe1 1~ted c1t1es 111 ~sten11N It tS culturally mo re La1db11ck. the soil c-A1l sometlln e~ 111lub1t b!l.~ement~ 111 m~ny ca~es there IS e11ot1gh to peront P*rnol
l:1~11 l'Jashv,lle-, but p leasant. It g.ves you good a~cess,lo either Atlanta 01 Nashville-, bur 1s bnseme11ts and with h111dsc~p1ng you cm1 ob tain full basemei\t pro tecl.loti.
fur safet than both- slthot,gh Chatranoog, will cert-au,!y receive tlte brw1t of the reftigees
PQ 111u 15 01.it of A t:hi11u Th,s 1s ,tht b ,ggest ffi>l)O t city w1th1n ~n hour of the high seo.111ty
Ci11ubeifand Plateau The Te1u1essee Rive, r1111s ttuough town ~nd ,s 11n ooc~s1oual tlood111g
threat The1e-~te :\ls0 two 11uclearp la11ts up !'Iver to wo1ry ·a bout, ~!though rl1e previilu,g
w111dswill t;tkJ;· the Eillout 11orth tow~1ds Y.11oxv1lle, We recomintJ1d hv111g <!lit the nllrth
s,rle ~f the r,ve, (Hill City oi: N orth Ch~ttanctcg-..i) so that you have tu11111peded qt11ck
access out ot the,cuy 111 n p"ruc TI1e quickest L'6Ute up to the 'PIMe.su tS v,a Hwy 17 Mrl
the11 Hwy llL But tha t goes close to die Noe1ear Power pln.nt If thst [lllsnt is diun~ged,
ta!-~ Hwy s J.llSt~d

K11oxvtlle itself tS suffic1eutly f:u away from tf1e O~lt Ridge nude~, co~1~le,: that residents
will uot need blast pto teet11ll1t, but ,r1y subutbs to the south, ~st ar uorth of O~kndge ls Al
11sk of faUout, depend111g 011 wluch w,y ,he wmd 1s blcw,ng. If your 1etrest roUle 1s. wtst ;o
the northe tn po, tton of th~ Cumbeda11d Pl~teau, you in ust be oc:mg111zAnt c,f tht wu1da a!1cl
P,latt tog<> 11orth <:>11 Hwy 25W ot south 011 Hwy 1 frcm Knoxville 111 o,cltt to ,penelt11te
the mcuntaut t1dges ~w~y froni Oll!ttidge Tl,e ndges tu11 petpeJ1dteub1 to your d,rect1011
.if tt'i!vel., 50 you ,~n' t get west u1 a st1.a1ght hne of tt11vel

Ii your dHecl!Ol\ of. retre:~t is to the SE tow!\rd the Blue Ridge Mou11t~ms, then m:u:e sure
you !ocite on the en~t s1cie o.f the l'lver th~t bbd<..s the wgy for mon of the ~,ty Ol'lly Lt you
rhoo~e to 'live tow~td the·NE p~rt of the city (outside of the .640 bdtwlly and be_tweett 1-74
~nd L-40) does you1 ~ ,t route rwi p~rallel to the ridges 1t doesn't re~lly hdf> th~t ffl ucli
bec~use there Ate lots of nwn a,icl w~terrom-s~.s 111 those MUI e v~lle.ys ~11cl few ro~&
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'TEXAS * * * -!.t-:;_._
Summary Facts and Ratings

ClunAte Ai[ulttple dun ate zoues, from contw.enhl (hot :u,_d dry) ill fue1Ilest to l!u!llld 51:lbtrop!cal u:e-.u: the Gulf coast 'The p!lllhm?lle ltas Cll)klerumJt=
t.11'111 no,:th Texas, •.vh1le the Gulf Coast lta.s ve.ry little \lllll't~r TX ~vtr*g~S 139 to llt·>does :L ya,ir-and ,:ororuouly gets lut b y h ut1~c.'U1es ou thi:," w~•t
11opul:tl:te>u D~s,ty: Avet-;tge. 95 ppl / St) mile (i:.au.iked 2(ith 111 tit: 11atl:t0n }, Hisprun c 3 7°/o, Blatlc l ~ /o. A 11lUl 3 6o/•, 1nixed 1 4¾, Alnericru1 lJ.1.tillUl 3°/o
Cort !lf LIVU'\g Ihi.le:c Low <JO 5 (XVn'age u 105) 11u1ks th,s st~te;a-s t)1e Gt\l lowest ill the 11'1.tio!l,
1?av1r~ L.uid A'Jilll\b!lity- High Ouly 2% of l:rud ,s state or feder :tliy ow11ed
'Bu.ildrng Permits R..oquu-ed st,,.t ew1de, but ru:u1y l ocaJ tO\llllS have ~Ster req1111,e1n.wts Most a t1e~ h1.'Te
lllosdiction for prope.rty cl~se t<ll but outsi<k<Df the offio aJ oty I.U111ts.
L.u,d mid Orban Piamllllg No state-WJde plt.1U1111g·m:u1date
Good gcowm_g season from 130 d ~ys in the n orth tc 330 da~ ill the south Tlte. top Eve crops 111e- rotton, gre~nhouse &
nursery, co1,1 , wheat 'lll d l1«y. '.Ramf.<tll v!lfles from 55 tn.ches per ye-ru: In the east to less thru1 10111che! 111 the west D.lllns,g-"-b
J. modet'.U<: 37 mch es Only the ooJtsb1 p l:un gets e11011gh I !Wl to t ;Us e cro.ps without 1rug,.t1ou or well pu111pmg,

E.e.,tltl\< E1~\1iro11111enl 1,lb11•r 11atural sp1u1gs abound w d ha.v~ goocl w11rer !X<a:ept 111 ut-ban <tr!l!S o r near !:<ten s,vely fertiltzed crops 6<S¾ of water suppHes
1tre fluondat etl. fill po\h.1t1011 u 11ot ~ proble,u exeept 11\ the. m lt!Ql Ptl.es Thet·e ,s .excellent solar potaiuaJ :tlmost everywh ~e
1'rllfilc Ho uston ·a nd Dalh.s/ Ft Wottlt \lave h e.tvy tr.tfic probl=s, S0me r~ hght Cltllle!c'd.S ill use but 110 st itte h1w per se
!'olttics. Texas is a rouservat,ve state e-Jecept ut th,;- uu:.ge atte-s Dem 3S•fo, Rep GO~,, Iud/ 3rd party 5°/o
'I'1\X·~s· B elow aver ~~ RlUlked .>9th !ughtst with 1111 ~Ve1'11ge state tllX burden of 8 6°/4 of ltl::Ptne. No inrome tu , propeL'ty t11Xe~
r!liik 8th loWest m the uat.ou but state ruid loc:11 srues tl\X ,tveJ:~ge 7 -¥'/o Cu registration f:.es ;u:e r ~u i bk
eorruption V!iry h,glt .it tht st~~ level l'oh re nnd 11lGges 111 !~e a:tie.s nte "1ro ~llbjett ,,;i co1~ipttou
Crime ffigl1 V,ol ;ut crilile :iOS/100K, pcopetty cumt 3987 / l OOk.
-Perso11ru Liberty· F.,w: 4'ont qt S
G ui~Lib e1-ty· V!irygpod, No pmnJt 1srequu:ed 10 purchacSe fu·e,u:ms "Shill! 1s·st1e'1 shiefor ro11c.erued we1tpo11 pe111111t .:a12nn o:d
we,i;pong mcfude machme _guns m.d s:r<ired -off nfl~s Jnd sltotg,uu a Open c.,ury is pemutted m tilt state
v~~'Y gpod There Is .t full r1111ge o f 1111.mrill )lelllth ptllctit1011ers Direct entry uudwifery IS leglll
through ,tpprait1ceslllp 1md. approved oolirses 1! they 1, 11.ss t h ~ NARM exrun.
Home 5ch oo ilug Unre,g ul,ued, St ate requu:es,110 !lotlfio).tlon ru1d no test srore~
Mil,ury T111:get~. Brooks AFB, S-an Autoruo i\Erosp-ire medfai.nc tr:unu1g . Not l t arg-et
CM!p Bol4s, S ru1 f'u1to!]lo tvtlUlroveruig anct ttiliHlllg m:en.. Not a tru:get,
Fort Ehst, 11orth of El P<tso Patr,ot Missile tral!Hng. 1st ,u1no r~d Div111011, iarge •1nru1e11ver ru'e.\ ru1d u 111ge, prllnny target.
R~d River _f,.i;ni y D epot;west o f To:ru:kll!l.11. AlntJ!un, tton stor age 1,U1d, 1·ep.w: of Brad\ey ru:my v.eh1de.; se©ndAry target
!:l'ortHood., t1ortl1 of K;Jeei, I arge- = 11y'b:1Se w,th =01, rutilitry w d = corps; e runary target.
Fort Sam H ouston. crs Armvwmmand c~1te1 ·a nd !tom ! of 5th 1U1cl (,th um, ~s, sep:,udaryurget
Corpus-Chnstl N itVlll Air St11.t1011 Iu~ud~s Nitval :fiosp,t:tl, 1'1:iv:tl St~tio1\ ru1d Illgle.s,d e f',.1.1nJ Depo t, ~oond111y ·tlll'.get
 Regional and State Ratings 267

Ku1gsville Nava! Air Station, N~vy's premte! 11:t ~vi:~tlon trau11ng; seco ndA1-y h rg~t·
F ort \);forth NAS/ A.iii F orce Platll 4 (fo1meily Cs>rswdlAFB) Jou1t reserve base with_fi'-16,
F'-lS .;nd ptoductlon of 1'1- 16 and F-22 pru:ts, ,seeondary t-Atget
R:uu1olphAFB , east S,11 Anto1uo T ra.uung l>ase fur Jets andlatge ,urcr:afi, tei!tmry t.<rget
L:tcklaud AFB, s~n Antonio. ANG F-16s ~hcl C-~~ secondary t~ rgtt.
Sheppntd AFB, IY/idut,1 Ei'ells 'rr11,p111g w,t1g, ter\1~ry ta1ge1
Dye.ss AFB, west Ah1lene B-1s ,ind C-130, P"ma1y t3rget.
Goo dfellow AFB, Sli n Angelo , Cryptology trnu1ing; not A t'arget
Laug hlu.1 APB, -C ,udad Acuna. L-ac~t pilo t ~,~1niug b~se m USAF, sccond,uy t~rgtt
Hensley RieJd1 ~,'.!st A.cli11gto11 Texas Au N~ tton-al Gtta~d,-110 t,nget
Cl,esapeake ROTH R :id:u; Corpus C hnsl1 Relo~t3ble Over-the- Hou2o n R.~d?.t' (ROrrlR). Enhsted for counter n3rcottcs; tern~,,. t?.rget.
P:wtex Nodcar We-apons P la.nt1 A ill.wllo. An1..-r1c~ s ouly pl,111t fot ,ssembly/ dt$>1~sembly/stot3ge of nudc~r wc~po11s,_pnm-1 ry t-.rge t
Nuclear Powe, Pia!\~ South Tex:tS Phu it, G ulf Co~st b ~tween Galveston Mtd C 0rp1:s C hnst.1 2 1eactbrs.
Con1n1<111che Fenk Plant, 4-0 m1. southwe,st of F Ott \Y/orth 2 te,1erors-

Notes

Texil~ 1s gre11t because oi wh,t n·ntltlns of the- sptn! under!yu1g its, unoffic,al ruo;tc ' C 011' E T e-.<, s has several ma1or s clvaf).t9ges over p ther st-ak;s as J re!oc~uon des an~11on, mducl111g
Mess w1th Tex,s.11 T-.,.,~ b,s" long histo,y of 111dq,&11de11ce ~od res,stanee iO 'ty1~1u1y ~nd the low cost of living, :no µ1coai e tax, w,de op en spaces aviul:1!:ile lnnd ~ncl ~ fairly s.trong
being conttolled by the e:,sten1 tstab!1slunent Th~t still Lves today 111 tl'1e good huuLbl~ "don't me~ with Te;c~s'' ~ttttude (hrge!yo\lts1de ofb1g cities hke !'.}A)b.s) On the otl1er
pe.op le of 1ural T-,,x,s bllt rrot so much u, us big c.1b<'S Along with the Tex~s od boom .came h.1nd, we see ~eve_,3\ ueg-Auves ~bollt Texas such ss the deep root~ of: aorn ipuo11, the l~cl oi
trem eudous wesltl1 ~"d fu t cllt itv,ng wlud1 co n upted much o£ the fighlll'lg sptnt of the p11ncipled tot~ hness "n po lit= 1nd the steady encronchme11t of 11lega! 1mnpgrants. Like
state IY/h at's left of T<%as b igness ,s the b!lwdy .111c\~howy V:~uety r~the1 th~n the suength nil soufhern borcle! st1tes, the tlleg~l slien thre~t will evefltually overwhel1\1 the ,l\fea L~tmo
oftes1slauce. g~ugs si re d11V1ng up ccU11e ~nd w1elcl,ng mcre?.s111g, '.foter support of de,n ocrst,c soe-iruJSJn
~n cl benefits
T e7.3'l pGhtto:1~ns ire espeo;llllly id~t -at p laying the ~ole o f the tou_gh T ex~tl bwt in ost
sell out to f,n~nc1al interests. Te7.:lS u.sed to be $0l1dly tletn oci·9tte, but sta!:ted to change T here. are also so m e 111 a101 tht~ts t<:> -Texas in ~ nucleacw,ir Tex~s s.en;itors !t.,we used
.1fter the ,1ate's d,sgust of Lyi1don Johnsoti Rut~! T exRus s-till elem 9t1d ptotec,t!on of their theu u1s1det coru1ec t1ons w ,th Washmgton £01 many yesrs to b n ng m_tlrt"ty lllsr" lbtto us
rights, but gre often be-t1sayed by pobuc,,111~ Gh1m •!lg to be conserval!ve but who are to T,;xas T hJS has been·good for 1obs, b ut these b11se~ put c1v,h~1!! ~t risk dunng war
ronhollecl by the. e~tabltshme11t Even the big meg>1-d1u1d1cs hav e become $ofi At1d·wc,rld)y l'l~tuI>illy, the latgeS1 metro are~s 111 T.e-..:as are 9lso sl1b1ect to mstss soC1al u1.1test followmi
w,th mo11e.y At1d fame. ll m11o r atn\ck o r ~11y Cf lStS <1ccomprt11leci by !lie cutoff o f supplies a qd public , eLV1oes
I:A ll~s/Fort\Y/orth ,u1d 'Hou11on .i.re the worst. 'Bu, Also at nsk are S,.n Anton10, J;ushn
Corn1p ttb n ,s v,,despread m the Lone Sbsr State-, e.s pecially wl1en mixed w,th po.httcal ~ud Am~rillo
power The leg,s!.ture passed• sbk lo.ttery 0 11 the g$ow,ds fhitt the profits would all go lo
fund edut:.'tion u, the~ble iand p t event esc"lt tton of property taices But Llie taices 1ust lsel'p In s hort, b ec~use oi the sheer stu of thts srnte, you t~n find medlum,- tei1n safe!y 111 rurnl
1•,s111g_And nobody tilks >1bout th~ money from thelohery There have'becn , everal c,.ses of ~re.as !\nd en1oy ,i low cost lifetty1e However, 111 !1k<: ina11ner, ro 11sc1va11ve T e-~ans ac!: e-~st)y
coqup t lottery <iff1c1Als 11b~oond111g with fi.u1ds Thete we.re 27 public: corruphon prosecu- fooled by poltt,a):ms who talk ait<lwalk like ll3d1t1onal Tcxa~ and who saywl'tat co11ser-
tions l~tt ye-:1r, wh,ch "w~y too low fo r the level of t,ottuptiol\ here Crony1sm , piyof& nnd V~t1ves want to hea r, but 1ue ,n:Ieague with powerf1.1l 11 nd co~tltp t f).attonal forces wh11:h
kickback~ fo t ota te contrnc ts ate ~ontm o11 The NAF'fA lughw~y scandal, <:0111plete w 1th JJ\tend to st1b~ct trnd1hon~l vglues ,n this once gre~t Dt~ te.
ioll to"d s~ks to fore1gu co111p.u11es, cont1nue,; lo be pu_sl\ed by thegoven1or desp ite local
te1eetJ011 Co1tl.lptl0 11 u-1 the 1ud1£Jsl syst;;m And amo11g police is d ttdnut Te,~s has very diverse we:athe t because of lts huge size whet;, tt e11collnf~t's rwo huge
~ tr masses that m eet, the Rocky Mount•ni and C~1U1dllln cold a1c ru;1sses -and the Gu lf
268 Strategic Relocation

of!v[e,,aco's wsrm, mo1£t ~1r 'fln1nclersio1ms Rncl ton111clos ,uepers1£tent threats. We P....n1ars1llo Avoid the nuclear ~si,¢111blypbnt (Paurex) 17 miles l10ltl1e':lst of the, city, abo~
rec om mend be¾ow-gro,u1d shelters from ~ll the.se thre.ats but w~td1 out .for rock-µ~..e sods Hwy GO Am a.nllo 1s not 111 .the bfast &Onie', nor 1s ,t 111 tl\e no nu al &lloul wind'patterr1 ,f
tik.e C~liche, or the mfamous Vei't1sols types VerttSo l, are exp~ns1ve day 301fs th$t C':11)$e the p lattl rs -struck It 1s very likely to be l:ut su1ce nuclea, we~pons ,re be,i ug stored t:here.
bu1ld111gs to heave upwards ut the Lllll>y si>~son or ~uik dtinng dry spells Both types in ~lte It wo uld be·bolter to loc\\te on the we,t stde of town and lmve R secure ho.me or reu·e:.i.t.
bu1ld1ug sec~1te b,se,ne11ts Rn expensive :.rtd costly p101ect Befo1e you buy larwl 111 T exas,
you must check.local so,I maps ~t the ,cou11ty ~tetts1011 office to 111,u sure you ~re1t't
'buymg.hr1d th~t 1~ useless for growing or wlie£e b~sements are no t feaSJble Retreat Areas

E.,st T exl\S' Th,s is the beautiful pu1e couutry ttffit the Lou,s,•na border ~ud the Gulf
Strategies for Populated Living Areas Coast This :uea eucomp~sses the outer nug of suburb-an c1t1es aro.iud Housiou. along the
Gulf Coast to Port A , thur Clnd incl udes ~11 the sm,111 towns gou1g north to Tylei, Tac as
A.ll 0£ the 1Ua1or metros 1l't Text;s are too big to su1v11,e 'Social Llnrest m 11 m11101 cris,S', so Lastfy, rheut ate sev~-al small towns = Jt fuxthec 110,th betwee11 1-20 a11d 1-30, but one
you should plan 0 11 a turAI ret,,eat: and yo Lu r~tr~t shonld not be towa-rd tht south. L, must stay al lesst 5 m ,!es fl'o1n the freeways themselves to ensure ag,111st having lo de1'1
gei1ev.,~ you sho.tud locate 111 the stibuth91t towns 011 d,e outer 1111g of a1,y m~tro a1e11, nnd w ith those stranded Ott the m111ot highways. l,Jatur·aliy, the Gulf Coast portion of this
nes1 to the nou-neeway ex ,t routes yot>pl•n o ut oi the e.1ty We want u, emphi1s12e hv,ng area v11tlu11 25 m ales of the water 1s n ot recom·mended due to -the thteat of Hurucanes
011 the penphery of t he metro ,;1ea bec,;11ae J yotl't"e u, tlte m,ddle r.,i P!11110 o r Gailand, Tl'tls 1s" huge 11 ,e,; where onec-.11t fmd m i!d we111he1, good.wale,, nir~ futm k 1tcl cle~ungs
fo1 e.>t~mp le, you will h1ve s h11rcl ltme esc-~p,ng the local traffic, 1101 to mention the tl"Sffic and c!own-to -e1\lth people. Howeve1, keep in mind that tl1e tov,nls c losest to C,1U11s and
from all the people tn~de the metro a teR Remember, 1fyou c.~n't get out 9u1clt!y, yolJ Housto11w1ll eventually rec:e,ve a lot 0£ refugees, so ke.ep lo tbe ~nt1~I zo11e arou11d thi,
,night ss well smy put. Con't ger~tunded o n the fieew,tys or 10:lds Angd11,, Nat10 11al rarest ~/e should •lso ment,011 ll\e 'Ate~ above 1.30 which •pp roaches
the Oklahoma Ozarks F-..u:m cetreats outs,de of Cla1ksvJllt> and Pans are very 1t11al :;ud.
C~llM srea/E?ort \Y/cr1h. -'[our best retre~t sites are e~si 111\ he p ine forest cout\tl')' arot1nd ptovide good safe.ty
Athe11s., P~les11ne, e.te -Also co t\S1der cetre~ts 111 the no11h ,uo1md Shenna,, and De1111on or
nor\hwe, t rowa(d the s,n~!I towns neRt \Y/,cl11tn F•U~ Y ov c~n't go west without first going T c:xas HJ! Country 'T'lus 1z, the only swt~~l~ ~treat are?. m southwest Tass, and 1t ts es,
north b ec~use of the targets ~t\d p opulat1ous !11 your w~y If you move to Dall~s for a 10b, pec.ially-1wtable fo1 people ·who 1,ve 111 the south ofTex-..s. lt c11c,omp,asses the t.Olllllles to
we recom Q\e.lld the small ,liburban towns nei1r the 1,>ertphe,y of C Alhs tn Ml ~re from e.11st the NW of i-35 .betweeu Austin and SlU.I A11to1110 The central cities 111 the ~ull country >te
to noithweH. Your sdeotv.u1 fi\ust couic,de Wtth where you p lan to ex it the ace~ Ke,-rvJ le ,11ct rredrieksburg, tho.igh ,t extends f,rtLer wnth towJrd L lauo 11swoll 11 has~
J
1n IX of Putes, Lve•Oaks and wuper forestalJou togethei w,t:1, good well w.;te, lt.s ·1na1or

In tlte Fort \Y/onh Area, locate on the pt'.!tpheiy of the ho using developments tn Afl arc: hab ,hties are roe.I': outc,opput~ ""d 1,.,clpall C,.l,che soils (n1ak1ug-b,si:-tnents expensive)
beg1n111ug above the 1-30/1-820 Jctnehon ~rid ending wttl! 1-35\Y/ There 3re sevec;il.sub- It 1s ;1bo close to Me-,nco and ,the p1oblews of eve,l!ual '' re<Co11qwsta" 0£ souther11 sts<tes
d1vis1ons outside th,s freew~y ~re (Crest Ridge ~pd Sigin3w) that elun111ate yo ut 11eed to,
e~de the e1ic_1rdement of rosds Texas J\,uruu,dle· The re are son,e i,ne :Jgn C'Ultw.-,il .ie4!i ,n tl 1e p,u1lt11ndle from Lubboc.k.
north 10 Am3rtllo , p-grtic.ul~dy Ill the Plau1v1ew ar~as. F'}.,t !~nd cloesn' t m~l-.e for good
H ol.1$to t~ Ate~· Locate on the periphery u, 11 11o ttherly !\CC, tente.1ed i1ou11tl' Spqng, T exM rerre11t~ per se, but th,s a ce.a <S· so v~s! and r~1rnl lhat rt o.u1 be co n,ldered re.l~uvely irnfe
Your b est retreat sties Rre NW 111to 1he- pine country of e~st T.ex,Sc li you prefer the retreat F.emembei that .1 key p9ti of St1rv1w.l.s beuig able to ~'OW food m ~re..-.s that do 11't have i,.
sites ,n t beflill Counhywe_st ofAustt11 and.S;;n .l\nto1110 (Keu:v1lle ~rea), you e;.111 ptc.k ~ lot of s~.rvmg people There :u.e 1,mges oi i.ulls :;rtd rough cow,try where tt.lra! retreiit cabuts
3ubt1rba11 c,ty on J-io,i.ston's west side Choose a route wes1 And Aro1111d S3n Antorno Ofl· rru.1 be 'lo0<ted, Wh ,!e ~oughe1 and lessJorest.ed. the rugged c:ount,y11orth of A1n>titl10> ar1cl
tU!'A! roads Yo.i rnus.t Riso fmd 3 v,gy co cco,s under 1-35 w he,e there tSt\'t s,1 exit \o bar 11.s sro,JI to.wn.s provtde good long -term safety ,f ypU u~ve water.
yoUt w~y

Austin. .Select 1 li;,~tion 111 a w~t iuburb tif the e ity 11ear Hwy 290 leadit'I!?, t.o Fredr1ck$btug
or Hwy 71 le~duig ·to L,1!11\0 ! here are £etr~ t s ites be!'-veen Lh110 .g·n dAusttn 1.!l S"n
A1ito1110, we 1ecomme11d you locate outside the Ch~rles/inderson Loop F-Lghw~ to the
11orth. Best exit routes sre. Hwy 28 l t"O Fiedric.!;.sbu,:,g, 01 16 to Kerrville
 Regiona l and State Ratings 269

UTAH*****
Summary Fac ts and Ratings

C lun~te High -albmcle &sett :.1fld Afld clim~t,,. Sunm1et! ~re h lllt st 90-105 °E Wll'.1ter; :ue st:1lcl but
sonny at JQ 0 E Low·hurrudity UT average$ l toLnadoes p~r-yeat.
Low .32 ppl/,q ~ le- (41st l'.111kirtgJrt the 011,11011) ~·alt Lake met.rt> -s,ea de11~1ty i. 1218 ppl/sq tt11le)
~anJc 12.5%, Asian 2. 1°/o, Native Amenc~n t ·it•/6, ll lnc~ 14•/&, nlixed.i 7"/4.
Cort ,of :'..,1vu1g Inde>:: Below :iver~g;;. 95 ') (aver,1ge 1s 105) r:ank,; tlu ~ "' th~ 17th lowest state
PnvateL.1110 Avru.fab, bty. PooL 70'/• of landn state OL federally owne:i, u1clu&ngmost of the best forests and mount"111 land.
Bmlc6ng P eoillh R.."<:]tUred 1t9teW1cle £or new con~tructton line;\ remodel B~~ements ,1re b;u!l'werywr1ere.
.L.And ~nd U ,ban P!ruuung: Srnait Qreiwth is being pt1Shed, but n0t yet: t~ke,1 hold so land u se plllru11ng stnys at the loc:.tl lev~l.
fl'ood Product.Jon Good but reqwte,s 1rt1gJt.1011 Acla.111ate growing season of 90- 15() d"'l's $:mdy ~o,l 111. ,nost p lac.at, but eJay ts cominon
,;t v·,lley bott01ns ru1d ~1uu11d 19!-=es R,un ,averages 15,111/ye;irin the north :,nd 0nly 12 u1ch~, u~ the ,outh.

