Some best described as a delirious carrot with a wig is currently threatening to take land from a country that is stong allies with the country I am from.
How do I prepare for this?
I mean, I have water for a few days, I have a radio, some food and a blanket.
But where do I leave my savings? This war is going to crash the economy.
I think I have items to survive one week, but what will I need for the longer term? I think there will be problems with oil and gas, so little driving and heating and electricity, how can I cope for years on end in my small apartment?
If we actually do get invaded ourselves at some point, how and where do I join the resistance?
What documents should I burn, which ones should I keep in a safe location?
I expect a big part of the war to be about cyberattacks, how do I prepare for those? Do I remove my pressence from the internet? What are good ways to find real information?
Anything else I am missing?
how can I cope for years on end in my small apartment?
Years?!
Be realistic, plan for weeks.
This guy (Brass Facts) knows what he’s talking about and did a video specifically on apartment prep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPqQ1uqQH4k
Although it’s geared for Americans.
But for the most part, you just want to accumulate necessities that won’t go bad, so that when shit is bad, you can just stay home. Especially for your position where your country isn’t the aggressor, and not even the defender…
Like:
take land from a country that is stong allies with the country I am from.
Isn’t going to directly effect you much, and I have zero clue why you’re talking about “joining the retistances” when for you the much more obvious plan would be “look into how to short notice join the military”.
Nothing you, or 200 like minded civilians can do would contribute as much as joining your military when war breaks out, or earlier.
I indeed understand I won’t be able to stockpile food and water to hold out for years. I am wondering though what kinds of good I can stockpile that will become very “valuable” once war does come. I mean valuable in the sense that it brings me a lot of value to have, I do not want to get rich because of a war where people are dying.
I am thinking of ways of communication where I don’t rely on a functioning government for instance (it is cheap to buy a radio now, compared to when a government blocks incoming goods).
Water filters might be good as well indeed, they last forever and will bring a lot of value when there is no water coming from my tap.
What else?
Longer term?
More food. Buy a little bit extra every grocery trip. Find whatever room you can. Closets, under beds, under couches…
More water. At some point you’ll probably want a filtration system like a Berkey rather than actually stacking up containers, but have a few containers at least. Get durable, reusable containers that are man-portable from your apartment to, say, a local stream or something.
The sad truth is that most people will probably lose their savings if banks start collapsing in war time. But large amounts of cash or valuables is also at risk of theft or destruction that is likely to happen in war. I’m not qualified to give you bonafide financial advice, but don’t do anything rash like pulling every penny you have into gold and burying it somewhere. Use small amounts of your liquid savings to get yourself better prepared if that’s what gives you peace of mind.
Take whatever avenue is available in your country to licensed firearms ownership. Get into whatever hobby is required, divulging that you are doing it for self defense is generally a bad idea outside of the US. Anything, a bolt action rifle, a double barrel shotgun, is a serious leg up over being unarmed.
Look into portable solar kits. The ones you can get for around $500 USD could help you keep small devices charged, but you won’t be able to heat your apartment with it. Heating will always be a struggle.
Do EU countries really think the U.S. wants to invade them? I mean this in all seriousness - but the trump administration has been talking about bringing back Monroe doctrine (shoring up American hemisphere) - this means pulling out of other countries (outside of the North American hemisphere). Not invading them… I’ve seen this question posed elsewhere where citizens of other countries think american troops are going to be on the ground in their countries and I just don’t see it happening…
Did you see the part where America literally did invade a country, snatched their top official and is now running the country?
Why shouldn’t Europe take them seriously when they keep saying they’re going to invade.
I did see that part - in the North American hemisphere (Monroe doctrone). I’m not saying it right, I’m just saying I doubt we would invade a country in Europe…