H e.Ith Enviroamenl: lvlounbu11 ~pnngwater 1s e-.rc,;llent but the quality from wells 1l'.1 thev:illeys n only f.ruL Only 2.2% tl1.1c populabortls w~tet n t luond,,ted
(ltiwest 111 US) Au pollution ts bad u1 Salt Late :md Utah V~Uey dunng tl,t wintet mvarstotu Good solar poter,11;;! :ill y~L
'.l'.(a ffi '-' Moder.ate dut'!lig rush. hour Olt 1-iS n1etro corndo r, Ogde11 ~ Spnngv,Ue T r~ffrc is light ill n1rRI .l.l'eas. No re<! bght c5r ;peed c:.~ner.as.
Po!illcr Conserv9bve.s predo!nl!tate: everywhere but Salt Lake C,ty, p;irtly because of ti\e Moi111011 religious cultl,\re Den 2.;,0/4, Rep 70'/4, Incl/3rd patty .s,•/4
T.ttes Avecage R.ru:tked 22nd higha.t witlt M. .ivernge- stare 01X bl\tden of 9 G¼ oi 111comee Iucorne blX H ~ 5°/~
flat 1ate, sales tllXeS aver•ge 6 6% .-nd propetty tal(es are low. ranked 40th.111 the 1111.bon
C0rn1pnon. lv!oden\te Son1e corcupbo111u state govru1r,1ent and ,neno pohce, but ~lmost 11011-Bt1stent 111 1urnl 3re,is-
Cnn1e M.o derite Vio lf!lt cl:lmel24/ IOO~.:.,:propeity: ~me JJ74/'l00K. Cwne ,a11d $pine gimg.s only,. eroblen1 in the $g[tL.\Jc..e ntetro arei
Pen~n0! L!llc1ty' G ood; 4 of .5 \Aong
Gun Libetty V·ery gpod N i, p = t to purdtase fir~rms. Baer.ground cl1<'t'.k reqtu.red fot putcl"t3te tromgun di-.,le..-. "Shall uzue" 1t.~e for-
c.onceiled fire;u:m pemuts Recognizes most o t:het states penrut, Open c:;ny peumtted' ,.i 110 round m <:h3fr!J:>er
1\ltea1,tive Medi.Me Very good ,ivm.lab1hty £01- fuUrru1ge oi n,1tn~al health p Lact!llone.rs D ,L-ect e1try 1111d.;.r1ves 011 (hoose to be ticei1red ::,r ope1~e free o f tice1t.$Ulg
Hcm,e -S;:L1coling, uiw regukition. St:ite reqwres parmtl t ~ send nool:Je~non only
MJ!rt:Jry Targm Tooele Almy Depot ru.1d.Deseret Chrn11c::;J Depot, E:!'lst of SLC Storage c,f chett11cal ,md convenl:J on!ll murution ,, grunary t"'§tt, 2.local:!011,
Dugway Proving Grotu1.d1 east of SLC Atr Force range co1\tffl1u1g Mich,\d Army Aufield, the "new Are~
51 secret undergrotind b<ise. D eroL'1!lllSS'lOned ~!X rrusstle; -rto rcd It.e re, i;urn1a:i:y b eget
C,rup Williams NG, south of SLC. N !>A spy data cei1tet p lanned 0;1-s1te; secou&.uy target.
Hill AFB, Ogden Defense Depot F- UI :Fighters, t....fK mrs!Lle p;ttn1ma1or 1·ep:1tr depot; pn1n,uy t>11,.get
Air F or ce Plant N o. 78, We$t of Logan. Now Thiokol plant tnanufactu.nng rocket tnotol's, ;eoon daty t-l~
170 Strategic Relocation

Notes

Urnh IS the- cente1 cf the l 11tern1ount~111 Wesr and hAs llecom e khown fcH l!s mol\llts111s, Th~ hott~m l111~ 1s th~t the V!\St m~1ority cfl:.,,fonnons are good Chrt~ti,111 peopl;:,, i!lld dcn't
skuug :u:,daod desettsceuer:y (u1c:ludu,g ,ts unique red ruck fonn attous) Utal1h~s the dese1ve the b~d r~p tfaat cut,es 1_>rolll otc No,1-Morruom;. who moue'to \J!sh a11cl eoruc wnh
gre.iittst di,t~nce in any d,rect,on f1·om p o1e11t11l 1l'lurces ofsoi:.1al unrest, 1hus.mAr,.1ng It an op e11 1nmcl c1o en1oy the .ft~le
one ot th e .s;> fett long-term pl~ces ·111 the n1tl'3rt It ,s the only top rAtecl' state with ~ccess
to M 1nte.r1Hho11al ~llport (SLC I,,;, m~1o r huh fur I:' elt~ A1iline1) Tlus ls 1mport~nl fo 1 LDS !ugh moral zrsnd,,nls se~ to keep con up t1011 ,it low lcveb among Monn tl11 pohl!r
bus1nessureu seeking safety 1t1 comb111aho11 w,th tease or lrnvcl office holde1s, with occauo,rnL eccept1ons All 5t•tes have coattpl!Qrt, 111cludu,i Utah, but
tt is s,g1ufie811tly lowe1 here 111 tl,eory, ii i11y churth me1uber has knowledge of sigruficant
Mount~u, snowmelt and resetV'01ts p!'Ovide good, clenn wate.r fo r mosr o f Utah'~ aeeds, d1shouesty a111011g a leader m ·the Ch1J1ch (and m,;ny LDS govennnent offic.,sls are), t11ey
u1cludmg mig~uo11 Pl1ts of sp1ue old p1011ee1 to:wns s1111 have pure public wat~ supphes c,1.11 ,-..,se ru., ob1ecflo11 ,;ncl the local leaders·ate requued to hold~ hea1111g 011 the matterc
eo mn1g out of the mountams, Although most l,~ve to adcl some c:hlonne lt ,s st:Jl s ~esest, While few n1e1nbert, evet eKert,se thtt nght.. some h11ve 3t1d ti: has 1esulted nt a leatlet-
so find ;; <:0111 ru 1U1ity with good·w"te,- sources. The mollnt:uns prouu:le g111u1ty feed, so ship change 1'l11s puh L~ ~nJbAfh'lssment -acts as~ deterrent to cor:rup11011 Nauuilly, t11,t
w~te.1 could contmue flow1ug even m ~11 txte11ckd powe, oubge. dotsn't stop some from luduig their ~01ruption, but it does form ~ second ~ve1iue fo.L
d1,c\Pllne---espec..tslly when pohr,c,i}pirties 101n t'!lnks to pro[ect one of theu own from
A&erye,irs of forua11g, tire u~t,ve s-~ndy sot! IL~S uow becom-. fertJ~ sandy-lo:>1m so ,! wl11cl1 dismtSS\11. There ha$ been co rrl-lpllon smo11g loCll police, but p~nsculnrly 111 the Salt L~ke
1s ~sy ro woik with Sunsli111e hdps almort.JI ciops g10:w if below an deu~tton of 6,000 V~lley whe11 over. n da~en officers were suspended or 01Sm1s!ed for ~loohol, :mOl'lll, or policy
re~t. H9y and ~ale ~re ,noteeommon ,n theh1gh mount~m v-a lleys The gro\v1ng 1ea.so ,1 ,s offenses There 1s low corruphoi1 amo11g local ,1udges
longer at lower elevan.ons II\ 3011thcrn Ut,,h 2long t,vers (Ut~h's CL~1e} As 111 ali ::ither high
desert d1ir1:ites m the 'v//e~t, F.r ~nd Pi11e forests don't grow on the hot ·western foce :,f the Ut.ah ,s 110! free frQm the :11uclei1r thrt'l'l Hill Air_ Fotu Base ,s ~ pumsry t>ltget su1ce It 1s •
mount~ins; no r below 6,000 it, Sh2ded snowpack p rov,des the- steady mdt of o;,,<c\tff needed ,11,~jc,r log1st1cs ~nd.rep:1!1' depot for co,nplex am:i:~Ji lncl 1russues. Pl\.ttS oi the MX m,ss;l,..
to grow co11,iel trees, .fou11d only on 1he:northern Mid ~~stern ~Ides ot' the motu\tl\11\s. The system Rte stored thete~s well ,,s 111 rile DugWRy ProV11,g Gn:iund! 111 the West tese t'I a11d
populat~d c1tles,ilo11g the W:is11tch fr<>nt and 1-LS corndorback up to the wes1 i~ce of the tho: Tooele A.i:Jny depot_ Tbere are ~!so well docul'Uented romors ,of-a secret u11de1grou11d
,nc>unt:\lttS wluch do11't show the beauty of the forests beh,nd m1lt1~ry ba$e out ui 1.ht 'vi/est L'esen. It's lcsg,Cill twt thet>< are s=l"al of dtese scatte1-ed
a1011nd the OS s1110~ Cheyen11~ 1"Iouut~u11s such s11 obvtous target for~ Russian 11utleu
Mg ny people g,~ u111:n11dated by th~ Morn1on religion 111 Utah. But we consider the atnek The t1ev;r NSA spy dtt,1 co inputer center 111 the d:,seu 1'.JW of Carup Williams ss
Motmo1,po[,t1bt!o11 base to be a str1tegic .1dw.11t!\ge 1118 t!.l iSJS The Chtu:ch o fJ e.sus Chttst also ~ possible futtu:e t~rget.
of Latter-cby S~1nts (LDS) as II cultu1e oontnbutcs to making tlus the most conservat,ve
state Ill the Un101i, 9nd Morro 011s, m _ge11eral, have~ tn uch lugher. level of personal pre- Most 11il)UOt.am arel\S il1 the We,r ate st1b1ecr lo lome c~rthquak.ez, ~11d U}~h ts 110 exoep1to11
p~1·eduess thM 1.s eneolu·ngecl by the ir reltg1ous he-liefs nncl state cultural history The Latter.- T~l<x steps to prepa1-e ~ home here fot e.11rthgu~k.es hy stcurmg he~vy book~~s~ ~nd w~tt-1
day s~u,ts are, for the most parr, fr,endly ~nd toierant ofothtr i.11ths 111 the,r midst, despite heaters- to the walls, etc le you are bu,ld,ng ca 11t-W l101n e tons1det the so ,l cortd1non~ ~11d
the<llsto11lOl'lS ~nd rumors that eome from the p rohf,c :u11<-t\llormon oppoS!tlon, Othe1 unplem ent appropu~te 1emforc,ng,sud1 as shear w~lls ~ncl fut111cl~no-n anchor holts
Cl,nsha-11 churches ~re fou11d 11\ ~ecy Utah co1nmtu11ty.
Strategies for Populated Lfving Areas
The only p[gce the Mormons are the .m lflOttty 1s Ill S:ilt L~ke C,ry (SLCJ, where.11on-Mo l\-
.m011s tend to ::io 11gi-egate, ~nd som enmes create iuctlon with 9ll1t-Monno11 hostility l\ih1d1 Salt Lake City a1ea The mllll\ metropolttsn areas ,11 Utah arc about 4500 feet 111 elev~w:.n
of ,t 1s tlnve11 by C'emoc1~ts, l,bernls and ho ,nosexu9ls dialling undel' the. overwhdm - ,111cl sit r,ght t\ext to the rowe-1111g WMstch rung~ of th e Roc:ky Mount1'1ns. These ~lley~
1ng ma1on\y of Mormon R.ept:iblicah vo tet's uid their religious doctnne which e.spot1Ses offer rhe best growing 9re,,s 11\ !IO(thtrn Utah. E veryth.ng else 1s !uglier, 111 alt1tt1ck We
l1beny bUl l:loes not c.011s .der homose:tuality ,~11 ..accep table lll or~! lifestyle O thers d,shke er
d1~11't recommend tlie Salt Lake V<1lley Uself becst,se ,ts- congestJon, libcr~l/left ten~cr-
the "follow the 1~~der" .m enta!Jty of. manv lvtormons, which ,s present, though Mormons cJes and winter g.i polh.ition, Most p eople have- to locate .ne.1r SLC for work. but they
l\re not an u11th,11kt11g gto!Jf', A s1:able n1..t1tonty of Moun orts ,, even curther to the nght ~hould note th~t m o~t trrtff,~ out of tli.- ctty tr,wels vi~ die l-15 iretW,ry s,Jot1.11d di~ "Pomt
of 1n,11nstream Repub liCUlis.m ~11d .:oflS1de1-s them sdves co11st11ut1onal conse,v-A l!Ves. of the Moun tam ·1 011~ of the few :ilte,11aks 1s:Reclwood'Ro~d w1ucb lt1>ds to ll~h V~llry
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Retrel:'\t Areas

from the soL1th Salt Li1l.e V;:, lley are,\$ o f Hernmon ~nd Bluffdale lf you A,e JI p ilot and The closest tetreat are.is 10 ihe Salt !,,?.k.e Villey Jr!' P~rlry's Sum!n!l At ihe top of the CAnyon
W:\nt to us.~ an t.ttpl?.ne to leave the e1ty m a c:ris1s, locate 111 West.Jorcbn near the Sotitl1 11eai the Paik City sk, t~sol'ts on 1-8C.\ This 1s wber~ m411y ofJ:hc 011g111~! senlers h~d their
Valley Region9 l A,cp o1t He!<: are other ?.re.as 111 the SL Valley Wt!I't Rlten\Ate p<alhs- out st1111 tnei. ,~;ibu,s- The 1e11l est~te ts expensive·,,b1Jt b ee\!t1ful a11d co11vt111ellt 'I'he motltltm,-
fed wate:1 1s ex«tlent as aie tl,e lugh utow11:i\u1 fclrests Furthet 011 '.ltclund the 1110,\tlt~lnS
(ottonwooc\ Height~JS do~t to rhe 215 beltwP,y itnd Big Cottonwood Ca11yon for busmess ,s ~ very secure upper valley ,etreat are1;, the Heber V.;lley Whi.le a lhous,11d feet 1uglt.ef
",!;C.e!;,li ~11d there Pote 1e,p 10ad.s OVcJ: them ountRmr. u1to rhe $ecure fi:obe~ V~lky This area tltl\ll s~Jt Lak<! v~lley, you ,inll h,ve a ft1II gt'owmg-se,1son fur l!Otmal -ctops, Puce:;, .ue i10t
1s ~l,;x, , secondary business dtstncl w11h professiona l offices eheap he,e eithet as the h1ghei:pnces of Park C,ty 1111d Dee, Valley have m,ide this d1e
destina l:ioLL for overflow demand Eve1, so, tt is a beatlt:iEul .ag11cultural villey -;,11th its pw11
East S~ ndy ts 0ro L1ndL1ttle Colto nwsod C,uiyon RoRd, wh1clt 'Jc~cls up 10 the f~meQl !l!Lport and 011~ of the best l~k~ ui Utah, Deer Creek Re.,se~o,1 u11der the spe1:t~cul~1 lvfi.
sk,_ r~crts of Snowbu:d ,1nd Alta Th~t c.anyon elso h!'ls unpRved _ro~.cls leAd111g over the T1tnpa11ogos· Wt like the town of Midway besL
mcunt~111s 10 greater safety, Further so uth ui the va lley ,s the new hou..<>trig !\teas above
r: caper (Swicr~t) which has a ro~d leading to Alpine in Urnh V~lley. 1'lorthet11 Utah. North of Salt Lake City and tcast of Ogden 1s a 1ewel of a fllitn-reueat
:ir.ea sunro,1uduig the Pmev,ew Reservo ir 'J:'he names of t!t1c towns ofL1be.rty, Ede11 'a nd
Norther11 1-lS Corndor· 11 J~ mo,e d1ff1cult to fiuc! .,nything s.afe north of Salt Lal-.t City H ll11tsv1llt tell their owu story F.,i1thet tlOt'lh 1s the IMger LJc.he Valley, home of the city
because of the p1oxnn1ty to Htll AFB, b ut (I few sm~ll c11le-S qu.altfy For sonie safety 1f of Loga11 snd Utah Sts1e Un1vers1ty Tills is one of the C'O ld high mountaltl valleys u1 Ut~h,
properfy loclted ~wny f1om the free.way, These ate North S9Jt L~ke, Boul\t1ful ~nd perllllps bur it- sti.11 lus a full grc,w1ng se,i,son once the frost has pRssed. The best retrent ~re11s ·3re ,n
'Firmmgton, \Y/e recommend M('?.I on the lugh fo1oth1lls (c~lled. the ''beuches'') bec?.use you fhe ~uihern part of the V*!lcy Around the towns of Hyrum, Pgraclise aticl Avon. Even more
will h9ve to go further mto the mounl\1u1~ on 1eep trntlt to get around the trsff,c block,w;es t'ernote (over the mou11t;i111s o n Hwy 89), 1s 1he Ile,ir Lake area ~round Garden City-
1101th !'I nd ,cn.ith ,I eep nails lead off J'.bove Eovl\uful J)lvd om J!l resort town wh,cll ,s ,famous fol its t9spbcHY, c.rops nnd berry slrn l-.es 'Bear Ll\1-,e ,s
011e of th~ most beautiful blve hikes m the W'est, ,nd there-are many cab111 s ites 111 the
There 1s ,11othmg: safe north between Ksysville ·And Ogden beeAuse of rhe pteseuce of Hill :mot111t~!ll~ tc the \Y/est of fhe Like
AFB· You, re!\lly h.qve re go north past Wilfard Bay and on to Bngh~m City to bncl gnotl'te.r
v,;illiey city o ut~1de t11e ;.'\9 nger zone. Willard &y ,, s huge f1•eshwater b:1,y ol\ the Great N~t lJt?.h Valley The mount~111~ neir here 11re mostly ~ndevd oped ~nd rugged but there
S~!t Lake aiid a fl1vor1te for hrge s~1lbo~ ts Bnghlm City 1s a little too for for commutmg, .-ire three Fosstble retre~t are,s with powe1 !3Hd Wll~V ~m1en1hes- Sundance has numerous
though some do ,1 This ruce little tcwn ,~the gsttw·ay to the excellent h1gh v?.lle-y rett~-at pr1v,ue c.1b111.9 ui the mo~mta1n~ aro\lnd.Robert Redford'~ 1con,c ski ~ .•ort famous for the
, 1te.~ 111 Cache: V9lley ,, nnua! filQl restnmL It 1s nor as crowded or popular -'If Park Ctty, beuig lower 111 altitude,
but the scenery ,s spec1~n 1lftr on the wooded ba~k.s,de of Mt T,mpanogos. lt 1s too h,gh
Utah Cotu1ty BecRuse.most of the rhre~ts are Ill !he no rth ,ind west p?.rts o f the Staie, we ,1 n.d shaded to grow food, but It 1s only~ few miles froip fa1111h111d Jnd 20 m111utes from
r~mmend chents pick norm?.! l1v1ng,ueas •n the Vlllley, so~tth of Salt L.!ke City for the PL"OVo-Orem Hobble Creek Canyon runs eca~t up from Spq11gv1lle 1u1d ts ki1own fot its
b est safety, Ut:Ui V~lley h~s good commuting ~cces.s to SLC snd yet better rerre.ats\ccess canyon golf c0t1rse Jt 1s lowe,: !II ele.vghon and Clln gr-OW so.me crops though the mount;\fl1S
to the s~fe ~Ieas furthet sou1b, There ts uo lll.?.)O L metro ~rea to the so\lth of Utah V:\lley on e1fher side lun,t the 'hours of sunslune, Sp~rnsh Fork Canyon also bQS one 0111.vo c:ab111
In add1hcn, Utah v.1lley h~s closer ac.:es.s to t11e qio unta,11, and some excellent retresits subcl1v,st0n~ and ts at about theslmc elev~!lotl as Hobb le Creek C'ilnyo.n
v,a H~be1 V!311ey than does Salt La'ke (vis1 !iwy 189), Utah Valley ,s the home to two uru-
ver,,ties (BYU 1n Provo ~nd UVU in Oremy and thus offer-. a wide v,u1ety of education Centl'J l Ut9h, The best overa!Lreneat :\te,i 111 the en!tre state 1$ 1n S?.npere CoL111ty T he
aqd culture Our favor1te loc:\t10ns ~re the ting of cities along the mo un~a,ns sotlth oi 5500' to 6000' -:tltJtude 1mllry eXtends &om Mt Ple,1san1 ancl Fal!Vlew u1 the no1·th down
the Provo-Orem are~: Spr1ngville, M;\pleton, :\11d SRle1n, The first two h~ve mourui1n to Sterling ~ndMi11\t1. All the towns have c.-ccellent Wl\t~r, good so,l.~nc\ no ,11aJor threa t~.
fed spnng wa ter, Spanish Fork (neRt' SpnngviUe) 1s out 111 the middle of the valley ~nd 1s The p11m3ry agriculture 111 !he valley 1s turkey rarms Jnd hay lt ,s t.:> o for ~way from S?.lt
pe1hapi the best tlJH ~,ty i11. tlle·cot111ty u1 tettns of low cost ~11el-effic,ency(w1th,tiber-opt1c .u,J.e City to experience ll\ uch fOQ.lal Ufl f~J! ove.t.flaw, And ti has A goQcl base of fut'tll i;,eople
mtet1t.et). lt h~s ·a uon-towete.d a11po1t11s well Avoid buyu,g 111 the wutd flows of Spon1sh ,uicl hu11ters ·that wtll ~U1V!Ve well 111 h9rd 11111 es The v,,lley has to1c1tecl mi;,µ11t~ms Q ti boih
Forh C~uyou unless·you w~nt to put up your own ·wu,d genern tor. sides 1llffeu11g dozens of c-abm sites, ~mpk btu, tu,g (~ee, a11d Ell-.) ~nd l!lkes 411d tntls O ur
f,woute pbces are Mt Pteas,u1t a11d Spnng C,t:v
272 Strategic Relocation

Highway 89, corndoL Going so'Utll £rom fuchfteld, Hwy 89 spLts tll)ru 1-76 !\eat Sev,a UI< south~steru e~rt of the st~te, lvfo1u1cello 2nd .Blnndlng.lrnve the S<'lln e s:,fety h\.:tol due
and follows the Sev,eL Rive, sout!L Thete are p1011eh ltou1este-,ds aJtcl farm lru_,d.ou both to iso\~110 1, w tth the ~dded ~av~nt~ge,or ~ warmer d 1m,ite, Mont>Cello renlly belcn~ ni oti
s,tl~ of the h,gl:,wsy Atl of this area 1s rehbvely safe swce the cousl.ruction of1-15 011 tl.,e to the econom ic cb~uier of southweStern Colomdo , due to pt~ 1tntty ,1nd iypt or~,gr1cul-
:,the1 .s,de of 1he mountams took most of the traffic, but tt ts st.I! best to pick retrffit sites ture. 'I'o get there, you pass through the spect"cular red Loek country ofMo,b .mdArches
thatb?.cs up to g.o ventment forest land. l\l.,.ticnn,llv[onum'!"nt The cLm ,te 1s drier and w"nner than nortl\ern Ut,h

Highw•y 12 co,ndot Soult- of the re.<l gems of southe111 tJtah lll'e 1sol-,ted fa11u and rnnch
!I.teas aloug scElil~ Hwy 12, w h,ch t.6 you from P•ngu1td1 up to tLE gorgeo\tS Brycie
C,snyon Plate:iu through Red Rock C.tnyon , The rta l ,etr~ t site~ do11' t show up until
-you go down tbe otheL side of the 111ouut~u1 rn!o Tropic Tl1ere you e11te, the spectsculs1
world of the Grand St>tr.<:'1se J\Jatioua! 111011ume11t 101d the towns of Tropic, Ese~!a11te and
BouldEt, 111tlud1ug the A9uaous Pl~teau Mounfa111s . T his 1s >111 isolated world ki1ow11 to
very few u, Utah, and it's~ wonderful ,u·ea to retreat to ,f you do11' t mu1d the isolatio n
and ate con ~ 11t to so'lk u1 the beautJful la11clsc,pe Tropic ,s the t:!osest to civ,h2at10n ·a nd
Bot1lde1 is ll'te funhest-, 1e<1! sl,nctt,ary,

I-15 co1ndot Rve11 though thoc mteutate- 1s Hot sa~ due tp I.ugh t1affic, 1! r.; stJI poss,ble !o
find retre11t sites m the_ru ounta,ns 10 the east oi the r1ecW'ay1111d not v,siblefroru ,l Raclr
of tbe cb'mmuru.ties of B~vet, PJ1rawa11 ,;ind Cedar City bas sLlch. !united s,tes. The rough
tlw 1g 1s fi11du1g one fo1 ssle

Southeru Ut"11 p~sl Ced.11 C,ty Im; a diffe, ent c hmate due to the fiftee11 l11-1ndred (~et lowei.
eleval!on. 1t s c,ll'ed U t•h'sDix,e du~ to the ws1mer climate S't Georgebee,me a d estu'la-
1.tou boom town aitet Las Vegasst:,1ted to fill up with C,tlifonuaus, but ~u
that leveled uf.f
,ui.er 2QOS. I~s now~ first r;,te shopp u\g A.n d conimerce Area, but not qtUte ~ go()d pl~~ to
rclreat to itself T he smaller ~nd older pio neer e.o mm w1111es of Hurn~ne, ~nd Toqu~rv.,lle
,re bet!« Yoi, csn stit! find p Loperties dose to the V,rgin fuve, wh,ch flows out of :Z10<d's
National Park, but thete 1s so much. tr~ific along Hwy 9 gou,g to snd from the p,1rk, th~t 11
unght be IL"1d to gain ltlly puvacy Co1ts1de.r the nng:ited hnds .n ound Toq1Jerv1Ue wh1c.h 1s
off the &eew"y and has-cle~t w~te, pt~ssumed fur nng,,ttoi, Tl,e prrv~te Sky Rauch .airp:,r~
11e'<\1' the funn helt u1 Hurn e.me also h~s some excelle11t possibilities for ptl61s who 11ecd "'"
•v1n.ttu1t retr~,t lo escape tl,e LA bssu1

On tl,e-west s,de of St Geo,ge, you fmd the o ld pioueer com !llurut,es of S'.ut" Claia 1'n d
1vu1s which offer goo:d isol.tto11 Beyoi,d tllfSe yo ~ c•n find eve.11 better Lem ate retre,1t s,te,;
w hen you cluub b,ek up u1to t.lie wountcSt<l~Oll the Hwy to V,ryo, Central i!Jld Pine- v~uey
The ro.gd b,eps g,J111g over tlle motint~u\, to Enterp ose., wh,~h ts ~no thor good retre11t sit~,
though very 1solq1ed by d ,srnnce to the m~rk~rs

Eastern Ue1h. 1/,/e m list m ent,on the ?.re;is ~round Venial' Lil the north, Thev m,u;e ,_ aoo d
tetce11t s,tes because few people wrutt to live the.re It's very cold 111 tit'!' wu, m , 1,e mg on
the e,,st s,de- of the \Y/asatch Ra.t,ge, ,ud it's"' long dt,ve ·to ru ,11or coulm ctcllli ce11ters But
there s, e ;good ra11cl1111g s1test1ei>r the 1110\Jnt.<ms dose to the s,u,U !.owns rn the al-e,1 l11
 Regional and State Ratings

S1.1.mmary Fao ts a11d Ratiogs

'Hu mtd-conttnentru cluruitew1tlt wa; spnng.;, ,m id rommers, bnghtlv colored fall le;,ve, and long,
eokl w1ntets SnO'.vfall vanes baween 60 tc 100 1llches dependmg on elev,001:L
l'oJ?ul~t,on Density Medi urn low 67 ppl/ sq mile (2<lth lowest l1l n>1bo11) Hiipatllc i S¼, Black 1%. Asian 12¼, mtXed 1 ~/o.
Coit ·o f LLVU1glnoo: Higi1. 121) (::rverage,s 105) rru1~ 11$ the 10th mqst e<petH1ve stitte.
L:ind Owne(lh!p Good Only 8', .2'/4 of the lrutcl 1s sl'~te 01 fede.rnlly owned
Builcling 'Pe.urua Required fo~new btuldmgs Localities m"Y cequa1e petrl1lt for -rmrul pro1.ct. hke replllt;1ng the hem.ng9"Ystom. but most
do n~t Some area~ have p11erou·, 21l)11L<ig testnctlous ori ntW .:on; trµdl on (ill .\!-1-if.lrt found 1t easH:t t..- U&e p re~<if.t-
.1ng bwld,ug,) Basetnents ~re 00111111011 0Ut!1de of rome 1notu1t;un a reas with granite n ear the surf.ace.
Lru1d :,nd U1bfil1 Pl;uuung Venntot1t h•s "Srrt:art C rowtl1 1 unplementatlon by ~tealth. Desp1t:c tlte Jack-0£ mllllcl-atoiy loc,,l plm amg, the
st,,tic Ullld Use- md Develop,nent Law (Act 25'0) requu:es p.enrut, fo, cert:u11 type~ of development activity
which mus.t co1np lyw,th Gtowth M,1nnge1ne)f Act (1988) wh1d1 i;s g {onn of S,n~1t::'.:irowth.
fi'oocl Ptoduction Modi't'~te Rocky, gbc,ated so,! and1\ gtowlllg sea~on o£ 90 !lo 180 d.syi l)ii<>~t u.f the- state get,; 150 day, fuunfall avefageS abbut 42.. ,nc:he; p er i'eai:.
H~lth Env,~orune1t Good watet qu~hl)i S\uiace and ~qtuferwattr,s ammng the top 20 states 55 7~/4 oi the- popubttion'~ clurtkil\gwatet ts ilumn dat~m
T t<atiic No sigru.ficant traffie observe<! VT doet not ute red hght 01 spe.ed c.:.uner1s.
Pohbc-$ VT 1s c.onsidered a h~vily Democrabc state e1nd-attra:t.s ,ndependenb and a1vuonn1enta hst,; who (to)getbe.r w,th the statenews 1n ~ j
c-.any thuigs e"Je11. iurthe1 left. vr h~~ liberal ~ton rru:u.11uana and ~y w11ons D em 50¾, Rep 35°)~,Jnd/Jr" p,irty 15°/4
High. Ra11ked 8th h1,ghe.st w1tft an avel'.>lge sbte tax butden of 10.3'/o of mcom,: L,come true .c·ate n 7'/o up to $54K. and 82 53/• aitet
$Sl 41C Sales trot 1s (i•/o and ptoperrv taxes Me the s!*th lilgl~est u1 the natto11 (eotlected by both stiate ru, d local goven,rnents)
u:i t.ruption Moderate Vetn1onth'3S ialwl!ys p ucled itself on bong ~ low co{U\pbo11 stare But there .nepolincal artd JUdtcial ,mpropnetle
Crune:- Law ,;,,olent c.n1ne rate o( 137 /1.00K .and ivern,ge p ropetty crune rate o( 25(1Q/1QOK Me,st
of d1e< lltne t! iocmedw1th111 c:tbes :ind ts sti ll relat1v-ely .ru1ld
Person11!T,berty Pgor, 2 -:iut: of 5 VT rate" l Otlt lowest ,n ove1~1l freedom _ratu1g
Gtu1 Liberty Excellent Cons,deted oi1e of the anost ope11 states u, tht rutlt::nl No petl111t:1s r~qu,red to purclt;'lse,fieemns
'' Sh~ll ,~~uel' ~t:ate for concealed weapon pemuts, but open c:uqrrn un.restoete..t (even 111 a caq outside ~£
convicted Cllfl'llltafo Fitearmi.t1ee..i not 6£ registered btn gtu1 deilers keep ,eeordt at s1Jlet
A!teu111t1veMedtone Naruropathy ts l~I an d regufated by a'hcei,-s-m,g board .md ~llb\1,r-S naturopatlu to pte~c ttboe dtug" ::ind pecftlan m,lcl,surgene.
'The p 1-actlce o.f rnid,.;,r1fe1y is leg.~1bur regt1bted Certified tnldw1ves ffllt~t n1eet state specuic reqwt"ffnetlt'!
Ho1ne S<'hoohng High regul~bon. P .ire11ts mu&t nbtlfy tlit- $.Olte an d subm!t m annu.,r reoord.sn d po1t!oltu of e2ch. duld's ~oik or the d11I¢ , = t ~ :11·1 ,u111u9l te,;t
Mikuuy TsU'gCts .Btirli11gton.A1rport . Fs1Gs 11nd t -130s of A.tr N 2nonal Gu ~rd, tettl.!ry brget,
N uclear Powee Plmt: V crmont Plant, ttl Vemon (SE tip uf state), ! rea~tot
O.ver;all Rat111g Good for file E;11St Coast, because o f 1ural reneat pote11tt~l B~1cglly, st11ne srtu\ltlo~ ~s New ,fi.'l!n}Mhne except:
1r ,s downgr~ded for prCC{nnJty to big o nes, left/liberal pokttcs "11c1 restnetroni re b.betty
 Strategic Relocation

Notes Strategies for Popul:ated Living Ar:eas

Verinortl'~ big ~®A!'lt~ge .is th~1 i1 h~s very·few peop le T he iiirgest uty, Burlu1gton, barely Burfu,gtou: Wlule Burb.ugro11 ,s not a large city (less thau 50,000), th Et:e :1ue e.1tc, ugb
surpasses th.- 50,UOO l!OP l~~t1oi1 mark AU tlte othet !owns ~1e weUbdow the·20,000 m",k peop l~ to presen1 some 5oc19.l 111uest 111 ~ short~ge ei'tSts. Jt has several trap :1ones be111g
lJnlike ,o thet low popula11011 st.l\tes1 Venno11t ,s very hbei at and ,cousideted to be t~ le,,st botde1ed by L ake Cirnmpla,n 011 the we,1 ~nc\ fiec-w~ys o n the east. E s,e,c ,I unct1011 to the
rd1gious 11, the lll11011 I t ta11ks ,w ith Upstate NY at :? reneat site, wl11d11s ,50od, co11sideru1g east J5 eiuts1de the ttap 2o nes ~nd cl'osest to retrea1 s1le~ fuKthcr 11orth. So uth Bui!lmgiou I!
ho w close th ese· atel\S tie to th e lugh de11s1ty lltball 2ones ,of the East It is ssftr tl uu1N ew the place !o !ocace 1£ you have~ rdrent Ut th~t dited ion
1::hmpslute, -whid1t!. clo.iet lo p eop le e;:.ttmg fiom Bost<lrt YT wrll rem ~111 ~ r<'fuge longe,
beea use the ma10 1 tra1uporl~tton ~.orn dors do not p~ss through the ~~te l~everthel~ ,
w ith th~\ krnd of popufat1on center hurly close, we e-..:pect ortly med1L1m-ter~ Slftty here Retreat Areas
E conom tc~lly al! 1s n.o t welt 111 the s t~te. VT lrnd !he highest dedme 41 household income Almo st grry are~ 111 Venn.ant qu•IJ1es -AS· relt:ei,t p1ope,ty if ,t ,s $I lbsst 111m,ks llwny·rrolll
u120 10 ~n/;l h,gh rates of people arc le<1v1ng, this s t~te, IP.rgely be~use of high tues fur the; fre,e w~ys a11d secondary ,o~ds w,tb soule fo= tatto11 for pnvae-y. We prefer the ·,u:e~ fo
qu~hty 1s &ood excep t !!1 tli.e l -8ll corridor where pollur1on from Boston drifts 11orth\1tesr. the 11orfh,of 1-89', lllthough the 91'ej\ south of lhui mterst.1l~ 1s ~!most :\S good
Vermont'~ culrure ,s orietltecl tow~rd frug,1ltty ~nd he:ilthy ltvtng It r~te.s highest Ill the
11at1011 u, "s11rvey 011 he:1l thful behavaois such as h ealthy <cJ1ti11g, ~erc1Su1g ~nd n o t
smobng Other good thingt ~re low crune ~nd ~ f111rly high life expect?.ncy

I 11 19&7 three of Ve.rtnonr's fivt Supreme Cout t 1ustice.s wcre ,accuseci of 1.id1c1~l 1mpropn.-
etle;. w1th A former<:1sS1st?.11t won1 An 1udge VT h~d 30 public. co rruption co11v1ctlons l~st
ye,Ar, but no prosecutions of poln,ci~ns. Willtsm H . Sorrell Attor ney'Gcnersl 0£Vermont,
told the US Supreme Coui:t ,n 2010 tlut pohtlc?.1 corruption u, Vermont 1s a ~euoLLS
prob le1n, b ut ~clm,tted under q uestlonu1g that he .hndn't p rosecuted ~uyone for 1t. SoneJl
« rnted the. 6th worst AG in the cotintry for corruption of law VT h:-s u1 recent ye..~!S begLU1
to eharge exorb tt~nt fee.s to ~CC<lSS public [ecol'cls- not ~ good trcud Severn.l cou1u1e1 h~ve
reporl«l po lice mJJ;condt•ct tO'w9.rd v1ct11ns, 1nclw:\u1g unproper taseq:ng

Verm o nt is ~nx1ous to be know11 as~ Pto-GP.y s tate. I t has legnliud hom os·f7.ll>'II m~1nage
and g~ you enter the ~C\i tc, ypu ~an' t ti! 1ss ~ S1gn iha t sgys, 'We!GOJ!l e io Vepno1\t - hom e
of o ne ,of the 13 ougui~l g,1yb~rs ' Vf!!!\OL1t ts a hotbed of homose-..:ual achvis1n, «Hue of
wh,cb 1s wei1 ~upported by t~x-i\lnds
 Regiotial and State. Ratings

VIRGIN IA
(Including Washington DC)
** /'.
Summary Facts and Ratings

Clnnate Tlicre urea! le~st 3 dlffer ;nt cllm\\te type.$ co~rt:ll.silb-troplc:U ill the o!I.St, ll\ilnld tuotropJcl, ,md ilutnid cpn t111ent.al In tlte west.
TJ1e 111 m= beco1ne.~ m~~ng!y w-iull'! Ef' ,in d )111rnui tl1e flll;th~ iotttl1 su1d e.l:st yot1 go D111'l!!_g the fill and \vinter, C'Qld iut fi:o.,1n
C ruutdit gives .. r e~p,te to th.e h uttUA1ty lUld wsects, b.ut c:ui orrng s,gu,ficmt $rtowfa11.. ruch ~ the h uge bhz2lltds w 199,15 Md 2 000
Cbesnpe!lkec Blly vuln~rRblt ro h11rnclll1tts Th11nderst0nns .lift' 1t regu1:iF•Qccucc!llct ill th~wtsl VA a.verag,es 7 toi:und0es ~ v~ar
Po_pttb.t1011D ~t\ 1lty' Above !lver11ge 200 ilp l/sq_ i!Hle (.l'4th lllghes.t ill nJJ.flon) B h.cl: 2Jl"/o, HispiUlic 3°/o, A 1,<1.t1 5¾, ll:li::..~ ;?%
Cost of Livmg .Tude:; Below ~ver:ige 97 7 (avep1ge ,s 105) r11uk~ tlr,s 1u the 14th !e~n ~~!l$1Ve~llte.
L:\llcl Ow.uers!up G ood <;) S~/4 Qfthe laud is stat~ :uid fedfil:illy ,o wn~d
'Btul'dtng 1"ennils. Jlequued for n:'W builwugs iu1d most r:.'!1ovatious illVoJvmg tl'ie structure. Tlu s-indudes smllll sttuctures ,,,ch
:ts d~cks lllld
sheds ~s w& !IS illttoot remodeltni In 2007 V!r'gint~ pt1t illtO law the ilratolli,111 O regon m odd of i:Jrbm Deve!Qpmeut
b"uud:u:i~s, ru to wh1d11111 r~1c\entJnl clevelo.p ma'lt must fit~ ad f'or rur~ pro perty nghts to build on on e, t',ITo o r even
five :acre lots B,.sements are built 111. VA i'xcept m m0un t,un :u-= whene th,; uud eclymg rock requires blastu1g.
Dtni;l m a Urban PJ,u1uin,g In 200.7 Virguua lll1pl=euted ~dr...co111JU1 uro rui dev;;lopment ? l,01 surul..r to Or~gou M.1nd ltl'ed i,o.u ud..r1es. =tr,ct ,ill reS1d e11tntl
,clevek,pme11t to spec¢ic iu:ens Tlus ., s b:id for n 1nu ptoperty rights wh=te one h.11s to h a.ve out, two o r !.v en five a.ere lots to b uild
.Food Prod\lct1oh Excellent pi'Odu ctlv(ty 111 tile crutrril ,u1d e:i.~ern ville.ys The b (ll roiin lly is more dtffia1U tc f,u:rn due to rocky, '1.ctdlt so!I
llllXed w1th c)11,y Thf growrug season ,~ 150 to ~".?Od ays, west ti: east Average :umu:tl pr!ap,t:ttion Ii 43 m.
H.."':Utli Elivixoum eu.t Runt! V A ~ very bf'llllhy exeept when wmds bDJlg pollllttou from urbau ,u:c{LS 94¼ o f tl\e pop1ilattot1 's clnnkm! water ,s fl11on da.ted
'l'o t!llt W1shm.gion DC 'Beltw-.ry ,s theworst trillic ill the llllUop, R41111not1d llso h~s trm1c problams, but t\U'lll V 4 does n o t
'V'A Uses r~d hght cunet.\s ,u1d. r-Jdar dete.ctors lire pro hibited, ~Vet! w.l1e11 dr1vi.11g i.n fro.m out of st Ille.
Vu:gturn i. Sc ;. Repubhe>JJl st·.\ te, nlthough th e .rl.ep1,blt1,11us tl1.:y dect lllwity; t en \\ to do !he b,(ld,ng of' t\1e Ietierru govanm.e.ut
wl'ucl! he1vily lllfliie11ces tl1esf,itew1th ,ts ,na11y agencies Dem 30% 1 Rep 45¾ I nd / 3th Plll'tl/ 12"/•
Aver,1ge Ranked 18th l11ghestw1tl1 "" ~ver~~ state tu buni~, o f 9 8°,/4 o f w~'Ome Thts 1J:1come til*top~ o ut ·at 5 15 9/4 (DC
d 8. 5%}, u 1es t11X.ls S 0% (~1011e ill DC) mi:l property tnxes ;U'e :iv.er?,ge except In , the D C !U'et where tl1t:y ,ire hlgh
Coro1pt1on. L-Ow er tluu average (wh1d1 tS- stillJ11gh ) There were 14 pubhc corrupttou couvu:l:!ons l~~t year w h ich 1s r.;l~ttve.ly low DC oorn1pt1on 1s ve,ry h ~ h
Average V1oie11t =-= 27 5/ lOOK, property a:une 2,466/ lOOK. In D C ttlm~ , s very h1gh even for ci oty: V iolent 1414/ 1001(~ ptop ,rry 4914/ 100}(.
J'=olJ,,tl L!l>e!l'/ High, 5 out of 5 i,atmg.
'~ 1L1berty: Good. l\To p ennit to pun::h ~se free= s. ''Slt,tll 1ssu.e 1' st lite for con ~ :ued we:tpou penruts Opeu c!lrry 1s p emutt~d , ,:veu m ;;. car. .!\.
permit usued by iL circuit co\ll't i. s n e eded to cru:1:y :t conce.Q.Jecl ltlll\l:!g,.111 'VA ts J\Jl o pen =y ,s tate, even 11111. cru:, Fire&:tn.~ in DC
mtl$t be regist ered with pohc~10 penn.tts for ro11ec"1ed or op.u ca.rry, PC b,u1 on gun s \Ji'!l.S struck elo\\Tll by Supn:,1ne Go 111't
Aiternnt,ve 111 ec!Jcit1 els u1sro1u:~cl by m ed!cii p1·11.Cf1c,:, Llw ~ ll ut l,u:gely uuprosec\ited In. VA L , censu re ,s
i v.u!able for Certlfie<i Profess1011A.l lvua:wivc-s /CFMs) ill VA but they Ill:<? prolu b ilecl 111 D C
.HQm ac Scbooltng Modef<1.te reg\!Jntlon. St!lte reqllil'"...s'[»U'ents IQ ·Send noUficttlon, t-cfl ;:;oo rts, ~d/oc
professionitl ev!!lulltio1~ of ttudtnt prog.cs·s 'illltte require1ne11ts ru C C
275 Strategic RelQcation

!JLl,t,uy T ~i.gets Radfo,·d Anuy Atwnurution P l ant, SW oi Bladt.,burg. Ae..t1ve exp losJV'e.$ sHd p1opell~nt nuinufa~rui:nigph11r, sec<>nd~iy tar_get.
Moun t Pony, near C ulpepei: I: ,teQ bl.'-t\ker for Fed~al R=~ve, to be iih,u1g_ed to ~rd11ve fo, t 1b1<ary of·( ongre.s:s, tert"uy target
Rieb 011d.A 1e,i· Fort Lee. Ord,nance reseMc.h ~nd <levelopn1ent ~Jld testu.1g, not ?. target.
Pott Pic:kett, Army 1'1G t1ru>1u1g. not a ts1get
F QrtElUtis , Arm ytrnnspo11>1t1on ·fuc1Lty pnm~i,y rn,get
Ca,np P eary, Covert CIA tt~mJng foo1li1y knO\VJl ~$ The F9rm ", seconda L'V tArget
Yorktown Naval Weapous Sta1io11, Fleet ordm9n~ ~upp ly cloeli;, secondary t8rget
Langley .<\FB, Fc22.s, pres,de:1hal ~m:_c11ft, pr,mary target. ·
N,11Val B asc Norfo)k, Can,ers, US 2nd Fleet f!'llll9£Y tatgel,
Oce,u1a Naval Air Su,tiou, 17 squ"drons of F,1S's. N~vy wtlJ"se, pnmary llligeL
Craney Island Disposal Area tsl,v"l fuel depot ,ind stoc!_p,lt, prun•ry t-ru:get
N nval PQciliiy Engineering Comnlan d. Also listed ~s l{JaV'!ll Sec,,nty Group ActJv,t:y Possible m telLge11ceg3ther"'& p1mn1ry t11rg1:t
IY/ ~shtngt0n DC Zone Fort Belvou·, Army oft~ce ~nd hou~1flg. pnm:uy t~rg~t
M arine Co,l's Base Q u~nticu, Command Ge11et-al HQ, office, school s.nd tt...,,ungb~se Also n, ~,o, FBI tl-;<Jrullg &.cJ,ty; seconJary t·. u?t
Naval Sutface WeaponsCe,nter D:1hlg,ren L 3b1W 0£ Fredencksburg H,gh t~h !l~V~I rcs_earcli la'b, secondary t;uget
Mot1,11t Weather Bu,,ker, J mi. ':,W '.lfBlucmot\t, pnm.~ry latg,e,t

Notes

Wt" found ,t ""'"er (o include \Yl,ish111gtou DC 111 with V ~iu1• b ei:~use of its close ties 1'he southe.r11st1bL11bs of w~shu1gtotl DC ~nd nouhern Vtrgin,A h~ve b~o1ne inrercrowded
with A_rlmgton. )\1evert heless, we Luu !t our mfol1lla tion ~bout DC bec:uJSt it JS l!, DQ NOT due to co11t111.ued exp,uis,on of the feder~l government Fifteen of these norrhe.rn colll\tt.es
!NHA..BlT ~,ea because of the multiple p11nrary t'<'rgets ,t cont·a111s rece.Jved fad1ng gr9des JJ1 n11 qu1ltty fro ,n the EPA, with F111l'hu: Cotmty be,ng, the worst,
pt1m11nly due to ,nit6ntob Je po llution front the 'Y/~$lungton CC beltway system, Aver~ge
Virginia 1s d 1v1deJ 111to five reg,o»s troul e'l!Zt to west: Tidew~ter, Piedmont, Blue Ridge s uriace ~v,11er qu~!uy ,n the st9t<' 1s better tha11 ~ver~ge Aqtufer water gu:.iluy ,s good
Mow,1a111s, Ridge ~l\d 'VAlley, ,.,,d Cumb e1b11d PlMe~u. T he CheS'itpe~ke Eby sep~1~te$ the ,n rural £um ~re~& Mountam ,ue,s suifer from n1in,11g po llut,011111 aqu,iers There ate
co11ttguous purt,ou of the Co11uno11we,1ltl~ ftoru the two -county pe.nu1sul~ uf \/ugnu•'s various EPA sup.erfi.u10 sit~ relM,ve 10 milling a.ud landfills th:H ~re po llution conce111s.
e-~ste,n1 Sho,e--wlud, are separ.-ate from the rest c,rVug1111J1 ~cept by gou,g .1tound the
bay vrn M,uyk11d. BaSJC'-~lly, there Are two V1rgm1as-. l>,lorthern V1rgm1~, wh,ch 1s now domull\ttd by govc.rn-
.ment agenc,es _\nd corpoc~.te,he'ad9uarte1$ th~1 w~n l to be ne~l the cffi.t<:t i,f pow,r, ,111d
The 'T,dew~tet •t<> ,s the coast.I plsm closest to the Atl~ut1c coast and u1cludes theeiiste,n souther11 V1rg1rua wluch m~111b11ns so me of 1t""so uthet1 0 manrtets. Ncn tl1eru VA 110w hosts
sho,t- ~11d the :in ,;jOL p e1u11sµlas sttd. estu~nes tl1~t fe,,d l o C h esape:1k-e B,y The l'1edm 0111 software, com 111u1uc•t.ton technology, ,;nd c0nsult111g co111pa111es, p~rt1c,1Ls.r1y u1 the Dulles
'.l te• ts furthe t uthnd ~nd mch11;les th,;: n, ds,.basedJooth1lls ~st of the mount~ws. Th,s T ~chnology C6tnclor. T1yso11' ~ Con,ei: • nd nea1by Resto11 ~re now the l:lu6 of all the sects!
re.gio11 is known .fut tt:s l\eavy cu,y so ,! ,nd u1dudes the Southwest Mow.,t,uus. co.mp~1uesainnee1ed to thr daii._ s,de of gove,nruent No11hen1 ilugillla's ,farn cent~ 110w
c ~ ru oie than 50°/o ot tl1e natm111s Internet l:nlltlc All of these 1n.~kr templu1g target.s fo,
The '.Blue Ridge Mount·a1ns Me part of the Appal~duan dtrun ,-..nd filled w,th state p.a rb, sll\ tnem y tl'lteru.on. $hutru,g clown thJs natii,n sometl1y,
~nd pllbLc sce1uc ,u:eas The Ridge i>nd V,alley reg1o n ,1s 1ust west of these ru oUnlllius snd
uteludes the GreatAppalach,~u V11Uey T he Cumb ed~1·1d Plateau MlC the Cmnl:rei:4nd V 1rgu11s has 1t~ , h~re of corruption but it mostly occurs 111 t1orthetn VA. as ,nfluenr.ed by
Mount..ins ,tt 111 the.southwest co rnet Thete .n e al'so rn ote tha11 4,000 caves m the luUs the Jie,,dy power Around the cgp1tol SGu1he111 VA h~s co1,-1.1ptlon too, but 1t h~s a repu~-
~nd ruountoms of'Vitsu,aa ·w1th !en ope11 fu, touns111 The~ la!;t thtee regions fot,n fhe b-est uon of do11~ ,t m ~ genteel 1nanner, .'I~ betitung V,rgirn~ns Por exa111ple,j ohn W .Forbes
ileM fot tetre,,ts; m 'Virgu11~, excludmg the 110,ther.11 ulou11btU10L1s 5re-.:i e,asl of\Y/ashu1gto11 II, mrutel Stste Secrelllt1' of Fiw, nce wo,, • $5 ru Jliu1t gr:,nt fi.ou1 !he c1>mm1S'S1011 !o stt
.CC w l,e,e the gove,nrn ~ttt bsas sever~! l.i111tkers-wl11ch ~, e 1111 pruna.,y l:llrgets up t be L1t~r-ary Folu1d~t1on of V,rguu~ The fol1>1d1tf1ot1 -was designed to pt1Jn1at(." s'dult
 Regional and State Ratings ?.'/'1

hter1.cy, hut tt w:is used. to. provide $1 m,ll,on. lj1 snlaries fur Fothg .tnd his spouse~,d help populMton i:enterS', be rure A!'ld follow the re~omme.nd~uo11s ~bout bu1!dtngyou1 re.tren t
buy a uul110.11-dolhu. holt!ff He's now dotng tun, Polic~ ln V11g,ru~ h~v~ ~ go~d1:,put11t1011 behind p le.Jlty <'f'ti:ee co'V~ . a.nd ~W9YfJ;OJll ma1or r01i;ls
fo, futntess, tat~t 11, iUld ••allnd Arhng1011 whert 1udic1al cocrup1tou glso t-ak.."'S place

Sbiategies for Po,pulated Living Areas

Washington Metra -:irea: Tlus includes,.;[I of the I:·C bedroom ,:,t,es su~h ,\~ Alex,audna,
Arltngto 111 Aw,and~le ind lvlt:Le,u,_ T he mufic 111 the entue 1eg1011 ts h(:ttreudou~<lutu1g
now, al tunes, let alone :luitng a p.t111c whe,1peQple v,t!l ~u be 1ry1ng t~ le-~ve the file:\ .\t
once We v,ould reoo mruend lnnng outside the 495 Beltv,~y .tnd to thewest,-~vo,d th.,.
south (Otud<:a G0mg sot1th Ill Woodhndge o>nd Cale City 1s llpopul~1 tQ mm~tte duecnon
bec-01Ltse the homes be1J15 built the.r~ were 111,t,~lly die.pet Nmw ,r's s ~owded i:rc;wdot
h sull sllov,s you fa,dy clear access 'to the v,est,.~o lt 1s11' t out of the quesnon- Jl.lSt 11.0 t JS
gcod 'i!S loc~tu1g yourself m the west secto1 Tb.,. ne-arest we WQl~d tecomn1e11d 11, the v:,es,t
seero, wouldbe •the V,e1u,~ o, Fairfax ~r~ The.re 1s • m~l:lll stop tn V1e111ta on the Or·ange
L,ne wh,c.h will " Uow you to get 111to the e,ty w1tlwut dnv,ng Eve11tu,;!ly the Orange hne
w,11 go f:uthet west, ·s0 t he towns of Lees Conu,r, and Ceute tville -at'e .e:ve1, hettet 1-1515 1s
the nortlhsouth d,vide, fo1 S'l\fety fo , ex.ittug tlu 11r~ And it ,~keo.you out to , westen, VA
P lan 11011-u1terst-ate 1outes west, as ,s standard 111 case the freeways s1e d osed or ,~m111elll
lv!auy cumunJtt fr!iim ~s bn ~s Har11so11btug, Vu 5 mlil "loug 1-81 m the- She,~ndoah V 1'l1ey
(wh,ch 1s much furthe, tha1, lvfan.tssss) to ,void tlte h,gh den~,ty .;teas

Ridtirto11d1 The J ame-s Rive, e1Jts lhrc,ugh the c,ry Ft,,u, the 'West ~nd then flow.s sol!th,
separ~tmg the ,~,iy 11t two·p<¼tts 1-95 seps~t~s if norrh ~nd sautll, wd !here ,s 3 co1111nuous
beh:w11y su,r-ou11di11g the <!:tty Safest le~ttons rue outa1de the 288 beltw,y to the v,est Stay
no rth m- s.cuih of the James Rivec c!rpend111g 011 wl11c.h duection yo.u e!au on retre-.trmg to

Retreat: Areas

Gcueol advice, We do11'11eco111moud -'"Y d flhe tllr~I 01 n1ou11t~mot1s area, no.ih ,.,f·a
!me ftom Ftedeut.ksburg to Front Royal 11, the westeu1 fi,oth11ls All -0f these cauea~ w,11
qtuckly be flt>oded w1th.cefugees fleeu,g th.,. Wcas hu:igton IDC u1etro ,uea sorued~y Even
so lltl\ of that ru,e, one 111 ltst stay-at !east 20 miles sol!th ~nd west of the Riclunond-Norfolk_
con,dt>r wluc h :ut> msJOt sou1-ces Qrsoc.ial L1Urest from military T1' rget des.ttl!ctio,~ T he best
tetre!t catusate west of a w,e from Cu!peper, Ch~tlottesville .i,d Lyi.,chb11tg h~dn,g·s<!nlt h
~long the Blue Ridge 1'tow1truns Secuury 1110:ue-,1ses with ~eh s11ccess,ve ndge yo u put
betwren you, pos1tisn ,nd the Vugmta flAtlond Y otl c~,, eve,~ get nt to the- C urubed:,nd
Ph1e.1u while shll u\ Virg,n,a Uni ortun·i tely, the be~ !lt1d sAfe.st ar~s of the ~t:~te. t3per
clown to nothlng at the weste.rn encl, bl!t t1 ,t not b~vily popuh1ed 1 s,3 there.ts ~fety
the1"<: Bte1use, all ot V1rgu1ta JS sus~epuble·to hav,ng to cope with refugees irom th" m,~iui
'2 78 Strategic Relocation

WASHINGJON ****1-
Summary Facts and Ratings:

C)i1nsue '\Y/e,t POast m~llle cl11111tt~ vnth n1ild t=pe~att\l'cs aucl ste8£\y bree.zes. west of the Cruicaa~t •., eu11-1u:id chru ates to the otsL 'F=· m a101· storms, h!ut
cloudy ~ 111011ths of tit;, year U1 t.tie west, n101~ sun ·m tl!E' east \Y/iuten, arc moder~~ m fu:c-\i!est lrot wet ,iru:l ove,- ~;t, colder r,ud , ~ m tlte e'Ut
Aver,lge !Cl ppl/ sq nu.le (3.QQO ppl/ SCJ, mile in 3eAtt]e ru:eil.J, but o nly S'.> ppl/sq, 111,le ea;;t
o ftlle Cll.sad.es HiSJ_Jrullc 11"/o, Asiw 7°/• , t'lllxed 4 7%, Bl:i.ck 4"/o,
Cost o fL,vmg IndeX Av'!l:age- 105 8 (aver~ 1s 105)
Puvate Lmd Av:wability t''olll.: ~7% of l1u1d 1s St Jtte or fecleriilly owned, mcludiug mo;t of the best for:st s,
'Bulld.itlg Pefmlts Requu:ed staL"'111rl:.> S!n.ctec regul>tbon$ around S;;11ttle ;(!ea_ B;u;ements cm b:.> biuit m· most places m the st<tte
1 rban Plru1uiug "Stnill:t Growth " lnnd ti.se plllnning is m ·vogue here, With ~tate'Wide pl\\luHug boiu:ds' <Xlll ® ll111g loc..<tl boards.
Llncl aud T
Food I'r0cli,cti©u Very good in the w::st, ungatiou !"equir~d u1 the :ast Growrug seaso11111 west 150- 210 da.ys. $ho11"er m the east, l:>ut hAs mo,·e
n m R:unf~ IS l\bout 40 J11/yr west of th,e C11.scll.des ruui 17 u1/ yr to the ~1St- Flsl1tpg ,;111d h1111t1ng ru:e excellent.
H w th Euv1roument Wat ;::r qµ·ality 1~ goocl, ~xoept m 59% ·o f romruuruhes that h.a.ve iluohcl~t,:,d war:~r Air Pollttt,011 1smoder11t:e-bectuse of roust:uit sea. bte!Zes
l!!to fue Seattle hl[etrc :i.r e a wh1cl1 b low s ii µortheastw,u:d. There 1s 1wd~lU-pollutio.!I :11'.0U!ld the H anfoni site Ill !iute.rn WA (tri-cl1'les-ue1t).
Temble 111 Se._ttl~Everett crated 2nd wofs~ 111 11a.tio11 heh iu ci I.A), T,.l'Omit 1llld Spokane fil$0 h :1vt
th= sh ,ue 'bu t It nJbw m n a:111 nre-:u ",fl A citie s use red hght wd s pe ed camerns
V:.ry libentl popuht1011,U1 Seattle civerpow~rs ,cou serv~tives 111 n1r:ii WA I:'~ 52¾ . Rep 43°/4, Ind/ 31:cl puty 5~
taes Mod~ate R .wkecl 15th lowest \\nth ,u1 11.verage stat e tl1X bun!cn o f 8 9% o f incc111c. N o u1come tiu: Gros-s· rece.i_pt~ trui: o f 2-JV/4 fo1 .ill l>u11-
11esses Sute 1111d !13c:tl sal'es t :,x ,s :, !ugh &8¾ Property bra.es :u:-e !ugh iu S~ttie, bltt st r.teW1cle 11verag~ 1:1nks 25th u, the n:tnon
Corn1ptiol1 M_ed1um ltigh in Sell.I.tie, low ill eastern WA Fair :>.mount of con'llptlon in Seattle police •1.n d
111dges O v erill, WAr:mkilow Ill rorrupnou con1p :i.r-<U to other st ate,s
Ctu11e. .Average V1plet1t crime 3519/ 100K., 'p ropetty cwne 37S5/ l OOtc_ Mc-st crime ll tll the s~mie '1f eQ_
P euonitl I,IJl~rty. I.ow, rtted 1 O'llt of 5
Out1L,c e,ty Good No permit to putchas.t fu:!i.rms. "Sh:ul ,ss'Uc" s.tllt,e for 4 i::onceal~ we>\POtl permit Q peu c,u;ry fi~mclly stAte
Alte.eu,ative MedtC111 e lo-..'<ceJlent >t<:ce·ss to 111rurlll h ealth prltdit,oners Severru ruteo\ative-ntedlcru sdloe>l-s LR.y midwives
tle l~glll an.cl have m,1uy fr.e('-$tru1dmg birth u nter~ ot p"1form liome buth
Home Sd1ooln1g: .J>il oi:lerate Stllt= requires pru.'ents to send not1fic..Wou., test stcr~, :u1d/or _pl<ofess,0111\l .evllluatio n of sttide11! pi'O_g:rest
Militru:y T~ts Fort Lewis, Tacoma Atmy utf:w.try u1d Sperul Fo n::es, Stryker Brigru:le; ~eoond,u:y target
Bangnr Snbmruine 83se an d 8J·eme1Ton Nav:tl Base1 Puget· Sound. Ttl'deuf 1nJ.ss:ile sub111:u.i11es, '11~v,U $!up ~tora_g&, prlln1U1Y tru:get
fndian Island N 3v:II .Amo,o Depot, 11orth of.Br ~ettou Atr refuelu1g, prtm11.ry t,.u-g~t.
WWdl>ey l s.!=d Nnv:il An· Stnti ot1, Puget Souud. l>Jll.vru llvlllion, pnmgi17 t:\rg~t
~MA Regi-011al Bun k ~~ ~t 130 rSlh S't. SW Botl\d!, Coid w:!li tiu1lker;11ot 1:1u:i.:~11tl'y a. tar~et
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!Jt.htsry T,,gets co11lu1lled: N<tval Reservation or Jliu Creek N:rvl)fS taboit, west of Likewuod. V et"t lov, f1cc1uency subm ,nne commuru~-:ibon,sl,ltioni puruary t.ai:gel
F aircliild AFB, Spo~ne Airhftand t~fud t.ng; pr1tn J1:y t,uget.
McChordA.FB, T11com~. Attldt Cotnma1tcl ~eeond~ ty tllrget
NSA Liste-ruug Post, , t Y akun, F,ung Centet, pt1u'l~<y tatget

Colu1nb tn Si<\tlon, nc1:.1h o; Rieh l1111d on H lnfol'd Site l t'C<l<!.tOt

Notes

l>'l.1s6ugton 1s • shte ol tre111e11dous v~t1ety, fi-0m ralll forests Ill the O ly111p1e Perunsub to in th1: s~ttle Metro ,u:ea lvlass,ve socllll unrest w,lll,e the gu:1r.,nteed result of a ny 1U~1or
the deserts 111 the e;;st The ge.o g1"phy hffe JS very smulru to O regon, fXc~pt tltattt JS eve11 cns,s If tt~ffic 1s he<>vtly cong~ted 111 good tuhes, ,twill be tJDpossiblb to 1£<111el !!1 jl severe
.more wet ;utd do1.1cly west of tl,e (,>sc,des. It 1s gorgeous III Se~ttle w)1e11 the sun ,;[uu es, p•iuc The,1e ue only tl=r w .,111 exits out of tl, e ,n ;-l!, uortl, and. south 011 1-5 ~Ltd west 011
but tltat 1sn'tve.1y oft~n Worse tlta 11 tlus, tlte traffic s,tualron ut Seattle ~u d Evecett ~1e 1-90 That m'f1tlts the towns n1 those .u:~s will be u1undateJ with refug= Avoid -.ven ;he
terrible ifyouh'.\ve to co,um utt ui 1t every ooy. 'T r~ffic he.rt dL1t1ng·rush hour tookSl¾ sm .,!1 c1tia of £\le.nsbu, ~ ai,cl Yalwu-a to t:J ,e East as they will!,., ove.r whdm ~
lon~r to 't1~vel freeways sud m •.10< arte,u l to~ds, acxo, du,g to :> traffic stt,dy pet fucu1ed
by Te,:as A&M
Strategies for .Populated Living Areas
The-volcauo c:!,,nger 1s sigu,fica 11t ni weste n1 WA Mt Salllt He!eJ1s JS ie6u,ldmg after
blowing ,ts top anci Mt Ratn1er ts thre.gten,ng \Y/11en the latter blows and tis gl?.c,e.rs Se :1ttle: !f you.must lrve m or ne<1r il.,e S~ttle ~r<'s for wor'k, ·st..y far ~vr.~y fro111 !he m~u1
melt, the mud flows wtll b e devAstat,ng to most of 1he v-~llC)IS ~round Ille mo-unt~m where freeway comdors. north· ,ind ,outk These £reew""/s i:,oss many bridge,; ,nd wJf I.mp u1~11y-
the.rt ate many people. Both st:ite! have beco,ne home to ded1c~tecl e11vi1onmenti1ltS1! ~nd tl.1ousands- o f <!:l\rS tn ~ cus,s. Piek 11 cutnru ute.Et.'0111 l!f~st or weeit {hat J'.ro,cls most ftee.ways
hberals th9! hav~ 11ftl up develop ment fo r yeA~ but th,~ ll\CStly affects the n,r,,l nt'e M a fthe 011 tl1e west, ac1oss the sound, tl1e valleys arow,d Skokomisl , 011 the O lymp ic Pe,uwrula
e>1st wluch need mllre loc-~l freedom, I t'~ w~y too In~ £or the ov~crowded Se2ttle oo rtldo, ~te ohe contprom ise Tins are:i ,s outside the t":111ge of destruc.!1011 ntd f2llout from mil1t<11y
1•rgets, ,ud we believe large groups of ,efugees•w,11 not go m tlnt d11ect1on duung • cns1s
While we love the .l ush fo,-ests and witerw."Ys of the lieMUJ C,sc-.de Mountau1s ~11d Puget You c:.111 alwa-ysgo deeper mto the peni1\sulAto R r~ue.at for further si1f:;ty To the c:,ist, a
Sound, the oppress1ve1Je~s ofSe.attles Jeft/hbetal est,,b!tshrueJtt th~t domurn testhe whole good comp1on11Se ts 10 .loc~te toward the foothdls of the c-~,c~des, l taymg ~t 'le~~ 4-S mties
s t~te an d ,ts 111~101 newsp,.pers 111.1k:es ,t less t1'1ru1 atlnlchve. The tsu1 ,111d clo ud c over r.; """~Y frc,m 1-90 .Fallout,~ c:11sy to contend ii/1th ~o mp~red to the potel\tt,11 soct~l u11test
d10,>ry .much of the yeu tn th~t 2r~, so we·prefet the dr,e, dllll~ te e-,st of th" Casc.sdes. 'Ille fan!lmg out from the rr:1ff1c corndors. IF sot.11\l tuirest rreeps townrd the btlls, you must be
eSpecially like the n61th~sle11:1 p,,cl s o£ thr.st~te wl.tete you can fit,d c.oruforous fore.st,,tton p1ep~red to J\,\ve a tetre~t or ex11 thto ugh the C~sc."PeS, but no t 11long 1-90
at !ow alhtudes. It 1s s till cloudy mo~t months o f the yea1, Uut 11t le,1s~ ,t hA~ • lu11ge1 itud
duer summer, North ofSenttle,: You h~ve to. go ~s fut M lvlotuu Vc.rnon a11d BellJ11gh:wi to give you 8
st1ff,c1ent b uffer :ione from tlte lugh denSttypop ul~uon sre11s of Seattle. If you choose~
W,a sl~ton h,s no 111co.m e 1ax, wlt1d1 1s a big plus, p~1ticuli1ly ifyo11.hve dose to O~on so uthern \Y/;.~shu1gton loca tton. go ~~ fa1 11s Centr11\ls, ~hd then stay east ot west o f the
wher~yo11 t>\n shop without ~ 5a)es t~x. The cost of l'tv111g t~ qwte htgli u, the Se.;,ttle ,uea freeway t,y4 er j m,l~
bin lower tn t!i,e e3~t, pRr111:ul~rly fo 1· housing.
V1111couv.e11 This c,ry ,s :\cro.s s the Columb111 Rrvec from Portlat\cl Lorure. ea5J of l -5: to l'Lqve
MA)or thre~tsto your long-te1111 s-afery ,nclu.cle multtple fust-sutke m,l.t!!uy targets-ve.ry acce$S 10 .rttre~t Ate~~ e11st Ill the Co lumbia Gorge. .Dou't go north where lvlt. 'St. He le1~s
clott to Se~ttle, a11d 1h 3 do t'lltlnt volcanoes m the c ~sc.~de Mount~ mt Northe..,sten~ WA JS ~tilJ 3 (Ju;~t
,s .ilso in ~n eleV'lted e3tfh9W1k.e rtsk zone, which t re:\tes po1e11ha'l. hd~! w~ve threats to the
s.ou11d The B~ngor TJ:1dent Subnrnrine base :s,i ke3/ rtu.clear Jlltget ~nil will most C\'fl.\UUY S pok,u,e: Thts is :t ddtghtful ctty with a nn1eh bette1 d un ate th*n Se~ttle Stgy oJt the e.~st
be hn in !he ne-,:t world \11:\f There are :also various ~ux,Iiary $trvtce and n•;de,u weapons or 1,onheast 11de of the t tty to ;vo ,d F~1rch1ld Afi'B w h,d 1 ts~ mtlu,uy tAtiet ,11 thew~ .
storage f:lt:ilities north and south that w,ll be lu t. All of 1h11 m e~n s you should no t loc':lte
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Retreat Areas

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E aste,11 Waslu.ne-torc The best Alf'!'IS ,n. rt/A- are e:\St of the C~se':ldes. VIIe recommend
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the
vast v~lleys and p me forests north of A lu1e beeyeen Che!u11 u1 ce11t111! 1/A '11nd1'lewpoit on
the easren1 bord£r wJtf1!d$ho , f:'-dud111g. tlte l"rge l 11d1~n rese!Vllt1011 m~r!te!\ 411 reel 'The~e
Jre whffe you .i)so find ~he best long term retre.it ~1-e11s Spob.ne ,sthe largest t ity 111 the
uea w here 1obs ,1te'W!l1fable.'J,ut it too has,A nuc!e:u t.~rget m FJ1rciuld AFB

F~rthtt <east ,s the conunun1ty of WnlluW;illa wh1dt1sgre11t fRrin couutryand far ~wr,y
fro,n th e dP.ngcr :rones. The T ri-c1t1es ~re~ (Rtchlsncl, ek) 1s A b ,gger ec.o nom 1c ce11tet-
sttll relat1vely s'afe, but you h~ve to be Q'\reful of the closeness of the li~nford nude~r
1ese1-v~uo11 with RII its nude~1 deRll-l'I' probleµis

Beside~ ti1e northern 2011c pre;v10~1sly mentioned, :'Ill.o ther good .r~h-cRt ~tea 1s ~~t of
C13J'kstott, s,ster city of LeW!$ton, Id.iho Although these twc c,ties ~re 1111he dryp lmnE,
tluy are the g•t=ay to the Orofi110/K21n 1c1h at<'> of Id,,ho

In the south, there .u-e n,ce ~rea.s ,n and ~round Y~)-.un~. bu\ Y1'kima itself ts Hot 1nduded,
b\:it\g dow1,wmd of Mt Saint Helens,~ do rm ant vok·.anc Y,i,kun~ also h~s ,i :NSA. ltstenmg
!t~tio11 ind ,s U\ lme to receive huge !l'illows of people fleemg Se'lltil.esomeday. Th~t doeS11'1
me?.n you can't find 11n out -of-the-way p lac<: f~ 'SRfcty, btityou (l)\isi preptre ior 1he
mct~sed threttts.

\WA./ OR Bordei-the Col un1b:a Gorge: For p·eople w,otu-1.g to t~ke ~dv?.ntage of the
t:wo-st~tf' tax p1efutence pol1cy, !here 'a rr 1uce t1t,es 011 the W2sh1ugto11 ~,de of the Columbia
Got;,e YouwM1t to be .bout an hours dnve t'llst or the Pottl~nd ;;ncl V J11couver a1e:> to
~

_..vo,d 1.efuget flows com mg froru !h~t d11ectJ01L Most of tmt w,11 flow down tbe O regon
s1ci1c, unless the fteeway JS closed, ,11d !he-11 all tbe refuge.e flow will sw,rch fo !he 11011-
fteeway Wash1.11gto1t s,de If you lq c,,.te m WluteS~l111011, 'vi/A, ~ctoss iro1n Hpod River.
·iJLake sure you fu,d prope.1!ty outs1dc the :Colo.n\b 1• Go,ge Scente Are-a and its dr1;:ou1=
bu,ldu,g restttcttons
 Regional and State Ratings- 281

WEST VIRGINIA**~'- . ....

Summary Facts and Ratings

The 1noo1\tmnous ter~a,u cr~tes h l1nucl con011ent:al etitnate;, with htit humui ntmmei"J; , n d colclw,ntcn <ITT1llar lo 1101the111 N ew
1
England Tlus LT one o i the dJ:ludlest n~tes m tile lUuon w,th fog proiDlein; 111 the vllUeys. 'vTV has ru1 ,aver~ge of 2 tc 1H2cloe!' per ye,r.
Popul~llon Dms,ry- Below ~vemge 74'ppl/'>q mile (2 1st lowest tn nall ti11) !llack '.i 7°;.,, Hisp-J.tUt: 1 2¼, A,~ru.t O 7o/,. rruxed 1¼
C<Y..t' o f Ltv1ng I n dex Low 9S (a-verage u 105) Irutl;.e.-1 :1$ the 18th l~t e-.<pens1ve mite.
l~ndOwnersh,p Good t0°/~of the !andins1;:ite o r ietlerally owned.
Bt ulding Pein1tt~ Reqture<l for new bU1IM~, ancl ruoit 1mov~o ons t1tvolvmg the st,ucntre Requ1.raneuts itre set 0 11 the local level dtld r:,;,t wuytluoughout
the state B 2sanents are difna.1lt to !Ju1kl 1n WV due to til e lU1Gierly1ng ro ck st1~r;,. of t9fldlte>ne, shale, ll!tllfl'\ll10US coa~ ;nd h1nettOne.
L,,nd '31Td U~bru1 Pb11ultflg : Regional levl:'l plaruung state The govet11or c reates Reg,©n~l 'Pla1\1.ung Col..ll1c1ls and th~ee boc!iet h ave most of die pbn1ung and zonu1g pcwei:.
Fgod 1?rodt1(1lon A&qugt;e Ut the v1Ueys .and slopmghtU, G rowing season of 1 20 to 180 days R>uniall gvet'.lg~ ,;bout 45 u1ch et pe1 year, Soll 1~ sh~tlow and
1:1ci.d ic w ith a lot o f day (or 1Pdy 10 the molu1tllul~) River flood plruns have 1nore ferti le black soil J:.m1esto11t ar~s neptc~hzethe acidity
H ealth Envirorunei1t Sud ace water quality anti &r pollullon are better tl1.u1 inos-t states. AqU1lerw.tte1 qualLty 1s good ill = l !arm m:eas
lv[ountau1 ,iteas sutfei: hu1n r!urung poHutton u111CJUtfets Th:.re ait v.anous EPA s~iperfund sites 1elat:e<l to nun1ng
mo.Lauiifills tlr.1t '11.1e pollu1Jo1t co11_cen1s, 21"/• of the p opufattun's dunking water 1s £1uonilated
No ruafc~ t1nffu: st1Qrls ·:No red hght 0 1 :peed CoU11e!as
WV Mi IJee,,1 solidly Democrattc for h~lf a ca1ro1y, but the rure of Dernc11:nt1c p ro,l'llses ts: weaung down Dern 58¾, Rep 300/4, n1cl/ 3rd patty 11¾
Taxes Below ave~age Rank~ ?9th b1ghestw1th an avernge st-ate tax burdea o·f 9 .33/i, of incorr,e Income w top•
out at (i 5% after 160K, property truces, :ire beJow ~verage ·;;nd ~~ks blX 1s ~ &t G 01/o
C:orruphon V en1Jugb
C tllne. Below avei:9ge Violent crune 27".;/ 1001(, e rope.rty cn!u e 2.52.5/ 100.K- Most c;,f t\'le CU(n<: ,s ,11 :111,l ~t-ound Ch grlCJt011 ~e u1dustunl cenn:1
0

Person~! Lloeay Low, 2 out ot S ,_1:u1g

G ua L1berty !r'31.r No pe11'l'.llt to p utcl't.)se fire.inn~ ''Sh all i,,ue' sta~ for concealed we.ipon peuruts Opei1 a.rry-fuendly ,tllte.
A lternabve Medictne Altem~tive ntecllnne 1s disccm~ged by 1nedi~ l pr~ct;!ce klws, bu, )!lt'gely unpro s.ecuted D irect' a1t1-y U'llclwlves n1ce e.£tl:$Vd y
p1ol'ub1teJ. Pt3cbcm_g irudwilery without a ,ned iol license (wluch doesi1t e:o st formdw,ve;) u ~ rrusdemeano1
H mne Schoohng. Moderate. St.ate reeiwrl¾ paratts to ~end notlftc:allon, cesr sc-0te~. Md/or p~oies11onal evilu~tton b.f iti:1dertt FtQgl"es<!'
lvtl~taty Targets Sug,u- Grove P..ctdio Stanon . N:::AECHELON listerung l)ostr fer ,11! corrunwuc:.11:lons; p nm a,y target.
Shepperd Field, S of M~tttllsburg C-·5 :11.rJiftfor ANG, reco11d:Jry t<11'g1lt
Y e:tger Auport, Charleston C-1.30 au:lltt ANG; n ot~ sigrnlican:t bi,get,
Grembuer Res.o,t Deeo nunrss1onecl bunk.er; tn1ghc sti H b e a temai.y tllrget: 1.t: enemy ~uspectla ,tw,11 be rt,<1cnva~
282 Strategic Relocation

Notes Retreat Areas

\Y/esi V trg,nm tS a m ount,n st~te ~oulp1etely w1tlu11 the A_pp,,br:.htRtl Mountain 1~nge The st~ te ~bounds 01 forestecl retreahueAsw1th .1cccss to wdl w,1te.i:, streain~ s 11d slol'lllg
V"lleys ,!t~t'l13le w,tl, p:01n111e11t ridges 111.an oblique NE-S\Y/ ~ngle tb,-,t ,s typ,c,l ftoru b11d rh,;t c~11 supp:o t t a gllrde11 However, thest" 3re 11ot Nil eq1,1•lly s<1fe We wo t1ld
Pl\ down th1ough Te1u1essee West Vuguua 1s iac<!d w,tl~ coa l bod, 111 deep seaws and ,e~oiun1e11d stNymg cle,u of the old 1n11t111g towns 111he,e 111~uy peop le 3re still en the
near the sucface The-re is n1111"ble -coal 111 5l of ,ts55 counties, snd m111esarestJlm fedeu~IApp~l~ch1~n welf:at~ dole. Tlus rulscs,out most of the old towns that ~t·e losu1g
produchon m 26 cotu1ties The abut1d.i1cc of coal ~nd tuck ~lt mmes ru~de th,s -a fuvoaible people <:-very yeru: The,e .,e sever~! new u1 ount~u, subd,111s1on~ ,,ot 'tiSsocmred with ~ny
;,rea for he,vy rndust.ry aud c6em ,cal comp,uues w!uch settled ,,~ the l(a 11~wha V •lley town th~t .;i.eyot1t bes1 bet, buy~ lot (01 tv,o forp nviicy) 2udbtl!ld~ n1eeret.reat Yotlll
~rotm~4 Charlesto1L Thetewe t~ s~el m,!Js ~pd glass fuctones :;swell neat the Monoug1i.h el~ get new IJmd md 11ew teicnoryw,thout the bias of old tun ers who m :<y not look bndly
Rivet Valley Qn newcomers You will have to bllild you, tettel\t w(th substantrnl secure co11s1ruct1011 to
:svo1d v~udalisn1 wltett yo.u ~te 1,or p1ese11t
The United Mine \Y/orkers otgMll~ mcut Gf the West V.Jrg,nta mt.nes, and the st:;te went
wJio n ,n g b,g W9Y, wh,th me.ai'lt shifting po1ll!t~l 9lleg1~11ce to I:em O<:J91:$ Th.ere were
17 pub lk <:O L'!upt101, cO t'IVlct,ons !,1,1 yenr I.1, the p11st decade, 1 gove1nots, 2 sc.fll\te presi-
dents, ~ htgh-r,1nt..mg delegate, a state sehool supenntendeiu ~nd seve1·2.l county otf1,1J1ls
resigned 01 \vent to p nson ior cornq:,t,011 The Ch~rks1on G~2c1~ told of payoffs m•Jo!vmg
P~l?er bags filled with =h ttgns.fesred tn P*rkmg Ions Accordmg l'O the U'i>1 l trnnscrip t from
hts first br,be1y tnlll, Gov A tth.Moo~w.u ioundw11h ·~200,000 in c~sh tn lus de~I:.

Tilts 1s one of the de1~sest K~r.ar reg101~ Ill the woild, wh1d1 ~llows the forml\tion of m~ny
or
1,~.tUJ~l ltm ..stone c~ve;. The f.::;tet*t1011 the. st-A~ ts m ecetl ha1-tlv1c,od a11d softwood tree.,
Ji~~ Chestnut, lvlap le, 0 .ak. 3lld Beech. There arc lllso son1e \)'/hue Pine And Spruce

L) verall. 1//e.st V,rg,nta IS mred bett« th3n other ~tales 11, the E ssr bec~use. of the ea tens1ve
.111out1t~1nol1S te.rratn av~lbble fo1 retre:ns. \Y/V loses po,nt~ bec.quse the ,t1te 1s poverty
stricken, full of wdi~te 1ec,p-1ents ~net h~1 a m..~1onty of Lbe.l'~l Democt:\!$.

Strategies for Popu£ated Living Areas

Ch,~rleston. Th,i metro ,u-eA houee1 e1bout 30Cl,OOOpeople ~I though the city p roper only
l1as 10,000. .Luers1l\1es 79, 77 :1U1d u4 11\leaec t 11, C::hiu:leSton. Colnbined w nh the mt~1-sec-
t1on c,i the K311nwl~a ~11d Elk RNers, you h!tire so111e s1gu1fici111t !Jgu·1ers to tt.qvel <1\ a tttre,\t
~JtW\tlort Howi,vei, c1,nce tho city 1$ no t large 1nd tllef~ 1s l.Jttle· thre~t outstde the popuhted
.\fea, s,mply p ,ck :t tur, 1country tetre,it and ~o ,n.m t1te. ilr loc.,11e. u11 the 011ts!<.1rts of the .:.1ty
11e~ces-t yot,r relre,\I
 Regional and State Ratings 1.83

A_ ..Ji,
WISCONSIN*** , \ I '

Summary F~cts and Estimates

.Eun\Jd «111t1nental ~hrru1tewith iiot, hllmtd swni,,ers A11d c.old winters WI miergge.r 21 tou1ados !?ct ye~i:.
Populanon Daurty: Mocle-1,1tely high 104 ppl/sq . 1ni!e (rnnked 23rd 1-µghest tn ti1e- ru.~tton) 131!1cl; v 2.¼, }µspan,c 5 3°A, Asian 2 2"/o, !T)l.ied 1.;o/~, t\.menc~n Inctiru1 a¾
Qist of L,v10g Index. Below aver,ige. 95 4 (=r.age ,s ! OS) rank; this ~• the !Ot.h 1nost e;:pensivr1t~te
Puv~te-L•n.d Avrulab1lity Gcooci l f•o/• of the- fan d is s t,;te or fedffally O\l,/)1fil
Building Pennies- R.."\'.[µtted evetywhffe for nC'i.V con st1ucbon ;ind rtnov!l.ttoni. BaS:ements qre e\U)' t<> 111st:.1ll ii) the
de"'? toll llel'e except ll1 a few :ttea, in the uotth wh ete-thewater tAble ,s J11gh
L.md ~n d lJrbnn P kinn,ng. Th.e s.tllte does not m:moote eotnprchens,ve pbns ior local govenune11ts.
fi'oocl Produaiou 'G ooclwtth a growing season of90-l.20 clQysc 111 the notth to 150,180 111 the ioufli 1ttsw'1unerneir
:Mitw~ut_ee R.'-11nfall aver:iges about .32. in ches pei:yeat u1 ihe notth R.to:h $Oil u1 tnost pla~eS',
Health E nvll!Qn1nrot Su tface water poU11t101t 1s go od, except ior L-al~ Miclugan wludt cs bsd Ground w~tet mto,md comn1eti:ral fal'n:ls hs~
traces o f faq11 che1uc:1h, but tt ,s rmuh cleru1er up11o l'l:h 89°/2 of the st~e·s ,(innbngwater1s Ul,,oadated
1't1liftt He,wy n~ffic p ~oblems m Milwat!kee,w h,ch ,s tru:ed as #34 ol the 7S w 0t;t trnffic oties. WI does 11ot use 1ed hght 1nd speed c.,, men,~.
Polio :Milwaukee AA<J M:,&so11 ,;re tne most hb er-al cities ,n the state ,md tend to vote strongly D~n,tt'C',
b ut the suburb, ~te mo1e <:onsetv:Jllve Dem 401/o Rep 35¼, [nd/5rd parry 25%,
High. K.at1ked 9th lughestwrth .lfl ~ve1~ge state tax burd'm of lill¼ otmoome Iucome.GIX rru,ges from
•t6% to 7 75% The st>ite :and low sales tax aver.ages 5 4°/6 P roperty taxe.· ~re lugh
Cclffi\pll on; Avetvage. WtSco11su1 pohtlc$ rengmeo in,:,stly corn.1ptunul the nu:11 oi the cttin\L"y
Curne M oder~te Violent .come 275/iOOK, property cnn1i' 2084/lOTJK
P er:sonal Ltbeq Low, rated2our ,o£5
Gw1 L1berty Not good. St.!lfe L'IW does not yet pL"ov1de £01 con.:ealec!,fire,o,mi penntts, Out ,s con~1~ ted au open c.~rry inendly , tate.
hll:eu1at1ve Med!ane N9tural,heafth 1>ractit1011e1~ free t o p 01cbce Ce1t1fie~l P t.ofeu1011gl lvlictwivcS ~re leg.il i,n d licensed't-0 [)tactic e u1 Wisaonsu1
Hon1e Schocoltng Low u€gt1l~t1on St;ite requnes pl tmtnl nottfic:t1tion <>nly
l\iu lita,y T argets Fort M'c Coy, M on ro e County, near S.patf.si Mlh.ta1y tr"1Ullng cwter, not" t~rget
C amp Williams, west oi L~ Crosse 1-lallonal Guard t!.""a1nmg; ~ho not ,:ons,deted ca•ta rget
Grocral l';Iitc.bell Fi eld, Milwaukee _I\NG refueling atrct.ut; t;ettJ~ty t'~rgEt .ttbest
Kewaunee Plant. dllt of Green Bay. 1 reict(lt,
P oint Bc,Qcb Ptnnt, n ortli ot Mruutowoc: 2 1eactots
284 Strategic Relocation

Notes

W1sc:ons111 h'ls ~lw,ys puded itself on bemg, left-p1ogress1ve s~ate, aud th~t 1s lhe reasort rett>e~ts- fudhe, north ::,r Weit. Two l~k,e.., sit astride M~disoit L>.k( Mendor,1 J nd L,,ke
the sl.\te h~s SI h,gh C()~t of government ~nd ~ p \ib!tc schoci ~ em IQttdw1th envuorune·n- Mo11011a !11 co mbm~!,011 with 1-90 to the e~st ,nd the Hwy 12. i:rettw:.y, tht'tt ~re some
ta.h st and hbtt11! u1do~trurnt1ou Th:.t s~1d, the paople dteruselves a-re good, fnend.ly and tigh t ll•p zou~s to avo id We \li>Otild suggest tl,stthe oiilyway to Jvo..d tlus squeeze p by of
helpft1l to one a 1to tl 1er u1 a cl'!s1s. L1beq1I governmeJ1t always f.uts eventually. but 1t 1s the eint traffic 1s to be u1 Middferoi, Don't:p1c k commuruttes <1!011g Hwy 1!S ot1 the er.st side
chs,~cter o f thepebp le th«t r eruams of the :lak', h ec~use only Hwy 113 ~, osses th., warsbes to J]ie uot.th- tuo t1sky.

Wis~ons111 has vo ted for Dem o·cra ts u1 th.e past slJ\'. pt'es1dentrnl elect,ons C ou1thes 111
Retreat Area.s
westeru VI/I .ue ,nore lib e,al. - holdover frou, theu Scandmavtan b,, ckgtound Th,.. o thet
run,1fitnn a reas !I.re solidly rept,blican ut mdepe11der1t Ruc>al faru1l•rtd V//1stons1n h_,s plenty-of tU!'111&rul llreas north ot west c-i lv(ad1so11 Th~t s
wlie, e [be semi-sate areas begm. 'l'llere'w1II be e-ventual pou1t threats of sm all groups,of
Corrup tiot1 1s moderate becaUZE" the people 'hhcpndr:- th~wselves on clean, prog.r=ive re.fugt<."S tlrnt com<" to funus, but7otJ probably wou' t see overwhelming numbers 50 wiles
st3tegove.1•iun ent, b ul it 1s ,nost!y :u, iih.ision. L1 2001 St.. te SeJ1ate Ma1011ty lesde,, Chutk 'l.wa.y &011, M,dtso,1, Rural btm retrell,ts ,ue ·11ot ~s safe a.sbe11~ 111 the lull country. but
Cbvah (C'-Madison), a11eLAsseru.bly Speake-1; Scott J..-r1sen (R-'Yl'lukeslu), ,vere bo!L if _y ou follow our gu1deh11es 'about lota.tu1g £01. p r.ivscy, tl1ey e,in 1Je rarrly s~fe Lmp lewen l
charged' w,th felony m,scondud ut o ffice, u1dudi11g 3llegaho11s of extortiott There we1e at,a safety by putt111g 111 underg1ou11d conce1l!ed 1oows where you c,111't be found :1nd so
:l.!i public: cuttupltou co11v1cllons lasry= , wh1cl.i :reflect~ the fact th:,t W,sco11su1 a ll2eJ1s you don't h,ve to coutront st:uv,ng, desperllt<" peopte
do11't !,k,.. pohtic~l coH uptton It stJ! h11ppe1LS, howeve1- Fo!'tller CA,J oe Paulus, 1s now
clomg tedera! f.un E for Jn1bery . No, tberu la.Ice :snd fo1est country. The bes! retreot sites :ue n,,rth of• une;,Jong E~u C::brre-
Waus'l\u .tnd Green Bay, but stay ~t le-ast 25 uules frow tli.e,e ~,tih Tbeie a1t" nurntro us
W ,sconsm l'rns 11 !.ot of ru,.,,t fonn l«11d ~nd fxlte.s t~d = s th11 t .an, su,tahle ior tetn,, ts fur s111 all tow11s spread out 111 this ~rea wh,ch ca11 pt0v1de a seu,bla11ce ,of com ma-ce They
those com mg ftom the E-ast 1eprese.i1t mu.st of the pnv,,te .liu,d relative to the stAte-owruod iorests Get fa11d backmg
up to these s t~te fures.ts IJl/dJ'W~ te:r 1s e,isy to get P,ck tl,e- h,ghcst g,ou11d ror
betre.r
Retre-,t are-Js are best m the '10t:th, marginal so uth of ~[~drson Soutltel'.11 \Y/isconsu1 w1l1 b,isem e nt ·poter1t1ol
suife1 * s1g 1~ic!nt mn,sh of t eiugee.s fro m Ch ,cAgo somed~y. b L1t it t~kes haccly people to
ltve in the for nouh.

Strategies for Populated Liv ing Areas

Milwauk~e T.h.e ,111ly proper Cl(lt stt·ategy for thbse ltv,ng 111 the Milw~ukee 31ea ls to
hi-.,d rtvtth and 1l ie11 west Luc:,te outside the 1394/1-43. bdtw,ty Unf<u:tu11a tely, W .,ukesh&
x:re~t&s 3 possible obstade' of wb:a11 density to the ·west, so ifyou locate m 1'Jeur Berlu:1, .for
example, ·you 11,ed to tr.vel parsllel to 1•43 gomg wes1 st~y,ng on rut-al ,o.ds .Fr:atLklll'l, to
the south of l -4..> tS Also• good loc~llon,'b~,t to trnvel west ohe m uar cro~ ove1 to !he no:th
ofl-4,; once-past W·i,Uksha T.hose n~ tl1t northetn wedge of the subutbs .betwee1, 1-94 and
Hwy 41 h~ve de,11 ex ,t paths to the NW lf you ~h oo~ retre,~ts in. centr~l O L 11ortlter11 Wl,
you should pick routes to the NIY/, hyt?~ss1.11g lvfod,sott The ruml f:\1'1ll country at le~st' 25,
m,les north ot:Mi!dison will gJvr:- som e s-arery.

l,/tad,son_ IX/lule Madison 1s large enough to experience some so.u 1:1l unrest from w 1th111
,fpublic se.nnces and food supp lies " re lost, ,t ,s mo stly~ ptoblein beelluse 1t wJl attracr
tefugees fl~mg from the turn101l or'M,lw,;ukel' Thµs , lo~ls s.huuld c:lefuutely pbu fo,
 Regional and State Ratings

WYOMING****~-;-
Summary Facts·and Ratings

High d e~ett; oontl!1ent:1l ch,nate w,th !.ow l itJJnldity but w111dy t:hroug!t the 1l-.8V corudru
on the contment,d chv1de Moderate sunime.1, but cold wm~
Po1:1ul~tion Dens,ty· Ver.y low 5 o pp!/ sq nlile (r~nkecl 49th !11 the nsbon) }fupanu: 8¾, Arnenc!\11 Ini~:111 2.o¾, rruxeci 1.5°/4, Slack: L 4~1~.
Cost of L,vL<iglndex: Shghtly below ;,v.:r:,ge 99 (~ve,~ge,s 105)
-Pnvote u11dAvail•b1hty Poor SS¾ of land ,s state or feder-tly ,,wued. tndudiug ~ ·p omon ofd.1'4'-~&tls iuu:houut~ii'l
.Su,kilflg Pe.nrut$ Renon9ble penruts sn d regullltions ill 1nost are:i~ B,sem~nts ,ue-p0$~1ble lit most parts of therolt~
L,nr;i :ind lJ rem P lat=ug l~o st.~tewide plruu1J11g m9nclatc, othe.t th!.111 to J1ave a genet'>ll p lru1, btit Jl<> overSJght IGt"c:ncorcemwt.
Pood Produmon. Mod e.ate. M.ost ly rsod wg m d dJ.y land.f.ur11S-. Some 1n1g,ited f;,onlmd .tlo11g uvea Red0<:e.d growing
season 90-180 days dei)eudng on 1lntude. Avetageannu~I rainfnll u 13 l!tches.
Water .qu:ility ,s excE!l.e,1t where red by mount2111 spung~ and £au: horn w e lls m tlt e -valleys 36°/., of people! g w,iter supp he. :,re-
ffuood~ted 1\,r pollution ts not :> problon due to ste~dy w esterly winds. Ther~ 1,; good splac pPt~nttlll i:'Ve.t,yWhe~
Traffic No tna1or tr,1ffic problems CX'Cept dttruig tuih hour ltl Olceyenne 11 o R~d hghtoc ipe.eci cJm.eras
1',1tihC$: Wyomu1g lS a con se.rvab ve itate w,\n li131:>bnru1 ten denoes Con.secvat:!ves do1ru11.1te the ~go cultur~l 111~.&S
and D ei11ocrsts the latgec o ti.e.s lil<.:e ·a 1eyenne Den1J.o½.1 Rep ,6 4¾ , Ind/3rd party 11°/4
tow MU:ed 48th w,tl:t .an aavet.1geitate t;,x burden of 7"/o of u1come 1'l o mcon1e tax, -sblte :md loc~l
SAies t~ averaga 5 41/o an d low p roperty mxts ~1" r,'ln kecl 41$t Ill then~ilon,

Ceo u.upn 0 11 GenenJly below avernge 'Some !ti &!:ate govemin!>'lt and 1u, boa1 system_ There 11 ;i!,o ~omr evt.&::noe o~ pohce brutality
Cruncc Low Vtolm~ cum~ l4G/100K, property cun1e 1..724/too~-:_
Persou alL,berty' Secondlughe1t. 4 ollt ot 5
G\.ln Liberty Good. No •petlt'Ut topun:h:nse fi.ream1s ''~h,-U , eeue'' ,t:ate fo, con ce:i]edli=nns. 0p"1l car-ci
p en1'lltted evetyWhere(eveJt g car) except !cbooll, C'OUrts .9tld Jeder,il btulcl.ogs.
V'ery g_ood ,vrulability· for the full t•atige ·o t natunl h~~lth prachtionea Lay mdw,ves at'e recluucruly n o~ regu1't~,
s,nce 2007 tbey h avebten prosecuted for pl.'llrnciug tnedic:uie w ithout i llcE11se, wludt t t a bad precedent
H,,. ne S<'h oohng Low regu1at101l St.tte requrfes p arental uoll.fiC:ltro11 only
Mibtiuy T :i.1~et~ u,
F.tai101 E Warr,11 flFB, ~,t o!' 01eye,111e 1SO nucle.ii; lvfinutenru1 III truss,les the SE eomer 9[ st,1te
:ind .e:<tendlng ,ntt> SD i111d Nebnu·l<..;1~ pu!naty target; (divett h it e-,cpected et ~ch silo),
Naval SttJ;tteg,e Qtl Reserves No 3; NW r:.I C,wper n ea1~i .tt$n~ "Teapot Dome'' otl reseive; ~rt:tiry h.~et
2 86 Strategic Relocation

Notes

\Y/yommg.c~me ui ~cond for the Free StateMoveme11t- -in effo11 by hberbn ~ns to build him1!tes, P.nd ~ growing group of retirees Jt w9s ong,n*lly111A:onn01'1 co lony, est~b!tShed'
\IP enough lrke-m1nded people Ul a state to giun a ma1o uty ~nd tlu111t 11110 ,it ,haven of by p1<>ueets who knew how lo i u,d good r~nch land with m ount~u,...fed 1t-ttgatto11 W?.tet
hberty New Hl\mpsh1rewon out but the movement fu1led there bec~use it caused 100 Yhe v~lley 1s ~etu,illy colllposed of two v11llrys sep~rnted by <1 ~mgll nse where tiwy 89 aud
tnudi tesentmellt 2mgng el(ts11ng res,clcnts, We wo uld h11ve p1Gked Wyoming 238 nieet The southen, va lley ce.i\ters 1rolmd the town of ;l\fton wlw:h h!IS A !)tee !l<\l?Ort,
~nd the tiodheni v~lley centers ~councl tl1e towns ofihQyne, Freedom ~nd Ettrn, F',eedom
T)us st~ te has sorne or the fmest moun1a111s ~nd fore£ts 1!l the nnhon .. m~luding the Gtancl sits ,istL~de the Wyommg-ld~ho borde1 111 th,s v,,lley you choose wh,ch st~te you !tve u1 by
Teto ns ~ncl Yellowstone ~re~s. Also of note are the B ,g Ron1l.tlou11tRu1s. Much o f the pLCkmg-the ~ist or west s,de. Most pick e~st to be u1 Wyom 111g's t10 income tax 1ur1sd,ct1011
rest of the st.i.te 1s a fl~t. ne.g rJy barren desert w1tl1some. windblown prairie~ wh,cit ire not T lus Js 4 lugh ~ltttude valley th•t ge ts ,.bi,ut 3 f~et of snow ill the winter It 1s su1to\ll1cled
p~rhcul~dy hosp1t~ble \Y/yc1n ,ng 1s hghttypopulated for good reaso11s--but that 1s ~ big by ,ugged rnounta111s with ~bm1cb11t g~ru e a11cl osh T here isu't m uth pr1v2te land ii, th~
part ,:,fits 1ttrn~tion to U$ ~s !I gre:it surv1~l st*te tt h.a~ lots of wide. ope1,sp~ce.s, and:! nch ru(lUt1ra111s, b ut yot, can rind forested reJ:n~at sites alcng the foi:oth1l!s of the•ll\tley Stor
11, ga~ ~11d ou depos its 10 pay th.e bills, allow1ni; th,,. ~ ,~ r,ely popul~ted st*te to have 110 V-alley R.!1c:h 1s ~ ruce 111¢Llntau1 ~abut subdtv,s1011 butlt a1ouud • golr course with v,ews i,f
uicome r:;x ~nd low tne~ ,n othe1 are~s. the valley The ent.tte v~lley 1s suff1c1e-nily d1sta11t hi:im auy thce,; ts to,p 1ov1de a saft h~ven
w,tho ut sep~r!lte n10 ,u1ta,n retreats.
lv1ost of the pt'operty ~l'qu11d the Tetons A11d Ydlow1tone ts eXpenswe e.1b u1 c:ountry bo~ht
up long ~go by i he 11ch a11d e)ttc: But you c~11 sull find be,iut,ful mou1\1ft11~ me,, dow l'R11~h E v~n~~n Are~ Ev~1,s ton itself ts out m the windy pl~m. but the!e <tre uum erous forested
~ot~1try u, p)lices 1h StAr Va!ley. south of,] Ackso,1Hole hills w,th p t rvrtte !and .ind cab,ns to the south ;l!o ng the border w,th lJ1alt Ii i)ai:k,; up to
the rugged U,nt~h ?vtoun~~1ns of Utah
There are. two t11g1oi tlu e~t~ to one·~ physical wellbeing ~t ~ppostte ends of the state the
v0!o:,n1c dP.nger of the huge Yellowstoµc ~ ltlerit- seethu;g, botµng pol of unsmb le geo - Caspe1 Ate.I L o<i~ for forested C11bu1 sites south of th<: c.ity op <HI C asper tv!ountam, .,
lhe-rµ11e 1clto;1, 1111d the r,ude,u t.trgets of W@.rren AFB ,round ~nd soutlieAst of Clleye111,e, k>vel'y p,ne ccu11tryw,th rust,c c~b,us

She udr,11 The towns ofB-uffalo ~nd Sheutla.n are the g,;teways to the Big Ho u, 1'ht101t•I
Strategies for Populated' Living Areas Fo rest T\11s 1s the tr.~dit10J>Jtl land of che Sioux I ndtlln wctl1plenry orgiass for Buffi.lo and
timbe1 Ill the forests foi ei1b111s ~nd retr"'1 ts. You can fim:I sun1!ar farm !arid :;nd 1etre•t sites
Cheye1u,e. The lsrgest c1ty;n,'v'/yo m111g sils etS!tide 1-80 ~nd hosts Waaen Afi'B ou 1ts or
:on the other s,de the foresl!1h\1 L ovell
wesle!t\ bo rde-1 T l'ie ach.1al m,ss,le fields ~re farther ~way to the north, eAst ~ncl southeast,
but !lie base 1s sull g 'l':1l'get Since tt hous~s tl,e headqu'1rters of the tll tSst!e wmg, The bn~e ,s Black Hills Wyom 111g,,t1L1s up ~gau1st thf fllbled. Black Hills 0 11 the east bo rdeF ,,~r th~
too dose 10 Cheye nne for the c;ty tc e.vo1d destt1'.lcho11 tf the bn~e ,s hu T he only hou..qng to.wns ,of S1J11dance Fo LU Coc11ers, and Newc~s tle W~ter ts 110t ple11ttf1Jl, bt11 unpt o.ve,
de-velop1!! ent outstde ti:1e 5 m1le n rcle of da!ll age fro m the b~se 1s 111South Greeley, south slose, tp the hill co untry wheric excellent retre~I sites ca11 be fou1111L T he area w,ll never~~
of1-80 '!'lie m 1$Stle fields tl1emsdves ate•fa1rly close ,f you looue 'to the no rth or to the east h~vily po~\Jlated.
of Ute city
South ~nd east oiY.ellt'W>ti:>n~ T here ,;,ea coup le ·of fu1ge1-. of valley latw that 11.ppro:\cll the
C~sper. Th!t ,~ the prefe1-r«l cJty of tht two largest in the sta te l t has no tn~,or threAts 111 p~rk 1n these d tree.tmus On the less-traveled s1d~ ofY d!owstone, you :cRn fmd tetreat sites
Lhe ar~. ot!te1 (h~11 ttl. own popul~tton !f soc:i~l u~1rest develops 111 the VAileys tl1~t "Ppi o,th the p, ,k, mdudu,g I>medsle ~o d ie so t1tl1 i nd Dubois tp tlie
east. You can' t m •~ ,l hvuig u1 .t11y oi thtse areas w,less you ,re a f:lnchet
Retreat Areas
St~r'\fQl!ey; Tiu~ ,s one ::if the pre!Iliere retre~t valleys u1 the n~llon for be.,uty ~nd sAfK}'
fro m t!ueatt :f'he closicst h ir-s,zed tc,wn ts Jackson to the north b ut St~ r Valley doe.sn't
h:we the h,gh {'HCe.s ofJ11i:).soq Hole where the glob~! elite h!\ve t hosen t<i vacation ~nd
bu,ld se.:ond homes Thrs ts ~ high 111ounr,un v~lley ,nh~b1t~d mostly by fann ,~11d rinQh
 287

Source for Federal Land Data:

nation atlas.gov

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WYOMING 3:; e:0 1S\.P>~

{"Pei ~ ofY. c.o~~tc:J\Ql'

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'

Potentially Active
Forest Sen-ice Volcano . ..,; '
National P'ark Secvice
- Tennessee VaUey Aulhotity Strategic Nuclear
0 1.her agcil·cies Target
288

Peak Horizontal Acceleration(% g) with

10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years
CANADA • 100 D 20 D 6 Source:
- so D 1s D 5 USGS
• 60 D 10 Ea 4
f/J"'"':"'\. IE!! 40 D 9 D 3
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· --...·-hD 2s D 1 D 1
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Predicted probability that nittate exceeds 4 milligrams per liter .
'I;:_
0 .17 .33 .50 .67 .83 1
1----.,---,-1- -.-
, - --.-,-----,. . . $-t 'i.
Low probabili\v - - - - - - -- - -- + High probability IC
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(Areas left blank have mi ssing data.)
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study with wells sampled during 1992-99
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':.
,
Note: This is just an ex- Don' t plan on using
ample. Newton, NJ is too
close to NYC to be a good
Rivers are
important
I freeways or principle
thoroughfares

ultimate retreat location. obstacles to

We would recommend rural plan around
( Livings
PA instead.
• '
Plan ·a· route ·o ver Columbia L
Bridge (more traveled) f-
) fl i
•I
Home
45 min. from
Manhattan
/ J,.
c/ ,;' ,1
/
(2hrs w/traffic)

,-../ ewton
Consider alternate
Stay away from
target areas - -l
Pass under/over free-
routes and mark in C ways where there are
lighter color on no on or off-ramps
Plan •pt route: over
;-,,,.I
your map '-'
(/
'

', ) ,r .,,.-, Lower Chatham Bridg

- (looks less traveled)

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r- -'
1'
Find a balance between options. In,~:::i
this case: crossing many
rivers/streams or risking congestion
on residential roads through town.
/ ' .,,
Once on rural roads,
avoid going through
moderate or dense
populations.

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NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rimary Torgot
Outer Ring
= I Omlles
"?secondary Targ et

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Depanmeot of Defense
(includes Army Co,ps or Engir>ee,. lakes)
- '.
fish and Wildlifo Service/ Wilderness
•
Fotest Service I Wildcmess

National Ae.r'onautics

-- and Space Adminis.t.ration

National Park Sef'Vice I Wilderness

\
,. \
Toonessee Valley Authority 'i
MISSISSIPPI )
Some small.sit~ are notsbown, especially in
t.1tban areas.

Abbreviatiol\S GEORGIA -_),

NF Nalional Fores,
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
fort 8enning
Military Reseivation
J.r

lake
Jae:""!~

..~ ~ '
Jt,,-
~ ~
aif'o
r~ley Nucle,r
Powe, Plant

I '
::-,.. -
Pricha

Grand Bay
- ~ - __,NWR FLORIDA
LA MILES
j
0 20 40 60 80
292

VOLCANO
~ 1 Eruption in lost I 00 yeors

® 1 Eruption in klst 1000 yeors

~~=,:AR T:~R:S
-')
f Sacondory Target
: 10 miles
Rv
s S;
~
FEDERAL !ANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
~- ~
sure('.IU of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Land Management/

Wilderness
::;,.,,--
1·
_,,
DepJmnent of Oefen$e.
(includes Nmy Corps of Engineers lakes)
- .,.

Fish and Wildlife Service /Wilderness

Forest Service / Wildemess

J National Park Service/ Wilderness

_,,,.-·
_,,,..
Some sman sites are nol shown, especially in
urban .iteas.

Abbreviations
NCA Nation(!! Conservation Art:a
NF National Forest
NHP National Historic Park
NM Nation.al Monumetu
NP National Park
N Pres National Preserve
NRA National Recreation Area
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

I
'
MILES
I [ I
0 ,oo 200 300 4-00
- - ~

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. -·--.--
, - -

- - .._ -
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VOLCANO 0 25 75
(!:} 1 Eruption in lad 100 yeors
•

® 1 Eruption i.o lost 1000 years I 1

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
~ rimory Torget
O uter Ring .,
Y:. JO mUes
? secondary Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
..J
Bureau of lndian.AliairS

Bure<1u of land Management /

Wilderrn.~

- Bureau of Reclarn;ition . ,r
Dcpa11m-cn1of Defense
(includes -'<my Corp, of Engineers lakes)
NEW MEXICO
Fish and Wildlife Service I Wildernc.~s

N.lrest Service I Wilderness

D National Park Service/ Wildemess

Abbreviations
AFB Air FO(CC Base
IR Indian Reservation
NCA National Conservation AreJ
Kolo
NWA
NF Na1ional Fores.I
NHP National Historic Park
NHS Na.lional HistOr'ical Site
NM Nationc1I Monumcn1
NP National Patk
NRA
NWR
National Recreation Area
National \•Vildlifc Refuge
- ··- ··-··- ··- ··
Res Reservoir

BAJA
CALIFORNIA ··-··-
.l
\
SONORA l
' t -~..,...---··- -·~
~

~ ·--
- - - . - . - - ... . - - . . .....
~
i.• . .
- - - . '' - - - --- - - - -- ------ - - -____ . ._......_-.__ - --- -- -- - _2
294

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rimory Torgel Oute, Ring
-J.
n S&eondory·Torget
• 1Omiles MO
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS ig lake
WR
Department of Dciense
(includes Army Corps of Engineers lakes)
"-.,mnesboro
-
Fish and Wildlife Service / Wilderness

Forest Service/ Wildemess

National Park Service/Wilderness

State Park
- TN
Some small sit.es ;Jre n(){ shown, especially in
urban areas. OK ~J -
Abbreviations
NF National Forest
NWR National Wildlife Rciuge .'
!'Robinson

Helen •'

MISSISSIPPI

,-

J>
TE /\,, t..J.

MILES
0 10 30 40 60
 295

VOLCANO
(;> I Eruption in las! 100 year,

( ; ) I Eruplion in IOsl 1000 year,

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ morylorget Outer Rlng

~ econdory Target
o 10 miles UTAH

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau o( Indian Affairs
NEVADA
,/
w Bureau of Land Management/
Wilderness
Oepartm~nt oi Defense
(includes Army Co,p, of Enginee,s lakes)
- Fish and Wildlife Seivice / Wilderness

Fo~ Service / WIiderness

a Natioo-11 Park $erv"ice I W ildt.roes&

-
Abbreviations

AFB Air Force Base

IR Indian Rese,varfon
MCAS Marlne Corps Air Station
MCll Marine Corps Base
NAf Naval Aic facility \
NAS Naval Air Station
NF National Fcxest
NHS National l-listoric Site
NM National Monument
NP National Pali<
NRA National Recreation Area
NS Na~I Station
ARIZONA
NTC Naval Training Center
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
WM,\ Wildlife M.anagement Area
7
,,.
{
all\
MllES
I F
o 25 50 75 ,00 125 ,so
I
296

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

WYOMING Med,cine Sow

c!'inmary Target
Outer Ring
NF

= 10 miles
r secondory Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs

- ----., Bureau oi land M.lnagement /

Wilderness Fort Morgan) \
w,
Bureau of Reclamation I

Department o( Defense
(includes Army Corps ol Englnoe,s lakes)
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness
f_
.e
,, f l
forest Ser'Viie / Wilderness

~ National Park SeMce / Wilderness

Othet agencies

Some small sites Me not shown, especialty in

urban areas.
Cheyenn~~J...----,
Abbreviations o AFB and Schrr AFB- 1
AFB Air Force Base
NCA Naiiona:J Conservation Area
NF National Forest
NG National Grassland
NHS Nation.al Historic Site
NM National 1\.\onumen1
NP Nalional Park
NRA National RccreariOll Area . crmlor-•---1
NWR Natiooal Wildlife. Refuge
Res Reservoir

I'\ _r ~

' '
1 '
l MILES
I
NEWi.M~fCO OKLAHOMA
0 40 60 80
 297

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS MASSACHUSETTS

c!:i,imory Torge1 0 u1er Ring
~J, .o 1Omiles
.Jr Seco ndary Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Fish and Vl/ildlife Service I Wilderness

Bureau of Prisons

State Pall< NEW

I
YORK
Some small sites .:lft not shown, especially in
urban .t1ta$,

• RI
oodon
'n'.i.: fv' -
...... V I -;;.../--

,.i Millstone Nuclear Power-Plant

f'-'r""
~

s I II II J

_.....,,.,,..~_'fW
, a~ y \
l I \!,
Stamford L

0 s
<>Ir~----
' NEW YORK
298

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

PENNSYLVANIA
c!;irimory Target Outer Ring
-'J,.,... eJO miJes
- ' Secondory Torge t

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
NEW JERSEY
D~rtmeot of Defense
{includes Army Corps of Engineers lakes)
-
Flin and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness r

State Park

Some small sites are not shown, especially in

urban areas.

-i.,

- Bombay HooR~
National WildlWe Refuge
,
,- -
--
. -- (
-

y • Rehoboth Beach

• eaford

Q\ f •~
-
R ~:- MILES
I
0 5 10 15 20 25
 299

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS GEORGIA

AL
~ nmary Target
Quiet Ring

secondary Target
= 10 miles
•
-
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS -
-,
Bureau of Indian AU-airs
Cape Saa Blas
Oepa«ment of Oeferise .,Palm Coast
(includes Army Co,ps of Engineers lakes) ,

Fish and WIidiife Service /Wilderness

lower'S......,ttet
NWII
Cedar ice,. HWR·
-
Forest Service/ Wilderness Crystal River _ _ _
Hudear Power Plant \

State Park

Some small sites art- not shown, espedally in

urb:i.11 tire.is.

Abbreviations-
AFB Air Force Sase
IR tndian Reserv~tiof'I
NF National Forest
NA$ Naval Air Station
NTC Naval TrJining Center
NWR National Wildliie Refuge
Port Char_,
Pv

D 25
M
li r 75 100

-- -;~-=- .:~---~ ------ ~~-

- -
-- --- .. ----_;;.
-----
-
-- ------- ..- - - - - - -
...... -- -
-----~,_.,........,_.-.tt!i=.._
-
-<ft;,._- -

_ - - - - - - - - - -- -
-
- - -

--
------ ----~
- - ---:.-....._

-
300

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS NC

~ rimory Target
Outer Ring
;; 10 miles
~ econdory Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
r - - ~rtment of Dclcnse
(includes Afmy Corps o( Engin..,rs lakes)
Depanmenf of Juslice

Fish cmd Wildlife Service / Wilde.mess SOUTH CAROLINA

F0tcst Se,rvice / Wildemess

Tennessee Valley Authority

Some sm.,Usites 8-l'O not shown, especially in

ALABAMA
urban arei$.

Abbreviations
NF National Forest
NRA National Recreation Area
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

,
'
i

·.-,":"-··~·;
-
:._~ti '
l '
t_!:_-!::_: 0:-~"
.,,, 4
MILES
I
I I - , >-, 6 20 40
. ·- '=-.-
-- -r--
I -; ' Moody
Air Fon:e BaseAnnex -
FLORIDA
 301

1
HAWAII
VOLCANO
~ 1 Ervpt;on ;n lost 100 yeors
® 1 Eruption in lost 1000yeors

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

(/;_rimory Torget
Outer Ring
-= 10 mile$ wai..woNa..iResetvatioo
~ condory T01gel Oall• Forest NWR
Comp Ht,1 Smith
FEDERAL LANDS AND - .. ~a...
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
m-:.;s;ti~
Dillingtian
Department or Defense Matua ll&itary -,tioo
(includes Am,y C0<ps of Engine<lrS lakes) luahalei Naval Redio Stltioa
UIIWOl<i Naval l!osffi"11on
Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness
.,._,....
PeadHlfbotNS

r=J Na1ional ParkService/Wildemess

HAS {Closoat

Some small sites are noc shown, t-Si>¢Ci311y in

urban areas.

AFB
Abbreviations
Air Force Base
,-
MCAS Marine Corps Air Station
NAS Naval Air Station
/ h
NHP National HiitoriCc'II Park /r
NP Natiooal Park
NS Naval Stat;on
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

j
HAWAD \....._----'
v
KaLae

• ' 0 20 40 60 110
302

VOLCANO
~ I Erup6on in lo,t I00 yeors

® 1 Eruption in lost 1000 year'$

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

WASHINGTON
C!f:Prfmory To,gei Outer Ring . ~ Coeur d'AJ ..
/ , Secondary Tocget
= 10 mOes (!f' ~ .,

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs
'--~
Bureau of Land Managem(?nt /
Wilderness

- Bureau -Of Reclam3tion

Oepartmellt of Defense
(includes /vmy Corp5 of Engineers lakes)
j ~-_,---,----------~
fish and Wildlife Service/ \1Vildemess

Forest Service / Wilderness

Q National Park Service/ Wilderness

Othe<>g"'1Cies

Some small sites-are not shown, ~ lly in

1Jrb3n i'lreas.

Abbrevjations
IR Indian Reservation
I ,,
·'
NF National Forest -.
NG NationAI Grassland OREGON - ..
NHP National Historic Park ·.
NRA National Recreation Arect
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
WYOMING
 303

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

t
j),
J
{!?_. ~rimaryTorget 0
•
O u er ~,ng I MICHIGAN
-,rv Sec ondary Target =lOmile<

FEDERAL LANDS AND IOWA

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Depilrtment oi Defense
<includes ¼ny Corps oi Engineers lakes)
-
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness

Foresi Service/ WIiderness

State ~ark

Some small sites are 004 shown, especially In

urban art-as.

Abbreviations INDIANA
NWR National WIidiife Reiuge

MISSOURI

KENTUCKY

MILES
' 0 25 50 75 ,oo
304

MICHIGAN
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
J ,imory Torgel
{!?_, p
.
Oute( Ring
c,r Secondc.ry Target = 10 miles

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Defeose _.·
(includes_Army Corps of Engineel'S takes)
--
-
Fish and W,Jdlife Service/ Wilde:fness

Forest Service / Wilderness

[__j National Park Service I V!/ildernes.s

State Par!<
OHIO
Some small sites are n01 shown, especially in
l.lfban areas.

Abbreviations
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
ILLINOIS

Linto •

L Indiana Arsenal
Army Ammuniton Plant
[Closedl

KENTUCKY

I.
0 10 20 30 40 50
 305

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

Upper Mississippi R'r1er
Wildlife and Fish Refuge
C!7.
~ .- p imary rorget o·.
,,11er R',ng M INNESOTA
7 Secondary Torgel
-= 10 mila5

WISCONSIN
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS I p;nua rr
'<:.
I '
7
. EsthelYille
"
'I ' ,1
~ nSlough~
onal Wikl ife Fefu e
\

Bu,~.au of Indian Affairs

D<!partment of Defense
SD .,. .,
(1~ \
·Bifme u
\
(
· CbarlesC ' ' C:
-0
-0
!?.
{includes Army Corps of Engine:etS lakes) \ ~
'l),"'
f ish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness \ ~/.
"!c>. •
·~4e,
\
- National Park Service/ Wilderness

'{
\
~
rorm La -~
~-
.\
Som~ small ~ites Jre no« shown, especially in
urban are-as. ~ \ Fort
~ j
I ,:,..
"'• I'
\
"'
..,.
0
...-.~+,-a-;-=
~
....

NE .i., Port Louisa

. -
Failtjeld .

-
'

( ILLINOIS
MISSOURI
306

NUf LEAR WAR TARGETS 10\NA

0 : _~rimary Torge1 Outer Ring CO
-V
f Secondary Torge1
=- 10 miles NEBRASKA

FEDERAL LANDS AND Iowa Indian

Resemtion
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
MO
Bure.au of Ind Ian Affail'S
St Fran •
~ v~ell .I
01
Bureau of Reclamation

Dc.1>3nmc.>n1.of D~fense

--
-
{includes Army Corps or Enginee<s lakes)

Fish and Wildlife Sef'Vic<: / Wilderness

Fores1 Service I Wilderness

•
W bster
R rvo·
·1 .< •
. -~
National Park Service I Wilderness

Som<- Sm.ill Sil<.'1 are not :1ho\vn. CSJ)('('i,1lly in

urban -'1C3.S,

Abbreviati"ons
AFB Air Force Base
IR Indian Reservation
NWR National \ •Vildlife Refoge

Hutchinson•
ar en City
R
1- -- 1--+- 1-____:-1rlaa;,;;c;,J'
_. :c.:l~ . fl~ilg
~ UI
- - n ' ',

I IM l.bdga
" J·nsas
_,. ~~ -- l nsas City i!ey,,'i
Army~muniti n
1ant I ~·-

MILES '\,_

{, 0 20 40 60

OKLAHOMA

TEXAS
\__
 307

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

{!J_
~
PrimoryTorgel .
OuJerRing
= 10 miles
J
Secondary f orget

FEDERAL LANDS AND OHIO

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of D~fense INDIANA
• - (includes Army Corps oi Engineers lakes)
Depanment of Energy
ILLlNOIS
Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness

Fotest Service / Wilderness

National Park Service I Wilderness

- Tonnes,eo Valley Authority

Some small shes .ir~ not shown, espedally in

urti~ at(l~.

Abbreviations
NF NationaJ Foresi
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

VIRGINIA

Big Soutl> Fork

NationalRiverand RecreationArea

{ TENNESSEE

~
.~--·r
,,_,_
• ! -n-~..
··· .
-
M
l'iS
NORTH
CAROLINA
I I
0 60 80
308

ARKANSAS
UpperOuac;J,1ti
C NWR

::a: 10 m iles
Secol'\dory t org et

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS') ensasRiv
Bureau oi Indian Affairs

Department of Defense
.___, {includes A1my Co,ps ol Engineers lakes) MISSISSIPPI
Ash and \l\fildli(e SeNice / \.Yildemess

Forest Service/ 'Wildc«ness

j National Park Service / Wilderness

State P• rk

Sornc sm21U1itcs are nO\ shown, eff)eCially in

urban are.iS.
Abbreviation-s TEXAS
NF National i:ore~-
NWR National WildBfe Refuge

-i:illde peousas

Sulphur:
ae
:_ Cameron Prarfe

- -- -
\- •/j~ ~
'tn ,- - - 4>caS$i
-· - Abbeville' Breton
NWR
( ~- -
.,..--
-- :\ ~
='~----
- ~ __,,_- .NW!l
/ ____...._ ~
- - -- •
..-- Sabine National ~ :!:l _
• _,,,.,,-- Wildfde Refuge ::.:_.:,

Breton
NWB
r, • {_ r,
C
I
o
1----3
,o
Mi%s •o sv=-?o
' 20 :io
 309

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

.I --A
...../ -.,
~ rimory T¢19et Outer Ring I ~-~
.,.A,,
T Secondary Target
= IO miles l .
~
~ ook "
. • "t nng Air Force Base
FEDERAL LANDS AND ~- .j Caribou ~losed)
INDIAN RESERVATIONS ' r ,--~ ' ..
P que Isle I
6ureao of Indian Affairs
\ -.!. . .
OepartmenL of Defense _.,' I
(includes Ariny Co,ps o/ Enginec<s lakes)

Fish ,c1nd W'i!dlife SetVice / Wildcniess

-
~
,4tfm
\ n-. I NEW BRUNSWICK

Forest Service / Wilderness

.I
I
C] N.arional Park Service / \<Vi!decness
I
State Porl< QUEBEC
Some small ~ires are not shown, especially in
urlxin M~as.

IR
Abbreviations
Indian Reservatioo
,,;
J
..
·
- ·_,,. .

NWR Nation<tl Wildlife Refuge

··- ··- ··- ··- ··- ··

VERMONT

NOVA
SCOTIA
NEW
HAMPSHIRE €. l"1
0 ~"~I
{ '\'.~
'\i:....
. ;1_,.,,Portsmouth Naval MILES
;,-!'J Shipyards
b I
40
j I,
• 20 60 80
310

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rimcry Target Oute, Ring ,P'
'K'secondorv f orget
• 10 mites Pc:NNSYLVANIA

FEDERAL LANDS AND

r
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
-! NEW
Department of Delense
{indudes Almy Corps of Engineers lakes; ~ /,,, JERSEY
-
Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness
\,-tr

Other agencies
WEST
State Park VIRGINIA
Some sma1I sites are not shown, especially in
vrb:1.n are,1$.

Abbreviations
NAS Naval Air Sta1ion
NB Nati0<1al Battlefield DELAWARE
NHP National Historical Park
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

VIRGINIA pr "• ~
l'IA§;lJatui_ent Rrlerl'

-
. Fiela Annex
Webs.ttr \
. ~
(
- Martin• NWR I' p

,,
 311

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rimory To rget Outer Ring

r_,k Secondory Torgel

FEDERAL LANDS AND

= lO mPes VERMONT
--
INDIAN RESERVATIONS

--
Department of Oefense
(includes Army Corps of Engineer> lakes)
Fish and Wildlae Service I Wildemoss

National Park Setvicc I Wilderness

State Parle

Some s«1all .sites a,re not$hown, especially in

-,ce.Base
.,
n; tional Historical Park -
ur1>.ln .areas.
~"""
Abbreviations •' ·~=. • - (_UlS.~yReserveCenter
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
~ ":So)(
\:.~-Wey,mouth Naval Air Station (Closed}
w..
Colebrook River Lake ProvincetowA,.,
~
; . ?' ~~
- ~~..,.Pilgr~ 'Nuclear ' ~
Pajve'r Plant I~
'll,
~
-..
RH01DE
CONNECTICUT ISLAN D j

Naobickdl

{ - Nomans Land Island NWR

-

I
0 10 20 30 40
NEW YORK
312

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS ,._

···--·
'
·-.. _..--.·.-., .___
,......··i...
.......... , '
........ •.--··........
,;/'
~
Isl• Royale
.................
••
~ rlmory Tor9et Oute< Ring
~ MINNESOTA ~-- ~NationalPark .............,_

..' ........
lOmlles
1 S<>condory Torget
e.
I
•

FEDERAL LANDS AND ........

INDIAN RESERVATIONS ..................
...,
Depanmen.t. of Defense
(inclurles Army Corps of Engineers lakes)

Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness

---- .........
. e=>-,
~ Hi:~ h 'Pl

·\!,
ONTARIO
~),.Mill$1R
,.
~ Ste Mari•

Forest Service/ Wtlder'ness

L] National Patk Service I Wilderness

State Park

Some small !itcs arf? n()( shown, especially in

u,b.:·u, areas.

Abbreviations

IR Indian Reservation
NF Nationat Forest
NWR N•don•I Wildlife Refuge
WISCONSIN
Wortsmith
Air Force Base
(Closed)

IOWA
ILLINOIS
2S 100
 313

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS MANITOBA

ef
....-l'.i"
ff
Ptimory Torge1

Secoodory Torget
Outer Ring
= 10 miles
~·- ··- ··- ··- · CAN A
FEDERAL LANDS AND ONTARIO
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs
RedJ..altelR
Department of Defense
(Includes Army Co,ps of F.ngineers lakes)

NORTH
Foresl Service/ Wilderness DAKOTA
l!--- _ r-l-Wbit&Eal~
National Park Service/ Wilderness
lt--- - , -H -IR L
State Park
Ti ma I
Some small sites a,e not shown, especially In
urb.'ln areas..
- '

Abbreviations MICHIGAN
IR Indian Reservation
NF National Forest \
NP National Park
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

WISCONSIN

SOUTH
DAKOTA

50 75 100
' 0 25
314

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

e f . rrimory Targe t Oule< Ring
= 10 miles
/ Sec ondary Torget

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
ARKANSAS
-
- BtJreau of Indian Affairs
Departme,,t of Defense
(includes Army Corps of Engineers lakes,
- us Af8
Fish and Wildlife Servioo / Wilderness

Forest Service / Wilderness mbus

AJleev,qo
~ National Aerolklutics
L and Space Administration 'q-- -;f.;lake

a National PJrk Service/ Wi1dern<.:.S$

- Tenncssee Valley Authority

Some small $ile$ are not shown, especially in

urban are.as.
Abbreviations ALABAMA
NF N.atlonal Forest
NMP National Milftaty Patk
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

LOUISIANA G11nd Guff Nuc!e>r c j al Guard

Power Plan

FLORIDA
Sog~ Chitto
NWR

National SINtc
Tedlnology labo11tories
"
 315

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

''
c ! , irimary To,gel '
Outer Ring
NE ' 1-;;::-
.... ---s:j,.___ _j,;) Great!wler
~ ocondory To,get
= 10 miles
-- ~

(
,f ~le{ ..., I National Wudlilt R<luge
'{ I , I
FEDERAL LANDS AND ~-~ "'·(?
,,;, \ '
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
0111 icotl,e ! Brookfield ,
~
Bureau or Prisons
me
.., ILLINOIS
Oepartmc<u of Defense ~
fincludc.'S Army Corps oi Englne<.'fS lakes)
Fort Leavenworth · • e,ly Clarence Cannon
fish and \!\fildlifo Service I Wildemcss Fec!ml Penijenti,ryFarm National Wildlife Refug<

- Fo<e5' Se-ivice / \<Vilderness

n Nalional Par1c: Service I Wilderness

Some sm.111 sites are not shown, especiaUy i'n

ur'bana.r..v.'ls.
Abbrevjations

NF Nation.ii Forest
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

}'f(ANSAS

'-,
Martt Twain t ,
National Fo~ KY

OKLAHOM,<\

TN
MILES
ARKANSAS
0 20 40 6 80
316

VOLCANO
~ 1 Ervption in lost 100 years CANADA
BRITISH
® 1 Eruption In lost 1000 yeor, COLUMBIA
ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
ef.rrimory Target
Outer Ring
; 10 m iles
/ Secondo()" Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bute.au n( Indian Affairs

Bureau of land Management I

Wilderness

- Bu1eau ol Ret.iamiltion

Ol;!partment oi /\8,ricufture

Dcpanmcnt oi Defense
(Includes Army Corps of £ngineer,; lakes>
-
Fish and Wildlife Se:tvic:e-/ Wlldc:mess

Fore~ Setvic~ / \.Yilderness

National Paric Service/ Wilderness

Some small site:> are not sho'-,vn, especially in

urb.rn .-1reas.
Abbrevialions

IR Indian Reservation IOAHO

NR National Battlefield
NF NMional Forest
NHS Nt1tion.:1l Historic Site
NM Na1ional Monument
NRA N<1tion;:il Recreation Area
NWR Na1iona1 Wildliie Refuge

Centennill Mountafns
Sheep Ex;pe!W!'le,rt;al Strtioo

WYOMING

MILES
0 25 60 75 100
 317

NEBRASl<A
-,
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
WY
e f rnmory Target MINNESOTA
Ovter Ring
: 10 miles
/ Secondary Target
SOUTH OA,~OTA
1·
FEDERAL LANDS AND --
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Missouri
Bureau of lndian Affairs National Retteational River
Ogiafa
N\> Lewis And Clark lake

Oeparim!tnt o f Agrkulture

,..._ Ocp::uimcn1oi Dcic.nsC!

_ _ (includes Army Corps of Engineers bikes}
Fish and Wildlife Se;vice I Wlldetness

Fotes! Service / 'vVilderness

Natior,:.il Patk Setvice I W ildern-ess IOWA

'
Some small $ites are nO( shown, especially In
ut b,,n areas.
I-
r---r::r.---,-- , - -- -,..--1 - J!rol:en Bo . .~

AFB
Abbreviations
Ait F0tce Base
.
.___;;4 ,::::_. -J.lf.·C'
--- o
1,,11tll)
~
.' ljgrth Plalle
IR Indian Reservation
NF National Fo,cst
NC National c ,a;sland
~
NM National Mooume-n1 toxin
Kear .
NRA Nariooal Recreation Area \ • ·Range
NWR Nationat Wild life Reivge ' lfl"lperiaf
·- Ha~
lake
6unt l
I . ~oldre9t
ughB - ...)

.Benkeinllln e -r ke-
~
Harlan Co
ke _
nty

- -.
Sac And Fox
Indian Reservation
COLORADO

KANSAS

MILES
0 ;,=~~s~o==1,1sr===ffioo
31B

VOLCANO
~ I Eruption ln lost 100 years

® I Ervp tion in lost 1000 years

Blick Rocit~Higl, Rock c,..,.,,
EnoigllM Tr.,is
futiooal ~rv.ttion Atta

Outer Ring
Jn ~ ~
SecondOJY Torget
.: 10 miJes [
FEDERAL LANDS AND r
INDIAN RESERVATIONS "
;
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bure.au of Land Management I ..,

Wilderness '
,. '
- Bureau of Reclamation
Department of Defense
(includes Army Corps of Enginee<s la~es) L 711/10, ti+ ·-.
,
'GraatBasffl
..,,.. National Pa~ '.°
ur·AH

-
Department of Energy To;y,,,. _,,., -
/ }
Round Mat11Din•
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness

Forest Service/ WildC?mess ':{;_:,._ CALIFORNIA

, I
National Park Service/ \.Yildemess
Toiy,lle
Nf
Abbreviations ,.,.
NF
AFB Air Force Base
IR lncfi.iln Reservation
NAS Naval Air Station
NCA National Conservatfon Ate.a
NF National Forest
NP National Parf<
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
WMA Wildlife Management Area

-- ARIZONA

MILES
25 so 75 100
 319

J
./ \' -··I \ ..(
~ ~ = , :AR TARGETS
'; ) ;;1
Outer Ring , i:/ .r•
Se condary To rget
= 10 miles
QUEBEC .. [ -==A
··- ··- ··-··--.---··-··- ·· - ··-··-· ·- ··- ··- ·· - ··-··- ··- ··-··
FEDERAL LANDS AND ?-.,
INDIAN RESERVATIONS -~·- Lake Umbagog
,.r -~ational Wildltte Refuge
Oepartmenl of Defonsc
{includes Army Co,ps of Engineers lakes) -
f ish and WIidiife SCNice I Wildemess

Fores! Service/ Wilderness

MAINE
State rark

~ sm~II sites are not shown, l>Spedally in

v(b.lo o1,eas.

VERMO NT

NEW YORK '

-

,/
,,
~i

'[.r,- · - ,. • ,.
-
r-.. }J' r
'
0 10
.... MA
'
- '
320

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS CONNECTICUT

e f :rimory Target
Outer Ring
= 10 miles
~ econdary Torgel
'I
FEDERAL LANDS AND I
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Depat1mco1 of Defense
{includes Almy CotpS or Engineers lakes)

Depanme-nl o( Transportalion

Fish and Wildlife Service / Wilderness

National Park Ser.•icc / Wilden\4X.S

State ~ark PEN NSYLVAN IA

Some ~rrn,,11 Siles a,c nol shown, especiaJty in
vrbM :ircas.

Abbreviations
NWR National Wildlife Refuge

0
{ r>' ' • Ocean City

~ --....--
-
MILr6
, United States Coast Guard Station 0 10 20 30 40
Cape May
 327

NEW MEXICO:_
NUi,LEAR WAR TARGETS
0"
' J,
: •mo ry Targ et Outer Ring
-= 10 rni1es
; Secondory Torg et ,.
' J; .
..,
FEDERAL LANDS AND '
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Arfairs

- - Bureau of Land Management/

Wifdemess
\. conchll$
Bureau of Reclamation -...:iJ-~e

Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wildemess

Forest Service I Wilderness

Q National P;ark SefVice / Wilderness

ARIZONA
Other agencies

Som~ sm.111 $ileJ ate no1shown, especially in ' TEXAS

urban ama-s. Cibola I. '" NWR
Nf r
Abbreviations
Ciba,a
AFB Afr force Base (
NF
IR Indian Reservation
NCA
NF
NHP
National Conservation Area
National Forest
National Historical Park
'
I
l,
'
~ a
~'-- - r;iiitllorc&seq
I
Ef~bant Bui,,
Reservoir. ==•
NL Na1ional Laboratory Gir uen. •.
NM National Monument g<f>IM f Cab,11, '
NRA Natiol\al Recreation Area ffeseM,1 .-
NWR National Wildlife Refug,c
Res Reservoif' f
,. ,.~ .•
. ·~ ' Si1
. CiJY
\ -'---
"-
- GIia·
~
"
' •\
".i:;;;.; burg
~~~~
( ? \

r·----··-··-...-··- ··- ..
j CHIH UAHUA \ .. MILES
,· MEXICO 0 25
I
50 100
322

,
QUEBEC
NU~ : :,:AR TARGETS
C!J:: 0 u1er l\mg
0
-4
~ :i-i- ··- ··- ·· - ~_.- ··- ··
-v
/ Secondary f orget
-;:1Qmites

J a/..r
FEDERAL LANDS AND C, ( 'ii, 11/f/ ,/11 i11
INDIAN RESERVATIONS

--- Bureau oi Indian Affairs

Department of Energy
ONTARIO
VERMONT

Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness

forest Service/ W ilderness

National Park Service / W ilderness NEW

HAMPSH IRE
State Park toga •prings
Some small si~es ;ire not shown, t.-sp(.-cialfy
urban .are.ls.
in
--- 11"
. nal
P11k ,; ,
y
Abbreviations
,,/
IR Indian Reservation
NHS National Historic Site
NWR National Wildlifo Refuge MASSAC!J)SETTS

nsionNKS

us
demy
Po, t llutlear Power,Plant~
-
PENNSYLVANIA

0 60 60
 323

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS MD

.,,...--_
WEST '
~ imory Torget Ou1ec Ring
• 10 miles
j, VIRGIN IA
~ econdary-Torget
kENTUCKY VIRGINIA
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
.___ Bureau of Indian Affc1irs
Great Oismal Swamp
National Wildlife Refu
~ '
Forest St..'f'Vicc I Wlldcmcss
TENNESSEE

Tennessee Vt1lley Au1hori1y

DeparlmefltofTransportaJion

State. Park A

Some i,mall sites are nol shown, especially in McGuire Nu<lcar

urban areas. Power Pb nt

Abbreviations
AFB Air Force Base
IR Indian Reservation
MCAS Marine Cotps Air Station
NF NJti()n(ll ~or<.-st
NHS

NS
N a.lional Historic Site
NMem Nation.al Mamodal
NP Na(ional Pa,k
National Se.ashore
NWR National Wildlife Reruge
~<I'
SOUTH CAROLINA
'fiti t-y- Terminal
Sunn PoJnt
and Brunswicl< ~udear
P....r plaqt

GEORGIA

MILES
) I
0 25 so 75 100
324

NORTH DAK@TA
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
~ nmory Torgel
O uter Ring
= 10 miles
CANADA
7 secondory To rgel SASKATCHEWAN
MANITOBA
FEDERAL LANDS AND ,,_ ,.__. ,,- ··
INDIAN RESERVATIONS "
Bureau of Indian Affairs

- - Bureau of Lan-d Managemen1I

Wildernesf.
1 i -- 1-- - --:::-1
~ , J/Zahl ', r r -- 1-
- 8ure<1u of ReclJmation
z
Oo{"'rtmenl of Defense
!includes Army Corps of Engin.cets lakes>
0 \ MN
~ j.-Wil~
Fisb and Wildlife Se<vice I Vl'ilde<nes,
llys Sioogh NWR
Forest S€rvice / Wildemess • Grand Forks
Lktle Goose
NWR
National Park Service I Wilderness '

Some $11\:III 5-ltes are r,ot shown~ especially in ~ -:.

1,11'.JlJ n <V'-'<!S, <> ~
-

Abbreviations \ ~ Hlns&,
1R Indian Reservation Jtokt\
· Ma
NG National Cra$$land
N HS NJ1ional His,oric Site
NWR Na1ional WIidiife Refuge
·Hobart Lok
\
I l.
Ston'!I' Sloog~ :
- (
-, I
'

Lisbon Is,,..,,KG • \\
--

MILT'S
0 20 40 60 80
 325

O HIO .
__ ,,,,.. . -

NY
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
tv\lCHIGAN
~ nmory Target Outer Ring
= 10 ml~s
Sec ondary f orget

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Defense
(includes Army Corps of Engineer~ lakes)
-
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness

For~st Scrvic~ I Wildccnes.s

_J Niltiona1 Park Service/ Wilde:mess

State Park

Some small shes are not shown, c.-speci.:illy In

urban arens, INDIANA
--
ell , ntaine
Sidrl1!J1 !1 - ·t-~ ~~-cl:.~ :,;;
0

1-- f---l

- I
!kl,nbacker Airpo~
,,,,,_..~ :'el(--;;,-<:......,Q All Nati~nal ~uard,...-,~ ~
D Ci elfd;:::::
k:.:je__,,

WEST VIRGINIA

MILES KENTUCKY
326

~ ~ ~ :,:AR TARGETS
Outer Ring
Secondary Torgel = l Omiles co MO
KANSAS
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs

- Bureau of Reclamation

O.,pa"ment of Defense
(includes Army Corps of Engineer$ lakes)
- </ Thc
Fish and Wildlif~ Se-rvice I V\/ilderness ~ II

Forest Service/ Wilderness

AR
\_ I
Nation.al Pali< Service I Wildetness-
'
Bi.ckKettie
State Park Netion>J Grassland

So~e srrwll sit~ ar<=. ~ shown espec· 11 .

.orwn Jreas. ,· ,a Ym

Abbreviations
AFB Air Force Base
NF National F01est
NWR NatiOflal Wildlife Refuge Tom
Res Reservoir

- --
TEXAS

MILES
j
0 25 50 75 1/io
 327

OREGON
VOLCANO
{!) I Eruption In lost 100 years
® I Eruption in lost 1000 yeo,s
VVASHINGTON
Umltille Chemical
-
o.i,ot(ClosedJ~ ,f--- - -, - -::'--i;;:----T"""\
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
Cold Springs ..-
NWR
~ imory Torge1
Outer Ring
; lOmiles
/ Seeondary To,ge1
~,.
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS . . °"L
•
-- Burtau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of l..ll'ld Management I

Wilderness
- ~
•
~ '

Bureau of-Reclamation

Dcpanment al Defense
(in<:ludes Army Corps of Engineer> lakes)
- IDAHO
Fish and Wildlife Service / Wilderness

Forest'Service / Wilderness

[: ] National Park Service / Wilderness

State Park

Somo small sites arc nocshown, cspeci.illy in

- NF

l/rb.1n areas. eu
Abbl'evia1ions

IR Indian Reservation ·-
NF Natiooal Forest I ,, 11 ~ Malheur
NG National Grassland , NWR
NM National Monume:nt
NP National Par!<
NRA Nation.al Reoreation Area
NWR National Wiidllfe Refuge
Res Reservoir

• Olil'orllt

' ''
{
' ''.l!IOOll'n, gr

0 26'
--..~-~-- = -----.. - --
Ml!tS
j
--
610
-
I
80
-
- -------- ---
- .-- - - ----
~ - ~ - -- - -
(,, ., ,\4:
,.,,k,
--
--
-
- - -- -
- - - -- - - - - - - - - -
NEVAQA
-
~
--- ~-~ -..;Z:,;.;- ----- -
~
~~ ~- ~
+ - - - .....-- -

- - -~ ____,.. - . - ... __-.,._._-•••

:r_._. --- ~ - - -' . . . . _ _.....___...____ - - ...l'....- ---- - - - - - _ ----- ~..:;;. - ..::;:-~
328

PENNSYLVAN IA
LEAR WAR TARGETS - -- --- I>-- _,/
,,,J

"- Q _.,,,.. /
~
Primary Torget R.
Ou Ie1 mg -
"' _,,, ../
----.a: ~ r'
..
.-,,·

--
".J = lO mi!es
C \ '
~ Secondary Torgol
••
.. _. .. .. NEW YORI<
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Dcpa11mcnt o; Oeieo.se

--
-
(inch>des Army Corps of Engineers ~,oes}
Fi,h and WildlffeServico / \'l'ildcmc.s
·adford
'
- -·
( --
For~t Service/ Wilderness

NJtionat P;,1rk Service / Wilderness

--
State Pa,k

Some $mall ~i~ ,He m'>l shown,. <..--specia lly in

u,ba.n 3rt.'.l.S..

Abbreviations
NHP National Historical Park
NHS Na1ional Historic Sit1:
NRA
NWR
Natior;al Recre<1tioo Area
Natioool Wildlife Refuge
NEW
JERSEY

PhDadelphia
Naval Base
(Closed!

WEST MARYLAND /t' - or

VIRGINIA
10 40 50 60
 329

~ _i ___ RHODE ISLAND

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS
J ,,moryTo,gat .
{!)J~ O tJ 1er Ring
-u ; 10 miles
f t Secondary Torget

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS MASSACHUSETTS
Departmem of Defense
(includes Army Corps of Engineers lakes)
-
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness

State Park

Some small sites are not shown, especially in

u1l>M'l tln:(l'h f' ;
',
CONNECTICUT
,

·-
< -,
.. ~
, 1

. ~ and Training Center

.,..._ -'-
• ewpor', Naval Educati nal
,
\I

' ' I
,...,__, J :Newpo ' - I I
...__..!..'..../. ~ Sach~est PJnt National wadlife Refuge
,John ll°thafee National Wildlife Rei/(g;
--
Trustom,l'ond National Wildlife Refuge
l
- -
'
g ional Wildlife Refuge

II ,I
s' I ,t I
I I'

oC
J { Block I
t;;JY
Mike§
; I 1
0 s 10 is
330

NORTH CARO; ~

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department of Defense
(,ricludes Army Corps oi Engin~rs lakes)
Department of Energy

Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness

,--
Forest Service I Wilderness

CJ National Park Service / Wildemess Richard BRussell ( /----..1!...-

Lake \
State Pali<
)

Sc_r1e sm.111 sites ate not shown esp-iall .

uruan areas. 1 ....... y 1n
'Lake City
-
, , Ki1111stree
Abbreviations

NW~ National WildHfe Refuge

I Cape Romain

G EORG IA
-
Cape Romain
NWR
---
- Ace Basin
NWR, ..,,J

I Mll.jFS j I
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
 331

NORTH DAKOTA

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs
'--
Bureau of land Management /
Wilderness

- Bureau of Reclamation
'
Department of Defense , I kesJ 1--1
(includes Army Corps of Engineers a
-
Fish and Wildliie Service/ VJildernes.s

CJ Nation(ll Park Service / Wilderness

Some small sites .w: not 'Show·n, especiaUy in uron

I
urban ~reas. i:
CrowCreek . <-,.,.
Indian ResOMtion
~
V
Abbreviations l)_,. '
IR Indian R<:scrvation , --
,
.
\ Fiandre
--.
NF
NG
National ForC$t
National Gtas.slat1d
\
I-
NM
NP
National Monument
National Park
• M"rtchell
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
,si~ux Fall •

Buffalo Gap NG
\ -- -,-.._
~crr-
NP
Pille Ridge
~ ,llesewation
:=;". ", '7
..flneRidge

Missouri
National Recreational River IA
Mis,;our·ii '~ "-"
National R,ereational River

NEBRASKA

MILES
' 0 20 40 60 80
332

NU~ = : A R TARt GETS

C!f'~
~
0 u e rR1ng
= lOmiles
INDIANA
Se c ondory f orget ILLINOIS WEST
VIRGINIA
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Deparunent of Defense
(includes Atmy Corps oi Eng.ine·e-rs. lakes) KENTUCKY
,~ -
Deparm,ent of f nergy

Fi>h and WIidiife S<)rvi~e I Wilderness

MISSOURI
VIRGINlA
Fo,est Sel'Vi~/ Wilderness

Na~onal Par, SOJVice / Wil~emess

State Park

Some small sites are nc,l sflawli. espec:1alfy Ill

urban are.as.
AR NORTH
Abbreviations
CAROLINA
NB Narional Battlefield
NF Nadonal Forest
NWR National Wildlife Refuge Shiloh 11
WMA Wildlife Management Ar'e<l IS -NJbon, Military Par~
'c"'--'--L..l-· ·, mantowJ
._ Pickwick Chickamauga and QI
Lake National Mifrtary Pall<

SOUTH
CAROLINA

ALABAMA ,P
GEORGIA
MISSISSIPPI
{
~ d
~ ,~,- I • ••
~
""'-- ,...,,-..
I MIW, I
b 25 50 fs 100
 3
~ - ----
-

. - - ·- -~ ---
--------
·-_,~_________ _:.-,_
- ----- -

--
-----

J.~=,:AR TARGETS I

'
/. Outer Ring
Secondary Target -= 10 mi'es:
ARKANSAS
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
NEW MEXICO
- Bureau of Reclamation 1-- - \ R,•,;
1,--J.-----I-"_ Sh4opi .
- Depa11111ent of D<!lense
- - (includ~ Army Corps- of Engineers lakes)

- - Fish and,Vildlife Service/ Wilderness

Fore:scr-Service I Wilderne$5

I~ National Park Service/ Wilderness

S~~e small sites arfl' n<>U hown1 es.....,.i,all.i 1•
uru,.in areas. r "
- ..fil..Pa
.,.,....

..
Abbreviations , Chamiul
H, _1Memorial
AFB Air Force Base
NAS Naval Air Station
NF National Forest
NG National GtaS5land
NHP National 1-tist01ical Park
NP National Park
NRA National Rec,eaiion A,~a mont
NWR National Wildlife Refuge brtArthur
,0 .-.J 1eiifPof'nff(WR.

~"""'~~1 .....--
" - ..11>,a1v"eslon. southToaiNllllurf'owet"'~
( ~ ria ll>1io..i W\1dile 1tON9'

CH IHUAHUA Sao Semord NWR

Big Sat9Y NW!\

'
t ared
MILES
,..,
j
0 50 100 ,so 200
COAHUI LA
· Rio Gro°"' Valll'l'I\-!-.;;_
._:f I ,btu.. -
NUEVO ~
NWR
Rio Gnod• v,n.., tlWl1
DURANGO LEON s""' An• NWR o nsville
TAMAULIPAS
334
---~-._.......,..._

_ _ _ __ _ __ _ ~ ~--:;;---;::=-~....,---.~ ,_
MILES
UTA H
VOLCANO l
0 20 40 60 80
t Eruption in lost 100 years
WYOMING
I Ervption in lost 1000 yeors
.I
NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS Ramiog Gorg.e
.
J ~rimory Ta,ge1 .
Reservoir
~
0 '.,,
Flf!11in9 Go,ge ,
'
{!7~ 0 uter R,og .,,,,.I Natidnal ft.ecreatiOn
,
Area
~
Secondary To ,r ge1
=- 10miles eservolr
l
,, •
I
. ..I'
•i
' .,
,1
FEDERAL LANDS AND
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of land Mallagement/

Wilderness

Bureau of Reclamation

Department of Defense
--
r...

Gb3tlute - ,,
.. • ,.
t, .
·I
•
• I
..
- ,,
,,

• (includes Army Corps or Engineers lakes)

Fish and Wildlife Se<vice / Wilderness

IR Flsl! Springs
NVIR '
J'
.. •

Forest Service I Wilderness

NEV,~ DAd .,
' "
' I I
I

CJ National Park Service/ Wilderness l " ' .· ~

.,~ r, COL~ f.ADO
! =
Some small sites, ace not shown, especially in ' -q

.
)
lJrb3n ate;\:$.
1s.s.le Reilge
~ •'
Ardit.$ )"
Abbreviations
AFB
IR
NF
NM
Air Force Base
Indian ResetVallon
National Forest
National Monument
-,
I
L~ ' ~
'"'
Nit[o..!~
~'\" l

NP National Park
NRA National Recrea1ion Area
NWR Nationol Wildlife Refuge
' r'
; ,1,.>

ct ~·
-
?-~.
),..
'
I

Gran~ S1:aircase-&e1l"'lt
Natiooal Monument

'
 335

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS ··- ··- ··- ·'

~ rimory Tocgel Outer Ring
~)..,,,,,.. = 10 miles
°Y Secondary Target

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Oe1>(1rcment of Oefeflse
(includes Anny Cotps oi EoglnecrS lakes)
-
r - - Fish and Wildlife Service I Wildefne$$

Forest Ser\>ice / \,Vildei'ness MAINE

State Park

Some small sites are nol shown, especially in

urban areas.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

..
\

NEW YORK

-· -·

National R

' \k'\ ,J

0 lO 20 30 40 MA
336

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rtmoryTorget
PENNSYLVANIA
Outer Ring

? ;econdory Targe t
~ lO miles OHIO

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
.,...'"'!'I Department of Defense MARYLAND ~ NJ
(Includes Army Corps of Engineers lakes)

Fish and Wildlife Service I Wilderness

FOt"est Service I \,Vilde,rne:$$

National Pa,k Service/ Wilderness

WEST DE
Tennessee V~lley Authority
VIRGINIA
Other agencies

Some small sites are not shown, espec.ially in

urban areas.

Abbreviations KENTUCKY
~
AFB Air Force Base
Ni\S Naval Air Stati<>n
NB National Bal11efield
NBP Na.rional Battlefield P,irk
MCB Marine Corps Base
NF Nalional Fo,es:t
NHP National Historical Park
NM National Monumcn1
NMP Mational Mili-rory Park
NRA Natiooal Recreation Area
NWR National Wildliie Refuge
mti"e

TENNESSEE

NORTH CAROLINA
MILES
0 25 50 75 100
 337

.
.
WASHINGTON
VOLCANO CANADA
~ 1 Etuption in lost 100 years

® 1 & uption in tost 1000 years

BRITISH COLUMBIA
NUf_LEAR WAR TARGETS
(:1;;:rimorv Target Outer Ring ~
'b .a lOmile s
r Seeondory Torget

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS
- Bureau of Indian Arf-airs
Sure.au of Land Management / w.,,-,. :.,
Wilderness
-·"Forat
Department of Defense
(includes Anny c o,ps of Engineers lakes)
•• •
•• •
,----
Department of Energy
,r-- 1
Opp rtUnity

Fish and Wildlife Se<vice I Wilderness

Forest Se-Nice I \"lildemess

• I , ID
N(ltional Park Service / Wildemf'..S5 ,~ ~ ..l!!S~~~~~----;1i,izvi11. •

State Parle J.

Abbreviations
•
AFB Air Force Base
IR Indian Reservation
NAS Naval Air Station
NF National Forest
NHP National Hisioric Park .
~'w -,• fl, ~~ NWII
..
•
NHR National Historical Reserve
< .,, >i Pillllfil'11 ~{k
NM National Monument
- •

-
NP National Park Ill all~:vyaUa
.....
--
NRA National Rc:?c-.teation Area ~

NWR National Wildlife Refuge

tJ
C ~I •

{ ~
.....
...... t
- 1
t.., OREGON
., ~
- I
0
I
20
MlbE§
40
I
60
I
80
338

N
~UCLEAR WAR TARGETS
"':V'Primary Target Out01Rin9
r Secondary rorget •
1
Omiles

PENNSYLVANIA
Ohio River Islands
FEDERAL LANDS AND National Wildlife Refuge
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Department oi Defense
(includes Anny Corps o( Engineee; lake<! O HIO
Fish and Wildlife Service/ Wilderness

f<>rest Service / Wilderness

National Park Se<vice I Wilderness:

MD
State Patk

Some Stnall sit~ arc nol shown; t.>S~ally In

urban areas.

eorge Washington
National Forest
ve
aval
Radio Station
I

VIRG INIA

KENTUCKY
 339

NUCLEAR WAR TARGETS

~ rimory Target
O uter Ring
= 10 miles
~ econdory forget

FEDERAL LANDS AND

INDIAN RESERVATIONS MICHIGAN
Bvreau of Indian Affairs
Department of Defense
(includes Anny Corp> or Engineer, lak..)
...
~"
.,~"#-
$'i Saint
- ~
<J Croix
• Fish and Wildlife SeNice: /Wilde-mess
~ In.it;·~ - -,
"' ReseMiti
Forest Service / Wilderness
\ r
National Park Service/ Wilderness

Indian R jvatio /
-~lf
State Park
uam,g I.
Mer';:u oli
Some s mall sites a re not s hown, especia lly in ,,
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 Resources

RESOURCES

Books by Joel Skousen O\u go:\l ts to helt, yot1 t111pleme1lt yo Hr own bes t op tJ011wbether thgt 1~ litgh-ttch ot fa.rm-
bns, c but we emp h~s,ze eco.nomy wherevet possib b. Stmple tiungs hke 001\cealing ut.1.re1d of
• The.S.et/11? Ho111t (70.0 j'llges, 14.5} bnrdenmg or rdoe'1.tlng mstead oi forttfymg c;\11 save SJgnific:-an1cotts We ~lso reeol\lmend,
• H ow lo In,plt11te11! o H'Sh Se8111·1!J Shelter 111 fl,~ H o111e (111 p~gts, $' 25) for exsm pl~ t11111g ~tock pl~tlS of yo1u choice which c-~n b.e mochfted to implement a few
U'}'cSUlV'lVlll , sp,ects ln gener~L,~elf-suffrctehc.y ind secur,ty c.\n be desig ned into• full
• 10 ]"nch For S11rv11!fl/ n listfor sforll.J/ 11>11I l,n,#r (bookl~ $5) l":u~ge af styles, from d~S$1Clll to ,nodern We emp h:isll!e the need, howevet, to keep~ low
proitleso the hnishe<I product does not dt~w t111du1:, at1entton to itself We design Wl.lh the
G .o 10 1Jf1J1W,t()ehi,,.1,ram.to,N ~nd cltc.k on theapproprigte Lnk!i-on the fro nt p~ge. Pn ce.s gonl oi complete Uilegr~t,01, of the App licable techruc-,\1 e9u1pn1enr you 11eed to heeome
ltstedhete .. tt sub1ec.t to c.hahgc more self-suiftC tent and secure

World Affairs Brief Feel free to c.~ll LlS to d,sc= yo\lt 11eeds !\I (80 ! ) J!24"4 746 e>t elll9il Joel ~t ,iu~lo}.lblliko,um.1:/IJt:.
l.f~e CJJ'l help ye>u makes qt1id;; determ in2t1M of your rteecls or set up fot n more u1-depth
!yh Skoll$en put~ otit Aweekly news .Hll1 lys1s serv1~ vi~ .e,n.~tl. He toncentra!t~ 011 t~cAhng cot~ullM,ou. If you could be 011e of the proftsstonals descr1hed. abitve, we!d glio lir..t to l1CL1t
key i11cts and ~n.,Jysis thst the est~bl1shment med1a leave oltt c6ncetrung- the hot top ics from '{GU ind co11S1der ,iddms yo u to our grolll?,
oi e.:~c-h wed { T hese weekly b riefs also. se.rve subsctibers ;\s,ql\ eat)y w,u•1,111g sy~telll fo r
glob~l.tnsl~ and w~L Go to 1.1w1u• ,!libr/dqJJiursb:rllfJ,,;0111 snd :::lie!<. 011 ''s1.1bc.ert.be or tlOiU~ct
edito1@1µ1>r/dr1.ffiursbnifto/'11 fur ,i n mple bttei Fee Schedule

Ho urly P1>11sult-. t1011. $60 _pee h 011t for ttleph(;)11e eo11sult-a.t1'! 11 C•es1gn wodr ts ~t $OU pe~
Consultation and Custom Design Services ho tu or G'/d of the ,t:cU1s truc~o11 cost

Joel Slrollsen p1011eeced the co ncep t oi the "Secure .Home" by develop,ng .cosl-effectwe T r~"el :u1d on-site c:011sultatio11: $500 per day p lu, trJ1vd e-,ipenses
se>h1t1011s fo t self-ruific,ent home designs To help people, prep~re 0vet the year~ he bas
clone eVe.ryth1ng-fro m designing 111d ovet'Si:'emg the ennre pro1eet to jl1$1 eo11sulting on key w~ q~1o te these nnmbecs to help you pi~n fo1 yout needs, but-we hsve thee flex.1b11Jty to
tssvet. Several years ag.o Jo el re.bred from des1g11 wo rl<. to co11centrate on cl'.l nsulung and work -w1thll\ every budget. These l\wtlb ers SI.ft llil>ie.CL to d1~nge.
bookwn tmg; llowevet, he has rece11tly teamed up vnth Andrew to e1'el\te T/JeSe,•111't Ho111t
.D"'J'' Gnnrp, ,;i flexible L~etwod: of _profess1011als th~t c~n provide m All}' selvi«s 10 hdp ~c--
oomp lish yollr , elf-suif1c.1enl pro1eer. Andt"<:W 1s ~.hce11sed PE (p toresuonal en_g!lieer) with
a b~ckgroum:!.m stntctur,, I work , net hns wo rked with.foe! 011 manypto1ect1

As to ns-ult~nts, we sp ecu1hze Ill help ing people-with ~l~ ~elect,01\ ,contu1ge.ncy pl2nuuig,
se.lf-n1fficient Irving 1u1cl ovcrnll cootcha~ tion of the preparedne,ss ~Gpects of. s p ro1ect We
c:Ul worl: with your "1rcluLect, local desig11er 01 builder or wee.ah put toge.the.I' 9 team ot
e rofe~ton~ls ind .self-sufftc.ency .expen1 from our groL\p 'vii~ miunt:\lli cont1e.ehon9 with
prof=101,~ls ,..JJ over the- coU11t:cy who subscnbe to uur cnt~ ,~ foi:•s tcunty ~11d p roduce
good re>ults wluJe- bemg disc.reet about yolir p11v~te secunty
 Strategic Relocation

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1nfo1n1atJ011 to som~ 0f the co,it1overs1~1 tluugs d1sct1ssed m the t~t Some o.f these boo ks Sutton, Anrony C l'v'a//Slrtel fllld th~ f{n e efHlt/,1, CfauVJew Bool:.s, ;2010
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F os/e,:· An In,·esflJofron. F,ee Press, 1997 Ed1t1011) .ffiL'Per Pape1backs, 2005
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Skouse111 W Cleoi.L The M,k.,,l Cl!J'tinlul< E1,s,gu Publisli.1ng Cel111psny, 1972
Skousen, \"j/ Cle= The J\/11ked Con111111111Jf. Ensign Pld>li, hu1g; Comp~!ly, 1960
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Stewart, D ov,d T/,e F11t Stn,ttlm,ls Jo.- S1')• C'1,/,l!1,11r111,g

(4th Edition} NapsaL Intl, 19'>7
Woo t~l'I, G.e-::irge, MI: and Sar:ah Verney. T11ke.Ch11rJt: ofYl)Jrr ,..:!>1/tl'J
H,olll,: A Pare11f:J I C111dt to RetoJT"Z'"J I.f,nj>to,ns 1111d Tn11tm,g
M1110r Illness,;, nl H11111, Maclowe & Co111pa11y, 2000

Nutrition
Balch, Phyllis A., CNC F1'e;mpho11 for N11!11hon11I Heo/117.&· _4 Pir1:i,c11I
A -fo-Z Reference lo Dn,.!" Free &,,,,d,,1 /JJ11'..S V ,t,,,~1111, MmertJls,
H erbJ d7 Food S,,ppl,11te11n (5th Rdtt1011) Avery T, ~de, 2010
F&llon, SAlly 1'To11rulu17J T1Y1d1i101u: Tbt Cookbr,o/e lhtti Cholltl!Jf!J Pohhc11l!y
Con ,i:t N11tr1ho11 t111d th, D1tlDtelo1rol:t. N <:w Ttends [l 1,1b hsluag, 1999
H ic key, Steve v'Jta,,11t1 C, Th Real Sf{)l)t B~sic Re~:1t11 Pubhc~hons. '.lOOS.
lviad1~n, Cgrleen. Tbe Bt1c!,;yord H ot11CJltru/• Product ,1/l !ht food
J'OII tuerf 011;,ut o .q11otfer n1re.l Stoce,r Publishu1g, 2009
'Planck, N ina, ~ol Pootf: IT/lhnl lo Er1t P/ttl !Tri!:), Bloo111sb11ty USA, 20fr7
Sh ~u,ha11, Catheuue, MC and L uke :S11rurnha11. Deep NJ1tn/1011
Ui~v Yo11r C,,,,.,
NudT111d1!101111/ Food B(g BO(( Books, 20(18

Printed Periodicals
Atr Robtllson, PhC http. / / ww.11•.D1t1ml1Jfrler:J1,&w11. PO Eox:
_~rca1 to E1tl!I:!,)'
.1250. C.a,.,ej u11ct1on,,OR ~752; Monthly newslett;,r for $'40 (As of 2-010)
The Frl!e,11n11 Fou11ci.~110n of Econoni ,c E duc~t1011 (flEE) htip. L/,,,,11w.ft;."'l;
10 S, Bro~dwny, Itvington-011-Hudson, l.\lY 10533, Tel (914) ?91-7'.!30
lvio nthly t11~gazme f'or $JOdona-hon per ye.a t (M of 2010)
The Nnv _41/1er1ca11 Joh11B,reb Society (}BS) b1tp..f / 1L·wu· !.hcl7/!Jll.f10Jo·,c,,,r,G<Jc,;
770 Westhill Boulcv.ard, Appleto n, Wf 54-914 (920) 749-.1784
Tw,ce-mon!hly mag.1~;ne for $39 per ye,u (~s of 2010)
344 Strategic Relocation

INDEX

:?.06, :?. 18 , :?.6:?. 5 1, 54, 'J6, 171

A :Boston5B, 73, 76,93, ! J' S, 141,142, !57, '.:06,:'.09, r,'.Jn1st.tan 72, 90, 108, \ 35, 191-192, 202, :?.:?.2., ~Y..
Afgl111nistan 33, 45 2J:O, '.!.30, :?.3 1, :!.74 '.!:!8. '!70
A1rp o lluhon :?.8-'.'.9. 84, 86. 166. 170. 17 3'-174, 190. Brazil 8, 10, :'.3-:'.4, 49-5'.l CIA3~53, 46, 96, 97, 106, 139-140, 167 , 174- 175,
')05 _,' 1t -;
- 1-- ---,7 · 1•
- 34 Bt1t.!iin 4S. 5:?., 7 1, 80 '.l l 9 , ~40, ~6
Afa.bruna67, 77- 79, 8 1, 92, 140·- 141 , 16!, 183. ! 17, :?.65 'British V u'.gm Islands !'.!.-'.!3, 413 C!u1ton 3:!:33. 94, 9 7-98 , 169, 193
Alrum ,s yste,n 119. S1ui1&i 44 Colomb1a 8. 23 , :'.8, 49, 5 l, '280
Alaska 10-l l 60, ~ -63 . 65-66, 68-70, ?4-75, 77- 79. Bu ilding deparlmenl 1'.!0 Colorado 63-64, 77-79 87 9'.'. , 99, 133, 136, )39, i42 ,
CYQ OS
p .... , - - I .)_.,
'..., 14·) , 15'l
-- . I 0.., ' 1-t,_.,~
-- - 1"'·
O't-,, Bu1ld1ng pem11l 7S, l.37 184, l 9~ i67 , 114-i76, 199-JOO, ?.~ ~5. ~~z 235, .l4S,
A l Qaeda 33, 97 B\tlgana kl:?. J,72
Afteimt1ven1edtcme 88, $9 . 114. 159. 161-'.!8,S Eunna44 C01nmunal l iv ing 116
An11sh 7!, 141 , 25S. ! 63-::!65 Conunun= n, 34, 35, 56
J>sgentma 8, l 0, :?.3-!4, 46, 49-50 C Concealed ·weapon 80, B4, i 59, 163, 197, '205, 242, ~50,
Anzons 9, 60, 63, 64, 67. 77, 78,.79. 89. 9'.?.-, 133, \j8, '26;1, '.'.66, :!73, '.!75, ;.7~ '28.i
166, lol. 171, :?.35 Cahfoin1a ,, 11-1 S, 54 , 60-66, 6~, 70, 77-!sO, 89, 9'.!., C onnect&out66, 77-79, 9'2, 177-178, 210.
Al•kansas 15 64, 77 78. 79 Sl, 92 139. 140, 168, 169, 1 11 , 113, 1~ , )33-1 35, 137, 167, 170-173 , 18:?., Con science 27, 10 '2, i 05 106
'}04, .....
- - -
0f .,.,
_J -
, ' 48~ .,64
-
.,65
. -
188, '!.27-228. '!45 , 25 i -252 Conspu--acy 3, 33,104, 105. 106, 107, JOB, 175,202,
Austral ta 7. 13 : I , :?.3 53-54 Cainb odia 44, 4 5 ~ls, .::54, 340
Austna :!3, ,40-41 Canada 10 , lE , ~l, 23-24, ~ 41, 54, 55, 59, 6'.1-65, Co11stitution 6, 21 , 55, 71 , 8 0. 9-6, 105 !6'.!, 270
65-67 , 69, 70-7:?., 74, 76, 77, 79, ~ . 88, 8 9 , 96, Conupt 5, :?.! . 2'2, :?.5, 26, '27 , 2.S , 33_,43-- 5~, 77 , 83-84 ,
>;9-100, .1:28, i.; l , 133-134, 14'.!-i45, 164, 16~ . 102, 106, 1";.0, 136, 159, 16~-285
B :21:'.l, ! 42, 275 Costa Rica 8 , 46-47
Bahrunas 4 8 c ·ap and b·ade 79 Czechoslovakia 42, 345
Balkans 6, 71 32 c ·a,h 50,54,,61 , iO~ 127-1 28, 167, i94 :104, '.'.06, 24 5,
Bangladesfl 44 282
Barbatlos·48 Cayman I sl ands 4S
Bruter 103, 114, 1'.'.7, l 63 ccw 80, 197 Delaware 75, 77-79. 93 179. 180,208, ~'.!.. c.45, :?.54
Belarus 35, 3q, 4~ Certlral_pll11ns 10, 13 62, 64 , 66-67, 134, 139, 175, 196, Detl1ocrat 7 , 30, 3~, 37, 49, SU. 71, 73, 83, '104, 105,
Befg,um ~. 4 1, 99 -~
~~s 134, !SS, 159, 161-~85
Behze 47, 4S Central p tanning 236 Dollar S, 6, 3'.!, JS, 40, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53, 54, 90, 1O'.!,
B1ologil-alweapon 3::'.-.13 101 , ~7 Certified Pr¢fess1011al i-.!1dwives 90, 275 'lSS 103, 116, 15S, 1.6~, 164 180, .21'.'., '.!..! S-21 9, !.77
l3laek 3:?.-33, 4 546, 5 1-5:'., 8:?.-~. 106, 114, 136, 139, Ch erruoal weap0n s-~3-34, 96, 101, 16 1, 16$, J74 20i.,
25Q
16 1-~ 6
Che1n obyl 29, 128
E
Afi·1t art American :?.O:?.
Black operations 3'.'.-33, 46, 51 , !06, 139, 167 Cheyenne1'1ountam 99 , ]74-176, 27(} Earthquake 34, 12-l S, 15-lS, 4 ~. 6S-70 1 il, l '.'.3, 1'26,
Bohv1a 8, :'.3, 49, 51 Chile $ , 10, 16-17, 21, 23, 36, 48, 49, 50-51 134, 137,164, 172, 188. 259,270, c.79
Bon1b ·s, 29, 31, 36. 96-99. I Q7 . 160, 9S-99, :?.03-204. Ch111a 3, 5-8, i6-1 7 , io, ~4. ~ . 31-34 36-37, 41-45, East TID'lur 44, 4 5
 Index 345

'Economy 5-6, 34, 39. 42, 51 113-114, 164,185, 196, Pluo[Jde 29, 87, 1S7, 227. 251 187, 188, 180
206, ~·12, 245, 25~. 262, 339 6'ood4. 23, 24, 26. 28 30, 39 49, 50, 53, 55, 88. 101, Herbs 30, 88, 89, 12s
'Ect!Adoi: 8', l ei, 49, 51 103, i 07, 112-119, 121-122, 125-128, 131., 1.i2, Holistic 88
E l S3l~do1 8, 23, 4 6, 48 133, 1&4, 137, 139, 140, 142, 158, 160-2.85. 341 Home Pnc~ Co mparison 92, 93, 94. 95
Em,nent do m~1n 77, 78, 79, 133 Food stor~ge 127. 128 Home schoo l 31, 40, 90, 91, 160
El:vfP 100, 102, 10.; Fr'<lnce 7, 22, 23. 39. 40, 41, 52, ; 45 f!ondtiras 48, 345
Engb\nd 5, 7, 13, 21, 48, 65, 66, '97, 142,281, 345 Freedom 3, 9, 20, 21, 25-26, 30, 34-36, 41-4~, 71, 72, Hong Kong 5, 21, 42. 345
E uvu:ontuent 4, 9 18-19, 27, 29 , 45, 59, 62, 78-80, 85; S9, 1 1S, 125,.131, L5S-60, 163. 168,206.230, HoJJ• to I111p!e11,~"t r1 Hi!)> Se•'lll'I!)' Sht!ttr ltt /heH u111, l~,
86,88, 108, 120 134, t36, 137. 1~8. 161-28~ 232...136, 273 2.79', 286 126, 3~9
Euro 6, 38, 39 F''I:AA 72 Hwn,dity 10, 11. 60, 63, 65, 140, 143, 14!\, !82, ;03,
E ~ngel1e 7'2., 191 269,275, 285
Ex it pl,n 40, 118, 1.22, 123, 2'15 Hungary 34, 42
Exp~tt:iate 39 40, 43 46-51; 54 H urnca ne 3, 12.,48, 60, 66, 67, 103 114 182, 183
200,217, 259,266, 268, 275
G~ng 26, 28, 14. 35. 72, 106, 133, 144. 158, 159, 167.
F 172. 188, 191, 212, 225,234,235, 246. 2G7, 269..
239, 258, 342
Fallout 17, 39, 54, 101)-101, 103, 112, l i 6, 1ii, 125.
~1de11 59, 88, 1 L3, 114, 117, 119, 128, 134- 16 1,20 1,
126, 12S, 131- L36, 142,160, 172, 175, 191, 19.}. ICBM 34, 98
203, 214, 216, 218, 228,264, 282
200,208, 219, 222, :225, 235, 240, 24.3, 248,249, Id~ho 17, 6.!, 74, 77-79, 89, 93, 99, 133-135. 136, 138.
Geo1g1a 35-36, 42, 77, 78, 79, 93. 134. 140-141. 162,
251, 262,26b 268,279 190, 19i, 192, 222,252,280, 286
18~, 184, 1S5,239.258,2$9,260
Family 6, 21.. 25, 40, 43, 47, 68, 7;, 74, 91, 92:, W&, l llegal.alten L39 , 172,215,248, 267
Ge-r111 a11y 6, 7, 20; 22, 23. 25. 36, 37, 39, 40 1 41, 42, 52,
112-117 119, 121-122, 125. 127-123, 134, 143, I1lu101~ 15, 64. 77, 78, 79, 93, 193, 194, 2,45, 344
96, 9\/, 34j
157, L'i9, 188-198, 200,202,211, 215, :225, 130, Lnmigrant 11, 26, 31, 38, 39, 4 1, 71, 74, 97 , 102, 140,
Glob;il warinu"tg 4 , 19, 79 , 8G
240,246, 254,262,264 142, 158, 172,212,222,245,267
G6ld 5, 39, 103, 114, 127. 133. 182, 201
H usband 49, 115 L,d,a 5, 7, 16, 17, 23, 44-, 345
Got'bachev 34, 35
C: btldr~n 27-28, 30-31, 39. 47, 83, SG-S7, 89, 90- lndmi. 64, 77, 78, 79, 93, 194, 195, ·196, 202, 2.46, 344
Government 20, 21, 71, 96, 104, 107 111, l.ZO. 181,
91, 101, 111-112, 115-116, 118, 121. 127, 131, lndonesta 44, 45, '345
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159, 160, 196, 2i2, 225, 231, 248,262,273 lnil,11,011 5, 6, 3S, 49, 50, 92. 114, 164
Gc?.,n 65, 127, 128, 1+3
Spot1Se47, 54, 111, 115, 139, 277 Insects 9, 11, ,60, 62, 65, 139. 142, 187, 203,.205, 206
P..ice 127
Wife 35, 39, 49, 113 275
Be~11s 127
lntennounta ,u IY/est9. 10, 11, 62., 63, 65, 66, 72, 133,
G~at L"kes 62, 65, 66, 134, 139, 140, 141 143, 144
F"lltm 9, 10, 26, 29,4 1, ol, 62, 83, 84, 88, 114, 117, 134, 142, 166, 191, 170
G ro\v111g penod 59
1 18, 121, 125, 13 1, 134-144, 157, 16'0-286, 339 lp.vas,01110, 22, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39. 40, ;,3, 96, 97, 102,
G ttatem~la 8, 16, 23, 46, 4.8, 345
Earmcr'sb uUet111 l28 112• 125
Gulf Coast 64, 66, 112,266,267,268
Feder~l lancls 13,3 Iowa 64. 74, 77-79, Sl, 93. 197, l!lS, 20~
G un 54, 80, 81, 64, 88 102, 127, 142, 159, 163, 169,
Fm:illce 7, 26, 43, 97, 111, 114, 159 22b 262, 276 IRA 97
!77, 193, 195, 212, 219 224,230, 236, 239, 244,
F tnl3nd 23, 41, 42. 345 Iran 8, 16, 33, :.;6, 45 97, 10'1 , 144, 22.5
153, 269 273 l.t:el1nd .), 21, 23, 34S
Fll'e:.~rm 71, SO. 84, 112, 12!2, 181, 190,193, 197, 207,
Guyana 51
209,22t, 224, 227.232,23G,239.242, 244,247, ISI 33, 34.ll.
253, 269,283, 342 ls,cael 7, 8, 10, 32, 4~. 192
FlooQa3, 12, 59, 60, 65, 67 7~. 77-83 89, 93 113, H Italy 7, 16, 17, 23, 25. 40, 5;2.. 99
134, 139, 140, 157, 162,182, 183, 185,2~6,2.QS
rube~s Cotp us 71
g17, 225
H awa11 ·62, 69 . 74, 77, 78. 79, 89, 93, l ~4, 163, 18.2,
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Marx~st 32, 39, 46~48, 49, 51, !i-2 New\Y/o dd Order 7, 37, 46, 4 1. 54, 55, 96,104, 1.,J,
J Marylaud 77-79, 81, 93, 99,180, 207,208,245, L76 175,340
Jap.;n 5., 7, 10 16. 17; 23 . 42, 4_;. 1o4, !,45 MJ1Ssachusetts 77- 79, 209, 2-10, 25 7 N ew Yo rk GS, GG, 73, 77, 7S, 71:J, 80, 84, 94, 9l 1ll6,
Jorda1145, 27 1, 345 Metropolis ii, 118, 14.2, 200 112,119 .123,134,141,142, 143,178,205, 206.
Mexico 3, 8, 10, 16, 17, .23, 28, 29, 30 45, 46, 49, 54, 210, 231. 233, 23G. 237, 238,24S.~54
61,62,63, 64, 66, 77, 78, 79, 84,94,102, 138, New York C,ty 73, 84, 97, 134, 143, 236, 237, 254
K 139, 140, 172,234, 2SS, 263, 268 New Zea la11d 7, 10, 21, ZS, 53, 54
K-;,1\~S 64, 77-79, 81, "89 93, 94 157, 199-200, 118, Mich,gau 66, 77-79, 81, 86, 94, 140, 193, iE/4, 1.95, Ntcaragua 16, 48, 340
.9 19, 225, 262 196, 211-213, 283 't--11t1ate 157, 24 7
Katr111a 67, 103,112, 122, 133, 204 1 213, 217, 264 Mttslw1fe.r:.y 90, 170-281 NORAD 99, 174, 175
K,azakhstan 43, 345 Midw,ves 90, 159, 16 1-285 No,th A mericau U,uou 72
Ke1,rucky GG, 77, 78, 79, 81, 93,123, 141, 178, !95, Mmnesuta 77-79,. Sl, 89, 94, 1~9, 140,214, 215 North C;aroliua iv, 66, 77, 78, 79, 94, 239, 240, 159
196; 201, 202)220,264. 265 Minutetnai11ll 98, 99, 136., 221, 222, 242, 285 Norlh .Cakot., iv. 77, 78, 71), 61, 94, 98, 1~7 242. 243
KGB 34,3.5 Mississippi 14, 15, 64, 119, 77, 78, 19, 94, 140, 141., 162, Notth Karel\ 8, 36, 37, 43, i.01
K uwa it 45, 345 168, 194, 198,203, 204, 2 15-217, 21:9, 264, 265 Norway 11, 23, 41,. 42
Kyl"gyzstan 43, 34j Missout1 15, 64, 67, 77, 78, 79, 94, 98, 139, 1-4-0, 158, Nucle:,r Power 7, 29, 160, !Gt,, 168, 177 i 8~, 185, 193,
200, 218, 219, 220, 262,264 197, 199 , 201., 20;, 210, 212, 214-, 218, 224, 230,
L Mongol1a43
Morlr.-iia 17, 75-79, 81, 89, 94, 98,133, 135,136, 157,
232,237.240, 245. 254, 259,264, 265, 267, 273,
279, 283
LA 67, 73 82,84, I 02, 137, 170, 171 172, 173, 203, 192, 221-223 l\l ude,i.r wa1 29, 37, 54, 97, 98, 99, 103, l08, 1 11, 125,
228, 272, 278 M orru on 72, 138, 167, 191, 270 133, 160, 237, 245, 267
Lane\ and lJ1banCe,;elop me.nt 1.93, 19~ !v!uslun 7 32, 39, 41, 44, 45, <J7, 142,144, 212 Nude.11 Wa1 33, 36. 97
L~os 44, 45 1'1 t1rse !11 idwives 90, 159
LattnAmenca 6, 7, 8, 26, 46, 48, 49. 5I. N
L~y m!dwives 90, 161. 224,247, 26 1, 278, 285
l"lat!on:tl p~rks 118
0
Leb~non 8. 45
L,berl)' 7, 19-21, 26, 30, 36, 38, 40, 42- 45, 51, 53, 55, 1..JATO 7. 32, 37. 44, 45, 9':>, 34;; Ob~m" 3-3, 3G, 105, 108, 198, 218, 2.24, 244
72.. 90, 91, 104, 120, 12 1, 159 222. 231, 2.51, N,iturnlcLs~ster 4, ll, 13, 42., 65, 104, 1'11, 112, 123 Obam~cai:e- 89, 224
770, 273, 286 124 164 Ohio 15, 75, 77, 78, 79, 87, 95, 9S, 14!, 196,201,202,
livestock 128, 343 N-aturop~th 89, 159, 177, 2.05,J\19, 214, 221, 242, 159, 212, 244,245, 246, 154
Ch,den. 120, 128, 19?, 2/f7 lf,3, 1GB, 170, 177, 230,273 O kl~homa 64, 77, 78. 79, 81, 95 107, 159, 140, '.!47,
Caw 88, 128, 143 1'1ebrasb 11, 64, 77-79, 61, 90, 94, 198,200,224, 215 248,249,268
Go.a t 120, 128 226, 262,285, 340 Ohgai:ch 35
Lord Jame,; of B!ackheatb ,97 Neihed~nds 23, 4 1, 99 0 1u8n 45
Lo.s Angeles 73, 84, 85, 112, ! 19, 123,137, 171, 172, Network 14, 55, 99, 101, 106, 113-116, 167, 1.72., 192, Otegou 13, 6}, 67, 70, 73, 75-7$, 81 89, 9'0, 95, 125,
232 199, 200,204, 208,217, 719, 224. 247, 262, 263, 133-135, 137, 17.3, i91, 228,129,250,251, 252.
.Lo wstaua 67 77, 78 79, 9~. 98, 140-141, 203 , 204,268 264,339, 340 175, 279, 280
Neva& 1 l, 18, 63, 66, 68, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79, 94, l ~.
M 1.36, .L37. 13S, 167, 171. 172, 173,227, 2'28, 2:'l9 p
New Hampshire 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 89, 94, 142, 230,
}..ih1JJle 74, 77-7<J, 89, \l4 134, 14L 142, 10_\ J OG1 231, .231, 233, 271, 274,28.G Pac.,hc 1'lo1thwes\ II, 61, 135, 19-Q, t ?1, 192.121
23l NewJersey77. 7S, 79, 94, 1]3, 254 P~sist.;11 7, 16, ~3, 44
lvll hys rn 44 N= Mexico 6!, 77, 78, 79, 94,138, 139, 234,235 P~lust-an1 33, 144
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Panama S, 23, 46, 47, 93, 181, 182 l'l,i,n11us 36, 42, J45 Stockpile 112, 114, !ll
Pmde1111c 112 Russia 7, 8, 10, 16, .20, 25, 32-44, 96, 97, 99 , 101 Stockp1lu,g 127
Par11gu11y 10, 49 Sl Soviet Un ion 32, 3~. 34, 35 , 43, 97 St,~tegy 3, 8, 14. 36, 3 7, 88, 98, 107, I 11, 11Z 117 -
PATRIOT Act 33 Jtus!a~n Mi\fia 36, 37 119. 125. 13 1, 1.34, 144, 145, 157, 16-9 183, 194 .
P ennsyh1•;;ttJa66, 77, 78, 79, 9§, 123,141, 2-33, 238. 254 2 13, 217,219, 23&,245, 257,284
Persecl)tton 96, 111
Peru 8, 16, 23, 49, 51, 195
s Subm"rinc- 36, 98, 99, 100, 04, 177, 184, 187, lSS,
205, Z78, 279
Ph1hppu1es 13, 44, 45 s~lt Lake City 63, 84-85, 9!>, 1;3, 131:1, l<Jl, 269, 270- Sw1sh1ue l f}, <,O, 61, 118, 270,271
Plague 10, 29. 46, 49, 62, 1U2, 112. 1S6. 136, 17S. 221 271 Supply 171,127. 184, 244
Pla111ung 10, 12, 39, 45, 51, 78, 98. 119, 120, 122, 123, 3~roo~ .53 Sutv,v,1 6, 26, 88, 102, 113 -116. 127, 1.28.133, l o4,
124, 125, 144, 158, 161-285, 339 Saudi A!ab1a ~o.45, 97 119, 157, 159, 164, 166 167. 1il3, 191, 192,215,
Poland 3 7, 42, 96 Sca11d 111a'llia -l1 ?25,241,262,268,286.~39
PoLce 48, 50. 103, 170, 173. 1TI, 190, 2(17, 219. 237, School 7, 27 28, 31, 4 1, 90. 91. 112, ll.:,, 120, 160, S\YIAT 84
250,266,277 175, 177, 184,201, 112, 227,23 0, 134,247, 276, Sweden 2~ .41,42
Pohttts 5, 7. 20, 26, 43. 71, 74-, 8 1, 120, 15B. iG l-285 282', 284-285 Sw1t.2edJU1d 21, 22, 23, 39, 40
Poll\.ltto11 6, 9, 19, 25 , 28 29, 43, 84, 8:,, 86.111, 158, Secure Home 102, 127, 33')' Syri;1 8, 36, 45
16 1-285 September 11 33, 71, 107
Polynesia 5»
Portugal 23, 40, S2
9/1 1 3 3, 97, 225,
Shd ter 4, 12-Ll, 34 39, 54, 67-68, 101-103, l 12, 115-
T
Pre.c,o,t~llon l l . 60, 199, 207 117. 122., 125-128. l J l , 139, 141, 162, 175, 2-00, T ahiu ~3. 345
•
Pto~e~t~nt 72 206, 2 19,225, 235, 243, 268,249, 339 Ta111-•ru1 5, 36, 42. -54 5
Pt(t111 7, 33, 34. 35, 36 SJ ve.r 103, 200,224, 343 Ta111<:istan 43, 343
Singapore 5, 2 1. 4 2, 44 T$hban 33, 344
StnAl't growth 78, 166, 177, 193 170 1~9, 207, 209, Tai.-ge.t -4, 8, 25·, 28, 33, 36, 39, 54, 80, 98. 100-102, 111.
230, 239,230, 258, 269 273, 278 135, 138,139, 14 3, 157, 160, 161 -286
Sm "'g 28, 29. 84, 86, 1:57 Troc_es 5, 20, 22, 28, 38. 39, 46, 47 48, 49, 71. 74, 75,
S<?>ctllltst5, 7. 34, 39, 40, 4 1, 44, 49, 51, 52, ~~ . 54,96, 76, 77 81, 136, 158 -286
102, H)4. 242, 251
R Te,messee tv, 64, 65, 66, 75, 77 78, 79, 39 , 95, 123,
Soc"'! ut'lfest 4, 6, 39, 40, 49, 53, 54, 62,102, 103, 108, 140, 162, 185 202, 217, 233, 241 , 263, 264, 265.
Rad,atton 17, 101. 102, 112, 116, !~5-128. 134 111, 112, 117, 118, 121.122, 123, 124 .125, 1 .:i l, 282
Radiation m etet 127 132, 1 37, 140, 141, 145, 158, 162-286 Teaottffll 7, 29, 33, 37 96, 97, 98, 160
Radio 68, 96, 1()0, 121_, a.17 132, 188, 2u7 Soctal U11cest 2'7, 102, !O'.l TeKtts 64, 65 , 66, 67, 75, 77, 78, 79, 95, 140,204,266,
.Rad1oat'\tve 54, iO'O, I OI, 125 12 8 So l~c 10, 18, 19, 61, 62, 101, 116, 122, 125, 126, 127 267, 268, 279
Raw 1n ilk 88 1~r,. 174 ,188, 190, 198,221,234, 135,266, 269, Tl~ih 11d 44, 45, 345
Rrpublica n 37, 108, 159, 168 -169, 182, 195, 198, 206, 285 ToUL,do-4, 11, 13, 62, 64, 6:i, 67, 68, 112, 157, 166-281
209,215. 225,233, 234, 240-247, 259, 270,275 South Afllca JG , 23, 52 Traffic 4, 26. 29, 46, 78, 8.6, 103, 116, 117, 118, 119,
Repub hcans37, 108, 159, 168. 169, 182, 19.t 198,206, Soutl~Cacolma ,v. 77, 78, 7'J, 81 1 89. \>S, 98', 258, 2.59 120, 122, 123. 124, 133, 137, 142, 143, 144, 158,
209, 215, 225,233. 234. 240, 2.4 4, 247. 259, 270. So uth I::akot~ 75-79, 81.. 136, 24h, 261 , U2 160-285
275 South Korea 37, 42., 43 Turkey 39, 4 5, 99, 182, 345
Re tEe~t 8, 9, 12, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 49, 53, 54, Gl 103, So uth Pacific- 5'; Turk,nerustan 17, 43, 345
107,108, 112.-123, !25-27, 131-145, 157, !58, SpAJrt7. 22,l5. 35, 39, 40 , 105 Turks & C~1cos 48, 34!>
160-286 Sn L1' nka 44 1'yra.nny20, 35, 52, 55, 71, 80, 8 1, 107 108, 111, 138,
Rh.roe Island ,v, 77 78, 79, ~5, 256, 257, :.144 START 33, 36, .?8 14 >. 267
 WHEN YOU RELOCATE DR RETIRE YDUR,PRIME CONCERN\\
SHOULD BE LONG-TERM SECURITY, NOT RECREATION : ',
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Despite rhc ongoing illusions of peace and prosperity, our ,vorld is getting less stable, not n1ore. \Y/c arc being forced to reassess our 3:ssun1prions about
security in our rcsidenrial and ,vork environn1ents. lhe econotnic foundations of the US and the world are a ll based on fiat tnoney and are crun1bling.
Governn1ent bailouts and n1ore debt 1ncrcly poscporie che inevitable default. Markets are increasingly unstable and food stocks arc at an all time lovv.
Even ,var on America is possible as our leaders continue to intervene in other nation's affairs, inviting an eventual military backlash. Each of these
gro,ving problcn1s can and ,viii threaten the orderly Ao,v of goods and services that ,ve take so n1u~h for granted. Ainericans live in huge n1etropolitan
areas ,vhere the concentrations of people are precariously susceprible ro destabilizing events. Any ·~horr-fall in supplies can lead to panic b uying and
instant shortages. War and rerroris1n on /\merit:an soil are becotning direct, obvious ch reats, bur the secondary effects of social un rest arc largely uncon-
sidered and could be even n1ore d1~1ruprive and dangerous. ,
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Strategic Relocation is n1eanc t<), help you relocate around serious threats or develop contingency plans \\'hen you ,can't. ,In chis third edition, ,ve
continue to help you pick safe are'as in rhe US and Canada using ne,v and updated tables, 1naps and analysis. \Y/e have also added descriptions of inter-
national areas that n1ay offer some safet)' under certain circun1stanccs as ,veil as a totally ne,v in-depth analysis of each state and province of the US
and Canada ,vith full -color ,naps sho,ving geography, land-use and threats to security. Included are practical suggestions for those ,vho must ren1ain
near urban cities pointing out nearby areas for a retreat.

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